August 09, 2023

Date-Me Docs, Try That in a Small Town, Sundown Towns

1 hour 23 minutes

Welcome to #Millennial, the home conspiracy shit beamed down from the mothership!

If you have federal student loans that will go into repayment this fall, be sure to check out the SAVE plan and enroll before interest resumes 9/1!

Andrew might start a side hustle filming reaction vids. His latest: reacting to a baby bear in Yosemite National Park.

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Tired of dating apps? Some are kicking it old school with Date-Me Docs (think personal ads in newspapers). Here's one directory

Would we connect with someone through a Date-Me doc? We analyze a real life example of one and try to play matchmaker for Pam (she's not having it).

Our inbox is open: send us your dating docs, OkCupid profiles, etc, and we'll give anonymous, on-air reviews!

'Try That in a Small (Sundown) Town:' we dig into the controversy behind this chart-topping song from Jason Aldean, and why the tune and its music video are proving so divisive.

Laura grew up in Forsyth County, Georgia, which not-so-long-ago had sundown laws in place. For a taste, check out this early episode of Oprah where she visited the belly of the sundown beast (warning: offensive, frequent use of racial slurs).

The lyrics and imagery of 'Try That In A Small Town' serve as a racist dogwhistle, harkening for the days of Jim Crow and sundown policies. Laura shares her perspective growing up in a place where the echoes of history are still resounding to this day.

You know we always come with the best recommendations: 'Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America' by Patrick Phillips (Laura), 8Sleep Pod Cover (Andrew - click the link for $200 off!), and Tyler Childers as a palette cleanse for all the Jason Aldean talk (Pam).

And in this week's installment of After Dark, available on Patreon and Apple Podcasts:

We're life pathing. What we mean by that is, we're discovering what our life path numbers are!

Some of our life path results resonate, some make us feel attacked tho.

What's the best way to use tools like this? Is there one "right" way?

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By Andrew Sims, Laura Tee, Pamela Gocobachi

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