Starter Trek

Tawny and Andrew discuss their Saturday night recording, the Royal family hating Meghan Markle, and a classic Andrew Audible™. Later, they listen to voicemails about needing God to fight racism and wearing a woke hat. 

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Tawny and Andrew welcome producer Kevin Bartelt to the crew! Andrew shares his experience forming a public response about the violence against Asian Americans and why he struggled with it. They also discuss the new swastika symbol being on blatant display at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last weekend.

Later, Tawny and Andrew listen to listener voicemails about sensitivity training and white people encouraging their partner to explore their identity. 

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Tawny and Andrew catch up with friends of the show Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman (Couples Therapy). They talk about Ted Cruz and the leaked group text from his wife about going to Cancun during the deadly Texas winter storms.

Later, they listen to voicemails about preferences on dating apps and confronting your racist boss. 

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Andrew and Tawny discuss their favorite pies and cakes before getting into the news. They talk about the ongoing crimes against Asian Americans across the country, if celebrities are taking the right approach of trying to help, and the complexities of raising the bar for others vs. gatekeeping. 

Later, Tawny and Andrew discuss 3 Black teens being kicked off a plane in Arizona and listen to voicemails about Chinese New Year and disliking the inauguration poem.

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Andrew, Tawny and Sydnee Washington (Hobby Hunter, The Unofficial Expert) discuss the recent attacks on Asian Americans in the Bay Area. They also talk about the racism and sexism behind I May Destroy You not being nominated for the Golden Globes. Later, a listener leaves a voicemail about a very specific YouTube preference and a white-presenting biracial caller asks for advice about being called tan.

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Andrew and Tawny discuss L.A. reopening restaurants during the lockdown, how race and class affect people's involvement in the stock market, and white anti-vaxxers co-opting language to help their horrible cause. Later, they answer a belated listener question about the Twisted Tea Incident of Christmas 2020 and give some irresponsible relationship advice!

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Andrew, Tawny, and friend of the show Joey Clift discuss Bernie Sanders's pre-post office plans aka the presidential inauguration. They also talk about how coded language is used against POCs running for office like Congresswoman Deb Haaland and break down a voicemail about people who describe their race on dating apps in a semi-problematic way. 

Make sure to watch the all-Native fantasy-adventure Netflix series Spirit Rangers that Joey wrote on, which hopefully comes out next year! And check out Tawny and Andrew's two new podcasts available at suboptimalpods.com.   

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Andrew & Tawny are joined by former producer Matt Apodaca to talk about how sea shanties went viral this past week, the debate over raising the minimum wage, and more! Then, this week's voicemails include questions about Asian American casting in Bridgerton and how to respond when someone calls you a slur when you don't understand what the slur even means. Call us with your questions at 323-389-RACE, and stay safe!

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Andrew & Tawny are joined by Negin Farsad (Fake The Nation) to discuss the violent insurrection at the Capitol, and the styles of right-wing media that got us here. In lieu of our normal voicemails, we dive deep into the winners of the Georgia runoff elections, the internet's deification of Stacy Abrams, and what is keeping us optimistic through these times. We'll be back with our regular format next week, and call us at 323-389-RACE to have your question answered on the show! 

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Andrew and Tawny are away for the week, but we wanted to give y'all one of our favorite bonus episodes, straight from the subscription-only Sub-Optimal Bundle.

We naturally start the Sub-Optimal Bundle with A Goofy Movie Watchalong, and are proud to announce a conclusive answer to the question: "Is Goofy a Black movie?" We talk about a few of the hidden messages, review the animatronic opossum band, and wonder WTF happened to Goofy's mom (fishing accident?). Listen and watch along with us!

If you want to subscribe, you can do so at https://suboptimalpods.com for all of our bonus episodes, music releases, and more. We'll be back next week with our regularly scheduled racism! 

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