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WTW68: MSG Trump Rally Part 3 OH MY the Hits Keep Coming Nov 05, 2024

A series of amoral grifters each more grifty than the last. Tulsi Gabbard, Tucker Carlson (who sounds INSANE), Terry Bollea, RFK Jr., and somehow more.

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WTW67: When Nazis Came To NY (Again) Nov 05, 2024

It's part 2 of the Trump Madison Square Garden NYC rally, and this one features the funniest thing to ever happen on any of my shows, as we had a very special guest call in short notice!

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WTW66: Dissecting Trump's Madison Square Garden Rally Nov 04, 2024

Part 1!

Lydia watched 6 hours of this "not a Nazi" rally to drill down to the highlights (lowlights?) among the speakers, who may very well hold positions in a Trump administration if he's elected. There are hilarious moments, and also quite a lot of really horrible racism and misogyny that we can't allow to be swept under the rug. Please vote.

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WTW65: A Coin Flip from Fascism - Are the Polls Rigged? Nov 01, 2024

We interrupt our Yale Law series because this election has us too stressed the f$#% out. It seemed like we'd be ok. It seemed like we were going to win. Now the polls do not look good. What changed?

I wanted to talk about the very real possibility that in a few short days, MAGA fascists will have won control of... everything. Absolutely everything. The Presidency, Congress, and of course the Supreme Court is already in their hands. The polls are in their favor. Should we believe them?

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WTW64: Did Students Shut Down Bipartisan Free Speech Event at Yale Law School? Sep 30, 2024

This is -sort of- part 8 of our series, Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart

S2E6 of Things Fell Apart has yet more anti-woke propaganda and credulous reporting. But before we even get to the meat of that, Ronson plays a few audio clips of some anti-woke scare stories. I decided it would be a good idea to focus on those and do some side quests, which are also still relevant to his BS framing but allow us to take some detours and a break from 100% Ronson.

This first one: Did students at Yale Law shut down a free speech event? Were police called? Why did they do that? How snowflakey could these woke snowflake students get? Orrrrrrr was maybe something else was going on...

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The Right's Obsession With Taking Down Tim Walz (feat. Heath Enwright) Sep 30, 2024

Hey folks, please enjoy this free preview of the September bonus!

On Debate Night Eve, we share the Tim Walz stories that the Right desperately hope will stick and hurt Harris/Walz in the polls. Have they found one to combat Governor Walz's impeccable BDE (Big Dad Energy)? Heath Enwright (The Scathing Atheist, Citation Needed, God Awful Movies, etc.) joins us as we journey through - and debunk - some of these insanely ridiculous scandals.

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WTW63: This Is Her Story To Tell... But I'm Telling It Sep 22, 2024

Part 7 of our series Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart

The finale on the awful anti-trans chapter of Jon Ronson's pocdcast series. It continues to get worse, and we finally get to hear Lydia's bombshell clip.

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WTW62: January Littlejohn, Big Activist Sep 20, 2024

Part 6 of our series Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart

The horrible both sidesing of trans people's lives continues. January Littlejohn sucks a lot and Jon is completely credulous.

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WTW61: That Time Jon Ronson Both Sides'ed Trans People's Lives Sep 20, 2024

Part 5 of our series Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart

Alright, this episode of Things Fell Apart is what really did it. S2E5. This is the one that made us absolutely certain we had to do this series. Jon Ronson introduces listeners to January Littlejohn, a "concerned mother" in Florida, and what happened when her child began questioning their gender identity. However, in his neverending quest to both sides literally every topic, Ronson misses some major plotholes to the story, and allows harmful rhetoric and misinformation to stand virtually unchallenged; thankfully we have Lydia to help fill in the gaps that Things Fell Apart listeners didn't get to hear!

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WTW60: The Left Wing Media, in Their Way Sep 05, 2024

The 4th part of our series Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart

It's time to move on to... episode 3 of season 2 of Things Fell Apart. This episode features the worst example of both sidesing I've ever heard. It's astonishing. An interracial family was driving in the woods to go camping during the pandemic. A group of angry right wing racists, with guns and dogs, follows them and cuts down trees to block the road and prevent their escape. You might be wondering how in the world someone could "both sides" this event. Welp, Jon Ronson finds a way. And it's... oof. Just yikes.

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WTW59: Oh Is Stealing Things a Crime Now? Aug 31, 2024

The 4th part of our series Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart

Jon Ronson's grand theory of Judy Mikovitz is that she was a normal, accomplished scientist, until she was "arguably mistreated," after which she became the kind of person who would be the subject of Plandemic. This final episode completely disproves this theory. It also shows how incredibly dishonest Judy has been about her arrest, and why it was actually entirely reasonable that she was held for 5 days. (and, it was more like 4).

Also, make sure to not fall for the fake endings.

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WTW58: Just Hand Over the Cell Line Aug 30, 2024

Part 3 of of our series on Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart.

On the podcast Knowledge Fight, Jordan asks Jon Ronson a good question: if there were a bunch of people involved in this bogus Judy Mikovits study, why was she the only one who had the cell line? Jon had no answer. Jenessa does. How the hell did everyone miss this?

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WTW57: Judy Mikovits, the Most Unreliable Narrator Aug 30, 2024

Part 2 of our series on Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart.

A chance encounter at a yacht club? Or... a not at all chance encounter at a convention for quackery? Dr. Jenessa Seymour takes us through it.

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WTW56: Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart Aug 30, 2024

At long last, we're releasing our series on how Jon Ronson both sidesed the truth into oblivion in the 2nd season of Things Fell Apart. The show, just like its host, is engaging and entertaining. The reporting, however, is not good. It is incredibly favorable to the anti-woke brigade, and as a result, is . And it's also just lazy and false in many ways.

First up: Dr. Judy Mikovits. Ronson paints her as a one-time serious scientist who got a raw deal and therefore turned conspiratorial and eventually became the subject of the anti-vax propaganda Plandemic. Or... what if she was actually always full of shit?

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WTW55: The Best Trump Verdict Meltdowns Jun 08, 2024

With Matt Cameron! Trump was found guilty by a jury in the Southern District of New York for all 34 charges of falsifying business records in furtherance of a crime. The Right immediately lost their mind. We visit some of our usual suspects around the WTW-verse in this historic moment.

And we'll be playing just a selection of this in the episode, but if you're crazy like us, you can watch Trump's full speech from this morning here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iszZq7x3La8&t=78s

Side note - for your viewing pleasure:

https://x.com/TheRightMelissa/status/1796521491682443536

...do you think they know?

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WTW54: Tucker Carlson Interviews Aaron Rodgers Jun 05, 2024

We've finally attained our complete PiaT/CogDis crossover goal with our guest today, Noah Lugeons! We all suffered through more than 2 hours of Tucker Carlson interviewing Aaron Rodgers so you don't have to. Yes it's insane, but it's also scary how not insane it feels, too. Debunking Right Wing Rhetoric is even more important when it's coming out of the mouths of seemingly "normal" people with platforms; it's a slippery slope and Rodgers is apparently deep in it.

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WTW53: The Griftiest Grift To Ever Grift May 02, 2024

New College, Part 4: A Business Plan and a Comedy Show

In our final episode of the series, Lydia walks us through New College's search for a permanent President, and stumbles on a lot of questionable fiscal shenanigans that are happening with seemingly zero accountability or oversight. To close it out, Lydia subjects Thomas to torture via the comedy stylings of New College's Dean of Students.

https://savenewcollege.org/

New-College-Business-Plan Aug 2023.pdf

NCF-Business-Plan-Nov 2023.pdf

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WTW52: New College's Unqualified, Teacher-Hating President May 01, 2024

New College, Part 3: The Florida GOP's Attack on Public Schools is Really, Really Bad

We continue investigating the New College takeover by looking into the man who was appointed Interim President by the DeSantis Board of Trustees. Who is Richard Corcoran and how did he get this job? How many public school skeletons could this guy have in his closet?

For more on the Florida Department of Education-Jefferson County scandal:

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WTW51: A New New College Apr 30, 2024

New College, Part 2: The Transition, or How New College of Florida Got a Baseball Team

DeSantis didn't just take over a college, he fundamentally disrupted the lives of New College students, faculty, and staff. In this episode we talk about those impacted, and the DeSantis Cronies' push to prioritize student athletes. As promised in the episode, attached is the student thesis from one of the more notable alumni.

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WTW50: New College Was a Progressive University. Then Ron DeSantis Took It Over Apr 28, 2024

New College, Part 1: The Takeover

Last year, Governor Meatball DeSantis successfully launched a takeover at the New College of Florida by appointing like-minded folks to the Board of Trustees, who swiftly enacted several significant "culture war" changes. This is Part 1 of a series where we walk you through what happened at New College, who was involved, and the impact to the students, faculty, and staff who experienced their entire world changing in a matter of weeks.

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WTW49: Anti-woke Law Professor Swears DEI Took His Job Apr 25, 2024

Folks, there are anti-woke crybabies, and there are anti-woke crybabies, and then there is Scott Gerber. Scott Gerber may be the new leader in the WTW clubhouse for pathetic, egomaniacal anti-woke manbabies. You might not recognize the name, but you likely will recognize this joke of an article he wrote defending Clarence Thomas, "Supreme Court justices are allowed to have friends." Believe us when we say, Scott Gerber's victim complex when it comes to his own life makes the Clarence Thomas article look like the dudes from The 300.

Lydia's got the story for us, and you won't want to miss it.

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WTW48: There Once Was a Jordan Peterson MBA Program. What Happened to It? Apr 22, 2024

This wild ride into JBP's dealings wouldn't be the same without a deeper dive into the MBA Fellowship he "founded" and a look into how he conducts the rest of his businesses. Spoiler: like the man himself, it's all just really strange.

And we talk about Mikhaila Peterson, the OG meat-eater, for the first time in this series!

Wired Investigation into Registered Agents, Inc.

Lawsuit RA Inc Named

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WTW47: Jordan Peterson's Research Lives In Canada, You Wouldn't Know It Apr 10, 2024

Part 6 of Junk Science and So Much Grift: The Jordan Peterson Story

It's finally here!!! Our coverage of the long-awaited missing study and fraud-adjacent activity committed by Jordan Peterson. Were Brophy and Peterson just making shit up? Or was there a top secret study no one published? Also where did Peterson's research money go? This all sure seems sketchy AF.

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WTW46: IDK What You Think You're Measuring But It's Not Political Correctness Apr 08, 2024

Part 5 of Junk Science and So Much Grift: The Jordan Peterson Story

Just wait until you hear some of these questions in the "PC Battery." They are not measuring anything remotely useful. It's actually hilarious. Lydia and I play a game of making the rubric and grading each other's political correctness points, based on our best attempt to estimate what Brophy would have done. It's nonsense!

What are the factors in reality? They aren't what JBP and Brophy think.

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WTW45: The Brophy Study Is Wrong In Nearly Every Possible Way Apr 01, 2024

Part 4 of Junk Science and So Much Grift: The Jordan Peterson Story

This study was so fucking bad that we needed to call an actual expert just to make sure we weren't missing something. Turns out, we WERE missing something. Actually, a lot. But the things we were missing were ways that the study sucks even more than we knew! Dr. Janessa Seymour has the breakdown!

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WTW44: Junk Science and So Much Grift: The Jordan Peterson Story Apr 01, 2024

Part... 3? It's kinda part 2... but also part 1 in a way...

Well however you look at it, this episode begins a series looking at the awful science Jordan Peterson uses to make wild claims about the PC/Woke left. It's so much more terrible than you can imagine, AND, it all comes down to... a non-peer-reviewed Master's Thesis.

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WTW43: Jordan Peterson, Christine Brophy, and a Master’s Thesis All Walk Into a Lauren Southern... Mar 07, 2024

Part 2 of our JBP odyssey Having gotten all of 2 minutes into the JBP Rap Analysis video, we were stopped in our tracks by an absolutely insane set of claims based on some mystery "research" Peterson did in 2016. He claims that Left-Wing Authoritarianism is most highly predicted by 1. being dumb 2. being female 3. having a female disposition?!?! and 4. having taken a single woke course or seminar. That is, prima facie, absolutely not correct. But where on Earth did he get that? We tracked it down. And discovered so much along the way... Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW42: Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, and Tom MacDonald All Walk Into a Grift... Feb 29, 2024

Part 1!

After *Rap Icon* Ben Shapiro made his simultaneous debut and retirement in Tom MacDonald's "Facts" last month, Jordan Peterson realized what the public needed was an incredibly overwrought and bull shitty analysis of these very simple lyrics. Before we get to that, though, we take a look at the characters. Who is Tom MacDonald and how much does he suck? Could he have ever just been a normal musician? We all know Ben Shapiro, but do you know about his claimed musicianship? That's the subject of a BONUS, look for that later. And finally, Jordan Peterson himself. Is he still a clinical psychologist? Is any amount of authoritarian tolerance enough for him to be beautiful? And more!

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WTW41: Gina Carano Sues Disney Feb 28, 2024

Using Elon Musk's money, Gina Carano (AKA Cara Dune in seasons 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian series) is suing Disney & Lucasfilm over her "firing" in February 2021. We had Matt Cameron, current co-host of Opening Arguments, join to help us break this thing down. How does Carano allege she was harmed, and what exactly are her claims for relief here? Is this suit just a nothingburger or is there actually some meat on this thing?

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WTW40: The Woke Kindergarten Fallout - School Board Members Gone Wild Feb 27, 2024

It's Part 2 of our research into the Woke Kindergarten controversy! Lydia gives us more detail as to the repercussions of the firestorm that we broke down in Part 1. We visit the scene of the crime, Hayward Unified, and spend some time with their school board and perhaps one of the worst Board Members WTW has covered so far. And - are some entities weaponizing this news to further their own agenda? Goldwater Institute's Academic Transparency Act (PDF) Hayward Unified's Equity & Antiracism Board Policy

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WTW39: The Woke Kindergarten Is Coming For Your Kids Feb 27, 2024

Lydia breaks down a very recent controversy that had every right wing source losing their absolute minds: a school in the Bay Area paid hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars for Woke Kindergarten, and test scores plummeted even further! Or that's at least what they want you to think. We dive into the who, what, where, when, and how of this one and it is a wild ride. California School Dashboard WestEd Black Minds Matter Learning Policy Institute Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW38: Ricky Gervais's Pathetic Anti-Woke "Comedy" Special Feb 02, 2024

Hey all, please enjoy this episode-length preview of our January Bonus!

We watched Ricky Gervais's new "comedy" special and didn't laugh once. So we invited the funniest guy ever, Eli Bosnick, to join us on this one and bring back the joy to our lives that Ricky destroyed.

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WTW37: A LADY Star Wars Director?! Feb 01, 2024

And several other mini stories! There are always so many little stories we don't get to, so this month we decided to try a roundup of sorts. Lydia put together some of the top anti-woke stories from January to share, and it was lots of fun! If you're enjoying our work, please consider sharing with your friends, leaving a 5-star review, or pledging over on Patreon! Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW36: Fighting Back Against the Campus Outrage Machine Jan 31, 2024

Dr. Isaac Kamola joins us to discuss the work he's done to expose the partisan mechanics that fuel websites like CampusReform and The College Fix. How exactly does this machine operate? Who is behind it all? Why is Christopher Rufo the absolute worst? And, to help professors who experience this targeted harassment, Dr. Kamola founded Faculty First Responders to provide resources and support. Dr. Kamola's book: Free Speech and Koch Money: Manufacturing a Campus Culture War The Study: https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/facpub/367/ Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW35: When 'The College Fix' Attacks Jan 30, 2024

A sequel! Dr. Kenneth Mayer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor, was publicly blasted by a student - first in an article on The College Fix, and then to millions of viewers tuning into Fox News with Tucker Carlson - because of a paragraph he wrote in the 2019 Spring semester syllabus for a Political Science course. That's right... there was a segment on Fox News about... a syllabus. NAY. A single paragraph in a syllabus. Unbelievable. Later we talk about how, while both Dr. Ponce from WTW34 and Dr. Mayer had tenure; what happens when you don't? We'll hear about Dr. Michael Phillips and his fight after his contract was not renewed with Texas's Collin College. Dr. Mayer's report to the Court for the current Wisconsin redistricting efforts! Be sure to check out SIO episodes 405 and 418 with expert Joe Magestro for more information on what's been happening there. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW34: When CampusReform Attacks Jan 28, 2024

In 2017, political science professor Dr. Albert Ponce was targeted by right-wing media because of a lecture he gave at Diablo Valley College regarding white supremacy in America. Lydia walks us through what actually happened before, during, and after the motivating incident. The people responsible for this panic were totally cool and not at all white supremacist monsters. You can watch Dr. Ponce's lecture in full here! Be sure to tune in for our next installment of this mini-series. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW33: America - Where Even Bread is Racist Jan 27, 2024

It's Bread Week here at WTW! King Arthur Baking Company is in the hot seat with the Right over an accelerator opportunity that is *racist against white people*. We're here to tell you what's really going on here and why we're keeping a close on New Hampshire from here on out. Be sure to check out Project Potluck! They are doing some fantastic work to build a community and resource network in the consumer packaged goods space for people of color. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW32: Best of the Worst of the Woke Awards! Jan 01, 2024

Yayyyy final episode of 2023! We noticed there were a few anti-woke outlets doing "worst of the woke" awards. So, we decided to do the WTW Best of the Worst of the Woke Awards! Find out if your favorite nominees won! Or something. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW31: [youth pastor voice] You Know Who Else... Hated The Woke Mind Virus Jan 01, 2024

Ayaan Part 2: Maybe the real Christianity was the Western values we made along the way. We, and Heath Enwright, are back for more analysis/roasting of the bizarre and embarrassing conversion to Christianity by former Atheist leader Ayaan Hirsi Ali. And we get to see Jordan Peterson in a Harvey Dent/Two-Face costume! Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW30: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Converts to Christianity to Fight the Woke Jan 01, 2024

If you were a part of the New Atheism movement at all, you likely remember the person many called the 5th horse-person of atheism, Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Welp. She recently wrote an essay revealing that she has converted to Christianity. Why, you might wonder? To fight the woke. For real. Well, and to hate Islam better. So we brought in Heath Enwright, of the Scathing Atheist, among other great shows, to help us break down this bizarre conversion!

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WTW29: Christmas's Last Stand Dec 31, 2023

3 War 3 Christmas The woke are coming for your stories of bullied reindeer who are only treated well once they can be of some use to Santa's bottom line. Also, the woke are coming for your big honkin' nutcracker dicks. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW28: The War On Christmas Continues Dec 31, 2023

SANTA IS A WHITE MAN. Oh, does that trigger you, lib? Read a book. The war on Christmas continues. The woke have taken Santa, and now they have lain siege to that very Christmassy Christmas song, "Baby, It's Cold Outside." What are the Santa-fearing red blooded Americans to do? Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

Bill O'Reilly Tells Us Why We Hate Christmas Dec 29, 2023

Hey folks, please enjoy this free preview of the December bonus!

The OG Defender of Christmas himself gives us some deep psychological insight into why we all hate Christmas so much and are actively trying to destroy it. Featuring Tom Curry from Cognitive Dissonance, Citation Needed, and Dear Old Dads!

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WTW27: The War On Christmas Dec 24, 2023

Ho Ho Ho? Or Ho Ho... NO! That's right, it's almost Christmas which means GRAB YOUR GUNS LIBS LET'S HUNT. Lydia takes us through the history of this extremely stupid Fox News Panic. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW26: The Final Stennisode Dec 18, 2023

Part 7 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis Brewer was victorious at the Supreme Court. So... hurray? Kemper County throws a parade for our freed victims and ushers them home? NOPE. The Kemper Trio remain in jail, with no idea what the future holds. Brewer's fight isn't done. Find out how this all concluded, and the Animal House ending for everyone! Content warning: old timey racist language

WTW25: Be An Earl Brewer, Not A John Stennis Dec 11, 2023

Part 6 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis We meet our hero! And he kicks ass. How in the world did he beat all the odds and take this case to the Supreme Court? Find out! Content warning: old timey racist language Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW24: Perverse and Illogical Dec 06, 2023

Part 5 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis Our last stop in present-ish time before we go back to 1930s Mississippi. In researching the ways our modern jurisprudence is barely better than the 1930s, I came across a death row story so compelling I had to tell it. A man was convicted of a horrible, horrible crime. The rape and murder of a 4 year old girl, his girlfriend's daughter. He always professed his innocence. I tell the story of his decades long fight for freedom, the twists and turns of which will stick with you. Then finally, I set us up for our return to the Kemper Trio and the hero of the story. Content warning: this episodes contains mention of violence against children. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW23: Innocence Is Not Enough Dec 05, 2023

Part 4 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis The trial has ended. We start the aftermath. The Kemper Trio are due to be murdered by racists as fast as possible. We take a look at the legal landscape of the time, and then have to take a quick detour as it turns out things are actually WORSE now in many ways. Don't believe me? What if I told you the Supreme Court ruled that being innocent is not a good enough reason for the state to not kill you? What if I told you that happened in 1993 not 1893? You'd probably say "I'm a pretty well-informed person so I already know you're talking about Herrera v. Collins." To which I'd say... ok but I'm going to tell you about it anyway. Content warning: this episodes contains mention of horrendous racial violence. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW22: The Defendants Testify Dec 04, 2023

Part 3 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis At long last, we hear the real story from the defendants themselves. And we meet Satan. Content warning: this episodes contains mention of horrendous racial violence. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW21: Stennis Makes His Case Dec 02, 2023

Part 2 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis. What really happened in the trial of Ed Brown, Yank Ellington, and Henry Shields? Well, since this is WTW we can't just tell you that small bit of information and have a 3 minute episode. Instead, we've got some historical context, a detailed look at the state's case (argued by Stennis), and then some... more historical stuff. Then finally, some speculation on what might have really happened to Raymond Stewart! Content warning: this episodes contains mention of horrendous racial violence.

WTW20: Kemper Proves Itself Dec 01, 2023

This line of research has turned up SO much. Have we got a series for you! This goes so many places. First, we look at John Stennis's pre-Senate life. He eventually white privileged himself into being a Mississippi prosecutor. In that role, he went after 3 black men for a murder they almost certainly didn't commit. The case was so bad it became a landmark Supreme Court case. Content warning: this episodes contains mention of horrendous racial violence. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW19: Fox News vs. Halloween Costumes Nov 01, 2023

It's a SPOOKTACULAR!!! Lydia takes us through an evolution of Fox News vs. Halloween costumes over the last several years. They're for sure having a normal one. Then, Lydia has a top secret even worse thing than Fox News that she won't spoil. Don't miss it!

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WTW18: #renameStennisCenter Oct 31, 2023

And you thought we were done campaigning to get stuff at NASA renamed! Well, so did we, to be honest. But then one line in Space Karen's emails we FOIAed changed everything! These next two episodes are a fascinating look at an old Dixiecrat and how effing racist people like that were able to be while still being not just accepted, but HIGHLY regarded and honored within our political institutions. Lydia has lots of archival material for us that paints a very vivid and troubling picture. But, you know, he sounded all Southern and nice and he really respected the institution of the Senate, so let's definitely keep a bunch of stuff named after a white supremacist, right?

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WTW17: Our First FOIA Results Are In! Oct 29, 2023

WTW submitted its first FOIA related to the Jelliscope Welliscope a while back, and we received responses from NASA to share with you all! Thomas cluing in on one email thread in the midst of hundreds of pages from Nature's FOIA kicked off this quest and we learned a whole lot more about this Space Karen as a result. We also get into more of why Sean O'Keefe is a piece of work with a story Lydia stumbled on in the process. For our amazing patrons, we're attaching the emails themselves as a treat because you all are the best! If you have ideas on avenues to pursue with an additional FOIA to NASA (or insider tips of what dots may connect), feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW16: Unmarried Woman Posts Happy TikTok. Fox News Loses It Oct 20, 2023

You might have seen the recent viral TikTok of an unmarried, child-free woman spontaneously deciding to make shakshuka for breakfast after sleeping in a bit the morning after going to the Beyonce concert - or the backlash from conservatives and the anti-woke that promptly followed. So did we, and we've invited none other than unmarried, child-free man Heath Enwright on the show to break down the Fox News reaction. It somehow involves Ancient Rome??? Is one happy unmarried woman the end of all of civilization? Tune in and find out!

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WTW15: A Scandalous Chapter of Kilborn's Past Uncovered Oct 17, 2023

Jason Kilborn Part 6: The Grand Finale Folks. You must listen. Seriously. This is too good. It's too good. I can't believe I found this. Kilborn has an incredibly weird, salacious, shocking, but also eerily similar event from his past. In this episode, I take you through the story as told by court documents. Then, get ready for some major context debunking and soap boxing as we bring this thing to a close.

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WTW14: thefire.org Is an Absolute Joke Oct 11, 2023

In this penultimate part, we go through why thefire.org is a fucking joke. Sorry, why they are a joke in relation only to THIS case. There are about a billion other reasons they're a joke but we'll have to cover those at a later date. Then from there, we go through the legal stuff. Kilborn SWORE he'd defeat the fascistic tyrants of UIC in court. How did that prediction hold up?

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WTW13: The "Settlement" That Wasn't Oct 09, 2023

Jason Kilborn Part 4: Hey Maybe He's Just An Asshole? It just keeps getting so much worse. Just wait until you hear unfiltered Kilborn and his Jesus complex. There are also some incredibly embarrassing details about the "settlement" he and the school came to. Not only embarrassing for Kilborn, but also for thefire.org. If you didn't know, thefire.org actually sucks. Not only will you hear some of that, future parts contain way more about how much The Fire sucks! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

WTW12: It Wasn't About the Exam Question Oct 08, 2023

Jason Kilborn Part 3: Fucking Duh. Here's What He Really Got In Trouble For

In this part, which was FIVE HOURS PLUS of raw audio, I go through the investigation report and several other authoritative documents and we discover what Kilborn actually got in trouble for. I did edit this down a lot, but this monstrosity still turned into two parts so expect the next part very soon!

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WTW11: Artisanal Coffee Comment Causes Firestorm? Oct 01, 2023

Jason Kilborn Part 2: A Sally Sitwell Side Quest Lydia takes us through the Sally Satel artisanal coffee fiasco. It's a story that was referenced by Jason Kilborn in his Campus Reform interview. Does the anecdote hold up? Or is the complete opposite true. We also get our first preview of thefire.org being an absolute joke. There's so much here. There's also some yelling. I firmly believe it's justified, but apologies if you don't like yelling. Please skip forward rather than turning it off because this episode has so many amazing revelations.

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WTW10: Law Professor BANNED from Campus for Exam Question Oct 01, 2023

Part 1: Anatomy of a Bull Shit We begin a new series at last! UIC Law Prof Jason Kilborn was BANNED from campus due to the woke left not being able to handle seeing a redacted racial slur in an exam question. He was forced to undergo sensitivity trainings and write essays. At least... that's how Bill Maher and every anti-woke clone present this one. But is it true? Well, you'll have to wait for that answer, but in the meantime, we go through the origins of this wokelore. And we see how it spreads far and wide in an instant. Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

August Bonus: WTW DESTROY Ben Shapiro DESTROYS Barbie Sep 04, 2023

It's an Ample Sample (tm)(butnotreally) of the August Bonus which goes out to 2nd tier patrons and above! Pledge at that level to get the whole thing, but I wanted to share a large chunk of it with everyone, because we put our hearts into it and want to share it widely!

This was a massive recording. You'll hear, I originally thought it was going to be episode 7, but it went on so long and we couldn't avoid playing a TON of Ben Shapiro, so I called an audible and it became the August bonus! I hope you amazing patrons enjoy. Lydia and I put a lot into this one. It's a bit personal too. We're excited to share it with you!

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WTW9: Powell's Title IX Story, Part 2: IT GETS SO MUCH WORSE Aug 31, 2023

This is the second (and final!) part on Michael Powell's first NYT story, which left out crucial context and fundamentally misled people about Title IX and about Trump/DeVos's policy changes. Folks. There are 2 major bombshells in this one. There's also disturbing resemblence to the NASA JWST story in terms of how Powell bungled this one. 'Bungled' is actually too delightful a word for what is more accurately described as blatant lying.

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WTW8: Michael Powell's First NYT Piece Also Was Terrible Aug 31, 2023

Michael Powell is the (former) NYT journalist who completely botched the JWST coverage, as previously discussed at length here. But did you know before that he also completely botched some Title IX / Campus Sexual Assault coverage? We've got his asshole origin story here and it's every bit as terrible as you'd expect. This is a two-parter, and I promise you the payoff in later part 2 is worth the slow burn. There is a paragraph in his story that is some of the worst journalism I've ever seen.

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WTW7: Is Wokeness a Religion? Two Old Men Yell at Cloud Aug 18, 2023

It's a Woke Monster of the Week! Jordan Peterson and Richard Dawkins take turns giving each other public handies while they debate the most important question of 2014. That is - Has the Left gone too far? Dawkins lies about the one thing he should be an expert in in order to outdo Peterson's transphobia. Fortunately we have the Richard Dawkins (Eli Bosnick) to read his own shitty Substack and get to the bottom of this whole thing.

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WTW6: The Woke Are Coming For Your Pizza Ovens! Aug 01, 2023

Oh god this one was so much fun. Join me, Lydia, and my brother Sam Smith as we debunk and roast a delightfully stupid but pathologically dishonest Fox News segment! Wait... that could describe literally all of them. But THIS one was about New York Pizza Ovens!

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WTW5: Houston Won't Admit There's A Problem Jul 29, 2023

It's the 4th and final part of the #RenameJWST series! In this episode, we finally delve into the actual history of James Webb and the Lavender Scare. How much can we hold him accountable? What does the evidence tell us about his role? And how do the defenses of his character hold up to scrutiny? There is so much in this. I've never worked even half this amount of time on another show before. I hope you enjoy!

WTW4: NASA's Damned Emails Jul 11, 2023

This is part 3 in the NASA James Webb Telescope naming controversy! Make sure you've listened to the first two! When NASA decided to keep the name James Webb for their telescope, the decision was so abruptly made and hastily communicated that not just one but several journalists submitted FOIA requests to see what actually happened. This trove of emails is the result of that. I take you through the highlights and lowlights. There are SEVERAL smoking guns in these emails. Not only were those not mentioned in the NYT coverage, these emails were not even acknowledged at ALL. They tell quite a different story about how this was handled, and it's not good. Like very not good. Oh and Hakeem Oluseyi is full of shit.

WTW3: Ok I'll Bite Why Is It Named After James Webb Anyway? Jul 04, 2023

It's part 2 of when the woke came for James Webb. Featuring Lydia Smith! If NASA higher ups are willing to defend the status quo tooth and nail, you'd think there must be a good reason for that status quo, right? It's not just something incredibly dumb that they inherited? Something that may have even violated their own policy? It couldn't be that, right? Then Lydia comes on and takes us through some other NASA projects and how they were named. She also uncovered a bombshell or two!

WTW2: NYT Does Anti-woke Advocacy Instead of Journalism in James Webb Telescope Story, Part 1 Jun 29, 2023

This is the big one. The thing that pissed me off so effing much that it spawned an entire new project. Ok fine I admit it, Where There's Woke is a spite project. The NYT Daily Podcast did an episode on the James Webb Telescope name controversy called "When the Culture Wars Came for NASA." It's fucking terrible journalism. Just awful. Already with just the title. How about "When the Entrenched Powers at NASA Refused to Budge in the Face of Very Reasonable Concerns from the LGBTQIA+ Community It Already Marginalizes." This first part is about the Daily episode itself, and the article it was based on, with some preliminary debunking but largely accepting the coverage on its own terms. The next part will look in detail at the internal process at NASA and what the history ACTUALLY tells us about James Webb.

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WTW1: An Elevatorgatewaydrug To Anti-Wokeness Jun 22, 2023

Welcome to Where There's Woke! This first episode is about the time a woman expressed an opinion on the internet and throngs of men never got over it. Wait that's... nowhere near descriptive enough. This was the one involving the skeptic and atheist movement. Still not enough. Ok. It was when Richard Dawkins lost his mind at Rebecca Watson. THERE we go.

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