And finally, this News Brief, "'Peak TV,' Streamer Studio Accounting Gimmicks, and the Precarity of Hollywood Labor," in which we interview authors Miranda Banks and @kfortmueller.bsky.social about the state of Hollywood labor in the streaming era. soundcloud.com/citationsnee...
In this News Brief, we talk with Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, authors of the new book Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers, about rising inequality and precarity in Hollywood, st
This is a live recording between Nima and Adam at the Word is Change Bookstore May 7, 2026. In this conversation, we discuss key findings that can be found in Adam's new book, How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza.
In Ep 238, "The Fictional, Racist, Paranoia-Sowing 'Sleeper Cell' Media Construction," we detail our media obsession with so-called "sleeper cells," a trope that has consumed post-9/11 America but suffers from one major problem: there's no evidence it exists.
In this News Brief, we talk with Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, authors of the new book Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers, about precarity in Hollywood, studio consolidation, and how the dream of fame, 100 years on, is still used to concentrate power and drive down wages
This is a live recording between Nima and Adam at the Word is Change Bookstore May 7, 2026. In this conversation, we discuss key findings that can be found in Adam's new book, How to Sell a Genocide:
Or Episode 238: "The Fictional, Racist, Paranoia-Sowing "Sleeper Cell" Media Construction," in which we dissect the "sleeper cell" trope that has consumed post-9/11 US news media and pop culture despite the fact that there's no evidence to support it. soundcloud.com/citationsnee...
Hi, all! We'll be taking a short spring break and returning later this month.
In the meantime, in case you missed them, check out some of our recent releases, like this News Brief about the Writers Against the War on Gaza's campaign to boycott the NYT: soundcloud.com/citationsnee...
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Citations Needed is a podcast about the media, power, PR, and the history of bullshit. It is hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson, and produced by Florence Barrau-Adams.
In this News Brief, we talk with Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, authors of the new book Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers, about rising inequality and precarity in Hollywood, st
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In this News Brief, we talk with Chris Mills Rodrigo from Writers Against The War On Gaza about their campaign to boycott the New York Times and remove the "paper of record" from its liberal pedestal
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Citations Needed is a podcast about the media, power, PR, and the history of bullshit. It is hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson, and produced by Florence Barrau-Adams.
great episode of CN where they go over some key points from Adam’s new book How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza that I can’t wait to read!! Got my order in for it!
New episode!
@ahjohnson.bsky.social of the @citationspod.bsky.social podcast joined us to discuss his book, "How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza."
This is a heavy one, but understanding how media narratives enable horrendous violence is absolutely essential
In continued book promotion… @mirandabanks.bsky.social and I spoke about the state of Hollywood on @citationspod.bsky.social
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In this News Brief, we talk with Miranda Banks and Kate Fortmueller, authors of the new book Boom to Bust: How Streaming Broke Hollywood Workers, about rising inequality and precarity in Hollywood, st...
This is a live recording between Nima and Adam at the Word is Change Bookstore May 7, 2026. In this conversation, we discuss key findings that can be found in Adam's new book, How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza.
This is a live recording between Nima and Adam at the Word is Change Bookstore May 7, 2026. In this conversation, we discuss key findings that can be found in Adam's new book, How to Sell a Genocide:
