Where There's Woke

Thomas Smith
  • 4.6 (200)
  • SOCIETY & CULTURE
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Where There's Woke

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. SEP 30

    WTW64: Did Students Shut Down Bipartisan Free Speech Event at Yale Law School?

    This is -sort of- part 8 of our series, Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart S2E6 of Things Fell Apart has yet more anti-woke propaganda and credulous reporting. But before we even get to the meat of that, Ronson plays a few audio clips of some anti-woke scare stories. I decided it would be a good idea to focus on those and do some side quests, which are also still relevant to his BS framing but allow us to take some detours and a break from 100% Ronson. This first one: Did students at Yale Law shut down a free speech event? Were police called? Why did they do that? How snowflakey could these woke snowflake students get? Orrrrrrr was maybe something else was going on... 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!

    39 min

  2. SEP 30

    The Right's Obsession With Taking Down Tim Walz (feat. Heath Enwright)

    Hey folks, please enjoy this free preview of the September bonus!  On Debate Night Eve, we share the Tim Walz stories that the Right desperately hope will stick and hurt Harris/Walz in the polls. Have they found one to combat Governor Walz's impeccable BDE (Big Dad Energy)? Heath Enwright (The Scathing Atheist, Citation Needed, God Awful Movies, etc.) joins us as we journey through - and debunk - some of these insanely ridiculous scandals. Get the full episode as a 2nd tier patron or above at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

    28 min

  3. SEP 22

    WTW63: This Is Her Story To Tell... But I'm Telling It

    Part 7 of our series Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart The finale on the awful anti-trans chapter of Jon Ronson's pocdcast series. It continues to get worse, and we finally get to hear Lydia's bombshell clip. 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!

    45 min

  4. SEP 20

    WTW62: January Littlejohn, Big Activist

    Part 6 of our series Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart The horrible both sidesing of trans people's lives continues. January Littlejohn sucks a lot and Jon is completely credulous.  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!

    40 min

  5. SEP 20

    WTW61: That Time Jon Ronson Both Sides'ed Trans People's Lives

    Part 5 of our series Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart Alright, this episode of Things Fell Apart is what really did it. S2E5. This is the one that made us absolutely certain we had to do this series. Jon Ronson introduces listeners to January Littlejohn, a "concerned mother" in Florida, and what happened when her child began questioning their gender identity. However, in his neverending quest to both sides literally every topic, Ronson misses some major plotholes to the story, and allows harmful rhetoric and misinformation to stand virtually unchallenged; thankfully we have Lydia to help fill in the gaps that Things Fell Apart listeners didn't get to hear! 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!

    52 min

  6. SEP 5

    WTW60: The Left Wing Media, in Their Way

    The 4th part of our series Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart It's time to move on to... episode 3 of season 2 of Things Fell Apart. This episode features the worst example of both sidesing I've ever heard. It's astonishing. An interracial family was driving in the woods to go camping during the pandemic. A group of angry right wing racists, with guns and dogs, follows them and cuts down trees to block the road and prevent their escape. You might be wondering how in the world someone could "both sides" this event. Welp, Jon Ronson finds a way. And it's... oof. Just yikes. 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!

    1h 12m

  7. AUG 31

    WTW59: Oh Is Stealing Things a Crime Now?

    The 4th part of our series Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart Jon Ronson's grand theory of Judy Mikovitz is that she was a normal, accomplished scientist, until she was "arguably mistreated," after which she became the kind of person who would be the subject of Plandemic. This final episode completely disproves this theory. It also shows how incredibly dishonest Judy has been about her arrest, and why it was actually entirely reasonable that she was held for 5 days. (and, it was more like 4). Also, make sure to not fall for the fake endings. 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!

    1h 14m

  8. AUG 30

    WTW58: Just Hand Over the Cell Line

    Part 3 of of our series on Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart. On the podcast Knowledge Fight, Jordan asks Jon Ronson a good question: if there were a bunch of people involved in this bogus Judy Mikovits study, why was she the only one who had the cell line? Jon had no answer. Jenessa does. How the hell did everyone miss this? 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!

    47 min
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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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  • Creator
    Thomas Smith
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023
  • Show Website
    Where There's Woke

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