Critical Wade Theory

By Wade Wainio

I'll talk about everything from politics to entertainment and philosophy. I'm also a part-time entertainment writer and working-class from the UP of Michigan, so that might come up occasionally. Oh, a... more

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March 19, 2026 CWT664: Revolting Cocks’ ‘Dead End Streets’ - A Weird Supergroup Industrial Rock Song 🎸
This episode is about one of those strange little musical collisions that almost feels like a dare.

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12min
March 18, 2026 CWT663: Reply To: 'Are you saying that Obamacare is not fascist because...?'
In this episode: I respond to a YouTube comment suggesting Obamacare (or the tax penalty) is fascist. I then get into what fascism is.
I conclude with a message to macho tough guys: Go be tough somewhere else, away from me.
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23min
March 17, 2026 CWT662: The Human Jungle
“The human jungle.”

You’ve probably heard it before to describe various things: A ruthless workplace. A crowded city. A competitive society where everyone seems to be scrambling for status, resources, and survival...
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8min
March 17, 2026 CWT661: 'Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer' DOCUMENTARY REVIEW
This episode looks at an unsettling true-crime documentary: Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer.

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17min
March 16, 2026 Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E62, pt. 3): Xiomara Castro Has Her Own Scandals
In Honduras, the corrupt drug trafficker President Juan Orlando Hernández was succeeded by Xiomara Castro, who presented herself as a “democratic socialist” reformer. But how different was she from what came before? Well, let's see what her biggest scandal is...and, as I so often do on this podcast, I will see to what extent her scandal seems to align with anarchic critiques of authority.
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16min
March 14, 2026 CWT660: The Night Saturday Night Live Began
October 11th, 1975.

11:30 p.m.

Most Americans tuning in probably had no idea they were about to watch television history.
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13min
March 13, 2026 Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E62, pt. 2): Trump's Pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández
Trump's corrupt pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández: An example of why we should never, ever take Trump at his word. It's some truly mind-boggling hypocrisy...as usual.
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13min
March 13, 2026 CWT659: Interview: Lionsgate’s ‘DO NOT ENTER’ (2026) Director Marc Klasfeld
Interview with Marc Klasfeld. He's directed music videos for tons of major artists, and now he has an adventure-horror movie called "Do Not Enter" from Lionsgate.
It may look like I have a black eye in the video, but that's a danger of natural lighting, and I'm one of those people who have dark bags under their eyes. I suppose I could lie and claim I just got out of a rowdy fistfight, but that wouldn't be accurate.
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13min
March 12, 2026 Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E62, pt. 1): Trump's Corruption is Off the Chain
I could have talked about Iran's new leader, which seems to be a big story for the week, but let's get into some of Trump's corruption.
A lot of credit goes to ProPublica for getting into these details.
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18min
March 10, 2026 CWT658: Adventure Time Rewatch – 'Trouble in Lumpy Space' S1e2
I look at what makes a classic episode of Adventure Time a... well, classic episode of Adventure Time.
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16min

FAQs about Critical Wade Theory:

How many episodes does Critical Wade Theory have?

The podcast currently has 870 episodes available.