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Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson

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

#358

Ep 232: US Meddling, the Limits of 'Agency' Discourse and How Media Chooses Which 'Voices' To Center

In this episode, we discuss the uses and misuses of liberal standpoint theory to promote U... more

10 Dec 2025

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:03

10 Dec 2025

#357

News Brief: BBC's Gaza Double Standard and Western Liberalism's Crisis of Legitimacy

In this News Brief, we interview journalist Daniel Trilling and discuss his investigation ... more

03 Dec 2025

44 MINS

44:48

03 Dec 2025

#356

Ep 231 - How To Oppose Genocide Without Opposing Genocide (Part 2): AIPAC Dems' Fake Israel Criticis...

In this episode, we detail the buyers' market for superficial Gaza critiques that permit a... more

26 Nov 2025

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:44

26 Nov 2025

#355

Ep 230 - How To Oppose Genocide Without Opposing Genocide (Part 1): Biden World's Reputation Launder...

In this episode, we detail recent attempts by former Biden officials to rewrite history an... more

19 Nov 2025

1 HR 41 MINS

1:41:11

19 Nov 2025

#354

Citations Needed Live Show Beg-a-Thon: MAHA, TikTok and the Rise of Health-Branded Fascism

In this Live Show Beg-a-Thon from 10/13, we are joined by Justin Feldman to discuss the ri... more

10 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:40

10 Nov 2025

#353

News Brief: As Trump Attacks Venezuela, Media Takes His Absurd "Drug War" Pretext at Face Value

In this News Brief, we detail how the AP, Atlantic, Washington Post and New York Times are... more

29 Oct 2025

22 MINS

22:49

29 Oct 2025

#352

News Brief: Media Helps Sell ICE Raids with Zero Dark Thirty Ride-Along Schlock

In this News Brief, we are joined by Matthew Cunningham-Cook to discuss his recent media a... more

22 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:29

22 Oct 2025

#351

News Brief: The Billionaire-Backed Groups Working to Push Dems Right in 2026 and 2028

In this News Brie, we detail the major factions seeking to rewrite the history of the 2024... more

13 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:50

13 Oct 2025

#350

Live Show Beg-A-Thon Monday 10/13 - Promo!

Please join us Monday, Oct 13 for a Beg-A-Thon live show @ 9:30ET/8:30CT! We will be joine... more

06 Oct 2025

02 MINS

02:06

06 Oct 2025

#349

Ep 229: Sociopathic 'You Got To Hand it To 'Em' Punditry and the Rise of Politics as Sport

In this episode we detail the rise of detached "who's winning and who's losing" political ... more

01 Oct 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:00

01 Oct 2025

#348

Ep 228 - Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Expertise

In Ep 228, "Billionaires as Insta-Experts: How Our Media Conflates Extreme Wealth with Exp... more

24 Sep 2025

1 HR 24 MINS

1:24:32

24 Sep 2025

#347

News Brief - NYT, BBC, Guardian: Starvation in Gaza Doesn't Really Count if Victim Has Preexisting C...

In this News Brief, we detail recent "updates," "clarifications" and "added context" pro-I... more

27 Aug 2025

40 MINS

40:14

27 Aug 2025

#346

Ep 227: The Importance of 'Seriousness,' or Why Palestinians Can't Be Witness to Their Own Genocide ...

"Exclusive Look at Life in War-Ravaged Gaza," reads the title for a CNN interview with cor... more

13 Aug 2025

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:52

13 Aug 2025

#345

Ep 226: The Importance of 'Seriousness,' or Why Palestinians Can't Be Witness to Their Own Genocide ...

"12 UN Relief Works Agency staff members are accused of involvement in Hamas' attack again... more

06 Aug 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:20

06 Aug 2025

#344

Ep 225: How US Media Frames Democracy that Actually Helps People as 'Buying Votes'

"Student loan forgiveness is a bribe for young voters," shouted Newsweek in 2022. "Harris'... more

23 Jul 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:21

23 Jul 2025

#343

Episode 224: Corporate Self-Regulation and the Fine Art of 'Preempting" Public Outrage

In this episode, we detail the classic PR gambit of corporations anticipating regulation, ... more

16 Jul 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:52

16 Jul 2025

#342

News Brief: ADL, Corporate Media, Dem Elites Manufature "Antisemitism" Scandal to Discipline Mamdani

In this News Brief, we break down recent bad faith attacks on Zohran Mamdani, the ADL's DO... more

01 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:24

01 Jul 2025

#341

News Brief: Natural Disaster-izing the Deliberate US-Israeli Starvation Campaign in Gaza

In this News Brief, we are joined by Ashley Bohrer and Ben Teller of Jewish Voice for Peac... more

19 Jun 2025