My America

In this episode, Kim and Dan solve sexism! Or at least they discuss how when women say “Don’t talk about my body” men sometimes (often?) say something like “But you’re so pretty!”

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Kim and Dan explore cancel culture, accountability, super-sensitive snowflakes (not who think they are) and more in this episode of My America.

Don’t cancel us.

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Kim and Dan discuss an assignment from a Texas high school teaching “chivalry.” The assignment told female students to "obey any reasonable request of a male" and to dress to "please" male students. We know it’s been pulled from the curriculum, but the question remains, is this 2021 or 1921?

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Why are we obsessed with celebrity? Is our obsession what fueled the paparazzi and their treatment of stars like Britney Spears? Or did the paparazzi create our obsession?

Should a father have complete control over his adult daughter when she can function as one of the most popular musical pop stars of her time?

In this episode, Kim and Dan unpack all of this and more when they explore The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney Spears.

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Framing Britney Spears

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How can we explore “My America,” our wonderfully diverse nation, when travel isn’t possible? How can we understand diversity from our small part of he world? Kim and Dan explore these questions with their own experiences and ideas to help us all find new and different perspectives.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Secret to Success podcast

Ibram X Kendi's books

A Slave No More

Conversations in Black

Listen to Black Women list on Twitter via Laura Fitton “Pistachio”

Why Are the Black Kids Sitting Together. in the Cafeteria

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Closing out Black History Month, Kim and Dan revisit their previous episode Black History in America. Based on listener feedback, they realized they didn’t cover Black history very well, getting off topic (no surprise if you know Dan and Kim) and highlighting White privilege. With that in mind, your hosts revisit Black History Month and unpack what privilege looks like in the real world, and offer stories and resources for White America to learn about our Black history.

Update: Rose Anderson contacted us to share a resource of links to more than 150 Black-owned businesses we thought we’d share. Thank you Rose!

Resources mentioned:

Prince Hall, a Forgotten Founding Father

Carter G. Woodson, the Father of Black History

#BHM2021

#BHM

Learning about George Stinney

George Stinney, 14 year old executed in 1944

Your fearless hosts Dan and Kim take on the second round of impeachment of former Twitter influencer Donald J. Trump.

What does Black History Month mean to you? Do you ask about “White History Month”?

Kim and Dan discuss the state of their nation as February highlights the contributions of Black America, along with the knee-jerk reaction of White Americans to this celebration.

Before sitting down to record the next episode, Dan and Kim had a brief discussion about Britney Spears and The NY Times “Free Britney” documentary.

This is the first episode of Side Note: the intermittent release of episodes that touch on a more timely subject, or a pre-episode tangent that doesn’t quite fit with the rest of the episode.

The COVID-19 crisis in America. How does it affect your America? In this episode, Kim and Dan discuss how the coronavirus, from lockdowns to masks and more, has affected them personally as they also explore how they see it impacting our own nation.