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Today, I discuss the “Show me Your Boobs” incident that happened during my tour in Colorado this past July. Huge thanks to to Rachel Hutcheson and Travis Rosen for sharing the 8/12/18 episode of their political podcast Irreverent Testimony, and for amplifying the voices of women everywhere. The response I got to this blog post shows that there is no story too small. You can read the blog post that started it all here http://www.isyourboyfriendintheband.com/blog/2018/8/3/to-the-guy-who-asked-to-see-my-boobs-in-exchange-for-a-free-t-shirt Listen to their full episode here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/irreverent-testimony/id1031454239?mt=2 Also follow them on Twitter @IrreverentDuo https://twitter.com/irreverentduo?lang=en Contact the Podcast here: sparkleanddestroy@gmail.com @hayleyandthecrushers Hayley and the Crushers are on Tour Now! Pre-Order Hayley and the Crushers’ new album Cool/Lame now: https://www.hayleyandthecrushers.com/coollame 9/9 - San Francisco 9/28 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Boo Boo Records 10/19 - Long Beach 10/20 - LA 10/21 - LA 10/30 - San Francisco 11/1 - Portland 11/2 - Portland 11/3 - Seattle
4 April 2018 - Due to the holiday weekend we do not have a new show this week. This is a rebroadcast of a special mid-week combined Hopping Mad and Irreverent Testimony entirely focused on trade. Travis Rosen and Rachel Hutcheson of Irreverent Testimony joined Will and I to talk about the domestic and international implications of the Trump Trade Tariffs and the basics of what international trade really means. This is a deep dive into what we should all really be messaging about trade and "why trade deficit" matters not at all. Will and I have already recorded the interview for next week, with an election law expert, and we have a lot stored-up to add to the fire. Carrots!
8 March 2018 – This is a special combined Hopping Mad and Irreverent Testimony entirely focused on trade. Travis Rosen and Rachel Hutcheson of Irreverent Testimony joined Will and I to talk about the domestic and international implications of the Trump Trade Tariffs and the basics of what international trade really means. This is a dive into what we should all really be messaging about trade and why “trade deficit” matters not at all. Will and I will be back on Monday for our regular show. Carrots! – Arliss
11 September 2017 - The always interesting and informed Rachel Hutcheson, of Irreverent Testimony, joined us for a mini-roundtable. Will, Rachael and I each brought a topic and we spent some time thinking out loud about them. Will started us off talking about climate change, in terms both of the hurricanes and fires currently razing huge swaths of the United States. Will made the point that in the not-too-distant past we prepared for disaster through federally organized civil defense. Now those activities have been broken apart and many have fallen through the cracks. We already know that recovery from Harvey and Irma will take years if not decades so there's that but the real point is that "Winter is coming," so to speak. Climate change doesn't care if Florida, Texas and Montana believe in it or not. It's here. It is going to get worse. We are doing nothing. Rachel used the both funny and important work done by the Satanic Temple to talk about the push-back in the courts against the growth of forced Christianity. Rachel zeroed in on the use, by the Satanic Temple, of their sincerely held religious beliefs (which are egalitarian, scientifically coherent and humble), to challenge anti-abortion-related laws in the State of Missouri on behalf of member Mary Doe. This case, for which opening arguments are being heard today, is fascinating and makes for an interesting conversation. I wanted to cover the economic side of DACA but I wanted to couch it in terms that, perhaps, Rachel could use in talking with her dad and brother (both of whom are conservatives) about DACA and immigration. Rachel spoke with her dad in advance of recording the podcast and brought that into our discussion. I was surprised and, frankly, still can't wrap my mind around the disconnect in his "reasoning." I make the truly overwhelming argument about the positive economic impact of DACA and, in fact, immigration in general. Will and I will be back next week and, hopefully, between now and then I will get the time to put our new merch up on the site. Other folks have t-shirts but at Hopping Mad we have Thurston Owl, the deficit owl, and Arliss Bunny, wearing a McLeod tartan scarf, ornaments. These have been handmade for us by an artist in Kansas City and we are thrilled to support such a talented artisan. Carrots! - Arliss
14 December 2015 – We were so fortunate this week. Instead of our usual show, we decided to invite some other lefty podcasters to join us and we just opened it cup for a free-range discussion. JM Bell, of The LEFT Show, was with us from Utah along with Travis Rosen and Rachel Hutcheson, from Irreverent Testimony. The LEFT Show and Irreverent Testimony are both podcasts I never miss and are wildly different from one another. Please check them out as they are examples of smart, well-informed and funny people doing good work. Many Hoppy Carrots of the Season! – Arliss