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Citations Needed

Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson
Citations Needed
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  • Citations Needed

    News Brief: How the Right Invented — and Exploited — the "Liberal Media" Trope

    2026/04/22 | 51 mins.
    In this News Brief, we talk with A. J. Bauer, assistant professor at the University of Alabama, about his new book," Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press". In our discussion we break down the corporate and ideological forces that shaped the popular idea mainstream media was crawling with fifth columnist agitators hostile to the values of Real America.
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    Ep 237: How Selective, Patronizing 'Deradicalization' Discourse Pathologizes Anti-Colonial Struggle

    2026/04/15 | 1h 21 mins.
    In this episode, we break down the long history of US media reducing recalcitrant populations' grievances to "terrorism," "hate," and "radicalism" in urgent need of re-education.
     

    With guest Prem Thakker.
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    Ep 236: Manufactured Austerity and the Media Assisted 'Public-Private Partnership' Rip-Off

    2026/04/08 | 1h 6 mins.
    In this episode we discuss how privatization was rebranded 'Public-Private Partnerships' and unleashed decades of raiding of the public coffers by Wall Street. With guest Donald Cohen, founder and executive director of In the Public Interest.
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    News Brief: As American Troops Hide in Civilian Hotels, US Media Ignores Pentagon's Use of 'Human Shields'

    2026/04/01 | 17 mins.
    In this News Brief we examine CNN, the Atlantic, Washington Post and NYT's blatant 'human shields' double standard as reports emerge of US troops hiding from Iranian attacks in civilian infrastructure.
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    News Brief: How Decades of Media Distortions and Lies about "Iran's Nuclear Program" Lead to War

    2026/03/25 | 34 mins.
    In this News Brief, we discuss a recent poll showing 70% of Americans are fundamentally wrong about the nature of Iran's "nuclear program"—including 1 in 4 who think Iran currently possesses a nuclear weapon, and detail how decades of sleazy media innuendo and fabrications got us to this point.

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About Citations Needed

Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power, hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.
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