Off Baseline

Just in time for your Thanksgiving dinner table political discussions, immigration lawyer Stephen Robbins (host of "Redirect") tackles questions about the Bernie & Warren immigration plans, what you should do if you fear being targeted by ICE, barriers & stigma for immigrant mental health services, and what would Stephen do with a billion dollars.

In this episode Nate interviews Dominique Rémy on her documentary project "Canary", its inter-sectional lens of class, gender & race, discuss how these biases can affect our perception of the problem of maternal mortality rates, and what practical steps we should take with this information. Music included in this podcast with permission and/or appropriate use of CC license: Balkan Beats by The Freak Fandango Orchestra, RSPN by Blank & Kytt.

In this episode Nate interviews Leslie Dorrough Smith, author of Righteous Rhetoric: Sex, Speech, and the Politics of Concerned Women for America about the concept of chaos rhetoric, and how its strategic fear exploits sex, religion, family, and other sacred cows to shape the social and political discourse and conservative movements we have today.

In this episode my guest is Demetrius Goines Jr, host of the Pathfinder Podcast. Demetrius shares his personal journey toward religion, politics, and his path as a black socialist in the South.

In this first episode of the new year, Nate celebrates the one year birthday of the Off Baseline Podcast by joining forces with Rev Steven Andrews to examine the impact of Rev Dr MLK's critique of our economic system, what exactly prevents ministers from doing the same thing today, and how culture shapes our religious imagination.

Just a quick episode adding to the single payer discussion from last month on how it may impact the counseling profession, and looking forward to the new year. Thanks for listening. See you next year.

A continuation of the discussion of healthcare, Nate looks at the basics of the Medicare For All bill proposed by Sen Sanders and shares a personal story about why he supports this policy. Also, happy birthday, Ike!

Nate recaps a two month absence from podcasting, and explores the psychology of rising global fascism.

Nate takes a look into the social psychosis of QAnon and the role of conspiracy hope in society.

Nate explores the history and implementation of Medicaid as a state-run health insurance program and its crucial role in the mental health system.