In our latest episode of the Fun Time Program, John & Vivica chat with Rev. Wendy Hamilton about her campaign for congress in the District of Columbia and the issues that inspired her to run including DC Statehood, Universal Basic Income and inspiring more people to become engaged by being a hope dealer in politics.

Links

Fun Time Program

https://www.funtimeprogram.com

https://www.facebook.com/funtimeprogram

https://twitter.com/funtimeprogram

https://www.instagram.com/funtimeprogram/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA82QVmwBVA1vG22Gzv099Q

Rev. Wendy Hamilton

https://www.revwendyforcongress.com

https://www.facebook.com/RevWendyHamilton

https://twitter.com/revwendy3

https://www.instagram.com/revwendyforcongress/

Humanity Forward

https://movehumanityforward.com

https://www.facebook.com/humanity4ward

https://www.instagram.com/humanity_forward/

https://twitter.com/HumanityForward

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

00:21 - How Rev. Wendy got her start in politics

07:09 - Getting started with the Andrew Yang campaign

11:51 - What inspired Rev. Wendy to run for Congress?

17:30 - Why the fight for DC statehood is so important

18:13 - What role does the current DC representative have in Congress?

20:55 - Why it is important to advocate for important issues beyond statehood.

25:14 - On being inspired by The Squad

28:06 - The challenges of running against an entrenched incumbent

31:59 - Why having competitive elections is so important for voter enthusiasm

33:09 - On being a “Hope Dealer”

34:33 - Why running for office is about more than just winning, it’s about changing the conversation and enabling new ideas to be heard and considered.

35:12 - What is the biggest challenge in running for office?

39:54 - What is it going to take to get DC Statehood passed?

50:56 - Will the push for DC Statehood help the push for Puerto Rico Statehood?

54:50 - Why Universal Basic Income is the most important issue after DC Statehood

55:05 - MLK was championing for a UBI when he was shot and killed

57:09 - How are we going to pay for UBI?

1:01:04 - How far we have come since the Democrats laughed at Andrew Yang on the debate stage in Detroit just one year ago.

1:02:55 - How Andrew Yang transitioned from running for president to continuing to fight for his ideas with his non-profit Humanity Forward

1:06:27 - Why turnout is going to be the most important factor in this election

1:09:00 - What is has been like since announcing her campaign

1:11:06 - How can people help out with the campaign?

1:11:49 - How the ban on political advertising on social media has hindered fundraising.

1:13:25 - Rev. Wendy loves the Yang Gang!

1:20:24 - Final Words

John and Vivica chat with sex educator Ami Shikah of the Sex and Sanity podcast and blogger at Ami’s Diaries. Topics covered include sex positivity, safety in kink and dating, and the differences between the sex positivity communities in the US and Ghana. Stay tuned to the end for some fun sex toy demonstrations!

Links

Fun Time Program

https://www.funtimeprogram.com

https://www.facebook.com/funtimeprogram

https://www.instagram.com/funtimeprogram/

https://twitter.com/funtimeprogram

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA82QVmwBVA1vG22Gzv099Q

Ami Shekah

https://amisdiaries.com

https://www.facebook.com/amisdiaries

https://www.instagram.com/amisdiaries/

https://twitter.com/amisdiaries

Crave : Vesper

https://www.lovecrave.com/products/vesper/

https://www.facebook.com/likecrave

https://www.instagram.com/lovecrave/

https://twitter.com/followcrave

Erostek

https://erostek.com

https://twitter.com/erostek

njoy

https://www.njoytoys.com

https://twitter.com/TheNjoyDesigner

Neon Wand

https://thepleasurechest.com/neon-wand

The Pleasure Chest

https://thepleasurechest.com

https://www.facebook.com/makelifesexy

https://www.instagram.com/pleasurecheststores/

https://twitter.com/PleasureChestNY

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

01:18 - On starting her Sex and Sanity podcast

02:14 - How do you find your guests for the podcast?

03:17 - Polyamory vs. Monogamy

13:49 - How to meet sex positive people in Ghana

16:03 - Are there any risks to talking about sex positivity in Ghana?

20:12 - Is there public support for changing the sexually repressive laws in Ghana?

23:37 - The state of LGTBQ+ safety in the US

26:32 - The challenges of exploring Polyamory for the first time

27:43 - Ami’s favorite sex topics to talk about

28:17 - Common kinks that people like to talk about?

28:54 - Is there a sex toy industry in Ghana?

30:01 - Favorite sex toys

31:26 - Vivica’s orgy contest trophy story

37:20 - The legality of orgy parties in New York

40:05 - Are the laws around sex and sex work changing in the US?

45:21 - Vivica demonstrating her electricity toys

47:45 - Neon wand demonstration

51:00 - Electric flogger demonstration

52:37 - Erostek demonstration

1:00:45 - How electricity can be used as a non-sexual introduction into kink

1:03:37 - How can people learn more about Kink in Ghana?

104:43 - Traveling with sex toys

In the latest episode of the Fun Time Program, John and Vivica chat with Boyce Littlefield of the Mindful Skeptics and The Trickle Up about his involvement in the Andrew Yang 2020 Presidential campaign, and how the behind Human Centered Capitalism are starting to take hold in this country. What is next for the movement? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

Links

Fun Time Program

Boyce Littlefield / Mindful Skeptics

The Trickle Up

Scott Santens

Andrew Yang

Humanity Forward

Of the People

In the latest episode of the Fun Time Program, John & Vivica chat with Athena Brensberger, aka Astro Athens, about her background as an astrophysicist and science communicator and the most exciting space exploration missions coming up in 2021!

Links

Fun Time Program

Athena Brensberger / Astro Athens

What space missions are in 2021!?! | Astro Athens

Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover

NASA’s Aeronautics Experts Help Prepare Ingenuity to Fly on Mars | NASA

Architects have designed a Martian city for the desert outside Dubai | CNN Style

China’s Tianwen-1 Mars Lander & Rover

NASA’s Juno Mission Expands Into the Future | NASA JPL

James Webb Space Telescope

NASA Artemis

NASA Space Launch System (SLS)

John and Vivica chat with model, actor, mixologist, tech journalist and overall creative entrepreneur TJ Fink about how the pandemic forced him to pivot with purpose to create new opportunities for himself and his fiancé after all of their normal work opportunities disappeared over night.

Links

Fun Time Program

TJ Fink

Covidisor

TJ’s Tom’s Guide Articles

TJ’s Laptop Mag Articles

Tara Novie (Voiceover Artist)

Into the Heartless Wood (by Joanna Ruth Meyer)

Griffin Novie (Musician)

The Long and Short of It Podcast

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

John and Vivica chat with Edward Nirenberg of Deplatform Disease about the fears and myths around vaccines and the importance of encouraging more people to get the COVID-19 vaccines.

Links

Fun Time Program

Edward Nirenberg

Younger Adults Caught in COVID-19 Crosshairs as Demographics Shift

Are COVID-19 Vaccines Going To Cause Infertility?

Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Vaccines: Should You Be Worried?

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center

Vaxopedia

Skeptical Raptor

Science Based Medicine

John and Vivica talk to Kateri Ransom and Meghin Brooks of the Yang Gang Book Club about how the Andrew Yang movement inspired them to start a book club and keep studying the values that sparked the movement in the first place.

Links

Fun Time Program

Yang Gang Book Club

Kateri Ransom

Meghin Brooks

Andrew Yang

Scott Santens

Humanity Forward

Timestamps

1:28 - Are they excited for Yang's run for mayor?

Christina Roman is a sixth year PHD candidate studying Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics with a focus on RNA structure using x-ray crystallography and protein engineering in Dr. Joseph Piccrili's lab at the University of Chicago.

In her spare time, Christina has also been serving as a race and pedagogy graduate coordinator at the University of Chicago helping students, faculty and administrators develop more racially inclusive teaching practices and programming. Before that she served as the president of her local Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native American's in Science (SACNAS). She also co-founded a graduate student organization called the Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team (GRIT) which seeks to improve the recruitment and retention strategies graduate programs use to recruit and train diverse students.To learn more about Christina's work, you can follow her on Twitter @CR_FabEngineer.

Links

Christina Roman

Lab Members | Piccirilli Lab (uchicago.edu)

Grad students DJ Speed and Christina Roman receive HHMI Gilliam Fellowships | UChicago Biosciences

Graduate students organize to provide face masks and first aid supplies for protesters - UChicago Medicine

Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team (GRIT) | UChicago Biosciences

Graduate Recruitment Initiative Team (GRIT) grows to the PSD and beyond | University of Chicago Department of Chemistry (uchicago.edu)

Resources for Black People Experiencing Racial Trauma

Anti-racism resources for white people

How to Be an Anti-Racist - Ibram X. Kendi

White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo

Timeline

2:53 - The elevator pitch for Christina's PhD program

John and Vivica talk to Lacey Delayne, former Advance Team Lead of the Andrew Yang 2020 Presidential Campaign and co-host of the Rethinking Humanity podcast about why a complete rethink of our political, economic and creative education systems is so important right now and what we can all do to help.

We also touch base on the Special Election for US Senate in Georgia and the crazy day of domestic terrorism by Trump supporters in Washington DC.

Links

Fun Time Program

Lacey Delayne

Rethinking Humanity Podcast

Humanity Forward

Andrew Yang

https://twitter.com/AndrewYang

Scott Santens (The Godfather of UBI)

https://www.scottsantens.com

Dave Wasserman

https://twitter.com/Redistrict

Footage

Capitol Police Open Barricades Allowing Trump Supporters Into Capitol

Reading Recommendations

Sherry Terkel - Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age

Dr. Gabor Mate

https://g.co/kgs/sTUSr3

Helen Russel - The Year of Living Danishly: Uncovering the Secrets of the World’s Happiest Country

John and Vivica talk to Dr. Logan Levkoff about the challenges and advantages of teaching sexual education in a modern technological landscape.

Links

Dr. Logan Levkoff

Got Teens? The Doctor Moms' Guide to Sexuality, Social Media and Other Adolescent Realities

Advocates for Youth

Amaze.org

SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Education Council for the United States)

Timestamps

00:00 - Welcome and Introduction