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
- 587
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
CWT466🎙️: Elon Musk and 'The Billionaire Salute'
Today, we're examining the surreal spectacle that was Donald Trump’s 2025 indoor inauguration — and what it means when the world’s richest men gather to throw a salute.
CWT465🎙️: Is New York the Next Detroit?
New York City. Is it heading down the same path Detroit took decades ago? The answer isn’t simple—but it’s urgent.
CWT464🎙️: Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails
Trent Reznor: the architect of Nine Inch Nails, the noise prophet of our time, and a composer who went from the darkest corners of industrial rock to the biggest stages in Hollywood.
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🎙️ CWT463: Why I Can’t Respect Trump — or His Followers
Make no mistake, if you are completely opposed to Trump, you are potentially making enemies. Such is the nature of authoritarianism.
🎙️ CWT462: Wanted: Workers — Why America Might Not Fill 'Reshored Jobs'
You’ve heard it in headlines: "Factories coming back to the U.S." But here’s the kicker — where are the people to staff them?
Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 24); Trump Continues Attacking LA (+ Roy Cohn Bio, McCarthyism)
Trump Continues Attacking LA (+ Roy Cohn Bio, McCarthyism)
CWT461: How Fairy Tales Evolved — and Why the Brothers Grimm Dominated
Today, we’re diving into something we all grew up with — but maybe haven’t fully understood: fairy tale
CWT460🎙️: Adventure Time: Distant Lands S1E1 'BMO' REVIEW
Today we’re exploring “BMO,” the first episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands.
CWT459🎙️: Stories That Shook the System: Journalism’s Power to Change the World
Great journalism doesn’t just inform. It exposes, disrupts, and sometimes even rewrites history. It can topple presidents, end wars, and shake the foundations of global institutions. Today, we’re wal…
CWT458: 11 Reforms That Could Save America...At Least I Think
Yes, I would try to end this anti-immigrant hysteria.
🎙️ CWT457: The Pineapple Thief – Prog Music Emphasizing Emotion Over Exhibition
You don’t have to shred a 14-minute solo to be considered progressive rock royalty.
Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 23); Steven Pinker amplifies racists, aided Epstein
What do Steven Pinker, Alan Dershowitz, Jeffrey Epstein, and evangelist Jim Bakker have in common? Plenty of bad stuff, apparently. I explore their rotten connections to the far-right, from a relativ…
🎙️ CWT456: 'Earth: Final Conflict' s1E1 'Decision' REVIEW
Today, we're talking about the pilot episode of Earth: Final Conflict, titled "Decision."
This episode aired October 6, 1997, and served as the launchpad for a series created from the archived ideas o…
🎙️ CWT455: Marilyn Manson: Back On Stage, Still in the Shadows
Today, I'm talking about one of the most controversial figures in modern rock — Marilyn Manson. Born Brian Warner, he's back on tour for the first time in five years. But behind the stage lights and …
CWT454: When You Finally Get It: The Cost of Understanding Pain
Why do we so often fail to understand other people’s pain until we go through it ourselves?
CWT453: ISIS – The Band, Not the Terror Group or Goddess
You ever hear something so heavy… so sprawling… so emotionally raw, it feels like it rewires your brain?
That’s what listening to ISIS is like.
CWT452: When Legends Miss: 10 Great Bands, 10 Bad Albums
Even good bands can go bad.
CWT451: 'THEY' (2002) Movie Review: Childhood Trauma in the Shadows
Today, we’re talking about They, a 2002 supernatural horror film directed by Robert Harmon. You might remember the marketing leaning hard on "From Wes Craven..." but heads up—Craven’s name was mostly…
CWT450: Creepy Creatures and Myths: Äbädä and the Hidebehind (The Forest Watches!🌲👀😨)
Today, we’re stepping off the beaten path and into the woods—deep into two mythologies separated by an ocean, but united by shadow.
Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 22); Mike Johnson and How Hunger Is a Policy Choice
Neo-fascist Ned Flanders and some of his creepy worldviews.