Topic: Campus Reform

4 chapters across the catalog

Variant Factories
Episode 1361 54:03 - 1:04:18

1361: Variant Factories

Campus Reform Interviews and Critical Race Theory in Education

Campus Reform videos from Washington D.C. show college students expressing embarrassment regarding American history and a lack of national pride. Many students attributed their negative perceptions of the U.S. to courses taken at liberal universities and HBCUs focusing on systemic racism and zoning laws. The discussion references Jacques Ellul’s book "Propaganda," arguing that the current education system functions as a closed loop for ideological indoctrination.

Carbon Captions
Episode 1157 21:22 - 25:18

1157: Carbon Captions

Campus Reform Video, Students Mistake Obama Quotes for Trump

A Campus Reform video demonstrates college students criticizing immigration and deportation quotes when they believe the words came from Donald Trump. Upon learning the quotes actually belonged to Barack Obama, the students struggled to reconcile their views, often suggesting Obama's policies must have been more "humane" despite higher deportation numbers.

Tongue Jammin
Episode 1055 39:11 - 45:47

1055: Tongue Jammin

Campus Reform, Voter Interviews, District 14 Perspectives

Campus Reform conducted interviews with voters in New York's 14th District to gauge support for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's platform. While many voters expressed enthusiasm for free healthcare and tuition, some struggled to explain how these programs would be funded. The segment also touches on the historical failures of socialism in Venezuela and Cuba as a counter-argument to the "New Way" of thinking.

Chip In!
Episode 1050 2:07:55 - 2:11:56

1050: Chip In!

Campus Reform Man-on-the-Street Interviews on Trump's Pick

Campus Reform conducted interviews with college students in New York, asking for their opinions on Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the pick was actually announced. Students labeled the unknown nominee as "racist" and part of a "white supremacist legion of doom," demonstrating a tendency to "virtue signal" without factual information. The segment highlights the inability of some young adults to admit they do not know the details of a news event.