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

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In this Live Show Beg-a-Thon, "Ben Shapiro, Sex-Pest Actor Comebacks and the New Elevated Rightwing Cinema," we discuss the Daily Wire's new cinematic universe—its unhinged racism, overtly fascist storylines and their feeble attempts to revitalize Ho... more

Please join us Wednesday Oct 21 for our Beg-A-Thon live show, "Ben Shapiro, Sex-Pest Actor Comebacks, and the New Elevated Right-Wing Cinema," @ 8:00ET/7:00CT!

We will be joined by writer Josh Olson to discuss the rise of the Ben Shapiro's extremel... more

In part 3 of our three-part series on the uses and misuses of "authenticity" in political media, we examine the popular media trope that progressive politics are exogenous to core Democratic constituencies who, we are told, are axiomatically conserva... more

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Recent Guests

Danya Rajendra
Labor organizer and writer
Episode: Ep 245: The Authenticity Affect (Part III) - Left Politics as Effete, College Kid Artifice
Jack Mirkinson
Senior editor at The Nation; co-founder of Discourse Blog
The Nation; Discourse Blog
Episode: Ep 244: The Authenticity Affect (Part II) - The Dopey, Power-Flattering, Media-Created "Maverick" Politician
John Patrick Leary
Public school social studies teacher in Philadelphia; contributor to Teen Vogue, The Baffler, The New Republic; author of Keywords, The New Language of Capitalism; Keywords for Capitalism, Power, Society and Politics
University of Virginia Press / Haymarket Books
Episode: Ep 243: The Authenticity Affect (Part I) — Whistlestop Tours, Smarm, and the Art of Channeling 'Folk'
Tobita Chow
Organizer based in the Chicago area; researching progressive strategy, great power conflict and international climate politics
Justice is Global (founding director); Convergence Magazine editorial board
Episode: Ep 242 - The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 2: US Empire as Mysterious, Teleological Force
Amy Woodson Bolton
Professor of British and Irish history at Loyola Marymount University
Loyola Marymount University
Episode: Ep 241 - The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 1: Data Centers and LLM as 'The Future'
Kaleem Hawa
Writer and organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement
Palestinian Youth Movement
Episode: News Brief: Very Serious New Yorker Article Launders Biden Officials' Responsibility for Gaza Genocide
Beatrice Adler-Bolton
Co-host of Death Panel podcast; co-author of Health Communism, A Surplus Manifesto
Death Panel; Verso Books
Episode: Ep 240: How the Media's "Burden," the "Straining Resources" Framing Manufactures the Expendable Other
Dylan Gyauch-Lewis
Senior Researcher at the Revolving Door Project
Revolving Door Project
Episode: News Brief: Despite 9-Figure Infusion from Silicon Valley, Abundance Still Seeks Popular Support
Emmaia Gelman
Founding director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism
Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism
Episode: News Brief: The ADL's Bogus Origin Story and Its Rise as Ideological Enforcer for Empire and Israel

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Nima Shirazi
Host of Citations Needed
Adam Johnson
Host of Citations Needed

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 7.1k ratings
  • Great!!!!

    Adam and Nima’s show is outstanding! I have followed and am a contributing listener since before the pandemic. Insightful and unafraid. Keep it up guys!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Older than 15
    United States2 months ago
  • Great podcast!

    I normally don’t like listening to men speak, but I love Diabolical Lies and they reference this podcast sometimes. Nima and Adam are incredibly insightful, nuanced, and have very interesting thoughts.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Emma1767
    United States2 months ago
  • I found the citation I needed

    Podcast Addict
    5
    haxxorsz
    2 months ago
  • More like the New Yorker article analysis!

    This is exactly what I’m looking for in a podcast like this. I don’t actively engage in corporate media anymore (yay) but it certainly filters through into all our lives and it’s so helpful to hear analysis of the propaganda being produced & consumed on mass. Thank you!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    EMPian0
    United States3 months ago
  • All time faves

    Consistently high standards for investigation

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    GoofyGhoul7
    United Kingdom4 months ago

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Cites thorough research and receipts in every episode
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Ep 242 - The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 2: US Empire as Mysterious, Teleological Force
Q: How can progressives reframe the discourse to avoid a self-fulfilling prophecy of conflict with China and other rivals?
Chow suggests privileging diplomacy, cooperative security, and a critical examination of neoliberal policies that drive competition, while building narratives around mutual interests, climate cooperation, and shared human security to move away from zero-sum framing.
Ep 242 - The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 2: US Empire as Mysterious, Teleological Force
Q: Toby, what do you see as the core drivers behind the inevitability narrative surrounding China and great power competition?
Tobita Chow argues that the inevitability frame serves multiple power interests: it consolidates elite consensus, justifies higher military spending, and provides a unifying rationale to address domestic political problems by presenting a common external threat; it also creates a market for defense contractors and tech giants by portraying competition as a perpetual arms race.
News Brief: The Call to Boycott—and Delegitimize—the New York Times
Q: What can readers and listeners do to respond to the Times' reporting on Palestine?
Readers are encouraged to boycott the Times, unsubscribe, and avoid contributing to the opinion section, while supporting alternative independent and local outlets and engaging in a broader writer and cultural boycott to press for reform.
News Brief: How the Right Invented — and Exploited — the "Liberal Media" Trope
Q: Can you discuss the rise of the organization Accuracy in Media, and how they were seminal in establishing and sustaining this idea of liberal bias, and then how the media responded to it?
The guest explains that Accuracy in Media helped codify liberal bias by producing documented examples, filing formal complaints, and collaborating with bodies like the National News Council to pressure outlets toward 'balanced' coverage, a process that both legitimated criticism and pressured journalists to reflect on their practices, setting a pattern that influenced how media criticism operated through the 1960s and beyond.
Ep 236: Manufactured Austerity and the Media Assisted 'Public-Private Partnership' Rip-Off
Q: What is the core mechanism by which public-private partnerships privatize profits and socialize risk?
P3s lock in long-term contracts that ensure revenue streams for private investors while exposing taxpayers to long-term liabilities and reduced public control, making profits private and risks public.

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