Jesse and Brittany discuss the ongoing conflict in Israel-Gaza with an email from a longtime listener and emails on luck and police culture and the ongoing chaos with House Republicans struggling to find a new Speaker of the House.
Jesse and Brittany discuss their approach to dealing with online criticism and hatred, a listener email regarding abortion, a follow-up on the corruption in the Coffee City, Texas police department and an additional death at the Fulton County, Jail, a viral video of a cop in Maryland busted after a record of misbehavior, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ inability to get the state’s white supremacy problem under control (and his apparent bragging about his climate expertise), a new approach for the Republican Party on abortion, the ongoing white supremacy on display in a hate-crime against a black teenager in Massachusetts, and Gavin Newsom on supporting President Biden for re-election.
Jesse and Brittany welcome Robert P. Jones, founder and president of the Public Religion Research Institute, to discuss his new book, “The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future.” Together, they discuss the origins of the white supremacy problem in America, which Robert tracked back to the Doctrine of Discovery with a focus on the brutality against indigenous people, including their forced removal and killing. In the book and the discussion, there is a particular focus on historic events for indigenous and enslaved people in Mississippi, Minnesota, and Oklahoma. Together, they discuss the lasting impact of the white supremacy problem in America today and the steps we can take to work toward righting the wrongs of the past.
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Jesse and Brittany discuss their upcoming mini-trip to Boston, listener emails and voicemails related to eye twitches and police abuse, the state of the Republican primary, including Ron DeSantis’ fascist tendencies and removal of an elected prosecutor in Florida, Donald Trump’s continued legal woes and the search warrant executed on his Twitter account, and Chris Christie’s direct challenge to Trump for the debate, Fox News’ continued backing of Donald Trump and election lies, and the Ohio special election which proved to be a major win for the left!
Jesse and Brittany are joined in studio by U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY-16). Together they discuss the difficulties related to working with Republicans in Congress, including Jamaal’s recent interactions with Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie that made headlines. Further, they discuss the ways his past work as an educator informs his approach to his work in Congress today and his priorities and underlying motivation for the important work he is doing in pushing for policies that will improve people’s lives.
Jesse and Brittany discuss sludge and sickness, a listener email with thanks and appreciation and one that offers the opposite, President Biden’s new focus on GOP efforts to gut social security and the GOP’s documented attacks on social security, including those from Senator Mike Lee, Representative Matt Gaetz, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a debate over setting a minimum age for marriage in Wyoming, Matt Walsh’s recent appearance as an “expert” to discuss gender-affirming care in Tennessee, a recent ruling on guns and domestic violence, and A$$hole of Today feat. Prophet Charlie Shamp.
Jesse and Brittany welcome Aaron Rabinowitz, a lecturer in philosophy at Rutgers University, and the host of the Embrace the Void and Philosophers in Space podcasts. Together they discuss Aaron’s philosophical views on luck including the implications of believing everything in life is attributable to luck. Jesse and Brittany, together with Aaron, grapple with their own views of luck. Some discussion of Nazis and conspiracies ensue.
