Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s episode: We talk with Ayesha Siddiqi (@pushinghoops) about the anti-Muslim fascism of Trump and the GOP. We also talk with Britney Summit-Gil (@bsummitgil) about empathy, technology, and social media–read her story at Cyborgology: We Need More Empathy. We Need More Stories And the outro music is… Read more »
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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Who To Follow in Baltimore (and show notes for today’s episode, 12/16/15)
Good afternoon, Scoochers! On today’s show with talk with the great Ryan Schleeter (@RySchlee) about his takeaways from the Paris climate summit– the good, the bad, and the hopeful. We also talk about the Serena Williams Sports Illustrated cover, and the intersections of racism and sexism on display in the reaction to it. We also… Read more »
Show notes for today’s episode, 12/15/15
Good afternoon Scoochers! On today’s show, we recap the final agreement from the Paris climate summit. We also discuss the end of No Child Left Behind and what’s replacing it, the Every Student Succeeds Act. ESEA Reauthorization: The Every Student Succeeds Act Explained And the outro music is “Swimming Pool” by Emmy the Great.
Good afternoon Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s show: We talk with Anna Lekas Miller about her latest stories for Refinery29 and Rolling Stone: I Asked Syrians What They Think Of Trump’s Muslim Ban and Donald Trump Wants to Ban Me From My Own Country And we also talk about the guilty verdict in… Read more »
Show notes for today’s episode, 12/10/15
Good afternoon, Scoochers! We spend all of today’s show unpacking Trump. Read friend of the show Anna Lekas Miller’s latest for Rolling Stone: Donald Trump Wants to Ban Me From My Own Country The outro music is “Feel the Lightening” by Dan Deacon.
Show notes for today’s episode, 12/9/15
Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s episode: Maysoon Zayid joins us to discuss Trump’s call to ban Muslims, including Muslim Americans, from entering the United States. Watch her (Number 1 for 2014!) TED talk here! Donald Trump Calls for Barring Muslims From Entering U.S. Donald Trump’s “Ban Muslims” Proposal is Wildly Dangerous… Read more »
Show notes for today’s episode, 12/8/15
Good afternoon Scoochers! On today’s show, we talk with Todd Miller (@memomiller), author of Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security, about the Paris climate summit and the intersections of border control, migration, and climate justice. Buy his book as a holiday gift! And the outro music is “Parallel” by Tongues… Read more »
Show notes for today’s episode, 12/7/15
Good afternoon, Scoochers! One of our all time favorites, Mariame Kaba (@prisonculture) joins us today to talk about the organizing in Chicago leading up to, and after, the release of the video of the horrific shooting of Laquan McDonald in Chicago. Please read and share her latest Guardian piece: The Chicago police chief might be… Read more »
Show notes for today’s episode, 12/3/15
Good afternoon, Scoochers! Here are the links for today’s episode: John’s latest for the Nation: In 2015, You Can Still Get Arrested for Spitting if You’re HIV-Positive 10 Things You Should Know About the Killing of Laquan McDonald by Police After Massive Protests, Mayor Emanuel Fires Chicago’s Top Cop
Show notes for today’s episode, 12/2/15
Good afternoon, Scoochers! On today’s show we talk with Peter Cole (@ProfPeterCole) about his op-ed at In These Times, When America Was Overcome with Anti-Japanese Xenophobia During WWII, One Union Fought Back.
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