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Where There's Woke

Where There's Woke

By: Thomas Smith
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Summary

 Every single time the right, or even center-left, goes ballistic over a "woke" controversy, the slightest bit of investigation shows the scandal is almost entirely bogus. This is not a new phenomenon; it dates back decades. It's an intentional tool used to protect the powerful and preserve the status quo, while further scapegoating and otherizing those who push for political progress. This podcast digs into not just today's fake scandals, but those of yesterday and yesteryear. The terminology has changed some, but the pattern has not. Listen in as host Thomas Smith shines a light on the panic, the fragility, the overreaction, and the lying that ignites 'Where There's Woke.'2023 Social Sciences
Episodes
  • WTW130: Florida Got So Mad About Woke They Made Their Own AP Course

    WTW130: Florida Got So Mad About Woke They Made Their Own AP Course
    May 15 2026

    Ron DeSantis was so bothered by the mere IDEA of AP African American Studies in 2023 that Florida created a "competitor" to College Board's Advanced Placement, and they've just released their course framework for U.S. History. It's....not good. Historians are chiming in, and Lydia's here to break it down: why does Florida have this, what does it actually do for students and teachers, what's in this framework and how does it compare to APUSH, and just how much indoctrination is Florida attempting to accomplish.

    • Florida Advanced Courses and Tests, Department of Education

    • AP US History Framework (effective Fall 2026)

    • Florida House Bill 1537 (2023)

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    53 mins
  • WTW129: Woke In the Sheets, Criminals Out on the Streets

    WTW129: Woke In the Sheets, Criminals Out on the Streets
    May 8 2026

    The woke in New York are getting ready to release allllll of the criminals! Murderers! Rapists! Sex offenders! The worst of the worst!!!!! At least according to the New York Post's latest rant. Lydia shares the details from this coverage specific to parole bills in New York State, and we break down exactly why this fear-mongering is so out of line.

    • Trapped in Time: The Silent Crisis of Elderly Incarceration (9/22/2025, ACLU)

    • "They Just Denied Me": Parole Stories and Case Studies (2/3/2026, Tinsae Gebriel and Marie Ndiaye; fwd.us)

    • Organizations advocating for this: Release Aging People in Prison, People's Campaign for Parole Justice

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    52 mins
  • WTW128: Crowdfunding Hate, with Naomi Bethune

    WTW128: Crowdfunding Hate, with Naomi Bethune
    Apr 30 2026

    How is it that every racist "Karen" or right-wing completely cancellable person seems to crawl out of their negative viral moment and sometimes land jobs, book deals, or other opportunities? Naomi Bethune investigated this phenomenon for her piece, "The Far-Right Cash Machine," with The American Prospect, and joins us to break it all down.

    • "The Far-Right Cash Machine" (4/2/2026, The American Prospect)

    • The American Prospect

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    47 mins
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