We unpack a ton this episode, practically everything thrown at us this news cycle from Election 2020, coronavirus case spikes, and our thoughts on the tragic and senseless death of Elijah McClain and more updates on the BLM movement.

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Justice for Breonna Taylor

https://justiceforbreonna.org/

Justice for Elijah McClain

https://www.change.org/p/adams-county-district-attorney-justice-for-elijah-mcclain-2?use_react=false

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Happy Pride!

Resources:

Marsha P. Johnson Institute

https://marshap.org/

The Okra Project

https://www.theokraproject.com/

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Anti-Racism Resources:

End Police Violence in America

www.joincampaignzero.org/solutions#so…ionsoverview

Anti-Racism Resources

www.rachelricketts.com/antiracism-resources

Anti-Racism Articles, Books, Films, Podcasts

docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2…KET_uxBDK_lmycRug

An Antiracist Reading List

www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/…bram-x-kendi.html

Black Lives Matter Resources

blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#

We hope you enjoy the 2nd episode of our Shero Series! This episode we wanted to focus on highlighting black women, women of color and women in the LGBTQ+ community.

Alice Dunnigan - an African-American journalist, civil rights activist and author

Audre Lorde - an American writer, feminist, womanist and civil rights activist

Sylvia Rivera - a queer, Latina civil rights activist

Let us know who your sheroes are this week!

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Alice Dunnigan:

https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/allison-dunnigan-alice-1906-1983/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/us/alice-allison-dunnigan-newseum-statue.amp.html

https://explorekyhistory.ky.gov/items/show/292

Audre Lorde:

https://www.biography.com/scholar/audre-lorde

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde

Sylvia Rivera:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/forgotten-latina-trailblazer-lgbt-activist-sylvia-rivera-n438586

http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/sylvia-rivera

https://srlp.org/about/who-was-sylvia-rivera/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8AnIBWEMEc

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More Anti-Racism Resources:

End Police Violence in America

https://www.joincampaignzero.org/solutions#solutionsoverview

Anti-Racism Resources

https://www.rachelricketts.com/antiracism-resources

Anti-Racism Articles, Books, Films, Podcasts

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/preview?pru=AAABco6-Vko*S7t-PKET_uxBDK_lmycRug

An Antiracist Reading List

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html

Black Lives Matter Resources

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#

We missed you last week! We took some time to reflect and have a little breather but now we have lots to catch you up on.

Here are some resources if you're looking for more anti-racisim educational material:

75 Things White People Can Do

https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234

End Police Violence in America

https://www.joincampaignzero.org/solutions#solutionsoverview

How to Be Actively Anti-Racist

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvbZyVh1xc/

Rachel Cargle: The Great Unlearn

https://www.instagram.com/thegreatunlearn/

Anti-Racism Resources

https://www.rachelricketts.com/antiracism-resources

Layla Saad: Me & My White Supremacy

https://www.meandwhitesupremacybook.com/

Anti-Racism Articles, Books, Films, Podcasts

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BRlF2_zhNe86SGgHa6-VlBO-QgirITwCTugSfKie5Fs/preview?pru=AAABco6-Vko*S7t-PKET_uxBDK_lmycRug

An Antiracist Reading List

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books/review/antiracist-reading-list-ibram-x-kendi.html

Black Lives Matter Resources

https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#

Stop Saying “All Lives Matter”

https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a27075028/black-lives-matter-explained/

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Talk soon! xoxo

We are striving to learn more and do better every day. We hope to use this space to welcome challenging conversations, continue to confront mistakes and propel each other forward in this journey.

There are many resources available for you to get involved, help the movement and educate yourself.

George Floyd Memorial Fund:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

National Bailout Fund (The Minneapolis Freedom Fund is currently overwhelmed with donations):

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020

Campaign Zero:

https://www.joincampaignzero.org/solutions#solutionsoverview

Black Lives Matter:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_blm_homepage_2019

Anguish & Action:

https://www.obama.org/anguish-and-action/

Justice for George Floyd Petition:

https://www.change.org/p/mayor-jacob-frey-justice-for-george-floyd?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22414602_en-US%3Av4&recruiter=888216347&recruited_by_id=c7270cc0-82a5-11e8-9333-f902a9c07eeb&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_abi&utm_term=psf_combo_share_initial

Guidelines for protesting safely:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA0jzCdg_vR/

There are many more spaces where you can help if you are able. We will be continuing to share resources on our instagram page throughout the coming weeks, but many people are sharing resource suggestions & ways to get involved at this time so feel free to look for this information wherever it is easiest for you.

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As always, we send love and peace. Stay safe. Talk soon, xo.

Quarantine is finally gifting us some actual drama!! This week we are diving deep into this #CallHerDaddy case and would love to hear your thoughts:

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In this episode, we also chat:

- Psychology lessons

- People on fb sharing misinformation and starting wars in the comments

- Running & enjoying bagels

- Hitting some isolation lows

- McDonald's fries being anything but vegan

As always, we hope you are continuing to stay safe & healthy & socially distanced, especially as states start to loosen stay at home orders. We will chat to you again soon!! xo

Hello! Please note, we tried something different with our recording process this week and the audio didn't turn out as clear as usual - our apologies!

We thought we'd keep it a bit more light hearted this week after last week's more intense discussion. So, in this episode, we're debating some of our unpopular opinions, which include a dislike of the tv show Friends, mashed sweet potatoes, blueberries, Jack Black, and much more!

We also chat:

- a possible marathon in Jackie's future

- the Alison Roman "scandal"

- feeling lonely 2.0

- dealing with difficult coworkers in quarantine

Thanks for making it through - we know this is a long one but we hope it brings you a nice lil break in the middle of your week. As always, we hope you and your loved ones are staying home and staying safe.

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Hello! How are you doing? Keep hanging in there!

This week we're doing a politics chat for the first time in a few weeks so it's pretty heavy. We specifically chat about the sexual misconduct allegations against both President Trump and VP Joe Biden as well as the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. If any of this is something that could be difficult or triggering for you, please skip this episode!

Besides the heavy stuff, we also discuss:

- Jackie's inhaler joy

- Amal Clooney being a boss

- Being jealous of Alex Morgan's baby

- Cara Delevingne & Ashley Benson broke up so love remains dead

- Our confusing thoughts on the conversations around Adele's weight loss

As always, all the love to the healthcare sheroes and heroes on the frontline! We hope you are staying safe and healthy at home! Connect with us if you want to chat:

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Thanks for tuning in for another episode! This week we are discussing how all relationships and communications have had to transform during this time of quarantine. We chat friend, family, romantic, personal....all the relationships!

Other topics we discuss:

- Jackie's grad school update and Kiera's grad school doubts

- Her Appetit serving consistency

- #ZoomFatigue

- The season of The Bachelor that just will not end

Congrats to everyone graduating over these past few weeks! And as always, thank you to our essential worker heroes & sheroes!

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We are so excited to share this episode with you! It is the very first of our Shero Series where we share and discuss the herstories of women we think don't get enough recognition.

In this first episode, we are highlighting three incredible women:

- Isatou Ceesay, a climate Shero and women's rights advocate

- Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and Latina Justice Shero

- Margaret Sanger, a trailblazing shero for women's reproductive healthcare

We hope to do more of these episodes so please let us know any other sheroes you think we should discuss:

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Do note, we did not coin the term Shero ourselves. We tried to find who first came up with the term to give credit where credit is due and according to Merriam-Webster, the first known use of the word was in 1836. Go figure. Surprised we're still so far behind, smh.

Sources:

Isatou Ceesay

https://climateheroes.org/heroes/isatou-ceesay-queen-plastic-recycling-gambia/

https://www.dw.com/en/the-gambia-the-queen-of-recycling/av-52571284

https://blog.apeelsciences.com/womens-history-month-isatou-ceesay

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/45358683/gambian-social-entrepreneur-isatou-ceesay-makes-fashion-from-plastic

Sonia Sotomayor

https://www.oyez.org/justices/sonia_sotomayor

Margaret Sanger

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Sanger

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/margaret-sanger

https://www.biography.com/news/famous-womens-rights-activists

Day 2847 of quarantine and we are back with another episode for you!

This week we're checking in on how we're holding up and discussing what coping mechanisms we've been turning to, particularly those concerning food.

We also chat:

- New food routines and the process of making and enjoying a meal

- Navigating highs and lows of our week

- Bachelor Nation's lack of social distancing

- The Disney Singalongs

- Michael Che & Captain Tom basically saving the world

As always, we wish you peace and health. Stay home and stay safe!

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Hero Captain Tom: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-52303859

Hero Michael Che: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/nyregion/michael-che-nycha-rent-coronavirus.html