Happy Black History Month!

It would not be a new run of That Can't Be Right episodes without an episode about Beyoncé.

Come for the rants on new music, a brief existential crisis when I realize I Am...Sasha Fierce was released 15 years ago, stay for me mispronouncing Muni Long!

Thanks again to Lesley Gwam for indulging me being myself.

We need a longer month! 

Reference tracks/episodes: Why are the GRAMMYs so mean to my friend Beyoncé? with Dr. John Vilanova Has Beyoncé ever released an R&B album? with Lesley Gwam

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Ever since the hubbub over Amazon's HQ2, I've been curious about subsidies for big companies and whether or not they deliver on their promises. Greg LeRoy, Executive Director of Good Jobs First, explains how subsidies function and who suffers when governments miss out on tax revenue.  

Recommended reading:

Paying Taxes to the Boss | Good Jobs First

Great American Jobs Scam (goodjobsfirst.org)

Opportunity Zones | Good Jobs First

Abating Our Future: How Students Pay for Corporate Tax Breaks | Good Jobs First

Amazon Tracker | Good Jobs First

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This is a story all about a WNBA franchise that was born and then:

• got off to a really hot start
• had a really bad owner 
• activated an entire league to action to get said owner fired from two jobs
• benched one of their top players for over half the season
• dealt with the fallout from a food truck fight 

Listen to Dr. Courtney Cox explore the political, social, and labor issues that the Atlanta Dream and the WNBA have deftly, and sometimes not so deftly, navigated in the last 2 years. 

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Homecoming season in Texas high schools is different. 10,000 fans in the stands of football games, big parades with trucks no teenager should be driving, big crowns, fancy outfits, and mums. 

Simply put, mums are arrangements of ribbons, bells, charms, and button sewn together. What might have started as a simple accessory has evolved into elaborate personal statements and big business.

Press play to hear, Kisha Clark, founder of Mums Inc., explain the business of mums!

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Bookmark Mums Inc for your future homecoming needs: mums-inc.com/ 

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But before we get to the new episodes, I need your help.

The things we do for our teams are weird and amazing. And I want to discuss them all! 

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If you've ever tried to rent an apartment, accepted a job offer, or been accepted to a university, you likely had to complete a background check. Losing horns if you had to pay for that background check yourself. 

If you're living in that apartment or working that job, good for you! That means you passed the background check! But many people, for a variety of different reasons beyond their control, might not.

Ariel Nelson, Attorney with the National Consumer Law Center, explains all the problems in the industry that has sprung up around background checks and the challenges it creates, especially for certain communities. 

Read Ariel's testimony before the House Economic Matters Committee of the Maryland General Assembly and the accompanying report: https://www.nclc.org/images/pdf/credit_reports/HB0642_NCLC_Nelson_testimony.pdf 

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A sexy, new phrase in tech is "Creator Economy". But what does it mean? Who does it include and exclude? What does it promise? What are we creators owed? And is it primed to go the way of the sharing economy? (2021 Uber prices ain't nothing nice, but I can't tell if it's improving outcomes for drivers, who are not employers).

Two articles came out shortly before we recorded that really got me thinking about the ecosystem:

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/what-the-creator-economy-promises-and-what-it-actually-does 

https://ez.substack.com/p/most-creator-economy-companies-just 

Is it really the great equalizer and opportunity that these companies have sold?

So Greg Narain, co-founder of Zealous and co-host of the Created Economy show, talked me through his perception of the articles and the landscape, the problems, the opportunities, and where his own company fits in.

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We treat teachers pretty poorly here. Even though they are responsible for educating future voters, teachers, politicians, managers, and everyone else. How can we do better by educators?

Princess Moss, Vice President of the National Education Association, offers up some answers as she describes her career in education, the aftermath of No Child Left Behind on standard assessments, and shares some advice for everyone navigating a polarized classroom. 

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I think storytelling in video games is as exciting as any other medium, so I found someone who could explain why I might be right. Press play to hear us compare our mothers' gaming skills,  stay for a description of Heather's Iron Man COVID helmet, why the freemium model stinks [my opinion], and why people are running up the price on Charizard cards. 

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Are you in Los Angeles? Are you listening to this while you crawl down the 405? Or the 101? Or the 5? Don't you think that if everyone else got on public transportation things would get better? Don't you realize that everyone thinks that?

UCLA Professor Mike Manville breaks down how Los Angeles traffic got to be national news every holiday and the one true solution. Sorry fanboys, it doesn't involve Elon Musk.

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