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Savage Empire: A New York Yankees Podcast
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New York Yankee talk with opinions, stats, and you. We're just a bunch of Savages after all. Subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow me on twitter @SavageEmpirePod
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The Worst of All Possible Worlds
Josh Boerman, A.J. Ditty, and Brian Alford
Case studies in the pop culture of a dying empire. // Friends, writers, and inveterate dumbasses Brian, Josh, and A.J. are your guides through The Worst of All Possible Worlds, the first and only media criticism podcast on the planet. Each episode deconstructs how the narrative and artistic choices of a given piece of pop culture reflect or subvert the broader decay of contemporary America. No matter what the story is, we vow never to stop yelling about it until we figure out what‘s really g ...
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Episode 80: No Hits taste like Humble Pie.
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-Yanks were no hit. How do they get back up? -When will the Yanks flip the script against Houston? -What to do with Joey Gallo. -Judge avoids arbitration. -Yanks interested in another starter. Follow me on twitter @SavageEmpirePod Listen, follow, subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your pods from.…
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Ep. 163: The Media-Manufactured Mystique of the US Court System
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"John Roberts Passes Test: Politicization of Judicial Appointment is Disheartening," read a 2005 headline from Salisbury, Maryland’s Daily Times. "Ignore the attacks on Neil Gorsuch. He’s an intellectual giant — and a good man," Robert P. George pleaded in The Washington Post in 2017. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination "is beyond poli…
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Live Interview: "Action News" & the Rise of Anti-Black Local "Crime" Reporting . w/ Layla A. Jones
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In this Live Interview from 5/20, we are joined by Layla A. Jones of the Philadelphia Inquirer whose report, "Lights. Camera. Crime," brilliantly documented the White Flight origins of the "action news" genre and how it dehumanized—and thus helped lawmakers gut—black communities throughout the country.…
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39 - The Screwtape Letters (feat. Emily Robinson)
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THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE GO TO https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll Emily Robinson (My Brother, My Captain, My Podcast) joins the lads in Hell as they excavate the epistolary proselytizing and smug finger-wagging of C.S. Lewis’ scourge of YA reading lists everywhere: The Screwtape Letters. Topics include the rivalry between C.S. Lewis …
-All is well in Yankee land. -Aaron Judge will be the MVP. -I changed my stance on his contract. Subscribe, follow, listen, rate, and review wherever you get your pods. Follow me on twitter @SavageEmpirePod.By Savage Empire Media
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News Brief: Boudin Recall Coverage and how the NYT Sells 'Tough on Crime' Dogma to Squishy Liberals
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In this News Brief, we examine two New York Times articles—one about Chesa Boudin and one about Eric Adams—and how they serve as object lessons in how liberal outlets repackaging 1990s-era Tough on Crime dogma as sophisticated, sanitized, and progressive.
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38 - Man of the Year (feat. Luke Savage)
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Luke Savage (Michael and Us, Jacobin) joins the lads for some minor election fraud as they cover Barry Levinson’s 2006 political satire//thriller/rom-com/centrist fever dream: Man of the Year. Topics include the movie’s tonal whiplash, Laura Linney’s bafflingly committed performance, and the hollowness of centrist ideology as reflected through Robi…
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Episode 78: STILL The Best Team In Baseball.
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-Good to be back. -Yanks are the best team in baseball. -Miggy wants out. -Gotta fix Gallo and Hicks. -Will Judge get contract? Follow me on twitter @SavageEmpirePod Follow, Subscribe, Listen, Rate, and Review wherever you listen. Tell a friend, family enemy and shout it from the rooftops. If you want to be involved reach out to me.…
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Episode 162: How the "Data-Driven" Label Sanitizes Cruel Austerity Politics
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“Follow The Data” is the name of a Bloomberg Philanthropies podcast that debuted 2016. “How Data Analysis Is Driving Policing,” a 2018 NPR headline read. “Data suggests that schools might be one of the least risky kinds of institutions to reopen,” an opinion piece in The Washington Post told us in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Over the l…
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37 - Perchance To Eugene (feat. Jen Albright)
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THIS IS A PREVIEW. CHECK OUT THE FULL EPISODE AT https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAllBrian and Josh return to Odyssey with Have You Seen This? host Jen Albright (@Bowsnonk) in tow, this time to focus on everyone’s favorite polymath and teenage genius: Eugene Meltsner. And Eugene’s secret shame—his lack of a driver’s license—doesn’t prevent us from go…
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News Brief: Rightwing Media's Increasingly Goofy, Hyper-Militarized Non-Solutions to Mass Shootings
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In this public News Breif, we discuss the phoned-in, cynical response by Republicans to mass shooting and how they've devolved into a dark, meta self-parody.
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36 - Dear Evan Hansen (2021): The Gang Exploits a Teenager’s Death (feat. Brendan Dalton)
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The lads wave through a window as they force theme song composer/wandering troubadour Brendan Dalton (Dickinson, Younger) to climb the great rotting tree that is the 2022 film adaptation of the hit 2016 Broadway hit: Dear Evan Hansen. They discuss the musical’s baffling plot, Ben Platt’s trip to the beach that makes you old, and the greater state o…
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News Brief: Tucker & Co Try to Lawyer Their Way Out of Trafficking in Great Replacement Rhetoric
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After a white nationalist kills 10 in a racist mass shooting in Buffalo, those most responsible for mainstreaming white nationalist talking points try and evade responsibility.
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35 - The Visit: One Day an Old Lady Will Come for Us Too
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THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full episode at patreon.com/worstofall The lads hop on the midnight train to Güllen as they explore the delightfully weird and morally murky depths of Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s classic tragicomedy: The Visit. They discuss the many adaptations of the play, the enduring legacy of its themes, and the uneasy feelings broug…
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Ep. 161: The Real Life Implications of Pop Culture's Fascination with the Dubious Science of “Criminal Profiling”
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Criminal Minds. Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer. Inside the Criminal Mind. Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez. Each of these is the title of a series, fictional or otherwise, or documentary that relies on the work of so-called criminal profilers. They’re all premised, more or less, on the same idea: That the ability to venture inside the…
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34 - Kenneth Branagh’s William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
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While Josh is out sick with the novel coronavirus, Brian and A.J. return once again to Elsinore Castle as they dive headlong into the four-hour, bloated monstrosity that is Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. They discuss the difficulties of adapting Hamlet to the screen, Kenneth Branagh’s lips, and the dangers of treating…
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UNLOCKED: Josh interviews Harm Venhuizen on Calvin University’s recent controversies
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Last week, Josh got on a call with Harm Venhuizen, outgoing editor-in-chief of Calvin University's student newspaper Chimes to discuss the recent policy choices made by the school and their consequences. Links to Harm’s articles: “Calvin’s Policies Against Same Sex Marriage a Motivator in Split with Center for Social Research, Sources Say”https://c…
-Thank you all for reaching out. -Yankees are the best team in baseball. -Where to make improvements. -Judge and Gallo's upcoming situations. -Yankee letter. Like, subscribe, follow, rate and review Follow me on twitter @SavageEmpirePod Ask about being a participant. The show is for you after all.By Savage Empire Media
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Ep.160: The 'Last $100 in Your Bank Account' Economy - How Media's Love Affair with Crypto, NFTs and Gambling Prey Upon Working People
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"NFTs May Seem Like Frivolous Fads. They Should Be the Future of Music," argues Rolling Stone magazine. "How to Buy Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies: A Guide for New Crypto Investors," advises TIME magazine. "'I had $10 in my bank account': This 36-year-old went from living paycheck to paycheck to making over $109,000 selling NFTs," proclaims CNB…
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33 - Actually, It’s About Ethics in Middle School Journalism
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THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full episode at patreon.com/worstofall The lads follow a trail of corruption and intrigue as they return to Odyssey to dig up a scoop on the greatest calamity facing the youth of today: the ethics of middle-school journalism. Topics include the true meaning of free speech, the importance of school newspaper competit…
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SPECIAL INTERVIEW: Wendy Lecker and Nicole Ciullo of the Education Law Center
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You’ve probably seen a lot of clips recently of the ongoing culture war coming to a flashpoint in school board meetings across the country. To learn how the reactionary right is using these conflicts to push for increased school privatization, Josh (@boshj) sat down with Wendy Lecker and Nicole Ciullo from the Education Law Center, a Newark-based o…
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Ep. 159: The Anti-Worker Pseudo-psychology of Corporate Personality Testing
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"Is it a higher compliment to be called a) a person of real feeling, or b) a consistently reasonable person?" "Are you more successful at a) following a carefully worked-out plan, or b) dealing with the unexpected and seeing quickly what should have been done?" "Which word in each pair appeals to you more? a) scheduled, or b) unplanned?" Questions …
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32 - Heart Condition (1990): Denzel Washington’s Worst Movie (feat. Michael Kupperman)
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The lads throw on their bad hair pieces and fine Italian suits as they, along with special guest Michael Kupperman (@Mkupperman), gaze into the gaping maw of the much-maligned Bob Hoskins and Denzel Washington buddy-cop/ghost/crime-thriller/“comedy”: Heart Condition. Topics include mid-budget 90s studio movies, Denzel Washington’s comedy chops, and…
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Episode 76: Stop Throwing Sh!t on the Field!!!!
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-My cursed filled rant about the idiots trying to drag our fan base down. -News and Notes. -Gallo and Cole must get better. -Random Ellsbury news. -Update on Donnie Baseball's ring. Subscribe, follow, rate and review wherever you get your pods. Follow me on Twitter @SavageEmpirePod Ask about being apart of the show. It's nothing without you.…
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31 - Reefer Madness (feat. Stefan Borst-Censullo)
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This is a PREVIEW. To listen to the full episode, go to https://www.patreon.com/WorstOfAll It’s D.A.R.E.’s worst nightmare as the lads, along with renowned cannabis lawyer Stefan Borst-Censullo (@Stefan_BC), reach new highs and tackle the devil’s weed in the 1936 propaganda film Reefer Madness. Topics include the racist history of narcotics crackdo…
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Live Interview: What Happened to Our Politics After the End of History? with Luke Savage
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In this Citations Needed Live Interview with Luke Savage from 3/22, we discuss his upcoming collection of essays, "The Dead Center: Reflections on Liberalism and Democracy After the End of History," the abandoned hopes of the Obama era, the rise of Trumpism and the inability—or unwillingness—of Liberalism to offer a moral and more just vision for t…
The lads and special guest Lev Novak (@LevNovak) do battle with the Imagination Station as Adventures in Odyssey tackles its two toughest topics yet: death and also those three guys that visited Jesus that one time. Topics include the gifts of the magi, the preposterousness of hell, and the seemingly unkillable deity known as John Avery Whittaker. …
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Episode 75 Opening Day. Drama on and OFF the Field.
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-Opening day. Donaldson walks it off against Boston. -Judge's deadline comes and goes with no extension. -Discussion of what the Yankees want and what Judge wants. -Cole's bizarre excuse. -The missing ring. Follow me on twitter @SavageEmpirePod Subscribe, follow, rate, and review wherever you get your pods…
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Episode 158: How Notions of 'Blight' and 'Barrenness' Were Created to Erase Indigenous Peoples
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"It is safe to say that almost no city needs to tolerate slums," wrote New York City official Robert Moses in 1945. "Our ancestors came across the ocean in sailing ships you wouldn't go across a lake in. When they arrived, there was nothing here," Ross Perot proclaimed in 1996. "We proved we can create a budding garden out of obstinate ground," bea…
THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofallMy name is Alan Wake. I’m a writer. Three podcasters and their friend, Jack Horton Gilbert, played through my story and talked about it for three hours. What followed was wild and dark and weird, even by my standards. Stephen King once said, “My wife and kids won’t touch a pizza w…
-My view on the MLB doc on Don Mattingly. -A mystery to solve. -Trade for Jose Trevino to be the backup catcher. -Trade Joely to the METS for Miguel Castro. -Rumors. -40 Man and who might break camp. -What will Judge's contract look like? Subscribe, follow, rate, and review wherever you get your pods. Follow me on twitter @SavageEmpirePod…
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News Brief: The Squishy Liberal Euphemisms Big City Dem Mayors Use to Sell Criminalizing Homelessness
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In this News Brief, we examine the convoluted, vague rhetorical labor involved in making purging unhoused populations with cops seem humane and anodyne.
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28 - Video Redeemed The Radio Star (feat. Rosey Armstrong)
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Saddle up your horses as the lads, along with Rosey Armstrong (Hans Gruber and the Die Hards, Los Kurados), slap on their Crosses of Gold and dive headlong into the varied and wild world of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM). Topics include what makes Christian music Christian music, the importance of artistic integrity in an industry seemingly des…
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27 - Whit Owns the Libs (feat. Nate Bethea)
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THIS IS A PREVIEW. Check out the full thing at patreon.com/worstofall Nate Bethea aka @inthesedeserts (What a Hell of a Way To Die, Trashfuture) returns to Odyssey (and the podcast!) as he and the lads tackle the real problems facing a divided America: insecticide, new highways, and bigotry against “citters”. Topics include the environmental activi…
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Episode 73: Volpe and Peraza are the future
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-News and notes. -40 man roster is set...For now. -The future is Peraza and Volpe. Are they ready? -Will there be any more moves before the season starts? -Will all of our questions and concerns be answered this season? Follow me on twitter @SavageEmpirePod Subscribe, follow, rate, and review wherever you get your pods from.…
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News Brief: 5 Worst US Media Reactions to Russia's Ukraine Invasion
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In this public News Brief, we examine the most unhelpful, glib, self-aggrandizing, and cynical responses from American media to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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26 - West Side Story (2021) (feat. Matt Barbot)
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The lads, along with special guest Matt Barbot (@BarbotRobot), have rockets in their pockets as they rumble with Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner’s 2021 adaptation of the musical theater classic: West Side Story. They discuss the complicated legacy of the original musical, the pitfalls of adaptation, and the importance of producing new work in an …
-Yankees traded Gary and Gio to the Twins. -Still need a first baseman. -Cashman Speaks. -Boone Speaks. -Cole Speaks. -Yanks can't be done right? -Still moves to make maybe with another poverty team. Find out who. Follow me on twitter @SavageEmpirePod. Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get your pods.…
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Episode 71: Baseball is Back! CBA Details.
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-CBA details. -Who the Yankees are rumored to be on. -A personal message to you all.By Savage Empire Media
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Episode 157: How the "Culture War" Label Is Used to Trivialize Life-and-Death Economic Issues
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"Let the Culture Wars Begin. Again," The New York Times announces. "How the ‘Culture War’ Could Break Democracy," warns Politico. "As The Culture Wars Shift, President Trump Struggles To Adapt," NPR tells us. "Will Democrats Go on the Offensive in the Culture Wars?" Vanity Fair wonders. Over and over, we’re reminded that so-called culture wars are …
