• Pluto [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    This seems like a good one and a much needed conversation besides.

    …I realize that I’ve never listened to this pod before.

    Should I start from the beginning? Ugh, I like completing pods from start to end but I guess I’ll make an exception…

    • They’ve got a big back catalogue so I’d recommend just looking through and seeing what sounds interesting. They’re focused on how media is used to launder neoliberal and fascist ideas; some of my favorites are the always stumbling U.S. empire (14), whataboutism (66) and the two-parter on thought-terminating enemy epithets (137 & 138). These ones are obviously more about foreign policy, but they dig into a ton of topics.

      It’s a really good podcast though, and I’ve had decent luck recommending it to libs and baby leftists as the host have a sort of NPR aesthetic so people aren’t immediately turned off the way they would be with more explicitly communist material. They also have transcripts for all(?) of their episodes, they get good guests, and their material is really well sourced.

      One warning, I often find myself getting angry while listening. It’s not quite at the level of blowback which makes me completely unironically wish death to America, but it’s close.

    • btfod [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      I know there’s a lot of ironyposting about this pod and Adam is overly fond of referencing his substack IMO but I genuinely like it. I always knew the corporate media was full of shit but their critiques really helped me understand the methods and materials behind the bullshit.