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Michigan Engineering Radio Podcasts
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.
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Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 28); Birthright vs. Trump's Pen / Roger Stone Sucks
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31:44Trump cha;;enges birthright citizenship. Also, I look at Dick Tracy villain cosplayer Roger Stone. Plus, I examine how even a "moderate" Republican like Jack Kemp was a piece of trash.
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🎙️CWT490: Biopower: How Modern Life Is Engineered
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20:37Today’s episode: Biopower — How Modern Life Is Engineered. This isn’t just theory. It’s about how governments, corporations, and institutions regulate our lives — not just with laws or police, but by managing our health, education, sexuality, even our identities.
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🎙️CWT489: The Haunting Blues of Blind Willie Johnson
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6:49Today, we explore the life and legacy of one of the most influential gospel blues musicians of all time — Blind Willie Johnson.
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🎙️CWT488: Killers in History: The Dark Legacy of Oppianicus
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8:32People were just as bad back in ancient Rome.
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🎙️CWT487: Why We Assume the Worst About People
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11:49Why do we so often assume the worst about people — even when we barely know them? (And I want to emphasize that, yes, sometimes assuming the worst about someone actually is valid, if you do know about them.) More broadly, there are reasons. Deep, wired-in reasons we assue the worst about people.
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🎙️CWT486: Peeing in Sync: What Chimps Teach Us About Collective Life(?)
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14:44Today, we’re going to talk about… peeing. Not just any kind of peeing—contagious urination. Among chimpanzees. Yes, really.
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🎙️CWT485: More Than Words: Rethinking Historical Sources
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12:29Can you write history without written sources? If your gut says "No," you're not alone — and you're also wrong.
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🎙️CWT484: A Cure for Wellness (2016) REVIEW 〰
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15:01The good, the bad, and the ugly about "A Cure for Wellness."
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🎙️CWT483: Shirley Verrett: The Voice That Broke Barriers
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6:17Today, we’re spotlighting one of the greatest voices in American opera history—a woman who defied expectations, shattered barriers, and redefined what it meant to take the stage. This is the story of Shirley Verrett.
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🎙️CWT482: 'Soul Rebels' Album Review – The Birth of the Wailers’ Revolutionary Sound
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10:34Today, we’re talking about "Soul Rebels" — the 1970 album by The Wailers that marked a turning point not just for the band, but for reggae music as a whole.
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🎙️CWT481: 'Have a Seat at the Freedom Café' PT. 1 🗽🦅+💲+💣= 💀 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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4:56Uncle Sam is a regular customer at the "Freedom Café." What's he eating?
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Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 27); Bill O’Reilly Loves Big Ugly Bill
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33:03Bill O’Reilly took a break from being irrelevant to praise President Trump’s sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). I also discuss Roger Ailes' ailing legacy and Rudy Giuliani's biggest scandal (and no, it's not the hair dye thing).
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🎙️CWT480: Creepy Creatures and Myths: The Beast of Bladenboro
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10:44North Carolina, winter of 1953. A small, quiet town wakes up to blood. Not a horror film. Not a myth. Just real people, real fear—and a predator no one could explain. This is The Beast of Bladenboro.
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🎙️CWT479: Electric Dreams S1E1 'The Hood Maker' 🧠🔍📺– Surveillance, Resistance + Telepathic Dystopia
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13:49Electric Dreams S1E1 'The Hood Maker' review...where I get a little hostile toward sci-fi nerds.
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🎙️CWT478: Were The Stooges the First Punk Band? Let's Set the Record Straight
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16:40Were The Stooges really the first punk-sounding band ever?
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🎙️CWT477: 'A Challenge for Robin Hood' (1967) REVIEW 🏹💰🫴🥺
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10:04Today, we’re pulling back the longbow and heading into the greenwood for a hidden gem from 1967: "A Challenge for Robin Hood."
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What makes a monster?
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🎙️CWT475: Eraserhead (1977) - Movie Monster of the Moment #1
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14:33Movie Monster of the Moment: What if your worst fears wore a face? Not a monster under the bed—but something weirder. Something harder to name. Something crying in the dark. Today, we’re talking about Eraserhead — David Lynch’s 1977 debut feature. A film that doesn’t explain itself. It just sits with you. Crawls into your dreams. And leaves you ask…
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🎙️CWT474: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
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12:50Today: Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band.
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Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 26); Edward 'Big Balls' Coristine Exits DOGE
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41:13Nineteen-year-old Edward Coristine, better known online as “Big Balls,” has resigned from the U.S. government’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as of June 25, 2025, according to White House and media sources. Also, DOGE's origin, and how Elon Musk's dad is a dirty dog.
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🎙️CWT473: Elon Musk's 'Billionaire Salute' — FINAL VERDICT VERSION
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17:01Elon Musk sucks. I did an episode on this now infamous moment recently, but I don't feel like I did the greatest job. So I want to make one final episode on what happened, sort of like a final verdict from yours truly.
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🎙️CWT472: 'OMG 2' Movie Review– Sex Ed, Censorship, and Sacred Questions
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15:14Today, we’re talking about a film that didn't just push buttons — it pushed the conversation forward. OMG 2.
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🎙️CWT471: Pink Floyd's 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond' Overview
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12:49Today, we're taking a look at one of Pink Floyd's most powerful and personal pieces: Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
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👻🎙️CWT470: The Emergency That Wasn't [A 'Wade's Spooky Fun-Time' Story👻]
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6:07Welcome to 'Wade's Spooky Fun-Time,' where sometimes we turn everyday experiences into stories that creep into your thoughts long after the lights go out.
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Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 25); Israel Hypocritically Condemns Iran
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20:07Israel's hypocrisy on full display, yet again.
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CWT469: 🐎 'They’re Off' (1948) 🏇 — Review of a Disney Goofy Short
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9:17Today, we’re saddling up for a lesser-known — but no less charming — ride through Goofy’s golden era.
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CWT468🎙️: Ice-T's 'Rhyme Pays' — The Birth of West Coast Gangsta Rap
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10:21Today, we’re rewinding to 1987 — the year a West Coast rapper named Ice-T dropped Rhyme Pays and shook up the entire landscape of hip-hop. Not just an album, but a warning shot. This was gangsta rap before the genre even had a name.
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CWT467🎙️: Review of Netflix series 'I Am a Killer' S1E1 'Means to an End'
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8:29Today: “Means to an End” — the premiere episode of Netflix series "I Am a Killer."
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CWT466🎙️: Elon Musk and 'The Billionaire Salute'
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9:43Today, 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.
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New York City. Is it heading down the same path Detroit took decades ago? The answer isn’t simple—but it’s urgent.
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CWT464🎙️: Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails
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16:55Trent 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. CORRECTION: The impressive drum performance was actually by Ilan Rubin, and you can check out that performance here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl4E7lfE9EA&list=R…
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🎙️ CWT463: Why I Can’t Respect Trump — or His Followers
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11:15Make no mistake, if you are completely opposed to Trump, you are potentially making enemies. Such is the nature of authoritarianism.
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🎙️ CWT462: Wanted: Workers — Why America Might Not Fill 'Reshored Jobs'
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10:26You’ve heard it in headlines: "Factories coming back to the U.S." But here’s the kicker — where are the people to staff them?
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Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 24); Trump Continues Attacking LA (+ Roy Cohn Bio, McCarthyism)
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30:14Trump Continues Attacking LA (+ Roy Cohn Bio, McCarthyism)
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CWT461: How Fairy Tales Evolved — and Why the Brothers Grimm Dominated
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13:13Today, we’re diving into something we all grew up with — but maybe haven’t fully understood: fairy tale
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CWT460🎙️: Adventure Time: Distant Lands S1E1 'BMO' REVIEW
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12:37Today we’re exploring “BMO,” the first episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands.
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CWT459🎙️: Stories That Shook the System: Journalism’s Power to Change the World
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24:02Great 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 walking through the moments where journalism didn’t just report the story — it was the story.
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CWT458: 11 Reforms That Could Save America...At Least I Think
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21:34Yes, I would try to end this anti-immigrant hysteria.
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🎙️ CWT457: The Pineapple Thief – Prog Music Emphasizing Emotion Over Exhibition
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14:35You don’t have to shred a 14-minute solo to be considered progressive rock royalty.
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Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 23); Steven Pinker amplifies racists, aided Epstein
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34:54What 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 relatively "far-left radical" (albeit normal enough) lens.
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🎙️ CWT456: 'Earth: Final Conflict' s1E1 'Decision' REVIEW
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13:30Today, 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 of Star Trek visionary Gene Roddenberry.
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🎙️ CWT455: Marilyn Manson: Back On Stage, Still in the Shadows
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15:09Today, 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 fanfare, there’s a darker story — one that asks uncomfortable questions about justice, accountability, and who gets to come back after a fall.…
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CWT454: When You Finally Get It: The Cost of Understanding Pain
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10:57Why do we so often fail to understand other people’s pain until we go through it ourselves?
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CWT453: ISIS – The Band, Not the Terror Group or Goddess
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10:00You 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.
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CWT452: When Legends Miss: 10 Great Bands, 10 Bad Albums
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28:32Even good bands can go bad.
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CWT451: 'THEY' (2002) Movie Review: Childhood Trauma in the Shadows
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9:57Today, 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 promotional. He wasn’t creatively involved...
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CWT450: Creepy Creatures and Myths: Äbädä and the Hidebehind (The Forest Watches!🌲👀😨)
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10:26Today, we’re stepping off the beaten path and into the woods—deep into two mythologies separated by an ocean, but united by shadow.
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Dimwits, Dipsh*ts, Dufuses, and Dullards (Ep. 22); Mike Johnson and How Hunger Is a Policy Choice
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32:59Neo-fascist Ned Flanders and some of his creepy worldviews.
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CWT449: Iconic Album Flashback: 'London Calling' by The Clash
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2:45Album: London Calling Artist: The Clash Release Year: 1979
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Fetid Fever Dream Flashback of the Week: Nancy Pelosi Stock Trades
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9:59One of the biggest controversies involving Nancy Pelosi—though whether it qualifies as a “scandal” depends on political perspective—centers on allegations of insider trading or conflicts of interest related to stock trading by her and her husband, Paul Pelosi. Let’s break it down, then look at it through an anarchist lens.…
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