(2014/08/30) Racism as a paradigm (Media)

Edition #856

Racism as a paradigm

 

Today we take a look at how the media reinforces all of the existing, societal assumptions about race and we use a new analogy to describe the paradigm of racial privilege

Show Notes

Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill

Ch. 2: Act 1: Racist Pattern In Press Coverage Of Shootings? - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-15-14

Ch. 3: Song 1: Headlines - Headlines

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Ch. 4: Act 2: The Noble Act Of Humanizing The Victim - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 8-27-14

Ch. 5: Song 2: A Dose of White Supremacy - "The Weekend Is Here"

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Ch. 6: Act 3: Cringe-worthy analysis of Ferguson - @MHarrisPerry - Air Date 8-23-14

Ch. 7: Song 3: Modern Day Slavery - Exploring All Avenues

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Ch. 8: Act 4: How Media Were Presenting Ferguson Police Tactics - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 8-15-14

Ch. 9: Song 4: How Do You See Me - Montibello Memories

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Ch. 10: Act 5: The Anatomy of Six Shootings - @onthemedia - Air Date: 8-22-14

Ch. 11: Song 5: Dawn Departure, Jefferson County - Wild Ones

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Ch. 12: Act 6: It takes a white person to be a witness - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 8-19-14

Ch. 13: Song 6: Can I Get a Witness - Gold: Marvin Gaye

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Ch. 14: Act 7: Disproportionate Reporting Of Black Crime - @TWiBnation - Air Date 8-28-14

Ch. 15: Song 7: The Ballad of the Space Babies - Sword & Sworcery LP - The Ballad of the Space Babies

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Ch. 16: Act 8: Bill O'Reilly's "Moral Instruction For Black People": Michael Brown Edition - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 08-14-14

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Ch. 18: Act 9: Race/Off - The Daily Show - Air Date: 8-26-14

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Voicemails

Ch. 21: Bill O'Reilly's white privilege - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Ch. 22: Mistrusting the police - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX

Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics

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Ch. 23: Final comments on how a cyclist can teach us about white privilege

Link to article: What my bike has taught me about white privilege

Link to 99% Invisible Episode 79: The Modern Moloch

Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone

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Produced by Jay! Tomlinson

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