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A podcast on media, power, PR, and the history of bullshit. Hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson
In Ep 230, "How To Oppose Genocide Without Opposing Genocide (Part 1): Biden World's Reputation Laundering PR Tour," we detail attempts by ex-Biden officials to distance themselves from the horrors of Gaza and lay out the emerging Dem-aligned media industry of vibing past Dems' support for genocide.
How To Oppose Genocide Without Opposing Genocide (Part 1): Biden World's Reputation Laundering Tour
In this episode, we detail recent attempts by former Biden officials to rewrite history and absolve themselves of responsibility for the horrors of Gaza, and lay out the emerging Dem-aligned media ind
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November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
In Ep 230, "How To Oppose Genocide Without Opposing Genocide (Part 1): Biden World's Reputation Laundering PR Tour," we detail attempts by ex-Biden officials to distance themselves from the horrors of Gaza and lay out the emerging Dem-aligned media industry of vibing past Dems' support for genocide.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Today at 5:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm CT! Link to come.
Citations listeners! Join us this Wed Nov 5 at 5:30pmET/4:30pmCT for a YouTube live show on the media’s reaction to the NYC mayoral election. Will it be a Mamdani meltdown? Will there be executions in Central Park? Will the MSNBC/Pod Saves set successfully Obama-fy him? Find out!
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Today at 5:30 pm ET / 4:30 pm CT! Link to come.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is increasingly just becoming a @citationspod.bsky.social shill acct.
Citations listeners! Join us this Wed Nov 5 at 5:30pmET/4:30pmCT for a YouTube live show on the media’s reaction to the NYC mayoral election. Will it be a Mamdani meltdown? Will there be executions in Central Park? Will the MSNBC/Pod Saves set successfully Obama-fy him? Find out!
November 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Citations listeners! Join us this Wed Nov 5 at 5:30pmET/4:30pmCT for a YouTube live show on the media’s reaction to the NYC mayoral election. Will it be a Mamdani meltdown? Will there be executions in Central Park? Will the MSNBC/Pod Saves set successfully Obama-fy him? Find out!
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The old @citationspod.bsky.social episode I keep referring to on this topic wasn't cynical enough: soundcloud.com/citationsnee...
November 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The old @citationspod.bsky.social episode I keep referring to on this topic wasn't cynical enough: soundcloud.com/citationsnee...
In this Live Show Beg-a-Thon, "MAHA, TikTok and the Rise of Health-Branded Fascism," recorded on 10/13, we are joined by Justin Feldman to discuss the rise of MAHA, the broader Granola-to-Fascist Pipeline and how corporate-written food policies and our for-profit medical system fuel hucksterism.
Citations Needed Live Show Beg-a-Thon: MAHA, TikTok and the Rise of Health-Branded Fascism
In this Live Show Beg-a-Thon from 10/13, we are joined by Justin Feldman to discuss the rise of MAHA, the broader Granola-to-Fascist Pipeline and how corporate-written food policies and our shitty for
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October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In this Live Show Beg-a-Thon, "MAHA, TikTok and the Rise of Health-Branded Fascism," recorded on 10/13, we are joined by Justin Feldman to discuss the rise of MAHA, the broader Granola-to-Fascist Pipeline and how corporate-written food policies and our for-profit medical system fuel hucksterism.
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apropos of nothing..
In Ep 228, "Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise," we break down the media convention of assuming the rich are per se experts on everything from education to "the economy" to poverty in Africa when, in reality, they are Just Some Guys.
Ep 228 - Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise
Citations Needed is a podcast about the media, power, PR, and the history of bullshit. It is hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson, and produced by Florence Barrau-Adams.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
apropos of nothing..
In this News Brief, we detail how the AP, Atlantic, Washington Post and New York Times are accepting Trump's framing that his attacks on Venezuela and Colombia are about "going after drug cartels" when it's clear they are—based on Trump's own words—about controlling Venezuela's oil.
News Brief: As Trump Attacks Venezuela, Media Takes His Absurd “Drug War” Pretext at Face Value
In this News Brief, we detail how the AP, Atlantic, Washington Post and New York Times are accepting Trump's framing that his attacks on Venezuela and Colombia are about
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October 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In this News Brief, we detail how the AP, Atlantic, Washington Post and New York Times are accepting Trump's framing that his attacks on Venezuela and Colombia are about "going after drug cartels" when it's clear they are—based on Trump's own words—about controlling Venezuela's oil.
In this News Brief, "Media Helps Sell ICE Raids with Zero Dark Thirty Ride-Along Schlock," we discuss NYT, NBC, Fox, CBS and ABC's "embedded reports" of ICE raids that prime the public for ICE’s abductions and harassment of immigrants.
With guest @matthewccook5.bsky.social
With guest @matthewccook5.bsky.social
News Brief: Media Helps Sell ICE Raids with Zero Dark Thirty Ride-Along Schlock
In this News Brief, we are joined by Matthew Cunningham-Cook to discuss his recent media analysis of "embedded reports" of ICE raids that prime the public for brutal crackdowns on undocumented immigra
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October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In this News Brief, "Media Helps Sell ICE Raids with Zero Dark Thirty Ride-Along Schlock," we discuss NYT, NBC, Fox, CBS and ABC's "embedded reports" of ICE raids that prime the public for ICE’s abductions and harassment of immigrants.
With guest @matthewccook5.bsky.social
With guest @matthewccook5.bsky.social
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fwiw, an amazing listen:
In this News Brief, "The Billionaire-Backed Groups Working to Push Dems Right in 2026 & 2028," we detail the major factions seeking to rewrite the history of the 2024 election as "woke" Gone Too Far, downplay Gaza, and prevent economic populism at all costs.
News Brief: The Billionaire-Backed Groups Working to Push Dems Right in 2026 and 2028
In this public News Brief, we detail three major factions that have emerged in 2025 seeking to rewrite the history of the 2024 election as
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October 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
fwiw, an amazing listen:
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October 14, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Tonight at 9:30 pm ET! Join us on our YouTube channel. Link forthcoming!
October 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Tonight at 9:30 pm ET! Join us on our YouTube channel. Link forthcoming!
In this News Brief, "The Billionaire-Backed Groups Working to Push Dems Right in 2026 & 2028," we detail the major factions seeking to rewrite the history of the 2024 election as "woke" Gone Too Far, downplay Gaza, and prevent economic populism at all costs.
News Brief: The Billionaire-Backed Groups Working to Push Dems Right in 2026 and 2028
In this public News Brief, we detail three major factions that have emerged in 2025 seeking to rewrite the history of the 2024 election as
soundcloud.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
In this News Brief, "The Billionaire-Backed Groups Working to Push Dems Right in 2026 & 2028," we detail the major factions seeking to rewrite the history of the 2024 election as "woke" Gone Too Far, downplay Gaza, and prevent economic populism at all costs.
Monday at 9:30 pm ET / 8:30 pm CT on our YouTube channel! Don't miss it!
October 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Monday at 9:30 pm ET / 8:30 pm CT on our YouTube channel! Don't miss it!
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Making a rare appearance on this app to announce that I'll be live with Adam and Nima talking about MAHA politics on Monday evening. Hope to see you there.
Please join us one week from today for a Beg-A-Thon live show @ 9:30ET/8:30CT! We will be joined by Justin Feldman
to discuss the rise of MAHA, the broader Granola-to-Fascist Pipeline and how corporate-written food policies and our shitty for-profit medical system fuel hucksterism.
to discuss the rise of MAHA, the broader Granola-to-Fascist Pipeline and how corporate-written food policies and our shitty for-profit medical system fuel hucksterism.
October 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Making a rare appearance on this app to announce that I'll be live with Adam and Nima talking about MAHA politics on Monday evening. Hope to see you there.
In this News Brief, "IDF-Funding Mega-Billionaire Buys CBS News, Installs Bari Weiss to Enforce Ideological Discipline," we discuss the Ellisons' purchase of Paramount and the TikTok algorithm, their potential purchase of CNN, and how this will invariably incite more violence against Palestinians.
News Brief: IDF-Funding Mega-Billionaire Buys CBS News, Installs Bari Weiss to Enforce Ideological Discipline | Citations Needed
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October 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In this News Brief, "IDF-Funding Mega-Billionaire Buys CBS News, Installs Bari Weiss to Enforce Ideological Discipline," we discuss the Ellisons' purchase of Paramount and the TikTok algorithm, their potential purchase of CNN, and how this will invariably incite more violence against Palestinians.
Please join us one week from today for a Beg-A-Thon live show @ 9:30ET/8:30CT! We will be joined by Justin Feldman
to discuss the rise of MAHA, the broader Granola-to-Fascist Pipeline and how corporate-written food policies and our shitty for-profit medical system fuel hucksterism.
to discuss the rise of MAHA, the broader Granola-to-Fascist Pipeline and how corporate-written food policies and our shitty for-profit medical system fuel hucksterism.
October 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Please join us one week from today for a Beg-A-Thon live show @ 9:30ET/8:30CT! We will be joined by Justin Feldman
to discuss the rise of MAHA, the broader Granola-to-Fascist Pipeline and how corporate-written food policies and our shitty for-profit medical system fuel hucksterism.
to discuss the rise of MAHA, the broader Granola-to-Fascist Pipeline and how corporate-written food policies and our shitty for-profit medical system fuel hucksterism.
In Ep 229, "Sociopathic 'You Got To Hand it To 'Em' Punditry and the Rise of Politics as Sport" we detail the rise of detached "who's winning/who's losing" political analysis that reduces high stakes life and death issues to fodder for ESPN-type navel-gazing.
With guest @jackmirkinson.bsky.social
With guest @jackmirkinson.bsky.social
Episode 229: Sociopathic 'You Got To Hand it To 'Em' Punditry and the Rise of Politics as Sport
In this episode we detail the rise of detached
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October 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In Ep 229, "Sociopathic 'You Got To Hand it To 'Em' Punditry and the Rise of Politics as Sport" we detail the rise of detached "who's winning/who's losing" political analysis that reduces high stakes life and death issues to fodder for ESPN-type navel-gazing.
With guest @jackmirkinson.bsky.social
With guest @jackmirkinson.bsky.social
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for those unaware, Mike Rowe is a notorious anti-union shithead. listen to the extremely good @citationspod.bsky.social about him: citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-64-m...
September 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
for those unaware, Mike Rowe is a notorious anti-union shithead. listen to the extremely good @citationspod.bsky.social about him: citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-64-m...
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This will pair well with three Angela Collier video about billionaires pretending to be physicists
In Ep 228, "Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise," we break down the media convention of assuming the rich are per se experts on everything from education to "the economy" to poverty in Africa when, in reality, they are Just Some Guys.
Ep 228 - Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise
Citations Needed is a podcast about the media, power, PR, and the history of bullshit. It is hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson, and produced by Florence Barrau-Adams.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This will pair well with three Angela Collier video about billionaires pretending to be physicists
In Ep 228, "Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise," we break down the media convention of assuming the rich are per se experts on everything from education to "the economy" to poverty in Africa when, in reality, they are Just Some Guys.
Ep 228 - Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise
Citations Needed is a podcast about the media, power, PR, and the history of bullshit. It is hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson, and produced by Florence Barrau-Adams.
soundcloud.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
In Ep 228, "Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise," we break down the media convention of assuming the rich are per se experts on everything from education to "the economy" to poverty in Africa when, in reality, they are Just Some Guys.
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This is a very good podcast
In this News Brief, we detail recent "updates" pro-Israel crybullies have pressured media outlets to make (some more willing than others) that give readers the distinct impression emaciated children in Gaza aren't really an urgent humanitarian crisis if they have rickets, cancer, or cerebral palsy.
News Brief: NYT, BBC, Guardian: Starvation in Gaza Doesn't Really Count if Victim Has Preexisting Condition
In this News Brief, we detail recent
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August 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This is a very good podcast
In this News Brief, we detail recent "updates" pro-Israel crybullies have pressured media outlets to make (some more willing than others) that give readers the distinct impression emaciated children in Gaza aren't really an urgent humanitarian crisis if they have rickets, cancer, or cerebral palsy.
News Brief: NYT, BBC, Guardian: Starvation in Gaza Doesn't Really Count if Victim Has Preexisting Condition
In this News Brief, we detail recent
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August 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In this News Brief, we detail recent "updates" pro-Israel crybullies have pressured media outlets to make (some more willing than others) that give readers the distinct impression emaciated children in Gaza aren't really an urgent humanitarian crisis if they have rickets, cancer, or cerebral palsy.
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Citations Needed has done an extraordinary job covering the media's treatment of the ongoing genocide in Gaza throughout this atrocity, but this episode and the one before are particularly important and reach for something fundamental in the nature of the American media.
In Ep 227, "The Importance of 'Seriousness,' or Why Palestinians Can't Be Witness to Their Own Genocide (Part II)" we detail US media's trend of reporting on Israeli war crimes months after Palestinian reporters already did and the broader regime of dehumanization targeting Palestinian media workers
Ep 227: The Importance of 'Seriousness,' or Why Palestinians Can't Be Witness to Their Own Genocide (Part II)
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August 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Citations Needed has done an extraordinary job covering the media's treatment of the ongoing genocide in Gaza throughout this atrocity, but this episode and the one before are particularly important and reach for something fundamental in the nature of the American media.