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Critical Wade Theory

I"ll talk about everything from politics to entertainment and philosophy. I"m also a part-time entertainment writer and working-class from the UP of Michigan, so that might come up occasionally. Oh, and I make weird experimental music and sometimes host a college radio show.

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00:20:37

🎙️CWT490: Biopower: How Modern Life Is Engineered

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2025/07/10

Today’s episode: Biopower — How Modern Life Is Engineered.This isn’t just theory. It’s about how governments, corporations, and institutions regulate our lives — not just with laws or police, but by managing our health, education, sexuality, even our identities.

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00:06:49

🎙️CWT489: The Haunting Blues of Blind Willie Johnson

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2025/07/10

Today, we explore the life and legacy of one of the most influential gospel blues musicians of all time — Blind Willie Johnson.

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00:08:32

🎙️CWT488: Killers in History: The Dark Legacy of...

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2025/07/10

People were just as bad back in ancient Rome.

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00:11:49

🎙️CWT487: Why We Assume the Worst About People

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2025/07/10

Why do we so often assume the worst about people — even when we barely know them? (And I want to emphasize that, yes, sometimes assuming the worst about someone actually is valid, if you do know about them.)More broadly, there are reasons. Deep, wired-in reasons we assue the worst about people.

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00:14:44

🎙️CWT486: Peeing in Sync: What Chimps Teach Us About...

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2025/07/10

Today, we’re going to talk about… peeing.Not just any kind of peeing—contagious urination. Among chimpanzees.Yes, really.

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00:12:29

🎙️CWT485: More Than Words: Rethinking Historical Sources

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2025/07/09

Can you write history without written sources?If your gut says "No," you're not alone — and you're also wrong.

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00:15:01

🎙️CWT484: A Cure for Wellness (2016) REVIEW 〰

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2025/07/06

The good, the bad, and the ugly about "A Cure for Wellness."

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00:06:17

🎙️CWT483: Shirley Verrett: The Voice That Broke Barriers

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2025/07/05

Today, we’re spotlighting one of the greatest voices in American opera history—a woman who defied expectations, shattered barriers, and redefined what it meant to take the stage. This is the story of Shirley Verrett.

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00:10:34

🎙️CWT482: 'Soul Rebels' Album Review – The Birth of...

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2025/07/05

Today, we’re talking about "Soul Rebels" — the 1970 album by The Wailers that marked a turning point not just for the band, but for reggae music as a whole.

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00:04:56

🎙️CWT481: 'Have a Seat at the Freedom Café' PT. 1...

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2025/07/04

Uncle Sam is a regular customer at the "Freedom Café." What's he eating?

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00:33:03

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 27);...

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2025/07/03

Bill O’Reilly took a break from being irrelevant to praise President Trump’s sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). I also discuss Roger Ailes' ailing legacy and Rudy Giuliani's biggest scandal (and no, it's not the hair dye thing).

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00:10:44

🎙️CWT480: Creepy Creatures and Myths: The Beast of...

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2025/07/02

North Carolina, winter of 1953. A small, quiet town wakes up to blood. Not a horror film. Not a myth. Just real people, real fear—and a predator no one could explain.This is The Beast of Bladenboro.

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00:13:49

🎙️CWT479: Electric Dreams S1E1 'The Hood Maker' 🧠🔍📺–...

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2025/07/02

Electric Dreams S1E1 'The Hood Maker' review...where I get a little hostile toward sci-fi nerds.

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00:16:40

🎙️CWT478: Were The Stooges the First Punk Band? Let's...

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2025/07/02

Were The Stooges really the first punk-sounding band ever?

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00:10:04

🎙️CWT477: 'A Challenge for Robin Hood' (1967) REVIEW...

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2025/07/01

Today, we’re pulling back the longbow and heading into the greenwood for a hidden gem from 1967: "A Challenge for Robin Hood."

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00:19:10

🎙️CWT476: What Makes a Monster? 🧛🦇⚰️

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2025/06/28

What makes a monster?

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00:14:33

🎙️CWT475: Eraserhead (1977) - Movie Monster of the...

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2025/06/27

Movie Monster of the Moment: What if your worst fears wore a face?Not a monster under the bed—but something weirder. Something harder to name. Something crying in the dark.Today, we’re talking about Eraserhead — David Lynch’s 1977 debut feature. A film that doesn’t explain itself. It just sits with you. Crawls into your dreams. And leaves you asking: what was that thing?

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00:12:50

🎙️CWT474: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

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2025/06/27

Today: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.

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00:41:13

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 26);...

Critical Wade Theory ·

2025/06/26

Nineteen-year-old Edward Coristine, better known online as “Big Balls,” has resigned from the U.S. government’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as of June 25, 2025, according to White House and media sources.Also, DOGE's origin, and how Elon Musk's dad is a dirty dog.

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00:17:01

🎙️CWT473: Elon Musk's 'Billionaire Salute' — FINAL...

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2025/06/25

Elon Musk sucks. I did an episode on this now infamous moment recently, but I don't feel like I did the greatest job. So I want to make one final episode on what happened, sort of like a final verdict from yours truly.

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