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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
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  • Ep 245: The Authenticity Affect (Part III) - Left Politics as Effete, College Kid Artifice

    Ep 245: The Authenticity Affect (Part III) - Left Politics as Effete, College Kid Artifice
    Oct 7 2026

    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 conservative, pro-Israel and anti-welfare state.
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • News Brief: 2028, Israel's Progressive Rebrand and the Risk of "Genocide" as Rhetorical Box Check

    News Brief: 2028, Israel's Progressive Rebrand and the Risk of "Genocide" as Rhetorical Box Check
    Oct 6 2026
    30 mins
  • Ep 244: The Authenticity Affect (Part II) - The Dopey, Power-Flattering, Media-Created "Maverick" Politician

    Ep 244: The Authenticity Affect (Part II) - The Dopey, Power-Flattering, Media-Created "Maverick" Politician
    Sep 30 2026

    In Part 2 of our 3-part series on the uses and misuses of "authenticity," we examine the media obsession with "political mavericks" who "buck party orthodoxy"—almost aways with either trivial interventions or, as is most often the case, throwing vulnerable populations and causes under the bus.

    With guest Jack Mirkinson, senior editor at The Nation magazine.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
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