Sup Party Crashers!

Happy Juneteenth, y'all!  Here's hoping that you all enjoyed that hastily introduced national day off (yep...though it's been a while but we are absolutely rocking with the snark!) and that you're safe and well.  We've missed your smiling faces and are happy to be all up in your earhole.

In this episode we are celebrating the freeing of the last enslaved Africans while at the same time taking some jabs at politicians in Washington, DC for doing politician-type things.  We also discuss why air travel and dining would be so much better if Virgos were simply put in charge because...facts.

So if you're looking for a place to discuss Juneteenth while also observing the hot mess that has become the 'Uninvited', then this episode is definitely for you.

On the real, we want to convey our gratitude to all of you and we do hope that as we each commemorate Juneteenth that we celebrate together and tomorrow we get back to work...also together. 

Keep being good to yourselves and each other.

Peace,

Jerry

Hey...Sup Party Crashers!

Welcome to Big Courage Season.  It's the time of year where the podcast will take on the important topics and say the things that need to be said.  So glad you've stuck around while we've been going thru our self-imposed detox of hot takes and angry rants.  You've been on our minds the entire time and while it felt like we were ghosting you (and we kinda did) it was to get healthy and hopefully a little more wise as well.

In any case, it feels good to be back and in this first episode of Big Courage season we are talking about the Tulsa Massacre and why Memorial Day just isn't the same for people of color (which, can we talk about how referring to people as 'colored' in 2021 probably needs to be examined???).

Hope you enjoy this one and we look forward to coming to you with fresh perspectives that aren't centered in venom and snark...though there will be snark because who are we kidding here?

Be good to yourselves and each other.

Peace,

Jerry

Guilty, Guilty, Guilty!!!

Sup Party Crashers!  Welp, we finally got justice for George Floyd and in this episode I am discussing what it all means for community and police departments across the country.

Let's get into it, y'all!

Let's Go!

- Jerry

Sup Party Crashers -

Let's face it:  what happened in Georgia this week represents a defining moment in our nation's history.  Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 202 -- a 900 pages omnibus voter suppression bill -- and the dominos will begin to fall in at least 43 other states looking to pass similar bills that will turn the clock back on democracy and racial justice for people of color and people of conscience.

So, we're gonna dig into what it all means in this episode while also waxing poetic on:  not-so-great political slogans, Jerry being on the audiobook struggle bus, Queen Stacey Abrams doing her thing in 2022, Beto People and possibly misquoting Danny Ocean.  

Most importantly, we are paying homage to KC social justice hero, icon and co-founder of Operation Breakthrough Sr. Corita Bussanmas.  May she Rest in Power after fighting the good fight for children and families in Kansas City for over six decades.   Sr. Corita is survived by her partner in good trouble - Sr. Berta Sailor and their four adopted children.  Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

If you are so inclined,  memorial contributions can be made to the Sisters Berta and Corita Irrevocable Trust at Operation Breakthrough at P.O. Box 412482; Kansas City, MO 64141 

Hey Party Crashers -

In this episode of the 'Uninvited' we are getting into the shooting in Boulder by talking about the 800 lb. elephant in the room in our uniquely American problem (nope...not Trump's over-inflated ego):  Men + Inability to Resolve Conflict + Inability to Regulate Emotionally + Unfettered Access to Guns = Most All of the Mass Shootings.  

So, in the show we touch on the Senate Hearing today on gun violence, Australia's  (or maybe it is New Zealand...somewhere from the land down under) school-based curriculum that aims to reduce violence and violence against women, Jerry's thin skin, targeted universalism, dr. john a. powell (he uses all lower case), Jerry's streaming service subscription addiction, a shout out to Moms Demand Action, the need for common sense gun laws and the difference between thoughts and prayers.

In the second-half of the show, Jerry celebrates ObamaCare's 11th birthday while taking a detour to discuss Sir Paul McCartney, why FLOTUS Obama is a better audiobook narrator than her partner (who is also great), a brief tutorial on 'Organizer Speak" and why protecting voting rights is protecting the ACA.

This is a good show.  A little long-windy but worth it.

Music used in the show (please, please buy music and support your local record shop when possible):  

Intro Music:  "I'm Coming Around", written and performed by ThirdStory

Interlude between Pt. 1 and Pt 2: "Birthday", performed by The Beatles

Outro Music:  "Put the Gun Down", written and performed by Jonatha Brooke

Keep being good to yourselves and each other.

Do Good. Be Well.

- The Uninvited

Hey Party Crashers -

In this episode of 'The Uninvited', we are picking up the conversation from the 'Stop Asian Hate' episode by digging into the roots of hate crimes against the AAPI community and talking about the 'P word':  Policy and some key themes that have created the hostile environment we are living in today.

This is not a fun conversation but an important one.

Hope you'll join us for it.

Do Good, Be Well.

Jerry, of the Uninvited

Please Google the "Amber Ruffin Show" to get the full segment on hate crimes against the AAPI community

"I'm Coming Around", composed and performed by ThirdStory

Party Crashers -

By now, we've all seen the news and know about the Atlanta murders, as well as the increasing number of accounts of crimes being committed against people of Asian descent in cities across America.  In this episode of the 'Uninvited', we are getting to the heart of the matter:  white supremacy.  

Specifically we are talking about the mindset that enables young men like the accused mass murderer in Atlanta to acquire firearms, makes excuses for their obviously anti-Asian racist and murderous actions, takes them thru the drive-thru at Burger King after having gunned down a Black church bible study and told how much they are loved after having attempted a coup to overthrow the federal government (and killed a cop in the process).  

We also get to the need to pass the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and why the changing of the filibuster rules will almost be necessary in order to get enough people in the United Senators who believe women should be protected from physical, sexual, emotional and psychological harm...as well as death by gunshot.

We must stop Asian hate now.  We must stop all the hate.

Thank you for coming to our Ted Talk.  In the meantime, be good to yourselves and each other.  Also, let's stand together for we are all we have...and all we need.

Love ya,

Jerry of the Uninvited

"Build It Up", written and performed by the great Ingrid Michaelson.  

Sup Party Crashers -

It has been a year and still there has been no justice for Breonna Taylor.  Aside from an early detour to discuss the Ides of March, college basketball, covid and re-ignited love for pie (Happy Pi(e) Day, by the way!) the conversation is mostly centered upon the exploration of how structural and systemic racism is having adversely negative effects on the American criminal justice system, particularly upon African-Americans.

While we aren't having as much fun in this episode, we are touching on some important subject matter we can't shy away from.  We thank you for being willing to stay on the journey with us and hope that as we fluctuate from serious to silly and back again that you're getting something positive from your listening experience.

Continue to be good to yourselves and each other.

Peace,

Jerry, host of the Uninvited.

Sup Party Crashers -

So, we're hoping your week is -- at minimum -- not nearly as bad as Meghan and Harry's but what we really want is that you're having a President Biden "go-on-with-yo-bad-self" week where you all the things you've said you would do have actually happened.

In this episode of the 'Uninvited', we are going into previously unchartered territory with Jerry questioning Meghan's motivation for the Oprah interview as well as Oprah's (and most of the American people's) response to the 'revelation' that the Royal Family is probably (by probably, we mean almost certainly) racist.  In his ridiculousness, Jerry ventures off into how he is becoming a television snob because of his newfound addiction to British television shows as well as how an invading alien army might respond to his mythological racism polling of the Royal Family as well as wonders aloud why aliens don't prefer dolphins to humans, how the Queen outsmarted the devil in their soul swap deal and why the Crown will never resemble Zamunda with Prince Akeem on the throne.

We're also talking Joe Biden having the Best Week Ever and how his leadership style is spurring a new era of collaboration, as evidenced by the Johnson & Johnson - Merck partnership to produce the vaccine.  How might we, armed with better intentions than Big Pharma, come together in the same way these business giants have to end racism, sexism and homophobia?

This is the challenge before us, Party Crashers.

Let's do some good.

- The Uninvited

"Under the Bridge", written and performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers