Velvety Mouthfull

Mary and Emma, both cis women, share their perspective on Trans Rights.   They discuss pronouns, screw up pronouns, and do their best to show respect to a community they are not a part of, but would like to see made equal.

R. Kelly was at the top of the R&B game in the '90s.   He's also a sexual predator.  We talk about it all!  Part two begins in the early 2000's and takes us to present day.

R. Kelly was at the top of the R&B game in the '90s.   He's also a sexual predator.  We talk about it all!  Part one begins with his early life through his first indictment.  

Get to know us a little better during our 20 questions episode!

WTF North Korea?! In this episode the women discuss WTF is up with North Korea.  They begin with the history and go all the way through present day.  Loyalty badges, speakers with non stop propaganda, wood fueled cars, this episode has it all!

It's just Mary for this episode as Emma was stuck at the job that pays the bills.  Mary gets into the "controversy" caused by Shakira and J.Lo's super bowl halftime show.

Kobe Bryant believed curiosity was the most important thing.  He and his daughter died tragically in a helicopter crash on January 26 2020.  Emma and Mary recap his life, the good, the bad and the curious.

Prince Harry and Meghan are "stepping back" from their roles as senior royals.  What does that mean?  Emma and Mary start with explaining the structure and role of the Monarchy then move into the history of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana and the most recent news from Harry and Meghan. Buzzfeed article:https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ellievhall/meghan-markle-kate-middleton-double-standards-royalVox article:https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/1/17/21070351/meghan-markle-prince-harry-leaving-royal-family-uk-racism

This week the jury was finalized in the Harvey Weinstein trial.  Emma and Mary bring you up to speed on what has been happening with Weinstein for the last several decades.  Please, please America lets bring this man to justice.Links:Original New York Times article https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/05/us/harvey-weinstein-harassment-allegations.htmlOriginal New Yorker article https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/from-aggressive-overtures-to-sexual-assault-harvey-weinsteins-accusers-tell-their-storiesRecode Decode podcast interview with Ronan Farrow https://www.vox.com/2018/5/4/17320710/transcript-journalist-ronan-farrow-recode-decodeUntouchables Documentary https://www.hulu.com/movie/untouchable-0204d474-dcce-44f3-af25-d1cca05aba3b?&cmp=11886&utm_source=google&utm_medium=SEM&utm_campaign=CM_SEM_Untouchable&utm_term=+hulu%20+untouchable&ds_rl=1251123&gclid=Cj0KCQiA9orxBRD0ARIsAK9JDxTHNQHoqzPYV5xBY5QFGtHikmOhzF-ObzKavvsyN5FnODCJUP2PWHwaAvowEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

This episode starts with a new segment called "Conversational Regret".  The conversation moves into the history of how the 8 hour day and 40 hour work week came about. Ending with today's current ideas around whether that should change or not.  Link to the fantastic CBC podcast Mary and Emma have been referencing investigating Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/missing-and-murdered

Indigenous women have been the victims without a voice for too long.  Its time to start talking about it. Emma and Mary try to shine a light on this subject that has been in the dark for decades. 

Finally a subject with the word “positive” in it! Emma and Mary pop open a bottle of wine and relax into this episode.    

The women make an attempt to translate the impeachment process.  Did they succeed? You decide…. 

In their pilot episode the duo covers pedophile multi millionaire Jeffery Epstein.  What is there to laugh about? Tune in to find out! (Mary’s volume is down in this one – the sound will improve!)

Welcome to Velvety Mouthfull! The trailer holds a sampling of what you can expect.Two girlfriends, Mary and Emma, waxing eloquent about today's current events and other subjects of interest.  Lots of laughs, sprinkled with the occasional fact.  Sometimes there’s wine involved.