Let's Be Better

Welcome to Let's Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. This Week in Review we will be covering Amy Coney Barrett, Trump's tax returns, the first 2020 presidential debate, & Trump having COVID. Thanks for joining me.00:35 Amy Coney Barret11:04 Trump tax returns27:55 First presidential debate of 202046:39 Trump COVIDCreated, hosted, and edited by: Hannah ChismIntro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette... Sources for this episode:Amy Coney Barretthttps://www.npr.org/2020/09/28/917554001/amy-coney-barrett-a-dream-for-the-right-nightmare-for-the-lefthttps://law.nd.edu/directory/amy-barrett/https://www.biography.com/law-figure/amy-coney-barrettTrump tax returnshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54323383https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/917566141/trump-dismisses-new-york-times-reporting-that-he-paid-little-in-federal-income-thttps://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-09-29/trump-claims-hes-paid-millions-of-dollars-in-income-taxFirst presidential debate of 2020https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/29/presidential-debate-trump-biden-prep-first-debate-cleveland/3518403001/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/30/presidential-debate-read-full-transcript-first-debate/3587462001/https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/socstud/frame_found_sr2/tns/tn-13.pdfhttps://schoolworkhelper.net/debate-structure-etiquette/#:~:text=The%20debater%20should%20never%20publicly,be%20congratulated%20by%20the%20opposition.&text=Debaters%20should%20not%20insult%2C%20offend,or%20judges%20in%20any%20way.&text=Do%20not%20speak%20out%20of%20turn%2C%20or%20interrupt%20an%20opponent.https://thehill.com/homenews/media/519418-chris-wallace-trump-arrived-too-late-to-be-tested-in-ohio-before-debate-reliedhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/climate/green-new-deal-questions-answers.htmlhttps://joebiden.com/climate-plan/https://www.forbes.com/sites/camilomaldonado/2018/07/24/price-of-college-increasing-almost-8-times-faster-than-wages/#5f7e1d0a66c1https://www.edvisors.com/plan-for-college/money-saving-tips/colleges-with-free-tuition/countries-with-free-tuition/Trump COVIDhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/politics/hope-hicks-coronavirus.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesnytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/world/covid-19-coronavirushttps://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/03/919851907/at-least-7-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-after-rose-garden-event-for-barr?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=twitter.comhttps://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/1312377308410503168https://www.wtkr.com/election-2020/health-officials-warn-that-pres-trumps-newport-news-rally-with-4-000-people-expected-to-attend-poses-covid-19-riskhttps://twitter.com/i/events/1312103845871398913https://heavy.com/news/trump-duluth-rally-crowd-photos-minnesota/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KAUxPfr79Yhttps://heavy.com/news/trump-middletown-rally-crowd-photos-pennsylvania/https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/heres-what-known-about-president-donald-trump-s-covid-19-treatmenthttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimeshttps://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-county-state-covid-19-testing-sites-closing-due-to-recent-low-numbers?fbclid=IwAR3Wn-5rq7rpiflH0ReipliAVFBr4jcakiKSNOqkXbl2QNlndFmgB3qSbHETESTING SITES FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY: https://myescambia.com/covid-19-information-for-escambia-county?fbclid=IwAR27P_nZPwh4GSX1yj9JCJp4kp-_vDGdq1zdqHIPMoQ-2RjwmdNs9XiEsYISupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations

Welcome to Let's Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today's episode of Let's Unpack, we discuss the landmark court case Mendez v Westminster and the activism of Sylvia Mendez.((PS I'm working on not saying "like" so much in conversation, sorry!))Created, hosted, research and editing by: Hannah ChismMusic: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/Special Guest: Emily VerVoortSocials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette...Sources for this episode:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/topics/reference/race-ethnicity/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CRace%E2%80%9D%20is%20usually%20associated%20with,and%20characterize%20seemingly%20distinct%20populations http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/difference-between-latinx-hispanic-spanishhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lSWToaACIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F46Mlzt2tFc&t=230shttps://www.history.com/news/mendez-school-segregation-mexican-american#:~:text=Segregation%20Was%20Widespread%20in%20California&text=By%201940%2C%20more%20than%2080,Asian%20Americans%20and%20Native%20Americans https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbkneymsenlfke4/Trial_Transcript_July_10_1945.pdf?dl=0 http://mendezetalvwestminster.com/court-documents-2/ https://www.dropbox.com/s/dqvysoekzvrk67z/Trial_Transcript_July_5_1945.pdf?dl=0 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-09-mn-42058-story.html https://www.texasbar.com/civics/high%20school%20cases/mendez-v-westminster.html https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/background-mendez-v-westminster-re-enactmenthttps://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040915-8.htmlSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations

Hello, and welcome to Let's Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. I'm Hannah and today is Saturday, September 26, 2020. 
This week in review we will be covering the passing of RBG and her vacant seat, Donald Trump talking about a "peaceful transition", Florida's felon voting laws and Mike Bloomberg, and updates on the Breonna Taylor case. We also have the question of the week, which is: “How are supreme court officials chosen?” Thanks for joining me.Question of the Week: 00:00-10:13Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 10:14-28:36Trump Comments: 28:36-32:25FL Felon Voting: 32:35-39:21Breonna Taylor Update: 39:21-41:54Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah ChismIntro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette... Sources for this episode:Question of the Week:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xnzGSV66x4https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/blog/the-supreme-court-nomination-process-what-happens-nexthttps://news.northeastern.edu/2018/09/21/why-do-supreme-court-justices-have-lifetime-appointments/https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/21/politics/supreme-court-nomination-process-explainer/index.htmlhttps://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-election/Ruth Bader Ginsburg:https://www.biography.com/law-figure/ruth-bader-ginsburghttps://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspxhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/09/how-supreme-court-vacancies-confirmed/#closehttps://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/supreme-court-vacancies-in-presidential-election-years/https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1308471166919680001https://crooked.com/podcast/rbg-and-the-fight-to-come/https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914465644/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-life-her-most-fervent-wish-and-the-future-of-scotushttps://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/21/context-there-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/Trump Comments:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8oIitE6mIhttps://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54285869FL Felon Voting:https://www.npr.org/2020/09/25/916626848/florida-republicans-take-aim-at-efforts-to-pay-felons-fines-so-they-can-votehttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/florida-felon-voting-rights.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/florida-felons-voting-rights.html?searchResultPosition=18https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/us/florida-felon-voting-court-judge-ruling.htmlhttps://www.fox5ny.com/news/rep-gaetz-calls-for-election-bribery-probe-of-bloomberg-over-pledge-to-pay-florida-felons-fineshttp://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0104/Sections/0104.045.htmlhttps://youtu.be/WiQ6QkDi7HcBreonna Taylor Updates:https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.htmlSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations

Welcome to Let's Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. This week in review we will be covering the United State's TikTok ban, Trump's 1776 Commission, and the whistleblower complaints against a GA ICE detention center. Then after that, we have the question of the week: “Why do we have the electoral college?” Thanks for joining me.00:40 TikTok Ban07:08 1776 Commission33:04 Whistleblower Complaint50:19 Electoral College(Also my cat was playing with a toy in the background so if you're hearing some chirping you're not crazy. I didn't think my mic would pick it up, sorry)Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah ChismIntro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette... Sources for this episode:TikTok:https://web.archive.org/web/20200426000353if_/https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=enhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/13/tiktok-privacy/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/style/tiktok-trump-rally-tulsa.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/world/asia/tik-tok-banned-india-china.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54205231https://www.consumerreports.org/data-theft/justice-department-charges-chinese-nationals-in-equifax-data-breach/ https://www.epic.org/privacy/data-breach/equifax/#:~:text=The%20data%20breached%20included%20names,unprecedented%20in%20scope%20and%20severity 1776 Commission: https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-transcript-september-17-white-house-history-conferencehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJiufouc9ws https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/joseph-stalin.htm https://www.biography.com/dictator/adolf-hitlerhttps://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/china/report-china/https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20692214https://www.britannica.com/topic/critical-race-theoryhttps://www.businessinsider.com/unhealthy-american-work-habits-2017-11#and-american-bosses-are-obsessed-with-staying-in-the-loop-11https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/family/(This is the Smithsonian document):https://twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1283372233730203651/photo/2https://www.newsweek.com/harvard-political-science-professor-donald-trump-authoritarian-how-democracy-778425https://felonies.org/is-it-a-crime-to-tear-down-statues/https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/502492-list-statues-toppled-vandalized-removed-protests https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/06/12/wilmington-remove-christopher-columbus-caesar-rodney-statues/3175003001/https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/can/defining/https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/oct/18/allegations-about-donald-trump-and-miss-teen-usa-c/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/trump-epstein.htmlWhistleblower Complaints:https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/09/16/mass-hysterectomies-ice/(This is the full, official complaint):https://projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OIG-ICDC-Complaint-1.pdf  https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detainehttps://www.insider.com/allegations-against-irwin-ice-facility-doctor-mahendra-amin-2020-9Electoral College:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9H3gvnN468&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=2&t=0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlYyC5-xv_A&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=3&t=0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48EZKXweGDo&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=4&t=0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reUJAS8dsSM&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=5&t=0s https://www.usa.gov/electionhttps://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/allocationhttps://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/electors#who-selectshttps://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/the-electoral-college.aspxhttps://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/the-constitutional-convention/#:~:text=The%20Constitutional%20Convention%20took%20place,delegates%20had%20much%20bigger%20plans. https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention https://time.com/4608555/hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/presidential-election-al-gore-george-bush-too-close-to-callhttps://www.procon.org/headlines/the-electoral-college-top-3-pros-and-cons/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations

Welcome to Let's Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today's episode of Let's Unpack, we discuss Dr Mae C Jemison, the first black woman in space!Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah ChismMusic: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/Special Guest: Jordan Calverthttps://twitter.com/mermaid__covehttps://www.twitch.tv/mermaidcoveQuileute Tribe Relocation: https://mthg.org/get-involved/Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette...Sources for this episode:https://youtu.be/rWxGAogqr4Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCMJW-auEhE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWLn79cS-cw  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LooEeJyd3AY  https://www.startrek.com/database_article/jemison  https://www.fastcompany.com/3046912/the-first-black-female-astronaut-on-fear-audacity-and-the-importance-of-incl  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mae-Jemison https://www.biography.com/astronaut/mae-c-jemison Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations

Welcome to Let's Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today's Week in Review I discuss fires on the west coast, the Woodward tapes & the death of Daniel Prude. Later, I answer this week's question: Why does the United States have a two-party system? Thanks for being here :-) Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah ChismIntro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.com Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/lets-be-betterYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU18M0EdwIRgHlvntranWw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebetterpod/ Sources for this episode:This Week in ReviewFires on the West Coasthttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/the-west-coast-wildfire-season-is-getting-worse.html#:~:text=Amid%20unprecedented%20weather%20conditions%20linked,of%20one%20fire%20in%20California%2Chttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/us/wildfires-live-updates.htmlhttps://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/08/california-fires-five-reasons-why-this-year-is-so-bad/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/02/24/under-trumps-tariffs-the-us-lost-20000-solar-energy-jobs/#6c90036b76ba https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2020/06/25/486852/trump-administration-stifling-renewable-energy-public-lands-waters/https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2020/04/15/483219/impact-coronavirus-renewable-energy-industry/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/434989-trump-mocks-wind-power-when-the-wind-doesnt-blow-just-turn-off-thehttps://youtu.be/Q0s5Zqmb09g https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-announces-region-wide-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-gulf-mexico-2Woodward Tapeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmLswjprmD4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPoFf78XHQohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-4FDaQg4sEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_wIIF3yb58https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=541Cg2Jnb8shttps://youtu.be/qbjR0-vGOYQ Daniel Prudehttps://abcnews.go.com/US/rochester-police-chief-entire-command-staff-retire-suddenly/story?id=72884253 https://www.npr.org/2020/09/04/909563978/rochester-officers-suspended-over-death-of-daniel-pridehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/03/rochester-police-video-daniel-prude/https://abcnews.go.com/US/rochester-police-chief-entire-command-staff-retire-suddenly/story?id=72884253 https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/3/21419836/daniel-prude-police-death-video-family (via AP)https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/03/daniel-prude-death-black-man-died-police-asphyxiation/5700827002/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/daniel-prude-7-rochester-police-officers-suspended-after-black-man-died-of-suffocation/ar-BB18EIRJ?li=BBnb7Kz (via CNN)https://www.bustle.com/life/how-to-help-daniel-prude-family-justice Gofundme for Daniel Prude's family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-daniel-prude Color of Change petition: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/Justice_For_Daniel_Prude/ Mobile Response Team for Pensacola (850-469-3554) https://elakeviewcenter.org/BehavioralHealth/SpecialtyServices/mobile-response-team National suicide prevention lifeline (1-800-273-8255): https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ Question of the Week: Why does the United States have a two-party system? https://www.historyhit.com/the-origins-of-the-united-states-two-party-system/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/two-party-system * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_system * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-party_system https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095737871 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpBRGXK-QNs *Note: I only use wikipedia for general outlines of things. I will never use wikipedia for statistics or other important details. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations