Ayana Explains It All

Ayana Explains It All

By Ayana R. FakhirSociety & Culture
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Ayana Explains It All episodes

  • Ayana Explains Why Your Thanksgiving May Look a Little Strange This Year

    This Thanksgiving, some turkeys will be left behind...cause there's a shortage and they cost too damn much.


    Works used in this episode:

    1. “The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage they Imbue.” Claire Bugos. Smithsonian Magazine, 11/26/2019.  Available at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/
    2. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index October 2022 published 11/10/2022. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm  
      3. 53 min
    3. Ayana Explains The Problem with Weight Management

      A judgement-free, gluten free, carb free and honest conversation about weight loss and weight gain.  


      Works used in the making of this podcast: 

      1. "Obesity Facts in America."  By Kimberly Holland.  Healthline.com.  January 18, 2022.  Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/obesity-facts#15.-Individuals-with-obesity-miss-more-work.
      2. "'Fat Shaming' Won't Solve Obesity. Science Might."  By Johanna Younghans.   University of Michigan Health Lab.  September 17, 2019.  Available at: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/body-work/fat-shaming-wont-solve-obesity-science-might


        3. 1 hr 14 min
      3. Ayana Explains Why Slavery Is on the 2022 Midterm Ballot

        An informed voter is my favorite kind of voter!


        Works used in the making of this podcast:

        1. Ballotpedia; 2022 Ballot Measures.  Available at: https://ballotpedia.org/2022_ballot_measures
        2. "Slavery is still allowed in U.S. prisons. Now it’s on the ballot in 5 states." Kelly Kasulis Cho.  October 21, 2022.  Washington Post. Available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/21/slavery-ballot-vote-prison-labor/. 
        3. “US prison workers produce $11bn worth of goods and services a year for pittance.”  Dani Anguiano.  June 15, 2022.  The Guardian. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/15/us-prison-workers-low-wages-exploited#:~:text=Seven%20states%20%E2%80%93%20Alabama%2C%20Arkansas%2C,costs%E2%80%9D%2C%20the%20report%20states
        4. "Which prisoners get to work in the Capitol, governor’s mansion?”  Julia O'Donoghue.  May 16, 2017.  The Times-Picayune. Available at: https://www.nola.com/news/politics/article_5e65f21b-6c01-5216-a622-ca1663561b3b.html#:~:text=Not%20just%20any%20prison%20inmate,cases%2C%20the%20politicians'%20families.
          5. 1 hr 2 min
        5. Ayana Explains The Importance of Voting in Midterm Elections
          It's spooky season and something wicked this way comes! On November 8, 2022, you'll have to vote to keep the scaries out of government and your wallet. Your vote is your voice, use it, or else...
          Works used in the making of this episode:
          “What are the midterm elections? Here’s what to know about them and why they’re important.” Wyatte Grantham-Philips. www.usatoday.com. 10/14/2022.
          https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2022
          https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/10/13/us/elections-midterms
          1 hr 6 min
        6. Ayana Explains America's Water Crisis
          If you're into water and accountability, you freak, this one's for you. From Jackson, Mississippi to Flint, Michigan and every dam in between.
          Works used in the making of this podcast:
          "Flint Water Crisis" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis.
          "The Biden Plan: The Most Awaited Infrastructure Plan for US."  https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/insights/publications/2022/04/projects-global-insight-issue-5/the-biden-plan/. 4/1/2022.
          "Living in a city with no water: ‘This is unbearable’."  By Emmanuel Felton. 9/3/2022 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/03/jackson-mississippi-water-crisis/.
          "Permanent water solution for Las Vegas residents could take 4-5 years."  Spencer Schacht.  9/7/2022.  https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/clean-water-shortage-continues-for-las-vegas-residents/.
          https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/23/full-report-read-in-depth-water-poverty-investigation.  6/23/2020.  
          "The Affordability of Water and Wastewater Service In Twelve U.S. Cities: A Social, Business and Environmental Concern." A study prepared for The Guardian by Roger D. Colton of Fisher, Sheehan & Colton Public Finance and General Economic.  5/2020.  https://www.scribd.com/document/465846248/Water-Report?secret_password=T6F6aUH8JqAPtTg5J1aW#fullscreen&from_embed.  
          "EPA Announces $26 Million in Funding for New Mexico Water Infrastructure Improvements."  https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-26-million-funding-new-mexico-water-infrastructure-improvements. 9/30/2022.
          "More than 25m drink from the worst US water systems, with Latinos most exposed."  Emily Holden, Caty Enders, Niko Kommenda, and Vivian Ho.  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/26/worst-us-water-systems-latinos-most-exposed. 2/26/2021.
          "Reeves claims Miss. gave Jackson $200M for infrastructure. Where did that money come from?"  Anthony Warren.  https://www.wlbt.com/2022/09/08/reeves-claims-miss-gave-jackson-200m-infrastructure-where-did-that-money-come/.  9/8/2022.
          "A Growing Drinking Water Crisis Threatens American Cities and Towns."  Robin Lloyd.  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-growing-drinking-water-crisis-threatens-american-cities-and-towns/.   9/9/2022.
          1 hr 11 min
        8. Ayana Explains The Killer Queen Reign of Elizabeth, II

          Don't cry for her Argentina, the truth is, she never loved you...or the Indians, Kenyans, Irish, Indigenous People, Nigerians...


          Sources used in the making of this episode:

          1. Wikipedia entry on Queen Elizabeth, II; Bloody Sunday; Partition (India).
          2. "Uncovering the brutal truth about the British empire: The Harvard historian Caroline Elkins stirred controversy with her work on the crushing of the Mau Mau uprising. But it laid the ground for a legal case that has transformed our view of Britain’s past."  https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/aug/18/uncovering-truth-british-empire-caroline-elkins-mau-mau. Marc Perry, The Guardian. 8/18/2016.
          3. "First Nations Leadership Council calls on King Charles to renounce Doctrine of Discovery as first act." CBC News. 9/10/2022. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/royal-visit-queen-reconciliation-apology-reparations-1.6454190
          4. "Canada's unmarked graves: How residential schools carried out 'cultural genocide' against indigenous children." Anderson Cooper. CBS News. 2/6/2022. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-residential-schools-unmarked-graves-indigenous-children-60-minutes-2022-02-06/
          5. "Residential school survivors, Indigenous leaders say Queen should apologize next."  Olivia Stefanovich. 5/16/2022. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indigenous-communities-bc-monarchy-reconciliation-queens-death-1.6578284
          6. "The Queen leaves a complicated legacy for Indigenous Australians." Bridget Brennan, Dana Morse, Kirstie Wellauer, Jedda Costa. Australia Broadcast News. 9/10/2022. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-11/what-does-queens-death-mean-to-indigenous-australians/101422274.
            7. 1 hr 8 min
          7. Ayana Explains the Student Loan Forgiveness Plot to Takeover America!

            "In a world where people are forgiven of their debts...It's worse than the Zombie Apocalypse! DON'T SAY IT IN THE MIRROR THREE TIMES IF YOU WANT TO STAY ALIVE!" 


            Works used in the making of this episode: 

            1) "College Tuition is Too High, but Competition Can Fix It." Preston Cooper, March 8, 2021. Forbes.com; 

            2) Educationdata.org;

            3) My life.

            1 hr 34 min
          9. Ayana Explains the United States' 4th Amendment Problem (Warrants, Searches and Seizures, OH MY!)

            The presence of the US Constitution is the root of all evil.  The absence of the US Constitution is the root of all evil.  The US Constitution shrugged. 


            Works Used In The Making of This Episode: 

            1. NSA Warrantless Searches. Wikipedia.
            2. Reality Winner. Wikipedia.
            3. FISA. Wikipedia.
            4. "Limiting no-knock warrants is not enough. The Breonna Taylor tragedy leaves no doubt." The Editorial Board, USA TODAY. July 19, 2021. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/07/19/breonna-taylor-limiting-no-knock-warrants-isnt-enough/7937814002/.       
            5.  "Detention Short of Arrest: Stop and Frisk." Justia US Law. https://law.justia.com/constitution/us/amendment-04/14-detention-short-of-arrest-stop-and-frisk.html
            6. "The No-Knock Warrant for Breonna Taylor was Illegal."  Radley Balko, Washington Post. June 3, 2020. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/03/no-knock-warrant-breonna-taylor-was-illegal/. 
            7. "Surveillance Under the USA Patriot Act." https://www.aclu.org/other/surveillance-under-usapatriot-act. 
            8. "The FBI searched Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence." https://www.vox.com/23302249/fbi-search-mar-a-lago-former-president-donald-trump-florida-doj
            9. LawByMike on TikTok.
              10. 1 hr 13 min

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