My Racist Friend

Episode 2.28: Yet Another Boss Level

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Amy and Don share their "After-election Word Barf" to reflect on a projected victory for Joe Biden and end to the Donald Trump administration. While recognizing lots of work and difficult times remain, the friends discuss the challenges of talking to people mired in fear and end with a list of three good things that lift their spirits.

Additional resources:

  • "U.S. Presidential Election Results 2020: Biden Wins" (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/president-results 
  • "Laugh? We nearly all died - Why my US failed state Twitter thread went viral" (The Guardian, by Patrick Gathara, November 15, 2020)
    • https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/15/patrick-gathara-donald-trump-us-election-joe-biden-twitter-thread 
  • "Police groups break with Biden" (Politico, by Marc Caputo and Natasha Korecki, June 4, 2020)
    • https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/04/police-groups-joe-biden-300222 
  • "Transforming Community Through Disruptive Empathy" (Whole Person, by Maureen Walker, June 9, 2016)
    • https://wholeperson.com/blog/transforming-community-through-disruptive-empathy  
  • "Give Us Life" (Spotify playlist, compiled by Kevin Makice for pandemic 2020)
    • https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6oTK358qK5GPsWVpmRvXAW?si=KtFLxKuvRSmpLMjL3up1eQ 

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