The Happy Hour Newscast

Welcome back to the Happy Hour! We're back after a much-needed break, so pour yourself your favorite beverage and join us for some happy news you may have missed. This week hosts Malakai and shaylyn have some updates on the CDC's approval of pediatric vaccination use, the rise of labor strikes across the country during the pandemic, and a gorgeous new statue in West Oakland honoring Dr. Huey P. Newton.  And of course, a new tailor-made cocktail recipe! Halloween may have passed, but this super sweet appletini is a great option for those who celebrate spooky season throughout the new year. Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music and to Harika Maddala for running our social media. Pour yourself a drink and enjoy this week's episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos.   Additional Music: Round the Block (TP 51) by Till Paradiso on Free Music Archive. George Street Shuffle by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Sea Waves Loop from https://elements.envato.com/   Reference Material and Background Info: CDC recommends Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 UN Climate Change Conference COP26 Oct 31 - Nov 12 350.org To Hell With Drowning MapLab: Documenting the Real Scope of U.S. Labor Strikes Amazon workers in New York take their first step toward a union Is a new labor movement brewing? Issuance of the First U.S. Passport with an X Gender Marker Huey P. Newton bust unveiled in West Oakland Next Generation Radio at Capital Public Radio!

We can hardly believe it, season 3! Your favorite palate-cleansing newscast is back, so pour yourself your favorite beverage and join us for some happy news you may have missed.This week hosts Malakai and shaylyn talk with Harika Maddala, photo intern for Bay City News and our social media and graphics manager. Also, some updates on an mRNA vaccine for HIV, a big increase in food stamp benefits and some ~undead~ sea urchins threatening California's shores.  And of course, a new cocktail recipe. This week we honor Harika and all our August Leos with a fresh, sweet and refreshing drink made to share with friends. Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music and to Harika Maddala for running our social media. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week's episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos. Additional music used from Free Music Archive. Guest: Harika Maddala, photo intern for Bay City News and social media manager for The Happy Hour Reference Material and Background Info: Moderna's Experimental mRNA HIV Vaccine Human Trial Starts This Week It's Too Soon to Admit Climate Defeat The Bay: Our Fire Conversation Needs to Change How You Can Support the Afghan Community, in the Bay Area and Beyond How to show proof of vaccination in San Francisco and anywhere in California Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Record Children of immigrants at the heart of effort to reach Oakland's unvaccinated communities Trapping Millions of 'Zombie' Urchins Could Restore California's Once Mighty Kelp Forests Biden Administration Prompts Largest Permanent Increase in Food Stamps

It's Saturday! Pour yourself your favorite beverage and join us for some happy news you may have missed.This week hosts Malakai and shaylyn talk with SF State's Golden Gate Xpress Editor-in-Chief Chris Ramirez about running a virtual newsroom in a pandemic and building community from across the state. Also, some updates on the California state budget, San Francisco butterflies, and how one Santa Cruz community is getting creative with their fire prevention tactics.  For the class of 2021, this week's craft cocktail is more than well deserved. It's fruity, fresh, sweet and salty —  just the thing to celebrate this new chapter of your lives. Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music and to Harika Maddala for running our social media. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week's episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos.   Additional music used from Free Music Archive.   Guest: Chris Ramirez, Editor-in-Chief of the Golden Gate Xpress   THE FIRST 100: Tracking and breaking down key dates, decisions and events occuring in the first 100 days of the Biden administration Reference Material and Background Info: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) San Francisco Bay Area Lies on social media inflame Israeli-Palestinian conflict Gov. Newsom rolls out record $12 billion plan to fight homelessness Pfizer's vaccine is now available to kids as young as 12. Here's what you need to know Santa Cruz neighborhood group launches ‘Goat Fund Me' to reduce fire fuels Locally extinct butterflies are fluttering again in San Francisco's Presidio from unincorporated territory [lukao] by Craig Santos Perez

Happy May Day! In the fight for workers' rights, rest is revolutionary. So take this Saturday as a day to rest with some happy news you may have missed. This week, hosts Malakai and shaylyn have updates on vaccine rollout, free museum days and a very special little robot on Mars. Plus, an interview with Xpress Magazine Photo Editor and El Tecolote reporter Emily Curiel on a food vendor in the Sunset serving up authentic Mexican and Chicanx foods and flavors. And our cocktail of the week is a first for us at the Happy Hour; it's bright and bubbly — without the booze. Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music and to Harika Maddala for help with our social media. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week's episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos.   Additional music used from Free Music Archive.   Guest: Emily Curiel, Photo Editor for Xpress Magazine   SF State student demands a seat at the table for Mexican, Chicano culture   Reference Material and Background Info: Half of eligible Californians at least partially vaccinated, state says Over one-third of Alameda County adults have been fully vaccinated New CDC guidelines lift outdoor masking for fully-vaccinated adults Bay Area museum free admission days Who will be Oakland's Poet Laureate? The city is accepting nominations How many Tyrannosaurus Rexes ever lived on Earth? Here's a new clue. A helicopter takes flight on Mars San Francisco finally has its own font. And the inspiration was truly historic

This week hosts Malakai and shaylyn have some fresh, solutions-driven news stories to help process the sensory overload we experience on the daily. Join them for updates on work permits for agricultural workers and how supporting sonic environments can help keep folks grounded in stressful situations. Plus that all important question...will we still be able to take drinks to go after the pandemic? As always, there's a new craft cocktail recipe — this one can be just for you, or you and your (small) group of (fully vaccinated) friends (from the same social bubble)! Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week's episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos.   Guests: Simona Asinovski and Guy Douglas from Sound Meditation Presents Reference Material and Background Info: Nearly Half a Million California Farmworkers Could Gain Legal Status Under New Bill   Oakland Public Library will reopen for in-person book browsing, computer use   Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows '100% Efficacy' In Adolescents Here's the story behind the amazing Moscone Center vaccine playlist   Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Shows '100% Efficacy' In Adolescen   UN prods U.S. over military buildup, human rights violations in Guam   The Ocean's Youngest Monsters are Ready for Glamour Shots    After the pandemic ends, will the Bay Area get to keep to-go cocktails?

Happy spring to all! This episode hosts Malakai and shaylyn highlight organizations who help assist and create positive change for AAPI communities. We want everyone to know what they can do to help #StopAAPIHate, whether that's volunteering or donating or if you need resources yourself. This week our hosts are here to share some happy stories you may have missed and provide some positive perspective on the biggest headlines of the week, including vaccine updates, Fairyland re-opening and something cool about cow burps.    And a craft cocktail that's the perfect fresh and verdant way to celebrate spring! Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here.   Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week's episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos. Additional music used: from Free Music Archive. Express Magazine Issue 2 Reference Material and Background Info: AAPI Resources: Asian Mental Health Collective  SF Asian Women's Shelter DeQH LGBTQ+ Helpline for South Asians   Volunteer: Asian Pacific Environmental Network Compassion in Oakland Compassion in San Gabriel Valley   Donate: Red Canary Song Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund Seeding Change   Moderna starts testing vaccine on children ages 6 to 11 Desks can be 3 feet apart in classrooms to safely reopen schools, CDC says COVID deaths drop by 40% in last 14 days Fairyland reopens its doors in time for spring https://fairyland.org/ Seaweed-laced feed reduces methane in cow burps by 82%. Potential impact on greenhouse emissions The Properties of Perpetual Light  

Happy Women's History Month! We at The Happy Hour want to honor women — All Women — and the contributions they've made to this world as we look toward our future. This week hosts Malakai and shaylyn are here to share some happy stories you may have missed and provide some positive perspective on the biggest headlines of the week, including re-openings of businesses in the Bay, vaccinations for farm workers and the release of a new podcast from El Tecolote, the historic bilingual newspaper in SF's Mission District.   And a craft cocktail that's fun to say and even more fun to drink! Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here.   Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week's episode, produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos. Additional music used: from Free Music Archive.   MJ's story: 'A Beacon of Light': Unhoused Youth Move Into Oakland's New Tiny House Village https://www.kqed.org/news/11861840/a-beacon-of-light-unhoused-youth-move-into-oaklands-new-tiny-house-village

It's our one year anniversary episode! In the continuing excitement (*ahem* chaos) it may be hard to find the good news you need to get out of bed each day. Hosts Malakai and shaylyn are here to share some happy stories you may have missed and provide some positive perspective on the biggest headlines of the week, including double masking, inmate workers' rights and a proposed California law that could aid victims of sexual battery. And a craft cocktail! Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor. For traditional folks, feel free to follow custom and snail mail us a review for our paper anniversary. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week's episode, now independently produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos. Additional music used: “swinging,” “night sky” and “big band” by Dee Yan-Key from Free Music Archive. - Reference Material and Background Info:   Senate Acquits Trump In Impeachment Trial — Again https://www.npr.org/sections/trump-impeachment-trial-live-updates/2021/02/13/967098840/senate-acquits-trump-in-impeachment-trial-again   Alameda County jail inmates who work in kitchen allowed to sue for minimum wages, overtime https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Alameda-County-jail-inmates-who-work-in-kitchen-15938108.php?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headlines&utm_campaign=sfc_morningfix&sid=5b97bbb02ddf9c46b2bd8583   Demystifying the 13th Amendment and Its Impact on Mass Incarceration https://www.aaihs.org/demystifying-the-13th-amendment-and-its-impact-on-mass-incarceration/   CDC Says Double-Masking Offers More Protection Against the Coronavirus https://www.kqed.org/science/1972702/cdc-says-double-masking-offers-more-protection-against-the-coronavirus   CDC How to Protect Yourself & Others https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html   California could become first state to make non consensual condom removal illegal https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/10/condom-removal-bill/   The Women of the Black Panther Party Mural Project  https://www.wbppmural.com/   Mural honoring women in the Black Panther Party to be unveiled this month https://oaklandside.org/2021/02/02/black-panther-party-women-mural-west-oakland/   ‘There Would Be No Black Panther Party Without the Women' https://www.kqed.org/news/11858928/west-oakland-mural-honors-women-of-black-panther-party

Happy February and Black History Month! In the continuing excitement (*ahem* chaos) it may be hard to find the good news you need to get out of bed each day. Hosts Malakai and shaylyn are here to share some happy stories you may have missed, and provide some positive perspective on the biggest headlines of the week.  They are joined by ABC7 KGO Bay Area digital production assistant and 2019 SF State grad Lola Chase to talk about their experiences working in broadcast news and expressing authentic identity in the workplace. And a special Valentine's Day cocktail! Rate and review if you want a cocktail made in your honor. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week's episode, now independently produced by Malakai Wade and shaylyn martos. Additional music used: “swinging,” “night sky” and “big band” by Dee Yan-Key from Free Music Archive.

Welcome back to the Happy Hour! Happy New Year to all, and in all the excitement (chaos) it may be hard to find the good news you need to get out of bed each day. Hosts Malakai and shaylyn are here to share some happy stories you may have missed, and provide some positive perspective on the biggest headlines of the week.  They are joined by SFGATE editorial assistant and 2020 SF State grad Fernando Martinez to talk about life after university, and how to lock down the illusive internship or job you're yearning for.  And a new cocktail to start this new year off right! Rate and review if you want a tailor-made cocktail too. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week's episode, now produced independent of SF State by two women so glad to be done with undergrad.

For the final episode of 2020, hosts Malakai and shaylyn wanted to end the year with some happy news about Joe Biden's Communications Team, new emergency COVID-19 regulations, Oakland's new free wifi initiative, and some tips to help our emotional health this holiday season. Also, Xpress staff members share their semester highlights in a special end-of-the-year segment.  Our hosts' new cocktail recipe will keep you warm during this holiday season. Rate and review if you want a tailor-made cocktail too! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music and Paul C. Kelly for audio editing. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and the last episode of the year. The Happy Hour Podcast is produced in collaboration with Golden Gate Xpress Newspaper and Xpress Magazine at SF State. Happy holidays! The Happy Hour will return on Jan. 22, 2020 after a much-needed break.

The Bay Area is in for some changes following the 2020 election and the uptake in Covid-19 cases, and hosts Malakai and shaylyn are here to share some positive stories you may have missed these past two weeks. This week they speak with Golden Gate Xpress Arts and Entertainment editor Paul Kelly about his work covering the youngest and first openly LGBTQ+ city council member for South San Francisco, James Coleman. And they have a new cocktail to keep you warm during this holiday season. Rate and review if you want a tailor-made cocktail too! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this week's episode. The Happy Hour Podcast is produced in collaboration with Golden Gate Xpress Newspaper and Xpress Magazine at SF State.

This week has been a doozy, to say the least; it feels like it will never end! On today's episode, hosts Malakai and shaylyn are joined by Golden Gate Xpress social media editor Olivia Wynkoop to talk about which CA proposition results made us happy, and which show us the way forward.  Plus, a special cocktail for someone who reviewed the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review if you want a tailor-made cocktail too! Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found here. Thank you to Arman Billimoria for our theme music. Pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage and enjoy this election week episode. The Happy Hour Podcast is produced in collaboration with Golden Gate Xpress Newspaper and Xpress Magazine at SF State. Golden Gate Xpress CA Ballot Measure Voting Guide

Welcome to a very special bonus episode of the Happy Hour! On today's Wine Wednesday mini-episode, hosts Malakai and shaylyn share how they choose which stories to cover on the palate-cleansing podcast. For them, positive stories can either be “feel good” or “happy” news. So what's the difference between the two? And why is it important to focus on the latter rather than the former?

Hosts Malakai and shaylyn talk about World Mental Health Day and announce the opening of Crane Cove Park in SF's Dogpatch. They speak with Ibory Moore, the president of Black Residents United in Housing at SF State about Black resources and representation on campus. Plus, a special cocktail for someone who reviewed the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Rate and review if you want a tailor-made cocktail too!  

It's Friday, it's 5 p.m., and it's time for a new episode of the Happy Hour: A Palate Cleansing Podcast! On this episode, your hosts Malakai and shaylyn break down some different perspectives regarding the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, give some happy fire updates and chat with Xpress photographer Jun Ueda and Xpress reporter Justice Garcia about their varying coverage of the fires and the day the sky went orange. Listen anywhere you get your podcasts, and find us on Instagram @thhpodcast and on Twitter @happyhournews. You can find the full transcript for the episode here. Also, the recipe for this week's tailor-made cocktail can be found on our website: https://thehhpodcast.wixsite.com/thehappyhour We hope you have a happy, hopeful weekend. We need some happiness these days! Thank you to Arman Billimoria for composing and performing our theme music. Additional audio editing for this episode was done by Joel Umanzur Jr., The Happy Hour is produced in collaboration with the Golden Gate Xpress Newspaper and Xpress Magazine out of San Francisco State University.

Welcome back to the Happy Hour! On today's episode, hosts Malakai Wade (@malakaiwade) and shaylyn martos (@shaylynmartos) talk about some good palate-cleansers relating to William Shakespeare's sexuality, evacuated farm animals, and how a Berkeley non-profit is training copwatchers across the globe. Plus a fabulous summer cocktail recipe perfect for this warm weather! Visit our website for the full recipe. And check out our Instagram @thhpodcast for the recipe! We recognize that today is 9/11. We want to express support to the Muslim-American community and to those who lost loved ones in the tragedy. Reference Material and Background Info! William Shakespeare Was Bisexual, New Book Confirms https://www.them.us/story/william-shakespeare-was-bisexual William Shakespeare was 'undeniably' bisexual, researchers claim https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/08/22/williamshakespearewas-undeniably-bisexual-researchers-claim/ Covid-19: Challenges of working on Senegal's frontline https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-53773290 The Covid-19 Global Response Index https://globalresponseindex.foreignpolicy.com/ Akon breaks ground on $6 billion “Akon City” project in Senegal https://twitter.com/APEntertainment/status/1300890199308763145?s=20 Berkeley Copwatch https://twitter.com/copwatch411?lang=en Copwatch Database http://www.copwatch.org/ Interest in Community Police Watch Training Soars as Courses Go Online https://sfpublicpress.org/interest-in-community-police-watch-training-soars-as-courses-go-online/

Welcome to our first Happy Hour episode of the fall semester! Your palate cleansing podcast is here to provide some fresh insight on the relationship between the SF State Black Students' Union and the Golden Gate Xpress, social media slactivism, and how we experience reporting from certain identity roles. Join hosts Malakai Wade (@malakaiwade) and shaylyn martos (@shaylynmartos) in our second part of a conversation with Xpress reporters Nia Coats and Whitney Papalii about their recent work and personal experiences. We find our happiness through sharing our passions with people we respect. Change begins with necessary conversation, and results from organized action. Find this week's stories and background below! Nia's stories: Black entrepreneurs make way for racial equity in cannabis industry https://goldengatexpress.org/93667/city/entrepreneurs-of-color-make-way-for-racial-equity-in-cannabis-industry/ Black Invincibility: The Myth https://goldengatexpress.org/93062/latest/opinion/black-invincibility-the-myth/ Whitney's stories: BSU fundraiser unites campus groups to support Black businesses https://goldengatexpress.org/93745/campus/bsu-fundraiser-unites-campus-groups-to-support-black-businesses/ SF State's Black Student Union raises money for local Black-owned businesses https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eqGCDIH8HaTtOsfU-x6ucG-a69m1lV6ULu_LJy1hm4I/edit Black Residents United in Housing hosts its first meeting of the semester to welcome back students https://goldengatexpress.org/90911/campus/black-residents-united-in-housing-hosts-its-first-meeting-of-the-semester-to-welcome-back-students/ Background research (optional!): SFSU Resource Guide, collected by the BSU https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x87NkMmRoyiEYnxWk0uI05d-HAk5Et-ogfZrNAwB0zk/edit#gid=0 Fighting inequity in the face of COVID-19 https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/06/covid-fighting-inequity Gater article from 1967 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U7OACXHB3pruVF9ivULeDtaR266grrBh/view?usp=drivesdk ‘We still have a long way to go,' say 1968 SF State activists https://goldengatexpress.org/85419/latest/news/we-still-have-a-long-way-to-go-say-1968-sf-state-activists/ The fight for Ethnic Studies continues https://goldengatexpress.org/89909/latest/news/the-fight-for-ethnic-studies-continues/ Promises unfulfilled for College of Ethnic Studies https://goldengatexpress.org/78322/latest/news/promises-unfulfilled-for-college-of-ethnic-studies/ Bitch Media's Editor in Chief Evette Dionne tweets about identity roles https://twitter.com/freeblackgirl/status/1277617851902255104 Overcoming systemic racism begins in our own newsrooms https://www.poynter.org/ethics-trust/2020/overcoming-systemic-racism-begins-in-our-own-newsrooms/

Part 1: Two reporters highlighting Black experiences during a pandemic Welcome back to The Happy Hour! Your palate cleansing podcast is here to provide some fresh insight on Black experiences during the covid-19 pandemic, and how the intersections of identity shape how we all move through the world. Join hosts Malakai Wade (@malakaiwade) and shaylyn martos (@shaylynmartos) in a short jaunt from our regular format; episode 3 is a conversation with Golden Gate Xpress reporters Nia Coats and Whitney Papalii about their recent work and personal experiences. We find our happiness through sharing our passions with people we respect. Change begins with necessary conversation, and results from organized action. Find this week's stories and background below! Nia's stories: Black owned cannabis companies https://goldengatexpress.org/93667/city/entrepreneurs-of-color-make-way-for-racial-equity-in-cannabis-industry/ Black Invincibility: The Myth https://goldengatexpress.org/93062/latest/opinion/black-invincibility-the-myth/ Whitney's stories: SF State's Black Student Union raises money for local Black-owned businesses https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eqGCDIH8HaTtOsfU-x6ucG-a69m1lV6ULu_LJy1hm4I/edit Black Residents United in Housing hosts its first meeting of the semester to welcome back students https://goldengatexpress.org/90911/campus/black-residents-united-in-housing-hosts-its-first-meeting-of-the-semester-to-welcome-back-students/ Background research (optional!): SFSU Resource Guide, collected by the BSU https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1x87NkMmRoyiEYnxWk0uI05d-HAk5Et-ogfZrNAwB0zk/edit#gid=0 Fighting inequity in the face of COVID-19 https://www.apa.org/monitor/2020/06/covid-fighting-inequity Marijuana's prohibition, its politics and its historic racists undertones https://goldengatexpress.org/89550/latest/opinion/marijuanas-prohibition-its-politics-and-its-historic-racists-undertones/ ‘We still have a long way to go,' say 1968 SF State activists https://goldengatexpress.org/85419/latest/news/we-still-have-a-long-way-to-go-say-1968-sf-state-activists/ The fight for Ethnic Studies continues https://goldengatexpress.org/89909/latest/news/the-fight-for-ethnic-studies-continues/ Promises unfulfilled for College of Ethnic Studies https://goldengatexpress.org/78322/latest/news/promises-unfulfilled-for-college-of-ethnic-studies/

The Happy Hour: EP 2 FREE TULIPS IN UNION SQUARE Welcome back to The Happy Hour: Your palate cleansing podcast! For Episode 2 hosts Malakai Wade (@malakaiwade) and shaylyn martos (@shaylynmartos) share only the happiest and best news stories for the past two weeks. Join us this week as we talk about Keanu Reeves, tulips and Marsha P. Johnson, as well as bringing our wonderful guest, Golden Gate Xpress reporter Whitney Papalii, to talk about the SF State student organization Black Residents United in Housing!

In the first episode of The Happy Hour, Malakai and shaylyn talk about the Trick Dog bar, pink penguin poop, the return of the Guam rail, the Hunter's Point crane, shrooms, and much more, plus gender-bending fashion with a special guest from Golden Gate Xpress Newspaper. Tune in for new episodes twice a month!