Topic: Baltimore Riots

A student teacher named Annie shares her "Breaking the Media Mind Control" curriculum, which tasks students with analyzing the dehumanizing language used during the Baltimore riots. Adam Curry encourages the use of the "search.nashownotes.com" engine as a research tool for such media literacy projects.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake defends her comments regarding giving protesters "space to destroy" property. The hosts discuss the strategy of the Baltimore Police Commissioner, who previously served in Oakland, which involves allowing a riot to vent energy before intervening with law enforcement.

The 2015 White House Correspondents Dinner took place simultaneously with civil unrest and arrests in Baltimore, Maryland. Criticism is directed at CNN for prioritizing the televised "joke fest" over live breaking news of the riots. A CNN analyst is quoted suggesting that viewers interested in the chaos should look to Twitter while the network remains committed to its scheduled broadcast of the dinner.

The riots in Baltimore are characterized as a consequence of systemic poverty and economic lies from national leadership. The hosts argue that while the media focuses on racial tension and police conduct, the underlying issue is a hollowed-out middle class and a population frustrated by debt and lack of opportunity.