In this week's episode we talk to a remarkable woman, our neighbor, aka GramGram aka Joshua's mom, Beverly Silverstein. A man once said, "if you build it they will come" and he thought he was talking about baseball and some ghosts, but really no one exemplifies this leap of faith like a Black woman determined to empower her students by taking them on a life-altering trip to Ghana. And she did it for 13 years. Listen and consider how we all can benefit from the idea that the more we know about our own history the more we can be open and accepting of others. Consider how being Black in America is filled with interactions that pointedly assign meaning to who you are but mostly to who you are not and let this amazing educator inspire action not just for our educational system, but for society as a whole. 

We're Back! 

And we're talking about Vaccines! 

Biden/Harris is just step 1.

It’s not over just because Trump is out. Unfortunately, even though he got fired he still has access to twitter and as we know all too well he likes to tweet.

Over 14 million people voted in California but between approx 400,000 and 450,000 did not vote for state measures! They just straight up skipped them and went to the end!! This is why the system is broken.

42,000+ Californians voted for Kanye.

Progress requires us to stay involved and mandates that we have difficult conversations. Let’s keep this going.

Also, we are now legally married so there’s that.

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Listen. 

The debate happened tonight and Biden was able to give us some answers on policy, while Trump used his unmuted mic time to … talk about Biden and avoid answering any substantive questions.

#endSARS is trending, but do you know what is and why it matters?

545 children are have not been reunited with their parents in the wake of the Trump Administration’s Zero Tolerance policy on immigration, but don’t worry, according to Trump the kids are in hotels so they’re good.

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Hip hop is doing some strange political sh*t. To be fair, it’s so far just Kanye, 50, Cube and partially Diddy, but still. 

We may be a step closer to a stimulus deal this week, but we’re not holding our breath. 

And the most important question of the day - which side of The Beach Boys political divide is John Stamos on? Is he with Trump-loving Mike Love or with liberal lefties Wilson and Jardeen?

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The confirmation hearings are over. For better or worse.

Though they were much quicker and less dramatic than the last time we did this whole dance, we did find out that ACB, as we’re now calling her, has quite a problematic view on the use of the N-word. She takes pride in being an originalist, which doesn’t make her a hipster as much as it potentially makes her outdated and ignorant to the systemic problems we are currently coming to terms with in this country.

Trump didn’t say anything during his Town Hall tonight, but did teach us a thing or two about how to avoid incriminating yourself.

Biden, for his part, did better actually answering questions and reiterating unity over division. Now before you say anything about how problematic Biden is and before you bring up the 1994 crime bill, let us point out that it’s counterproductive to be stubbornly attached to your critiques if you are not willing to be a part of holding people accountable and making them push forward in the right direction.

Also, Disney probably watched our show and is now adding a disclaimer to racially offensive properties, like Dumbo, encouraging people to be informed about the problematic racial depictions in the movie.

This and more right here.

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After getting cut short yesterday by a cranky, itchy baby who can’t sleep, we’re back with a quick recap of the propositions we reviewed yesterday plus a good look at the propositions that we didn’t already cover. 

Are you still unsure who to vote for? Particularly judges? We go through our sample ballot and discuss who we are voting for and why.

In Trump news, he threw a temper tantrum and will have a Town Hall at the same time as Biden’s Town Hall tomorrow night. Which one will you be watching? 

We are excited to see how Trump shows up. Apparently he’ll be showing up contagion-free, but will he show up in a coherent manner? 

This and more right here. 

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We're back, again. 

I'm back from the hospital after dealing with my asthmatic exacerbation and, unlike Trump, I left the hospital feeling very human and fragile. Not like an asshole touting how amazing I feel because I was lucky enough to receive excellent, affordable healthcare. Speaking of affordable healthcare, that along with other basic American rights are being threatened because Amy Coney Barrett will probably be confirmed as a supreme court Justice and she will probably end up doing exactly what she was picked to do: push the conservative agenda at the nation's highest judicial body. We break down most of the ballot measures, like we planned to do before my trip to the hospital, but Shel had other plans... so we'll continue tomorrow.

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Another day, another ... never ending eternity of Trump lunacy.

We still don’t know if the President has tested negative yet after confirming he had contracted the coronavirus a week ago. The miracle drugs are apparently working but are they? Show us the proof!

Despite presumably, possibly, probably, most likely, still being infected Trump will hold a rally at the White House on the south lawn with a couple thousand people. And then go to a Florida on Monday and have another one.

The NYT has continued to analyze Trump’s financial records and we now have more proof that Trump is pure, from the source, concentrated white privileged.

Speaking of white privilege, Derek Chauvin is being allowed by the court to essentially go into hiding as we awaits trial. Fearing for his safety, Chauvin will now get to live outside of Minnesota until his trial begins.

RIP Whitey Ford (not Whitey Bulger who died on 2018)

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