Critical Wade Theory

Wade Wainio

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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.

10 HR AGO

CWT639: You Can Tell When It’s AI (Most of the Time)

How we can (often) spot AI-generated writing.

17 min
1 DAY AGO

CWT638: Cruel Britannia – When Empire Comes Home

Today’s episode begins with a newspaper. April 28th, 1952. The Daily Worker runs a front-page story exposing a practice among British troops in Malaya: headhunting.

11 min
1 DAY AGO

CWT637: '$50,000 a Minute': A Game Show That Almost Was

If you were watching American television in 1985, you probably never saw $50,000 a Minute. Why did this gameshow pilot fail?

11 min
2 DAYS AGO

Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E58): Homan's 'Operation Metro Surge' To End in Minneapolis?

Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, announced that the operation in the Twin Cities is being wound down. “I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” Homan said Thursday morning. He added that a “significant drawdown” is already underway and will continue into next week. However, this will not end ICE's abuse...

37 min
3 DAYS AGO

Violinist Lara St. John Discusses 'Dear Lara' Documentary [AUDIO ONLY VERSION]

About Lara St. John (from press release): Lara St. John is a violinist who has performed as soloist with major orchestras around the world for more than four decades. In 2019, after publicly revealing her assault at age 14 by her teacher at the Curtis Institute, she became a leading advocate for accountability and justice in classical music. ' Since then, she has spoken at rallies, in the press and through formal testimony – including before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee – in support of survivors and legislative reform. With Dear Lara, she turns the camera on her own story and those of many others to expose the patterns of abuse and complicity that have long gone unchallenged in the world she knows so well. Lara began playing violin at age 2 and made her first solo appearance with orchestra at 4. Her European debut took place at age 10. Described as a “high-powered soloist” by The New York Times and “something of a phenomenon” by The Strad, she has performed internationally and has frequently appeared on the covers of major music publications. In 1999, Lara founded Ancalagon Records – the first independent classical label of its kind. She has released over 20 albums and composed and performed the film’s original score. Her many honors include a Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year (2011), Best Music Video at the Toronto International Short Film Festival (2017), and her investiture in the Order of Canada (2020) for “service to society and innovations that ignite the imagination.” Dear Lara is her directorial debut.

22 min
3 DAYS AGO

CWT636: Violinist Lara St. John Discusses 'Dear Lara' Documentary

About Lara St. John (from press release):Lara St. John is a violinist who has performed as soloist with major orchestras around the world for more than four decades. In 2019, after publicly revealing her assault at age 14 by her teacher at the Curtis Institute, she became a leading advocate for accountability and justice in classical music. ' Since then, she has spoken at rallies, in the press and through formal testimony – including before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee – in support of survivors and legislative reform. With Dear Lara, she turns the camera on her own story and those of many others to expose the patterns of abuse and complicity that have long gone unchallenged in the world she knows so well. Lara began playing violin at age 2 and made her first solo appearance with orchestra at 4. Her European debut took place at age 10. Described as a “high-powered soloist” by The New York Times and “something of a phenomenon” by The Strad, she has performed internationally and has frequently appeared on the covers of major music publications. In 1999, Lara founded Ancalagon Records – the first independent classical label of its kind. She has released over 20 albums and composed and performed the film’s original score. Her many honors include a Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year (2011), Best Music Video at the Toronto International Short Film Festival (2017), and her investiture in the Order of Canada (2020) for “service to society and innovations that ignite the imagination.” Dear Lara is her directorial debut.

22 min
3 DAYS AGO

CWT635: Reply To: [Obamacare] is 'closer to Fascism than you allow yourself to think'

This time, I respond to a critique ostensibly from my left. Admittedly, it was refreshing to face a purportedly left-leaning critique. Still, does the person have a valid point? Is Obamacare "extremely closer to Fascism than you allow yourself to think."? Do I "need to ditch the milquetoast Bourgeois liberal (faux) progressivism, and dive neck deep into Marxism-Leninism"? Well, listen and hear my thoughts on these arguments.

16 min
4 DAYS AGO

CWT634: G.I. Blues (1960) ELVIS movie review

Today I want to talk about G.I. Blues, a 1960 musical comedy starring Elvis Presley.

18 min

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.

Creator

Wade Wainio
Years Active

2021 - 2026
Episodes

716
Rating

Clean
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© Wade Wainio
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Critical Wade Theory