Listen to LJ share details on how 75 million people voted successfully in this 2020 US Presidential Election. What are "Election Defenders" and what exactly did they do? We talk narration, monitoring, baring witness and reporting. More importantly though, we go deep in to talk about the significance and role of community, joy and desire in long term social justice organizing.

Listen to Elana share what it was like to hear the news that the Presidential Election was over and that Joe Biden had won. Where were you? What were you doing? How did it feel? We talk about the political narrative importance of showing such joy out in public. We talk about the days leading up to Election Day and what was rumored and/or planned by the opposition. And we talk about the significance of the phrase of this US Presidential Election, "Count Every Vote!"

Listen to Eva share what her 11-year-old hopes and fears are for the current US Presidential election results, as well as what her hopes and fears are for this year's upcoming Christmas present list. We get to learn what it's like to start middle school during a global pandemic, from malfunctioning thermometers to the bore of walking in circles for PE, it's affectionately not that different and so differently from non-pandemic times. And finally we talk about the TV show "This is Us." Is it a good thing that TV shows right now our mirroring our current real life experiences?

Listen to Lena share her reflections on the last 4 years, what it was like last US Presidential Election Eve and what it's been like ever since. We talk about the superpowers that maybe only parents seem to have, to get through hard times. Is it possible that caregiving surfaces such said power? We get an update on what it's like to be a pandemic parent when your kids go back to school in "hybrid instruction" with in-person classes (middle school and college levels). Finally, we chat about what, if any, plans are in the works for how to respond tomorrow's election results.

Listen to Erin share what it's like to go from being an extrovert to finding themselves becoming an introvert during this first year of the pandemic. We talk about alternatives to thrift stores like "hyper local" with new websites and groups with names that say it all, "Buy Nothing." We talk about upcoming election fears and hopes as well as the importance of Tik Tok, cran-rasberry juice while skateboarding on a highway, in particular.

Listen to Jamie share updates us on all things J-Me. From super rad tape dispensers, new career opportunities at the Library, and euthanasia to living in "that neighborhood" with the good candy for Halloween. We've got you covered with all the tricks and treats this world is currently providing.

Listen to Rebecca share the continued challenges of being a high school teacher in "Crisis Learning" times. Sure, we talk Halloween and plans for how to celebrate it differently this year, and we also talk about former "scary times" reminiscing about teaching under former horrendous conditions where we as teachers didn't have dedicated classrooms but instead had dedicated roving carts and partitioned walls. We talk about loss, grief and of course love.

Listen to Harley share what it has been like to come of age in the middle of a pandemic, a presidential election and the start of sophomore year in high school. What is it like to go back to in-person instruction in North Carolina? We get to hear about temperature checks in the parking lot, the traffic lanes and direction signs all over the floors and halls on campus, and how normal being a teen right now can still be. From first jobs and first cars to what kind of face mask is your current favorite, it's all here!

Listen to Cris and I talk about surviving under conditions of uncertainty, gratitude and capitalism. We talk about "Zoom Fatigue," giving big tips these days to essential workers and all the pros and cons to how we are forced to interact these days. And finally, check out Cris' 2020 US Presidential election predictions.