28 Sep Episode 168: How Faux Folksy “Real World” Advice is Employed to Limit Political Possibility and…
Citations Needed | September 28, 2022 | Transcript“Real world” exemplar Mike Rowe (right) chats with billionaire Charles Koch.[embed]https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/ep168-how-faux-folksy-real-world-advice-is-employed-to-limit-political-possibility-and-punch-left[/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.Adam: Yes, and as always, you can rate and subscribe to us on Apple Podcast and you can sign up for our Patreon which helps keep the show sustainable and keeps the episodes themselves always free.Nima: “Increasing Numbers of US Students Look for a ‘Real’ World,” read a 1965 headline from the magazine Moderator. “Academics: Get Real!,” the Harvard Business Review implored in 2009. “‘Defund the police’ runs into reality,” warned the Washington Post in 2021. “As Latin America Shifts Left, Leaders Face a Short Honeymoon,” declared the New York Times just this...