Épisodes

  • Ep 237: How Selective, Patronizing 'Deradicalization' Discourse Pathologizes Anti-Colonial Struggle
    Apr 15 2026
    In this episode, we break down the long history of US media reducing recalcitrant populations' grievances to "terrorism," "hate," and "radicalism" in urgent need of re-education. With guest Prem Thakker.
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    1 h et 22 min
  • Ep 236: Manufactured Austerity and the Media Assisted 'Public-Private Partnership' Rip-Off
    Apr 8 2026

    In this episode we discuss how privatization was rebranded 'Public-Private Partnerships' and unleashed decades of raiding of the public coffers by Wall Street. With guest Donald Cohen, founder and executive director of In the Public Interest.

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    1 h et 6 min
  • News Brief: As American Troops Hide in Civilian Hotels, US Media Ignores Pentagon's Use of 'Human Shields'
    Apr 1 2026

    In this News Brief we examine CNN, the Atlantic, Washington Post and NYT's blatant 'human shields' double standard as reports emerge of US troops hiding from Iranian attacks in civilian infrastructure.

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    18 min
  • News Brief: How Decades of Media Distortions and Lies about "Iran's Nuclear Program" Lead to War
    Mar 25 2026

    In this News Brief, we discuss a recent poll showing 70% of Americans are fundamentally wrong about the nature of Iran's "nuclear program"—including 1 in 4 who think Iran currently possesses a nuclear weapon, and detail how decades of sleazy media innuendo and fabrications got us to this point.

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    35 min
  • "Shadow Fleets," Sanctions & Western Media's International Law-ification of Arbitrary US Dictates
    Mar 11 2026

    In this episode, we explore how arbitrary—often unilateral—sanctions against Enemy States are given the halo of international legal legitimacy with a combination of lies, slippery language and brainless court stenography. With guest Maryam Jamshidi, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law.

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    1 h et 22 min
  • News Brief: As Trump Crushes Academia, the NYT and Atlantic Still Fight 'Woke' Wars from 5 Years Ago
    Feb 18 2026

    In this News Brief, we are joined by Chenjerai Kumanyika and Todd Wolfson of the American Association of University Professors to discuss Trump's gutting of higher education, its expansion on previous neoliberal privatization efforts, and how big donor and media backlash against "woke "academics and anti-Gaza genocide protestors is fueling the possible end of academic independence as we know it.

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    46 min
  • Ep 234: TikTok, Gen Z's Move to Social Media and Elite Panic Over Unsanctioned News
    Feb 4 2026

    In this episode, we examine our political class' TikTok neurosis, how Gaza fueled its sell to US and Israeli military contractors, and the long history of elite panics around unsanctioned information flows. With guest Omar Zahzah.

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    1 h et 14 min
  • News Brief: ICE, Senate Dems' Counterinsurgency PR, and the Limits of Body Cam Liberalism
    Jan 30 2026

    In this News Brief, we detail the fundamental problems with Senate Democrats' cosmetic reforms, the strategy of letting outrage blow over and the conspicuous absence of any proposal that touches ICE's obscene budget.

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    40 min