Critical Wade Theory

While they criticize Biden, MAGA overlooks Trump’s deep ties to Big Oil, his policy giveaways, and Trump basically admitting he's like a pirate.

Gimme Truth explores the world of conspiracy culture through the people who live inside it. Rather than setting out to debunk every claim, directors Simon Ennis and Brad Abrahams focus on the human stories behind conspiracy beliefs, asking what draws people into these communities and whether there's a path back out. For VENTS Magazine online, I spoke with the filmmakers about uncertainty, iden...

Haley Stevens backstabs progressives, and also screws over plenty of those precious "Michiggyyanders" she keeps talking about.

If you've ever thought a band must finally settle into a signature sound, Boris is here to prove you wrong.

Some albums are collections of songs. Others become cultural landmarks. But every so often, an artist creates something that feels like an entirely new world.

Did Nazi Germany have a version of the Antifa boogeyman? Yes, they did. I also look at propaganda similarities between Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and Ford Motor Company.

I talk to Lawrence Q. Markx about a variety of topics. There are a few moments of disagreement, and a few points where I should have hit upon better/different points...but those would've, should've, could've moments are going to be there with any conversation. Frankly, I think I come off looking too "moderate" and not "radical" enough here. Then again, it wasn't...

Russell Brand's right-wing pivot represents (and coincides with) a lot, actually.

Who is Asam Freeland and why is he an important figure in electronic music?

Fetid Fever Dream Flashbacks of the Week: Rick Santorum's slimy essence still remains.

Jack Posobiec is a rotten MAGA liar...but saying "MAGA" and "liar" back-to-back is pretty redundant.

Another one bites the dust! But what did Katie Zacharia represent about MAGA during her (hopefully) brief time in the national spotlight?

A look at J. Blakeson and why some people respect his stuff. This is unedited, so you get to hear me mess up!

Today I'm talking about one of the strangest cult movies ever made—a film that asks a question nobody else thought to ask: What if your boyfriend died, or was perhaps going to die... and a mad scientist put his brain inside a robotic Tyrannosaurus rex?

Replying to a comment on one of my podcast episodes titled " The Myth of the Anti-Tax Republican." Someone said: "Dude, you don't really exude the aura of any financial or economic literacy." Is that a "savage burn" or just another vacuous right-wing attempt at a critique?

Will AI eliminate jobs? And if it does, how will people make money? Also, will AI destroy us all?

For VENTS Magazine online (and this podcast), I talked with Foghat's Scott Holt about the new live album, how the band works, his time with Buddy Guy, and the future of Foghat. Fun fact: I was recording the interview in my mom's kitchen as she watched Young & the Restless with the volume low (no, I don't live with my mom...not that I think there'd be anything inherently wrong w...

Following Harry is an intimate documentary chronicling the final twelve years of legendary artist and activist Harry Belafonte's life, highlighting his commitment to social justice and inspiring future generations to continue the work.  Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clKZHOheLZ0 Directed by Susanne Rostock , the film captures Belafonte's activism during pivotal moments including...

Produced by Sypher Studios, Behind the Lines will be released by Matter Collective on Amazon, Apple TV, and YouTube on October 22. Narrated by four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening, the documentary features an impressive lineup of performers including Laura Dern, Gary Cole, Michael C. Hall, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Paul Walter Hauser, DeWanda Wise, Dylan Sprouse, and Common, bringing powerful wartime...

Transhumanism promises one of humanity's oldest dreams: escaping the limits of the body and perhaps even death itself. But if technology could preserve your memories, your personality, or even your mind, would it really preserve you ?' In this episode, I criticize Peter Thiel (and he deserves it), but I also explore the philosophical puzzles behind mind uploading, the ambitions of Silicon...

My thoughts on the botched execution of Christa Pike.

Today we're taking a look at a movie that had one of the biggest reputation turnarounds of the 1990s: BAP*S, the 1997 comedy directed by Robert Townsend and starring Halle Berry and Natalie Desselle-Reid.

I bungle through this review / overview of Tom Petty's debut album, thanks partly to my allergies, or my cold, or whatever the hell this thing is. Gah!

I talk with Les Leopold. As his bio says, he is "the co-founder and executive director of the Labor Institute. He is a graduate of Oberlin College and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University."Topics discussed: What working-class Americans actually want from politics today Wealth inequality and the growing influence of billionaires Why working...

Today, we’re going back to 1979, when Adam and the Ants released a debut album that sounded nothing like the tribal pop bombast they’d become famous for. This is the story of "Dirk Wears White Sox"