Starter Trek

The Clown Prince Matt Apodaca returns to fill in for Andrew on today's episode! Tawny, Andrew, and Kevin catch up and talk about Candadian guacamole and baby Tecate. 

Later, Tawny shares resources like Dear Asian Youth and Decolonize Palestine that provide helpful information about how to support Palestine and correct terminology to use. They also discuss the racist backlash and abuse friend of the show Laci Mosley received after the announcement of her joining the cast of Nickelodeon's reboot of the show iCarly. 

They finish the episode by listening to voicemails about problematic choir members and friends who send hate crime videos. 

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Andrew and Tawny discuss the continued violence against Asian Americans, the public's various reactions, and intending to help vs. actually helping. They also talk about May 5th being the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls, organizations like Native Women's Wilderness and IllumiNative, and social media platforms removing posts using #MMIW. 
Lastly, we listen to some voicemails about checking in messages and Greg's Life Matters.  
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Andrew, Tawny, and Kevin discuss the world's oldest water, a billionaire hosting SNL, and mega-podcasters using their platform to spread disinformation about getting the vaccine.

They also listen to voicemails about being asked for race preferences when adopting a child and what to do around problematic friends of family members.

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Andrew, Tawny, and Kevin welcome back former producer Cody Ziglar to talk about his new Marvel comic book Heroes Reborn: Siege Society, which you can pre-order here! They also discuss the Derek Chauvin verdict and murder of Ma'Khia Bryant, and why activism to defund the police continues to be so important. 

Plus, they answer some listener voicemails about being called an anime character and saying that your introduction to Black culture is from daytime TV shows. 

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On this week's episode, Tawny and Andrew discuss the murders of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo. Later, they welcome back actor Jana Schmieding to talk about writing and starring in one of TV's first Native sitcoms, Rutherford Falls. They also listen to listener voicemails about preferences when picking a therapist and requests for non-problematic children songs. 

Note: This episode was recorded before the Derek Chauvin verdict.

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Note: This was recorded before the news of Daunte Wright’s death. We will be discussing it next week.

On this week's episode, Tawny discusses discovering the plantation her family is from and Andrew shares his thoughts on Politico calling Andrew Yang the most prominent Asian-American politician in the country. 

They also listen to voicemails about being called "just like a real person" and a white South African woman avoiding a conversation about racism. 

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Carl Tart and Ahsohn Williams (Carl Calls His Cousin) join Andrew to discuss the end of the COVID-19 lockdown, republicans boycotting Coke and the MLB, and answer some listener questions. 
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This week, Andrew talks to freelance reporter Cerise Castle about her series on the history of deputy gangs in the LA County Sheriff's Department. You can read the ongoing investigative piece here. They also discuss the forced removal of the unhoused community in Echo Park last week by the LAPD.

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Andrew, Tawny, and guest Jason Concepcion discuss the murder of 6 Asian women in Atlanta, white supremacy in America, and the public and media's response. 

If you can, please donate to Advancing Justice Atlanta, Asian American Advocacy Fund, and Free99Fridge. 

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Tawny, Andrew, and Producer Kevin talk more about Oprah's interview with Meghan Markle and a racist high school basketball announcer who blamed his diabetes. They also listen to voicemails about historical justice and being tired of white guys on dating apps. 

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