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.
Episodes
Today, weâre talking about a film that didn't just push buttons â it pushed the conversation forward. OMG 2.
Today, we're taking a look at one of Pink Floyd's most powerful and personal pieces: Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
Welcome 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.
Israel's hypocrisy on full display, yet again.
Today, weâre saddling up for a lesser-known â but no less charming â ride through Goofyâs golden era.
Today, weâre rewinding to 1987 â 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.
Today: âMeans to an Endâ â the premiere episode of Netflix series "I Am a Killer."
Today, we're examining the surreal spectacle that was Donald Trumpâs 2025 indoor inauguration â and what it means when the worldâs richest men gather to throw a salute.
New York City. Is it heading down the same path Detroit took decades ago? The answer isnât simpleâbut itâs urgent.
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.
Make no mistake, if you are completely opposed to Trump, you are potentially making enemies. Such is the nature of authoritarianism.
Youâve heard it in headlines: "Factories coming back to the U.S." But hereâs the kicker â where are the people to staff them?
Trump Continues Attacking LA (+ Roy Cohn Bio, McCarthyism)
Today, weâre diving into something we all grew up with â but maybe havenât fully understood: fairy tale
Today weâre exploring âBMO,â the first episode of Adventure Time: Distant Lands.
Great journalism doesnât just inform. It exposes, disrupts, and sometimes even rewrites history. It can topple presidents, end wars, and shake the foundations of global institutions. Today, weâre walking through the moments where journalism didnât just report the story â it was the story.
Yes, I would try to end this anti-immigrant hysteria.
You donât have to shred a 14-minute solo to be considered progressive rock royalty.
What do StevenâŻPinker, 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.
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 of Star Trek visionary Gene Roddenberry.
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