Critical Wade Theory
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, and I make weird experimental music and sometimes host a college radio show.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 585
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
🎙️ CWT515 – America: Riding the Ventura Highway On a Horse with No Name
Today, we’re talking about a band that captured the easygoing, sun-drenched vibe of the 1970s better than almost anyone else. Their sound was soft rock at its finest—gentle harmonies, polished acoust…
CWT514🎙: Def Jam Recordings
Let’s rewind to 1984. Rick Rubin, a punk-loving NYU student, starts producing hip-hop tracks out of his dorm room.
Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 32); Land Grabs and Lies: Israel’s E1 Expansion
Israel’s land grabbing, and the darkness of Smotrich and Ben-Gvir.
CWT513🎙: Emma Goldman Was Right! 'Patriotism is Too Narrow...'
Emma Goldman once said: “Thinking men and women the world over are beginning to realize that patriotism is too narrow and limited a conception to meet the necessities of our time.”
That was over a ce…
CWT512🎙: I Came By (2022) MOVIE REVIEW
Today, we’re talking about I Came By — a tense British crime thriller from 2022 that mixes political edge, creeping dread, and the most unsettling Hugh Bonneville performance you’ll probably ever see…
CWT511: Gentle style of Mississippi John Hurt
Today, we’re traveling (figuratively) to the heart of Avalon, Mississippi — home to one of the most beloved and quietly revolutionary figures in American music: Mississippi John Hurt.
CWT510: 'Sacred' Stories and the Weight of Originality in Literature
When we canonize certain books — when we elevate some stories above all others — we risk building a wall. Not just between “high” and “low” art, but between cultures, languages, perspectives. Between…
CWT509: Deerhunter – Ambient Punk, Southern Grit
Today we’re diving into Deerhunter — a band that calls Atlanta, Georgia home, but whose music belongs to no single place or time. Formed in 2001, they’ve carved out a space all their own in the indie…
Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 32); Greg Abbott Spontaneously Illegalizes Breaking Quorum?!
Abbott’s threats are likely symbolic. The state constitution allows members to deprive a chamber of quorum. A 2021 Texas Supreme Court ruling affirmed legislative walkouts are not illegal—they may ev…
CWT506:So You Wanna Write About Music? — Just Say It Like You Mean It!
Today, I'm taking a deep dive — not into a band, not into a genre— but into you. Specifically, your voice as a potential music journalist, or music reviewer.
CWT505: 🔬 Truth in the Age of Noise (+ Organizations Promoting Science)
How, in an age overflowing with scientific progress, are we still so vulnerable to misinformation?
Plus, I give a list of organizations promoting science.
🎙️ CWT504: 'The Upsetter' 1969 Album Review — Lee “Scratch” Perry
Today we’re rewinding all the way back to 1969 for a look at The Upsetter, the groundbreaking album by one of reggae’s wildest visionaries — Lee “Scratch” Perry.
🎙️ CWT503: AFTER (2019) 🎬 REVIEW – Wattpad Romance or Toxic Love Story?
After is a 2019 romantic drama directed by Jenny Gage and adapted from Anna Todd’s viral Wattpad story — which, fun fact, originally started as One Direction fan fiction.
Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (E. 31); Tariffs / Trump's Creepy Aliases / Ivana's Iffy Death
Tariffs / Trump's Creepy Aliases / Ivana's Iffy Death
🎙️ CWT502: Against the Machine: Rudolf Rocker on Anarchism / the Crisis of Modern Society
Rudolf Rocker. His 1938 work, Anarcho-Syndicalism, opens with a clear-eyed critique of modern power — economic and political — and a call for something radically different.
🎙️ CWT501: 'Homeland Security' Posts White Nationalist Propaganda
If they want us to stop calling them fascists, they should stop doing fascist crap.
🎙️ CWT500: The King of Western Swing: Bob Wills and the Sound That Changed Everything
Bob Wills — "The King of Western Swing" blended country and jazz...and also influenced rock and roll. Here's how...
🎙️ CWT499: Jonny Quest 'The Mystery of the Lizard Men' 🦎 – REVIEW
Today — we're heading straight into the swampy unknown with Jonny Quest. The episode: “The Mystery of the Lizard Men.”