Where There's Woke
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 hosts Thomas and Lydia Smith shine a light on the panic, the fragility, the overreaction, and the lying that ignites 'Where There's Woke.'
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WTW32: Best of the Worst of the Woke Awards!
Yayyyy final episode of 2023! We noticed there were a few anti-woke outlets doing "worst of the woke" awards. So, we decided to do the WTW Best of the Worst of the Woke Awards! Find out if your favorite nominees won! Or something. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW31: [youth pastor voice] You Know Who Else... Hated The Woke Mind Virus
Ayaan Part 2: Maybe the real Christianity was the Western values we made along the way. We, and Heath Enwright, are back for more analysis/roasting of the bizarre and embarrassing conversion to Christianity by former Atheist leader Ayaan Hirsi Ali. And we get to see Jordan Peterson in a Harvey Dent/Two-Face costume! Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW30: Ayaan Hirsi Ali Converts to Christianity to Fight the Woke
If you were a part of the New Atheism movement at all, you likely remember the person many called the 5th horse-person of atheism, Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Welp. She recently wrote an essay revealing that she has converted to Christianity. Why, you might wonder? To fight the woke. For real. Well, and to hate Islam better. So we brought in Heath Enwright, of the Scathing Atheist, among other great shows, to help us break down this bizarre conversion! Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW29: Christmas's Last Stand
3 War 3 Christmas The woke are coming for your stories of bullied reindeer who are only treated well once they can be of some use to Santa's bottom line. Also, the woke are coming for your big honkin' nutcracker dicks. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW28: The War On Christmas Continues
SANTA IS A WHITE MAN. Oh, does that trigger you, lib? Read a book. The war on Christmas continues. The woke have taken Santa, and now they have lain siege to that very Christmassy Christmas song, "Baby, It's Cold Outside." What are the Santa-fearing red blooded Americans to do? Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
Bill O'Reilly Tells Us Why We Hate Christmas
Hey folks, please enjoy this free preview of the December bonus! The OG Defender of Christmas himself gives us some deep psychological insight into why we all hate Christmas so much and are actively trying to destroy it. Featuring Tom Curry from Cognitive Dissonance, Citation Needed, and Dear Old Dads! Get the full episode as a 2nd tier patron or above at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW27: The War On Christmas
Ho Ho Ho? Or Ho Ho... NO! That's right, it's almost Christmas which means GRAB YOUR GUNS LIBS LET'S HUNT. Lydia takes us through the history of this extremely stupid Fox News Panic. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW26: The Final Stennisode
Part 7 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis Brewer was victorious at the Supreme Court. So... hurray? Kemper County throws a parade for our freed victims and ushers them home? NOPE. The Kemper Trio remain in jail, with no idea what the future holds. Brewer's fight isn't done. Find out how this all concluded, and the Animal House ending for everyone! Content warning: old timey racist language
WTW25: Be An Earl Brewer, Not A John Stennis
Part 6 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis We meet our hero! And he kicks ass. How in the world did he beat all the odds and take this case to the Supreme Court? Find out! Content warning: old timey racist language Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW24: Perverse and Illogical
Part 5 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis Our last stop in present-ish time before we go back to 1930s Mississippi. In researching the ways our modern jurisprudence is barely better than the 1930s, I came across a death row story so compelling I had to tell it. A man was convicted of a horrible, horrible crime. The rape and murder of a 4 year old girl, his girlfriend's daughter. He always professed his innocence. I tell the story of his decades long fight for freedom, the twists and turns of which will stick with you. Then finally, I set us up for our return to the Kemper Trio and the hero of the story. Content warning: this episodes contains mention of violence against children. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW23: Innocence Is Not Enough
Part 4 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis The trial has ended. We start the aftermath. The Kemper Trio are due to be murdered by racists as fast as possible. We take a look at the legal landscape of the time, and then have to take a quick detour as it turns out things are actually WORSE now in many ways. Don't believe me? What if I told you the Supreme Court ruled that being innocent is not a good enough reason for the state to not kill you? What if I told you that happened in 1993 not 1893? You'd probably say "I'm a pretty well-informed person so I already know you're talking about Herrera v. Collins." To which I'd say... ok but I'm going to tell you about it anyway. Content warning: this episodes contains mention of horrendous racial violence. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW22: The Defendants Testify
Part 3 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis At long last, we hear the real story from the defendants themselves. And we meet Satan. Content warning: this episodes contains mention of horrendous racial violence. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW21: Stennis Makes His Case
Part 2 of We Shouldn't Name Anything for John Stennis. What really happened in the trial of Ed Brown, Yank Ellington, and Henry Shields? Well, since this is WTW we can't just tell you that small bit of information and have a 3 minute episode. Instead, we've got some historical context, a detailed look at the state's case (argued by Stennis), and then some... more historical stuff. Then finally, some speculation on what might have really happened to Raymond Stewart! Content warning: this episodes contains mention of horrendous racial violence.
WTW20: Kemper Proves Itself
This line of research has turned up SO much. Have we got a series for you! This goes so many places. First, we look at John Stennis's pre-Senate life. He eventually white privileged himself into being a Mississippi prosecutor. In that role, he went after 3 black men for a murder they almost certainly didn't commit. The case was so bad it became a landmark Supreme Court case. Content warning: this episodes contains mention of horrendous racial violence. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!
WTW19: Fox News vs. Halloween Costumes
It's a SPOOKTACULAR!!! Lydia takes us through an evolution of Fox News vs. Halloween costumes over the last several years. They're for sure having a normal one. Then, Lydia has a top secret even worse thing than Fox News that she won't spoil. Don't miss it! Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!