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Happy New Year everyone! The Insanity Check podcast is back for the new year and we're talking breaking the cycle in 2018 with Leslie Mac from Safety Pin Box. 

Also, we're pleased to announce that we will be hosting two Black Panther Screenings opening weekend. One in LA and one in DC. We're hoping tickets will go on sale Friday, January 12th at Noon est. Below is the theater information for each screener:

LA: Friday Feb. 16th 8pm Cinemark at Pike in Long Beach

DC: Saturday Feb. 17th 12 pm Regal Cinema Gallery Place Stadium 14 Washington DC

Topics:

2017 was the year no one learned anything

Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro?

It's Disaster Movie Cold on the East Coast

Safety Pin Box Update

How the Presidency as 45 has affected Leslie as an organizer and as a business owner?

Understanding the true cost of policies that benefit you personally but harm others

The Logan Paul controversy 

Logan Paul was wrong even before he filmed a dead body

The fans are why mediocre white men get to succeed

Rapid Fire Quick rants

The Great Hotep-Off Between Tariq & Umar

“Stop Using Hotep as an Insult” (Nah)

Matt Damon doesn’t know when to shut the fuck up 

Omarosa fired and other black conservatives complain 

The Daily Beast learned nothing from 2017 

Great Moments In White Privilege

Silicon Valley elites are buying and drinking "Raw Water"

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Kriss is joined by Justin (@LJay90) from ThreeFifsPodcast for a special Insanity Check episode where Justin explains what Net Neutrality is, how we got here, why it's bad and what we can do to fight back.

*You'll also find it funny as we go from "Doug Jones has no chance" to "Omg...I think Jones might pull this off" during the show.

How to write a good comment

 

Gigi Sohn, the former council to Tom Wheeler gives 4 steps to follow when writing an FCC Comment

 

1. Write about yourself and how the net neutrality rules have affected you

If you use the internet in any capacity, write about it. Have you used the internet to launch your small business? Connect with a loved one? Complete your degree program, whether it was high school, college, or post graduate? Write about that experience.

 

2. Write about what you understand you are buying when you purchase broadband Internet access

When you buy a package from Verizon, what is it that you're actually buying? For the decision to be upheld the ISPs have to prove that their customers aren't just buying "internet access", but if that's all you're using them for then write about that.

 

3. Write about the choices you have (or don’t) for broadband Internet access

Sohn writes that, "An April 2017 FCC report demonstrates the fallaciousness of such an assertion – it shows that 58% of Americans have access to either zero or one broadband ISP, and 87% have access to just two." If you don't have a true choice, write about that.

 

4. Write about what role you think the FCC should have in overseeing the market for broadband Internet access

If you don't want the ISPs to run rampant as they have attempted to in the past and believe in strong federal oversight, let the FCC know!

 

Link to Gigi Sohn's instructions: http://mashable.com/2017/06/15/how-to-write-a-good-fcc-comment/#LomZxzGUriql

Link to leave comments: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/proceedings?q=name:((17-108))

 

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Here it is! The last Insanity Check of 2017. Kriss is joined by Ashanti for this episode and it's a fun one. We hit some of the more serious topics involving men & sexual assault, Trump voters being idiots and how technology has erased privacy and it's too late to do anything about it.

Topics:

Al Franken had to resign and folks need to stop complaining about it

The allegations against Franken

Murray Miller admits to lying about Aurora asking for hush money

Stop using false allegations as an excuse

Fox News' Eboni Williams checks Sheriff David Clarke over John Lewis

Roy Moore supporters are so disgusting/stupid they frustrate and disgust Frank Luntz

The system is broken because the people are

Black Woman Shoutout

Miss Zee's subscription box

Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro?

Google's AI built it's own AI

Don't Buy Anyone an Echo

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The second to last Insanity Check of 2017! Kriss is joined by Karen from The Black Guy Who Tips. We talk about Karen & Rod heading to to Seattle for PodCon and how we all have to find time to take a break and rest. We then delve into the latest craziness involving men pulling their dicks out at work and harassing women. Then there's the "wonderful" Senate tax "cut" bill that's passed the Senate and gotten one step closer to being law. Wonder how all those "Democrats are equally as bad as Republicans" folks are handling it.

Topics:

* Taking Time for Yourself

* The cumulative effects of racism/sexism/bigotry

* 1 out of 4 men think exposing themselves to women isn't sexual harassment

* Revisiting Matt Lauer's sexist debate performance moderating the Presidential debate

* The Senate's tax "cut" plan

* When do we hold the citizens responsible for the people they vote for?

* Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro?

* Baby Boomers and Sexbots

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With all the crazy stuff going on in the world it's beginning to look like maybe we got pulled into another universe. Kriss thinks we've been pulled in Earth-2 and we have plenty of stories this episode that seem to suggest that. Joi (@jumpedforjoi) from Black Girl Nerds joins Kriss to discuss Justice League, Lena Dunham being trash again and so much more. Check it out. 

Topics:

* Justice League has a sub-100 million open

* Train in Tokyo leaves 20 seconds early and apologizes: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/11/16/564558279/after-tokyo-commuter-train-leaves-20-seconds-early-company-apologizes?

* Navy pilots draw penises in the sky: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5093845/Navy-apologizes-pilot-draws-penises-sky.html

* Lena Dunham is trash

* Maria Bartiromo says there aren't any sexual assault allegations against Trump

* Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro?

* Back flipping robots

* Black Woman Shoutout

* Brittani Daniels: https://newsroom.pepperdine.edu/publicpolicy/2017/04/mpp-student-brittani-daniels-finds-inspiration-illness-press-enterprise

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It's been a crazy week and Justin (@LJay90) from 3FifsPodcast joins Kriss to discuss. Amazingly we have to start off by first saying we're anti-pedophilia, anti-nazi and anti-rape and as crazy as that sounds, this week proves that those are no longer givens. We get into the hot topic of all the men accused of sexual assault in Hollywood, politics and in our lives. Kriss tells the story of why he had to let go of his best friend and we also talk about the craziness of the GOP not distancing themselves from Roy Moore. You won't want to miss.

Topics:

* The Agents of Shield Season 5 trailer

* Disney is trying to take over the world

* The money that comic book films make is insane

* The brave women that come forward about sexual assault

* The GOP choosing party and pedophilia over honor and morals

* Why Men need to stand up and speak out

* Kriss tells the story of what happened with a former host of the podcast

* Fox News thinks Church is the best place to get shot

* Great Moments in White Privilege

* White people saved Jazz...duh

* Woman ties son to top of mini-van to hold down kiddie pool 

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This week Kriss is joined by Dalbin Osorio, candidate for Montgomery County Council District 1. Dalbin talks with Kriss about how his upbringing led to his focus on Social Work, the challenges residents in Montgomery County face, the fight for increasing minimum wage, better educational choices for students and more. This was a great episode that you're not going to want to miss out on.

Topics:

* Running for Montgomery County Council

* Why the minimum wage needs to be raised

* Why the idea of the "self made millionaire" is a myth

* Students need better education, schools and the tools to succeed in life

* Mark Halperin is another Harvey Weinstein

* Trump is incredibly stupid

* Transcript of Trump's speech

* The video

* Jeff Flake is a coward as are most of the republicans quitting after causing Trump

* Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro

* Robot that once said it would destroy all humans is now granted citizenship

* Great Moments in White Privilege

* Terance Crutcher's murderer gets her record expunged. 

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Dalbin A. Osorio

2018 Democratic Candidate for Montgomery County Council

www.dalbinosorio.com

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Instagram: @dosorio2018

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Kriss is joined by Jeff (@JeffJSays) for this episode of The Insanity Check. We talk about Jeff helping out MTR Network at NYCC and why it's important for black media to work together. Then we address the Harvey Weinstein allegations and why its bigger than what most people think. Most people have something to say but a lot of those people need to do a better job with their actions.

Topics:

* Black media working together

* Why Harvey Weinstein is only now getting dealt with

* Good comedy has a lot of truth in it

* Why most men speaking out about Weinstein now are Cowards

* Ryan Coogler has a better statement then men who admit they knew

* Lupita tells her story about Weinstein

* Sweet Dixie Kitchen is reselling Popeyes Chicken for their chicken & waffles

* Great Moments in White Privilege

* Fallon says its just "not his thing" to be anti-trump with his comedy

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We're back from New York Comic-Con! Brandon (@Phenomblak) joins Kriss to talk about NYCC 2017 and how much we've grown from the first Con back in 2013. We talk about what was different this time, some of our equipment, why we can no longer run a two-person crew anymore and more. 

We then cover the news from the Marvel retailer's only panel at NYCC that revealed the racist and bigoted comic book store owners and we have a few choice words for these idiots (Spoiler alert: they're bad at running a business). We also touch on the Harvey Weinstein allegations but it will be covered more on the next episode.  

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Topics:

* NYCC Recap

* Cigarette breathe vs Weed vs Coffee Breath

* Kriss isn't a fan of the smell of weed

* Great Moments in White Privilege

* Comic Retailers upset at Marvel at NYCC

* Complaining comic book store owners are just bad business owners

* Men Are Trash - the Harvey Weinstein allegations are proof of this

* Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro?

* Will police robots end racial bias? (of course not)

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The one benefit of Trump attacking athletes is that Dpalm and the Unanimous Decision podcast have to cover politics freeing up the Insanity Check to talk other things this week. For that, Kriss brings on Tim (@Peoplescrtic) to cover some entertainment and movie news that's been slipping through the cracks. We still touch on a little politics but we also hit the hard hitting stories like...the Mad Pooper. 

Topics:

* Inhumans was...not up to standards

* Warner Brothers' "changing" approach to DC Films

* Tarantino wants to make a Star Trek film 

* James Cameron needs to shut up about Wonder Woman

* Lynda Carter tells James Cameron to stay in his lane

* Mel Brooks thinks Politically Correct Society is the Death of Comedy

* Great Moments in White Privilege

* Bill Maher and the gentrification of kneeling protests

* Fake patriotism increased after 9/11

* We don't fight wars for "American Freedom" anymore

* The Mad Pooper 

* Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro?

* Men soil and break sex bot floor model

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