In this interview, Andrew takes Travis to school on popular political mythologies promoted by the mainstream media.  He discusses how he became politically active, how others who want to make their lives meaningful and amazing can do the same, and what opinionated white males such as ourselves need to do to support movements such as Black Lives Matter.  His message to listeners is to take charge of their education and not to think that it is just for the elite, whether that is through reading, listening to podcasts, audiobooks, or whatever.  Some texts, cultural references, and related sources include…

· https://www.befrienders.org/contact-us- volunteer action to prevent suicide

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUHcc7ipGt0– A Message to the Depressed, by Sky Williams

· https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0xbw4xSEWg– shame lingers for loved ones after a suicide

· What Lies in Suicide’s Wake – New York Times opinion article by Peggy Wehmeyer

· The Things they Carried – Tim O’Brien

· Wretched of the Earth – Frantz Fanon

· https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/china

· https://www.peoplesworld.org/authors/ian-goodrum/