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This week Steve Discourse and Jay Calli dive into some threats and possible solutions for climate change; clarify the Supreme Court case of Byron Allen vs Comcast; and ask why a new report shows shocking rises in chronic health disorders for Millennials (hint: we work too much!!)

Yeah we're back once again! This week's stories all cover a similar theme: people are stressed, budgets are tight and we need some breathing room!Brooklynites storm the subway over policing. San Franciscans take over the BART platform over a sandwich arrest. Chicago Mayor gives folks a break on their water bills, other citations. And a glimmer of hope??? The rise of the 4-day work week!!!! Finally, we talk with homeless families advocate Jewel Stroman on the needs and obstacles facing folks in transition!

JAY CALLI IS BACK! This week we find out how the Chicago Teacher's Union resolved their strike, we get a little bit of movement on the impeachment process, we learn that police can blow up your house for free, and we discuss how Amazon's facial recognition software is not great at... facial recognition.

ONE of us is BACK with an exciting episode this week! Tune in to find out who. Guest hosting is Dominique Lamb, DC based non-profit owner and real estate broker. She has an awesome new podcast called "We Teach Love" (on most podcast platforms) dedicated to proactively teaching the right ways to love in all our relationships (not just identifying the warning signs of harmful relationships).Dominique and Steve are currently developing a podcast (set to launch early 2020) that explores EVERYTHING real estate. Not just everything related to individuals buying and selling homes, but EVERYTHING like the historical trends of home ownership and racial redlining, how to invest in yourself without exploiting or displacing the existing community, current debates in zoning and development and SO MUCH MORE. Stay tuned! Check out Dominique's real estate services at www.Havenfirm.com and more information at linktr.ee/mzdelta1913    

Hey ya'll! Here's the extended conversation with Jim Becker for those of you who want even more of the details on this Trump/Ukraine scandal. We've also got some links provided by Jim for further context, like some of the transcripts and text messages he refers to in the episode.   The texts setting up the Trump call and outlining the quid pro quo:   https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/_cache/files/a/4/a4a91fab-99cd-4eb9-9c6c-ec1c586494b9/621801458E982E9903839ABC7404A917.chairmen-letter-on-state-departmnent-texts-10-03-19.pdfMore info on Naftogatz, the Ukrainian natural gas company that Lev Parnas and Igor Fuman were trying to take control of: https://www.apnews.com/d7440cffba4940f5b85cd3dfa3500fb2   A timeline of the Ukraine scandal: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/whistleblower-ukraine-biden-trump-schiff   The indictment of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, arrested trying to flee the U.S. after lunch with Guliani: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1208281/download    

This week Steve Discourse and Jay Calli touch bases on the Chicago teacher strike, homelessness, and the tragic police killing of Atatiana Jefferson. We also ask why Elizabeth Warren is trolling Mark Zuckerberg and should Facebook be fact checking political ads, or just rake in the cash?   We also ALSO ask our political analyst Jim Becker to try and give us all the details on the Impeachment Inquiry without really giving us ALL the details cause there's A LOT to sift through.As always comment you thoughts and feedback to us on Instagram and sometimes Twitter @Stevediscourse and @itsJayCalli. You can also send us support through CashApp and Venmo @WTDpod and www.Patreon.com/whatsthedeal  

The past week teachers in Chicago have been on strike. What makes this strike particularly interesting is their demands. BEFORE they discuss their own pay and benefits, teachers are demanding that various issues related to student welfare are addressed, including hiring librarians, nurses and other staff which many schools in the city lack.Earlier in 2019 Steve Discourse and Jay Calli explored these complex issues and we thought this would be a perfect time to revisit some of our conversations. Here we have interviews with teacher Brandon Frye, and school psychologist Jasmine Fassett. Student success is tied to SO MUCH more than just teachers presenting material, and these two AMAZING educators help us dig deep into the needs, obstacles and best practices to benefit the WHOLE student.As always your reviews, likes, and shares help us A LOT to get exposure to new listeners! Find us on IG @SteveDiscourse (twitter too) and @itsJayCalli.It takes a lot of time and money to produce this show, so if you're feeling love for us, go to Patreon.com/whatsthedeal to become a supporter, or bless us through CashApp and Venmo @WTDpod! Thank you!!!!!

*drumroll please*YES that's right, hosts Steve Discourse and Jay Calli are BACK with their long awaited, anticipated, highly demanded, triumphant return to podcasting! (now on Spotify!)In this week's episode we discuss the most recent Trump social media scandal and the tragic and confusing fallout from the Amber Guyger murder verdict. We also explore the connection between rent prices and homelessness, and ask if it makes any sense AT ALL for Artificial Intelligence to be faking like humans in your comments section.We also shamelessly beg... er... proudly request your financial support. We LOVE doing this podcast, and we LOVE the conversations it inspires with our listeners, but the podcast takes time and money. If you're feeling what we do and want to contribute hit us with a one-time payment on CashApp and Venmo @WTDpod or go to www.patreon.com/whatsthedeal to sign up as an ongoing supporter to make monthly payments. Anything helps, both financially AND as inspiration to keep pushing on this podcast journey! THANK YOU!

What up family! This week National Security Advisor John Bolton is really trying to start a war with Iran... to keep from crying we laugh at his ugly mug. We also gotta dig into these abortion ban bills, and we answer the question: why is the US birthrate hitting a 32 year record low???And you CAN'T MISS our one person conversation about Game of Thrones! What more would you need from a podcast??????

Yeeeeeooooooowwww! We're back and we got a doozy this week. Follow us on Instagram @stevediscourse and @itsjaycalliAyesha Curry had a lot of fellas int their feelings, exposing THEIR insecurities Should social media really be censoring speech? (And how Twitter can't tell white supremacists and Republican lawmakers apart) Another school shooting, as teachers get the right to pack heat in classrooms And the moment we've all been waiting for!!!! Trump's TAXES!!!! You know we got more than that on deck so tune in ASAP!

We're back again with another round of the best political analysis on the web!You'll never guess if Joe Biden announced he's running for President! (hint: he did) Elizabeth Warren lays out the plan to forgive all that damn student debt that won't leave you alone.  How grocery shopping is killing the environment! LOL.And a couple more stories too important to mention here! Stay after the end to hear our very special Avengers: Endgame spoiler convo!!!

AAAAAYYYYEEE! Lots of controversy in this episode!Steve Discourse attempts to gentrify the word Beychella (unless Jay Calli can stop him), and we debate if its ok to walk a dog through an HBCU campus. We also have exclusive info on the Mueller Report, dish out why ride share drivers are broke, and lots more info you need to know!And special shout out to WOL News in Washington, DC for hosting us on their website!

We're back with a LOT on our minds. Some bad, but some good too!We gotta discuss the terrorist attacks on 3 Louisiana churches, How a white couple and their 6 adopted black children all ended up dead, #DontMuteDC, Georgetown students vote for reparations, and more.

Ok listen up folks! ...wait don't listen, it might not be safe. According to Donald Trump, the sound from wind turbines can give us cancer!Instead of listening, read the transcript of this week's episode. Steve Discourse and Jay Calli discuss:-The legacy and pitfalls of Nipsey Hussle, -How 2 biker gangs murdered 7 people and got off scott free, -getting spied on by Air BnB -and how your cute little tote bags apparently won't save us from total annihilation! Don't worry we'll be alright!

Ladiiiiiiieesss and Gentelemaaaaaan! This week we have a world class heavy weight bout! Will challenger Cardi B's history of robbery earn her the Championship Scandal Belt or will Jussie Smollet's recent freedom be enough retain the crown? In other news, Florida thinks girls can be too immature to have an abortion, but mature enough to raise a child??? Trump's cockamamie plan to tear down Obamacare And Robert Mueller's report... is still hanging in the air.

Once again, its on!!! Steve Discourse and Jay Calli are back to serve up hot takes and deep cuts. On Friday, Robert Mueller dropped his much anticipated mixtape, I mean report, on potential Russian collusion during the 2016 election campaign. Is it a bomb or a dud? Indiana police treat teachers like hostages to "train" them for mass shooter scenarios. Asian actresses are stealing all the good roles from white actors. Trump just might have the solution to bloated college tuition??? See his 10-point plan here.And more! Don't miss it!

What up what up what up! We're back again with LOTS to talk about. We explore bigotry and racism over the New Zealand Mosque shooting and Toyota's racist lending practices. We also discuss high profile convictions in the Catholic sex abuse scandal, jaguar attacks and OF COURSE, the juicy college bribery scandal.

Family! Welcome back with us for another episode! This week we really ask: what is justice?Is Paul Manafort's 47 month sentence justice, or is he getting off easy? R Kelly is catching all the heat while others have gotten off easier. Is that justice? People's WALLETS need some justice! Democrats want to raise the minimum wage, while Whole Foods cut back employee hours. Escaping domestic violence can cost high fees for early rental termination. Arkansas tries to bring some justice to those fleeing abuse. Finally what is justice when police harm civilians? A Florida officer is convicted of manslaughter, meanwhile officers in California and New York City dodge murder and rape charges.

AAAAYYYEE!!! We're back again with more heat! The Oscars, in honor of Black History Month, tried to shed its "so white" reputation, but not without controversy! Trump's long time lawyer and "fixer" Michael Cohen finally made his appearance before Congress and it was... pointless???? Kim Jong Un owns Trump at the nuclear summit: still got their nukes and Trump publicly sides with Kim instead of the family of Otto Warmbier who was tortured by N Koreans and later died. Finally, LGBT rights took a few hits as progress in Alaska and within the United Methodist Church fall short.

What’s the Deal???!!   We’re back people, after slaving in the studio for hours we’re giving y’all a DIAMOND of an episode this week! Don’t thank us. We do it for the people. This week we had to talk about it: JUSSIE. SMOLLET. *Insert deep sigh* Also, R. Kelly. We finally got his ass on charges! Go millennials! Later we touch on how white supremacy is alive and well with a Coast Guard lieutenant planning a massacre against a lot of public figures! Voter fraud is on and popping in North Carolina (this state can’t take any more L’s). Later in the episode we talk about a lot of education related stories. A 6th grade student arrested over the Pledge of Allegiance, and some educators are out here saving lives while others are literally starving kids because they can’t read. It’s crazy out here. Tune in and please, tell us what you think! #whatsthedealpod

It’s that time of the week again. What’s the Deal is back with a brand new episode. This week we talk about another mass shooting right at the one-year anniversary of the Parkland shooting. Also, what’s y’all president getting us into now? He signed an emergency rooted in a total lie! Amazon’s plan to take over the world just hit a major halt in NYC. Speaking of taking over the world, there’s a robot epidemic as robots learn to steal our voices and manipulate what we say! Soon almost all calls will be made by robots. Finally, the climate change information that you didn’t even know you needed, The Green New Deal. Tune in Now! Don’t miss out. What’s the Deal???

What’s the Deal everybody, we’re back with another one! This week our heads are spinning from all the crazy news. Steve Discourse and JayCalli have a little discourse of their own trying to decide What’s the Deal with Liam Neeson admitting to wanting to kill black men. Apparently, VA has been keeping all the racist democrats to themselves. *Shakes fist at heavens* Also, your president didn’t let us down with the SOTU address, or did he? Sir Savage the 21st was arrested by ICE but what does that really mean for the state of immigration services in the US? Tune and to hear all this and more!   As always if you love what you hear please like and subscribe! Leave us a review! Share with your friends, loved ones and total strangers stuck in traffic in the car next to you!

CORRECTION: We mistakenly reported that Virginia Governor Ralph Northam planned to resign. As of Saturday he has no plans to resign. We apologize for the error! Thanks for continuing to rock with us!! We're back for another week, continuing our conversation on the current state of Education in DC/America. Today we have school psychologist Jasmine Fassett to give us the inside scoop on how schools are handling educational disabilities. Also, Virginia kicking off black history month right by instating a new black Governor. That's right, Governor Ralph Northam was outed as a racist and he's getting the boot. What's the Deal with Republicans always tripping? Apparently giving people the day off to vote is a twisted Democrat agenda. And temperatures have been below freezing all week! How can we help the homeless? Tune in to hear these stories and more! AS ALWAYS Like, Subscribe and Share. It means so much to us.

WHAT UUUUUPPP! Steve Discourse and Jay Calli are back again with your weekly news fix.We dive into the agreement to end the government shutdown with our political expert Jim Becker; updates on the Sebring, FL mass shooting; and we also ask, are we cancelling people TOO QUICKLY these day? To answer that we explore 2020 presidential hopeful Kamala Harris' professional record as a prosecutor in California.We also continue our ongoing conversation on education with DC born and raised middle school educator Brandon Frye! He and Jay Calli break down the surprising challenges and roles teachers and their students face both inside  and outside school walls.   Follow us on Instagram @Stevediscourse and @itsjaycalli. And as always please subscribe, share and leave us a review where ever you listen!

LOTS going on in this episode! Be sure to subscribe and definitely follow us @SteveDiscourse and @itsJayCalli *warning explicit language this episode* We got Whoppergate at the White House--Cardi B serving political asswhoopin--A big scoop in the Russia investigation... or maybe not--Sentencing for Jason Van Dyke--DOJ taking land for the border --and DC Mayor Bowser with a controversial veto in the city! This episode we also kick off our series of conversations on the education system in the United States. We start with a conversation with Anthony Tilghman the Executive Director of Make Smart Cool, a nonprofit doing youth outreach, tutoring, mentoring, book clubs and so much more! Find out more and plug in at the website MakeSmart.Cool and across all social media  and hashtags makesmartcool! That's the Deal!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!We're back after a quick vacation for the holidays and there's a lot to catch up on.Basically the 2 stories dominating our headlines lately: the expose of "Surviving R. Kelly" and the federal government shutdown.  In this episode we expand from R Kelly to explore the bigger picture of sexual violence and rape culture. We also dig into the real effects of the shutdown on regular people, many who don't even work for the government. Finally we tackle the issue of 8 homicides in DC in the first 8 days of 2019. how can we address this surge and stop crime and violence before it starts?

What up, what up, what up!!! We are BACK again. Thanks for being patient while we took a break last week to recover from the Thanksgiving itis. This week we talk about Marc Lamont Hill's firing from CNN, Trump's denial of his own administration's report on climate change, gene edited Chinese babies and more.And one quick announcement: this is our final episode for 2018. Its kinda sad but it's also kinda cool! We've been working hard the last several months to bring you this podcast and we've gotten great support from all our listeners. Now its time to take a step back so we can assess how far we've come and how we can make things even better going into 2019. Thank you so much for riding with us this far! We'll see you in the New Year!!!

Excelsior! In this episode we pay our respects to Marvel comics legend Stan Lee. We also discuss the tragic police slaying of hero and security guard Jemel Roberson, why the destruction of California wildfires are preventable, and the latest news on interim Attorney General Matt Whitaker. We also have a fire conversation with Dana Hall, founder of Aya Inc. mentorship services. She is also a legislative analyst for DC Ward 8 Council Member Trayon White. She shares with us the importance of mentoring and having a mentor, as well as the ways her City Council office prioritizes public outreach in the legislative process.Find more info on her mentorship program at www.ayaincorporated.org and Instagram @ayaincorporated Reach her at DC Council Member Trayon White's office: dhall@dccouncil.gov

Warning: we drop a few F-bombs in this episode, but they're tasteful. Trust us! We're back again family! And Sadly we've got ANOTHER mass shooting massacre to discuss. We also dig into the midterm election results, what's happening with recounts in Florida and Georgia, and what happens when students AND teachers throw hands. And we bring back our short list of the very many police brutality incidents from across the country.

Back at it again! In this episode we discuss the massive Google employee walkout, the mass shooting in Tallahassee, voting rights at age 16, and more. We also sit down with Washington DC superhero Miss Hardy, who is organizing events across her hometown to discourage gun violence and address mental health and suicides. You don't want to miss her story! T find out more about her, follow her on Instagram at @Misshardydc and her account and hashtag Gunsdownfriday.

Headlines were MASSIVE this week as we discuss the partisan pipe bomber, Megyn Kelly's defense of blackface, the Honduran asylum caravan and more!And you MUST stick around til the end for our conversation with Qiana Johnson who founded Life After Release, which focuses on what she calls Mass Liberation. In other words, reforming the criminal justice system by engaging formerly incarcerated AND elected officials. Her work is amazing, do not miss this interview!Follow her work and get connected by visiting www.lifeafterrelease.com, search for her on Facebook at Qiana Johnson and Instagram @Mz_Q. Or call her at 240-8454007.

This week in news we talk about election tampering in Georgia, throwing racists in jail, dirty cops and more.We also talk with Sharece Crawford an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for Ward 8 in Washington, D.C. Her path to office will surprise you... just like it surprised HER. Learn how easy it is to get involved in government and make an impact!

This week we have some AMAZING special guests in studio!!!! We discuss the Credible Messengers method for youth mentorship, crime prevention and dismantling the school to prison pipeline with Jason Clark of King County Superior Court in Washington State, and Willard Jimerson Jr and Eddie Howard of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle.For more information, be sure to check out these resources: D.C. Dept. of Youth Rehabilitation Services- Credible Messengers Initiative: https://dyrs.dc.gov/page/credible-messenger-initiative Credible Messenger Justice Center: https://cmjcenter.org/ King County Credible Messenger Initiatve: https://www.facebook.com/kingcountycrediblemessenger/ Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle: https://urbanleague.org/

We're back again with a new episode of What's the Deal??? but not much has changed: We all know the world laughs at Trump but this week we got actual video of it happening! The controversy continues around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. And as usual we run the weekly checklist of police corruption. Tune in!

YEAAAAHHHHH BOOOYYYYYYY (Flava Flav voice) we're BACK! We pack in a lot on ths episode: the assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett "Straight Outta Bethesda"/"Keepin It Gangsta" Kavanaugh; who really deserves credit for Nike endorsing Colin Kaepernick; mass shooting in Maryland, and much more.

Tune is and listen to JayCalli and Steve Discourse discuss coping strategies for everyday mental health stressors and how to live your best life!

This week Jay Calli and I are off taking care of some personal business. In this solo shot, Steve Discourse unpacks and vents on the nature and normality of police violence in the USA, following the police murder on Thursday of Bothom Shem Jean, a 26 year old man in Dallas. We would love ot hear your reactions, questions and comments to this shocking incident and about this pattern of police violence in general. Hit me up @SteveDiscourse and @itsJayCalli on Instagram and @whatsthedeal18 and @Stevediscourse on Twitter. And please follow, share, and review our podcast!

This week's episode we cover a lot of ground in a short time! We touch on the deaths of Aretha Franklin and John McCain; the Madden mass shooting and a high school stabbing; police brutality updates; California bans cash bail; and how the Republicans work at every turn to suppress your vote.If we gon' talk about the news we gon' make it look sexy! *Kendrick voice*

What's the deaaaaalllll???? Rock with us this week as Steve Discourse and Jay Calli jump into: -UNC students and Confederate Monuments -Using Republican tactics... to advance progressive issues??? -Prisoners demand humane conditions nationwide -Immigrants don't kill women, Americans kill women! Damn that list sounds heavy... Yeah it is but we make it look sexy!

Alright folks today we're talking about the white supremacists who were too scared to show up in DC, and the white woman left over from Unite the Right (LOL) who caught wreck for being racist on a bus full of black people. We also talk about security at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas high school, and ask if a good school is enough to set kids up for a good future.

In this, our FIRST EVER OFFICIAL EPISODE, Steve Discourse and Jay Calli needlessly banter about how to start our first ever episode; Steve struggles to explain what we even do here at What's the Deal??? and as a bonus we actually have some substantive discussion: 1. The Trump administration's recent immigration policy moves and 2. We ask who's responsibility is it (white or black people) to show up against the Unite the Right 2 rally and fight white supremacists in DC.It will only get smoother, cooler, funnier and better produced from here... we swear! PRESS PLAY!