Shut Up! Podcast

217: We Brought Our Drums

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After sharing quotes, news and random thoughts,  I discuss the lyrics of a song that, in my public life, I would not admit I liked.

Intro
  • "Dear Artists, It takes more energy to avoid your destiny than to fulfill it."
  • “Girls are socialised in ways that are harmful to their sense of self - to reduce themselves, to cater to the egos of men, to think of their bodies as repositories of shame.”  ~Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • “Calling a show a 'guilty pleasure' is like saying 'I'm embarrassed to say I watch it but I can't stop.' That's not a compliment.” ~Shonda Rhimes
    • News and Random Thoughts
      • TV shows:  Special Ops: Lioness  
      • We were not raised to be kind
      • I did something mature today...
      • Calling People Genocide supporters
      • The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark civil rights law signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson
      • A masterclass in white privilege
      • Sit down, Kellyanne,  you’re not strong or intelligent
      • 54-year-Mark Allen Morris: The Trump supporter who wouldn't comply to vote
        • Final Thought
        • What’s up with the title?
        • No apologies for being.
          • Other Links
          • “I don’t give a f*ck” -Ta-Nehisi Coates
          • When a Black guy with a white girl sees a black couple
          • Pac would have been proud

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