Where There's Woke

Where There's Woke

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Where There's Woke episodes

  • WTW61: That Time Jon Ronson Both Sides'ed Trans People's Lives

    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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    52 min
  • WTW60: The Left Wing Media, in Their Way

    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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    1 hr 12 min
  • WTW59: Oh Is Stealing Things a Crime Now?

    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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    1 hr 14 min
  • WTW58: Just Hand Over the Cell Line

    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?

    If you enjoy our work, please consider leaving a 5-star review! You can always email questions, comments, and leads to [email protected].

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    47 min
  • WTW57: Judy Mikovits, the Most Unreliable Narrator

    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.

    If you enjoy our work, please consider leaving a 5-star review! You can always email questions, comments, and leads to [email protected].

    Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

    44 min
  • WTW56: Jon Ronson's Things Fell Apart Falls Apart

    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?

    If you enjoy our work, please consider leaving a 5-star review! You can always email questions, comments, and leads to [email protected].

    Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

    53 min
  • WTW55: The Best Trump Verdict Meltdowns

    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?

    If you enjoy our work, please consider leaving a 5-star review! You can always email questions, comments, and leads to [email protected].

    Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

    49 min
  • WTW54: Tucker Carlson Interviews Aaron Rodgers

    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.

    If you enjoy our work, please consider leaving a 5-star review! You can always email questions, comments, and leads to [email protected].

    Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

    1 hr 3 min
  • WTW53: The Griftiest Grift To Ever Grift

    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

    If you enjoy our work, please consider leaving a 5-star review! You can always email questions, comments, and leads to [email protected].

    Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

    48 min
  • WTW52: New College's Unqualified, Teacher-Hating President

    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:

    • https://billytownsend.substack.com/p/the-floridadesantisdoe-jefferson

    • https://chartered.wlrn.org/

    If you enjoy our work, please consider leaving a 5-star review! You can always email questions, comments, and leads to [email protected].

    Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

    45 min

About Where There's Woke

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Every single time the right, or even center-left, goes ballistic over a "woke" controversy, the slightest bit of investigation shows the scandal is almost entirely bogus. This is not a new phenomenon;…

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