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Estate Sale: the selling out of American democracy Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann
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Democracy depends on a free press, a government for the people, a just legal system and separate-but-free church.
Yet, we have a corrupt U.S. president, a partisan Supreme Court, a power-hungry white evangelical bloc and a lazy press - which is revealing just how much our American values are being sold out.
With a lot of informative guests and a few F-bombs, co-hosts Laurie Lattimore-Volkmann and Brad Raley are going to change that.
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We need a vaccine for dumb f*ckery
Brad and Laurie are looking for a cure to the dumb fuckery that remains Republican lawmakers and their voters. The GOP continues to fight mask mandates and COVID vaccines all while pretending it was against pulling out of Afghanistan despite being big fans when Trump and the Taliban negotiated the exit last year.
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Brad and Laurie are not fans of the GOP's Southern Baptist Convention
White evangelicals, dominated by Southern Baptists, are a primary demographic within the Republican party. And an unhealthy majority of Southern Baptists are Republican. Brad and Laurie discuss just why both continue to be detrimental to racial justice, gender equality, truth, democracy, faith...pretty much anything good.
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Being Black in America, part 2: 'I've always known about racism'
More than 150 years ago, on June 19, 1865, the last group of enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom due to the Emancipation Proclamation issued two-and-a-half years earlier. That date has always been celebrated by Black Americans, but only recently has white America really become aware of its true significance. And that schism between white and Black Americans in the understanding of Black history as it impacts American history is at the heart of today's discussion.
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Just bullsh*t in a binder
It has been months since Laurie and Brad hosted a show together, so enjoy this somewhat disjointed but highly entertaining podcast catching you up on the latest cheers and jeers from Washington.
And don't worry, "Being Black in America, part 2" will be posted next week! -
Being Black in America, part 1: You call this progress?
In this first of a multi-part series, Laurie talks with two former students about what it is really like to grow up Black in today's America. While the Black Lives Matter movement gained momentum and support last year beyond communities of color, the enthusiasm for justice has already waned. And it's not helping Black Americans feel confident in true change.
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Is that hope we feel? Yes.
Laurie sits down with David Quick, a former journalist-turned-candidate-turned-climate-activist, to talk about everything from Trump's Capitol Insurrection to President Biden's climate agenda (thanks to Bernie and fellow progressives) to voting rights to supporting journalism to having hope for the future. It's a wonderfully organic conversation that will leave you optimistic about change ahead.