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Citations Needed

Citations Needed

Written 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
  • Ep 242 - The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 2: US Empire as Mysterious, Teleological Force

    Ep 242 - The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 2: US Empire as Mysterious, Teleological Force
    Aug 19 2026

    In this episode, we discuss how circular "inevitability" arguments have been used for centuries to justify war, expansionism and perpetual hostility — most recently against China.

    Our guest is organizer and writer Tobita Chow.
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Ep 241 - The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 1: Data Centers and LLM as 'The Future'

    Ep 241 - The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 1: Data Centers and LLM as 'The Future'
    Aug 12 2026

    In this episode, we breakdown the popular "inevitability" argument AI companies are using to bulldoze over democracy and how the "inevitability" line has been used to sell everything from Manifest Destiny to poverty-creating "free trade deals".

    We are joined by guest Amy Woodson Bolton, professor of British and Irish history at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • News Brief: Very Serious New Yorker Article Launders Biden Officials' Responsibility for Gaza Genocide

    News Brief: Very Serious New Yorker Article Launders Biden Officials' Responsibility for Gaza Genocide
    Jul 29 2026

    In this News Brief, we are joined by Kaleem Hawa to discuss David K Kirkpatrick's 10,000 word PR job that feigns criticism of Biden officials, but ultimately serves to distance them from the horrors of Gaza.
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    41 mins
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