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This week Kenny and Lance discuss LGBT Pride, Obama's administration and the LGBT community, and the lies and damage of the Trump administration. We even managed to stay under one hour! How to contact us: Twitter or @TheRendezbrew, FaceBook, Instagram, Email: Rendezbrew@protonmail.com Where to listen to us: Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Castbox, Pocket Casts, PodBean, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Our RSS Feed Our Theme Song: Happy Music by Skibka Music. Check out all of Skibka Music's creations over at their Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Fu0IiypvNSqJ7cdFA08Yw Creative Commons License CC-BY-NC-ND Sources For This Episode: GLAAD media kit: https://www.glaad.org/publications/pridekit Youth Site: https://youth.gov/feature-article/june-lgbt-pride-month USA Today Article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/06/01/why-we-have-lgbtq-pride-not-straight-pride-column/658306002/ Out and Equal Stats: https://outandequal.org/2017-workplace-equality-fact-sheet/ The APA Pride Section: https://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/lgbt-pride National Center for Transgender Equality Section on Trump: https://transequality.org/the-discrimination-administration Americans United for the Separation of Church and State on Trump: https://www.au.org/church-state/december-2018-church-state/cover-story/reversal-of-fortune-lgbtq-rights-in-america Politico on Trump: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/19/trump-lgbt-rights-discrimination-353774 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

This week Kenny and Lance discuss 420 and cannabis legalization. Show Sources: 420 Day: Who Started The Marijuana Celebration Ritual, and Should Weed be Legalized? https://www.newsweek.com/420-day-who-started-marijuana-celebration-ritual-should-weed-legalized-1400299 Marijuana Sales Reports by the CO Dept. of Revenue https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/revenue/colorado-marijuana-sales-reports How marijuana tax money is spent in Colorado https://kdvr.com/2018/12/27/how-marijuana-tax-money-is-spent-in-colorado/ The War on Marijuana in Black and White: Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Arrests https://www.aclu.org/issues/smart-justice/sentencing-reform/war-marijuana-black-and-white Marijuana Arrests by the Numbers https://www.aclu.org/gallery/marijuana-arrests-numbers Marijuana Arrests Were Up Last Year—and You’re Paying Billions for It https://www.newsweek.com/pot-arrests-rising-and-youre-paying-millions-it-671478 About Marijuana https://norml.org/marijuana Legalizing Cannabis: Does Making Marijuana Legal Help or Harm Americans? https://www.newsweek.com/legalizing-cannabis-good-or-bad-1388849 WHO Recommends Rescheduling Cannabis in International Law for First Time in History https://www.newsweek.com/who-recommends-rescheduling-cannabis-international-law-first-time-history-1324613 Does Legalizing Marijuana Reduce Crime? https://reason.org/wp-content/uploads/does-legalizing-marijuana-reduce-crime.pdf On 4/20, consider how living near a marijuana dispensary affects your home’s price https://www.marketwatch.com/story/on-420-consider-how-living-near-a-marijuana-dispensary-affects-your-homes-price-2019-04-20 How to contact us: Twitter or @TheRendezbrew FaceBook Email: Rendezbrew@protonmail.com Our Theme Song: Happy Music by Skibka Music. Check out all of Skibka Music's creations over at their Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Fu0IiypvNSqJ7cdFA08Yw We use the song under a Creative Commons License CC-BY-NC-ND --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

This week Kenny and Lance talk immigration, undocumented immigrants, immigration myths, what the numbers say, and why we need comprehensive immigration reform. How to contact us: Twitter or @TheRendezbrew FaceBook Email: Rendezbrew@protonmail.com Where to listen to us: Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Castbox, Pocket Casts, PodBean, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Our RSS Feed Our Theme Song: Happy Music by Skibka Music. Check out all of Skibka Music's creations over at their Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Fu0IiypvNSqJ7cdFA08Yw Creative Commons License CC-BY-NC-ND Sources For This Episode https://www.watchdog.org/national/reports-illegal-immigrants-receiving-medicaid-costs-taxpayers-billion-annually/article_6a9860a6-d0bd-11e8-92ed-5bca8b2d3b38.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_illegal_immigrants_in_the_United_States https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/27/us/trump-cost-illegal-immigration.html https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/fact-check-how-much-does-illegal-immigration-cost-america-not-n950981 https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-host-illegal-immigrant-cost-taxpayers-1285581 https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2013/01/30/170677880/in-immigration-debate-undocumented-vs-illegal-is-more-than-just-semantics https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/undocumented-immigrant-made-term-ignores-the-law --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

This week Kenny and Lance discuss several of the Democratic Party's candidates for President in the 2020 election. They are excited for election season, they learned a bit, and hopefully you will too! This week's links: Rolling Stone article on the candidates: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/2020-democrat-candidates-771735/ Bernie Sanders' Campaign: https://berniesanders.com/ Joe Biden's Campaign: http://americanpossibilities.org/ Elizabeth Warren's Campaign: https://elizabethwarren.com/ Beto O'Rourke's Campaign: https://betoorourke.com/ Kamala Harris' Campaign: https://kamalaharris.org/ Pete Buttigieg's Campaign: https://www.peteforamerica.com/meet-pete/ Cory Booker's Campaign: https://corybooker.com/ How to contact us: Twitter or @TheRendezbrew, FaceBook, and our email: Rendezbrew@protonmail.com Where to listen to us: Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Castbox, Pocket Casts, PodBean, RadioPublic, Stitcher, and our Our RSS Feed --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

This week Kenny and Lance discuss Capitalism, Oligarchies, Communism, Socialism, and Democratic Socialism. This episode's intent is to help people understand some commonly misunderstood political and economic terms and not convert you to anything. This week's Links: A quick introduction to Capitalism, Socialism, and Communism- http://www.simplydecoded.com/2013/04/19/capitalism-socialism-communism-introduction/ The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)- https://www.dsausa.org/about-us/what-is-democratic-socialism/ The Communist Party USA: http://www.cpusa.org How to contact us: Twitter or @TheRendezbrew, FaceBook, Email: Rendezbrew@protonmail.com Where to listen to us: Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Castbox, Pocket Casts, PodBean, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Our RSS Feed --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

This week Kenny and Lance discuss the tragic shootings at the two mosques in Christ Church, New Zealand; the state of LGBTIQQA+ rights under Trump; what Project Blitz and why it scares Lance; and it's rounded with a discussion of a game Kenny and Lance love to play, and what is coming up next week. The word sh*t is standard for the couple, so just be aware if you let the kids listen. Swearing is pretty regular, if we are honest about it. New Zealand- USA Today; LGBTIQQA+ Rights in America under Trump- National Center for Trans Equality, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State; Project Blitz- The Guardian, Religion Dispatches, The Humanist Magazine, Blitz Watch; Anthem, the Video game by BioWare and EA- Anthem How to contact us: Twitter or @TheRendezbrew, FaceBook, Email: Rendezbrew@protonmail.com Where to listen to us: Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Castbox, Pocket Casts, PodBean, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Our RSS Feed --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

This week you meet Kenny, Lance reintroduces themself, and they discuss their plans and hopes for the podcast! How to contact us: Twitter or @TheRendezbrew FaceBook Email: Rendezbrew@protonmail.com Where to listen to us: Anchor Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Breaker Castbox Pocket Casts PodBean RadioPublic Stitcher Our RSS Feed --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

This week I sat down with Samiyyah from The Rogue Muslim Podcast, and we talked about spirituality, activism, podcasting, Islam, and so much more. This is part one of a two-part interview. Part one is an hour and twelve minutes long. I urge you to listen to her podcast, as well her social media on Twitter at https://twitter.com/theroguemuslim Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theroguemuslim/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theroguemuslim Next week, I will release part two for you lovely folks. Kenny and I will also be recording actual intro and outro pieces as well. And finally, our brand new theme song is Happy Music by Skibka Music. Check out all of Skibka Music's creations over at their Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Fu0IiypvNSqJ7cdFA08Yw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

This is part two of the conversation with Samiyyah from The Rogue Muslim Podcast. We continued talking about spirituality, activism, podcasting, Islam, and so much more. Part one was 1 hour and 12 minutes long, while part two is just over 1 hour and 46 minutes . I urge you to listen to her podcast, as well check out her social media on Twitter at https://twitter.com/theroguemuslim Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/theroguemuslim/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/theroguemuslim We failed to record actual intro and outro pieces again because Kenny is still buried in a final project. HOWEVER, next week we will be recording those AND he will join me too! Finally, our theme song is Happy Music by Skibka Music. Check out all of Skibka Music's creations over at their Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Fu0IiypvNSqJ7cdFA08Yw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

This week Lance explains a little about the lens he views the podcast through, complains about Kenny being a slacker, talks about interviewing the host of The Rogue Muslim podcast, and gives a VERY short introduction to Islam. You can find The Rogue Muslin on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and most other podcast platforms. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support

This episode is just a quick explanation behind the name change, the focus change, and what exactly is happening. Next week you will get a real episode and a chance to get to know myself, Kenny, and our hopes for the podcast. If you want to understand the themes to the podcast, or you want a damn fine book to read, check out The Agnostic's Guide to Spiritual Growth... and Shit by Dr. Onslow D. Pennypacker XIII from your local bookstore if it is available or at https://www.amazon.com/Agnostics-Guide-Spiritual-Growth-Shit-ebook/dp/B07D3HFC2F --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rendezbrew/support