“I think if you care about someone and you got a little love in your heart, there ain’t nothin you can’t get through together.” Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the television comedy Ted Lasso, which features an American college football coach who is unexpectedly recruited to coach an English[…]
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Episode 26: Racism Killed Sandra Bland
#SayHerName is a social movement that highlights the Black female victims of police brutality and anti-Black violence in the United States. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary “Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland“, which shares the story of Sandra Bland’s tragic death in police[…]
Episode 25: Guns & Racism
It’s important to think about the ways in which our so-called universal rights in this country aren’t distributed equally. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss an article by Carol Anderson in The Guardian called “America’s Gun Obsession is Rooted in Slavery” and an interview featuring Carol Anderson on NPR’s Fresh[…]
Episode 25 Media
Want to join the conversation with us about America’s obsession with guns and the 2nd Amendment, and how it is rooted in slavery, white supremacy, and anti-Blackness? Check out the media we discuss in episode 25 below. America’s Gun Obsession is Rooted in Slavery NPR’s Fresh Air: The Racist Roots[…]
Episode 24: The Red Summer to Tulsa to Today
The race riots and massacres in the early 20th century did not happen in a vacuum and teach us a lot about our country’s history and present day. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the documentary “Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer“, which follows Washington Post reporter Deneen Brown[…]
Episode 23: Critical Race Theory is the Right’s Newest Bogeyman
The rise in conservative attacks on Critical Race Theory in our society is astounding and troubling. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss a number of articles and media responding to the mounting attacks and critiques of Critical Race Theory, and the real and present dangers of these misguided efforts to[…]
Episode 23 Media
Want to join the conversation with us about the recent rise in conservative attacks to Critical Race Theory? Check out the media we discuss in episode 23 below. The GOP’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ Obsession The War on Critical Race Theory Marc Lamont Hill Interviews Key Opponent of Critical Race Theory[…]
Episode 22: The End of Policing
At its core, the nature of modern policing is flawed and not in alignment with social justice and collective liberation. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss The End of Policing by Alex Vitale, with a focus on how reforms to policing (and law enforcement and the criminal punishment system) are[…]
Episode 21: Creative Transformation & Abolition Pt. 2
It’s time for part two of our conversation about abolition. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss the second half of We Do This ‘Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba, and examine the idea of what justice could be beyond our current criminal punishment system,[…]
Episode 20: Creative Transformation & Abolition
While we’ve discussed abolition many times on the podcast, it’s now time to dedicate two episodes to this important topic. Listen as Aaron and Damien discuss We Do This ‘Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice by Mariame Kaba, and the key takeaways from the first half of[…]