Disagreeable Subjects

I am not a timely content creator. As such, I'm just now getting around to talking about the hero worship of Bernie Sanders. But then, who really thinks this won't pop up again?

A lot is said about the folks attending corona virus protests, so in this episode I talk to one. Additionally, I rant for a while about some "not fake" news, and tell folks using confederate flags to stop it.

I've decided there is value in attacking arguments and ideas that seem completely stupid if they are being repeated often enough by people who are not, in fact, stupid. On this show we break down the flaws in a meme argument being made around corona virus, and spend some time trying to figure out what Rush Limbaugh is trying to say.

Rush Limbaugh is unlikely to survive much longer. What do our reactions to someone else's death sentence say about us as a culture? Is it ever a good idea to rejoice in the death of others?

Since Kobe Bryant's death, there seem to be two major camps: Those who want to deify him, and those who want to talk about rape. I break down a few of the reactions to Kobe Bryant's life and death, and talk about how he's not the only one given the god-or-gross, deity-or-dickswab treatment.

I promised to tell you why I'm mad at Selena Gomez.

The title is pretty self-evident on this one - what do the stats on suicide actually tell us?

My brain tells me that it's important to talk about big issues, even when they're scary. It also tells me that everyone would be happier if I died. Sometimes, my brain is wrong. Here's the story of how.

Everything has a history, even suicide.

[This is the second episode about "Guns in the Other Other Washington"] I go back to my home county to figure out what is going on with Initiative 1639, an expansive gun control measure passed by Washington State voters last November. Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer is one of many sheriffs in Washington State who refuses to enforce the initiative, claiming that they are part of the "constitutional sheriff" movement.

I go back to my home county to figure out what is going on with Initiative 1639, an expansive gun control measure passed by Washington State voters last November. Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer is one of many sheriffs in Washington State who refuses to enforce the initiative, claiming that they are part of the "constitutional sheriff" movement.

Guest Tallman Trask discusses the legislative priorities of the Alliance for Gun Responsibility, how non-profit groups advocate for policy change, and responds to those who don't intend to follow I-1639 in Washington State.

Dr. Brianna Mills of Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) discusses her research on gun violence, as well as everything we don't know about gun violence, and areas where more research could help us get a handle on this issue.

Senator Rebecca Saldana represents the 37th District in the Rainier Valley in South Seattle. We discussed gun control legislation, as well as how we can talk across divides about reasonable gun legislation.

We explore dark and the light of pro-life movements, from an update on crisis pregnancy centers in the Seattle area of a re-edit of a conversation with Destiny Herndon de la Rosa of New Wave Feminism. Photo by Tessa Rampersad on Unsplash

Mercedes Sanchez works with Cedar River Clinics, a network of health care providers operating predominantly south of Seattle. I met up with Mercedes at the clinic in Renton, Washington, touring the abortion clinic and discussing what it means to be an abortion provider in Washington State. Photo by freestocks.org on Unsplash

Linsday Rodriguez works with National Network of Abortion funds, which works to make abortion more accessible and affordable to those who need it. This interview can be listened to in full in its original podcast form in the episode "Talks on Talks on Abortion." Photo by Fabian Blank on Unsplash

In this first released adaptation for radio, we speak with Margaret Viggiani, longtime leader with the socialist-feminist organization Radical Women. Based in the Rainier Valley area of Seattle, Radical Woman has long made waves through agitation for increased access to women's healthcare.

So many claims are made about the 2nd Amendment, it's historical significance, and how it has been interpreted over time. In this episode we look at 2nd Amendment Supreme Court cases, and chat with a staunch libertarian about the role of the government in gun control issues.

Wondering about the history of the 2nd Amendment? Yeah, me too. In this episode we plunge into the history of the 2nd Amendment, what it might have meant to the founders, different ways to interpreting the constitution, and why Americans love their constitution so goddam much.