Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined again by Professor Catherine Liu, author of the Book “Virtue Horders,” to talk about the recent victory of Zohran Mamdani, the crisis of the Democratic Party, liberalism as ideology of decay, and her upcoming book on Trauma Culture and why everyone in liberal America suddenly identifies as “traumatized” and how that shapes politics, morality, and everyday life.
In the Backroom exclusive segment on Patreon, Catherine and I discuss the potential impact of AI on the PMC (Professional Managerial Class), liberal parenting, and have a lot of fun roasting liberal-leftists.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 AI and white collar layoffs (The Backroom Preview)
00:03:06 Catherine Liu returns
00:03:49 Zohran Mamdani’s victory Analysis
00:13:37 Challenges in New York City Governance
00:25:13 What Zohran Did Right
00:29:44 "The Tucker Carlson Left" Accusation
00:37:05 Is the Left Becoming Less Woke?
00:40:30 Trauma culture, therapy speak, and New Age Capitalism
00:50:10 Liberalism as ideology of decay
00:58:27 Second-wave PMC feminism vs Socialist feminism
01:07:58 Liberal parenting, mental illness, and the crisis of adulthood
GUEST:
Catherine Liu, professor of film and media studies at UC Irvine and author of Virtue Hoarders and an upcoming book on trauma culture• Follow Catherine’s work and lectures via UC Irvine and her public talks online
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Outro Music by Karl Casey
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Get access to The Backroom (80+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: patreon.com/OneDime
In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined again by Professor Catherine Liu, author of the Book “Virtue Horders,” to talk about the recent victory of Zohran Mamdani, the crisis of the Democratic Party, liberalism as ideology of decay, and her upcoming book on Trauma Culture and why everyone in liberal America suddenly identifies as “traumatized” and how that shapes politics, morality, and everyday life.
In the Backroom exclusive segment on Patreon, Catherine and I discuss the potential impact of AI on the PMC (Professional Managerial Class), liberal parenting, and have a lot of fun roasting liberal-leftists.
Timestamps:
00:00:00 AI and white collar layoffs (The Backroom Preview)
00:03:06 Catherine Liu returns
00:03:49 Zohran Mamdani’s victory Analysis
00:13:37 Challenges in New York City Governance
00:25:13 What Zohran Did Right
00:29:44 "The Tucker Carlson Left" Accusation
00:37:05 Is the Left Becoming Less Woke?
00:40:30 Trauma culture, therapy speak, and New Age Capitalism
00:50:10 Liberalism as ideology of decay
00:58:27 Second-wave PMC feminism vs Socialist feminism
01:07:58 Liberal parenting, mental illness, and the crisis of adulthood
GUEST:
Catherine Liu, professor of film and media studies at UC Irvine and author of Virtue Hoarders and an upcoming book on trauma culture• Follow Catherine’s work and lectures via UC Irvine and her public talks online
FOLLOW 1Dime:
Substack (Articles and Essays): substack.com/@tonyof1dime
X/Twitter: https://x.com/1DimeOfficial
Instagram: instagram.com/tonyof1dime
Check out my main channel videos: youtube.com/@1Dimee
Outro Music by Karl Casey
Leave a like, drop a comment, and give the show a 5-star rating on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you listen to this.
