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Citations Needed | December 14, 2022 | Transcript Kevin Costner, Graham Greene and others on the set of ‘Dances With Wolves’ (1990) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Ni... Read more Episode 171: The Vacuity of “Radical Libs Forced Voters Into the Arms of the Right” Discourse Episode 171: The Vacuity of “Radical Libs Forced Voters Into the Arms of the Rig... Citations Needed | November 16, 2022 | Transcript Demcratic strategist James Carville slams ‘wokeness’ in Democratic party on CNN’s Smerconish in May 2021 (CNN) Intro: Thi... Read more Episode 170: The Shallow, Audience-Flattering Appeal of the ‘Neither Right, Nor Left’ Guy Episode 170: The Shallow, Audience-Flattering Appeal of the ‘Neither Right, Nor ... Citations Needed | November 9, 2022 | Transcript Andrew Yang Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed ... Read more News Brief: Fentanyl In Our Halloween Candy and Liberal Messaging Failures of the Overdose Crisis News Brief: Fentanyl In Our Halloween Candy and Liberal Messaging Failures of th... Citations Needed | October 28, 2022 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can ... Read more News Brief: DC Media’s ‘Fare Evasion’ Meltdown News Brief: DC Media’s ‘Fare Evasion’ Meltdown Citations Needed | October 19, 2022 | Transcript Adam Tuss reports on “staggering” levels of fare evasion for NBC 4, Washington DC. Nima Shirazi: Hi, everyone. This is Nim... Read more Episode 169: How the Right Ventriloquizes “The Working Man” to Push Pro-Corporate Policy and Gut… Episode 169: How the Right Ventriloquizes “The Working Man” to Push Pro-Corporat... Citations Needed | November 2, 2022 | Transcript (Mark Lyons/Getty Images) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Cit... Read more News Brief: Young Turks’ Misleading Anti-Bail Reform Demagoguery News Brief: Young Turks’ Misleading Anti-Bail Reform Demagoguery Citations Needed | October 5, 2022 | Transcript The Young Turks hosts (from left) John Iadarola, Cenk Uygur, and Ana Kasparian. Nima Shirazi: Hi, everyone. This is Nima Shirazi. A... Read more Episode 168: How Faux Folksy “Real World” Advice is Employed to Limit Political Possibility and… Episode 168: How Faux Folksy “Real World” Advice is Employed to Limit Political ... Citations Needed | September 28, 2022 | Transcript “Real world” exemplar Mike Rowe (right) chats with billionaire Charles Koch. Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima S... Read more Episode 167: The Attractive Anti-Politics of ‘Gerontocracy’ Discourse Episode 167: The Attractive Anti-Politics of ‘Gerontocracy’ Discourse Citations Needed | September 21, 2022 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast... Read more Episode 166: The Convenient Conventional Wisdom of “Education as Great Equalizer” Appeals Episode 166: The Convenient Conventional Wisdom of “Education as Great Equalizer... Citations Needed | September 14, 2022 | Transcript Edward James Olmos as teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988). Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shi... Read more Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narr... You can follow Citations Needed on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support... Read more Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narr... ou can follow Citations Needed on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support ... Read more Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narr... ou can follow Citations Needed on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support ... Read more Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narr... ou can follow Citations Needed on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support ... Read more Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narr... ou can follow Citations Needed on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support ... Read more Episode 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Episode 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker ... Citations Needed | August 3, 2022 | Transcript Sally Field in 1979’s Norma Rae. (20th Century Fox / Everett Collection) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shi... Read more Episode 164: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part I): From Demonized to Ignored or Mafia Plot… Episode 164: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part I): From Demonized to Ign... Citations Needed | July 27, 2022 | Transcript Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront (1954). (Columbia Pictures) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Joh... Read more News Brief: Biden’s Dictator Tour and the Tedium of Our “Human Rights Concerns” Theater News Brief: Biden’s Dictator Tour and the Tedium of Our “Human Rights Concerns” ... Citations Needed | July 20, 2022 | Transcript Mohammed bin Salman and Joe Biden meet at Al Salman Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. (Reuters) Nima Shirazi: Wel... Read more Live Interview: How Our Simplistic ‘Inflation’ Discourse Fuels theWar on Workers — with Josh Mason Live Interview: How Our Simplistic ‘Inflation’ Discourse Fuels theWar on Workers... Citations Needed | July 13, 2022 | Transcript Paula Newton of CNN’s Quest Means Business, Nov. 17, 2021. Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson... Read more News Brief: Forced Pregnancies, Gutting the EPA and Growing Frustration Over “Vote Harder”… News Brief: Forced Pregnancies, Gutting the EPA and Growing Frustration Over “Vo... Citations Needed | June 29, 2022 | Transcript (Drew Petrimoulx / Shutterstock.com) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson:... Read more Episode 163: The Media-Manufactured Mystique of the US Court System Episode 163: The Media-Manufactured Mystique of the US Court System Citations Needed | June 22, 2022 | Transcript Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on October 12, 2020, in... Read more News Brief: Boudin Recall Coverage and How the NYT Sells Tough-on-Crime Dogma to Squishy Liberals News Brief: Boudin Recall Coverage and How the NYT Sells Tough-on-Crime Dogma to... Citations Needed | June 8, 2022 | Transcript San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin (Beth LaBerge / KQED) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I a... Read more Live Interview: “Action News” & the Rise of Anti-Black Local “Crime” Reporting — with Layla A. Live Interview: “Action News” & the Rise of Anti-Black Local “Crime” Reporti... Citations Needed | June 15, 2022 | Transcript Still from the intro for 6ABC’s Action News, broadcast in the Philadelphia metro area in the early 1970s. Intro: This is Cita... Read more Episode 162: How the “Data-Driven” Label Sanitizes Cruel Austerity Politics Episode 162: How the “Data-Driven” Label Sanitizes Cruel Austerity Politics Citations Needed | June 1, 2022 | Transcript Barack Obama and Melinda Gates visit the Gates-financed TechBoston Academy in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 2011. (Doug Mills / The New... Read more News Brief: Right-Wing Media’s Increasingly Goofy, Hyper-Militarized Non-Solutions to Mass… News Brief: Right-Wing Media’s Increasingly Goofy, Hyper-Militarized Non-Solutio... Citations Needed | May 27, 2022 | Transcript Sean Hannity has opinions on the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. (Courtesy of Media Matters) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Ne... Read more Episode 161: The Real Life Implications of Pop Culture’s Fascination with the Dubious Science of… Episode 161: The Real Life Implications of Pop Culture’s Fascination with the Du... Citations Needed | May 11, 2022 | Transcript Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Ada... Read more Episode 160: The ‘Last $100 in Your Bank Account’ Economy - How Media’s Love Affair with Crypto… Episode 160: The ‘Last $100 in Your Bank Account’ Economy - How Media’s Love Aff... Citations Needed | May 4, 2022 | Transcript New York Times columnist Kevin Roose urges readers to buy an NFT of one of his columns. Intro: This is Citations Needed with Ni... Read more Episode 159: The Anti-Worker Pseudo-Psychology of Corporate Personality Testing Episode 159: The Anti-Worker Pseudo-Psychology of Corporate Personality Testing Citations Needed | April 27, 2022 | Transcript United States soldiers take an early psychological test in 1917, the year the US entered World War I. (National Archives) In... Read more Live Interview: What Happened to Our Politics After the End of History? with Luke Savage Live Interview: What Happened to Our Politics After the End of History? with Luk... Citations Needed | April 13, 2022 | Transcript Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau at the White House in 2016. (Olivier Douliery / Pool | Credit: EPA) Intro: This is Citations... Read more Episode 158: How Notions of ‘Blight’ and ‘Barrenness’ Were Manufactured to Erase Indigenous Peoples Episode 158: How Notions of ‘Blight’ and ‘Barrenness’ Were Manufactured to Erase... Citations Needed | April 6, 2022 | Transcript New York City “planner” Robert Moses with a model of his proposed Battery Bridge, 1939. https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/episode... Read more Episode 157: How the “Culture Wars” Label Obscures and Trivializes Life-and-Death Political Issues Episode 157: How the “Culture Wars” Label Obscures and Trivializes Life-and-Deat... Citations Needed | March 9, 2022 | Transcript Bill Clinton, next to Jesse Jackson, denounces Sister Souljah at a 1992 Rainbow Coalition conference. Intro: This is Citation... Read more Episode 156: How the “Investigative Journalism” Aesthetic Can Be Used to Launder Power-Serving… Episode 156: How the “Investigative Journalism” Aesthetic Can Be Used to Launder... Citations Needed | March 2, 2022 | Transcript Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein and Robert Redford as Bob Woodward in All the President’s Men (1976) Intro: This is Citation... Read more News Brief: Dem-Aligned Media Set Up Teachers Unions to Take the Fall for Midterm Losses News Brief: Dem-Aligned Media Set Up Teachers Unions to Take the Fall for Midter... Citations Needed | January 21, 2021 | Transcript Via USA Today Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. N... Read more Episode 155: How the American Settler-Colonial Project Shaped Popular Notions of ‘Conservation’ Episode 155: How the American Settler-Colonial Project Shaped Popular Notions of... Citations Needed | February 23, 2022 | Transcript US President Teddy Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir at Yosemite National Park, 1903. (Library of Congress) Intro: This ... Read more Episode 154 — “Inclusive Patriotism”: How Radicals Are Retconned into Liberal Champions of the… Episode 154 — “Inclusive Patriotism”: How Radicals Are Retconned into Liberal Ch... Citations Needed | February 9, 2022 | Transcript Aaron Sorkin‘s The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Ni... Read more Episode 153: Crime Stoppers, America’s Most Wanted and Rise of Vigilante TV News Episode 153: Crime Stoppers, America’s Most Wanted and Rise of Vigilante TV News... Citations Needed | February 2, 2022 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast ... Read more Live Interview: Police ‘Defunding’ That Never Was and Abolitionism as a Long-Term Social Project Live Interview: Police ‘Defunding’ That Never Was and Abolitionism as a Long-Ter... Citations Needed | January 26, 2022 | Transcript A demonstration in Spokane, WA. (Young Kwak) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shir... Read more A Very Special News Brief — Hallmark’s Anti-Labor Churn: A Follow-Up Conversation A Very Special News Brief — Hallmark’s Anti-Labor Churn: A Follow-Up Conversatio... Citations Needed | January 19, 2022 | Transcript Cast and crew members film the 2019 Hallmark movie Holiday for Heroes in Connecticut. (The Day / Dana Jensen) Nima Shirazi... Read more Episode 152: Hallmark Christmas Movies and the Cozy, Conservative Nostalgia Machine Episode 152: Hallmark Christmas Movies and the Cozy, Conservative Nostalgia Mach... Citations Needed | December 15, 2021 | Transcript Entertaining Christmas (2018) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome t... Read more Episode 151: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Sound Sterile and… Episode 151: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Soun... Citations Needed | December 8, 2021 | Transcript Former president Donald Trump with Reagan-appointed health policy adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci in April of 2020. (AP file / Alex Brand... Read more Episode 150: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Sound Sterile and… Episode 150: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Soun... Citations Needed | December 1, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast ... Read more Episode 149: How Fatness Became a Cheap Joke and Proxy for Moral Deficiency in Pop Culture Episode 149: How Fatness Became a Cheap Joke and Proxy for Moral Deficiency in P... Citations Needed | November 24, 2021 | Transcript “Fat Monica” (Courteney Cox, left) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) on an episode of Friends. Intro: This is Citations Neede... Read more Episode 148: The GOP’s ‘Rightwing Populism’ Rebrand (Part II) — Messaging Wars in “White America” Episode 148: The GOP’s ‘Rightwing Populism’ Rebrand (Part II) — Messaging Wars i... Citations Needed | November 10, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more Episode 147: The GOP’s ‘Rightwing Populism’ Rebrand (Part I) — How Billionaire-Backed Charlatans… Episode 147: The GOP’s ‘Rightwing Populism’ Rebrand (Part I) — How Billionaire-B... Citations Needed | November 3, 2021 | Transcript Venture capitalist and Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance plugs his Senate campaign on Fox News. Intro: This is Citations N... Read more News Brief — Reconciliation Bill Negotiations: A Media Autopsy News Brief — Reconciliation Bill Negotiations: A Media Autopsy Citations Needed | November 1, 2021 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can f... Read more News Brief: Colin Powell — Stumbling Empire Personified News Brief: Colin Powell — Stumbling Empire Personified Citations Needed | October 20, 2021 | Transcript Former Sec. of State Colin Powell makes a case for the US invasion of Iraq to the UN Security Council on Feb. 5, 2003. (The New Yor... Read more Episode 146: Bill Gates, Bono and the Limits of World Bank and IMF-Approved Celebrity ‘Activism’ Episode 146: Bill Gates, Bono and the Limits of World Bank and IMF-Approved Cele... Citations Needed | October 27, 2021 | Transcript Bill Gates and Bono in 2016. (Stringer / Geoff Robins) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.... Read more Live Interview: How ‘The Kaepernick Effect’ Revealed Reactionary Forces in Youth Sports with Dave… Live Interview: How ‘The Kaepernick Effect’ Revealed Reactionary Forces in Youth... Citations Needed | October 6, 2021 | Transcript San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the National Anthem in Atlanta, 2016. (AP) Intro: This is Ci... Read more Episode 145: How Real Estate-Curated ‘Mom & Pop Landlord’ Sob Stories Are Used to Gut Tenant… Episode 145: How Real Estate-Curated ‘Mom & Pop Landlord’ Sob Stories Are Us... Citations Needed | September 29, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcas... Read more Episode 144: How the Cold War Shaped First-Person Journalism and Literary Conventionss Episode 144: How the Cold War Shaped First-Person Journalism and Literary Conven... Citations Needed | September 22, 2021 | Transcript Iowa Writers’ Workshop staff David Pryce Jones, R. V. Cassill, Robert V. Williams, Richard Yates, Paul Engle, Mark Strand, Eugene... Read more Episode 143 — PR and Prop 22: How Silicon Valley Uses Hollow “Anti-Racist” Posturing to Sell Its… Episode 143 — PR and Prop 22: How Silicon Valley Uses Hollow “Anti-Racist” Postu... Citations Needed | September 15, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcas... Read more Episode 142: The Summer of Anti-BLM Backlash and How Concepts of “Crime” Were Shaped By the… Episode 142: The Summer of Anti-BLM Backlash and How Concepts of “Crime” Were Sh... Citations Needed | August 4, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on ... Read more Live Interview: How the ‘Pandemic Games’ Expose the Neoliberal Scam of Global Sporting Events Live Interview: How the ‘Pandemic Games’ Expose the Neoliberal Scam of Global Sp... Citations Needed | July 28, 2021 | Transcript The group Okotowari Olympics 2020 protests at the Japan Sport Olympic Square in Tokyo. (Dave Zirin / The Nation) Intro: This ... Read more Episode 141: How “Most Livable Cities” Lists Center Upwardly Mobile White Professionals Episode 141: How “Most Livable Cities” Lists Center Upwardly Mobile White Profes... Citations Needed | July 21, 2021 | Transcript An outdoor market in the “most livable” city of Carmel, Indiana. (Via NWI Times) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Sh... Read more Episode 140: Kicking the Hollywood Habit: Addiction Morality Tales in Film and TV (Virtual Live… Episode 140: Kicking the Hollywood Habit: Addiction Morality Tales in Film and T... Citations Needed | July 7, 2021 | Transcript 28 Days (2000) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed. This episode, Kicking the Hollywood Habit: Addiction Morality Tales ... Read more Episode 139 — Of Meat and Men: How Beef Became Synonymous with Settler-Colonial Domination Episode 139 — Of Meat and Men: How Beef Became Synonymous with Settler-Colonial ... Citations Needed | June 30, 2021 | Transcript Texas Sen. Ted Cruz flips a burger during a campaign stop in Deerfield, New Hampshire. (Jim Cole / AP) Intro: This is Citatio... Read more News Brief: The Casual Soft Eugenics of Self-Help “Friendscaping” Content News Brief: The Casual Soft Eugenics of Self-Help “Friendscaping” Content Citations Needed | June 16, 2021 | Transcript Image from the June 1, 2021 New York Times article “How to Rearrange Your Post-Pandemic ‘Friendscape.’” (Francesco Ciccolella) [Music... Read more Episode 138: Thought-Terminating Enemy Epithets (Part II) Episode 138: Thought-Terminating Enemy Epithets (Part II) Citations Needed | June 9, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on t... Read more Episode 137: Thought-Terminating Enemy Epithets (Part I) Episode 137: Thought-Terminating Enemy Epithets (Part I) Citations Needed | June 2, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on t... Read more News Brief: “Organized Crime” “Shoplifting Epidemic” Panic Hits San Francisco Media News Brief: “Organized Crime” “Shoplifting Epidemic” Panic Hits San Francisco Me... Citations Needed | May 26, 2021 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: We do these ... Read more News Brief: Debunking the 5 Most Common Anti-Palestinian Talking Points News Brief: Debunking the 5 Most Common Anti-Palestinian Talking Points Citations Needed | May 14, 2021 | Transcript Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden. (Michel Euler / AP) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam ... Read more Episode 136: The ‘Ungrateful Athlete’: Anti-Black, Anti-Labor Currents in Sports Media Episode 136: The ‘Ungrateful Athlete’: Anti-Black, Anti-Labor Currents in Sports... Citations Needed | May 19, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on th... Read more News Brief: How US Media Helped Trump and USAID Weaponize “Aid” During 2019 Venezuela Coup Attempt News Brief: How US Media Helped Trump and USAID Weaponize “Aid” During 2019 Vene... Citations Needed | May 12, 2021 | Transcript Juan Guaidó speaks at a rally opposing Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. (Rafael Hernandez / DPA/Zuma Press) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to... Read more News Brief: On Biden’s TRIPS Waiver Support, Substance Matters More than Headlines News Brief: On Biden’s TRIPS Waiver Support, Substance Matters More than Headlin... Citations Needed | May 6, 2021 | Transcript Activists rally on the National Mall in support of global access to Covid-19 vaccines on May 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Drew ... Read more News Brief: #VaxLive is a PR Scam So Those Causing Vaccine Inequity Can Pose as Saviors of Global… News Brief: #VaxLive is a PR Scam So Those Causing Vaccine Inequity Can Pose as ... Citations Needed | April 30, 2021 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: We do thes... Read more Episode 135: The “Labor Shortage” Ruse: How Capital Invents Staffing Crises to Bust Unions and… Episode 135: The “Labor Shortage” Ruse: How Capital Invents Staffing Crises to B... Citations Needed | April 28, 2021 | Transcript (Source: Pablo, KAIT 8) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citatio... Read more Episode 134: The 80-Year PR Campaign that Killed Universal Healthcare Episode 134: The 80-Year PR Campaign that Killed Universal Healthcare Citations Needed | April 21, 2021 | Transcript Hillary Clinton, then First Lady of the United States, promotes a healthcare reform plan in 1993. (Joe Marquette / AP) Intro... Read more Episode 133: The Art of Fake-Ending Wars Episode 133: The Art of Fake-Ending Wars Citations Needed | April 14, 2021 | Transcript President Richard Nixon announces the entry of US troops in Cambodia in 1970, during the Vietnam war. (STF / AFP / Getty Images) [Mu... Read more News Brief: Big Pharma, Bill Gates Spin Against Generic Vaccines for Global South as Biden a… News Brief: Big Pharma, Bill Gates Spin Against Generic Vaccines for Global Sout... Citations Needed | April 10, 2021 | Transcript (Spencer Platt / Getty Images) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m ... Read more News Brief: Austin Activists Combat Anti-Homeless Stigma in ‘Prop B’ Media Fight News Brief: Austin Activists Combat Anti-Homeless Stigma in ‘Prop B’ Media Fight... Citations Needed | March 24, 2021 | Transcript Source: KVUE Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima... Read more Episode 132: The House Always Wins — How Every Crisis Narrative Enriches the Security and… Episode 132: The House Always Wins — How Every Crisis Narrative Enriches the Se... Citations Needed | March 10, 2021 | Transcript California National Guard members stand outside Los Angeles City Hall during the George Floyd protests of summer 2020. (Ringo H.W. Ch... Read more News Brief: The Transactional Dog-Whistle Politics of the Term “Taxpayer” News Brief: The Transactional Dog-Whistle Politics of the Term “Taxpayer” Citations Needed | March 3, 2021 | Transcript ABC News interviews Steve Ellis, the Vice President of right-wing group Taxpayers for Common Sense. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to ... Read more Episode 131: The “Essential Worker” Racket — How ‘COVID Hero’ Discourse Is Used To Discipline Labor Episode 131: The “Essential Worker” Racket — How ‘COVID Hero’ Discourse Is Used ... Citations Needed | February 17, 2021 | Transcript A worker deemed “essential” during the COVID pandemic. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press) Intro: This is Citations Needed... Read more News Brief — Covid in Prisons: No One Cares Until Things Start to Burn News Brief — Covid in Prisons: No One Cares Until Things Start to Burn Citations Needed | February 10, 2021 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can... Read more Episode 130: ‘Heartland,’ ‘Middle America,’ and US Media’s Vaguely Nostalgic, Racialized Code for… Episode 130: ‘Heartland,’ ‘Middle America,’ and US Media’s Vaguely Nostalgic, Ra... Citations Needed | February 3, 2021 | Transcript Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan delivers his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention at Joe Louis Arena, Detro... Read more News Brief: Finance Media’s GameStop Meltdown and the Thin Moral Pretexts of Wall Street’s Game… News Brief: Finance Media’s GameStop Meltdown and the Thin Moral Pretexts of Wal... Citations Needed | January 28, 2021 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Zero Mostel an... Read more Episode 129 — Vaccine Apartheid: US Media’s Uncritical Adoption of Racist “Intellectual Property”… Episode 129 — Vaccine Apartheid: US Media’s Uncritical Adoption of Racist “Intel... Citations Needed | January 27, 2021 | Transcript John Burkhardt, head of the Pfizer Groton site in Connecticut speaks at a press conference on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (Credit: St... Read more Ep. 128: The “Healing” Con — How Warm and Fuzzy Appeals for Unity Are Used to Protect Power Ep. 128: The “Healing” Con — How Warm and Fuzzy Appeals for Unity Are Used to Pr... Citations Needed | January 20, 2021 | Transcript Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Ha... Read more Citations Needed Reading List Citations Needed Reading List Books Written By Guests of the Pod (Photo by Tom Hermans on Unsplash) Here at Citations Needed, we’ve had on scores of wonderful guests — activists and academics, organizers and jo... Read more Episode 127: Democratic Leadership’s Predictable Scapegoating of ‘Defund the Police’ Episode 127: Democratic Leadership’s Predictable Scapegoating of ‘Defund the Pol... Citations Needed | December 16, 2020 | Transcript Theatrics from Democratic Congressmembers, kneeling for eight minutes and forty-six seconds and wearing kente stoles in the U.S. C... Read more Episode 126: Obama-Era Media Failures We Shouldn’t Rehash Under Biden (Part II) Episode 126: Obama-Era Media Failures We Shouldn’t Rehash Under Biden (Part II)... Citations Needed | December 9, 2020 | Transcript Talk show host Jimmy Fallon, ?uestlove, and President Obama slow-jams trade deal talking points on “The Tonight Show,” June 9, 2016... Read more News Brief: The ICE and Pentagon-Bloating Vagueness of the “Climate Change is a National Security… News Brief: The ICE and Pentagon-Bloating Vagueness of the “Climate Change is a ... Citations Needed | December 7, 2020 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: We do th... Read more News Brief: It’s Not a “Fall From Grace,” This Has Always Been Who Giuliani Was News Brief: It’s Not a “Fall From Grace,” This Has Always Been Who Giuliani Was... Citations Needed | November 20, 2020 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: We do t... Read more News Brief: A Review of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ Netflix’s Charles Murray-Themed Hallmark Film News Brief: A Review of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ Netflix’s Charles Murray-Themed Hallm... Citations Needed | November 11, 2020 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: Thank y... Read more Episode 125: Obama-Era Media Failures We Shouldn’t Rehash Under Biden (Part I) Episode 125: Obama-Era Media Failures We Shouldn’t Rehash Under Biden (Part I) Citations Needed | December 2, 2020 | Transcript Jake Tapper moderates CNN’s September 2016 presidential town hall with then-President Obama. Intro: This is Citations Need... Read more Episode 124: Mental Health During A Pandemic: How US Media Spins Societal Failures Into Personal… Episode 124: Mental Health During A Pandemic: How US Media Spins Societal Failur... Citations Needed | November 25, 2020 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more Episode 123: How Liberal Meta-Demands for “Investigations” and “Studies” are Used to Silence… Episode 123: How Liberal Meta-Demands for “Investigations” and “Studies” are Use... Citations Needed | November 18, 2020 | Transcript President Barack Obama speaks to the press after a meeting with members of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, in... Read more News Brief: The Harper’s Letter and Our Extremely Narrow, Self-Serving Definition of Cancel… News Brief: The Harper’s Letter and Our Extremely Narrow, Self-Serving Definitio... Citations Needed | July 8, 2020 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can foll... Read more Episode 122: Climate Chaos (Part II) — The Militarization of Liberals’ Climate Change Response Episode 122: Climate Chaos (Part II) — The Militarization of Liberals’ Climate C... Citations Needed | October 28, 2020 | Transcript Solar panels are tested during a 2015 NATO exercise in Hungary. (Photo Credit: NATO) Intro: This is Citations Needed with ... Read more Episode 121: Climate Chaos (Part I) — How the Gap Between Liberal Rhetoric and Policy Promotes… Episode 121: Climate Chaos (Part I) — How the Gap Between Liberal Rhetoric and P... Citations Needed | October 21, 2020 | Transcript (Photo Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: W... Read more News Brief — Hollywood and the Pentagon: A Follow Up Conversation with Oliver Stone News Brief — Hollywood and the Pentagon: A Follow Up Conversation with Oliver St... Citations Needed | October 14, 2020 | Transcript Oliver Stone (center, in white) in the Philippines with the cast of Platoon, 1986. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Ne... Read more Episode 120: 30 Under 30 Lists and The Problem with Our Youth-Obsessed ‘Success’ Narratives Episode 120: 30 Under 30 Lists and The Problem with Our Youth-Obsessed ‘Success’... Citations Needed | September 30, 2020 | Transcript An event at the 2016 Forbes Under 30 Summit. (Forbes) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson... Read more Episode 119: How the Right Shaped Pop Country Music Episode 119: How the Right Shaped Pop Country Music Citations Needed | September 23, 2020 | Transcript Country singer and promoter Roy Acuff teaches Richard Nixon how to use a yo-yo at the Grand Ole Opry, 1974. (Grand Ole Opry) [Mu... Read more Episode 118: The Snitch Economy — How Tipping, Reviewing, and Rating Pit Working People Against… Episode 118: The Snitch Economy — How Tipping, Reviewing, and Rating Pit Working... Citations Needed | September 16, 2020 | Transcript Image from the counter of a fast-food restaurant advertising an infamous anti-worker policy. (Source: FrankieRoberto.com) [Music... Read more News Brief: Detailing the Connection Between Gentrification and Racist Police Harassment News Brief: Detailing the Connection Between Gentrification and Racist Police Ha... Citations Needed | August 11, 2020 | Transcript Mural featured on the municipal website of Louisville, Kentucky, in a section touting Vision Russell, a gentrification project linke... Read more Episode 117: The Always ‘Lagging’ U.S. War Machine Episode 117: The Always ‘Lagging’ U.S. War Machine Citations Needed | September 9, 2020 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more Episode 116: The Pro-Gentrification Aspirationalism of HGTV’s House-Flipping Shows Episode 116: The Pro-Gentrification Aspirationalism of HGTV’s House-Flipping Sho... Citations Needed | July 29, 2020 | Transcript Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa. (HGTV) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: W... Read more Episode 115: Anti-Muslim Racism in Hollywood (Part III) — Hollywood as CIA & Pentagon Propaganda… Episode 115: Anti-Muslim Racism in Hollywood (Part III) — Hollywood as CIA &... Citations Needed | July 22, 2020 | Transcript Iron Man (2008). (Paramount) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Cit... Read more Episode 114: Anti-Muslim Racism in Hollywood (Part II) — Oscar-Bait Imperialism Episode 114: Anti-Muslim Racism in Hollywood (Part II) — Oscar-Bait Imperialism... Citations Needed | July 15, 2020 | Transcript Zero Dark Thirty (2012). Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citatio... Read more Episode 113: Hollywood and Anti-Muslim Racism (Part I) — Action and Adventure Schlock Episode 113: Hollywood and Anti-Muslim Racism (Part I) — Action and Adventure Sc... Citations Needed | July 8, 2020 | Transcript True Lies (1994). Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Neede... Read more News Brief: The Growing Pushback to Copaganda News Brief: The Growing Pushback to Copaganda Citations Needed | June 10, 2020 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can fol... Read more News Brief: Cops Push “Outside Agitator” Line, Exploit Real Fears of Far-Right Violence to… News Brief: Cops Push “Outside Agitator” Line, Exploit Real Fears of Far-Right V... Citations Needed | June 4, 2020 | Transcript Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at a press conference regarding the uprisings in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Nima Shirazi: Welcome t... Read more News Brief: 7 Years On, U.S. Media Still Has No Answer for #BLM News Brief: 7 Years On, U.S. Media Still Has No Answer for #BLM Citations Needed | May 30, 2020 | Transcript Credit: The Real News Network Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Ada... Read more News Brief: Trump, the NFL, and the Upcoming Mother of All ‘Culture Wars’ News Brief: Trump, the NFL, and the Upcoming Mother of All ‘Culture Wars’ Citations Needed | May 27, 2020 | Transcript Donald Trump displays a custom New England Patriots jersey during the team’s visit to the White House in 2017. (Samuel Corum / Anadolu ... Read more Episode 112: How “Polarization” Discourse Flattens Power Dynamics and Says Nothing Episode 112: How “Polarization” Discourse Flattens Power Dynamics and Says Nothi... Citations Needed | June 24, 2020 | Transcript Vox’s Ezra Klein (center) and Sarah Kliff (left) interview Barack Obama in 2017. (Ron Sachs-Pool / Getty Images) Intro: This ... Read more Episode 111: How “Small Business” Rhetoric Is Used to Protect Corporate America Episode 111: How “Small Business” Rhetoric Is Used to Protect Corporate America... Citations Needed | June 17, 2020 | Transcript George W. Bush poses with Jack Faris of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, which worked to lower corporate taxes. (Cre... Read more Episode 110: The Shiny-Object Psychology of American Capitalist “Innovation” Episode 110: The Shiny-Object Psychology of American Capitalist “Innovation” Citations Needed | May 20, 2020 | Transcript Barack Obama holding his prized BlackBerry in 2014. (Larry Downing / Reuters) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shiraz... Read more Episode 109: Self-Help Culture and the Rise of Corporate Happiness Monitoring Episode 109: Self-Help Culture and the Rise of Corporate Happiness Monitoring Citations Needed | May 6, 2020 | Transcript Aaron Davidson / WireImage Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citatio... Read more Episode 108: How Our ‘GDP’ Obsession Drives Climate Crisis and Inequality Episode 108: How Our ‘GDP’ Obsession Drives Climate Crisis and Inequality Citations Needed | April 29, 2020 | Transcript Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Credit: NPR Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Sh... Read more Episode 107: Pop Torts and the Ready-Made Virality of ‘Frivolous Lawsuit’ Stories Episode 107: Pop Torts and the Ready-Made Virality of ‘Frivolous Lawsuit’ Storie... Citations Needed | April 22, 2020 | Transcript Retro Report / New York Times Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to C... Read more Episode 106: The Sanitization of Sanctions Episode 106: The Sanitization of Sanctions Citations Needed | April 15, 2020 | Transcript From left: Henry Kissinger, James Baker, Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, Hillary Clinton. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) [Music... Read more News Brief: Widespread Indifference to Covid-19 in Prisons News Brief: Widespread Indifference to Covid-19 in Prisons Citations Needed | April 8, 2020 | Transcript Rikers Island, New York. (Seth Wenig / Associated Press) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Sh... Read more Episode 105: Pandemic, Pelosi and the People We Consider Human Episode 105: Pandemic, Pelosi and the People We Consider Human Citations Needed | March 18, 2020 | Transcript Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Ad... Read more Episode 104: The Pete Peterson Austerity Empire and the “How Will You Pay For It?” Lie Episode 104: The Pete Peterson Austerity Empire and the “How Will You Pay For It... Citations Needed | March 11, 2020 | Transcript Pete Peterson Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed,... Read more Episode 103: The Glib Left-Punching of “Purity Politics” Discourse Episode 103: The Glib Left-Punching of “Purity Politics” Discourse Citations Needed | March 4, 2020 | Transcript Barack Obama warns against “ideological purity” at an event in Berlin. (Sean Gallup / Getty Images) Intro: This is Citations ... Read more Episode 102: The Conservative Sanctimony of Journalistic Impartiality Episode 102: The Conservative Sanctimony of Journalistic Impartiality Citations Needed | February 26, 2020 | Transcript The NPR newsroom in Washington, DC. (Stephen Voss / NPR) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johns... Read more Episode 101: The False Universality of “Common Sense” Episode 101: The False Universality of “Common Sense” Citations Needed | February 19, 2020 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more Episode 100: Willie Hortonism 2020 — Media Attacks on Prison Reform Episode 100: Willie Hortonism 2020 — Media Attacks on Prison Reform Citations Needed | February 5, 2020 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast ... Read more Episode 99: The Cruel, Voyeuristic Quackery of Rehab TV Shows Episode 99: The Cruel, Voyeuristic Quackery of Rehab TV Shows Citations Needed | January 29, 2020 | Transcript Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, VH1, via Access Hollywood Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnso... Read more Episode 98: The Refined Sociopathy of The Economist Episode 98: The Refined Sociopathy of The Economist Citations Needed | January 22, 2020 | Transcript A British colonial official arriving at Simla, the summer capital of the Raj. (Getty Images) Intro: This is Citations Need... Read more Episode 97: Porch Pirate Panic and the Paranoid Racism of Snitch Apps Episode 97: Porch Pirate Panic and the Paranoid Racism of Snitch Apps Citations Needed | January 15, 2020 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast ... Read more Episode 96: The Christian Cinema-GOP Persecution Complex Episode 96: The Christian Cinema-GOP Persecution Complex Citations Needed | December 11, 2019 | Transcript God’s Not Dead (2014) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citati... Read more Episode 95: The Hollow Vanity of Libertarian “Choice” Rhetoric Episode 95: The Hollow Vanity of Libertarian “Choice” Rhetoric Citations Needed | December 4, 2019 | Transcript Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signs a right-to-work bill in 2015. (Mike De Sisti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Intro:... Read more Episode 94: The Goofy Pseudoscience Copaganda of TV Forensics Episode 94: The Goofy Pseudoscience Copaganda of TV Forensics Citations Needed | November 27, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more News Brief: A Conversation With Indigenous Media Resistance on Mauna Kea News Brief: A Conversation With Indigenous Media Resistance on Mauna Kea Citations Needed | November 20, 2019 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: We do t... Read more Episode 93: 100 Years of US Media Fueling Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Episode 93: 100 Years of US Media Fueling Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Citations Needed | November 13, 2019 | Transcript This episode of Citations Needed was recorded live at Cornell University’s Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art in Ithaca, New York, ... Read more Episode 92: The Nebulous, Responsibility-Erasing Catch-all of ‘Automation’ Episode 92: The Nebulous, Responsibility-Erasing Catch-all of ‘Automation’ Citations Needed | October 30, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast o... Read more Episode 91: It’s Time to Retire the Term “Middle Class” Episode 91: It’s Time to Retire the Term “Middle Class” Citations Needed | October 23, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast o... Read more Ep. 90: How Western Media’s False Binary Between “Science” and Indigenous Rights Is Used to Erase… Ep. 90: How Western Media’s False Binary Between “Science” and Indigenous Rights... Citations Needed | October 16, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast o... Read more Ep. 89: How Charges of ‘Appeasement’ Equate Diplomacy with Treason Ep. 89: How Charges of ‘Appeasement’ Equate Diplomacy with Treason Citations Needed | October 9, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on the med... Read more Episode 88: The Mythical Bygone Glory Days of “Free Speech” Episode 88: The Mythical Bygone Glory Days of “Free Speech” Citations Needed | September 18, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast... Read more Episode 87: Nate Silver and the Crisis of Pundit Brain Episode 87: Nate Silver and the Crisis of Pundit Brain Citations Needed | September 18, 2019 | Transcript FiveThirtyEight.com founder and editor-in-chief Nate Silver on Anderson Cooper 360 on October 14, 2016. (Credit: CNN) In... Read more Episode 86: Incitement Against the Homeless (Part II) — The Exterminationist Rhetoric of Fox News Episode 86: Incitement Against the Homeless (Part II) — The Exterminationist Rhe... Citations Needed | September 11, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast... Read more Episode 85: Incitement Against the Homeless (Part I) — The Infestation Rhetoric of Local News Episode 85: Incitement Against the Homeless (Part I) — The Infestation Rhetoric ... Citations Needed | September 4, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more Episode 84: How Claims of “Sowing Discord” Silence Criticism of Power Episode 84: How Claims of “Sowing Discord” Silence Criticism of Power Citations Needed | July 17, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on t... Read more Episode 83: The Unchecked Conservative Ideology of US Media’s ‘Fact-Check’ Verticals Episode 83: The Unchecked Conservative Ideology of US Media’s ‘Fact-Check’ Verti... Citations Needed | July 17, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on t... Read more Episode 82: ‘Western Civilization’ and White Supremacy: The Right-Wing Co-option of Antiquity Episode 82: ‘Western Civilization’ and White Supremacy: The Right-Wing Co-option... Citations Needed | July 10, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on t... Read more Episode 81: How U.S. Media Cynically Pits Labor and Climate Activists Against Each Other Episode 81: How U.S. Media Cynically Pits Labor and Climate Activists Against Ea... Citations Needed | July 3, 2019 | Transcript Pro-Nixon construction workers riot in Lower Manhattan in May 1970, attacking students and anti-war activists protesting the Vietnam Wa... Read more Episode 80: Animal Rights as Media and Pop Culture Punchline Episode 80: Animal Rights as Media and Pop Culture Punchline Citations Needed | June 20, 2019 | Transcript Becky Thyre as “Moonbeam” in the movie PCU (1994) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Sh... Read more Episode 79: How ‘Neutral’ ‘Experts’ Took Over Trump’s Iran Policy Episode 79: How ‘Neutral’ ‘Experts’ Took Over Trump’s Iran Policy Citations Needed | June 12, 2019 | Transcript Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies makes the media rounds (credit: MintPress News) Intro: This is Cit... Read more Episode 78: The Militarization of U.S. Media’s Drug Coverage Episode 78: The Militarization of U.S. Media’s Drug Coverage Citations Needed | June 5, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on th... Read more Episode 77: Frugality Fables and the Poor-Shaming Grift of Financial Advice Journalism Episode 77: Frugality Fables and the Poor-Shaming Grift of Financial Advice Jour... Citations Needed | May 29, 2019 | Transcript (Credit: @aaronlinde) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations N... Read more Episode 76: Rhodes and Powers’ Anti-War Rebranding and the Moral Hazard of Faux Mea Culpas Episode 76: Rhodes and Powers’ Anti-War Rebranding and the Moral Hazard of Faux ... Citations Needed | May 22, 2019 | Transcript Former United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power appears on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah on January 18, 2017 (credit: Comedy Central)... Read more Episode 75: The Trouble with ‘Florida Man’ Episode 75: The Trouble with ‘Florida Man’ Citations Needed | May 1, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on th... Read more Episode 74: Liberal Gandhi Fetishism and the Problem with Pop Notions of ‘Violence’ Episode 74: Liberal Gandhi Fetishism and the Problem with Pop Notions of ‘Violen... Citations Needed | April 24, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on ... Read more Episode 73: Western Media’s Narrow, Colonial Definition of ‘Corruption’ Episode 73: Western Media’s Narrow, Colonial Definition of ‘Corruption’ Citations Needed | April 17, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citation Needed a podcast on t... Read more Episode 72 — John Stossel: Libertarian Billionaires’ Inside Man Episode 72 — John Stossel: Libertarian Billionaires’ Inside Man Citations Needed | April 10, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on ... Read more Episode 71: Laundering Imperial Violence Through Anodyne Foreign Policy-Speak (Part II) Episode 71: Laundering Imperial Violence Through Anodyne Foreign Policy-Speak (P... Citations Needed | April 3, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on t... Read more Episode 70: Laundering Imperial Sociopathy Through Anodyne Foreign Policy Speak (Part I) Episode 70: Laundering Imperial Sociopathy Through Anodyne Foreign Policy Speak ... Citations Needed | March 20, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on... Read more Episode 69: The Rise of the Inexplicable Republican Best Friend Episode 69: The Rise of the Inexplicable Republican Best Friend Citations Needed | March 13, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on... Read more Episode 68: A New Gun Control Debate: Dismantling Our Racist ‘Lock ’Em Up’ Approach Episode 68: A New Gun Control Debate: Dismantling Our Racist ‘Lock ’Em Up’ Appro... Citations Needed | March 6, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on t... Read more Episode 67: The Gate-Keeping, Power-Serving Tautology of “Electability” Episode 67: The Gate-Keeping, Power-Serving Tautology of “Electability” Citations Needed | February 27, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more Episode 66: Whataboutism - The Media’s Favorite Rhetorical Shield Against Criticism of US Policy Episode 66: Whataboutism - The Media’s Favorite Rhetorical Shield Against Critic... Citations Needed | February 20, 2019 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more Episode 65: How Empire Uses ‘Feminist’ Branding to Sell War and Occupation Episode 65: How Empire Uses ‘Feminist’ Branding to Sell War and Occupation Citations Needed | February 6, 2019 | Transcript The illustration accompanying Fortune Magazine’s “Commanders in Chief: The Women Building America’s Military Machine,” September 24... Read more Episode 64: Mike Rowe’s Koch-Backed Working Man Affectation Episode 64: Mike Rowe’s Koch-Backed Working Man Affectation Citations Needed | January 30, 2019 | Transcript Mike Rowe as a scrap metal worker (credit: mikerowe.com) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnso... Read more Episode 63: Gambling and Neoliberal Rot - How Our Most Regressive Tax Flies Under the Radar Episode 63: Gambling and Neoliberal Rot - How Our Most Regressive Tax Flies Unde... Citations Needed | January 23, 2019 | Transcript M. 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Citations Needed | December 12, 2018 | Transcript Houston ISD police staff take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge via Houston Independent School District Intro: This is Citatio... Read more Episode 59: National Pastimes: Mindless Militarism in American Sports Episode 59: National Pastimes: Mindless Militarism in American Sports Citations Needed | December 5, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast o... Read more Episode 58: The Neoliberal Optimism Industry and Development-Shaming the Global South Episode 58: The Neoliberal Optimism Industry and Development-Shaming the Global ... Citations Needed | November 28, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more News Brief: Consumer Society and the Curation of Culture News Brief: Consumer Society and the Curation of Culture Citations Needed | November 21, 2018 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can ... Read more Episode 57: A Matter of Survival — Trivializing Trans Rights as Boutique “Identity” Issue Episode 57: A Matter of Survival — Trivializing Trans Rights as Boutique “Identi... Citations Needed | November 14, 2018 | Transcript Plaintiff Joaquin Carcano, center, addresses reporters after a hearing Monday, June 25, 2018, in Winston-Salem, N.C., on their law... Read more Episode 56: How The Media Learned to Worry About War Without Ever Opposing It Episode 56: How The Media Learned to Worry About War Without Ever Opposing It Citations Needed | November 7, 2018 | Transcript (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Chuck Burden) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome ... Read more Episode 23: The Media’s Grim Addiction to Perseverance Porn Episode 23: The Media’s Grim Addiction to Perseverance Porn Citations Needed | January 17, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast ... Read more Episode 55: Jake Tapper and the Art of Faux-Adversarialism Episode 55: Jake Tapper and the Art of Faux-Adversarialism Citations Needed | October 31, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast o... Read more Episode 54: Local “Crime” Reporting as Police Stenography Episode 54: Local “Crime” Reporting as Police Stenography Citations Needed | October 17, 2018 | Transcript NYPD Chief of Crime Control Strategies Dermot Shea joins “Inside City Hall” with host Errol Lewis on NY1, a 24-hour local New York ... Read more Episode 53: The Increasingly Dull Edge of ‘Hypocrisy’ Takedowns Episode 53: The Increasingly Dull Edge of ‘Hypocrisy’ Takedowns Citations Needed | October 10, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast ... Read more Episode 52: Attacks on Affirmative Action and the Commodification of Diversity Episode 52: Attacks on Affirmative Action and the Commodification of Diversity Citations Needed | October 3, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast o... Read more Episode 51: How ‘The West Wing’ Poisoned the Liberal Mind Episode 51: How ‘The West Wing’ Poisoned the Liberal Mind Citations Needed | September 26, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast... Read more Episode 50: Anti-Imperialism and MSNBC-Approved Socialism Episode 50: Anti-Imperialism and MSNBC-Approved Socialism Citations Needed | September 19, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast... Read more Episode 49: Shifting Media Representations of Abortion (Part II) Episode 49: Shifting Media Representations of Abortion (Part II) Citations Needed | September 12, 2018 | Transcript Surrounded by all male lawmakers, George W. Bush signs legislation banning so-called “partial birth” abortions on November 5, 200... Read more Episode 48: Shifting Media Representations of Abortion (Part I) Episode 48: Shifting Media Representations of Abortion (Part I) Citations Needed | September 5, 2018 | Transcript Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogan in 2007’s ‘Knocked Up’ (Apatow Productions/Universal Pictures) Intro: This is Citations Ne... Read more Episode 47: American Magnanimity — Spinning Crimes Against Humanity as Benevolence Episode 47: American Magnanimity — Spinning Crimes Against Humanity as Benevolen... Citations Needed | August 8, 2018 | Transcript “The White Man’s Burden (Apologies to Rudyard Kipling),” Judge Magazine, April 1, 1899 Intro: This is Citations Needed with ... Read more Episode 46: The Not-So-Benevolent Billionaire (Part II) — Bill Gates in Africa Episode 46: The Not-So-Benevolent Billionaire (Part II) — Bill Gates in Africa Citations Needed | August 1, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on ... Read more Episode 45: The Not-So-Benevolent Billionaire (Part I) — Bill Gates and Western Media Episode 45: The Not-So-Benevolent Billionaire (Part I) — Bill Gates and Western ... Citations Needed | July 25, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on t... Read more Episode 44: RussiaGate, Year 3 (Part II) — Using the Nonstop Specter of Russia to Tarnish Black… Episode 44: RussiaGate, Year 3 (Part II) — Using the Nonstop Specter of Russia t... Citations Needed | July 18, 2018 | Transcript Jozef Mlot-Mroz carries a sign denouncing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in Boston, MA on April 23, 1965. (AP Photo) Intro: This... Read more Episode 43: RussiaGate, Year 3 (Part I) — How Liberals’ Martial Posture Harms the Left Episode 43: RussiaGate, Year 3 (Part I) — How Liberals’ Martial Posture Harms th... Citations Needed | July 11, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on ... Read more Episode 27: Broken Windows — How the Media Mainstreamed Racist Pseudoscience Episode 27: Broken Windows — How the Media Mainstreamed Racist Pseudoscience Citations Needed | February 14, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast... Read more Episode 26: The “Welfare” Dog Whistle Episode 26: The “Welfare” Dog Whistle Citations Needed | February 7, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast ... Read more Episode 24: Highlighting Alternative Media — The Moral Limits of Dunking on Thomas Friedman Episode 24: Highlighting Alternative Media — The Moral Limits of Dunking on Thom... Citations Needed | January 24, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast o... Read more Episode 42: “Populism” — The Media’s Favorite Catch-All Smear for the Left Episode 42: “Populism” — The Media’s Favorite Catch-All Smear for the Left... Citations Needed | June 27, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on t... Read more Episode 41: The Moral Poverty of Capitalist Healthcare Framing Episode 41: The Moral Poverty of Capitalist Healthcare Framing Citations Needed | June 20, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on t... Read more Episode 40: The Civility Fetish Episode 40: The Civility Fetish Citations Needed | June 13, 2018 | Transcript George W. Bush holds hands with Michelle Obama during a memorial service following the multiple police shootings in Dallas, Texas, U.S... Read more Episode 39: From Cradle to Courtroom: How Media Stacks the Deck Against “Defendants” Episode 39: From Cradle to Courtroom: How Media Stacks the Deck Against “Defenda... Citations Needed | June 6, 2018 | Transcript This episode of Citations Needed was recorded live in front of a studio audience at UnionDocs in Brooklyn, New York, on May 25, 2018. ... Read more Episode 38: The Media’s Bogus Generation Obsession Episode 38: The Media’s Bogus Generation Obsession Citations Needed | May 23, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on th... Read more Episode 37: Black Lives Matter, Dreamers, and the Problem of ‘The Perfect Victim’ Episode 37: Black Lives Matter, Dreamers, and the Problem of ‘The Perfect Victim... Citations Needed | May 16, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on th... Read more Episode 36: Maplewashing — Looking Behind Canada’s Progressive Veneer Episode 36: Maplewashing — Looking Behind Canada’s Progressive Veneer Citations Needed | May 9, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on the... Read more Episode 35: The Total Blackout of the Korean Left Episode 35: The Total Blackout of the Korean Left Citations Needed | April 25, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on ... Read more Episode 34: What the Hell is Wrong with MSNBC? Episode 34: What the Hell is Wrong with MSNBC? Citations Needed | April 18, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on ... Read more Episode 33: Liberals’ Obsession with the Phantom Reasonable Republican Episode 33: Liberals’ Obsession with the Phantom Reasonable Republican Citations Needed | April 11, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on ... Read more Episode 32: Attack of the PC College Kids! Episode 32: Attack of the PC College Kids! Citations Needed | March 28, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on ... Read more Episode 31: Fake ISIS Plots and the Selling of Forever War Episode 31: Fake ISIS Plots and the Selling of Forever War Citations Needed | March 21, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on ... Read more Episode 30: Liberal Media’s Myopic Military Worship Episode 30: Liberal Media’s Myopic Military Worship Citations Needed | March 14, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on ... Read more Episode 29: The Asymptotic ‘Two State Solution’ (Part II) Episode 29: The Asymptotic ‘Two State Solution’ (Part II) Citations Needed | March 7, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on t... Read more Episode 28: The Asymptotic ‘Two State Solution’ (Part I) Episode 28: The Asymptotic ‘Two State Solution’ (Part I) Citations Needed | February 28, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast ... Read more Episode 25: The Banality of CIA-Curated Definitions of ‘Democracy’ Episode 25: The Banality of CIA-Curated Definitions of ‘Democracy’ Citations Needed | January 31, 2018 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast o... Read more Episode 09: Liberal Media Throws #J20 Activists Under the Bus Episode 09: Liberal Media Throws #J20 Activists Under the Bus The Hashtag Resistance warms up to rightwing ghouls David Frum and Evan McMullin while ignoring anti-Trump protesters facing 80 years in federal prison. In the wake of Trump’s une... Read more Episode 08: The Human Rights Concern Troll Industrial Complex Episode 08: The Human Rights Concern Troll Industrial Complex The concept of human rights has served as the underlying moral foundation of the United States’s role in the world since the end of World War II. The conceit that the U.S. has bee... Read more Episode 07: BDS & the Moral Narratives of Colonization Episode 07: BDS & the Moral Narratives of Colonization In Episode 7 we explore how the media discusses the issue of BDS and the broader topic of Palestinian liberation. What are the stakes? Who are the smear artists? What are the simi... Read more Episode 06: The Media’s Default Setting of White Supremacy Episode 06: The Media’s Default Setting of White Supremacy artwork pictured by @/yesitsalex___ In Episode 6 we explore how the media both consciously and subconsciously works to smear black victims, protect the police, and works overtime ... Read more Episode 05: Purging Socialists of Color From American History Episode 05: Purging Socialists of Color From American History On Episode 5, we explore the history of the media erasing socialists of color from the history books and present day discourse––A tactic that serves to both commodity and water-dow... Read more Episode 04: The Root of All Evil Episode 04: The Root of All Evil Iran, Iraq, and the New York Times’ Master Class in Reality Inversion. A recent New York Times presents a Manichean worldview wherein the United States’ invasion of Iraq was noble ... Read more Episode 03: The Rise of Superpredator 2.0 Episode 03: The Rise of Superpredator 2.0 The great gang hype is upon us. Welcome to Episode 3 of our new media criticism podcast, Citations Needed. The show is hosted by Adam Johnson and Nima Shirazi, media analysts work... Read more Episode 02: The North Korea Memory Hole Episode 02: The North Korea Memory Hole Forgotten war crimes, broken promises, and the making of an official enemy This is the video game-style image that accompanied a new cover article in The Atlantic entitled, “How to... Read more Episode 01 : The Charter School Scam Episode 01 : The Charter School Scam including show notes! Welcome to Episode 1 of the new media criticism podcast, Citations Needed. The show is hosted by Adam Johnson and Nima Shirazi, political commentators and me... Read more
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Citations Needed | December 14, 2022 | Transcript Kevin Costner, Graham Greene and others on the set of ‘Dances With Wolves’ (1990) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Ni... Read more Episode 171: The Vacuity of “Radical Libs Forced Voters Into the Arms of the Right” Discourse Episode 171: The Vacuity of “Radical Libs Forced Voters Into the Arms of the Rig... Citations Needed | November 16, 2022 | Transcript Demcratic strategist James Carville slams ‘wokeness’ in Democratic party on CNN’s Smerconish in May 2021 (CNN) Intro: Thi... Read more Episode 170: The Shallow, Audience-Flattering Appeal of the ‘Neither Right, Nor Left’ Guy Episode 170: The Shallow, Audience-Flattering Appeal of the ‘Neither Right, Nor ... Citations Needed | November 9, 2022 | Transcript Andrew Yang Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed ... Read more News Brief: Fentanyl In Our Halloween Candy and Liberal Messaging Failures of the Overdose Crisis News Brief: Fentanyl In Our Halloween Candy and Liberal Messaging Failures of th... Citations Needed | October 28, 2022 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can ... Read more News Brief: DC Media’s ‘Fare Evasion’ Meltdown News Brief: DC Media’s ‘Fare Evasion’ Meltdown Citations Needed | October 19, 2022 | Transcript Adam Tuss reports on “staggering” levels of fare evasion for NBC 4, Washington DC. Nima Shirazi: Hi, everyone. This is Nim... Read more Episode 169: How the Right Ventriloquizes “The Working Man” to Push Pro-Corporate Policy and Gut… Episode 169: How the Right Ventriloquizes “The Working Man” to Push Pro-Corporat... Citations Needed | November 2, 2022 | Transcript (Mark Lyons/Getty Images) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Cit... Read more News Brief: Young Turks’ Misleading Anti-Bail Reform Demagoguery News Brief: Young Turks’ Misleading Anti-Bail Reform Demagoguery Citations Needed | October 5, 2022 | Transcript The Young Turks hosts (from left) John Iadarola, Cenk Uygur, and Ana Kasparian. Nima Shirazi: Hi, everyone. This is Nima Shirazi. A... Read more Episode 168: How Faux Folksy “Real World” Advice is Employed to Limit Political Possibility and… Episode 168: How Faux Folksy “Real World” Advice is Employed to Limit Political ... Citations Needed | September 28, 2022 | Transcript “Real world” exemplar Mike Rowe (right) chats with billionaire Charles Koch. Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima S... Read more Episode 167: The Attractive Anti-Politics of ‘Gerontocracy’ Discourse Episode 167: The Attractive Anti-Politics of ‘Gerontocracy’ Discourse Citations Needed | September 21, 2022 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast... Read more Episode 166: The Convenient Conventional Wisdom of “Education as Great Equalizer” Appeals Episode 166: The Convenient Conventional Wisdom of “Education as Great Equalizer... Citations Needed | September 14, 2022 | Transcript Edward James Olmos as teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988). Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shi... Read more Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narr... You can follow Citations Needed on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support... Read more Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narr... ou can follow Citations Needed on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support ... Read more Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narr... ou can follow Citations Needed on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support ... Read more Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narr... ou can follow Citations Needed on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support ... Read more Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Ep. 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narr... ou can follow Citations Needed on Twitter @CitationsPod, Facebook Citations Needed, and become a supporter of the show through Patreon.com/CitationsNeededPodcast. All your support ... Read more Episode 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker Narrative Episode 165: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part II): The Rare Pro-Worker ... Citations Needed | August 3, 2022 | Transcript Sally Field in 1979’s Norma Rae. (20th Century Fox / Everett Collection) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shi... Read more Episode 164: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part I): From Demonized to Ignored or Mafia Plot… Episode 164: Labor Union Depictions in Hollywood (Part I): From Demonized to Ign... Citations Needed | July 27, 2022 | Transcript Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront (1954). (Columbia Pictures) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Joh... Read more News Brief: Biden’s Dictator Tour and the Tedium of Our “Human Rights Concerns” Theater News Brief: Biden’s Dictator Tour and the Tedium of Our “Human Rights Concerns” ... Citations Needed | July 20, 2022 | Transcript Mohammed bin Salman and Joe Biden meet at Al Salman Palace in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. (Reuters) Nima Shirazi: Wel... Read more Live Interview: How Our Simplistic ‘Inflation’ Discourse Fuels theWar on Workers — with Josh Mason Live Interview: How Our Simplistic ‘Inflation’ Discourse Fuels theWar on Workers... Citations Needed | July 13, 2022 | Transcript Paula Newton of CNN’s Quest Means Business, Nov. 17, 2021. Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson... Read more News Brief: Forced Pregnancies, Gutting the EPA and Growing Frustration Over “Vote Harder”… News Brief: Forced Pregnancies, Gutting the EPA and Growing Frustration Over “Vo... Citations Needed | June 29, 2022 | Transcript (Drew Petrimoulx / Shutterstock.com) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson:... Read more Episode 163: The Media-Manufactured Mystique of the US Court System Episode 163: The Media-Manufactured Mystique of the US Court System Citations Needed | June 22, 2022 | Transcript Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on October 12, 2020, in... Read more News Brief: Boudin Recall Coverage and How the NYT Sells Tough-on-Crime Dogma to Squishy Liberals News Brief: Boudin Recall Coverage and How the NYT Sells Tough-on-Crime Dogma to... Citations Needed | June 8, 2022 | Transcript San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin (Beth LaBerge / KQED) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I a... Read more Live Interview: “Action News” & the Rise of Anti-Black Local “Crime” Reporting — with Layla A. Live Interview: “Action News” & the Rise of Anti-Black Local “Crime” Reporti... Citations Needed | June 15, 2022 | Transcript Still from the intro for 6ABC’s Action News, broadcast in the Philadelphia metro area in the early 1970s. Intro: This is Cita... Read more Episode 162: How the “Data-Driven” Label Sanitizes Cruel Austerity Politics Episode 162: How the “Data-Driven” Label Sanitizes Cruel Austerity Politics Citations Needed | June 1, 2022 | Transcript Barack Obama and Melinda Gates visit the Gates-financed TechBoston Academy in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 2011. (Doug Mills / The New... Read more News Brief: Right-Wing Media’s Increasingly Goofy, Hyper-Militarized Non-Solutions to Mass… News Brief: Right-Wing Media’s Increasingly Goofy, Hyper-Militarized Non-Solutio... Citations Needed | May 27, 2022 | Transcript Sean Hannity has opinions on the shooting in Uvalde, Texas. (Courtesy of Media Matters) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Ne... Read more Episode 161: The Real Life Implications of Pop Culture’s Fascination with the Dubious Science of… Episode 161: The Real Life Implications of Pop Culture’s Fascination with the Du... Citations Needed | May 11, 2022 | Transcript Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster in The Silence of the Lambs (1991). Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Ada... Read more Episode 160: The ‘Last $100 in Your Bank Account’ Economy - How Media’s Love Affair with Crypto… Episode 160: The ‘Last $100 in Your Bank Account’ Economy - How Media’s Love Aff... Citations Needed | May 4, 2022 | Transcript New York Times columnist Kevin Roose urges readers to buy an NFT of one of his columns. Intro: This is Citations Needed with Ni... Read more Episode 159: The Anti-Worker Pseudo-Psychology of Corporate Personality Testing Episode 159: The Anti-Worker Pseudo-Psychology of Corporate Personality Testing Citations Needed | April 27, 2022 | Transcript United States soldiers take an early psychological test in 1917, the year the US entered World War I. (National Archives) In... Read more Live Interview: What Happened to Our Politics After the End of History? with Luke Savage Live Interview: What Happened to Our Politics After the End of History? with Luk... Citations Needed | April 13, 2022 | Transcript Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau at the White House in 2016. (Olivier Douliery / Pool | Credit: EPA) Intro: This is Citations... Read more Episode 158: How Notions of ‘Blight’ and ‘Barrenness’ Were Manufactured to Erase Indigenous Peoples Episode 158: How Notions of ‘Blight’ and ‘Barrenness’ Were Manufactured to Erase... Citations Needed | April 6, 2022 | Transcript New York City “planner” Robert Moses with a model of his proposed Battery Bridge, 1939. https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/episode... Read more Episode 157: How the “Culture Wars” Label Obscures and Trivializes Life-and-Death Political Issues Episode 157: How the “Culture Wars” Label Obscures and Trivializes Life-and-Deat... Citations Needed | March 9, 2022 | Transcript Bill Clinton, next to Jesse Jackson, denounces Sister Souljah at a 1992 Rainbow Coalition conference. Intro: This is Citation... Read more Episode 156: How the “Investigative Journalism” Aesthetic Can Be Used to Launder Power-Serving… Episode 156: How the “Investigative Journalism” Aesthetic Can Be Used to Launder... Citations Needed | March 2, 2022 | Transcript Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein and Robert Redford as Bob Woodward in All the President’s Men (1976) Intro: This is Citation... Read more News Brief: Dem-Aligned Media Set Up Teachers Unions to Take the Fall for Midterm Losses News Brief: Dem-Aligned Media Set Up Teachers Unions to Take the Fall for Midter... Citations Needed | January 21, 2021 | Transcript Via USA Today Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. N... Read more Episode 155: How the American Settler-Colonial Project Shaped Popular Notions of ‘Conservation’ Episode 155: How the American Settler-Colonial Project Shaped Popular Notions of... Citations Needed | February 23, 2022 | Transcript US President Teddy Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir at Yosemite National Park, 1903. (Library of Congress) Intro: This ... Read more Episode 154 — “Inclusive Patriotism”: How Radicals Are Retconned into Liberal Champions of the… Episode 154 — “Inclusive Patriotism”: How Radicals Are Retconned into Liberal Ch... Citations Needed | February 9, 2022 | Transcript Aaron Sorkin‘s The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Netflix) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Ni... Read more Episode 153: Crime Stoppers, America’s Most Wanted and Rise of Vigilante TV News Episode 153: Crime Stoppers, America’s Most Wanted and Rise of Vigilante TV News... Citations Needed | February 2, 2022 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast ... Read more Live Interview: Police ‘Defunding’ That Never Was and Abolitionism as a Long-Term Social Project Live Interview: Police ‘Defunding’ That Never Was and Abolitionism as a Long-Ter... Citations Needed | January 26, 2022 | Transcript A demonstration in Spokane, WA. (Young Kwak) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shir... Read more A Very Special News Brief — Hallmark’s Anti-Labor Churn: A Follow-Up Conversation A Very Special News Brief — Hallmark’s Anti-Labor Churn: A Follow-Up Conversatio... Citations Needed | January 19, 2022 | Transcript Cast and crew members film the 2019 Hallmark movie Holiday for Heroes in Connecticut. (The Day / Dana Jensen) Nima Shirazi... Read more Episode 152: Hallmark Christmas Movies and the Cozy, Conservative Nostalgia Machine Episode 152: Hallmark Christmas Movies and the Cozy, Conservative Nostalgia Mach... Citations Needed | December 15, 2021 | Transcript Entertaining Christmas (2018) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome t... Read more Episode 151: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Sound Sterile and… Episode 151: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Soun... Citations Needed | December 8, 2021 | Transcript Former president Donald Trump with Reagan-appointed health policy adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci in April of 2020. (AP file / Alex Brand... Read more Episode 150: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Sound Sterile and… Episode 150: How Economic Jargon and Cliches Make Cruel, Anti-Poor Policies Soun... Citations Needed | December 1, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast ... Read more Episode 149: How Fatness Became a Cheap Joke and Proxy for Moral Deficiency in Pop Culture Episode 149: How Fatness Became a Cheap Joke and Proxy for Moral Deficiency in P... Citations Needed | November 24, 2021 | Transcript “Fat Monica” (Courteney Cox, left) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) on an episode of Friends. Intro: This is Citations Neede... Read more Episode 148: The GOP’s ‘Rightwing Populism’ Rebrand (Part II) — Messaging Wars in “White America” Episode 148: The GOP’s ‘Rightwing Populism’ Rebrand (Part II) — Messaging Wars i... Citations Needed | November 10, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more Episode 147: The GOP’s ‘Rightwing Populism’ Rebrand (Part I) — How Billionaire-Backed Charlatans… Episode 147: The GOP’s ‘Rightwing Populism’ Rebrand (Part I) — How Billionaire-B... Citations Needed | November 3, 2021 | Transcript Venture capitalist and Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance plugs his Senate campaign on Fox News. Intro: This is Citations N... Read more News Brief — Reconciliation Bill Negotiations: A Media Autopsy News Brief — Reconciliation Bill Negotiations: A Media Autopsy Citations Needed | November 1, 2021 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can f... Read more News Brief: Colin Powell — Stumbling Empire Personified News Brief: Colin Powell — Stumbling Empire Personified Citations Needed | October 20, 2021 | Transcript Former Sec. of State Colin Powell makes a case for the US invasion of Iraq to the UN Security Council on Feb. 5, 2003. (The New Yor... Read more Episode 146: Bill Gates, Bono and the Limits of World Bank and IMF-Approved Celebrity ‘Activism’ Episode 146: Bill Gates, Bono and the Limits of World Bank and IMF-Approved Cele... Citations Needed | October 27, 2021 | Transcript Bill Gates and Bono in 2016. (Stringer / Geoff Robins) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.... Read more Live Interview: How ‘The Kaepernick Effect’ Revealed Reactionary Forces in Youth Sports with Dave… Live Interview: How ‘The Kaepernick Effect’ Revealed Reactionary Forces in Youth... Citations Needed | October 6, 2021 | Transcript San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the National Anthem in Atlanta, 2016. (AP) Intro: This is Ci... Read more Episode 145: How Real Estate-Curated ‘Mom & Pop Landlord’ Sob Stories Are Used to Gut Tenant… Episode 145: How Real Estate-Curated ‘Mom & Pop Landlord’ Sob Stories Are Us... Citations Needed | September 29, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcas... Read more Episode 144: How the Cold War Shaped First-Person Journalism and Literary Conventionss Episode 144: How the Cold War Shaped First-Person Journalism and Literary Conven... Citations Needed | September 22, 2021 | Transcript Iowa Writers’ Workshop staff David Pryce Jones, R. V. Cassill, Robert V. Williams, Richard Yates, Paul Engle, Mark Strand, Eugene... Read more Episode 143 — PR and Prop 22: How Silicon Valley Uses Hollow “Anti-Racist” Posturing to Sell Its… Episode 143 — PR and Prop 22: How Silicon Valley Uses Hollow “Anti-Racist” Postu... Citations Needed | September 15, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcas... Read more Episode 142: The Summer of Anti-BLM Backlash and How Concepts of “Crime” Were Shaped By the… Episode 142: The Summer of Anti-BLM Backlash and How Concepts of “Crime” Were Sh... Citations Needed | August 4, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on ... Read more Live Interview: How the ‘Pandemic Games’ Expose the Neoliberal Scam of Global Sporting Events Live Interview: How the ‘Pandemic Games’ Expose the Neoliberal Scam of Global Sp... Citations Needed | July 28, 2021 | Transcript The group Okotowari Olympics 2020 protests at the Japan Sport Olympic Square in Tokyo. (Dave Zirin / The Nation) Intro: This ... Read more Episode 141: How “Most Livable Cities” Lists Center Upwardly Mobile White Professionals Episode 141: How “Most Livable Cities” Lists Center Upwardly Mobile White Profes... Citations Needed | July 21, 2021 | Transcript An outdoor market in the “most livable” city of Carmel, Indiana. (Via NWI Times) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Sh... Read more Episode 140: Kicking the Hollywood Habit: Addiction Morality Tales in Film and TV (Virtual Live… Episode 140: Kicking the Hollywood Habit: Addiction Morality Tales in Film and T... Citations Needed | July 7, 2021 | Transcript 28 Days (2000) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed. This episode, Kicking the Hollywood Habit: Addiction Morality Tales ... Read more Episode 139 — Of Meat and Men: How Beef Became Synonymous with Settler-Colonial Domination Episode 139 — Of Meat and Men: How Beef Became Synonymous with Settler-Colonial ... Citations Needed | June 30, 2021 | Transcript Texas Sen. Ted Cruz flips a burger during a campaign stop in Deerfield, New Hampshire. (Jim Cole / AP) Intro: This is Citatio... Read more News Brief: The Casual Soft Eugenics of Self-Help “Friendscaping” Content News Brief: The Casual Soft Eugenics of Self-Help “Friendscaping” Content Citations Needed | June 16, 2021 | Transcript Image from the June 1, 2021 New York Times article “How to Rearrange Your Post-Pandemic ‘Friendscape.’” (Francesco Ciccolella) [Music... Read more Episode 138: Thought-Terminating Enemy Epithets (Part II) Episode 138: Thought-Terminating Enemy Epithets (Part II) Citations Needed | June 9, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on t... Read more Episode 137: Thought-Terminating Enemy Epithets (Part I) Episode 137: Thought-Terminating Enemy Epithets (Part I) Citations Needed | June 2, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed, a podcast on t... Read more News Brief: “Organized Crime” “Shoplifting Epidemic” Panic Hits San Francisco Media News Brief: “Organized Crime” “Shoplifting Epidemic” Panic Hits San Francisco Me... Citations Needed | May 26, 2021 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: We do these ... Read more News Brief: Debunking the 5 Most Common Anti-Palestinian Talking Points News Brief: Debunking the 5 Most Common Anti-Palestinian Talking Points Citations Needed | May 14, 2021 | Transcript Benjamin Netanyahu and Joe Biden. (Michel Euler / AP) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam ... Read more Episode 136: The ‘Ungrateful Athlete’: Anti-Black, Anti-Labor Currents in Sports Media Episode 136: The ‘Ungrateful Athlete’: Anti-Black, Anti-Labor Currents in Sports... Citations Needed | May 19, 2021 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast on th... Read more News Brief: How US Media Helped Trump and USAID Weaponize “Aid” During 2019 Venezuela Coup Attempt News Brief: How US Media Helped Trump and USAID Weaponize “Aid” During 2019 Vene... Citations Needed | May 12, 2021 | Transcript Juan Guaidó speaks at a rally opposing Nicolás Maduro in Caracas. (Rafael Hernandez / DPA/Zuma Press) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to... Read more News Brief: On Biden’s TRIPS Waiver Support, Substance Matters More than Headlines News Brief: On Biden’s TRIPS Waiver Support, Substance Matters More than Headlin... Citations Needed | May 6, 2021 | Transcript Activists rally on the National Mall in support of global access to Covid-19 vaccines on May 5, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Drew ... Read more News Brief: #VaxLive is a PR Scam So Those Causing Vaccine Inequity Can Pose as Saviors of Global… News Brief: #VaxLive is a PR Scam So Those Causing Vaccine Inequity Can Pose as ... Citations Needed | April 30, 2021 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: We do thes... Read more Episode 135: The “Labor Shortage” Ruse: How Capital Invents Staffing Crises to Bust Unions and… Episode 135: The “Labor Shortage” Ruse: How Capital Invents Staffing Crises to B... Citations Needed | April 28, 2021 | Transcript (Source: Pablo, KAIT 8) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citatio... Read more Episode 134: The 80-Year PR Campaign that Killed Universal Healthcare Episode 134: The 80-Year PR Campaign that Killed Universal Healthcare Citations Needed | April 21, 2021 | Transcript Hillary Clinton, then First Lady of the United States, promotes a healthcare reform plan in 1993. (Joe Marquette / AP) Intro... Read more Episode 133: The Art of Fake-Ending Wars Episode 133: The Art of Fake-Ending Wars Citations Needed | April 14, 2021 | Transcript President Richard Nixon announces the entry of US troops in Cambodia in 1970, during the Vietnam war. (STF / AFP / Getty Images) [Mu... Read more News Brief: Big Pharma, Bill Gates Spin Against Generic Vaccines for Global South as Biden a… News Brief: Big Pharma, Bill Gates Spin Against Generic Vaccines for Global Sout... Citations Needed | April 10, 2021 | Transcript (Spencer Platt / Getty Images) Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m ... Read more News Brief: Austin Activists Combat Anti-Homeless Stigma in ‘Prop B’ Media Fight News Brief: Austin Activists Combat Anti-Homeless Stigma in ‘Prop B’ Media Fight... Citations Needed | March 24, 2021 | Transcript Source: KVUE Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima... Read more Episode 132: The House Always Wins — How Every Crisis Narrative Enriches the Security and… Episode 132: The House Always Wins — How Every Crisis Narrative Enriches the Se... Citations Needed | March 10, 2021 | Transcript California National Guard members stand outside Los Angeles City Hall during the George Floyd protests of summer 2020. (Ringo H.W. Ch... Read more News Brief: The Transactional Dog-Whistle Politics of the Term “Taxpayer” News Brief: The Transactional Dog-Whistle Politics of the Term “Taxpayer” Citations Needed | March 3, 2021 | Transcript ABC News interviews Steve Ellis, the Vice President of right-wing group Taxpayers for Common Sense. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to ... Read more Episode 131: The “Essential Worker” Racket — How ‘COVID Hero’ Discourse Is Used To Discipline Labor Episode 131: The “Essential Worker” Racket — How ‘COVID Hero’ Discourse Is Used ... Citations Needed | February 17, 2021 | Transcript A worker deemed “essential” during the COVID pandemic. (Andrew Harnik / Associated Press) Intro: This is Citations Needed... Read more News Brief — Covid in Prisons: No One Cares Until Things Start to Burn News Brief — Covid in Prisons: No One Cares Until Things Start to Burn Citations Needed | February 10, 2021 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can... Read more Episode 130: ‘Heartland,’ ‘Middle America,’ and US Media’s Vaguely Nostalgic, Racialized Code for… Episode 130: ‘Heartland,’ ‘Middle America,’ and US Media’s Vaguely Nostalgic, Ra... Citations Needed | February 3, 2021 | Transcript Presidential candidate Ronald Reagan delivers his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention at Joe Louis Arena, Detro... Read more News Brief: Finance Media’s GameStop Meltdown and the Thin Moral Pretexts of Wall Street’s Game… News Brief: Finance Media’s GameStop Meltdown and the Thin Moral Pretexts of Wal... Citations Needed | January 28, 2021 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Zero Mostel an... Read more Episode 129 — Vaccine Apartheid: US Media’s Uncritical Adoption of Racist “Intellectual Property”… Episode 129 — Vaccine Apartheid: US Media’s Uncritical Adoption of Racist “Intel... Citations Needed | January 27, 2021 | Transcript John Burkhardt, head of the Pfizer Groton site in Connecticut speaks at a press conference on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (Credit: St... Read more Ep. 128: The “Healing” Con — How Warm and Fuzzy Appeals for Unity Are Used to Protect Power Ep. 128: The “Healing” Con — How Warm and Fuzzy Appeals for Unity Are Used to Pr... Citations Needed | January 20, 2021 | Transcript Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Ha... Read more Citations Needed Reading List Citations Needed Reading List Books Written By Guests of the Pod (Photo by Tom Hermans on Unsplash) Here at Citations Needed, we’ve had on scores of wonderful guests — activists and academics, organizers and jo... Read more Episode 127: Democratic Leadership’s Predictable Scapegoating of ‘Defund the Police’ Episode 127: Democratic Leadership’s Predictable Scapegoating of ‘Defund the Pol... Citations Needed | December 16, 2020 | Transcript Theatrics from Democratic Congressmembers, kneeling for eight minutes and forty-six seconds and wearing kente stoles in the U.S. C... Read more Episode 126: Obama-Era Media Failures We Shouldn’t Rehash Under Biden (Part II) Episode 126: Obama-Era Media Failures We Shouldn’t Rehash Under Biden (Part II)... Citations Needed | December 9, 2020 | Transcript Talk show host Jimmy Fallon, ?uestlove, and President Obama slow-jams trade deal talking points on “The Tonight Show,” June 9, 2016... Read more News Brief: The ICE and Pentagon-Bloating Vagueness of the “Climate Change is a National Security… News Brief: The ICE and Pentagon-Bloating Vagueness of the “Climate Change is a ... Citations Needed | December 7, 2020 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: We do th... Read more News Brief: It’s Not a “Fall From Grace,” This Has Always Been Who Giuliani Was News Brief: It’s Not a “Fall From Grace,” This Has Always Been Who Giuliani Was... Citations Needed | November 20, 2020 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: We do t... Read more News Brief: A Review of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ Netflix’s Charles Murray-Themed Hallmark Film News Brief: A Review of ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ Netflix’s Charles Murray-Themed Hallm... Citations Needed | November 11, 2020 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: Thank y... Read more Episode 125: Obama-Era Media Failures We Shouldn’t Rehash Under Biden (Part I) Episode 125: Obama-Era Media Failures We Shouldn’t Rehash Under Biden (Part I) Citations Needed | December 2, 2020 | Transcript Jake Tapper moderates CNN’s September 2016 presidential town hall with then-President Obama. Intro: This is Citations Need... Read more Episode 124: Mental Health During A Pandemic: How US Media Spins Societal Failures Into Personal… Episode 124: Mental Health During A Pandemic: How US Media Spins Societal Failur... Citations Needed | November 25, 2020 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more Episode 123: How Liberal Meta-Demands for “Investigations” and “Studies” are Used to Silence… Episode 123: How Liberal Meta-Demands for “Investigations” and “Studies” are Use... Citations Needed | November 18, 2020 | Transcript President Barack Obama speaks to the press after a meeting with members of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, in... Read more News Brief: The Harper’s Letter and Our Extremely Narrow, Self-Serving Definition of Cancel… News Brief: The Harper’s Letter and Our Extremely Narrow, Self-Serving Definitio... Citations Needed | July 8, 2020 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can foll... Read more Episode 122: Climate Chaos (Part II) — The Militarization of Liberals’ Climate Change Response Episode 122: Climate Chaos (Part II) — The Militarization of Liberals’ Climate C... Citations Needed | October 28, 2020 | Transcript Solar panels are tested during a 2015 NATO exercise in Hungary. (Photo Credit: NATO) Intro: This is Citations Needed with ... Read more Episode 121: Climate Chaos (Part I) — How the Gap Between Liberal Rhetoric and Policy Promotes… Episode 121: Climate Chaos (Part I) — How the Gap Between Liberal Rhetoric and P... Citations Needed | October 21, 2020 | Transcript (Photo Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: W... Read more News Brief — Hollywood and the Pentagon: A Follow Up Conversation with Oliver Stone News Brief — Hollywood and the Pentagon: A Follow Up Conversation with Oliver St... Citations Needed | October 14, 2020 | Transcript Oliver Stone (center, in white) in the Philippines with the cast of Platoon, 1986. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Ne... Read more Episode 120: 30 Under 30 Lists and The Problem with Our Youth-Obsessed ‘Success’ Narratives Episode 120: 30 Under 30 Lists and The Problem with Our Youth-Obsessed ‘Success’... Citations Needed | September 30, 2020 | Transcript An event at the 2016 Forbes Under 30 Summit. (Forbes) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson... Read more Episode 119: How the Right Shaped Pop Country Music Episode 119: How the Right Shaped Pop Country Music Citations Needed | September 23, 2020 | Transcript Country singer and promoter Roy Acuff teaches Richard Nixon how to use a yo-yo at the Grand Ole Opry, 1974. (Grand Ole Opry) [Mu... Read more Episode 118: The Snitch Economy — How Tipping, Reviewing, and Rating Pit Working People Against… Episode 118: The Snitch Economy — How Tipping, Reviewing, and Rating Pit Working... Citations Needed | September 16, 2020 | Transcript Image from the counter of a fast-food restaurant advertising an infamous anti-worker policy. (Source: FrankieRoberto.com) [Music... Read more News Brief: Detailing the Connection Between Gentrification and Racist Police Harassment News Brief: Detailing the Connection Between Gentrification and Racist Police Ha... Citations Needed | August 11, 2020 | Transcript Mural featured on the municipal website of Louisville, Kentucky, in a section touting Vision Russell, a gentrification project linke... Read more Episode 117: The Always ‘Lagging’ U.S. War Machine Episode 117: The Always ‘Lagging’ U.S. War Machine Citations Needed | September 9, 2020 | Transcript Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Needed a podcast ... Read more Episode 116: The Pro-Gentrification Aspirationalism of HGTV’s House-Flipping Shows Episode 116: The Pro-Gentrification Aspirationalism of HGTV’s House-Flipping Sho... Citations Needed | July 29, 2020 | Transcript Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa. (HGTV) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: W... Read more Episode 115: Anti-Muslim Racism in Hollywood (Part III) — Hollywood as CIA & Pentagon Propaganda… Episode 115: Anti-Muslim Racism in Hollywood (Part III) — Hollywood as CIA &... Citations Needed | July 22, 2020 | Transcript Iron Man (2008). (Paramount) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Cit... Read more Episode 114: Anti-Muslim Racism in Hollywood (Part II) — Oscar-Bait Imperialism Episode 114: Anti-Muslim Racism in Hollywood (Part II) — Oscar-Bait Imperialism... Citations Needed | July 15, 2020 | Transcript Zero Dark Thirty (2012). Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citatio... Read more Episode 113: Hollywood and Anti-Muslim Racism (Part I) — Action and Adventure Schlock Episode 113: Hollywood and Anti-Muslim Racism (Part I) — Action and Adventure Sc... Citations Needed | July 8, 2020 | Transcript True Lies (1994). Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citations Neede... Read more News Brief: The Growing Pushback to Copaganda News Brief: The Growing Pushback to Copaganda Citations Needed | June 10, 2020 | Transcript Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Adam Johnson. Nima: You can fol... Read more News Brief: Cops Push “Outside Agitator” Line, Exploit Real Fears of Far-Right Violence to… News Brief: Cops Push “Outside Agitator” Line, Exploit Real Fears of Far-Right V... Citations Needed | June 4, 2020 | Transcript Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at a press conference regarding the uprisings in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Nima Shirazi: Welcome t... Read more News Brief: 7 Years On, U.S. Media Still Has No Answer for #BLM News Brief: 7 Years On, U.S. Media Still Has No Answer for #BLM Citations Needed | May 30, 2020 | Transcript Credit: The Real News Network Nima Shirazi: Welcome to a Citations Needed News Brief. I am Nima Shirazi. Adam Johnson: I’m Ada... Read more News Brief: Trump, the NFL, and the Upcoming Mother of All ‘Culture Wars’ News Brief: Trump, the NFL, and the Upcoming Mother of All ‘Culture Wars’ Citations Needed | May 27, 2020 | Transcript Donald Trump displays a custom New England Patriots jersey during the team’s visit to the White House in 2017. (Samuel Corum / Anadolu ... Read more Episode 112: How “Polarization” Discourse Flattens Power Dynamics and Says Nothing Episode 112: How “Polarization” Discourse Flattens Power Dynamics and Says Nothi... Citations Needed | June 24, 2020 | Transcript Vox’s Ezra Klein (center) and Sarah Kliff (left) interview Barack Obama in 2017. (Ron Sachs-Pool / Getty Images) Intro: This ... Read more Episode 111: How “Small Business” Rhetoric Is Used to Protect Corporate America Episode 111: How “Small Business” Rhetoric Is Used to Protect Corporate America... Citations Needed | June 17, 2020 | Transcript George W. Bush poses with Jack Faris of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, which worked to lower corporate taxes. (Cre... Read more Episode 110: The Shiny-Object Psychology of American Capitalist “Innovation” Episode 110: The Shiny-Object Psychology of American Capitalist “Innovation” Citations Needed | May 20, 2020 | Transcript Barack Obama holding his prized BlackBerry in 2014. (Larry Downing / Reuters) Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shiraz... Read more Episode 109: Self-Help Culture and the Rise of Corporate Happiness Monitoring Episode 109: Self-Help Culture and the Rise of Corporate Happiness Monitoring Citations Needed | May 6, 2020 | Transcript Aaron Davidson / WireImage Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to Citatio... Read more Episode 108: How Our ‘GDP’ Obsession Drives Climate Crisis and Inequality Episode 108: How Our ‘GDP’ Obsession Drives Climate Crisis and Inequality Citations Needed | April 29, 2020 | Transcript Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Credit: NPR Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Sh... Read more Episode 107: Pop Torts and the Ready-Made Virality of ‘Frivolous Lawsuit’ Stories Episode 107: Pop Torts and the Ready-Made Virality of ‘Frivolous Lawsuit’ Storie... Citations Needed | April 22, 2020 | Transcript Retro Report / New York Times Intro: This is Citations Needed with Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. Nima Shirazi: Welcome to C... Read more Episode 106: The Sanitization of Sanctions Episode 106: The Sanitization of Sanctions Citations Needed | April 15, 2020 | Transcript From left: Henry Kissinger, James Baker, Madeleine Albright, Colin Powell, Hillary Clinton. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) [Music... Read more News Brief: Widespread Indifference to Covid-19 in Prisons
