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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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00:07:41

🎙️CWT598: Escape, Stories, And The Middle Ground

Critical Wade Theory ·

2025/12/17

Today I want to talk - at least tangentially - about two classic stories almost everyone knows: Cinderella and Aladdin...

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00:10:50

🎙️CWT597: The Axehandle Hound 🪓🐕 and Other Creatures...

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2025/12/17

Let's talk about a mythological creature called The Axehandle Hound.Main image from "Cryptid Wiki."

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00:06:58

🎙️CWT596: Favored and Forsaken

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2025/12/16

There’s a common mistake people make when they look at ancient epics, especially Greek ones. They assume these stories are just primitive attempts to explain cruelty. Bad things happen because the gods are petty. Lightning strikes because Zeus is angry. Suffering gets shrugged off as fate.But that reading misses the point.

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00:09:34

🎙️CWT595: Beyond the Moral of the Story

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2025/12/13

When we teach folktales, we often treat them like containers.Open the story. Extract the lesson. Close the book.Be kind. Be brave. Don’t lie.Message received. Next story.But what if that’s the least interesting thing a folktale can do?

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00:13:27

🎙️CWT594: Into the Comatorium: The Mars Volta’s...

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2025/12/12

In 2003, The Mars Volta released De-Loused in the Comatorium — an album that didn’t just enter the world of rock music… it detonated inside it.A chaotic, beautiful, terrifying journey through addiction, hallucination, and rebirth.Part punk, part jazz, part cosmic meltdown.This was no ordinary debut.Cover art from Gold Standard Laboratories / Universal Records / Strummer., Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1661149

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00:42:07

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 49);...

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2025/12/11

I'm going to look at Trump the pirate. Also: How Nancy Reagan actually helped create the scenario we are in, and how her story reflects conservative or right-wing hypocrisy. Also also: I look at one of the unique scandals of Charlton Heston and how that issue could be unifying between both traditional conservatives and the far left...but sadly isn't.

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00:08:49

🎙️CWT593: Magical Realism and the Magical Power of...

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2025/12/09

I get into how thinking about magical realism as a narrative mode is fascinating, and how it encourages a person to think about narrative modes in general, and the almost magical (and sometimes bizarre, powerful, and potentially frightening) nature of words.

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00:14:06

🎙️CWT592: Into the U.P. (More 'Yooper' Talk)

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2025/12/09

Apologies if I covered some pf these Yooper topics before...but I also don't have that many regular listeners anyway, so it probably works out.

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00:08:16

🎙️CWT591: Reminder: Trump's Voter Fraud Claims Don’t...

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2025/12/06

The big lie is still a big lie.

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00:11:27

🎙️CWT590: Review of 'America's Surveillance State'...

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2025/12/05

Reviewing America's Surveillance State, a 2014 TV mini-series that takes a hard look at the extent of government surveillance in the United States, particularly in the aftermath of 9/11.

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00:15:53

🎙️CWT589: A Christmas Story 2 (2012) REVIEW

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2025/12/05

Talking about A Christmas Story 2, the direct to video sequel to the 1983 classic A Christmas Story. It arrived almost thirty years after the original and came from a completely different creative team. My honest thoughts...and a few dishonest ones, just to keep you on your toes.

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00:25:30

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 48);...

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2025/12/04

Trump's hypocrisy on drug trafficking is absolutely mind-blowing, Also, I critique the US military (Yes, you read that right! I am doing the unthinkable)).

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00:06:18

🎙️CWT588: ‘Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld’ by The...

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2025/12/02

The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld, released in 1991, is one of the albums that showed the world what ambient house could be when it drifted away from the dance floor and into its own headspace.

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00:11:29

🎙️CWT587: REVIEW of 'First Day of Rule' — The...

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2025/12/02

Today, we’re rewinding to the very first episode of Elena of Avalor — “First Day of Rule.”

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00:17:15

🎙️CWT586: Trump Threatens TRIO Program Offering...

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2025/12/02

TRIO programs have faced repeated threats of federal cuts, including proposals by the Trump administration to reduce or eliminate funding for several college access initiatives. For students in rural or low income communities, these programs are often the only structured path toward college readiness. The possibility of losing them raised alarms among educators nationwide who pointed out that TRIO serves students who already stand at the edge of opportunity.

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00:06:07

🎙️CWT585: When a First Date Flops

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2025/11/30

If a first date didn’t go well, should you give a second one a chance?

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00:06:05

🎙️CWT584: The Story of 'Hellraiser' by Motörhead and...

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2025/11/28

The seed for “Hellraiser” was planted during a jam session between Ozzy Osbourne, Zakk Wylde, and Lemmy Kilmister.

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00:32:08

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 47);...

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2025/11/27

Trump is using violence to justify bashing immigrants AGAIN. Also, I am going to get into the history of Ronald Reagan, and then Gerald Ford's biggest scandal and how it's impact is still being felt today, even if seldom acknowledged by the press, or even most anti-authoritarian activists.Image: Trump and wife Ivana met with President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan at a 1985 state dinner for King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. Since then, Trump has retained close ties to the Saudi

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00:14:47

🎙️CWT583: The Wolf at the Door & False Personas

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2025/11/26

Today I am talking about wolves once more. Not the ones in the woods, but the ones who walk around looking like everyone else. The ones who smile, might speak softly, and say gentle things while hiding their darker thoughts and instincts behind their warmer mask.And no, I am not just talking about people like Ted Bundy this time. I am also talking about ordinary people, who might not be outright maniacs, but who still have dark thoughts sometimes. Episode image is the cover to my album

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00:11:56

🎙️CWT582: 'Fulfillingness’ First Finale' by Stevie...

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2025/11/26

Talking about Fulfillingness’ First Finale, released in July 1974 on Motown’s Tamla label.

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