Things have become ever so slightly more clear between us recording this episode on the morning of November 3, 2020 and it being published a few days later, but it felt appropriate to share this sort of time capsule moment with everyone documenting our mental state leading up to ballots being cast and counted. Also, Jeanette shares her experience phone and text banking in the days leading up to the election.

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This week has been a lot. Next week will be a lot. We do our best to offer some moments of levity amidst all the...everything out there. We'll see what happens next week?

As early voting starts up, let’s talk about voting in Georgia, and voter suppression efforts across the country, with a particular focus on what’s taking place in Texas. If our vote didn’t matter, they wouldn’t be trying so hard to take it away. Make a plan to vote and get to it!

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Kamala Harris took the stage for the only VP debate and we have many thoughts about the event. From “I’m speaking”, to the long-standing impact this appearance may have on her legacy and future generations of aspiring women of color in politics. And yes, we talk about that fly.

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Before Kamala took the stage against Mike Pence, you know we had to talk about the President of the United States contracting COVID-19. What follows is an attempt to wrap our heads around what this means for the election, the country, and people of color. We’ll get to the VP debate in the next episode.

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Gather ‘round as we attempt to make a discussion about the reported tax returns of the President of the United States germane to a conversation about race, between siblings. Following the President’s latest scandal is a discussion about the lack of justice in the murder of Breonna Taylor. Where do we go from here?

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Full disclosure, we recorded this before a grand jury failed to bring charges against the officers responsible for Breonna Taylor’s murder. That said, we did have a productive conversation about a new required class on anti-racism at the University of Pittsburgh. So that’s something. Then, we discuss the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Jeanette final gets a chance to experience the joys of the Milkbar Pie before we talk about the President attempting to eliminate conversations about white privilege and Critical Race Theory in Federal agencies followed by a discussion about the fact that the overwhelming majority of protests that have taken place this summer have been peaceful, despite what you may have been told.

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With the passing of Chadwick Boseman, we spend some time discussing the legacy of his work including, as you can expect, the impact of Black Panther. Then we play catch up to the events of Kenosha, Wisconsin, how systemic racism factors into how events like this are covered, and wonder how we’ve come to depend on professional athletes to lead efforts for meaningful change.

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After a discussion of the big themes and takeaways from the DNC, we talk about awareness and activism in response to police in Keosha, Wisconsin shooting Jacob Blake in the back seven times. For what it’s worth, we recorded this before strikes took place across the NBA, WNBA, MLB, and MLS.

Stay safe, y’all. Wear a mask. Arrest the police officers who murdered Breonna Taylor. And don’t forget to vote.