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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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00:15:56

CWT506:So You Wanna Write About Music? — Just Say It...

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2025/08/02

Today, I'm taking a deep dive — not into a band, not into a genre— but into you. Specifically, your voice as a potential music journalist, or music reviewer.

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00:18:04

CWT505: 🔬 Truth in the Age of Noise (+ Organizations...

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2025/08/01

How, in an age overflowing with scientific progress, are we still so vulnerable to misinformation?Plus, I give a list of organizations promoting science.

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00:07:02

🎙️ CWT504: 'The Upsetter' 1969 Album Review — Lee...

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2025/08/01

Today we’re rewinding all the way back to 1969 for a look at The Upsetter, the groundbreaking album by one of reggae’s wildest visionaries — Lee “Scratch” Perry.

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00:14:29

🎙️ CWT503: AFTER (2019) 🎬 REVIEW – Wattpad Romance or...

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2025/08/01

After is a 2019 romantic drama directed by Jenny Gage and adapted from Anna Todd’s viral Wattpad story — which, fun fact, originally started as One Direction fan fiction.

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00:30:33

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 31);...

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2025/07/31

Tariffs / Trump's Creepy Aliases / Ivana's Iffy Death

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00:14:57

🎙️ CWT502: Against the Machine: Rudolf Rocker on...

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2025/07/30

Rudolf Rocker. His 1938 work, Anarcho-Syndicalism, opens with a clear-eyed critique of modern power — economic and political — and a call for something radically different.

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00:16:42

🎙️ CWT501: 'Homeland Security' Posts White...

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2025/07/28

If they want us to stop calling them fascists, they should stop doing fascist crap.

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00:11:07

🎙️ CWT500: The King of Western Swing: Bob Wills and...

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2025/07/25

Bob Wills — "The King of Western Swing" blended country and jazz...and also influenced rock and roll. Here's how...

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00:06:31

🎙️ CWT499: Jonny Quest 'The Mystery of the Lizard...

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2025/07/25

Today — we're heading straight into the swampy unknown with Jonny Quest. The episode: “The Mystery of the Lizard Men.”

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00:15:22

🎙️ CWT498: 'Easy A' (2010): The Scarlet Letter Goes...

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2025/07/25

Talking about one of the sharpest teen comedies of the last two decades — Easy A.

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00:12:01

🎙️ CWT497: John Barry: The Sound of James Bond 🎬

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2025/07/25

Today we’re diving into the sleek, suspenseful, and downright iconic world of John Barry — the man who gave James Bond his swagger and helped redefine film music along the way.

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00:36:18

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 30);...

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2025/07/24

I discuss Trump's war on Harvard (and education generally), how Kid Rock sucks, and the twisted world of Vince and Linda McMahon. Somehow, I forgot to mention I actually once attended a WCW wrestling event (accompanying my girlfriend at the time and her brother). But these episodes aren't all about me anyway, right?

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00:11:30

CWT496: Mississippi Fred McDowell – The Bluesman Who...

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2025/07/20

Mississippi Fred McDowell — a slide guitar master, a folk-blues icon, and one of the rawest voices ever captured on tape.

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00:04:11

CWT495: How Folktales Got Their Numbers

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2025/07/19

Ever wondered how scholars make sense of thousands of fairy tales from all over the world? How do you compare a story about a clever fox in Finland to one about a tricky jackal in India—or a talking cat in Germany?It turns out, there’s a system for that.

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00:30:22

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 29);...

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2025/07/18

A growing rebellion is stirring within Trump’s MAGA faction, this time triggered by how his team handled documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal investigation. The furor, rooted in long-held suspicions about elite complicity and justice system deceit, has split Trump’s closest allies and heightens distrust in centralized authority.

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00:08:46

🎙️CWT494: The Myth of Male Violence(?!)

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2025/07/17

When we think of violence, we often picture a man. Fist clenched. Voice raised. History has taught us to associate aggression with masculinity — as if rage were hardwired into being a man.But what if that’s not always true?

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00:10:37

🎙️CWT493:'Thirteen' (2003) MOVE REVIEW: Girlhood on...

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2025/07/16

"Thirteen" hit theaters in 2003 like a punch in the gut. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke in her feature debut and co-written with then-13-year-old Nikki Reed, this isn’t your average coming-of-age story. It's a raw, relentless descent into adolescence at its most chaotic and unfiltered.

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00:16:11

🎙️CWT492:'Monster' (2003): Movie Monster of the...

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2025/07/15

Today, we’re talking about Monster, the 2003 biographical crime drama that marked Patty Jenkins’s directorial debut — and gave us one of the most unforgettable performances in film history.

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00:14:14

🎙️CWT491: 'Are You Experienced' by The Jimi Hendrix...

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2025/07/13

In this episode: I heap possibly too much praise onto Jimi Hendrix.

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00:31:44

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 28);...

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2025/07/11

Trump cha;;enges birthright citizenship. Also, I look at Dick Tracy villain cosplayer Roger Stone. Plus, I examine how even a "moderate" Republican like Jack Kemp was a piece of trash.

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