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Citations Needed

Citations Needed

By: Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson
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 Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power, hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson.Citations Needed Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • News Brief: As American Troops Hide in Civilian Hotels, US Media Ignores Pentagon's Use of 'Human Shields'

    News Brief: As American Troops Hide in Civilian Hotels, US Media Ignores Pentagon's Use of 'Human Shields'
    Apr 1 2026

    In this News Brief we examine CNN, the Atlantic, Washington Post and NYT's blatant 'human shields' double standard as reports emerge of US troops hiding from Iranian attacks in civilian infrastructure.
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    18 mins
  • News Brief: How Decades of Media Distortions and Lies about "Iran's Nuclear Program" Lead to War

    News Brief: How Decades of Media Distortions and Lies about "Iran's Nuclear Program" Lead to War
    Mar 25 2026

    In this News Brief, we discuss a recent poll showing 70% of Americans are fundamentally wrong about the nature of Iran's "nuclear program"—including 1 in 4 who think Iran currently possesses a nuclear weapon, and detail how decades of sleazy media innuendo and fabrications got us to this point.
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    35 mins
  • "Shadow Fleets," Sanctions & Western Media's International Law-ification of Arbitrary US Dictates

    "Shadow Fleets," Sanctions & Western Media's International Law-ification of Arbitrary US Dictates
    Mar 11 2026

    In this episode, we explore how arbitrary—often unilateral—sanctions against Enemy States are given the halo of international legal legitimacy with a combination of lies, slippery language and brainless court stenography. With guest Maryam Jamshidi, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado School of Law.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
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