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The first and only podcast bringing you weekly case studies in the pop culture of a dying empire. Every Wednesday, co-hosts Josh, Brian, and A.J. dissect an artifact of popular culture, breaking down how its narrative choices reflect or subvert the reactionary political project. From video games to movies to theater to an apparently infinite supply of evangelical Christian radio drama, we expose the machinations of the worst of all possible worlds in order to figure out how to build a better one. Also, we have bits.
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Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
The lads throw on their Throx and scrub their daddies as they dive headlong into the nightmares of capitalism in the hit reality TV show Shark Tank. Topics include what makes a good pitch, the number of socks in a Throx, and the odious core at the heart of American mythmaking.
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Media Referenced in this Episode:
- Shark Tank Available on Hulu
- “Ex-NFL player thought ‘Shark Tank’ would launch his barbecue empire. It became a nightmare, he says” by Stacey Perman, LA Times. May 18th, 2023.
- Lori Cheek’s TEDxFultonStreet talk
- Senate Banking Committee Examines FTX Collapse by C-SPAN.
- Senate Banking hearing on the downfall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX — 12/14/22
TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com
Featuring David Armstrong as “Mark Cuban” and Eleanor Philips as “Barbara Corcoran”.
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