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Citations Needed

Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson
Citations Needed
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  • Citations Needed

    "Shadow Fleets," Sanctions & Western Media's International Law-ification of Arbitrary US Dictates

    11/03/2026 | 1h 22 mins.
    In this episode, we explore how arbitrary—often unilateral—sanctions against Enemy States are given the halo of international legal legitimacy with a combination of lies, slippery language and brainless court stenography. With guest Maryam Jamshidi, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law.
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    News Brief: As Trump Crushes Academia, the NYT and Atlantic Still Fight 'Woke' Wars from 5 Years Ago

    18/02/2026 | 45 mins.
    In this News Brief, we are joined by Chenjerai Kumanyika and Todd Wolfson of the American Association of University Professors to discuss Trump's gutting of higher education, its expansion on previous neoliberal privatization efforts, and how big donor and media backlash against "woke "academics and anti-Gaza genocide protestors is fueling the possible end of academic independence as we know it.
  • Citations Needed

    Ep 234: TikTok, Gen Z's Move to Social Media and Elite Panic Over Unsanctioned News

    04/02/2026 | 1h 13 mins.
    In this episode, we examine our political class' TikTok neurosis, how Gaza fueled its sell to US and Israeli military contractors, and the long history of elite panics around unsanctioned information flows. With guest Omar Zahzah.
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    News Brief: ICE, Senate Dems' Counterinsurgency PR, and the Limits of Body Cam Liberalism

    30/01/2026 | 39 mins.
    In this News Brief, we detail the fundamental problems with Senate Democrats' cosmetic reforms, the strategy of letting outrage blow over and the conspicuous absence of any proposal that touches ICE's obscene budget.
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    Ep 233: How US Media Naturalizes Capital Strikes and Helps the Rich Undermine Democracy

    28/01/2026 | 1h 24 mins.
    In this episode, we examine how billionaires and corporations threatening capital strikes and capital flight to discipline populist politicians and movements is treated as normal, obvious, and healthy by US media.

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About Citations Needed

Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power, hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.
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