Citations Needed | July 28, 2021 | TranscriptThe group Okotowari Olympics 2020 protests at the Japan Sport Olympic Square in Tokyo. (Dave Zirin / The Nation)[embed]https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/live-interview-how-the-pandemic-games-expose-the-neoliberal-scam-of-global-sporting-events[/embed][Music]Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.Nima: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on the media, power, PR and the history of bullshit. I am Nima Shirazi.Adam: I’m Adam Johnson.Nima: Thank you, everyone, for joining us today for another virtual live show. Of course you can follow the show on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your help through Patreon is so incredibly appreciated as we are 100 percent listener funded. We are joined live tonight by many of our amazing Patrons and supporters and we are so thrilled to have you with us.Adam: Yes and when you become a supporter, you’ll also get access to over 100 patron-only News Briefs, extensive show notes for every episode, our newsletter, and much more fun stuff like these live shows which we are now doing with increased frequency and we really appreciate everyone coming out....

Citations Needed | July 21, 2021 | TranscriptAn outdoor market in the “most livable” city of Carmel, Indiana. (Via NWI Times)[embed]https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/episode-141-how-most-livable-cities-lists-center-upwardly-mobile-white-professionals[/embed][Music]Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on the media, power, PR and the history of bullshit. I am Nima Shirazi.Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson.Nima: You can follow the show on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support through Patreon is so incredibly appreciated as we are 100 percent listener funded and do not run any commercials or ads, and that is really a testament to all of our amazing supporters who are able to keep the show going without any of that nonsense. So please do become a supporter of our work if you care to, if you are able to, it is so appreciated.Adam: With the exception of one ad, which is an ad I run for my wife. My wife Sarah Lazare, contributor to the show, has a book coming out which I’m now shamelessly using my...

Citations Needed | July 7, 2021 | Transcript28 Days (2000)[embed]https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/episode-140-kicking-the-hollywood-habit-addiction-morality-tales-in-film-and-tv-virtual-live-show[/embed][Music]Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed. This episode, Kicking the Hollywood Habit: Addiction Morality Tales and Pseudoscience Recovery Tropes, was recorded as a virtual live show for our supporters on Patreon. The original show included a number of video clips, some of which have been edited down, and some voiced-over, for the sake of clarity for the audio-only podcast release. A video recording of the virtual live show is available for our Patreon supporters. Sign up now if you want to check it out. And as always, a full transcript of the episode is also available for everyone. We’ll be doing more live shows, live chats and other events for patrons in the months to come. So if you haven’t already, become a supporter of Citations Needed to get access to all of this extra content. And now, to the show.Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.Nima: Hello, everyone. Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on the media, power, PR and the history of bullshit. I am Nima...