Weekly Roundup: "They're Eating the Dogs"

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

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4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 600-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ In this weekly roundup, we discuss Donald Trump's repetition of a conspiracy theory about immigrants eating pets during a recent presidential debate. We analyze Kamala Harris's impressive and composed performance, the strategic implications of the debate, and the damaging effects of Trump's rhetoric. The episode also covers Taylor Swift's political endorsement of Kamala Harris, a viral debate moment involving Charlie Kirk, and the historical context of xenophobic conspiracy theories. We reflect on the significance of these events and their broader impact on American society and politics. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's book: https://bookshop.org/a/95982/9781506482163 This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/RC and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Axis Mundi
0:07.0	and And look at what's happening to the towns all over the United States and a lot of towns
0:18.4	don't want to talk, it's not going to be Aurora or Springfield.
0:21.2	A lot of towns don't want to talk about it because they're so
0:23.5	embarrassed by it. In Springfield, they're eating the dogs, the people that came in,
0:29.2	they're eating the cats, they're eating, they're eating the pets of the people that live there.
0:36.9	And this is what's happening in our country and it's a shame.
0:40.5	That's Donald Trump at the presidential debate from earlier this week repeating a conspiracy theory about immigrants eating household pets in Springfield, Ohio.
0:51.0	Today we break down what happened at the debate, the ways that Trump repeated
0:55.6	dangerous rhetoric, how Kamala Harris appeared to be in charge and presidential,
1:00.5	and the damaging effects of conspiracy theories that dehumanize
1:05.0	immigrants and newcomers to the country.
1:08.0	I'm Brad O'Nishi, and this is the Straight White American Jesus
1:12.0	Weekly Roundup. And this is the Straight White American Jesus weekly round up. Hello Dan Miller.
1:29.0	Welcome, it's Friday. You are, you've made it through another week.
1:33.5	Who are you? Where do you work? What are you doing? How's it going?
1:36.0	My name is Dan Miller. I'm professor of religion and social thought at Landmark College.
1:41.5	Glad to be here, always a little hectic at the end of the week, but I made it, I'm in, it's
1:48.2	unseasonably warm and I can't use a fan when we record because it sounds really loud
1:51.9	with the mic, so we'll see if I
1:53.5	melt before the end but hopefully I'll survive but I'm glad to be here with you.
1:57.4	I am not in a casino this week if you've ever been to the Las Vegas airport, it doubles as a
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