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Episodes
Ep 245: The Authenticity Affect (Part III) - Left Politics as Effete, College Kid Artifice
This episode examines how media outlets use "authenticity mongering" to delegitimize progressive Democrats by falsely claiming they are out of touch with traditional voters.
News Brief: 2028, Israel's Progressive Rebrand and the Risk of "Genocide" as Rhetorical Box Check
This episode critiques the "genocide box check" by Democratic politicians who label Gaza’s crisis as genocide without supporting a full arms embargo or BDS.
Ep 244: The Authenticity Affect (Part II) - The Dopey, Power-Flattering, Media-Created "Maverick" Politician
This episode of Citations Needed examines how media outlets construct the "maverick" label to disguise conservative, security-state, and racist politics as courageous independence.
Ep 243: The Authenticity Affect (Part I) — Whistlestop Tours, Smarm, and the Art of Channeling 'Folk'
This episode of Citations Needed examines the political strategy of "performative authenticity," tracing how politicians from ancient Rome to modern…