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Finding the Warmth of Our Sun episodes
- The unsettling nature of memeing accomplished Black women
Stacey Abrams, Amanda Gorman, and Michelle Obama are among a group of Black women that have been portrayed as "superwomen" (most of the time by white liberals) to an unsettling degree, that approaches fetishization. While many of these same white liberals go on to dismiss and ignore Black women in their own workplaces and lives.
23 min - Madison- just say no to body cameras
In this episode, Matthew brings an update on where the talk of body-cams are here in Madison, and what the latest information on body cams tell us - they don't do what people think they do. And because of that, they are not a cost-effective way to decrease use of force, improve transparency, or improve accountability (as they don't do those things).
29 min - The Coup, Police, and the Koup Klux Klan of it allA mob of terrorists attempted a coup one week ago. Today, Matthew talks about that insurrection, what went wrong with the capitol police (or was this to be expected?), and how this is what happens in the United States when white people are threatened with a multi-cultural democracy. Oh, and yes, these people are fascist traitors, and any government official that aided this attempt should lose their office and be tried for treason. Correction: At 25:00, the correct date is 1898 for the North Carolina coup, called the "Wilmington Insurrection of 1898" Sources (in order): https://twitter.com/ariehkovler/status/1341016471795843080 https://twitter.com/willjennings80/status/1346946815422320641) NBC News: Republican AGs group sent robocalls urging march to the Capitol FiveThirtyEight: The Police's Tepid Response To The Capitol Breach Wasn't An Aberration https://twitter.com/cevansavenger/status/13469209243108679680 Vice: Storm the capitol as a white man and you'll get a selfie with a cop New york Magazine: What the MAGA Mob at the Capitol Had to Say for Itself) https://twitter.com/jordannovet/status/1346974454040158209 New York Times: These Are the Rioters Who Stormed the Nation's Capitol https://twitter.com/McCormackJohn/status/1347304394128322577 WEBZ: Chicago Police Union President Defends Those Who Stormed The U.S. Capitol Buzzfeed News: These Black Capitol Police Officers Describe Fighting Off "Racist Ass Terrorists" https://twitter.com/jsrailton/status/1347213255509422081 SIRIUS XM: https://www.siriusxm.com/clips/clip/0469a9b1-fd7d-4257-ab28-f76acc8fa2aa/58377517-3602-40f9-822a-81dd774d84fb Feds: Police found pickup truck full of bombs, guns near Capitol insurrection WashPost: All 10 living former defense secretaries: Involving the military in election disputes would cross into dangerous territory) Daily Beast: Trump Officials Rush to Keep Him From Sparking Another Conflict—at Home or Abroad LA Mag: 'An Absolutely Incredible Occurrence': Rep. Maxine Waters Speaks Amid Today's Attack on the Capitol https://twitter.com/jimbourg/status/1347559078831284227 The Atlantic: It Was Supposed to Be So Much Worse washPost: The far-right Trump insurgency just scored a huge propaganda coup https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/134722681824858521730 min
- Rebroadcast - Citizen Dave, Madison, and Why You're Probably Thinking About Racism Wrong
This week, Matthew revisits this episode about former mayor Dave Ciezslewicz, his problematic columns, Madison, and why you're probably thinking about racism wrong.
29 min - Rebroadcast - Defund the Police
This week we revisit Matthew's exploration of the role of police in society, their effectiveness, and why the idea of defunding them isn't actually scary.
26 min - On Climate Change, Capitalism, and Race with Nada Elmikashfi
On this episode, Matthew talks with Nada Elmikashfi talk about climate change, the failure of the US to lead, how the future world-leading nations will be the ones leading on climate, and what race and capitalism have to do with it all.
43 min - The Cruel Madness of the GOP & their coup
Two intersecting behaviors of the GOP are on full display: the idea that only a GOP win is legitimate and their cruelty.
22 min - Obama, and coming to terms with the failure of Democrats
In this episode, Matthew looks at President Obama as an example of how Democrats at every level fail to wield power effectively, and how a change in the perception of these failures is important to progress.
31 min - "Defund" the military
In this episode, Matthew talks through the pragmatic, economic, political, and moral reasons that defunding the military and reshaping US foreign policy is a must going forward.
19 min - Trumps coup and a broken nation
On this episode, Matthew talks about how Trump is quite clearly attempting a coup, backed up or enabled by the GOP, how the GOP and its voters embrace authoritarianism and reject the notion of a multicultural democracy, and to what extent America and its people are fundamentally broken, making a hard road forward. There is no going back to the normal before 2016, for better or for worse.
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About Finding the Warmth of Our Sun
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Host Matthew Braunginn examines issues surrounding race and racism from a historical perspective.