57 episodes
Where There's Woke Thomas Smith
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- Society & Culture
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.'
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WTW55: The Best Trump Verdict Meltdowns
With Matt Cameron! Trump was found guilty by a jury in the Southern District of New York for all 34 charges of falsifying business records in furtherance of a crime. The Right immediately lost their mind. We visit some of our usual suspects around the WTW-verse in this historic moment.
And we'll be playing just a selection of this in the episode, but if you're crazy like us, you can watch Trump's full speech from this morning here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszZq7x3La8&t=78s
Side note - for your viewing pleasure:
https://x.com/TheRightMelissa/status/1796521491682443536
...do you think they know?
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WTW54: Tucker Carlson Interviews Aaron Rodgers
We've finally attained our complete PiaT/CogDis crossover goal with our guest today, Noah Lugeons! We all suffered through more than 2 hours of Tucker Carlson interviewing Aaron Rodgers so you don't have to. Yes it's insane, but it's also scary how not insane it feels, too. Debunking Right Wing Rhetoric is even more important when it's coming out of the mouths of seemingly "normal" people with platforms; it's a slippery slope and Rodgers is apparently deep in it.
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WTW53: The Griftiest Grift To Ever Grift
New College, Part 4: A Business Plan and a Comedy Show
In our final episode of the series, Lydia walks us through New College's search for a permanent President, and stumbles on a lot of questionable fiscal shenanigans that are happening with seemingly zero accountability or oversight. To close it out, Lydia subjects Thomas to torture via the comedy stylings of New College's Dean of Students.
https://savenewcollege.org/
New-College-Business-Plan Aug 2023.pdf
NCF-Business-Plan-Nov 2023.pdf
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WTW52: New College's Unqualified, Teacher-Hating President
New College, Part 3: The Florida GOP's Attack on Public Schools is Really, Really Bad
We continue investigating the New College takeover by looking into the man who was appointed Interim President by the DeSantis Board of Trustees. Who is Richard Corcoran and how did he get this job? How many public school skeletons could this guy have in his closet?
For more on the Florida Department of Education-Jefferson County scandal:
https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/the-floridadesantisdoe-jefferson
https://chartered.wlrn.org/
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WTW51: A New New College
New College, Part 2: The Transition, or How New College of Florida Got a Baseball Team
DeSantis didn't just take over a college, he fundamentally disrupted the lives of New College students, faculty, and staff. In this episode we talk about those impacted, and the DeSantis Cronies' push to prioritize student athletes. As promised in the episode, attached is the student thesis from one of the more notable alumni.
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WTW50: New College Was a Progressive University. Then Ron DeSantis Took It Over
New College, Part 1: The Takeover
Last year, Governor Meatball DeSantis successfully launched a takeover at the New College of Florida by appointing like-minded folks to the Board of Trustees, who swiftly enacted several significant "culture war" changes. This is Part 1 of a series where we walk you through what happened at New College, who was involved, and the impact to the students, faculty, and staff who experienced their entire world changing in a matter of weeks.
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