This week, local activist Ted Corcoran shares what he learned on a recent trip to observe the protest activity in Portland. We kept rolling as he did an ‘after hours’ Q&A, which then became a discussion of local protest planning and execution.

• Special edit of Ted’s talk to TwT (30 minutes): https://youtu.be/jcWb0t7a6Y4

• This week’s show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SlCb5PC5iY8?t=514

• TwT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/768552279976912

• TwT Web Site: https://tuesdayswithtillis.org/

• TTS Website: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

Some screen grabs from the video (see them on the TTS Web site)

Trump came to town today (Monday) to visit a biotech firm in Morrisville. Gary was curious what the ‘greeting’ would be like on the sidewalk, so he grabbed the TTS remote studio (a little handheld camera) and headed out to see.

This show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VepFZ0_aPXg

The TTS Website: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

That is Vote OR Trump, not a typo ‘for’. Please.

Gary, Breandan and Jen - the best team of Podcasters in NC - meander through a bunch of topics: whether or not the TTS is a podcast (it is), the Cal & Thom debates, Trump’s pending visit to Morrisville, Portland isn’t burning, the Covid death toll in Wake County doubles in July, and the Trump admin’s version of the NC Transgender Bathroom Bill as applied to homeless shelters. Sarah is out celebrating her husband’s birthday.

Gary notes that he and Michelle Obama are podcast-buddies on Spotify, but he wonders why he wasn’t invited to the launch party for her new show. He’s a little bitter about that.

Black Moms (and Dads) with sons in prison in North Carolina.

It’s a common story. But one you rarely hear first person and at length. So here we go.

Rose Poole’s son is Rodrick Shannon. Elizabeth Crudup’s son is Shannon Nyamodi.

• Elizabeth’s petition to Free Shannon Nyamodi: https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/freeshannon?fbclid=IwAR3MX76XFlUFiyEcKWZsTiZJVrxrgyuFzPq-Fy8ZO6FwuSnVq6Vl8jjznVA

• This episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UUFQi3iFcVI

• The TTS Web Site: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

Screen grabs from the show (this won’t show up on most podcast apps, to go to the show’s page on the web site: https://www.triangletalkshow.com/shows/2020/7/22/convicted-innocent-justice-tts-102

Tuesdays With Tillis Indivisible zoom rally -- Week #182.  Topic this week: Resist Racism and Fascism. 

Among other things, we will discuss Senator Tillis's incredibly racist remark about COVID-19.  Meanwhile, he pretends to care while supporting an administration whose plan is clearly genocide.

• https://www.thenation.com/article/society/aoc-bill-federal-identification/

• This week’s show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XJVfzZuS_E8?t=505

• TwT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/768552279976912

• TwT Web Site: https://tuesdayswithtillis.org/

• TTS Website: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

Some screen grabs from the video (see them on the TTS Web site)

Jillian Riley is a candidate for a seat on the Durham Soil and Water Conservation District board.

She’s also probably wondering what she got herself roped into being on this show, and why it took us 30 minutes of nonsense to finally get around to talking about her race for the board seat. But once we did, you’ll get to know her pretty well. If you want to skip the nonsense and get right to it, here’s the time-coded YouTube link: https://youtu.be/0Y98cCQsjHI?t=1814

We’ve got the full team on board this show: Jen, Breandan, Sarah and Gary. And it was a show so powerful it blew a fuse somewhere down the block from the Studio in the Bonus Room Above the Garage… Progress Energy stopped sending Gary any electrons and the plug was pulled. But you got about two hours worth anyway, so no refunds.

• Jillian’s web site: www.jillianriley.org

• Burger King Cow Farts commercial: https://youtu.be/x6xDv8RX87A

• This episode on YouTube (from the top): https://youtu.be/0Y98cCQsjHI

• The TTS Web Site: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

Pretty pictures from the show (this won’t show up on most podcast apps, to go to the show’s page on the web site: https://www.triangletalkshow.com/shows/2020/7/19/dirty-and-wet-in-durham-for-durham-tts-101

Tuesdays With Tillis Indivisible zoom rally -- Week #181.  Join us in supporting the National Domestic Workers Alliance to pressure the Senate to pass the HEROES act, which extends COVID-19 benefits to immigrant workers, grants hazard pay to those who are risking their lives in order to work, provides funding for personal protective equipment, provides 100 billion dollars in rental assistance, and extends unemployment benefits.  Chanelle 'C.C.' Croxton, State Organizing Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance | La Alianza Nacional de Trabajadoras del Hogar will speak. (Read about the HEROES Act here). We will also hear reports from some of our working groups and hopefully process a bit of the head-spinning news of the week, including the Supreme Court decisions.

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 Read the TinyLetter here: More Good News This Week

• This week’s show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/1tB_3_4RPyQ

• TwT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/768552279976912

• TwT Web Site: https://tuesdayswithtillis.org/

• TTS Website: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

Some screen grabs from the video (see them on the TTS Web site)

Gary, Jen and Breandan celebrate the official 100th Episode of the Triangle Talk Show by doing pretty much a routine show.

The episode title refers to Gary getting a Covid-19 Test (he was Negative) prior to some minor surgery last week. He videotaped getting the test, and eventually in the episode we get around to playing it and talking about it.

Not too political this week, plus or minus playing a stupid Trump commercial ginning up fear over the Defund the Police slogan.

We touch on the state’s Rt Value – that’s the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. Above 1 means it’s getting worse. Below 1 means it’s getting better. Currently we’re getting a little worse.

We figure out who Lilly Singh is (and decide we like her, at least on YouTube

Breandan and Jen have thoughts on Reopening Schools. Jen would like to give all the kids a ‘gap year’.

Hamilton gets a shout-out. Jen saw it live in London. Breandan missed his chance at DEPAC, but saw the video. Gary just saw the video.

And we create a new YouTube genera. Gary learned that making a video of you watching and commenting on some music that’s outside your usual stream is really a thing. Our add is us watching someone do that, and commenting on them commenting on that music. Our two examples are young black guys who live on hip-hop giving themselves a dose of Queen (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Dolly Parton (Jolene). They love it!

As usual, Breandan has to bow out at the 90 minute point, and it becomes The Jen & Gary Show for a half hour. We look at Gary’s video of getting his Covid-19 test, and test some possible theme music for this show segment.

LINKS:

• Effective Reproduction Rate: Rt: https://rt.live/

• So who is Lilly Singh?

  • Lilli’s Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilly_Singh

  • Lilly’s YouTube (show we played): https://youtu.be/MGRe1R_oseY

  • Lilly’s NBC Web Site: https://www.nbc.com/a-little-late-with-lilly-singh/video/mark-cuban/4161089

• Trump Defund the Police ad:

  • Note that I haven’t found this online. I pulled it from a local WRAL broadcast. No link

  • But here it is in the show: https://youtu.be/QKWR7QSuOZQ?t=4005

• JayveeTV YouTube video, reacting to Queen Bohemian Rhapsody: https://youtu.be/O-ucmYN7v3o

• TwinsthenewTrend react to Dolly Parton Jolene: https://youtu.be/_pEPFYiJOXU

• We didn’t talk about this, but here’s a reaction video to Pentatonix cover of Bohemian Rhapsody: https://youtu.be/lOGmz58OM5o

• YouTube video of this show: https://youtu.be/QKWR7QSuOZQ

  • Our YouTube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/c/TriangleTalkShow

• The TTS Web site is: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

• Jen’s NannyCast: https://nannycast.com/

• Breandan’s Practical Operations Podcast: https://operations.fm/

And here are screen shots from the show (Podcast app listeners, see the TTS Web Site: https://www.triangletalkshow.com/shows/2020/7/12/you-will-survive-being-tested-tts-100-woohoo-

• This week’s show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/t2RARlJJ2qg?t=1177

• TwT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/768552279976912

• TwT Web Site: https://tuesdayswithtillis.org/

• TTS Website: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

Some screen grabs from the video (see them on the TTS Web site)

• This week’s show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Bo40MRYvD_A?t=713

• TwT Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/768552279976912

• TwT Web Site: https://tuesdayswithtillis.org/

• TTS Website: https://TriangleTalkShow.com

Some screen grabs from the video (see them on the TTS Web site)