We take a deeper look at voting rights and the battle in the senate over who gets to vote. This one will definitely need a follow up, will Dems get rolled on the issue? How much more can they yield to get "moderates" on board for this MUST pass bill?

ALSO we are going on summer break so get ready for some wild outtakes til the end of July.  STAY COOL & STAY SAFE.
 
Buried Headline: https://www.npr.org/2021/06/21/1008872664/democrats-filibuster-voting-rights-bill

Sources:

1. Brennen Center for justice: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/annotated-guide-people-act-2021
2.  Vox explainer for HR 1
   https://www.vox.com/2021/3/3/22309123/house-democrats-pass-voting-rights-bill-hr1
3.  Filibuster History
   https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/filibusters-cloture/overview.htm
4. How to HELP https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights
5. A History of Voting Rights in the US https://www.history.com/news/voting-rights-timeline
   
   
   
   

We talk about the significance of Juneteenth and how making that day a national holiday is an important step, maybe?

Buried Headline: https://theundefeated.com/features/whyd-it-take-so-long-for-some-of-us-to-find-out-about-juneteenth/ 

Sources:

1. Juneteenth Explained: https://www.vox.com/2020/6/18/21294825/history-of-juneteenth 
2. The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth: https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/historical-legacy-juneteenth 
3. Homer G Phillips & Juneteenth: http://www.ezellesanford.com/homer-g-phillips  

ATTENTION Due to a mishap the recording of the 1st segment of this episode was lost. However, we think we addressed some interesting issues w.r.t Critical Race Theory and the right-wing backlash across Republican led states in this episode and decided to release it. We hope you find some interesting information in this episode TOO! See you next week with a WHOLE episode, maybe??

Sources: 

1.  https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520282186/the-black-revolution-on-campus
2. https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-05-30/what-conservatives-find-so-radical-about-critical-race-theory
3. https://www-jstor-org.proxy.library.upenn.edu/stable/1073418?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents
4. Other RACE massecres that are important to know and teach: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/01/tulsa-race-massacres-silence-schools/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=wp_main
   
   
   
   
   

We talk conspiracy theories and it gets a bit ODD! Are there conspiracy theories that you believe? Well we admit to some, dissect others and discuss how these "mass delusions" may truly break our democracy.

Buried Headline: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/02/971289977/through-the-looking-glass-conspiracy-theories-spread-faster-and-wider-than-ever 

Sources:

1. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/07/fireworks-conspiracies/ 
2. Jamie Dimon testifying before the senate: https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1397635608693125121   
   
   

ATTENTION We apologize for the background noise, we had some audio issues and hope this episode is still listen-able?

This week we finally cover Politics & Sex by discussing the scandal around Matt Gaetz. Yes it is salacious, but it speaks to a broader problem and the "failures" of the Me Too Movement. How much progress did we really make?

Buried Headline: https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-matt-gaetz-snorted-cocaine-with-megan-zalonka-escort-who-had-no-show-govt-job 

Sources:

1. Conyer's Scandal: https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/21/john-conyers-sexual-harassment-253977
   https://www.npr.org/2017/12/05/567160325/conyers-resigning-amid-sexual-harassment-allegations
   https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sexual-misconduct/john-conyers-announces-retirement-congress-endorses-son-amid-harassment-scandal-n826616 
2. 'Recy Taylor's Rape Still Haunts Us': https://www.npr.org/2018/01/14/578010819/recy-taylor-s-rape-still-haunts-us
   
   

We were joined by one of the smartest people we know, Dr. Chelsea Carter, to discuss the scandal surrounding the "lost" remains of two victims of the MOVE bombings. This story is NOT getting enough coverage and many questions remain unanswered. We want to thank Dr. Carter for joining us and we pledge to stay on this story with updates when they are available.

Buried Headline: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/04/move-bombing-victims-princeton-penn-museum-history-anthropology.html 

Sources:

1. Hornbloom- Acre of skin
2. Reverby- Examining Tuskegee
3. Skloot, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
4. Hogarth- Medicalizing Blackness
5. Cooper-Owens, Medical Bondage
6. On the first black man to be dissected at Penn: https://drive.google.com/file/d/17EBRXejm70p76GYuINRJs9S1RH03eS4Q/view
7. PRSs statement: https://prss.sas.upenn.edu/news/response-retention-and-use-move-bombing-victims%E2%80%99-remains-penn-museum