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Episode 338 with Adam H. Johnson, Author of How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza & Dogged Researcher & Accountant of the Unconscionable Gaza Genocide Whitewashing
Episode 368
Tuesday, 21 April, 2026
Notes and Links to Adam H. Johnson’s Work Adam H. Johnson is co-host of the Citations Needed podcast. His writing can also be found in his Substack titled ‘The Column.’ His book, How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza, is out as of today, April 21, through Pluto Press. Buy How to Sell a Genocide: The Media's Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza 12 Page Excerpt from How to Sell a Genocide… Adam H Johnson, Website for The Intercept Column Blog: Adam’s Media and political analysis (with contributions from Sarah Lazare) At about 1:30, Adam gives a summary of the book’s subject matter and his aim in writing the book At about 5:00, Adam cites “liberal” media institutions and how they have laundered and perhaps “incited” the genocide At about 6:45, Adam expands on his aim in using data and research to point out the media and educational institutions who have used diction that has aided/incited the Gaza genocide; he talks about making the information searchable to aid other researchers and institutions At about 11:00, Adam talks about pessimism for the Democrats’ role in the genocide and their “accountability” At about 13:00, Adam talks about liberal podcasters and media members and think tanks who have been silent or complicit At about 16:00, Adam argues that an accounting and a lack of “moving on” is absolutely necessary, such that the “milieu” of Biden’s time will be repeated otherwise At about 18:00, Adam talks about effective ways of quieting criticism in the face of overwhelming evidence of a genocide in Gaza At about 19:20, Adam talks about using the map of Gaza atrocities and obfuscation in the future for imperial ends At about 22:00, Adam identifies the “template” used for further atrocities in Gaza and beyond, especially with regard to stereotypes and othering of Muslims and Middle Eastern cultures At about 26:30, Pete cites numbers from the book that shows the preponderance of violent and incendiary language used in describing Palestinians versus Ukrainian victims At about 27:30, Adam responds to Pete’s sarcasm over Joe Biden’s niceties in funding the genocide and Adam talks about a broken system and articles that stated the same thing over and over again At about 33:05, Adam talks about the “tote bag” set and justifying racist and colonial systems and genocide At about 34:40, Adam and Pete discuss the alarming dearth of Palestinian guests on political talk shows and other media At about 36:55, Pete and Adam reflect on the “chilling” cover of the book, designed by Melanie Patrick, and the “uniformity of the elite consensus” in masking/inciting genocide and being so “chummy” with Benjamin Netanyahu, as shown in the standing ovation given to him by Congress You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. 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Please tune in for Episode 339 with Sarah Aziza, a Palestinian American writer, translator, and artist with roots in ‘Ibdis and Deir al-Balah, Gaza. She is the author of The Hollow Half. Winner of the Palestine Book Awards, The Hollow Half is a genre-bending work of memoir, lyricism, and oral history exploring the intertwined legacies of diaspora, colonialism, and the American dream. The episode airs on April 22, the one-year anniversary of the publication of The Hollow Half. Please go to ceasefiretoday.org, and/or https://act.uscpr.org/a/letaidin to call your congresspeople and demand an end to the forced famine and destruction of Gaza and the Gazan people. You can also donate at chuffed.org, World Central Kitchen, and so many more, and/or you can contact writer friend Ursula Villarreal-Moura directly or through Pete, as she has direct links with friends in Gaza.
