018 The Sidetrack – Getting rid of Trump is only the beginning
Trump’s made it a great time to be a white supremacist and/or white collar criminal. But once he’s gone we need to grapple with the fact he embodies – but didn’t create – our weird system of “American exceptionalism” and...
017 The Sidetrack – Have You Poked an Elite in the Eye Today?
Human history is full of cycles of embracing authoritarianism, then pushing it away, then loving it again. Every embrace of authoritarian rule was preceded by periods of extreme inequality, ineffectual political bodies, and a total lack of accountability for powerful...
016 The Sidetrack – Peeing in their tom-ah-to bisque
Who’s reading the New York Times and is that why their opinion pages are full of rabid fruit bats? Yes. What happens when a vocal critic of patting billionaire backs for their philanthropy is accidentally invited to speak at an elite Manhattan literary club? Oh,...
015 The Sidetrack – Truth Sammiches
Cognitive psychologists collected a year of Trump tweets and NYT/ABC stories, analysed the language, and found that Trump is effectively driving the media agenda. The researchers offered a solution so simple, it’s sure to be completely ignored and we’re...
014 The Sidetrack – Racist President
So your president is a racist. What now? The Sidetrack with Jason Williams – Episode 014 iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play, too!
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