Insanity Check

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

Twitter: @DO4MoCoCouncil

Instagram: @dosorio2018

Facebook: facebook.com/osorio2018

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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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Kriss is joined by Aaron from the Black Astronauts podcast. It's a random and lighter show than the last several ones. We talk about Destiny 2 being addicting and why studios should stop putting their movies out around Star Wars (and other big blockbusters that always bury their films). We then talk about Kriss' simple tweet that went viral and what it says about what people think of when it comes to diversity in films. Why is white the default even for women? Why can't James Bond be black? We also hit the Jemele Hill ESPN issue and also discuss phone prices. Like I said...it was a random show.

Topics:

* Destiny 2 is even more addicting than Destiny 1

* Kathleen Kennedy had JJ Abrams in her back pocket

* Stop putting your films near other blockbuster films

* Kriss goes viral

* Red Sparrow trailer

* Why is the default always white?

* There are no non-white people in Russia apparently

* Why can't James Bond be black?

* Arrow wants to do a Black Lives Matter episode (just no)

* Jemele Hill and the mess ESPN created 

* Calling White Supremacists 'White Supremacists' is more offensive than being a White Supremacist

* The ESPN internal chat messages over ESPN's handling of the Hill situation

* Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro?

* You can rent a used sex doll in China

* Why the debate over phone prices explains the issues with getting Universal Healthcare.

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Aaron - @Ashy3Classy 

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This week Kriss is joined by Rich Jones to talk about all the craziness in the world. We talk about a lot of topics starting with how group think and pressure to conform to traditions leads to people feeling forced into doing certain things. Kriss tells his own hilarious story about faking speaking in tongues. We then move on to talking about all the hurricanes and how vulnerable the certain people are. Then finally there's a discussion about the sexism powerful ambitious women face.

Topics:

* Kriss tells the story of when he faked speaking in tongues as a kid in church

* Some are too poor to evacuate hurricane Irma 

* Why does the media cover disasters like outside observers instead of helping?

* Asking if Kathleen Kennedy is the right person to lead LucasFilms is blatant sexism

* Two films, grossing $3 billion but her credentials are questioned

* Sexism in the 2016 election (and after)

* Hillary Clinton needs to shut up (even though Bernie didn't and Mitt Romney didn't)

* Hillary is actually right

* Great Moments in White Privilege

* Teens start forest fire. No one arrested

* Black Woman Shoutout

* SupportBlackWomen.com - Donate directly to black women affected by Harvey and Irma

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Guest:

Rich Jones - @richJones15 

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*We start this episode with a special message about how to donate directly to black women affected by Harvey. Here are the links you need (they're case sensitive):

* Donate List: Bit.Ly/SupportBlackWomenHOU

* Recipiant Application: Bit.Ly/SupportBWHOU

On this Labor Day Weekend Insanity Check, Kriss is joined by Ashanti (DocuDrunks, Scarestalgia). We talk Joel Osteen and prosperity preaching, Antifa vs Neo-Nazis & the dangers of "both side-isms", Cops violating people's rights again and more. Oh and Ashanti gets her fun in by talking sports. Yes sports.

Make sure you stick around for the last 11minutes for a special message from Latoya about the FEMA response and how to get help because of hurricane Harvey.

Topics:

* Joel Osteen is a scam artist

* If you're worth $50 million, you don't have to ask to host flood victims

* Mattress Mack didn't have to ask (or be asked)

* Prosperity Preachers are basically pimps

* Juanita Bynum and her $5000 pen & $20,000 threshing floor

* Antifa vs Nazis...its really not a choice

* This is a bad article on "both side-isms"

* Really say out loud the differences between Antifa & Nazis to see how silly it is

* Cops being terrible

* Black Lives Matter are "rabid animals"

* Cop arrests nurse for protecting a patient

* Great Moments in White Privilege

* White rapist gets sentence postponed so his internship isn't affected

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Ashanti - @NotThatAshanti 

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Leslie from Safety Pin Box is back on the Insanity Check with Kriss to give us an update on Safety Pin Box, white allies not "getting it", Trump's Friday new dump and how to navigate and reconcile wanting radical change but also dealing with the reality of what America is.

Topics:

* Safety Pin Box Update

* Netroots direct action

* Book deal and navigating the publishing world as black women

* Expanding Safety Pin Box

* Daniel Radcliffe tells us racism isn't enough to end a friendship

* The Friday Trump News Drop

* Neo-Nazi sympathizer Sebastian Gorka is fired/resigns (but it doesn't matter)

* Trump signs a memo telling military to ban transgender people

* Trump pardons Joe Arpaio  

* Reconciling wanting to end imperalism but also recognizing what the military is for transgender people

* Joe Arpaio is a terrible human being

* Yes we would have been better under Hillary Clinton, no we don't think she was our white savior 

* How do we reconcile wanting radical change but also live in the reality of today?

* Dems & the Left have an uphill battle because of gerrymandering 

* What's the balance between activism and dealing with the reality of America and actually getting governing done?

* Great Moments in White Privilege

* Pastor says there would be no white supremacists without Obama

* Black Woman Shoutout

* Dr. Zohra Aziza Baccouche is a Ph.D.-level theoretical physicist; one of a very few Black women, let alone blind Black women, theoretical physicists.  

She's is currently raising funds for her next documentary called "Seeking Vision" and will be a guest on "Molecules & Shit" soon

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Guest:

Leslie - @LeslieMac - Safety Pin Box

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