In part 1 of our annual update episode, Arlill talks about the COVID-19 pandemic, the on-going Black Lives Matter protests, and the second wave of #MeToo stories from the summer.
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Production notes:
-I will admit that this is tonally different from episodes we have produced in the past but as I mention in the intro, I felt it was incredibly important to discuss all of these issues, no matter how difficult they may be.
-As mentioned in the intro, since the episode was originally recorded in August, that is why we do not reference Jacob Blake, the BLM protest shooter, and the ongoing wildfires in the west coast.
-Sadly, we did not reference Breonna Taylor during this episode but we can't ignore the outrage that's been caused by the grand jury's decision to not charge the 3 officers involved in her death. If you can, please donate to the Bail Project as numerous protesters who will be arrested in today's protests will need their bail paid.
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/louisville/
Notes/Corrections:
Correction: At the time of the recording on Sept 18th, the COVID-19 death toll was at 196K as mentioned in the intro. Shockingly, as of today, it is now at over 200K deaths.
Correction: the name of the Black jogger who was murdered in February was Ahmaud Arbery.
Correction: the armed militia protest took place at the Michigan State Capitol building.
Please consider donating to the following organizations/communities if you can:
Homeless Black Trans Women fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/p6q5sm-homeless-black-trans-women-fund
Black Trans Protestors Emergency Fund: https://www.artsbusinesscollaborative.org/asp-products/black-trans-protestors-emergency-fund/
The Okra Project: https://linktr.ee/theokraproject
Music for Relief: https://musicforrelief.org/?form=FireReliefFund
Mask Oakland: http://maskoakland.org/give/
Brave Space Alliance: https://mobile.twitter.com/BSAllianceChi
Ground Game LA: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ggla
Swing Left: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/swing-us-senate-left?refcode=fb_20200918_senrr&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=20200918_senrr&fbclid=IwAR3p3GrH4H-yN9UjPpHysBeE6A1I8eedWvWzdSgak2gae1LBV14dY9qsiAc
Sources:
[Not referenced in the episode by very relevant] Grand Jury does not charge 3 officers involved in Breonna Taylor's death: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/24/us/breonna-taylor-grand-jury-decision-reaction-tamika-palmer/index.html
Blowback Podcast: https://blowback.show/
Billionaires Profit during the Pandemic [updated as of Sept 18]: https://inequality.org/billionaire-bonanza-2020-updates/
Citation Needed - The Deficit Timebomb: https://soundcloud.com/citationsneeded/episode-104-the-pete-peterson-austerity-empire-and-the-how-will-you-pay-for-it-lie
Killing of George Floyd [NSFL]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_George_Floyd
Kiling of Eric Garner [NSFL]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Eric_Garner
Killing of Ahmaud Arbery: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ahmaud_Arbery
75-yr old BLM Protestor pushed by 2 officers [NSFL]: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/us/martin-gugino-protester-skull/index.html
Armed Militia Members take over the Michigan State Capitol building: https://www.startribune.com/michigan-militia-puts-armed-protest-in-the-spotlight/570138791/
Killing of Michael Brown: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Michael_Brown
Protests in Portland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Floyd_protests_in_Portland,_Oregon
Mayor of Portland Teargassed: https://apnews.com/edd4ebdd7a245e568da69db38aea04db
Unmarked vans kidnapping protestors: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/investigations/portland-protesters-federal-response-trump/
House and Senate vote to not decrease Pentagon budget by 10%: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/116-2020/s135
Chris D'elia allegations: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-20/chris-delia-accusations-sexual-improprieties-twitter
[Not referenced in the episode but very relevant] Bryan Callen allegations: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-31/bryan-callen-sexual-misconduct-allegations
Iwas15Hewas33 Twitter thread [NSFW]: https://twitter.com/iwas15hewas33
Sexual Misconduct Allegations in the Pro Smash community: https://www.wired.com/story/super-smash-bros-sexual-misconduct/
IGN Fires EOC for "Alleged Misconduct": https://kotaku.com/ign-fires-editor-in-chief-for-alleged-misconduct-1821747243?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Twitter&utm_source=Kotaku_Twitter&utm_medium=Socialflow
Ubisoft Harassment scandal: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/ubisoft-sexual-misconduct-scandal-harassment-sexism-and-abuse
Additional resources I found incredibly helpful while preparing this episode:
The Heart Podcast - Race Traitor: https://www.theheartradio.org/race-traitor-1, Divesting From People Pleasing: https://www.theheartradio.org/divesting-from-people-pleasing
Gender Reveal Podcast - Protests, Pride, & Police: https://podtail.com/podcast/gender-reveal/bonus-protests-pride-police-feat-morgan-givens/
Nancy Podcast - Black Trans Lives Matter: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/nancy/episodes/nancy-podcast-black-trans-lives-matter
VGA 370 - A Serious Show For A Terrible Week: https://www.lasertimepodcast.com/2020/06/05/a-serious-show-for-a-terrible-week-vidjagame-apocalypse-370/
Random Ramblings w/Rob Podcast -#PodcastBlackout: https://rrrpc.podbean.com/e/podcastblackout/
Technical info:
Executive Producer - Gary Rodriguez
Album Art created by Julian Taylor
Recorded with a HyperX Quadcast Microphone, a Zoom H1n Recorder, and Adobe Audition CC by Arlill Rodriguez
Edited with Adobe Audition CC 2017 by Arlill Rodriguez
2020