Where There's Woke

Part 4 of Junk Science and So Much Grift: The Jordan Peterson Story This study was so fucking bad that we needed to call an actual expert just to make sure we weren't missing something. Turns out, we WERE missing something. Actually, a lot. But the things we were missing were ways that the study sucks even more than we knew! Dr. Janessa Seymour has the breakdown! Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

Part... 3? It's kinda part 2... but also part 1 in a way... Well however you look at it, this episode begins a series looking at the awful science Jordan Peterson uses to make wild claims about the PC/Woke left. It's so much more terrible than you can imagine, AND, it all comes down to... a non-peer-reviewed Master's Thesis. Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

Part 2 of our JBP odyssey   Having gotten all of 2 minutes into the JBP Rap Analysis video, we were stopped in our tracks by an absolutely insane set of claims based on some mystery "research" Peterson did in 2016. He claims that Left-Wing Authoritarianism is most highly predicted by 1. being dumb 2. being female 3. having a female disposition?!?! and 4. having taken a single woke course or seminar. That is, prima facie, absolutely not correct. But where on Earth did he get that? We tracked it down. And discovered so much along the way...   Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

Delving into the cult of Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, and Tom MacDonald, the hosts explore the appeal and controversies surrounding these figures. Analyzing the ironic rap song collaboration between Shapiro and MacDonald, they dissect the messaging and marketing strategies used. From philosophical musings on life definitions to debunked music myths and racial connotations in classical music discourse, the podcast offers a mix of entertainment and insightful critiques.

Using Elon Musk's money, Gina Carano (AKA Cara Dune in seasons 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian series) is suing Disney & Lucasfilm over her "firing" in February 2021. We had Matt Cameron, current co-host of Opening Arguments, join to help us break this thing down. How does Carano allege she was harmed, and what exactly are her claims for relief here? Is this suit just a nothingburger or is there actually some meat on this thing?  Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

It's Part 2 of our research into the Woke Kindergarten controversy! Lydia gives us more detail as to the repercussions of the firestorm that we broke down in Part 1. We visit the scene of the crime, Hayward Unified, and spend some time with their school board and perhaps one of the worst Board Members WTW has covered so far. And - are some entities weaponizing this news to further their own agenda?   Goldwater Institute's Academic Transparency Act (PDF) Hayward Unified's Equity & Antiracism Board Policy   Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

Lydia breaks down a very recent controversy that had every right wing source losing their absolute minds: a school in the Bay Area paid hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars for Woke Kindergarten, and test scores plummeted even further! Or that's at least what they want you to think. We dive into the who, what, where, when, and how of this one and it is a wild ride.   California School Dashboard WestEd Black Minds Matter Learning Policy Institute    Feel free to email us at lydia@seriouspod.com or thomas@seriouspod.com! Please pretty please consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/wherethereswoke!

Eli Bosnick joins the hosts to critique Ricky Gervais's anti-woke comedy special, discussing the lack of empathy and genuine humor. They explore the impact of offensive content, the importance of empathy in comedy, and the complexity of genius mixed with mental health challenges. The conversation delves into humor, language norms, intergenerational conflicts, and the critique of the anti-woke mindset.

Exploring anti-woke stories, adding pronouns to iPhone contacts, controversies around female Star Wars director, surviving a skydiving mishap, Boeing's safety concerns, debunking link between DEI and safety in airlines, controversial education policy changes, Trump-inspired influencer tactics and ethical dilemmas

Join the discussion on fighting back against campus outrage with Dr. Isaac Kamola. Uncover the partisan mechanics behind websites like CampusReform and The College Fix. Explore the creation of Faculty First Responders to support harassed professors. Discover the impact of right-wing activism on academic freedom and the influence of wealthy individuals on legislative agendas.