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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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00:25:19

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 34); Kim...

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2025/08/28

Chine throws a military parade with dictatorial guests of honor. Also, I look at North Korea's failed-successful leadership. . (Photo credit: Nikkei montage/Photos from Reuters)

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00:18:51

CWT522🎙️: White Lion – The Rise, Roar, Collapse of a...

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2025/08/26

White Lion’s story is one of triumph and tension—an ascent to glam-metal glory in the late ‘80s, followed by a rapid unraveling. Today, we’re tracing their rise, their roar, and their sudden silence.

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00:09:32

CWT521🎙️: Is ‘99 Problems’ by Jay-Z Misunderstood?

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2025/08/23

Today, we’re talking about a song that’s been quoted, misquoted, referenced, parodied, misunderstood — and still hits harder than most: Jay-Z’s “99 Problems.”

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00:37:04

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 33);...

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2025/08/21

I talk about Gerrymandering and what Trump's Saudi ties mean about him and the nature of authoritarian power.

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00:06:14

CWT520🎙️: Mackinac Island and the Forgotten War

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2025/08/20

Mackinac Island. A jewel in the straits between Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Today, it’s known for horse-drawn carriages, Victorian charm, and fudge shops that sweeten every corner of its approximately 4.35 square miles. But behind the postcards and the nostalgia lies a chapter of history most visitors never hear about—the island’s pivotal role in the War of 1812.

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00:16:44

CWT519🎙️ Rakka (Oats Studios Vol. 1, Ep. 1) REVIEWED

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2025/08/20

Today, we’re going to talk about Rakka — the first episode in Neill Blomkamp’s Oats Studios project. If you know Blomkamp’s work from District 9, Elysium, or Chappie, you already know he’s a filmmaker obsessed with worldbuilding, body horror, and the politics of power. And with Oats Studios, he got the freedom to throw wild ideas straight to the audience, outside the Hollywood system.

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00:04:42

CWT518: Checks, Balances, and the Real Work of Equality

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2025/08/20

...It’s a pragmatic approach, really.Not a utopian vision. Not a blood-soaked revolution with hidden authoritarian ambitions. Just a system that works—for the many, not the few.And most importantly, a system that doesn’t require anyone to be crushed in the process.

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00:08:16

CWT517: Dog Whistles Became Bullhorns: Trump,...

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2025/08/18

Over the past decade, America has witnessed the re-emergence of something many hoped had been buried with history books: the mainstreaming of white nationalist rhetoric. And at the center of this storm? Donald Trump.

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00:04:18

🎙️ CWT516: The 'Sacred' Lies of God and State

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2025/08/17

...Because when patriotism and piety are woven together, they reach into the deepest, most primal parts of who we are — our need to belong, our hunger for meaning, our instinct to trust authority.And if you can control those instincts… you can control almost everything.

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00:11:41

🎙️ CWT515 – America: Riding the Ventura Highway On a...

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2025/08/16

Today, we’re talking about a band that captured the easygoing, sun-drenched vibe of the 1970s better than almost anyone else. Their sound was soft rock at its finest—gentle harmonies, polished acoustic guitars, and lyrics that felt like open highways and lazy afternoons.This is the story of America.

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00:09:01

CWT514🎙: Def Jam Recordings

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2025/08/15

Let’s rewind to 1984. Rick Rubin, a punk-loving NYU student, starts producing hip-hop tracks out of his dorm room.

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00:20:52

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 32);...

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2025/08/15

Israel’s land grabbing, and the darkness of Smotrich and Ben-Gvir.

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00:06:28

CWT513🎙: Emma Goldman Was Right! 'Patriotism is Too...

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2025/08/13

Emma Goldman once said: “Thinking men and women the world over are beginning to realize that patriotism is too narrow and limited a conception to meet the necessities of our time.”That was over a century ago. And she was right — maybe even more right today than she could have imagined.

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00:09:34

CWT512🎙: I Came By (2022) MOVIE REVIEW

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2025/08/12

Today, we’re talking about I Came By — a tense British crime thriller from 2022 that mixes political edge, creeping dread, and the most unsettling Hugh Bonneville performance you’ll probably ever see.

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00:05:28

CWT511: Gentle style of Mississippi John Hurt

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2025/08/10

Today, we’re traveling (figuratively) to the heart of Avalon, Mississippi — home to one of the most beloved and quietly revolutionary figures in American music: Mississippi John Hurt.

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00:14:42

CWT510: 'Sacred' Stories and the Weight of...

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2025/08/09

When we canonize certain books — when we elevate some stories above all others — we risk building a wall. Not just between “high” and “low” art, but between cultures, languages, perspectives. Between who gets to tell stories and who we’re willing to listen to.

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00:07:42

CWT509: Deerhunter – Ambient Punk, Southern Grit

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2025/08/09

Today we’re diving into Deerhunter — a band that calls Atlanta, Georgia home, but whose music belongs to no single place or time. Formed in 2001, they’ve carved out a space all their own in the indie rock universe, stitching together elements of punk, ambient, garage, shoegaze, and noise to create, as they once described it, “ambient punk.”

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00:02:57

CWT508: Sydney Sweeney 'superior jeans' ad

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2025/08/09

I have thoughts on this...

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00:08:29

CWT507: Iran's Fordow, Fallout, and the Fog of...

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2025/08/08

War stuff

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00:36:39

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 32);...

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2025/08/08

Abbott’s threats are likely symbolic. The state constitution allows members to deprive a chamber of quorum. A 2021 Texas Supreme Court ruling affirmed legislative walkouts are not illegal—they may even be compelled back in-state, but removal from office or censorship has no clear precedent ...

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