Our Life In Transition

In this episode, Rachel and Shannon give an relationship update, discuss where they are, what has changed, and where they’re going.

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Lambda Legal

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ACLU

https://www.aclu.org/

In this season finale Shannon & Rachel talk about the controversy surrounding Critical Race Theory. What is it? What is it not? Why are people up in arms? Why is it important to our future?

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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

https://newjimcrow.com/

Critical Race Theory: The Key Writings That Formed the Movement

https://thenewpress.com/books/critical-race-theory

A People's History of the United States

https://www.harpercollins.com/products/a-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-howard-zinn?variant=32132798939170

White Fragility

https://www.robindiangelo.com/publications/

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/567131/an-indigenous-peoples-history-of-the-united-states-for-young-people-by-roxanne-dunbar-ortiz-adapted-by-jean-mendoza-and-debbie-reese/

Gender is innate. It is also performance. Today Rachel and Shannon talk about expectations of gender, defying those limits, and fighting against the power of the patriarchy.

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The Gender Rebels: “Manning” The Grill

https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-wptzi-104fb5b

Interviews are patently weird. Today Rachel and Shannon dive into the world of  existential and probing interview questions. Where DO you see yourself in five years? Let’s find out

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The probing question James Lipton always asked his celebrity guests

https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2020/03/02/james-lipton-inside-actors-studio-heaven-question/

It’s time to start explaining things to The Munchkin. This week Rachel and Shannon discuss topics to start teaching her, including lgbt issues, race, class, and the family’s future.

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The American healthcare system is garbage. Rachel and Shannon talk about the layers of bias, discrimination, and bigotry that women and minorities face obtaining medical services.

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How racism impacts health

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/racism-in-healthcare?c=518545585050#how-racism-impacts-health

Exploring Gender Bias in Healthcare

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/sponsored/exploring-gender-bias-healthcare

Implicit Bias and Racial Disparities in Health Care

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/the-state-of-healthcare-in-the-united-states/racial-disparities-in-health-care/

When & Why Women & People Of Color Face Lower Quality Healthcare & Worse Health Outcomes

https://www.nhpr.org/post/when-why-women-people-color-face-lower-quality-healthcare-worse-health-outcomes#stream/0

Discrimination Prevents LGBTQ People From Accessing Health Care

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/lgbtq-rights/news/2018/01/18/445130/discrimination-prevents-lgbtq-people-accessing-health-care/#:~:text=New%20data%20from%20a%20nationally,if%20they%20are%20turned%20away

“You Don’t Want Second Best” Anti-LGBT Discrimination in US Health Care

https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/07/23/you-dont-want-second-best/anti-lgbt-discrimination-us-health-care#

Nothing To Fear

https://anchor.fm/nothingtofear

In this special episode Rachel and Shannon take some individual time to talk about their feelings about their relationship and where they are going in to future.

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2021 is starting to have a distinctly 2020 vibe. In this impassioned episode Rachel and Shannon discuss the top stories of the day, including covid updates, anti-trans legislation, voter suppression, and the latest wave of police brutality.

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CDC Covid Information

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Daunte Wright Shooting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTU9JFcB3mM

Lt. Nazario Traffic Stop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6bgWQXhrdw&t=183s

Fighting Voter Suppression

https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights/fighting-voter-suppression

Anti-Trans Legislation

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/15/politics/anti-transgender-legislation-2021/index.html

Everyone has a person. Sometimes your person isn't your partner. Sometimes they're your friend. In this very honest episode Shannon and Rachel discuss their relationship. Where it has been, where it is now, and where it is going. Change is inevitable. The key is to recognize it when it arrives.

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