Black and Highly Dangerous

Episode 118: Corona Homies Pt 2


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Once again, this week’s episode features a discussion on the latest news as well as fun and games with Ty and Daphne. After catching up on life, the hosts discuss “Oh Lawd” news (7:30), including a bizarre Easter egg hunt (8:00), GOP efforts to reopen businesses and schools (9:50), reduced pollution due to COVID-19 lockdowns (11:55), new regulations on home loans (14:50), and escalating anxiety and violence as the lockdown continues (18:55). They also discuss the toll that COVID-19 is taking on the African American community (21:00), rising discrimination in response to COVID-19 (29:30), new tracking technology related to COVID-19 (31:35), and Bernie Sander’s decision to end his campaign (34:30). For the second half of the episode, Ty and Daphne invite two of their good friends, Ashley Jacobs and Shika Payne, to the show (43:40). During this segment, Ashley and Shika discuss life in quarantine (44:55), share their favorite binge-worthy TV shows (46:52), and play a friendly game of “never have I ever” (53:19). 

Resources: 

  • Easter Eggs With Porn Inside Lead to Florida Woman's Arrest - https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2020/04/09/plastic-easter-eggs-porn-left-in-mailboxes-florida-flagler-county 
  • Texas governor wants to 'slowly' reopen business - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-gov-wants-slowly-reopen-private-business-trump-says-s-n1182886
  • Florida Gov. DeSantis mulls reopening schools: Coronavirus 'doesn't seem to threaten' kids - https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/492152-florida-gov-desantis-says-coronavirus-doesnt-seem-to-threaten-kids-mulls
  • People in India can see the Himalayas for the first time in 'decades,' as the lockdown eases air pollution - https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/himalayas-visible-lockdown-india-scli-intl/index.html
  • JPMorgan Chase to raise borrowing standards for home loans - https://thehill.com/policy/finance/492420-jpmorgan-chase-to-raise-borrowing-standards-for-home-loans
  • 86-Year-Old Is Killed in E.R. Over Social Distancing - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/nyregion/coronavirus-brooklyn-janie-marshall-cassandra-lundy.html
  • Louisville doctor arrested, charged with strangulation after fighting teens over social distancing - https://thehill.com/homenews/news/491830-louisville-doctor-arrested-charged-with-strangulation-after-fighting-teens-over
  • The coronavirus is infecting and killing black Americans at an alarmingly high rate - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/07/coronavirus-is-infecting-killing-black-americans-an-alarmingly-high-rate-post-analysis-shows/?arc404=true
  • COVID-19 Phone Location Tracking: Yes, It’s Happening Now—Here’s What You Should Know - https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/03/27/covid-19-phone-location-tracking-its-moving-fast-this-is-whats-happening-now/#69f0cf711d31
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