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Walter Rhein Podcast
Thoughts on culture, politics, racism, and what the United States has to do to make up for this embarrassment of an administration. walterrhein.substack.com
Episodes
Walter Rhein PodcastHow to Respond to Republicans Who Demand we Should Say 'Thank You'
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Walter Rhein PodcastThe Tempting and Deceitful Link Between Intoxication and Creativity
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Walter Rhein PodcastMy Readers Are the Most Awesome People in the Whole World!
Hello Friends!I wrote a note expressing my gratitude to the Substack community, and it was really gratifying to read all your comments on Thanksgiving and the…
Walter Rhein PodcastComplacency Is The Fertile Soil that Allows the Seeds of Atrocity to Flourish
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Walter Rhein PodcastHow Nostalgia Influences Our Perception of Literature
At my daughter’s basketball practice, I had an enlightening chat with one of the other coaches. He mentioned that he was closing in on his 40th birthday. I…
Walter Rhein PodcastWhy You Should Ask White People if They're Carrying Proof of Citizenship
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Walter Rhein PodcastPiercing the Veil Is the Secret to Handling Toxic Family Gatherings
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Walter Rhein PodcastThanksgiving Is a Day for Turkey and Family and Maybe Sledding if You're Lucky
I remember celebrating Thanksgiving when I moved to Peru to get away from my toxic American life. Most days, I wandered the streets in the pair of pants I…
Walter Rhein PodcastWhat Is a Post-Fascism America Going to Look Like?
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Walter Rhein PodcastThe Story of My Daughter's Drawing for Dana and Lawrence
Good morning friends!I know I’ve been hitting you all with a lot of heavy material, so I thought I’d press the pause button and share one of those heartwarming…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow a Day of Renewal Can Help You Recognize You're on the Verge of Winning
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhite Supremacy Breaks You Down With Injustice, Powerlessness, and Self-Loathing
White supremacy teaches children to hate. It teaches children to be resentful. It is an ideology of violence and torture.White supremacy teaches young boys to…
Walter Rhein PodcastRepublicans Want Mass Shootings As Part of Their War on Education
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Walter Rhein PodcastThe Daily Whatever Show, Nov 21: Fucked Up Friday with Walter Rhein
Hey Everyone!It’s been a busy weekend. My kids are off for Thanksgiving, so this is going to be half a work week. I plan to work in the morning before they…
Walter Rhein PodcastThe Most Dangerous Men Are the Pathetic Little Weakling Conservatives You Barely Notice
We can’t afford to overlook the most dangerous form of Republican predator. These aren’t the gigantic dudes who overcompensate by cosplaying soldier. You don’t…
Walter Rhein PodcastPatriarchs Promise the World, But All They Truly Offer Is Control
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Walter Rhein PodcastGrowing Up in the 80s as a Dirt Bike, Garden Hose Kid
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Walter Rhein PodcastInstead of Prayer in School, Let’s Discuss Teaching Evolution in Church
The mainstream media is often criticized for failing to present both sides of an issue. In order for individuals to make educated opinions, they must weigh and…
Walter Rhein PodcastImagine Being Forced Into Becoming a Perverted Conservative's "Porn Accountability" Buddy
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Walter Rhein PodcastMTG Acknowledges the Reality of Conservative on Conservative Violence
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Walter Rhein PodcastWe're Winning, the Regime Is Crumbling, but the Dishonest Actors Are Making a Pivot
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Walter Rhein PodcastHow Democrats Lose More Than They Gain With Their "Big Tent" Nonsense
So the Democrats come along and they say, “Hey, we are a party of inclusion. We want everybody to be involved. It’s going to be a great time. There’s space for…
Walter Rhein PodcastEvil Forces Hide Their Crimes by Cultivating the Shame of the Innocent
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Walter Rhein PodcastI'm Ashamed to Live in a Country That Could Elect a Pedophile
I’m ashamed to live in a country that could elect a pedophile. This is a country that willingly handed over power to the most deplorable person anyone can…
Walter Rhein PodcastMy Daughters Gave Me a Haircut and the Word 'Mohawk' Was in the Air
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Walter Rhein PodcastOligarch Funded Writers Aren't Real Writers
I’m tired of being looked down upon by nepo baby writers who live in gated communities. I’m tired of having them sniff derisively at my work. I’m tired of…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow Can Writers Stop Paying the Major Retailer Tax?
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Walter Rhein PodcastYou're Not Broke Because "You're Lazy," You're Broke Because You're Exploited
In my latest edition of “letters from Captain Obvious,” I’d like to address another foundational lie of the United States.It seems like every time I turn…
Walter Rhein PodcastEntitled American Outrage Is the Cancer that Will Kill the World
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Walter Rhein PodcastHow Right Wing Media Indoctrinated Millions of Americans to Hate Basic Decency
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Walter Rhein PodcastSober Is a Super Power
This was originally published in May of 2023. My kids were approaching high school and I figured if I didn’t want them to drink, I had to model it. It’s been a…
Walter Rhein PodcastWriters Have a Responsibility to Dismantle Arguments Based on Illusion
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Walter Rhein PodcastHow the Death of Local Media Is a Benefit to Criminals
Hello Friends,Well, this was a great talk. Untrickled by Michelle Teheux is one of the best publications on Substack. Michelle is a former editor of a local…
Walter Rhein PodcastRepublicans Aren't Man Enough to Practice Accountability
As far as I’m concerned, the definition of a man is a person who is willing to stand up and accept responsibility when he is wrong.Republicans are the opposite…
Walter Rhein PodcastPedophile Enabling Republicans Have Forever Stained the Honor of This Nation
Everyone who was involved in the insurrection against the nation on January 6th was pardoned. Many of them had criminal records. Some of them were accused of…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow To Determine Which Independent Journalists to Support
Hello Friends,I’ve been writing for a long time and there are many injustices that keep coming up again and again. We are all aware of these injustices, but…
Walter Rhein PodcastToxic Masculinity Created a Sad Literary Trope That Refuses to Die
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Walter Rhein PodcastHow Trafficking Happens Out In the Open and Powerful People Don't Seem to Care
Hello Everyone!It took me far too long to sit down with Ossiana Tepfenhart, and then we scheduled two talks in one day! I met her through medium, and I’ve…
Walter Rhein PodcastFabricating Claims of Mental Health Issues Is a Heck of a Way To Ruin A Family
I’d been away for the summer and my dad picked me up at the airport. That was the kind of thing he liked. He liked sliding into his Suburban. It was a…
Walter Rhein PodcastWill History Come to Regard the United States As a Colossal Villain?
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhy You Shouldn't Trust Grifting Republicans on Redemption Tours
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Walter Rhein PodcastLaugh and Cry and See Past All the Lies of Main Street, USA
Hey Everyone!I don’t mean to overburden your inboxes, but I wanted to add some words of comfort to finish off the day! I hope you enjoy this!WRYou all make…
Walter Rhein PodcastYour Patriarch Is An Abusive Sex Fiend and Liar, and He Always Has Been
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Walter Rhein PodcastI Don't Feel Like Feeling Defeated This Morning
Hello Friends,Yeah, it sucks. The Democrats proved once again that the only strategy they believe in is unconditional surrender. Once again, the American…
Walter Rhein PodcastConservatives Are More Likely to Engage in Self-Harm and They Need Help
I know that Americans are disinclined to listen to facts, but I’ll provide some anyway. Conservatives are more likely to die than liberals. Republicans are…
Walter Rhein PodcastWriters Shouldn’t Be Expected to Flee Platforms Because of Hate Speech
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhy You Must Consider the Possibility That All Billionaires Are Evil
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Walter Rhein PodcastThe Hays Code Made Censorship the Status Quo for American Writers
When I first got my cell phone, I used to lose it all the time. It seemed like every time I left the house there was this mad scramble to find my phone…
Walter Rhein PodcastYou're Not a Man if You Support the Republican War on Women
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Walter Rhein PodcastShould Rational Thinkers Even Attempt to Debate MAGA?
Hey Everyone!I really appreciated this conversation. We started off discussing Ben Ulansey’s wonderful article “A Trump Supporter Walked Into a Bar.” In it…
Walter Rhein PodcastWhat If We Stopped Financially Supporting Millionaires?
I think one of the chief issues that the people of the United States have not managed to perceive is that we have power in this country. We can make the choice…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow to Be More Powerful and Effective at Spreading a Positive Message
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Walter Rhein PodcastWe Have to Demand, Not Ask For, Universal Healthcare
The ink hasn’t even dried on the ballots that elected Zohran Mamdani, but both Republicans and Centrist Democrats have already taken to the media in an attempt…
Walter Rhein PodcastThe Way Back From Hate
My dad once said he didn’t want to get a puppy because all that happens is that you come to love the puppy and then you feel terrible when it dies.I think that…
Walter Rhein PodcastWalter Rhein Fireside Chat: Celebrating the Resounding Victory For Truth and Justice
Hey Everyone!I haven’t done this for a while, so I thought I’d offer a spontaneous talk. I hope you’re all doing well and you feel fortified by the result of…
Walter Rhein PodcastBullies Only Want to Compromise When They Know They've Already Lost
I’ve seen it before. When the tide finally turns on a bully, only then are they willing to compromise. When they see the writing on the wall and they realize…
Walter Rhein Podcast"Shame Loading" Is a Tactic of Abusers That Deserves More Attention
I know it’s a fact that I didn’t deserve to be abused by my father. I was a kind kid, and I always did my best to make him happy. Deep down, I’m confident that…
Walter Rhein PodcastThe Infuriating Reason Why Democrats Refuse to Support Independent Journalists
While the GOP acts like it’s campaign season 365 days a year, the Democrats wait to try and make their points in an hour and a half long debate. Democrats are…
Walter Rhein PodcastThe Perfect Simplicity of Riding the River on a Hot Summer Day
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Walter Rhein PodcastIgnorance Provides the Fertile Ground in Which the Seeds of Hate May Flourish
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