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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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00:13:43

CWT429: Tech Titans and Trump's Inauguration: The...

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2025/05/02

What we saw on that cold January day was more than an inauguration. It was a message:This is who runs America now.Not the voters.Not the institutions.But the billionaires who sit on the dais — and the policies that follow their money.

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00:23:44

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 18);...

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2025/05/01

In a move that has sparked controversy, the United States and Ukraine have signed a bilateral agreement granting the U.S. access to Ukraine's critical mineral resources.Also, another scandalous Trump family member and how Reagan's biggest scandal verifies anarchist critiques of state power and violence.

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00:20:21

CWT428: Using Humor in Presentations (Even When...

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2025/04/30

Today we’re talking about how to actually use humor in presentations—even if you don’t think you’re funny.

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00:11:31

CWT427: Remembering Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper's 'Elvis...

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2025/04/30

"Elvis is Everywhere" is a song by Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper, released in 1987 as part of their album "Bo-Day-Shus!!!" It's a fun little tune!

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00:12:51

CWT426: Creepy Creatures and Myths: The Black Volga,...

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2025/04/30

Ever hear the one about the black car that stole children off the street? Possibly no license plate (at least in some versions). No trace. Just black paint, white rims, and a sense of dread.Today we’re digging into one of Eastern Europe’s most chilling urban legends: The Black Volga.

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00:06:39

CWT425: Anarchy: Democracy Taken Seriously?

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2025/04/30

You hear the word anarchy, and what comes to mind?

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00:14:25

CWT424 🐦‍⬛: 'The Birds II: Land's End' (1994 TV Movie)

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2025/04/29

Today, we’re diving into one of the more obscure corners of horror cinema — The Birds II: Land’s End.

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00:08:01

CWT423 🎙️: Tales of the Wizard of Oz (1961) - Pilot /...

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2025/04/29

"Tales of the Wizard of Oz" is an animated television series that originally aired from 1961 to 1962, in the heyday of things like "The Alvin Show" (early incarnation of Alvin and the Chipmunks).

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00:12:06

CWT422 🎙️: Notable Historical Freudian slips

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2025/04/29

Today, we’re talking Freudian slips. Those little verbal accidents that might just be windows into what we're really thinking.

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00:08:43

CWT421 🎙️:The Many Musical Lives of Bob Nanna [Braid,...

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2025/04/27

Today, we're diving into the career of someone who’s been a quiet but consistent force in shaping the emo and indie rock scenes: Bob Nanna.

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00:12:26

CWT420 🎙️: 'Le Tigre' Album Review: Punk Politics You...

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2025/04/26

Today we’re going back to 1999 to talk about a record that’s as fierce as it is fun: Le Tigre, the debut album from the feminist electroclash trio of the same name.

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00:10:33

CWT419 🎙️: 'OMG: Oh My God!' (2012) Reviewed: When...

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2025/04/26

Today, we're diving into one of Bollywood’s boldest satirical dramas: OMG: Oh My God!

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00:14:31

CWT418 🎙️: Why Are So Many Young People Ready to...

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2025/04/25

Today’s episode? We’re diving into a question that’s been showing up in headlines, forums, late-night group chats, and letters to the editor: “Why do so many young Americans want to leave?”

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00:12:25

CWT417 🎙️: 'Realism' 101: Power, Interests, and the...

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2025/04/23

Today we’re digging into the intellectual roots of Realism—one of the most influential theories in international relations. From 19th-century historians to postwar political scientists, we’ll explore how the realist mindset evolved and why it still matters today.

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00:26:49

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 17);...

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2025/04/22

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears ready to back a group of religious parents challenging a Maryland public school district’s refusal to let students opt out of lessons featuring LGBTQ characters. The case, brought by a coalition of Muslim, Christian, and Jewish parents in Montgomery County, centers on the school system’s decision to integrate inclusive storybooks into its elementary curriculum—books that the plaintiffs argue violate their religious beliefs.But didn't

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00:13:22

CWT416 🎙️: What If There Were No More "Normal"?

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2025/04/20

What if there were no more "normal"?No more “that’s how it’s usually done” majority dominating most discussions. No more default, assumed, taken-for-granted settings for how people look, think, or show up in the world.What would that even feel like?

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00:14:42

CWT415 🎙️: 'I Am Not Your Negro' (2016) — James...

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2025/04/20

Today, we’re talking about I Am Not Your Negro — the 2016 documentary by Raoul Peck that takes James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript, Remember This House, and shows how it's still relevant today.

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00:07:26

CWT414: Behind the Duck: The Legacy of Disney's Jack...

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2025/04/19

Today, we’re talking about a man you might not recognize by name—but if you’ve ever laughed at Donald Duck losing his temper, you’ve seen his work.Jack Hannah. Not the animal guy—that’s Jack Hanna. Different guy, different spelling.This Jack Hannah was an animator, writer, and director who helped shape some of the most iconic moments in Disney's golden age of animation.

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CWT413: Bob Mould: Noise, Melody, and the Light Ahead

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2025/04/19

The guy behind Hüsker Dü. The guy behind Sugar. The guy behind one of the most underrated, quietly massive solo careers in American rock.

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CWT412: Freeze, Fight, or Laugh: How We Cope with...

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2025/04/18

Why we react the way we do, what drives our choices, and how we make sense of a world that keeps changing.

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