Red State Blue Mom

By Mama B.Society & Culture Personal Journals

Red State Blue Mom episodes

August 20, 2021 EP #10: The Dog Days of Summer Are Upon Us
This podcast is a little bit dog centric... literally at times, but mostly metaphorically. In our northern hemisphere and since ancient times, the month of August has dogged humans and beasts alike with heat, drought, fires, lethargy, and temperature driven craziness. Since the start of the covid pandemic in 2020, the world has been dogged by this infectious plague, along with great unease and really insane misinformation. With covid cases due to the Delta variant exponentially rising on a daily basis across the US, the Dog Days of Summer are truly upon us in the biggest way. In the annals of history, we have much to learn from the hottest and most uncomfortable month of the year.
33 min
July 31, 2021 EP #9: Let's Remember the Ladies. . .
Mama B. talks about the Coronavirus pandemic and it's huge effect on American women and their families, the "shecession" affecting working women, the Democrats' "Build Back Better" plans to help working women and families, Disability Pride Month, and Part II of One Great Appalachian Story centered in the Melungeon Vardy Community in East Tennessee.
35 min
June 18, 2021 EP #8: There's a Lot Going on in June
This month, Americans kick off summer with national celebrations of: Pride Month, Juneteeth, Flag Day, Father's Day, and National Dairy and Dairy Alternative Month... to name a few. Mama B. discusses these nationally recognized celebrations and presents Part I of some local history as she discusses a little known but deeply rooted racial minority group in Appalachian Tennessee.
28 min
May 27, 2021 EP # 7: One Major Event Hidden and Neglected in American History
Mama B. discusses the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 also known as The Black Wall Street Massacre and the Greenwood Massacre
30 min
April 25, 2021 EP # 6: The Democratic Republic of Honeybees
What can honeybees teach us about voting rights, discrimination, and how democracy should work?
35 min
March 08, 2021 EP #5: February's Over and March is Here
What's the common thread between Dolly Parton, immortal human cells, the KKK, the COVID vaccine, and the Equality Act? A march through a potpourri of current and historical topics all intertwined in some way with February's Black History Month.
30 min
February 08, 2021 EP #4: Hindsight is 2020, Karma Bites, and the Kraken is Loose
Mama B. discusses the 2020 election and subsequent controversies and events: Insurrection, Inauguration, and Impeachment...and karma's role too.
37 min
November 03, 2020 EP #3: Winter is Coming!
It's election time, so is it "Fall back or Spring ahead?"
31 min
October 03, 2020 EP #2: The Elephant in the Room
How your vote, the Supreme Court, and Religion all matter in this election.
38 min
August 28, 2020 EP #1: VOTE, Please!
Appalachian Tennessee's role in voting rights and civil rights.
20 min