Welcome to Crimetown, a series produced by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier in partnership with Gimlet Media. Each season, we investigate the culture of crime in a different city. In Season 2, Crimetown heads to the heart of the Rust Belt: Detroit, Michigan. From its heyday as Motor City to its rebirth as the Brooklyn of the Midwest, Detroit’s history reflects a series of issues that strike at the heart of American identity: race, poverty, policing, loss of industry, the war on drugs, an ...
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Tapping Into Rage Media, Violence, and the New Political Cool
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This incendiary segment explores a growing narrative on the political left that justifies violence under the guise of moral righteousness, especially when targeting institutions like ICE or figures like Donald Trump. The hosts dissect Representative MacIvor’s altercation with an ICE agent, allegations of performative protests, and James Comey's controversial photo of “86 47” spelled out in seashells. They argue that left-wing media and influencers are glamorizing radicalism, invoking figures like Che Guevara and fictionalizing revolutionaries like “Luigi Mangione” as modern heroes. The conversation critiques what the speakers view as a calculated cultural shift toward rage, victimhood, and performative outrage—tied together by a hunger for social validation and media attention.
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This incendiary segment explores a growing narrative on the political left that justifies violence under the guise of moral righteousness, especially when targeting institutions like ICE or figures like Donald Trump. The hosts dissect Representative MacIvor’s altercation with an ICE agent, allegations of performative protests, and James Comey's controversial photo of “86 47” spelled out in seashells. They argue that left-wing media and influencers are glamorizing radicalism, invoking figures like Che Guevara and fictionalizing revolutionaries like “Luigi Mangione” as modern heroes. The conversation critiques what the speakers view as a calculated cultural shift toward rage, victimhood, and performative outrage—tied together by a hunger for social validation and media attention.
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