Episode 64 - Target is the target w/ Robert Silverman

The one where we're joined by Robert Silverman to discuss the extremely online right wing crusade against the Target corporation for selling Pride themed merchandise. Yes, really.

Find this episode on your favorite podcast player here:

https://pod.link/1647010767/episode/5b77b05c504748ca8d8f2630be08728b

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Here are some of the sources and references we used to create this episode:

Brands Embracing Pride Month Confront a Volatile Political Climate

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/25/business/target-pride-lgbtq-companies-backlash.html

How major brands were forced into the conservative plan to target LGBTQ people

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/target-bud-light-are-conservatives-new-favorite-targets-rcna86235

Before Fox News, Tucker Carlson worked at CNN. The show he co-hosted was canceled after a tense on-air exchange where Jon Stewart called him a 'dick.'

https://www.businessinsider.com/jon-stewart-tucker-carlson-fox-news-cnn-2023-4#:~:text=Before%20Fox%20News%2C%20Tucker%20Carlson,Stewart%20called%20him%20a%20%27dick.

Tim Pool calls the Allen, Texas, shooter's pro-Nazi online footprint a “PSYOP” and blames mass shootings on “multiculturalism”

https://www.mediamatters.org/tim-pool/tim-pool-calls-allen-texas-shooters-pro-nazi-online-footprint-psyop-and-blames-mass

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Jay and Griff