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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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All Episodes

00:09:18

🎙️ CWT559: ‘The Purged: The Vanished Voters of...

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2025/10/21

Today, we’re talking about The Purged: The Vanished Voters of Trump’s America, a 2020 short documentary directed by David Ambrose and narrated by Debra Messing. It’s just 14 minutes long, but it packs a punch—because it shows how millions of Americans, especially people of color and young voters, were wiped from voter rolls in key battleground states.

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00:12:20

🎙️ CWT558: Operation Rising Lion: How War Rebuilt...

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2025/10/21

On June 13th, 2025, Israel struck more than a hundred sites across Iran — nuclear facilities, missile bases, command centers. The operation had a name that sounded almost mythic: Rising Lion.Within hours, air raid sirens wailed over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as Iran fired back. Israel called it “its darkest day.” But for one man, it might have been a turning point — even salvation...

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00:11:56

🎙️ CWT557: ALF’s Hit Talk Show – The Pilot with Drew...

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2025/10/19

Today, we’re talking about a puppet… no, not just any puppet—America’s favorite sarcastic alien. That’s right. We’re taking a look at ALF’s Hit Talk Show, the series you might not even remember existed. And specifically, its very first episode, featuring Drew Carey and Dennis Franz.

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00:08:05

🎙️ CWT556: Industry, Power, and the Immense Human Cost

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2025/10/18

Today’s episode: Industry, Power, and the Immense Human Cost.

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00:16:45

🎙️ CWT555: 'Et puis la terre' (2005) – A Rambling...

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2025/10/18

Could this be my worst, most random episode yet? I offer a rambling review of a French charity single from the early 2000s. Listen to me butcher French pronunciations!

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00:59:28

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 41); JD...

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2025/10/16

In this episode, I discuss JD Vance, the Vice President of these United States, defending some Republican Nazi punks after their texts were leaked. I'll discuss why their supposed "jokes" are not funny, especially in light of their proximity to power. I'll also discuss the tech goblin known as Peter Thiel, and also JD Vance's buddy and another PayPal and co-founder Ken Howery, and how Howery might be tasked with stealing Greenland and putting it into Trump's greasy and

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00:11:02

🎙️ CWT554: The Funk of the Future — Inside Vulfpeck

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2025/10/14

Today, we’re talking about a band that managed to revitalize funk as a musical form, crash Spotify’s business model, and sell out Madison Square Garden — all without a record label.This is the story of Vulfpeck — the internet’s favorite funk band.

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00:12:11

🎙️ CWT553: UB40’s '(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love...

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2025/10/13

The episode image is a moment from the music video itself. Steamy and creepy! (Sex sells, baby!)

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00:07:17

🎙️ CWT552: Boredoms: Chaos, Drums, and Cosmic Noise

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2025/10/11

Today we’re heading to Osaka, Japan — home of one of the wildest, loudest, most unpredictable bands to ever exist: Boredoms.

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00:06:35

🎙️ CWT551: When to Obey, When to Rebel

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2025/10/10

There are times when obedience makes sense. Not just to keep some authority from putting a bullet in your brain, but because— well — sometimes, following direction is actually the wiser move.So this episode is about discernment. When should we rebel, when should we obey (or listen)?

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00:07:56

CWT550: Power, Legitimacy, and the Abstractions That...

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2025/10/10

Welcome back to the show. Today we’re diving into something both abstract and deeply real: the strange way that human beings hand over their lives, their communities, and their identities to symbols, systems, and structures that are — when you really think about it — completely made up.

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00:47:38

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 40);...

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2025/10/09

Amazon MGM Studios has announced that Melania, a documentary about Melania Trump, will open exclusively in theaters on January 30, 2026. The film will later move to streaming, and Amazon also plans a three-part docuseries tracing her movements between Trump Tower in New York City, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, and Washington, D.C.

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00:09:04

CWT549: Emotional guitar moments: 'Wish You Were...

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2025/10/07

Sometimes, the most emotional moments in rock history don’t explode with volume. They arrive quietly, and are fragile.Take Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here.” Released in 1975, it opens not with fireworks, but with understatement.

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00:41:07

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 39);...

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2025/10/04

Back when I was writing for more websites, I wrote some recaps of episodes of The Boys, so I became familiar with the character of Frederick Vought and his powerful company Vought International. So when I first learned of a man named Russell Vought connected with the neo-fascist organization Project 25, I couldn't help but try to connect the two thematically.

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00:09:53

CWT548: The Walkabouts: The Band Seattle Forgot, But...

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2025/10/04

Today, we’re talking about The Walkabouts. A band that lived in the same scene as the grunge giants, but created something entirely their own.

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00:11:26

CWT547: Mother Rasputin: Mariam Soulakiotis, Serial...

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2025/10/04

In modern Greek history, few names cast a darker shadow than Mariam Soulakiotis. She was called many things: the Nun of Loutraki, the Serial Killer Nun, even Mother Rasputin.

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00:14:32

CWT546: Elvis Presley – Why He's Called 'The King of...

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2025/10/03

Elvis Presley. You’ve heard the name. Maybe you picture the pompadour, the leather, the rhinestones… or maybe just the hips that had America clutching its pearls. But who was Elvis, really? And why does he still matter almost fifty years after his death? Today, we’re breaking down the life, music, and legacy of the King of Rock and Roll.

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00:19:27

CWT545: After We Collided (2020) Movie Review: Love,...

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2025/09/27

Today we’re diving into "After We Collided" — the second movie in the "After" film series, based on Anna Todd’s novels that started as One Direction fanfiction on Wattpad. Yes, you heard that right.

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00:41:00

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 38); Ken...

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2025/09/25

While battling a terrible cold, I belittle Ken Paxton, John Cornyn, and a scandalous Texas Democrat few people remember. Long story short: John Cornyn may be more boring than Paxton, but that really does not make him much better. I also get into redistricting.

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00:09:14

CWT544: Normal, Practical, Sane Immigration Policy...

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2025/09/21

What a normal, practical, sane immigration policy might look like.

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