Talking Points with Kia Rae

Kia Rae closes out season 2 of the podcast

Kia Rae talks about pirates, their role in the slave trade and Black Cesar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qebFTx3bXOo https://keysweekly.com/42/keys-pirates-the-legendary-story-of-black-caesar-continued/ https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/caesar-john-black-12829Nikkia Young

Kia Rae discusses the virtual trail we leave when using the internet https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2023/01/24/three-reasons-those-in-tech-should-actively-build-digital-footprints/?sh=32691184225f https://nordvpn.com/blog/what-is-digital-footprint/ https://usa.kaspersky.com/resource-center/definitions/what-is-a-digital-footprint

Kia Rae discusses changes after the “official' end of Covid protections in America https://www.npr.org/2022/01/27/1075299510/the-expanded-child-tax-credit-briefly-slashed-child-poverty-heres-what-else-it-d https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/05/08/1174167601/the-covid-public-health-emergency-ends-this-week-heres-whats-changing https://www.uab.edu/news/youcanuse/item/12697-how-the-covid-19-pandemic-changed-society#:~:text=Behavioral%20changes%20shifted%20fast%20when,that%20affected%20communications%20and%20trust  

Kia Rae discusses the Poor People's Campaign.  https://www.britannica.com/topic/Poor-Peoples-March https://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/poor-peoples-campaign https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/about/  

 Kia Rae talks about the unsuccessful war on drugs https://www.forbes.com/sites/artcarden/2020/11/04/its-time-to-admit-drugs-won-the-war-on-drugs/amp/ https://www.history.com/topics/crime/the-war-on-drugs https://www.vice.com/en/article/xgxn8z/how-drugs-won-the-war-on-drugs

Kia Rae talks about her experience as a choir member https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1090513815001051 https://www.ox.ac.uk/research/choir-singing-improves-health-happiness-%E2%80%93-and-perfect-icebreaker#:~:text=Song%20is%20a%20powerful%20therapy,those%20suffering%20from%20dementia%2C%20too. https://www.healthline.com/health/benefits-of-singing#benefits

Kia Rae discusses the history of jury duty in America, how jurors are selected and thoughts on our civic duty https://www.npr.org/2015/06/07/412633577/jury-duty-who-gets-called-and-who-actually-serves https://www.uscourts.gov/services-forms/jury-service/learn-about-jury-service https://www.mow.uscourts.gov/jury/history_of_jury_duty  https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/08/24/jury-duty-is-rare-but-most-americans-see-it-as-part-of-good-citizenship/

Kia Rae discusses historical cases of fraud  https://www.investopedia.com/articles/financial-theory/09/history-of-fraud.asp https://www.experian.co.uk/blogs/latest-thinking/fraud-prevention/5-of-the-most-remarkable-instances-in-the-history-of-fraud/ https://www.fraud.com/post/the-history-and-evolution-of-fraud  

Kia Rae gives a quick update about the pod and how you can support!    https://linktr.ee/talkingpointswkiarae

Kia Rae discusses traditionally lucky symbols and how they came to be seen as lucky. https://www.britannica.com/art/leprechaun https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/history-of-leprechauns-trickster-fairies/#:~:text=Lucky%20Symbols,they%20remain%20so%20popular%20today https://metro.co.uk/2016/03/17/st-patricks-day-2016-the-difference-between-a-shamrock-and-a-four-leaf-clover-5758043/  

Kia Rae talks about adult friendships and why they are harder than we all thought they would be https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/romantically-attached/202103/making-adult-friends-is-hard-here-are-40-reasons-why https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/01/how-to-make-new-friends-midlife/621231/ https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/psychology-relationships-adult-friends.html

Kia Rae continues to discuss folks that are living black history today

Kia Rae discusses folks that are living black history today

  Summary:  Kia Rae discusses symbols of love just in time for Valentines Day!  https://www.artandobject.com/news/history-heart-shape https://www.history.com/news/who-is-cupid  https://www.history.com/.amp/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day-2#the-legend-of-st-valentine  

Kia Rae discusses professional development and why it is important to careers of all kinds https://professional.dce.harvard.edu/blog/why-is-professional-development-important/ https://www.webce.com/news/2020/07/16/professional-development https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-professional-development-programs-work

Kia Rae discusses the history of a couple fad diets https://www.news-medical.net/amp/health/History-of-the-Ketogenic-Diet.aspx https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a25775330/keto-diet-history/ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/what-is-the-atkins-diet-and-is-it-healthy/

Kia Rae talks about things you should know before hitting the gym! 

Kia Rae discusses the history behind New Year's resolutions and celebrations  https://www.history.com/news/the-history-of-new-years-resolutions https://www.history.com/news/5-ancient-new-years-celebrations  https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-other/why-make-new-years-resolutions1.htm

Kia Rae takes a little holiday break!  Want to support the pod?  https://www.patreon.com/Talkingpointswkiarae https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/talkingpointswkiarae?locale.x=en_US https://linktr.ee/Talkingpointswkiarae  

Kia Rae discusses how some elements of Christmas as we know it actually belong to pagans https://wootandhammy.com/blogs/news/wassailing-the-pagan-roots-of-christmas-caroling https://www.newsweek.com/christmas-tree-origin-story-pagan-tradition-1254178?amp=1 https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/25th

Kia Rae discusses the European tradition of Krampus https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/A-Brief-History-of-Krampus-in-America#:~:text=%22It's%20been%20theorized%20that%20the,for%20the%20Coca%2DCola%20company. https://nationaltoday.com/krampusnacht

Kia Rae discusses the origins of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday and why Americans run out to buy stuff right after a holiday of gratitude.  https://www.history.com/news/black-friday-thanksgiving-origins-history https://www.fbfs.com/learning-center/history-of-small-business-Saturday https://www.rd.com/article/history-of-cyber-monday/

 Kia Rae discusses the spiritual and scientific viewpoints on gratitude and how to start your own gratitude practice in time for Thanksgiving. https://www.forbes.com/sites/luisromero/2017/11/22/gratitude-the-ultimate-spiritual-practice-a-thanksgiving-special/?sh=34fb21452706 https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/ https://newbeginningsfamilylaw.com/3-stages-of-gratitude/

Kia Rae discusses sports tourism and its economic impact across communities https://www.sportseta.org/portals/sportscommissions/Documents/Reports/TourismEconomics%20-%20Sports%20ETA%20SOTI%20-%20FINAL_82620.pdf https://destinationsinternational.org/sports-tourism%E2%80%99s-positive-effect-communities https://blueridgemarathon.com/2021-economic-impact/#:~:text=Foot%20Levelers%20Blue%20Ridge%20Marathon%20and%20Freedom%20First%20Down%20by,%241%2C600%2C000%20in%20regional%20economic%20impact.

Summary:  Kia Rae chats about about a famous horror movie trope - the final girl https://nofilmschool.com/final-girl-trope https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FinalGirl https://www.lsureveille.com/opinion/opinion-the-final-girl-horror-trope-is-rooted-in-misogyny-needs-to-be-examined/article_1e500d66-751c-11ea-8f2c-c334fec136a9.html

 Kia Rae chats about real estate laws and how the history of a property might not be shared no matter how sinister.  https://zillow.mediaroom.com/2019-10-29-Selling-a-Haunted-House-Heres-What-You-Need-to-Know https://home.howstuffworks.com/real-estate/selling-home/haunted-house-for-sale.htm https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/a24125312/haunted-real-estate-report/

Kia Rae chats about to terrifying history of American cults https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/how-cults-corrected-america https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/cults-dangerous-deadly-history/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/american-cult-5-spiritual-groups-that-went-too-far-202224/    

Kia Rae discusses how many of the lakes we enjoy today are actually drowned black communities.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3D4hSQcWbk https://travelnoire.com/black-american-towns-hidden https://www.centralparknyc.org/articles/seneca-village https://newsone.com/4185919/lake-lanier-black-city-oscarville/

Kia Rae chats about the history of water bottles, why we cling to them so tightly and carry them everywhere.  https://www.refinery29.com/amp/en-au/emotional-support-water-bottle-girlies-tiktok-trend https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7445186/ https://www.myownwater.com/blog/history-of-bottled-water#:~:text=The%20first%20commercially%20individual%20bottled,beneficial%20water%20with%20more%20people.

Kia Rae talks about the origin of yoga, why it is popular in America and why it remains popular today.  https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/286745 https://www.history.com/news/yoga-vivekananda-america#:~:text=It%20was%20during%20the%201920s,but%20largely%20by%20Indian%20immigrants. https://yogainternational.com/article/view/why-we-practice-a-short-history-of-yoga-in-the-west

 Kia Rae talks about the history of pets and the benefits of having a pup in your home.  https://www.pedigree.com/article/evolution-pet-ownership https://newsinhealth.nih.gov/2018/02/power-pets https://www.petplay.com/blogs/tips/7-things-to-consider-before-getting-your-first-family-pet

Kia Rae talks about the history of bumper stickers   https://magazine.northeast.aaa.com/daily/life/cars-trucks/auto-history/bumper-stickers/#:~:text=The%20bumper%20sticker%20as%20we,backed%20paper%20and%20fluorescent%20paint. https://ecbpublishing.com/what-do-your-bumper-stickers-really-tell-people/  

Kia Rae discusses botanical sexism and its effect on our everyday lives.  https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/how-male-trees-and-botanical-sexism-could-be-making-your-allergies-worse/3016480/ https://science.thewire.in/environment/the-complicated-truth-behind-botanical-sexism/ https://www.aafa.org/pollen-allergy/

Summary: Kia Rae talks about the term spinster and why women have opted out of traditional life patterns and expectations.  Articles Referenced:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-state-our-unions/202208/the-rise-lonely-single-men https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinster https://www.businessinsider.com/why-people-get-married-later-2013-10 https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202102/why-many-single-women-without-children-are-so-happy?amp

Kia Rae discusses the history of tattoos and how tattoo culture has shifted in the present   https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tattoos-144038580/ https://zora.medium.com/the-tattoo-taboo-for-the-asian-woman-49d8d1ed6d68

Kia Rae discusses the history of the Grio and how an ancient tradition continues to show up in contemporary cultures.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdrPmZwsXiM https://youtu.be/aF2287N0kAc

Kia Rae back with a new question, new music and new topics! 

Kia Rae talks about why its important to stay hydrated as we embark on the summer months

Kia Rae talks through the waves of feminism and what it might need to look like for the future

Kia Rae shares a phrase that has helped her through the tough times

Kia Rae talks about why you should have a will 

Kia Rae shares her student loan story and how it connects to our belief in the American Dream

Kia Rae discusses the return of class reunions and why you should go to yours.

Kia Rae gives three simple reasons why it is ok to ask for help 

Kia Rae talks about her pet peeves with purity culture. 

Kia Rae discusses the pros and cons about body positivity and body nuetrality

Kia Rae gives listeners 3 easy steps to stop from having to ask themselves AITA? 

Kia Rae discusses grace.

Kia Rae discusses the rise and importance of mutual aid https://www.thegivingwall.org/ https://linktr.ee/rvacommunityfridges?fbclid=IwAR1fVMMraD922awH3xHipPDWlvQ6ezPLparQ4_K4F9z1Am8JGcO4XD_J410 https://richmondmutualaid.wixsite.com/resources

Kia Rae tackles the theory that states "taxation is theft".    https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/is-taxation-theft