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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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00:14:42

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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00:07:35

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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00:12:39

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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00:06:42

CWT411: ALF: Cartoon Prequel w/Cat Fudge, Donut...

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2025/04/18

Grab your cat fudge sundae and get ready: We're talking about the very first episode of ALF: The Animated Series — the one from way back in 1987.

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00:12:19

CWT410: 🎙🎶 “Trenchmouth vs. The Light of the Sun” —...

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2025/04/17

I sometimes dig into the strange corners of music history and unearth the stuff that didn’t make it onto your algorithm. Today, we’re going back to 1995, to an album that didn’t chart, didn’t play nice, and definitely didn’t try to be liked.We’re talking “Trenchmouth vs. The Light of the Sun” — the third album from the Chicago-based band Trenchmouth. And yeah, that’s Fred Armisen’s old band.

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00:04:18

CWT409: Spoiler: It Was Ringo Who Screamed at the End...

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2025/04/17

Alright, let’s settle a supposed rock ‘n’ roll mystery that’s had some Beatles fans debating for decades:Who the hell screamed “I’ve got blisters on my fingers!” at the end of Helter Skelter?

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00:24:39

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 16); El...

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2025/04/15

The case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a 29-year-old Salvadoran national and Maryland resident—exposes the authoritarian tendencies of the Trump administration and its disregard for judicial authority. Despite a 2019 immigration judge's order granting him protection from deportation due to credible threats from gangs in El Salvador, Abrego Garcia was forcibly removed from the U.S. in March 2025 and imprisoned in El Salvador's notorious Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT). This facility has been

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00:14:01

CWT408: Adventure Time Begins: Remembering “Slumber...

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2025/04/12

Today I'm talking about the episode that started it all for Adventure Time — “Slumber Party Panic.”

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00:16:38

CWT407: Stefanik’s U.N. Sidestep Signifies a GOP...

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2025/04/11

Today, I'm digging into a nomination that made headlines—and the quiet retreat that followed. Elise Stefanik, once floated as America’s next ambassador to the United Nations, is staying put in Congress. Here's why that matters, and what it says about power, loyalty, and political strategy in 2025.

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00:17:45

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 15, Pt....

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2025/04/10

Kevin McCarthy is a lame-o.

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00:35:55

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 15); AG...

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2025/04/10

Pam Bondi uses "Liberation Day" to attack liberty and oppose checks and balances on Trump's power.

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00:07:30

CWT406: The Contradictions of Right-Wing Rhetoric

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2025/04/04

Welcome to today’s episode, where we unpack some of the most glaring contradictions in right-wing rhetoric, particularly when it comes to foreign policy, social values, and the logic — or lack thereof — behind these positions.

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00:16:58

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 14, PT....

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2025/04/03

The biggest scandal involving Elijah Muhammad, leader of the Nation of Islam (NOI)...

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00:34:26

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 14);...

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2025/04/03

Mayor Eric Adams has announced his decision to bypass New York City's Democratic primary and seek reelection as an independent candidate...and he is not cool.

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00:03:56

👻🎙️ CWT405: Confidence Creeps [A 'Wade's Spooky...

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2025/04/01

Tonight, we confront a chilling question: what happens when confidence turns into something... else? When standing up for yourself takes on a life of its own? This is the story of how assertiveness—when pushed too far—becomes something eerie.

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00:15:46

🎙️ CWT404: Why We’re Still Obsessed with Jennifer’s...

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2025/04/01

Today, we’re talking about Jennifer’s Body (2009), the horror-comedy that’s as sharp with its satire as it is with its scares. Written by Diablo Cody, who gave us Juno, and directed by Karyn Kusama, Jennifer’s Body wasn’t fully appreciated when it first hit theaters. But over time, it’s gained a cult following — and for good reason. Let’s dive in.

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00:17:41

CWT403: Land to Conquer, Worlds to Resist

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2025/03/31

Today, we’re taking a journey back to a transformative era, one where greed, violence, and resistance collided. This is the story of conquest, exploitation, manufactured myths, and cultural encounters that forever disrupted communities and ecosystems. I did accidentally call "sugar cane" "sugar crane." Not sure how that happened, but...it happened.

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00:10:43

CWT402: The Retirement Plan (2023), - A Nic Cage...

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2025/03/31

Today, we’re diving into The Retirement Plan, a 2023 action-comedy starring the one and only Nicolas Cage.

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00:10:45

CWT401: The Marvelettes - Motown's Unsung Pioneers

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2025/03/29

Today, we’re shining a spotlight on a group that paved the way for Motown’s golden era: The Marvelettes. While they may not have achieved the long-term fame of The Supremes or The Temptations, they were Motown’s first group to score a No. 1 hit — and their legacy is undeniable.

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