Auldton Laughing Club

Auldton Laughing Club

By Laura Lyster-MenshComedyArtsBooks
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Auldton Laughing Club episodes

  • Restlessness behind the mask

    In which Laura counts signs, bleeps a bad word, and takes off her mask.

    Special thanks to: Dr. Carlie Tartakov, Mark Mensh

    Anti-racism action of the episode: get a Black Lives Matter sign, mask, etc.

    Contact Laura at: [email protected]

    Linktr.ee at: https://linktr.ee/auldton

    Audiobook narrator: Allen McRae

    Links of interest:

    Etsy BLM sign creators

    Letter in Fauquier Times: The phrase 'all lives matter' has become diluted

    Hate Has No Home Here project

    Culpeper County Sheriff's Office

    Culpeper sheriff posts apparent fake news about BLM violence in Roanoke

    19 min
  • Shadrack and the fire

    In which Laura sees a ghost, learns a song, watches a statue fall, and Auldton feels change coming. Special thanks to: Dr. Ellsworth Weaver, Mara Seaforest, Barbara Amster, Morgan Geddes, Whitney Petrilli, Andrea Martens.

    Anti-racism action of the episode: donate to the NAACP Fauquier County: https://www.naacpfauquiercounty.org/donate

    Contact Laura at: [email protected]

    Linktr.ee at: https://linktr.ee/auldton

    Links of interest:

    Saturday Vigils In Courthouse Square Will Continue Into The Fall

    Wikipedia: Death of Shedrick Thompson

    Letter from a Birmingham Jail

    Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego by Robert MacGimsey

    Albemarle Calendar: At Ready Removal

    Author corrects the lynching record

    Confederate statue taken down in Charlottesville near the site of violent 2017 rally

    Live feed of At Ready removal

    The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, by Jim Hall

    Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials

    Auldton Laughing Club narrator, Allen McRae

    28 min
  • I don't see color

    In which Laura rings nonexistent bells, takes the Implicit Bias Test, and takes a pilgrimage to Emily Dickinson's grave.

    Service Dogs Of Virginia: https://www.servicedogsva.org/product/donate

    Thank you, Demetria Shabazz for the Amherst Town Hall bells audio from the excellent Juneteenth 2020 Celebration, from Amherst Media:

    https://amherstmedia.org/content/juneteenth-2020-celebration?fbclid=IwAR1RK80TBeL5Du7gsLEbjO4OERkplq6H_Y_ce69NXd_hK-JhkgEMP6ZLCTc

    Harvard Implicit Bias Test https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/faqs.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implicit-association_test#:~:text=measure%20of%20associations.-,Culture%20versus%20person,they%20can%20nonetheless%20influence%20behavior.

    https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/08/19/exploring-racial-bias-among-biracial-and-single-race-adults-the-iat/

    Contact Laura at: [email protected]

    Linktr.ee at: https://linktr.ee/auldton

    29 min
  • How not to get yelled at in 2020

    In which Laura introduces herself and how getting yelled at may be the best idea in the world right now.

    This episode we're suggesting supporting our friend, Charity, as your anti-racism action! https://linktr.ee/CharitySadeMutualAid

    Featuring:

    Host: Laura Lyster-Mensh

    Auldton Laughing Club audiobook narrator: Allen McRae

    Music outro: Daniel Lyster-Mensh

    Sponsoring intro: Mark Mensh

    Intro bells: Warrenton Virginia Town Hall Clock Tower

    Contact Laura at: [email protected]

    Linktr.ee at: https://linktr.ee/auldton

    27 min

About Auldton Laughing Club

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Join the mixed-race creator of the Auldton Laughing Club, where we learn that getting yelled at won't kill you and saying nothing is no longer an option. Race, history, art, fiction, and a few laughs…