Where There's Woke

Thomas Smith

Every single time the right, or even center-left, goes ballistic over a "woke" controversy, the slightest bit of investigation shows the scandal is almost entirely bogus. This is not a new phenomenon; it dates back decades. It's an intentional tool used to protect the powerful and preserve the status quo, while further scapegoating and otherizing those who push for political progress. This podcast digs into not just today's fake scandals, but those of yesterday and yesteryear. The terminology has changed some, but the pattern has not. Listen in as host Thomas Smith shines a light on the panic, the fragility, the overreaction, and the lying that ignites 'Where There's Woke.'

  1. 7月17日

    WTW140: $3 Million Anti-Woke Program, 1 Enrolled Student

    Netflix rebooted Little House on the Prairie and Megyn Kelly declared war on it a year before anyone saw a single frame. Meanwhile West Virginia funded a taxpayer-backed "anti-woke" civics center run by a philosophy professor with some truly unhinged advice for testing your own free speech, and Florida just built its own college accreditor to route around a court loss. Lydia's got the receipts. Sources: Netflix's Remake of Little House on the Prairie Is Certainly Different (Rebecca Onion, Slate, 7/9/2026) Netflix merger hearing (2/3/2026) Republicans Blew Millions on an Anti-Woke Program. It's Failing Badly. (Malcolm Ferguson, The New Republic, 7/9/2026) WV HB 3297 Why Am I Here? (Dr. Patrick Lee Miller, 2/17/2026) Market Demand Assessment - University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom (Common Sense Institute, 4/29/2026) Iowa's Civics Center Has to Teach Thousands. It Currently Has One Professor. (Ryan Quinn, Inside Higher Ed, 6/24/2026) 11th Circuit crushes Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act' at state universities (Jay Waagmeester, Florida Phoenix, 7/7/2026) Opinion Next in Florida's war on 'woke': Becoming its own higher ed watchdog (Daniel Rivero & Natalie La Roche Pietri, WLRN, 7/9/2026) If you enjoy our work, please consider leaving a 5-star review! You can always email questions, comments, and leads to lydia@seriouspod.com. Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

番組について

Every single time the right, or even center-left, goes ballistic over a "woke" controversy, the slightest bit of investigation shows the scandal is almost entirely bogus. This is not a new phenomenon; it dates back decades. It's an intentional tool used to protect the powerful and preserve the status quo, while further scapegoating and otherizing those who push for political progress. This podcast digs into not just today's fake scandals, but those of yesterday and yesteryear. The terminology has changed some, but the pattern has not. Listen in as host Thomas Smith shines a light on the panic, the fragility, the overreaction, and the lying that ignites 'Where There's Woke.'