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Episode 217: A.I. Mysticism as Responsibility-Evasion PR Tactic

News Brief: Trump's Hollow Working Class Aesthetics and How Unions Can Lead a Real Resistance

News Brief: Israel Kills Over 400 in 12 Hrs, Media Unsure if This Counts as Violating the 'Ceasefire'

News Brief: The Disappearance of Mahmoud Khalil and the Phony 'Campus Safety' Panic

Episode 216: Sunday Morning News Shows and the Problem With 'Agenda Setting' Court Stenography

Citations Needed Live Show Beg-a-Thon: Ancient Rome and the False Histories Inspiring Musk & the MAGA World

News Brief: Silicon Valley Patronage, How To Subtly Drift Right, and the New Conservative Media Ecosystem

News Brief: Media Continues Painting Musk's Far Right Coup as Good Faith "Cost-Cutting Effort"

News Brief: Trump's Anti-Migrant Terror PR Strategy, Dr Phil's ICE Reality Show & NYT's MAGA Assist

News Brief: Media Won't Say a Nazi Salute is a Nazi Salute and How MAGA Became Too Big To Fail

Episode 215: "Bipartisanship" as High-Minded Rhetorical Cover for Pushing Rightwing Policies

News Brief: NYT Bars Quakers From Using "Genocide" in Ad and Liberal Squeamishness Over the "G" Word

Ep 214: Fake Ceasefire Talks and Feigned 'Concern': How US Media Helped Distance Biden From the Gaza Genocide

Episode 213: The Shallow, Power-Flattering Appeal of High Status #Resistance Historians

Episode 212: Gaza and the Political Utility of Selective Empathy

News Brief: Elite Media, Dems Blame 'Woke', 'Headwinds'––Everyone But Themselves––for Trump Win,"

This Citations Needed news brief examines how the media has shifted blame for Kamala Harris's presidential loss after the election. Rather than confronting the shortcomings of the campaign, the media and political figures pointed fingers at "wokeness," economic challenges, and alleged flaws in the electorate. The hosts...

Episode 211: Bari Weiss, The 'University' of Austin, and the Silicon Valley-Funded Faux-Iconoclast Media Industry

Episode 210: Seller's Inflation and the Super Serious Economists Mocking "Greedflation" "Conspiracies"

In this episode of Citations Needed, the hosts, Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson, explore the overlooked link between corporate greed and inflation. They challenge the mainstream media's tendency to dismiss this connection as a conspiracy theory. With insights from expert Dylan Gyauch-Lewis, they highlight how rising corp...

News Brief: Harris' Mid 2000s Neocon Re-Brand and Centrist Voters as Free Real Estate

In this podcast episode, the hosts dive into Kamala Harris's campaign strategy, drawing comparisons to Hillary Clinton's approach in 2016. They discuss the risks of her effort to appeal to conservative voters, which may alienate progressives. The episode explores Harris's stances on key issues like the Israeli-Palestin...

Episode 209: Popularism and the "Poll-Driven" Democrat as Cover for Conservative Policy Preferences