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On December 21, 2025, activist and trailblazer Betty Reid Soskin passed away in Richmond, California. She was 104. Over the years we've chronicled Betty's remarkable story and want to share it today in honor of Betty and Black History Month.In 2011, at age 89, Betty became America's oldest national park service ranger, a position she held until she retired at 100. Her bold and forthright tours and talks at the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front Museum were legendary. As a Black woman who worked in the segregated war effort, she spoke from her personal experience revealing a fuller, richer understanding of the World War II years experienced by women and people of color on the home front.Betty's Creole/Cajun family was from New Orleans and her great grandmother had been born into slavery in 1846. Displaced by the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, Betty moved with her family to Oakland, where she grew up in the late 20s and 30s. During WWII she worked as a file clerk for Boilermakers Union A-36, a Jim Crow all Black union auxiliary, where she witnessed firsthand the discrimination faced by Black workers in the wartime industry.Betty raised four children in the highly segregated Diablo Valley area where the family was subject to death threats. She and her first husband, Mel Reid, owned one of the first Black record shops west of the Mississippi located in Berkeley. She also worked as a Field Representative for California State Assembly women Dion Aroner and Lonnie Hancock. In 2016, at age 94, Betty survived a violent home invasion and returned to work at the Rosie the Riveter Museum just weeks later.A singer, songwriter, poet and musician, Betty chronicled her life and work in a memoir, "Sign My Name to Freedom," which inspired both a stage play and a documentary film. Betty received numerous awards and honors throughout her life, including a presidential coin from Barack Obama in 2015 after she lit the national Christmas tree at the White House.Special thanks to: The San Francisco Public Library and Shawna Sherman of the African American Center of the San Francisco Main Library; This is Love Podcast and creators Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer; and A Lifetime of Being Betty, a Little Village Foundation recording release produced by Mike Kappus. Thanks also to Betty's son, musician and songwriter Bob Reid  http://www.bobreidmusic.com/The Kitchen Sisters Present is produced by The Kitchen Sisters (Nikki Silva & Davia Nelson) with Nathan Dalton and Brandi Howell. We are part of the Radiotopia network from PRX.

Notes and Links to Carolina Ixta's Work   Carolina Ixta is a writer from Oakland, California. A daughter of Mexican immigrants, she received her BA in creative writing and Spanish language and literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and obtained her master's degree in education at the University of California, Berkeley. Her debut novel, Shut Up, This Is Serious, was a Morris Award finalist, an LA Times Book Prize finalist, and the winner of the Pura Belpré Award. Few Blue Skies is out now. Buy Few Blue Skies   Carolina Ixta's Website   Kirkus Review on Few Blue Skies At about 1:50, Carolina responds to Pete's question about how she feels with her book at Pub Day At about 3:35, Carolina shouts out Mrs. Dalloway's and other bookstores to buy Few Blue Skies At about 4:25, Carolina talks about her language and reading background  At about 6:00, Pete and Carolina reminisce on taking the challenging Spanish linguistics class At about 8:25, The two reflect on the unceasing reading list At about 9:15, Carolina shouts out Pam Munoz Ryan and Esperanza Rising-a transformative book and wonderful person At about 10:45, Carolina highlights the wonderful evolution of young adult fiction At about 12:45, The two fanboy and -girl over Jason Reynolds At about 14:55-RILKE! At about 16:30, Aria Aber is cited as a great fan and proponent of Rilke At about 18:10, Carolina gives an intricate and wise explanation of how writing and teaching elementary school and her own schooling have come together in a balance in writing for young people  At about 24:30, Carolina gives information on seeds for Few Blue Skies-an urban education class and references to drinking water in Oakland Public Schools is cited At about 27:05, Pete compliments the universality and specificity of the book in asking Carolina about the area in which she writes and connections to real-life companies At about 28:30, The two set the book's exposition  At about 32:40, Carolina expands on familial connections to the Bracero Program and cites Alejandra Oliva's Rivermouth as a great source for information about the shocking (or not) racism associated with the program At about 36:20, Carolina likes to  At about 38:00, Carolina makes interesting points about the “invisible” work done by Paloma's mother and many women At about 42:00, The two discuss the strike undertaken in the book and ideas of practicality and idealism At about 42:40, AQA days are discussed in connection to air quality issues that happen in the book and in real life At about 44:00, The two discuss grief, and Pete compliments the realism shown by the character in the book after Julio's father's death At about 45:20, Carolina responds to Pete's question about the significance of a garden envisioned by Julio in the book At about 47:40, Carolina expands on Julio as a “wholesome character” and drawing his dimensions and his future and romantic life At about 49:00, Carolina talks about stretching her Bay Area loyalties in writing realistically about the IE and their sports loyalties; she talks about wanting/needing to write something that shows her "range"  At about 51:15, Carolina responds to Pete's question about the provenance of the book's Mayor Warner At about 55:45, Pete and Carolina talk about ideas of ignorance with regard to Paloma, and real-life versions of naivete and idealism   At about 59:00, Carolina talks about anxieties around proving that she can write fiction rooted in nonfiction, and how she so wants kids to go to Wikipedia and do deeper research in enjoying reading  At about 1:01:55, Pete cites the “good and fun awkwardness” in some of the romantic scenes in the book, and Carolina talks about struggling to write those scenes    You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode.       Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Jeff Pearlman, a recent guest, is up soon at Chicago Review.     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl      Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, DIY podcast and extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content! This month's Patreon bonus episode features an exploration of formative and transformative writing for children, as Pete surveys wonderful writers on their own influences. Pete has added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show.     This is a passion project, a DIY operation, and Pete would love for your help in promoting what he's convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 322 with Peter Orner, the author of eight books, most recently the novel, The Gossip Columnist's Daughter, named one of the best books of 2025 by the New Yorker and the Chicago Tribune, as well as the essay collections, Still No Word from You, a finalist for the PEN Award for the Art of the Essay, and Am I Alone Here?, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism.  The episode airs February 3, later in the day. Please go to ceasefiretoday.org, and/or https://act.uscpr.org/a/letaidin to call your congresspeople and demand an end to the forced famine and destruction of Gaza and the Gazan people.  

Every second, lightning strikes 50 to 100 times somewhere. It can wreak havoc by starting wildfires and sometimes killing people. But lightning also produces a form of nitrogen that's essential to vegetation. In this episode, we talk about the nature of these dramatic sparks. Ben Franklin established their electric origin, so what do we still not know? Also, why the frequency of lightning strikes is increasing in some parts of the world. And, what to do if you find someone hit by lightning. Guests: Thomas Yeadaker – Resident of Oakland, California Chris Davis – Medical doctor and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Wake Forest University and Medical Director for the National Center for Outdoor Adventure Education Jonathan Martin –Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Steve Ackerman – Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison Peter Bieniek – Professor of Atmospheric and Space Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Descripción en español Originally aired September 12, 2022 Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby and Alex start the show by challenging niche celebrity rock climber Alex Honnold to a test of wits and economics knowledge. Then, they place the Chicago White Sox new jersey sponsor, CME Group, on their running list of Most Evil Jersey Sponsors. They then discuss the latest health fad that Bryce Harper is posting himself doing on his Instagram, before finally answering your questions about revenue sharing, sports insurance, what sports they'll watch when baseball is Over, and more.Links:(2021) CBA ABCs: Arbitration(2021) CBA ABCs: Revenue Sharing(2021) CBA ABCs: Competitive Balance Tax(2023) Mariners RSN deep dive episode(2024) Diamond bankruptcy episode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipping Pitches merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.

January gave us 31 straight days of heavy headlines, complicated feelings, and very little rest.This week, we unpack the aftermath of Alex Pretti's killing, talk through Kanye West's latest apology (and what's conveniently happening next), and discuss Brittney Griner's new documentary debuting at Sundance Film Festival.Plus, Am I A Bad Queer? gets into choosing white queer spaces over straight Black ones, muting activist friends for your own sanity, and rejoining dating apps before a breakup is official. We wrap with Bad Queer Opinions and a community check-in on where we even go from here with TikTok.One of the only good things to come out of January -Bad Queers is nominated for Queerties award Best Podcast.We'd love your support, vote for our podcast daily until 2/17! https://www.queerty.com/queerties/vote/?category_id=2609Shoutouts:Kris: Marcus Books - located in Oakland, California, is the oldest Black-owned independent bookstore in the U.S., founded in 1960 by Drs. Julian and Raye Richardson. A cultural cornerstone centering Black stories, history, and community. Follow and support  IG: @marcus.booksShana: Minneapolis Mutual Aid Resource - Local organizations put together a giant list of different community support organizations. Food aid, rent relief and more linktr.ee/mplsmutualaidEpisode notes:0:41 - Queer Urban Dictionary1:45 - Category is: Alex Pretti aftermath16:27 - Category is: Kanye apologizes*21:19 - Category is: The Brittney Griner Story at Sundance25:23 - Am I A Bad Queer?41:14 - Bad Queer Opinions1:02:47 - ShoutoutsShare your Am I A Bad Queer? hereSupport the showPATREON: patreon.com/BadQueersPodcast Subscribe to our Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/@BadQueersPodcast The opinions expressed during this podcast are conversational in nature and expressed only for comedic purposes. Not all of the facts will be correct but we attempt to be as accurate as possible. BQ Media LLC, the hosts, nor any guest host(s) hold no liability over the conversations on this podcast and by using this podcast you understand that it is solely for entertainment purposes. Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, parody, scholarship and research.

Juicy Juice joins us from Oakland with D'Angelo inspired jams from Gabriel Jacoby and Damon Trueitt, V-Day surprises from D'Influence and France Joli and major Bay flavor from Esotérica Tropical, MacArthur Maze and more. Plus a latenite mood with Reti, left coast bayou funk from Connie Price, a rugged smooth gem from Tru Comers and pure positivity with Shirley Jones & Jean Carne. View the full playlist for this show at https://www.wefunkradio.com/show/1279 Enjoying WEFUNK? Listen to all of our mixes at https://www.wefunkradio.com/shows/

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:17532056201798502,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-9437-3289"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs");pt> Click On Picture To See Larger Picture CA is a disaster, Newsom ran it into the ground follow the great reset and the green new scam. Now people and business are escaping. Walmart is leaving. Energy is the key to a strong manufacturing economy. Poland ramps up on gold. Gold has now overtaken the treasuries, everything is changing. The [DS] is panicking, they don’t have the people behind them like in 2020. Now they are left with their paid agitators. Obama, Clinton and Hollywood are preparing for chaos for the midterms. They have already put out the call. At the same time Trump is exposing Russia hoax, the rigging of the election and the J6 insurrection that the [DS] had against Trump. The D’s are in trouble Trump is putting pressure on the RINOs in the Senate to push the Save Act. Once this is done, it is game over. The D’s will push everything. Message was sent that the plan is in motion. Economy  (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:18510697282300316,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-8599-9832"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="https://cdn2.decide.dev/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); https://twitter.com/EnergyAbsurdity/status/2016553623270883769?s=20   non-viable alternatives to fossil fuels over the last 30 years: #Wind, #Solar, and #EVs. Despite all those TRILLIONS wasted, fossil fuels now account for an even HIGHER PERCENTAGE – 83% – of primary energy than they did 30 years ago. We must stop throwing away our children’s and grandchildren’s futures on false alternatives that simply do not and cannot work. https://twitter.com/visegrad24/status/2016793453007339819?s=20    be paying the LOWEST INTEREST RATE OF ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. Most of these countries are low interest rate paying cash machines, thought of as elegant, solid, and prime, only because the U.S.A. allows them to be. The Tariffs being charged to them, while bringing in $BILLIONS to us, still allows most of them to have a significant trade surplus, though much smaller, with our beautiful, formerly abused Country. In other words, I have been very nice, kind, and gentle to countries all over the World. With a mere flip of the pen, $BILLIONS more would come into the U.S.A., and these countries would have to go back to making money the old fashioned way, not on the back of America. I hope they all appreciate, although many don't, what our great Country has done for them. The Fed should substantially lower interest rates, NOW! Tariffs have made America strong and powerful again, far stronger and more powerful than any other Nation. Commensurate with this strength, both financial and otherwise, WE SHOULD BE PAYING LOWER INTEREST RATES THAN ANY OTHER COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP https://twitter.com/JoeLang51440671/status/2016559031574311138?s=20 https://twitter.com/KobeissiLetter/status/2016890828925313192?s=20  TRIPLED since Q4 2019, driven by aggressive purchases by central banks and rising prices. Over this period, central banks have added ~4,500 tonnes of gold, including unreported purchases. At the same time, foreign Treasury holdings have remained unchanged. Gold is redefining the global monetary system. Central banks maintain FX reserves—typically a mix of currencies, bonds, and assets like gold—to stabilize their currencies, manage liquidity, and hedge against economic shocks. U.S. Treasuries have long been the go-to asset because they’re considered ultra-safe, highly liquid, and backed by the world’s dominant reserve currency (the U.S. dollar, which still accounts for about 57% of global reserves). Gold, on the other hand, is a “neutral” asset: it’s not tied to any single government’s policies, can’t be printed at will, and serves as a hedge against inflation, currency debasement, and geopolitical risks.This crossover isn’t just a blip—it’s a structural change driven by several factors: Key Driver Explanation Impact Geopolitical Tensions and Sanctions Events like the Russia-Ukraine war (leading to frozen Russian assets) and U.S. actions (e.g., tariffs, interventions in Venezuela) have eroded trust in dollar-denominated assets. Countries fear their reserves could be seized or devalued overnight. theguardian.com Accelerates “de-dollarization” efforts, especially among BRICS nations (e.g., China, Russia, India), which now buy gold at 3–5 times pre-2022 levels, averaging 60 tons per month. finance.yahoo.com Gold’s share in reserves has doubled to over 25% in the past decade. newsmax.com Rising Gold Prices and Diversification Gold’s price surge (up 70% in 2025 alone) mechanically boosts its reserve value, but central banks are actively adding to holdings rather than selling Treasuries outright. mining.com This reflects a pivot away from U.S. debt amid concerns over America’s $35+ trillion national debt, persistent inflation, and fiscal policies under the Trump administration. fundssociety.com Gold is now the second-largest reserve asset after the dollar (overtaking the euro in 2024), signaling a re-regionalization of global finance where gold absorbs outflows from U.S. bonds. lfde.com The gold and U.S. debt markets are similarly sized (~$25–30 trillion each), making this shift feasible without massive disruptions. Central Bank Strategy Emerging market central banks (e.g., People’s Bank of China, Central Bank of Russia) are prioritizing gold for stability in a multipolar world, while developed banks hold steady. americanhartfordgold.com Net purchases hit 1,000+ tonnes in 2025, with forecasts for similar levels in 2026. gold.org Could push gold prices higher—analysts at Goldman Sachs see $5,400/oz by end-2026, while extreme scenarios (full USD reserve loss) speculate $39,000–$184,000/oz if gold backs global money supply. vaneck.com This isn’t about ditching the dollar entirely but reducing over-reliance.   If trends continue, it could lead to sustained gold demand, higher prices, and a more fragmented international financial landscape. Political/Rights  DOGE Geopolitical https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2016915491194057147?s=20  https://twitter.com/MarioBojic/status/2016846881079300384?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2016915405327962562?s=20   of China, Russia and Iran.    EU adds Iran’s Revolutionary Guards to terrorist list The European Union has added Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to its terrorist list in response to Tehran’s deadly crackdown on protesters in recent weeks. The bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said EU foreign ministers took the “decisive step” because “repression cannot go unanswered”. She said ahead of the decision that the move would put the IRGC – a major military, economic and political force in Iran – on the same level as jihadist groups like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group. Source: bbc.com   War/Peace https://twitter.com/ianellisjones/status/2015933550822883607?s=20 https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/2016654714071285944?s=20 Anti-air warfare (AAW): Defending against aircraft, missiles, and drones using its Aegis Combat System, which integrates radar, sensors, and weapons for tracking and engaging threats. Anti-submarine warfare (ASW): Detecting and neutralizing submarines with sonar systems, torpedoes, and embarked MH-60R Seahawk helicopters. Anti-surface warfare (ASuW): Engaging enemy ships or land targets with guns, missiles, and other weapons. Strike warfare: Launching long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles for precision strikes on ground targets. Ballistic missile defense (BMD): Intercepting ballistic missiles in flight, depending on configuration. Additional support roles: Maritime security, search and rescue, and intelligence gathering. https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2016914233233981950?s=20  right after reports of massive Israeli/US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, this is Moscow quietly confirming the hits while trying to de-escalate. Bushehr is Iran's only operating nuclear power reactor (Russian-built, ironically). If it got damaged or threatened, we’d be looking at Chernobyl-level fallout risks. Putin playing both sides: backing Tehran rhetorically but signaling “don’t go too far” to Washington/Jerusalem.   https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/2016697707256025533?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2016934089165853048?s=20      Medical/False Flags [DS] Agenda IT BEGINS: Zohran Mamdani Announces Plans to ‘Tax the Wealthy' to Compensate for NYC Budget Deficit (VIDEO) Well that was fast. Zohran Mamdani has been mayor of New York City for less than a month and he is already talking about raising taxes on the ‘wealthy' to make up the city's budget deficit, which he claims is on par with the Great Recession. Get ready to see a lot of Uhauls leaving the city. CNBC reports: New York Mayor Mamdani says city must hike taxes on wealthy to fill $12 billion deficit New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday said the city's wealthiest must pay more in taxes to help fill the staggering budget deficit of more than $12 billion that he was left by his predecessor. “This is at a scale that's actually greater than what we saw here in New York City during the Great Recession,” Mamdani said of that budget hole during an interview with CNBC “Squawk Box” co-anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin at City Hall.   Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/2016689992932749554?s=20 https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/2016622314306109944?s=20 https://twitter.com/amuse/status/2016825781926662360?s=20   https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/2016863073173114959?s=20   https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/2016855148723593379?s=20 https://twitter.com/christopherrufo/status/2016702846822207663?s=20 https://twitter.com/EricTeetsel/status/2016681981887623280?s=20 https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/2016688511017947273?s=20 benevolent and humble servant of the oppressed. Then when it turns out — as it literally always does — that he was actually a violent unhinged degenerate weirdo, they will immediately pivot and insist that his character and personal life don’t matter actually. We were told Alex Pretti had no criminal record but we now have video of him spitting on and attacking ICE agents Was he charged for this? https://twitter.com/StevenCheung47/status/2016702063334334904?s=20   https://twitter.com/StevenCheung47/status/2016714718430310577?s=20 https://twitter.com/StevenCheung47/status/2016712434606559516?s=20 https://twitter.com/StevenCheung47/status/2016708027559141441?s=20 https://twitter.com/StevenCheung47/status/2016704306401976345?s=20 https://twitter.com/FrontlinesTPUSA/status/2016734414537990436?s=20 https://twitter.com/Mollyploofkins/status/2016377949121884259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2016377949121884259%7Ctwgr%5Eb6afd1fffe8094942ed0a2c48dbd21175293b47b%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fwatch-has-been-actress-molly-ringwald-claims-trump%2F   https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/2016691592619516200?s=20   “But the rest of us would survive… This is the time for a revolution.” Brandon Johnson Says He's Coordinating With Other Democrat Mayors To Thwart ICE Democratic Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson admitted Wednesday he was “in regular communication” with other mayors leading so-called “sanctuary cities” in efforts to impede enforcement of federal immigration laws. “To respond to the operation in Chicago, I leaned heavily on other cities' responses, like Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass shared her experience governing while the city was in Trump's crosshairs,” Johnson said. “We've been in regular communication both at the executive level and the staff level with cities like Minneapolis and Portland, Oakland, Boston, and Denver and Baltimore to learn from each other's experiences and develop strategies to protect our constituents.” Source: dailycaller.com   https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2016645995606552671?s=20 https://twitter.com/bitchuneedsoap/status/2016520711951564977?s=20   https://twitter.com/StephenM/status/2016662505930584574?s=20   President Trump's Plan BREAKING: ICE and CBP to DRAW-DOWN Number of Forces in Minnesota After Tom Homan Strikes Deal with State Officials – Here Are the Details (VIDEO) https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2016865706126545214?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2016865706126545214%7Ctwgr%5Ef45391945d583495415892fba4a2de7da17713e7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-ice-cbp-draw-down-number-forces-minnesota%2F   just 3 days! Tom Homan means business. https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2016867645958529115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2016867645958529115%7Ctwgr%5Ef45391945d583495415892fba4a2de7da17713e7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-ice-cbp-draw-down-number-forces-minnesota%2F   Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/ElectionWiz/status/2016868888491761913?s=20  https://twitter.com/KurtSchlichter/status/2016584955472838709 https://twitter.com/WarClandestine/status/2016737774288654360?s=20 https://twitter.com/MarioNawfal/status/2016938140326645996?s=20   https://twitter.com/Rasmussen_Poll/status/2016868004798124447?s=20   https://twitter.com/FlipCrypt/status/2016359757557141542?s=20  court” “How do you set the stage” The raid showed pictures of files, one was in a bathroom, and another a stage. Funny because Hilary deleted 600k emails, from a server, kept in her bathroom. What would it look like if we “had it all” How do you set the stage? How do you inject evidence into a Grand Jury conspiracy case for Russiagate? I think a lot of the comms right now, and the actions around the country show preparation for this Grand Jury to conclude. It could take weeks, or even months. But my bet is those boxes set on the stage are Russiagate and beyond. The boxes in the bathroom are Hiliary’s emails, and currently, a grand jury is having a look at it all. https://twitter.com/FultonCo_GA_GOP/status/2016671877297488352?s=20 County Board of Elections literally denied these requests. The Georgia State Election Board has been trying for 4 years to get the records.  Including issuing a subpoena for the ballots and other records.  And ALL of those efforts have failed.  Until today. I applaud Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel for finally searching for and retrieving the records from the 2020 election that the U.S. Attorney General under federal law is entitled to receive and review.  It is my hope that the FBI is in the process of getting every box of 2020 election materials in that warehouse to be able to piece together, once and for all, the truth about 2020. I am dedicated to making sure to the best of my ability that elections in Fulton County are accurate.  Let's hope this starts a new chapter in Fulton County for transparency and accountability.” Julie Adams Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections Republican Party Appointee  Why did trump start in a red state.    https://twitter.com/keithedwards/status/2016671823870513436?s=20 Materials Sought in Fulton County FBI Warrant Revealed – A Difficult Road Lies Ahead for Fulton County Officials FBI Agents seized over 700 boxes worth of documents and brought them north to Virginia in two tractor trailers  https://twitter.com/realLizUSA/status/2016701882576560547?s=20   utilized during the 2020 General Election in Fulton County All ballot images produced during the original ballot count beginning on November 3, 2020, THE RECOUNT, and any other ballot images All voter rolls from the 2020 General Election in Fulton County from absentee, early voting, in person, and any other voter roll that indicates voters: to whom an absentee ballot was issued, from whom an absentee ballot was received, or who participated in advanced voting or election day voting Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/KanekoaTheGreat/status/2016665638778143047?s=20   years ago. Fulton County refused. Excerpts from witness affidavits include: Susan Voyles, 20-year election official: “Pristine” ballots “difference in the texture of the paper” with “a different feel” and “no markings” and approximately “98% for Joe Biden.” Georgia Democrat observer: “Hundreds of ballots with no folds or creases. Perfect black bubbles. All for Biden.” Another Georgia Democrat: “All had perfect black bubbles and were all Biden. I heard ‘Biden' over 500 times in a row.” @VoterGa has been fighting in court for six years just to inspect these ballots. Why was Fulton County so determined to keep them hidden?? https://twitter.com/realLizUSA/status/2016706788351971434?s=20     https://twitter.com/drawandstrike/status/2016705043144003652?s=20   AND INCLUDING THE JACK SMITH SPECIAL COUNSEL’S OFFICE. And the first thing that happens when you end up in election related litigation is you are given a PRESERVATION ORDER FROM THE COURT. So NO, Fulton County officials did not destroy these ballots, or tapes or any other federal election records THAT THEY ALREADY ADMITTED TO HAVING IN OFFCIAL COURT RULINGS BEGINNING 5 YEARS AGO.  https://twitter.com/DC_Draino/status/2016902941836198297?s=20 https://twitter.com/PatriotXV11/status/2016713624061116652?s=20 https://twitter.com/DAGToddBlanche/status/2016663357089001566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2016663357089001566%7Ctwgr%5E18c7aab2309ab32958cb900c1fa5f6df8f16003a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegatewaypundit.com%2F2026%2F01%2Fbreaking-president-trump-announces-first-ever-assistant-attorney%2F     https://twitter.com/EricLDaugh/status/2016594714569441286?s=20 https://twitter.com/profstonge/status/2016901410441289982?s=20 https://twitter.com/DoWCTO/status/2016577329393242364?s=20 3800 Q !!Hs1Jq13jV6 ID: e6ce6c No.7943347 Jan 28 2020 14:46:22 (EST) DurhamBoat.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durham_boat Anons found the subtle hint dropped in the beginning. 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Notes and Links to Larry Strauss' Work    Larry Strauss is the author of five novels, most recently Light Man and Now's the Time—now an Earphone Award winning audiobook—and numerous non-fiction titles, including Students First and Other Lies, a collection of essays mostly about education, and 2025's A Lasting Impact in the Classroom and Beyond, a guide for new and struggling teachers.   His short fiction has appeared in Streetlight, Extract(s), and elsewhere. Op-eds and other non-fiction have appeared in USA Today, for which he is an opinion columnist, and The Guardian, among others. If you grew up in the 1980s, you might have seen some of the episodes he wrote for the first-generation Transformers cartoons.  Buy A Lasting Impact in the Classroom and Beyond   Larry Strauss' Article Listing   The Chills at Will Podcast, Episode 83, with Larry Strauss At about 1:45, Larry highlights positive feedback for his book, including a lawyer who found the book so instructive At about 4:50, Larry recounts a tale from the book's Preface,  At about 7:40, Larry talks about the “contagion” that is fun that can and should come with teaching, and how this relates to him wanting to write the book At about 9:20, Larry talks about his first teaching job allowed him to “find [his] way” At about 10:30, Larry reflects on a Catch-22 that balances systematic change and day-to-day work At about 13:10, Larry recounts conversations dealing with guilt for teachers in taking days off At about 15:20, Larry talks about administration and the demands they feel and what they ask of teachers At about 16:00, The two discuss the travails of teaching during the early days of the Covid pandemic-Larry had an active 40 person class! At about 20:30, Larry reflects on ideas of “saving kids” as a teacher  At about 23:55, Larry talks about learning, including in literature, as “life-saving” and “writers as the first psychologists"  At about 25:30, The two discuss cinematic displays of teaching and “inspirational” teaching At about 28:25, The two reflect on early days for teachers and ideas of teaching “authenticity” At about 33:30, Larry talks about At about 34:25, Larry references Willy Loman in talking about “salesman” as one of the myriad roles that a teacher plays, and Pete cites extracurriculars like basketball and the difference in working with students in a voluntary situation  At about 36:20, Larry expands on his first year(s) teaching and ways in which students bought in  At about 39:00, The two discuss the importance of passion and enthusiasm and getting to know students At about 40:40, Larry responds to Pete's question about how he came to understand that a loud classroom is not necessarily a bad thing At about 44:10, Larry recounts a story of a former student discovering journalism stories that already existed in his life At about 45:30, Larry reflects on a revelation he had about never surrendering to resistant learners and about how all/most students want to learn At about 47:25, the two talk about being adaptable as students both change and remain the same At about 50:20, Larry draws a distinction between talking about students' incredible qualities versus complaining to other teachers about the students At about 52:45, Larry talks about a second-generation student and parent complaints  At about 55:25, Larry and Pete discuss the need for adaptability and “improv” as a teacher, illustrated by a lesson that has become a stalwart At about 57:20, The two discuss the need for joy and empathy in the midst of sadness and the grind of teaching-a great Cain and Abel story! At about 58:50, The two discuss the pros and cons of small schools At about 1:05:15, Pete highlights an early publication of Larry's as the two talk about supporting the students unconditionally  At about 1:07:00, The two discuss different ways of being an advocate as a teacher At about 1:08:10, Pete compliments the book's mixture of art and science At about 1:08:45, Larry talks about unique new writing assignments for himself At about 1:11:30, in talking about horrible hires for US Secretary of Education, Larry highlights the way in which John King's fifth-grade teacher “saved his life” through field trips and other ways      You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow Pete on IG, where he is @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where he is @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both the YouTube Channel and the podcast while you're checking out this episode.       Pete is very excited to have one or two podcast episodes per month featured on the website of Chicago Review of Books. The audio will be posted, along with a written interview culled from the audio. His conversation with Jeff Pearlman, a recent guest, is up soon at Chicago Review.     Sign up now for The Chills at Will Podcast Patreon: it can be found at patreon.com/chillsatwillpodcastpeterriehl      Check out the page that describes the benefits of a Patreon membership, including cool swag and bonus episodes. Thanks in advance for supporting Pete's one-man show, DIY podcast and extensive reading, research, editing, and promoting to keep this independent podcast pumping out high-quality content!    This month's Patreon bonus episode features an exploration of formative and transformative writing for children, as Pete surveys wonderful writers on their own influences.    Pete has added a $1 a month tier for “Well-Wishers” and Cheerleaders of the Show.     This is a passion project, a DIY operation, and Pete would love for your help in promoting what he's convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form.    The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com.     Please tune in for Episode 321 with Carolina Ixta, a writer from Oakland, California. Her debut novel, Shut Up, This Is Serious, was a Morris Award finalist, an LA Times Book Prize finalist, and the winner of the Pura Belpré Award. Few Blue Skies is her sophomore novel, forthcoming from HarperCollins on February 3, 2026.    The episode airs on February 3, Pub Day.    Please go to ceasefiretoday.org, and/or https://act.uscpr.org/a/letaidin to call your congresspeople and demand an end to the forced famine and destruction of Gaza and the Gazan people.

Support the show. Become a Patron: www.patreon.com/highscore510    ----more---- We discuss:  1) INTROS: MLK Day Rap Tribute 2) Question the Day: - Friendships based in Hate? What do we mutually hate? {10:33} - Is the Amber Rose Curse real? {13:40} 3) NEWS: Al Green has a NEW Album {17:52} 4) NEWS: There's a new DEI Barbie... Autistic Barbie? {21:38} 5) NEWS: Eric Adams Cryptocurrency collapses {29:20} 6) NEWS: "Sin Tax" for Florida OF creators? {31:58} 7) ICE Agents MURDER another American protestor, Alex Pretti {35:21} 8) SPORTS: University of Indiana won the Football  National Championship {38:42} 9) SPORTS: Lebrons MLK Memphis shoe backlash {47:15} 10) SPORTS: Ja Morant needs to get out of Ninja Towns? {51:05} 11) NFL Super Bowl Rundown {56:09} 12) Cutty Corner Shoutouts  {1:08:41}   *Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/highscore510 *Email: (HighScore510.Fans@gmail.com)   *MUSIC BY: Taj Easton (https://www.tajeaston.com)   *SPONSORS: 1) New Parkway Theatre, Oakland: https://www.thenewparkway.com 2) Til Infinity Clothing

We went in expecting a messy anthology and came out with a genuinely original love letter to Oakland, 1987 — four stories that start as separate vibes and then click together in the final act like a mixtape that suddenly makes sense.The setup is pure mood: people spilling out of a cinema after The Lost Boys, a bright green “something in the air” glow hanging over the city, and a pulpy, comic-book style that flirts with Sin City / Scott Pilgrim energy. It's stylish, funny, and—when it wants to be—ferociously violent.What we cover in the episodeThe anthology structure: four chapters that interconnect and payoff later, with Oakland culture (music, venues, street energy) doing most of the heavy lifting.Chapter 1: “Strength in Numbers – The Gilman Strikes Back” A straight-edge punk club gets terrorised by Nazi skinheads… and the punks decide they're not taking it anymore. We talk wish-fulfilment retribution, the myth-making tone, and the film's “300-style” brawl choreography.Chapter 2: “Don't Fight the Feeling” Two women from rap group Danger Zone get their shot at a battle with Too $hort — and turn it into an 80s feminist mic-drop. The ice-cream shop scene with a vile, racist cop is one of the most uncomfortable (and effective) bits in the whole film.Chapter 3: “Born to Mack” (Pedro Pascal) A one-last-job crime thread that flips into tragedy and revenge. We dig into how this segment links the others, and why it feels like the “spine” of the film.Chapter 4: “The Sleepy Floyd Story” A real NBA legend (29 points in a quarter) gets turned into a Kill Bill-style revenge myth — samurai swords, home-invasion carnage, and a final twist that goes full pulpy sci-fi.The big theme: modern, direct, and not subtle — Nazis can get in the bin. The film turns that into catharsis, and it lands.The verdictThis is a labour-of-love movie: inventive, ridiculously well-styled, packed with music, and shot so you can actually see what's happening in dark scenes (rare these days). It does get very bloody—especially the final stretch—but it's never boring.If you want an episode with hype, plot breakdown, and us arguing where the film crosses from “clever urban legend” into “absolute madness,” this one's for you.You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate it. If it hasn't been completely destroyed yet you can usually find us on twitter @dads_film, on Facebook Bad Dads Film Review, on email at baddadsjsy@gmail.com or on our website baddadsfilm.com. Until next time, we remain... Bad Dads

Send us a textDr. Akilah Cadet is all the hyphenates: CEO of Change Cadet (creating meaningful change behind some of the biggest brands you use everyday), leader, speaker, creative director, producer, writer (White Supremacy is all Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World), co-owner of the Roots and Soul soccer teams, and podcast host of Humane Rights, to name a few.We sit down virtually to talk the magic of Oakland, the importance of harmony over balance, suffering from Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, how she became a sports team owner, and why it is more important than ever to support BIPOC and marginalized voices and businesses.Buy Akilah's book White Supremacy is all Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White WorldListen to Humane RightsFollow Dr. Akilah Cadet on IGSupport the showThanks for listening and for your support! We couldn't have won Best of the Bay Best Podcast in 2022 , 2023 , and 2024 without you! -- Fight fascism. Shop small. Use cash. Fuck ice. -- Support Bitch Talk here! Subscribe to our channel on YouTube for behind the scenes footage! Rate and review us wherever you listen to podcasts! Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Threads, and Substack Listen every Monday at 7 am on BFF.FM

Behind the façade of the white-picket-fence dream and adventurous childhoods of suburban, late-70s Michigan, lay a web of depravity that law enforcement was not remotely prepared for. Over the course of just one tragic year, the town of Oakland was terrorised: four children vanished, only to turn up dead. Chillingly, one had even been fed his favourite food, just before his murder.Was this the work of a lone killer? Or an organised, murderous child abuse operation involving a network of predators, stretching all the way to the top? After thousands of leads and countless hours of investigation, not one single arrest has ever been made. So what's the truth? We open up the coldest case in Michigan: the Oakland County Child Killer.Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/-y8qK_BkeAw--Patreon - Ad-free & Bonus EpisodesYouTube - Full-length Video EpisodesTikTok / InstagramSources and more available on redhandedpodcast.com

(00:00-10:07) Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Josh Schertz on Wake Up Barstool on FS1 talking about lambuh. Shoutout Doug at the DMV. Is Tim electable? Twitter troll account. David Cline of Hedonism singing Cranberries "Zombie" at Mardi Gras.(10:16-37:45) It's surprise guest time but the guest hasn't called in yet. Alright, we've got the surprise guest on the line. Tim guessed it, it's Matt Vasgersian. Are we gonna tell him his favorite flavor of ice cream too? Matt explains his Cardinals Favorites list. Doug's still not happy with the list. Matt's gonna use 'Engagement Farming' on the air today. Raw sewage in the dugout in Oakland. Matt was the soundtrack of peoples' childhoods on the MLB The Show video game. Matt's take on where the Cardinals are at in their tear down and rebuild.(37:55-57:41) Is Tim too old to be at Humphrey's? Jello shots. It won't flush. Things are starting to happen with the porta potty guy as a surprise guest. Herman, class of '74. Bandwagon fans.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are looking back to jump forward in the first episode of 2026. We look at the our podcast's stats for 2025. Find out where we stand in podcast universe. Note that we are in the top 50% and have been downloaded in 99 countries! VABBulous! Then, we go back to a theme of last year - honoring educators who have been CLR their entire careers. We meet Tanya Harris from Oakland and current leader in Alameda Schools. Tanya's CLR journey is personal and professional, inspiring and insightful. As always, you will learn something, be able to relate or share with someone else. Happy New Year!Learn more about CLR and Dr. Hollie at www.culturallyresponsive.org and Twitter @validateaffirm

Josef Lechner of Schneider Weisse interviews Beinat Gutierrez of Gross Brewery.Visit AllAboutBeer.com for more podcasts, to read original articles, and to get info on upcoming events.Click here to support independent journalism covering the beer industry.This Episode is Sponsored by:RahrBSGGolden honey. Sweet bread. Cereal grains. Slightly nutty with subtle flavors and aromas of hay. Rahr North Star Pils™ is a beautiful base malt for any beer style, but it shines particularly bright in classic lagers like Rev Pils from Revolution Brewing out of Chicago, Illinois. North Star Pils plays a role in award-winning West Coast Pilsners and Imperial IPAs for Ghost Town Brewing in Oakland, California, as well. RahrBSG has the goods.OllieThis episode was proudly brought to you by Ollie and Ekos. Better together, our craft beverage software has saved hundreds of producers time and money this year. Dump the spreadsheets and make the switch in 2026. Discover what it feels like to run your beverage business with less broken formulas and more peace of mind. Visit saynotospreadsheets.com to start your better brewery journey today!Stomp StickersStompStickers.com is brewed for budget-conscious brewers. From automatic version discounts to a loyalty program that earns you points across all their product lines, every order works harder for your bottom line. Want even more ways to save? Sign up for their emails and get regular coupon codes delivered straight to your inbox. Visit StompStickers.com and use code FIRSTRUN for 15% off your first order.All About BeerAt All About Beer, we're honored to share the stories that define the beer community, and we couldn't do it without the generous support of our underwriting sponsors. Their commitment helps sustain independent beer journalism, allowing us to highlight the people, places, and passion behind every pint. Their partnership ensures these stories continue to inspire, connect, and celebrate the craft we all love. Join our underwriters today and help make an impact on independent journalism covering the beer industry.Host: Josef LechnerGuest: Beinat GutierrezSponsor:  RahrBSG, Ollie, Stomp Stickers, All About BeerTags: Brewing, Lager, Hops, Weissebier, CollaborationPhoto Credits: Beinat Gutierrez & Josef LechnerThe following music was used for this media project:Music: Hip Hop Intro 06 by TaigaSoundProdFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9533-hip-hop-intro-06License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseArtist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. Senate funds Homeland Security Department for 2 weeks while negotiations continue over restrictions on ICE; Oakland mayor Lee signs orders to protect city's immigrants from Trump's enforcement campaign; Minneapolis mayor says defenders of parks and streets are now defending democracy; President Trump considers basing his Board of Peace in former Washington DC site of US Institute of Peace that the administration seized last year; UN chief Guterres says 2026 shaping up to be year of “constant surprises and chaos” The post Senate averts government shutdown, negotiating Dem demands on ICE; Oakland mayor signs protections for city's immigrants – January 29, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

The gap between being great in college and thriving as a pro is smaller than a square of grass, and that's exactly where Tommy McCabe lives. We sit down with the Oakland Roots midfielder to unpack how a backyard obsession, a London childhood, and the Jersey hotbed launched a journey through youth national teams, Notre Dame, MLS, and the USL Championship. Tommy brings calm clarity to a noisy landscape: the right path isn't a league acronym, it's the daily training environment that pushes you while helping you belong.We dive into the core pro separators, awareness, scanning, and first touch, and why the game gets tighter and faster with every level. Tommy explains how to keep the ball and structure under pressure, how to master the basics without boredom, and why decision-making starts with seeing the right picture before the ball arrives. From there, we talk culture: the best clubs build environment, connection, and belonging. He shares candid insights on roster turnover, improving USL contracts, and the delicate balance between opportunity and stability that shapes a season and a career.Curious about MLS vs USL differences, player lifestyle, and what promotion and relegation could mean for the American game? Tommy offers a measured view rooted in player welfare and professional standards while still embracing the excitement of higher stakes. We also look ahead to Oakland's potential on and off the field, training at the former Raiders facility, and turning a historic stadium into a fortress. If you care about player development, coaching, and what truly makes a professional, this conversation will sharpen your lens.If this resonated, follow and subscribe, share it with a teammate or coach, and leave a review to help more people find the show. What's the one habit you think separates a pro from the rest?

My guest today is a lifelong martial artist, instructor, and historian dedicated to preserving one of the most important lineages in modern martial arts history. Greglon Lee is the son of James Yimm Lee — a highly respected martial artist, author, and close friend and training partner of Bruce Lee. Growing up in Oakland, California, Greglon was immersed in the martial arts culture that surrounded Bruce Lee during his formative years in America, witnessing firsthand the early development of ideas that would later evolve into Jeet Kune Do. Drawing from personal experience, firsthand stories, and decades of training, Greglon offers a rare and authentic perspective on Wing Chun, early Jun Fan Gung Fu, and the philosophical evolution of Bruce Lee's martial approach. Today, as a teacher, speaker, and co-author of The Dragon and the Tiger, he continues to share the lessons, history, and philosophy passed down from his father and Bruce Lee — ensuring that this influential chapter of martial arts history is accurately remembered, preserved, and understood. Please welcome my guest today, Greglon Lee. Amazon.com: Remembering the Master: Bruce Lee, James Yimm Lee, and the Creation of Jeet Kune Do: 9781583941485: Campbell, Sid, Lee, Greglon Yimm: Books Amazon.com: The Dragon and the Tiger, Volume 1: The Birth of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do: 9781583940891: Campbell, Sid, Lee, Greglon Yimm: Books Amazon.com: The Dragon and the Tiger, Volume 2: The Untold Story of Jun Fan Gung-fu and James Yimm Lee: 9781583941188: Campbell, Sid, Lee, Greglon Yimm: Books

Claire de Mézerville López welcomes Deanna Van Buren and Adrienne Hogg to the Restorative Works! Podcast.  We are joined by Deanna Van Buren, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces (DJDS), and Adrienne Hogg, Co-Executive Director of Community Works. Together, we explore how spaces, rooms, buildings, and environments in which we gather directly shape our nervous systems, our sense of dignity, and our ability to repair harm. Deanna reframes "trauma-informed design" as designing for well-being, offering a body–mind–spirit lens on how spaces can regulate, inspire, and care for us. Adrienne shares how Community Works brings this philosophy to life by creating warm, culturally rooted, non-institutional spaces where young people, survivors, families, and staff feel seen, grounded, and capable of restoration.  From reimagining classroom design in higher education to redefining what justice spaces can communicate, the conversation weaves together architecture, community wisdom, creative practice, and systems change. Both guests illuminate how co-designing that deeply involves communities, including those most impacted by harm, becomes its own restorative practice.  Deanna Van Buren is the co-founder and executive director of Designing Justice + Designing Spaces. An architecture and real estate nonprofit working to end mass incarceration through place-based solutions, DJDS builds infrastructure that addresses its root causes: poverty, racism, unequal access to resources, and the criminal justice system itself. Van Buren has been profiled by  The New York Times and has written op-eds on the intersection of design and mass incarceration in outlets such as Politico, Architectural Record, and Stanford Social Innovation Review. Her TEDWomen talk on what a world without prisons could look like has been viewed more than one million times. She is the only architect to have been awarded the Rauschenberg Artist as Activist fellowship, and she is also the recipient of UC Berkeley's Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Prize and Professorship. Van Buren received her bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Virginia and her master's degree from Columbia University, and she is an alumna of the Loeb Fellowship at Harvard's Graduate School of Design.  Adrienne Hogg is co-executive director at Community Works.  In this role, she focuses on finance, administration, and operations in addition to working with her co-executive director on strategic and development activities. Prior to joining Community Works, Adrienne founded Gather Locally, a startup e-commerce technology company.  Before starting Gather Locally, Adrienne was the head of finance and controller for several public and private corporations in the life sciences and construction industries, where she managed accounting, finance, human resources, legal, and facilities. She is an Oakland native who received bachelor's and master's degrees from the UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business.  Tune in to learn more about how the spaces we build reflect the futures we believe in. 

On this episode, we explore the controversies at the Oakland Police Commission. Commissioner Omar Farmer's time on the Oakland Police Commission ended because the Oakland City Council rejected his reappointment along with fellow commissioner Ricardo Garcia-Acosta, voting against confirming their positions on the civilian police oversight board after their terms expired. We speak with Omar along with Millie Cleveland who is on the steering committee for the Coalition of Police Accountability.  — Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ The post City of Oakland Moves to Remove Omar Farmer and Ricardo Garcia Acosta from Police Commission w/ Omar Farmer and Millie Cleveland appeared first on KPFA.

A crowd of nurses from across the nation on Tuesday marched in memory of Alex Pretti, moving through the streets of Oakland chanting and carrying signs. The death of Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA facility in Minnesota, has sparked nationwide protests and vigils. Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller admitted on Tuesday in an about-face that officials were investigating why Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents in Minneapolis "may not have been following" proper protocol when ICU nurse Alex Pretti was fatally shot. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I've spent a lifetime chasing a good haircut - from my dad's clippers in the basement to barbershops across Detroit, Brooklyn, Oakland, and everywhere in between. Along the way, I survived bad fades, rising costs, and a long battle with razor bumps. In this episode, I share the stories and the barbers, and I finally found one that listens!Stay connected:* YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@shannoncasonstoryteller* Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shannoncason/* Twitter - https://twitter.com/shannoncason* Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ShannonCasonTalks* TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@shannoncasonSupport the stories:* Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/shannoncason* CashApp - https://cash.app/$ShannonCason* PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/homemadestories1* Merch & more - https://www.shannoncason.com/Supporters get a mention on the next Homemade Stories Podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Violent crime is down in Oakland, along with most major U.S. cities. In 2025, Oakland's homicide rate dropped 22% compared with the previous year. But Oakland city leaders are also aware that there's a lot of work left to do — including helping people feel safe even as the statistics are showing improvements. Roselyn Romero with the Oaklandside joins us to break down why violent crime is down for the second straight year. Links: Violent crime in Oakland is way down for the second year in a row Oakland saw a historic drop in homicides in 2025. City leaders aren't declaring victory yet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode looks to Imbolc, a seasonal living holy day to keep warmth, hope, and tending alive. We explore seasonal living to help us stay human, foods to fortify and delight you, and rituals you can take to tend the spark of light alive within yourself.Themes we explore: Imbolc, seasonal living, hope, staying human, Brigid, Celtic seasonal festivals, end of winter, candle ritual, seasonal wisdom, feminine spiritualityMentioned in the episode: Live with Mary: Seasonal Nourishment Circle in Oakland, CAPear Porridge Recipe by Harriet DavidsonFull show notes available at marylofgren.com →My new book, Sensing the Sacred: A guided journal of sensory spirituality and daily ritual, is available now. Learn more: https://marylofgren.com/sensing-the-sacred

We're not alone anymore. After all these years of self doubt and questioning our place in the universe, we finally achieve communion and full release with our ancient friend Shelby Lermo. Together we will think about sleeping outdoors accidentally and earning the right to injectables while we consider the music of Oakland's own 1332 (aka EL DOPA (aka ELDOPA (aka THIRTEEN THIRTY TWO)))

Today, we meet an artist who's been screen printing protest posters for more than forty years. Then, an Oakland mural honoring the women of the Black Panther Party. Plus, a poem. 

From its birthplace in an Oakland cafe in 1994 to the Battle in Seattle, international reporting projects, and a deep commitment to social justice journalism, Making Contact has been an important part of the media landscape for more than thirty years. Guest host Jessica Partnow guides us through some of the key moments in Making Contact's history in conversation with founders Peggy Law and Norman Solomon. This episode is part of the Making Contact Anniversary Capsule: celebrating 30 years of social justice journalism. The miniseries takes us from protests on the streets of Seattle to an Indiana family fighting for their daughter's gender affirming care. It explores a racial reckoning in the world of romance writers, and tells the story of border walls from Gaza to Arizona. These shows embody how Making Contact has been digging into the story beneath the story since 1994. Featuring: Peggy Law Norman Solomon Jeff Emtman Credits: Making Contact Team Guest Host: Jessica Partnow Executive Director: Jina Chung Editor: Adwoa Gyimah Brempong Interviews: Salima Hamirani Engineer: Jeff Emtman Digital Media Marketing: Lissa Deonorain Music: "Bullethead," Charlie Hunter Trio Making Contact is an award-winning, nationally syndicated radio show and podcast featuring narrative storytelling and thought-provoking interviews. We cover the most urgent issues of our time and the people on the ground building a more just world.

Today on Coast To Coast Hoops Greg recaps Tuesday's college basketball results, talks to Ben Wilson of VSIN the WCC, WAC, & Big Ten landscape, & how some of the biggest surprise teams of the season might still be undervalued, & Greg picks & analyzes every Wednesday game!Link To Greg's Spreadsheet of handicapped lines: https://vsin.com/college-basketball/greg-petersons-daily-college-basketball-lines/Greg's TikTok With Pickmas Pick Videos: https://www.tiktok.com/@gregpetersonsports?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcPodcast Highlights 1:58-Recap of Tuesday's Results16:31-Interview with Ben Wilson32:21-Start of picks Baylor vs Cincinnati 35:05-Picks & analysis for California vs Florida St37:16-Picks & analysis for USC vs Iowa39:53-Picks & analysis for Butler vs St. John's42:13-Picks & analysis for Mississippi St vs LSU44:54-Picks & analysis for Northern Iowa vs Southern illinois48:20-Picks & analysis for St. Bonaventure vs Duquesne51:03-Picks & analysis for Western Kentucky vs Kennesaw St54:09-Picks & analysis for Oakland vs Fort Wayne56:46-Picks & analysis for Davidson vs George Mason59:43-Picks & analysis for Charlotte vs Temple1:02:20-Picks & analysis for Rice vs East Carolina1:04:58-Picks & analysis for La Salle vs Fordham1:07:35-Picks & analysis for Jacksonville St vs Florida International1:10:23-Picks & analysis for Texas vs Auburn1:12:47-Picks & analysis for IU Indy vs Robert Morris1:15:11-Picks & analysis for Xavier vs Seton Hall1:18:10-Picks & analysis for Evansville vs Drake1:20:49-Picks & analysis for Old Dominion vs Arkansas St1:23:15-Picks & analysis for Denver vs Kansas City1:25:42-Picks & analysis for Belmont vs Valparaiso1:28:17-Picks & analysis for South Dakota St vs Omaha1:30:42-Picks & analysis for Marshall vs Texas St1:33:35-Picks & analysis for North Texas vs Tulsa1:36:35-Picks & analysis for Sam Houston vs Missouri St1:38:59-Picks & analysis for UAB vs UT San Antonio1:41:26-Picks & analysis for DePaul vs Georgetown1:43:59-Picks & analysis for Louisiana Tech vs UTEP1:46:23-Picks & analysis for Stanford vs Miami1:49:06-Picks & analysis for Minnesota vs Wisconsin1:51:38-Picks & analysis for San Diego vs Pepperdine1:53:52-Picks & analysis for Illinois St vs Murray St1:56:40-Picks & analysis for Wyoming vs Utah St1:59:03-Picks & analysis for Florida vs South Carolina2:01:55-Picks & analysis for South Florida vs Tulane2:04:09-Picks & analysis for Houston vs TCU2:06:14-Picks & analysis for Delaware vs New Mexico St2:08:44-Picks & analysis for Seattle vs Washington St2:11:25-Picks & analysis for Portland vs Pacific2:14:02-Picks & analysis for Oregon St vs Loyola Marymount2:16:24-Picks & analysis for Colorado St vs San Diego St2:19:04-Picks & analysis for San Francisco vs Santa Clara2:21:38-Picks & analysis for UCLA vs Oregon2:24:37-Picks & analysis for Tennessee vs Georgia2:27:22-Start of extra games Lehigh vs Army2:29:55-Picks & analysis for Austin Peay vs Eastern Kentucky2:32:01-Picks & analysis for Central Arkansas vs Queens NC2:34:23-Picks & analysis for Navy vs Boston U2:36:36-Picks & analysis for American vs Loyola MD2:36:54-Picks & analysis for West Georgia vs Bellarine2:41:30-Picks & analysis for Holy Cross vs Colgate2:43:43-Picks & analysis for Arkansas Pine Bluff vs Grambling2:45:55-Picks & analysis for Mississippi Valley St vs Southern2:47:57-Picks & analysis for Bucknell vs Lafayette Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week’s snowstorm and Proverbs 16:9: “The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps” … GUEST Rev Josh Brown … lead pastor, Bellefield Church in the Oakland district of Pgh … Bellefield.org He Died For Our Sins… GUEST Anne Kennedy ...author of “Nailed It: 365 Sarcastic Devotionals for Angry and Worn Out People” ... She blogs everyday at her substack “Demotivations w Anne”... Anne lives in upstate NY where she mothers 6 children and lives with her husband, an Anglican priest. 9 functions of the middle prefrontal cortex: the part of the brain that, at the end of the day, make us uniquely human … GUEST Dr Curt Thompson … psychiatrist in private practice in Falls Church, VA ... author of “The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves” and "The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community" Tips for dating online in 2026 … GUEST Lisa Anderson … Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, and hosts “The Boundless Show” weekly podcast and radio show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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There's a lot of agita swirling around about the Los Angeles Dodgers, a salary cap, competitive balance, deferred money, and more. So, this week on the show, Bobby and Alex discuss the Dodgers' offseason so far, the disproportionate backlash fans have shown it, and whether any of it has changed their opinion on the severity of next offseason's impending lockout.If you or someone you know is doing mutual aid/community organizing against ICE and you want us to boost it on the show or in our community, please email us at tippingpitchespod@gmail.com.Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Tipping Pitches Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tipping Pitches merchandise ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Call the Tipping Pitches voicemail: 785-422-5881Tipping Pitches features original music from Steve Sladkowski of PUP.

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We put the spotlight on Oakland's Dandy Boy Records, featuring Ryli, Joel Cusumano, and The Goods. Plus we spin new dance floor cuts from Alexis Taylor, some indie pop from Scotland's The Just Joans and a wayback track from Juliana Hatfield

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In his debut book We Survived the Night, artist and writer Julian Brave NoiseCat takes readers on a complex journey of Indigenous experience stemming from a childhood rich with culture and contradictions. Reeling from his father — a Secwépemc and St'at'imc artist haunted by a troubled past — abandoning his family, NoiseCat and his non-Native mother found themselves embraced and invigorated by their community. Supported by the urban Native population in Oakland, California and family on the Canim Lake Indian Reserve in British Columbia, NoiseCat was able to immerse himself in Native history and culture. Doing so bridged the gaps in his knowledge of his father's past and their stories and sent him on a journey to further his understanding of his people and himself. Told in the style of a "Coyote Story" — a legend about the trickster forefather of NoiseCat's people, revered for his wit and mocked for his tendency to self-destruct — We Survived the Night brings a traditional artform nearly annihilated by colonization back to life on the page. NoiseCat explores his personal origins amidst recounting on-the-ground efforts to correct the erasure of Indigenous peoples across the continent. Over years spent researching and developing his voice as a storyteller, NoiseCat grapples with the generational trauma of North America's First Peoples and learns of the cultural, environmental, and political movements reshaping the future.  We Survived the Night dives into examples of Native endurance and modern achievements that NoiseCat studied in his journalistic endeavors — the historic ascent of the first Native cabinet secretary in the United States and the first Indigenous sovereign of Canada; the colonial origins and limits of racial ideology and Indian identity of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina; hauling the golden eggs of an imperiled fish out of the sea alongside the Tlingit of Sitka, Alaska. Blending history and mythology, research and personal memoir, NoiseCat seeks to reclaim a culture stripped away by years of colonization and the family ties that were severed in his youth. His voiced honesty and years of efforts link the past to the present, the community to the individual in a powerfully intimate depiction of contemporary Indigenous life. Julian Brave NoiseCat is a writer, Oscar-nominated filmmaker, champion powwow dancer, and student of Salish art and history. His writing has appeared in publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The New Yorker. NoiseCat has been recognized with numerous awards including the 2022 American Mosaic Journalism Prize and many National Native Media Awards. He was a finalist for the Livingston Award and multiple Canadian National Magazine Awards, and was named to the TIME100 Next list in 2021. His first documentary, Sugarcane, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary. Directed alongside Emily Kassie, Sugarcane premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where NoiseCat and Kassie won the Directing Award in U.S. Documentary. NoiseCat is a proud member of the Canim Lake Band Tsq̓éscen̓ and descendant of the Líl̓wat Nation of Mount Currie. Joshua L. Reid (citizen of the Snohomish Indian Nation) is an associate professor of American Indian Studies and the John Calhoun Smith Memorial Endowed Associate Professor of History at the University of Washington, where he directs the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest. He is the author of The Sea Is My Country: The Maritime World of the Makahs. Buy the Book We Survived the Night Elliott Bay Book Company

Dark Concrete: Black Power Urbanism and the American Metropolis (Cornell UP, 2025) by Dr. Kimberley Johnson is about how the Black Power movement reshaped urban politics in the United States—from expectations to practices. Although the national and international dimensions of the Black Power movement are often focused on, Dr. Johnson looks at the movement at the local level, highlighting Newark and East Orange, New Jersey, and Oakland and East Palo Alto, California, and three policy areas: housing, education, and policing. Dr. Johnson examines how Black Power Urbanism had its own local meanings as it was defined by local activists, neighborhood residents, parents, tenants, and others who sought to repair cities and particularly black neighborhoods that were shattered due to urban renewal and highway construction, as well as ongoing political and economic disinvestment. Dark Concrete depicts how local conditions influenced the emergence of the Black Power movement and, in turn, the ways in which these local movements reshaped urban politics, institutions, and place. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

Dark Concrete: Black Power Urbanism and the American Metropolis (Cornell UP, 2025) by Dr. Kimberley Johnson is about how the Black Power movement reshaped urban politics in the United States—from expectations to practices. Although the national and international dimensions of the Black Power movement are often focused on, Dr. Johnson looks at the movement at the local level, highlighting Newark and East Orange, New Jersey, and Oakland and East Palo Alto, California, and three policy areas: housing, education, and policing. Dr. Johnson examines how Black Power Urbanism had its own local meanings as it was defined by local activists, neighborhood residents, parents, tenants, and others who sought to repair cities and particularly black neighborhoods that were shattered due to urban renewal and highway construction, as well as ongoing political and economic disinvestment. Dark Concrete depicts how local conditions influenced the emergence of the Black Power movement and, in turn, the ways in which these local movements reshaped urban politics, institutions, and place. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Dark Concrete: Black Power Urbanism and the American Metropolis (Cornell UP, 2025) by Dr. Kimberley Johnson is about how the Black Power movement reshaped urban politics in the United States—from expectations to practices. Although the national and international dimensions of the Black Power movement are often focused on, Dr. Johnson looks at the movement at the local level, highlighting Newark and East Orange, New Jersey, and Oakland and East Palo Alto, California, and three policy areas: housing, education, and policing. Dr. Johnson examines how Black Power Urbanism had its own local meanings as it was defined by local activists, neighborhood residents, parents, tenants, and others who sought to repair cities and particularly black neighborhoods that were shattered due to urban renewal and highway construction, as well as ongoing political and economic disinvestment. Dark Concrete depicts how local conditions influenced the emergence of the Black Power movement and, in turn, the ways in which these local movements reshaped urban politics, institutions, and place. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Dark Concrete: Black Power Urbanism and the American Metropolis (Cornell UP, 2025) by Dr. Kimberley Johnson is about how the Black Power movement reshaped urban politics in the United States—from expectations to practices. Although the national and international dimensions of the Black Power movement are often focused on, Dr. Johnson looks at the movement at the local level, highlighting Newark and East Orange, New Jersey, and Oakland and East Palo Alto, California, and three policy areas: housing, education, and policing. Dr. Johnson examines how Black Power Urbanism had its own local meanings as it was defined by local activists, neighborhood residents, parents, tenants, and others who sought to repair cities and particularly black neighborhoods that were shattered due to urban renewal and highway construction, as well as ongoing political and economic disinvestment. Dark Concrete depicts how local conditions influenced the emergence of the Black Power movement and, in turn, the ways in which these local movements reshaped urban politics, institutions, and place. This interview was conducted by Dr. Miranda Melcher whose book focuses on post-conflict military integration, understanding treaty negotiation and implementation in civil war contexts, with qualitative analysis of the Angolan and Mozambican civil wars. You can find Miranda's interviews on New Books with Miranda Melcher, wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

1. Oil Prices & National Security Lower global oil prices weaken hostile regimes like Iran, Russia, and Venezuela by reducing their revenue. The Trump administration aims for a “sweet spot” oil price ($60–$70/barrel): Low enough to hurt adversaries. High enough to avoid bankrupting U.S. independent oil producers. If prices drop into the $40s, it could collapse small oil producers in Texas and the Permian Basin. 2. Venezuela’s Oil Infrastructure Venezuela has the world’s largest proven oil reserves, but decades of mismanagement have destroyed its infrastructure. Estimates from oil executives: Increasing production from 1 million to 3 million barrels/day could take 10 years and require $100B+ in investment. Even going from 1 million to 2 million/day would take 5–7 years. Gulf Coast refineries can process Venezuela’s heavy sour crude, but expanded imports would mostly affect Canada and Mexico, not U.S. light-sweet crude producers. 3. Cuba’s Economic Crisis Cuba historically survived on financial support from: The Soviet Union (until its collapse). Venezuela under Chávez/Maduro (oil and money). With Venezuela no longer able to support Cuba, the island is in economic freefall. Mexico is currently providing oil that helps sustain the Cuban regime. The Trump administration may pressure Mexico to cut this supply, potentially pushing Cuba toward political collapse. 4. Jack Smith & January 6th Investigation Smith is accused of leading a politically motivated prosecution against Donald Trump. He allegedly relied on questionable or disproven testimony, notably from Cassidy Hutchinson. Hutchinson’s dramatic claims (e.g., Trump lunging for a steering wheel) were not confirmed by eyewitnesses. Jim Jordan challenged Smith in hearings, accusing him of: Using unreliable witnesses. Conducting a partisan, anti-Trump investigation. Targeting large numbers of Republicans with subpoenas. 5. Crime Statistics & Trump Administration Policies Nationwide murder rates reportedly declined ~20% from 2024 to 2025. Approx. 1,400 fewer murders. Major cities showing decreases: Chicago: 30% NYC: 20% Baltimore: 31% Oakland: 33% Washington, D.C.: 31% (after National Guard deployment) Other violent crimes also declined: Motor vehicle theft: ↓25% Robbery: ↓18% Aggravated assault: ↓8% Law enforcement stats cited: Violent crime arrests: ↑100% Gangs disrupted: ↑210% Fentanyl seized: ↑31% Missing/abducted children located: ↑22% Human traffickers arrested: ↑15% Significant increase in arrests of espionage suspects and fugitives. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson and The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verdictwithtedcruz X: https://x.com/tedcruz X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Book tour dates and ticket info here.Just as every market has its first movers, every religion has its martyrs — the people willing to risk everything for what they believe. Pastor Dave Hodges just might be a little bit of both. He's the spiritual leader of the Zide Door Church of Entheogenic Plants, in Oakland, California which places psilocybin mushrooms at the center of their religious practice.Today on the show, like its 130,000+ members, we're going to take a trip through the psychedelic mushroom megachurch. We'll meet one of the lawyers trying to keep psychedelic religious leaders like Pastor Dave from running afoul of the law, and get a peek into how the government decides whether a belief system counts as sincere religion.This episode was reported with support from the Ferris-UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellowship. Subscribe to Planet Money+Listen free: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the NPR app or anywhere you get podcasts.Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter.This episode was hosted by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi. It was produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler and edited by Eric Mennel. It was fact checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by Kwesi Lee with help from Robert Rodriguez. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

For the 2nd year in a row readers of Conde Nast traveler have voted Oakland as the number one food city in the USA. What is your favorite food city? I bet you can guess Randy'sSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Iniziamo a pralare dei mitici libricini, e poi si passa alla musica, alle esperienze fatte e ovviamente... cibo! Trascrizione interattiva e Vocab Helper Support Easy Italian and get interactive transcripts, live vocabulary and bonus content: easyitalian.fm/membership Come scaricare la trascrizione Apri l'episodio in Transcript Player Scarica come HTML Scarica come PDF Vocabolario Scarica come text file Scarica come text file with semicolons (per app che utilizzano flashcard) Iscriviti usando il tuo feed RSS privatoper vedere la trascrizione e il vocab helper subito sulla tua applicazione per ascoltare i podcast sul tuo cellulare. Note dell'episodio The Most Beautiful Italian Word (according to Italians) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbKSArNUR_4 Con Fabio oggi parliamo della sua esperienza all'estero e poi del suo ritorno in Italia. Come è andata? Dove tornerebbe? Ma non solo, parliamo di libri, di musica e cibo. E di seguito per chi vuole sapere di più di Fabio: Tutti i link utili per sapere di più di Fabio: https://fabiocerpelloni.com/ Any Language You Want - https://a.co/d/f7dp9fU Tiny Book Author (Amazon link) - https://a.co/d/4tSF01G Trascrizione Raffaele: [0:23] Bello, eh, questo stacco di batteria? Bellissimo! Matteo: [0:27] E buongiorno a tutti e due, oggi siamo in tre già dall'inizio. Raffaele: [0:33] Siamo di nuovo in tre. ricordiamo per chi si fosse perso la produttiva precedente, andatevela a recuperare. E questo spiegherà perché in questa puntata siamo in tre. Matteo, ma dove eravamo rimasti? Matteo: [0:53] Beh, e dove eravamo rimasti? Raffaele: [0:55] Io lo chiedo a te e tu lo chiedi a me? Matteo: [0:58] Non lo so. Raffaele: [0:59] Eravamo rimasti alle lingue, no? Abbiamo parlato quasi per tutta la puntata precedente di lingue. In quest'altra puntata, con il nostro Fabio, proviamo a trattare altri argomenti. Però usiamo le lingue come ponte. E quindi io ho subito una domanda per te, Fabio. Ovvero, sei italiano, ma scrivi libri e anche articoli, di questo poi magari ne parliamo nell'after show, in inglese. Come hai raggiunto questo livello di fluency si dice in inglese, di competenza chiamiamola in italiano? Ma anche di fiducia in se stessi, perché in tanti non scriverebbero un libro nella loro lingua madre. Tu invece scrivi libri in una lingua che non è la tua lingua madre. Fabio: [1:42] Ok. Quindi... buongiorno a tutti. A me è sempre piaciuto scrivere, devo dire, anche quando ero alle scuole superiori superiori, scuole superiori e medie. I miei temi che ci facevano fare... diciamo che sono sempre andato bene nei temi. Mi piaceva scrivere, mi piace esprimermi in forma scritta. Formandomi come insegnante ho dovuto scrivere parecchio in inglese, perché c'erano i vari... adesso non so come si può dire... assignments. I vari... (Compiti.) Compiti, esatto, compiti o comunque test dove dovevi produrre un testo scritto. E già questa cosa a me piaceva, perché poi anche scrivendo, vedi, ti vengono in mente cose, ti viene in mente... dubbi. Ci va la virgola, ci va questa proposizione, quell'altra, come esprimo quest'idea, quali parole uso? Quindi è un continuo scoprire quando scrivi. Sia idee che hai, ma anche a livello di forma, quindi di capire come strutturare una frase, un testo, un paragrafo. È una cosa che mi è sempre piaciuta, la faccio anche nella mia attività da libero professionista. Come ho raggiunto questo livello? Scrivendo, ricevendo anche un feedback, un riscontro. Da me stesso più che altro, perché poi sono sempre stato io quello che andava a vedere se il testo andava bene, se non andava bene. Adesso con l'intelligenza artificiale è tutto molto più semplice, quindi per qualcuno che vuole scrivere hai un assistente diretto che ti può dire "guarda, qua ci va questo, perché bla bla bla..." Poi sull'intelligenza artificiale possiamo farci un... Matteo: [3:51] Una serie più che una puntata. Fabio: [3:55] Comunque sì, addirittura adesso, non per dire, però arrivo a scrivere in inglese e mi sono quasi dimenticato le regole di punteggiatura dell'italiano. Perché le virgole in italiano, ho sempre il dubbio dove vanno, come vanno, se ci vanno. Mentre in inglese, scrivendo solo in inglese, perché poi scrivo solo in inglese, sono molto più sicuro di quello che metto sulla pagina. Raffaele: [4:26] C'è sempre interferenza. Ma i tuoi libri hanno una caratteristica, qual è questa caratteristica? Fabio: [4:33] Che sono corti. Sono corti. Appunto io li chiamo tiny books, libricini, perché il mio primo libro, Any Language You Want, in realtà è stato quasi una sorpresa per me. Perché io non ho mai pensato di scrivere un libro, in realtà. Io ho sempre visto questa cosa dello scrivere un libro, pubblicare un libro come un obiettivo impossibile. Scrivere un libro? Quante cose devi dire? Come fai a pubblicarlo? E poi cosa scrivo? Questo era quello che pensavo. Poi ho letto un libricino di business che si chiama Anything You Want di Derek Sivers, che era, che è, è stato un imprenditore americano, dove lui semplicemente aveva pubblicato questo libricino. Ogni pagina, su ogni pagina, ogni due facciate raccontava una storia di come aveva costruito il suo business. Ed era un libricino di meno di 100 pagine, molto piccolo. Ho detto "wow, cavolo, 'sto libro qua ha detto molto di più, ho trovato molto di più in questo libro che in tanti altri che ho letto. Perché comunque leggo parecchio. E ho detto "Quasi quasi lo scrivo anch'io un libro così", un libro corto, storie corte, iniziano e finiscono, ogni capitolo è una storiella. Storiella vera poi, perché non scrivo mai di... cioè non scrivo romanzi o storie inventate. E allora ho detto "Wow, allora ci provo anch'io, quindi non devo pubblicare 300 pagine per diventare un autore." [È] così che ho scritto poi il mio primo e il mio secondo. Che poi il mio secondo è "come scrivere un libricino". (Un metalibro.) Un metalibro, esatto, sempre storie mie. Parlo sempre... cioè parlo sempre di me, non perché sono egocentrico ma perché vorrei far vedere quello che può funzionare. L'ho fatto col primo con language learning, e l'ho fatto col secondo con il self publishing, lo scrivere. Raffaele: [6:53] C'è un grande vantaggio dei libricini, che ho sentito tra l'altro da, come chiamarlo, da un linguista e esperto anche di business che dovresti conoscere, ma ne parliamo nell'after show. Che dice che il vantaggio dei libri piccolini, è quello che ti spingono poi all'azione più facilmente. Finisci il libro presto e sei subito portato all'azione. Mentre invece libri grandi tendono ad addormentarti per certi versi. Quindi leggi il libro, ma poi alla fine del libro ti sei dimenticato di farci qualcosa con il libro. Fabio: [7:26] Sì, ne ho letto uno, appunto, anzi più di uno in realtà, dove è un continuo dire sempre la stessa cosa, sempre il solito, due o tre concetti, i soliti due o tre concetti, e tu dici "ma ok, non mi serve un altro esempio di questo concetto". E a volte questa cosa è un po' dovuta anche all'industria del publishing che richiede poi... l'autore... "o scrivi 250 pagine oppure non possiamo pubblicarti perché magari il libro non si vede sullo scaffale". Mentre un libro piccolo è più funzionale, ti dà quello che ti dà, quello che ti deve dare e basta: è inutile diluire o comunque dilungarsi, ecco. Raffaele: [8:21] Matteo, hai sentito nella puntata precedente? Fabio ha vissuto a Londra. Matteo: [8:27] Fabio ha vissuto a Londra, esattamente, ma questo lo dovevi sentire tu, che sei il Londra lover... Raffaele: [8:35] Eh vabbè, ma ci hai vissuto più tu che io però, è un'altra cosa che ci accomuna. Matteo: [8:40] Ma io prima di andare a Londra, perché poi andiamo anche a Londra, volevo chiedere a proposito dei due libricini: ma c'è un due senza tre in arrivo? Fabio: [8:49] C'è, c'è il 3. C'è il 3, è ancora un'idea, c'è un elenco di cose che voglio mettere dentro. Però ci sarà, io voglio continuare a farlo, sì, sì. Matteo: [9:04] A quel punto la seconda domanda è: ma è per caso su Any Martial Art You Want? Fabio: [9:12] No, non è su martial arts. Mia cognata mi ha detto "ah, hai scritto un secondo libro su come scrivere il primo libro, quindi il tuo terzo cos'è? Scrivi un terzo libro su come scrivere un secondo libro? Cos'è, Inception?" No, non è Inception, è sempre un libro di storie. Allora, ho un po' di idee, però quella che più mi piace, perché poi sempre parlando poi di language learning, di apprendimento linguistico: se fai qualcosa che hai... passione, per la quale passione o comunque qualcosa che ti entusiasma, poi la cosa ti riesce meglio. E quindi sto pensando a un libro di storie mie personali, sempre, ovviamente, però con un messaggio più universale. Non ho ancora ben chiaro il progetto, però questa cosa a me entusiasma molto. Anche perché io nel podcast che avevo aperto nel 2021, tutti [i miei primi] episodi erano storie mie personali, che utilizzavo per insegnare inglese. Prendere quei contenuti, aggiustarli e scrivere una storia, come testo scritto, e racchiudere il tutto in un libro poi... non so, questo qua è un progetto che mi ispira molto. Quindi diciamo che [all']80% questo è il terzo libro. Raffaele: [10:43] In bocca al lupo. Fabio: [10:44] Grazie. Raffaele: [10:46] "Crepi" si dice! No "grazie"! Fabio: [10:47] Crepi, crepi, infatti! Matteo: [10:48] Sei vegetariano? Fabio: [10:50] Io? Sono vegano. Matteo: [10:53] Ah vedi allora per questo non ha detto "crepi"! Matteo: [10:56] Ce li abbiamo tutti e tre allora: l'onnivoro, il vegetariano e il vegano. Matteo: [11:00] Posso fare una domanda che vorrei fare poi a tutti i nostri futuri ospiti, per fare poi una raccolta? Ci dai una ricetta? Fabio: [11:13] Una ricetta vegana? Matteo: [11:15] Una ricetta. Una ricetta che ti piace, una ricetta ovviamente che ti piace e che mangeresti, quindi se sei vegano, vegana. Raffaele: [11:22] La domanda più difficile delle due puntate. Fabio: [11:23] Questa è difficile sì! Allora, la ricetta: riso saltato con le verdure. E come si fa? Prendi il riso, lo salti e ci metti le verdure. Matteo: [11:41] Andiamo un po' più... almeno dicci le verdure. Fabio: [11:46] Ci metti il peperone, ci metti la carota, il broccolo, salti tutto, un po' di salsa di soia, riso integrale ai minerali: è più nutriente. E lo salto. Guarda, questo è come mi ha conquistato la mia compagna, con un riso saltato con le verdure. Raffaele: [12:07] Ma mi sembra una ricetta più asiatica che non italiana. Fabio: [12:10] Sì, perché sia io che la mia compagna siamo innamorati del sud-est asiatico, ci abbiamo viaggiato per cinque mesi e mezzo quando eravamo di ritorno dalla Nuova Zelanda. Così, con lo zainetto, senza... abbiamo pianificato i primi due giorni a Bali e poi il resto non sapevamo in realtà, non avevamo un piano. Avevamo un piano che stavamo in giro con i soldi che avevamo guadagnato in Nuova Zelanda a farci un mega viaggio, con un budget ristretto comunque. Non è che abbiamo fatto hotel 5 stelle, resorts... nulla di tutto ciò. Ma, con l'Asia sì, soprattutto io col Vietnam: mi piace molto. Raffaele: [13:02] Fantastico. Fabio, ti devo interrompere a questo punto, perché io prima ho lanciato l'amo per Londra ma non avete abboccato. Poi tu adesso hai detto che sei stato in Nuova Zelanda. Ma hai vissuto in più posti in giro per il mondo. Ti va di raccontarci un po' di questi tuoi... non viaggi soltanto, ma proprio di esperienze di vita all'estero? Fabio: [13:21] Allora, io sono partito per Londra nel 2011, lavoravo per Pret a Manger, che è tipo Starbucks. E ho fatto lì i primi... facciamo un anno e mezzo. Un anno e mezzo. Ero con la mia ex compagna, a Londra esperienza formativa, però esperienza che mi ha tirato fuori dal guscio, dalla protezione di mamma e papà. Ero lì facendo un lavoro per il quale non avevo studiato, perché facevo panini e zuppe. E il mio inglese lì è migliorato, perché comunque stando a contatto, parlando con i miei colleghi, sono migliorato. Poi con la mia compagna dell'epoca ci siamo lasciati, e ho detto "dove vado?" E pensavo "vado in Canada, adesso me ne vado in Canada, voglio comunque andare in un altro paese dove parlano l'inglese, così vado avanti, imparo sempre di più, diventerò insegnante". Avevo visto che c'era qualcosa qui col visto che non poteva funzionare, ho detto "no, sai dove vado? Andiamo da un'altra parte del mondo!" E sono andato in Australia. In Australia sono atterrato ad Adelaide e l'Australia per me è stato il mio... ancora lo ricordo come i miei due anni più belli dei miei 38 anni. Perché ho conosciuto un sacco di persone, ho visto un sacco di bei posti, poi a me piace il deserto, ho conosciuto la mia compagna attuale, che è quella che mi ha conquistato col riso con le verdure. In realtà l'avevo conosciuta in Italia perché, adesso la storia un po' si complica, in Italia io insegnavo così amatorialmente lezioni di batteria e lei era una mia studentessa. Matteo: [15:21] Oh, quindi legati dall'amore non solo per il sud-est asiatico, ma anche per la batteria e la musica. Fabio: [15:33] Sì, esatto. Una settimana prima che io partissi per l'Australia, io e Aloha, che è la mia compagna, abbiamo iniziato la relazione. Quindi è stata davvero dura all'inizio, perché in Australia io all'inizio ero da solo i primi quattro mesi. Lei poi mi fece la sorpresa di dire "vengo giù anch'io". Ma io ero io ero cotto, innamorato perso, cotto. Quindi i primi quattro mesi a distanza, in realtà quelli sono stati più brutti secondo me. Raffaele: [16:04] E che distanza poi, non è esattamente Napoli-Milano. Fabio: [16:07] Esatto, esatto, poi dall'Australia lei mi ha raggiunto, abbiamo fatto tutto quello che abbiamo fatto, perché abbiamo comprato un van, abbiamo girato, lavoravamo nelle farm, nelle piantagioni e abbiamo fatto lì quei due anni. E da lì poi ho detto "ma dove andiamo? Il visto è scaduto!" Il paese più vicino è la Nuova Zelanda, facilissimo da entrarci per candidarsi per il visto, l'abbiamo preso ed è lì poi che io ho preso la mia prima certificazione per diventare insegnante, ho iniziato a insegnare nelle scuole di lingua ad Oakland, in una scuola di lingua inglese ad Oakland, ho fatto tutta la mia prima esperienza. E la mia... Aloha lavorava in pasticceria, perché lei... no pasticceria, era una... vabbè comunque lavorava in un posto dove facevano da mangiare. E abbiamo fatto due anni lì, poi prima di tornare in Italia appunto abbiamo detto "andiamo a vedere l'Asia". Perché poi in Australia e in Nuova Zelanda incontravamo tante persone che dicevano "sono stato in Vietnam, abbiamo visto la Malesia, e la Cambogia, di qua. di là..." Tante persone in viaggio, sentivamo che avevano appunto avuto queste esperienze. Matteo: [17:27] E quindi dicevate "ma dovremmo vederla anche noi". Giusto. Fabio: [17:31] Esatto. Quindi prima di tornare facciamo anche noi i backpackers, come già lo facevamo, e andiamo lì. Abbiamo fatto appunto questi cinque mesi e mezzo vagando con lo zainetto, bellissimo. Io vorrei andare lì in pensione. Raffaele: [17:54] E invece sei tornato in Italia? Matteo: [17:56] Infatti sì, stavo per dire, vi siete stufati di girare? Fabio: [18:00] Beh, più che stufati,sapevamo l'inizio del viaggio e la fine. In realtà siamo tornati perché il visto della Nuova Zelanda era scaduto, in Indonesia, [nel] sud-est asiatico non potevamo stare. Anche perché i servizi... noi ci lamentiamo magari dell'Italia magari, però ci sono posti dove i servizi sono molto scadenti. E quindi siamo tornati, siamo tornati. Io poi ho iniziato a lavorare al British Council. Matteo: [18:39] Lavori ancora? No, non lavori [più] al British Council. Fabio: [18:43] Al British Council sono... come si dice... collaboratore, insomma, freelance. Raffaele: [18:49] Com'è tornare in Italia dopo aver vissuto diversi anni all'estero? Fabio: [18:54] Ma all'inizio, quando tornavo, perché ogni tanto tornavamo, io non vedevo poi l'ora di andare via, perché comunque la mia routine era dall'altra parte, avevo i miei progetti in Australia, Nuova Zelanda. Poi quando siamo tornati in realtà non è stato poi così scioccante o che so, deprimente o magari... È stata un'esperienza normale, abbiamo preso una casa in affitto, poi abbiamo comprato casa. Shock culturale non c'è stato in realtà, perché fondamentalmente siamo italiani quindi sapevamo cosa trovavamo. In realtà è stato anche... dopo aver visto certe cose fuori dall'Italia, in realtà ci siamo resi conto che in realtà ci sono tante cose che funzionano nel nostro paese. Però siccome siamo qui, non te ne accorgi poi. Te ne accorgi quando non le hai. Raffaele: [19:59] Le dai per scontate. Fabio: [20:01] Esatto, le dai per scontate. E quindi è stato anche un po'... mi ha fatto apprezzare in realtà di più l'Italia, il tornare. Matteo: [20:10] Questo è interessante, molto interessante. Fabio: [20:13] Eh bisogna... per quello che quando si dice "viaggiare ti apre gli occhi, viaggiare..." cioè non è un cliché, è così. Logico: se viaggi... scusa. Matteo: [20:23] No no no, continua. Fabio: [20:24] No, dico, se viaggi in paesi magari dove la cultura è identica... però neanche tanto perché, per esempio in Australia abbiamo avuto un paio di episodi dove ci siamo trovati davvero male. Ora senza... io l'Australia la porto al top, numero uno. Qua non potete vedere, ma ho bandiere australiane appese, ho un didgeridoo, insomma un po' di cose. Però ci siamo trovati male un paio di volte con l'assistenza sanitaria, e ci siamo detti "cavolo, ma in Italia ci lamentiamo però sta cosa è inconcepibile, non ci è mai successa prima". Quindi adesso non voglio dire che il sistema, come si dice... il sistema healthcare dell'Australia non funziona, anzi. Però [ci sono] state un paio di cose che ho detto "mah, le cose..." Anche a Londra, ma in realtà ovunque, in realtà ovunque: trovi cose che qua non hai e viceversa. Matteo: [21:23] Sì, il fatto del viaggiare che ti apre a volte... automaticamente pensiamo sempre verso... guardando noi verso una direzione, guardiamo verso il luogo dove arriviamo e pensiamo sempre che l'apertura è verso nuove cose. Ma a volte, come spesso succede, ci si accorge che anche dietro di noi era una situazione diversa da come la vedevamo. Fabio: [21:53] Esatto. In Cambogia abbiamo visto persone in motorino con la flebo. Raffaele: [22:03] Cosa? Fabio: [22:04] Sì, perché la storia... la Cambogia ha avuto questo genocidio davvero deprimente negli anni '70 con Pol Pot, questo dittatore che aveva fatto fuori 3 milioni di cambogiani, soprattutto gli intellettuali. Cioè se avevi gli occhiali eri considerato intellettuale e quindi dovevi essere fatto fuori. E quindi c'è tutta una sorta di... non ci sono certe figure, tipo medici, ingegneri, intellettuali, che possono portare avanti il paese. Si stanno riprendendo... Questo me la raccontava una volontaria australiana che era lì, quindi magari da verificare questa cosa, però questo è quello che mi aveva detto lei. E quindi manca tutta quella fetta di società, di figure professionali lì, e sono quindi praticamente tutti contadini, pescatori, lavoranti, insomma nel settore agricolo. E la sanità? La sanità lì infatti eravamo in una situazione dove "cavolo, se qua cadiamo in motorino che si fa? Se abbiamo un incidente, se succede qualcosa?" Qua sei... devi poi andare in giro con la flebo attaccata in motorino, come ne abbiamo visti tanti. Persone in motorino con la flebo che uscivano da questa clinica, poi dici "vabbè..." Raffaele: [23:39] Pazzesco, molto Interessante però. Fabio, però il nostro tempo qui nella puntata aperta a tutti è finito. Quindi io ti faccio un'ultima domanda brevissima: come possono trovarti i nostri ascoltatori? Fabio: [23:51] Allora possono trovarmi sul mio sito fabiocerpelloni.com o mi potete trovare su YouTube, Fabio Cerpelloni. Vi mando lì. Ah scusate, un terzo canale è su Substack, che ho ed è chiamato Better Writers Matteo: [24:15] Benissimo. Allora inseriremo tutti questi link nelle show notes, così tutti quanti potete andare a fare un po' di stalking. Raffaele: [24:26] Matteo, però c'è un problema: io ho ancora delle domande per Fabio. Matteo: [24:29] E non c'è problema, in realtà noi abbiamo ancora un po' di tempo con Fabio e lo andiamo a passare di là. Io già so che Raffaele prende il caffè, Fabio la pizza, ho preparato tutto nella nostra saletta dell'aftershow. Quindi salutiamo tutti quanti e andiamo a mangiare pizza e bere caffè. Fabio: [24:53] Bel piano! Raffaele: [24:54] Ciao a tutti. Matteo: [24:56] Ciao. Fabio: [24:57] Ciao ciao!

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This Episode is dedicated to the People (those living and fighting another day from Venezuela to Iran to Minneapolis to N.E.W. Oakland to Chicago to Brooklyn to Harlem to Queens, the Bronx, Jackson, Mississippi, Memphis, Alannuh, to Gaza to Cuba to LA, the martyrs, the humans, the siblings, the children, mothers, fathers, lovers, artists, creatives, fisherman, etc. amerikkkan media rather call casualties); the lives of Keith Porter, Jean Wilson Brutus and Renee Nicole Goode alt episode titles: -The Genius of Marlon Riggs -The Genius of Dee Rees -The Genius of Patrik Ian-Polk -Heated Rivalry: Crude Oil, Crude White Gays and Cis Puritanical Imperialisms in a world of "boy love" and racial hatred -The Geopolitical Consequences of "boy love" and Not Reading or just reading fanfic -Those pesky Blacks fucking up my colonized fantasies of world domination -Heated Descendants of Puritans and Black Sexuality as a Threat to the State -What would Meg Ryan do? -Bolivarian Process and African Diasporic Connection -"Men are so Back"