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Citations Needed

Citations Needed

By: Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson
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 Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power, hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.Citations Needed Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • News Brief: ICE, Senate Dems' Counterinsurgency PR, and the Limits of Body Cam Liberalism

    News Brief: ICE, Senate Dems' Counterinsurgency PR, and the Limits of Body Cam Liberalism
    Jan 30 2026

    In this News Brief, we detail the fundamental problems with Senate Democrats' cosmetic reforms, the strategy of letting outrage blow over and the conspicuous absence of any proposal that touches ICE's obscene budget.
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    40 mins
  • Ep 233: How US Media Naturalizes Capital Strikes and Helps the Rich Undermine Democracy

    Ep 233: How US Media Naturalizes Capital Strikes and Helps the Rich Undermine Democracy
    Jan 28 2026

    In this episode, we examine how billionaires and corporations threatening capital strikes and capital flight to discipline populist politicians and movements is treated as normal, obvious, and healthy by US media.
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • News Brief: As Dem Leadership Waffles—Labor, Organizers, Immigrants Fight Back in Minneapolis

    News Brief: As Dem Leadership Waffles—Labor, Organizers, Immigrants Fight Back in Minneapolis
    Jan 22 2026

    In this News Brief, we break down Dem leadership's fatuous "body cam" and "training" response to ICE brutality, and how organizers in the Twin Cities are not settling for cosmetic reform. With guest Janette Corcelius.
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    43 mins
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