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WitGlass Unfiltered #67: Headlines—and How to Read Them

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#67: Headlines—and How to Read Them

This is a headline hodgepodge episode, covering mostly political articles, including Charlottesville, racism, the American Confederacy, slavery, and so much more.

Topics Discussed
  • 0:23 - Today’s Coffee Talk
    • Trader Joe’s Bolivian
    • Jura Impressa C60
    • New Coffees from Trader Joe’s
      • Guatemalan Extra Dark Roast
      • Honey-Processed Nicaraguan
      • 7:00 - How to Read Headlines
        • 8:00 - Mis-information vs. Dis-information
        • 10:00 - Persuasion vs. Manipulation
        • 11:00 - Reporter vs. Journalist vs. Commentator
        • 15:00 - Justified Opinion vs. Unjustified Opinion
        • 16:00 - Truth vs. the Truth vs. the Whole Truth
        • 17:00 - Headlines
          • 17:00 - “Dolly Parton’s Civil-War Themed Dinner Theater”
          • 28:00 - “How We Know the So-called Civil War was Not over Slavery”
          • 32:00 - “Fact Check: Were Women Allowed to Wear Mini-skirts in Afghanistan in the 1970s”
          • 36:00 - “Whataboutism” on Wikipedia
          • 39:00 - “MSESPN pulls Asian Announcer Named Robert Lee off UVa Game to avoid Offending Idiots”
          • 43:00 - The Tom Woods Show
            • Episode 977: “Left, Right, and Charlottesville, with Paul Gottfried”
            • Episode 978: “Charlottesville Once More: Left-Anarchist Keith Preston Discusses”
            • “Some Initial Thoughts on Charlottesville”
              • ...more
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              WitGlass UnfilteredBy Courtney Huntington