Join Dr. Kat and Sam as they delve into the intricate connections between personal well-being and political landscapes. In this episode, they explore how individual health and education intersect with broader societal issues, offering insights from their extensive backgrounds in pedagogy. Tune in for a thought-provoking discussion that challenges the boundaries between personal experiences and political realities...with swearing, peri-menopause brain, and an amazing cousin story. 

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Music: "Master of the Feast" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Smith_Goes_to_Washington

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr;

Thoughts on Telling the Bootless Man to Pull Himself up by his Bootstraps

https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/14dinrg/dr_martin_luther_king_jr_speaks_about_perspective/

Or 

https://www.instagram.com/addisnola/reel/DFD8jQsRZQh/?locale=de&hl=am-et

The Personal is Political by Carol Hanisch

https://www.carolhanisch.org/CHwritings/PIP.html

1st ever “I dissent” shout-out: To Cousin Katie on Mom’s side!

Way to tell Arnie Duncan that his ideas were sh** in real time!  

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg

Dr. Jen Rafferty

https://empowerededucator.com/

Rebecca Solnit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Solnit

Robert Reich

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Reich

5 Calls App

https://5calls.org/

Find My Rep at USA.gov

https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

https://action.aclu.org/give/now

NAACP

https://naacp.org/donate

Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence

https://www.teachersunify.org/

The Onion: “No way to prevent this”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27No_Way_to_Prevent_This,%27_Says_Only_Nation_Where_This_Regularly_Happens

Boredwalk 

Grievance Journal: https://www.boredwalk.com/products/grievance-journal?_pos=1&_sid=05d072746&_ss=r

The Personal Is Political Tee: https://www.boredwalk.com/search?type=product&q=the+personal+is+political

Video: Repel Jerks:  https://www.facebook.com/reel/1124273432964308

Tik Tok: I don’t follow politics: https://www.tiktok.com/@boredwalk.lol/video/7502230930187128094

Red Stockings’ Speakout at the United Nations - 2007

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E14iJym0MpA 

The Pay Teacher’s Act & The ParaEducators Act

https://www.aft.org/news/aft-rallies-pay-teachers-act-capitol-hill-town-hall 

https://www.help.senate.gov/dem/newsroom/press/news-sanders-introduces-legislation-to-address-americas-teacher-pay-crisis-holds-town-hall-with-public-school-educators 

https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-introduces-legislation-to-increase-wages-nationwide-for-paraprofessionals-and-education-support-staff 

Why Cousin Katie on Mom’s Side was Right about Arne Duncan

Source on Arne Duncan’s comments about Hurricane Katrina (he was not the secretary of education during Katrina, but made insensitive and uninformed comments about the tragedy). 

https://la.aft.org/news/lft-duncans-apology-demonstrates-why-silence-golden 

Find my Representatives in Congress

Your representatives include 2 senators per state and a different number of representatives depending on the population in your area. Your house representative will be assigned by the district where you live and zip code.  

https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member 

Heather Cox Richardson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Cox_Richardson

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/

The Daily Beans: News. With Swearing.

https://www.dailybeanspod.com/

PoliticsGirl

https://www.politicsgirl.com/

Learning to ZOOM, memories from COVID lockdown

“I’m not a cat”: https://youtu.be/lGOofzZOyl8?si=D3Puh49sUIa9MOGb

“Potato boss” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/laurenstrapagiel/potato-boss-video-call

Cat bowties just because 

https://catinberlin.com/collections/bow-ties

Sunflowers clean up nuclear waste

https://www.iflscience.com/why-scientists-plant-sunflowers-after-nuclear-disasters-60380