1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 1: Hi, everybody, Welcome to the Bechtel Cast. My name is Jamie, 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: my name is Caitlin, and Uh, it's been a fucking week. 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,640 Speaker 1: If you're listening to this the day and week it 4 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: comes out, you'll certainly know why. There has been massive 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: demonstrations for the Black Lives Matter movement in response to 6 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: the murder of George Floyd, of Brianna Taylor, of Ahmad 7 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: are Y, and and on and on in the past week, 8 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: and there has been just truly a huge burst in 9 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: righteous anger in issues that have been, you know, brewing 10 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,279 Speaker 1: in American history for as long as American history has 11 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: been happening. So if you're listening to this episode when 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,159 Speaker 1: it comes out, you know that already, and if you're 13 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: listening to this episode in the future, you also know that. 14 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: So we we were genuinely like, not sure she'll be 15 00:00:57,320 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: released an episode this week? Does it make sense for 16 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: us to do? But we decided that that we should. 17 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: It's not obviously it's not going to be a normal episode. 18 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: We're not gonna be talking about uh movie this week, 19 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,679 Speaker 1: but we will be talking because we want to respect 20 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: the fact that we have a platform and we have 21 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: listeners that we've found over the over the years. Are 22 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: are are I mean, our listeners are the best and 23 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 1: and we've learned so much from you. And it sounds like, 24 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: you know, that goes both ways, and we want to 25 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:35,039 Speaker 1: continue to do that through everything and and so here 26 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: we are. Yeah, so more or less, we wanted to 27 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: take this opportunity to just provide information about resources, things 28 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: you can do to be a better ally, things you 29 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: can do to be actively anti racist, places you can 30 00:01:55,920 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 1: donate to, things like that. So we are are Jamie said, UM, 31 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: we're using our platform to inform and educate and hopefully yeah, 32 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: hopefully you'll you'll find So I know, there's so much 33 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 1: information going around already. I'm sure you already have heard 34 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: uh different things you can do. Um, but no harm 35 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: in spreading more information as long as that information is good. So, uh, 36 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: that's what we're doing today. And we also want to 37 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: just I guess publicly express our our continued commitment to 38 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 1: doing better. And you know, I mean, I mean, from 39 00:02:36,720 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: the beginning of this show, I think that we have 40 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: both learned so much in so many areas of analysis, 41 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 1: but especially with this show, I think that I've I've 42 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: personally learned a ton through our guests and through our 43 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: research and through our talks about the importance of intersectionalism, 44 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 1: where you know, we started this show with the idea 45 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: of we want to analyze movies from a feminist perspective. 46 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: And feminism is wonderful and we are deeply committed to it, 47 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: but it has deeply entrenched roots in erasing black women, 48 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: and erasing all non white women, and and only servicing 49 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: white women, and and so it's inexcusable. And I think 50 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:27,640 Speaker 1: that it's so cooked into even the core of feminist 51 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: rhetoric races so much, and particularly black women and particularly 52 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: non white and queer women. I mean, we we are 53 00:03:38,240 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: committed to doing better. And to all of our listeners, 54 00:03:43,880 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: we appreciate you being on the ride with us. And 55 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: I mean, I personally really love how great our listeners 56 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: have been over the years about just you know, checking 57 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 1: us when we funk up, and it genuinely helps, and 58 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: I think that I know that it will continue to help. 59 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: So for sure, first we just want to express, particularly 60 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: to our black listeners, but to all of our listeners, 61 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: a huge amount of love and just the open line 62 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: of communication. We're here, we're listening. We want to do better. 63 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 1: For you and we want to do better by you, 64 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: and so we love you when we're here. Yes, indeed, 65 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: and thank you again for your patients with us as 66 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 1: we have grown and you know, just try to navigate 67 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: our jobs, you know. Um, it's been so helpful the 68 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 1: feedback that we've gotten over the years. Of course, we 69 00:04:41,279 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: do have blind spots that we've been working diligently to 70 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: make more and more narrow over the course of the show. Um, 71 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: but any guidance is still helpful. Not that it's should be, 72 00:04:54,760 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: you know, your responsibility or burden to like as oh no, 73 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: we've ventured a dangerous on I mean there. It's never 74 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: been on our listeners to educate us. But when our 75 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:10,160 Speaker 1: listeners have felt like, you know, hey, I'm going to 76 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 1: take this opportunity to say you're fucking wrong and here 77 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: is what you need to know, you know what, we 78 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: will never you know, come at our fan base being 79 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: like educated us we're idiots, but but we do appreciate 80 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: when you know, we it's it's the para social relationship 81 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: of a lifetime that we're on right now, and from 82 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: the bottom of our hearts, it does mean a lot 83 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: to us. When if we funk up and you know 84 00:05:35,600 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 1: you're able to check us and want to. It's really helpful. 85 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 1: But but yeah, I think that what you just brought up, 86 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: Caitlin is a great point that even in the past 87 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:50,040 Speaker 1: like week of you know, everything that's been going around 88 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: of there's definitely been, uh a mini pandemic of non 89 00:05:56,560 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 1: black people asking black people to educate on what they 90 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: should have understood going into this situation, which if it's 91 00:06:05,520 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: something you're considering doing, do not do it. It is 92 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: you have access to all the same resources you have 93 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: Google dot com. And it is on us to educate 94 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: ourselves period. It is not someone else's job to tell 95 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: you what you're getting wrong. Um. Which is the first 96 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: resource that I would like to bring up, And also 97 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 1: we will be posting all of these resources to our 98 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,840 Speaker 1: Twitter and our Instagram. UM. We already have stuff going, 99 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: but we'll continue adding stuff. But the first resource that 100 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 1: I wanted to share are from two activists named Brianna 101 00:06:43,320 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: Wallace and Autumn Gupta, and it was shared by a 102 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: friend of the cast io at Debris. Who is I mean, 103 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: if you've heard her episode, you're already in love with 104 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: her or you were in love with her because of 105 00:06:57,920 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: the millions of wonderful comedy things she's done, but she 106 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: shared this particular resource um from Brianna Wallace and Autumn Gupta. 107 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 1: Here's here's the statement that goes with the project. It says, Hello, 108 00:07:09,000 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: our names are Brianna and Autumn and we're a dynamic 109 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: duo committed to the mission of spreading truth, love and awareness. 110 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: Spearheaded by Autumn. We've created this detailed resource that compiles 111 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: ways to learn inform an act to support those in 112 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: the black community. Check it out, share, we post, blow 113 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: it up. And what it is is truly wonderful. I 114 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 1: have already started doing it myself, but it is a 115 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: Google doc that we will link you to. It is 116 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: called Justice in June and it is a lesson plan 117 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: for non black people on how to become better allies. 118 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: It is truly a gigantic act of service that this 119 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: has been made available for free. There's three lesson plans available. 120 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: There's ten minutes a day, twenty five minutes a day, 121 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,920 Speaker 1: forty five minutes a day, depending on where your life 122 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: is at right now, how much time do you have 123 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: to do this? Brianna and Autumn have you covered so? 124 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: I highly highly highly recommend there's an inside of this 125 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: Google doc. In this lesson plan alone, there are hundreds 126 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: of pieces of media, of speeches, of literature, of of movies, 127 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: of just truly the full spectrum of educational materials that 128 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 1: that they've made available. And literally all it takes is 129 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: to start the commitment of the month of June to 130 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: educate yourself and to better understand. So I would as 131 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:42,439 Speaker 1: as someone currently three days deep into the program, it's 132 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: wonderful and and we will link that resource to you. 133 00:08:45,559 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 1: I have already found it to be extremely helpful. Yeah, 134 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: I mean the work, the work is on us. I 135 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: can't wait to get started. So that's that's my first resource. Again, 136 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: if this is stuff you already know, feel free to 137 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:04,240 Speaker 1: just you know, come back next week. But if this 138 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: is new information for you, please hang out. And uh, 139 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: we would love to pass along the resources that we 140 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 1: have aggregated or already had. And when I pass it along, 141 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: so the next thing that we want to direct you 142 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 1: to is mutual funds and bail funds. So hopefully, as 143 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: a listener, you you already understand that black Americans are 144 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:35,160 Speaker 1: incarcerated at astronomically higher rates than truly anyone else they're 145 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: brutalized more, they're treated like. The way that these protests 146 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: have played out has been no exception. And so if 147 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: you are either at a protest and want to continue 148 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,720 Speaker 1: to do more, or you are not able to be 149 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: at a protest, you're not near one, you're not whatever 150 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: it is, Donating to a bail fund is an incredibly 151 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: helpful way to cause an impact in an immediate sense. 152 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:05,320 Speaker 1: There are people that I'm sure you've you've seen this happening, 153 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:11,560 Speaker 1: being arrested for literally nothing. It's been extremely humbling for 154 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: me because I've been you know, I just I've been 155 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: sheltered by my skin for my entire life, and in 156 00:10:18,320 --> 00:10:23,359 Speaker 1: the past week of being like seeing police brutality happened firsthand. 157 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: I mean, if you've been extremely online during this time, 158 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: you understand that what happens at the protests and what 159 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 1: is reflected in the media is quite different, and that 160 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: there are thousands of people being arrested for no reason. 161 00:10:40,960 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: A wonderful way you can help right away is to 162 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: donate to a mutual aid or bail fund. And we 163 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: have in our Twitter and in our Instagram a link 164 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 1: to a list of nationwide and some in Canada. As 165 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: well UH mutual aid and l funds where you can 166 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: give right now. We have already been doing so with 167 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: our Patreon money and our personal money. We will continue 168 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:11,120 Speaker 1: to do so. But it is an incredible, incredible way 169 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,959 Speaker 1: to cause an immediate impact, and I would extend that 170 00:11:14,080 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: to UH will link these as well, but keeping an 171 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: eye out for the families of those impacted, and we're 172 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,000 Speaker 1: talking about Brianna Taylor, who there is still as of 173 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: this recording, been no arrests made in an association with 174 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:31,199 Speaker 1: her murder by police, and this goes on and on. 175 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:35,240 Speaker 1: But but also we will also be uh reposting and 176 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,960 Speaker 1: sharing the go fund mes and and the ways you 177 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: can support people who have been extremely impacted by the 178 00:11:42,520 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: past week through through bell fund, through go fund me, 179 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: is through cash apps. UM. This also extends to and 180 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:53,679 Speaker 1: we want to make sure that we're acknowledging the black 181 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 1: trans community who are again brutalize and mistreated by the 182 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:04,360 Speaker 1: police and by our society at abnormally high rate. UH. 183 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:08,400 Speaker 1: In this past week alone, Ayanna Dior was beaten by 184 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: a mob in Minneapolis, and Tony McDade, a black trans man, 185 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: was shot and killed by police just in the past week. 186 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,680 Speaker 1: There are also fundraising efforts going on for them, and 187 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 1: there's also fundraising efforts going on for the black trans 188 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: community at large that we will share with you. Yes, 189 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: another thing that I would encourage people too. I think 190 00:12:33,280 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: that there's a lot of ways to be an activist 191 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: right now, and the immediate ways are donate and show 192 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: up at a protest if you're physically able to show 193 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: up at a protest. These are the most immediate ways 194 00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: that you can make an impact. But another it's committing 195 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: yourself to a long game as well. Where to to 196 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: paraphrase our dear friend, friend of the cast, friend of 197 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: our life, Miles Gray, something that he expressed on the 198 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 1: dailies like Guist today was just the sentiment that this 199 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,960 Speaker 1: is a long game and if you're committing yourself to 200 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: performing on social media for a week, that will show 201 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 1: and being an ally is a journey and it involves 202 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: fucking up. I think that that is something that people 203 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: are afraid to do a lot, especially on social media, 204 00:13:27,880 --> 00:13:31,079 Speaker 1: like no one wants to, you know, make a mistake, 205 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: But we did it. We we posted a black square 206 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: before realizing wait, that's like counterproductive. That was not a 207 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: helpful thing for us to do you know, and that, 208 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:44,400 Speaker 1: and and so for for those of you that have 209 00:13:44,559 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: made those missteps and those mistakes, we have also made 210 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: those mistakes, and we won't back off from those mistakes. 211 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: We will say that we were fucking wrong and it 212 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: was not helpful and it was not a productive use 213 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: of our platform. But mistakes are constantly made. The question 214 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: is are you willing to learn from them? Are you 215 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: willing to like put your ego aside and commit to 216 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 1: accountable Yeah, in in the long game, right, I think 217 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:18,319 Speaker 1: a lot of people are are hesitant to speak up 218 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: or to engage in anything of what's going on for 219 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: fear of making missteps and and and I think there's 220 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: a hesitancy to engage with a lot of people who 221 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: just need to understand that. Yeah, Like what you're saying, 222 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:41,720 Speaker 1: Jamie is nobody is perfect. Mistakes will be made, but 223 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: you can't let that stop you from trying because putting 224 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: in the work, putting in the effort is vital. You 225 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,840 Speaker 1: don't want to take the um I thought immediately of 226 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: Sofia Coppola directing the Big Guild, like you don't want 227 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: to take that approach of like, well, I don't under 228 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: stay I'm not a black person, so I can't I'm 229 00:15:03,560 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: going to erase black people because I might misrepresent them, 230 00:15:06,800 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: and that's that is absolutely the wrong approach. Yeah, the 231 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: answer is always to just educate yourself. It's not easy, 232 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: like and and sometimes it's like it is like a 233 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 1: humbling experience, like you're gonna fuck up. I over the 234 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: years have funked up. We all have, of course, but 235 00:15:30,960 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: but I think it is truly committing to the journey 236 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: and committing to like taking ship. If you funk up, like, yeah, 237 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: I think that that's all. That's all I really have 238 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 1: to say that. It is like you're gonna sunk up. 239 00:15:46,840 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 1: And if you funk up, continue to educate yourself. I 240 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: think that, like the most one of the most common 241 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: mistakes is to just double down on being like I 242 00:15:56,760 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: couldn't have been wrong, I'm woke, I'm great. It's like, no, 243 00:16:01,520 --> 00:16:06,000 Speaker 1: if you're like a white lady, you're gonna funk up. Like, 244 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,000 Speaker 1: if you're trying to speak two issues that you don't 245 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: have personal experience with, you need to listen and you 246 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: need to go in with the expectation that you don't 247 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,920 Speaker 1: have the perspective you're not going to get it right 248 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: and that you know, just accept it going in, leave 249 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: your ego at the door, and educate yourself. Yes, that's 250 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: just it is listening. It's listening. It's being receptive to 251 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: constructive feedback. It is talking with your families. It's talking 252 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: to your fucking families. It's it's just getting started. You 253 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: can think you have a woke family, and then you 254 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: ask the one follow up question and you're like, you 255 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: give how much of a ship about a billionaire's property? 256 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: And it goes on, like, commit to having the hard discussion. 257 00:16:57,520 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: Be in it for the long game. It's not one conversation. 258 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: It's never going to be one conversation. It's not going 259 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: to be one hang up. It's not going to be 260 00:17:05,640 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 1: one family gathering when and if we're ever allowed to 261 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 1: gather again. It's it is a lot of conversations. It 262 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: is a long term commitment, indeed, but it's important. It's 263 00:17:19,359 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: you gotta fucking do it. I mean, it's it's being 264 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:27,160 Speaker 1: willing to be uncomfortable, to be personally uncomfortable to get 265 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:32,080 Speaker 1: something larger accomplished another place. If you're looking for other 266 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:36,600 Speaker 1: places to donate, um, there are a number of wonderful 267 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:41,359 Speaker 1: black mental health organizations that have been fundraising UM in 268 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: the past. There's several threats. I've found IOH has another 269 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:48,560 Speaker 1: wonderful one, but one that I have known about previously, 270 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: and and set up a recurring donation. That's another thing. 271 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,560 Speaker 1: If you want to keep your little ass accountable, make 272 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:58,880 Speaker 1: it a recurring donation. Okay, to commit like we were 273 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: talking about called commitments, sweetie. But the boris Lawrence Henson 274 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:09,320 Speaker 1: Foundation that is set up by Taragi p Henson UM 275 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: in memory of I believe her brother UH is a 276 00:18:13,760 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: an organization completely committed to advancing UM black mental health 277 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: in on a person to person sense in a larger 278 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: sense of educating and is wonderful. If there's what we 279 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: will also link to a number of these threads. Um BEAM, 280 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: the Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective is another nonprofit 281 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,040 Speaker 1: that is wonderful to give to, and so we will 282 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: shore we will share all the resources that we have 283 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: on on that topic as well. Yes, indeed, since we 284 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 1: are a movie podcast, don't know if you've heard listeners UM, 285 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:55,439 Speaker 1: I wanted to speak a little bit to some movies 286 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 1: and other types of media you can consume to help 287 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: with your ongoing education. So this is a graphic that's 288 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 1: been shared a lot, but in case you haven't seen it, 289 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: it comes from we got it from we well we 290 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: we originally found it from Addie wi Ridge uh future 291 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 1: guest of um. But yes, it was aggregated by Sarah, 292 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,679 Speaker 1: Sophie Flicker and Melissa Klein. This is a list of 293 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: films to consume. These are ones on netflicks do with films. 294 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: These are ones that are available at the time of 295 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:39,639 Speaker 1: this recording streaming on Netflix by Ava Duvernet Um which 296 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: not to brag or anything, but I just rewatched last 297 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 1: night And a side note, I went on a little 298 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,880 Speaker 1: bit of a Twitter rant last night speaking to how 299 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: influential media is. Right of you to go on Twitter 300 00:19:55,160 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: at this trying time Citland, congratulations, UM, thank you very much. 301 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: But because sometimes I question the career I've made for myself. 302 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: I'm like, movies, movies aren't important. Why do I like 303 00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: movies so much? But then I remember, Yeah, there's a 304 00:20:13,160 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 1: larger discussion for us to be had, um in the 305 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 1: future about how truely I mean, we've we've alluded to it. 306 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: I don't think we've ever had like a really, really, 307 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: really in depth discussion about it, but how you know, 308 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: the propaganda around cops and the good cop and the 309 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 1: bad apple mentality. Um starts with the media we consume 310 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 1: as children, along with other things. But it is a 311 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 1: large contributing factor that will continue to discuss on the 312 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: show for sure, which it goes to show how influential media, 313 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:51,640 Speaker 1: including film is. A lot of people will make the argument, oh, 314 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:54,159 Speaker 1: it's just a movie, you can't take it seriously. Movies. 315 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: You know, people aren't affected by what they see in 316 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:58,919 Speaker 1: the movies or what they see on TV or you know, 317 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: the video games and stuff like that. And of course 318 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:05,160 Speaker 1: we've you know, demonstrated over the course of the years 319 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: of doing the podcast that it is not. Yes. Um So, 320 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: in watching last night, I was reminded of a very 321 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: horrifying bit of information, which was that after the simply 322 00:21:23,880 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: awful racist abomination of a movie, Birth of a Nation 323 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: came out and I believe it was nine, there was 324 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 1: an enormous resurgence of clan activity because of that movie. 325 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: Because that movie paints the KKK as heroes and it 326 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:44,159 Speaker 1: portrays black men, which are for the most part in 327 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: that movie white men in black face, but it paints 328 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: those characters as violent criminals and it had such a 329 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: major impact on the nation that it affected history, and 330 00:21:56,119 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: that is the power that movies potentially have. So UM 331 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:05,119 Speaker 1: just it is helpful for me to be reminded of that. UM. 332 00:22:05,160 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: In any case, back to this list by Ava Duvernet, 333 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: American Son that we have the whole list on our Instagram. 334 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:16,480 Speaker 1: Dear White people, the movie and the series in the 335 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: series wonderful See You Yesterday when they See Us another 336 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:24,040 Speaker 1: Ava Duvernet film. UM. These are on Hulu, If Bill 337 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 1: Street Could Talk and The Hate You Give UM. Ones 338 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:33,680 Speaker 1: that are available to rent include Black Power Mix Tape, Clemency, 339 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 1: Fruit Filed Station, one of my favorite there, I Am 340 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 1: Not your Negro, just Mercy Selma, The Black Panthers, Vanguard 341 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: of the Revolution. UM. And then I would also just 342 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 1: recommend these are more sort of educational UM and or 343 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: movies that I see. I mean, I think that in 344 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,920 Speaker 1: general we we recommend these movies from the specific graphic, 345 00:22:56,960 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: but we also just recommend consuming black are like it 346 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: is no, I mean, it's it is not just a 347 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: critical thing to do to have a like a good palette, 348 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,159 Speaker 1: uh for your media diet, but it's also just like 349 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: your life is bettered by seeing black art. And I 350 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,800 Speaker 1: guess if we're being biased American black art, it just 351 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 1: it's good ship. And and you know, black artists we 352 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 1: know we talk about are not given the opportunity at 353 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,919 Speaker 1: the same rate as as mediocre, random white people to 354 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:35,879 Speaker 1: make movies. And it's just you know, if you are 355 00:23:35,920 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: looking at your media diet and realize that there is 356 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 1: not really any diversity and it here's your fucking chance 357 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: to research, to educate yourself and to just seek out 358 00:23:47,320 --> 00:23:51,119 Speaker 1: resources and and you will be better for it. You 359 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:53,879 Speaker 1: will be happier for it. It is work that doesn't 360 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:58,640 Speaker 1: feel like work because it's just like good movies, it's 361 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: just a good move us and good comedy and good 362 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: books and on and on and on um. We have 363 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: many recommendations that we will also link you too, and 364 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: so honestly, uh, you know. To conclude, we here at 365 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: the Battle Cast would like to say we think the 366 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 1: police should be abolished. Fuck the police. There has not 367 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:26,359 Speaker 1: necessarily been a time on our program or a time 368 00:24:26,359 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 1: where we have been I mean truly like i I've 369 00:24:29,800 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: been in the past week alone, be been educated on 370 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:38,359 Speaker 1: a wild line. The line is basically, you know, a 371 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 1: very upward line on on how to articulate these issues. 372 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:44,640 Speaker 1: I am definitely not there. I'm not going to attempt 373 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 1: to be there right now. The American policing system has 374 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:51,679 Speaker 1: been It's not that it's broken, it's that it was 375 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: built this one, UM. It was built to exclude, it 376 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 1: was built to oppress, it was built to serve the 377 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: white and the wealthy. You know, we've known this for 378 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: a long time. But this is the moment where if 379 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:11,639 Speaker 1: you are not educated on this topic, get educated on 380 00:25:11,680 --> 00:25:15,160 Speaker 1: this topic. We are also trying to be more educated 381 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:18,480 Speaker 1: on this topic. Two resources that we have already posted 382 00:25:18,480 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 1: but I will direct you to right now on the 383 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: topic are two studies UM. One is a book that 384 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:34,640 Speaker 1: is currently for free what uh from Verso Books. I'm 385 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: halfway through it. It is intense and it is important. 386 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: It's called The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale 387 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:47,439 Speaker 1: Vitale and it and it is truly just walking you 388 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 1: through why the American policing system is not serving the 389 00:25:53,480 --> 00:25:57,680 Speaker 1: people that it says it's serving. It is a system 390 00:25:57,760 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: that is not serving our country period. So that is 391 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:07,160 Speaker 1: a great resource. Another study that has been really enlightening 392 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:11,880 Speaker 1: for me, UM coming from mp D one fifty, which 393 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:16,400 Speaker 1: is a study based in Minnesota that was released last year, 394 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 1: but it's a one year performance review of the Minneapolis 395 00:26:19,600 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: Police Department. Um that, wouldn't you know, it essentially reaches 396 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 1: the same conclusion the police. It's not that they're just ineffective, 397 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 1: it's not that they're just racist. Is that that that 398 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: is the point and that is built into the d 399 00:26:36,240 --> 00:26:39,879 Speaker 1: n A of what the American police forces. And I 400 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 1: know that. I mean, I think that for a lot 401 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:47,160 Speaker 1: of people. And when I first came across the concept 402 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 1: of abolished the police a couple of years back, it 403 00:26:50,720 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: feels like, what But educate yourself, challenge yourself. I think 404 00:26:58,040 --> 00:27:02,920 Speaker 1: you'll find pretty quickly that we should fucking abolish the police, 405 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:07,119 Speaker 1: we should defund the police. And we'll leave you with 406 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 1: just uh, focusing on get involved locally, Know what's going 407 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 1: on locally, follow your local Black Lives Matter chapter. There 408 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: are so many organizations already in place that know the 409 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 1: ship you don't know, that have the resources that you 410 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: need to better understand, and that will tell you what 411 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,880 Speaker 1: are your opportunities to be involved and be impactful, whether 412 00:27:29,920 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: it's the simplest signing an online petition or showing up 413 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: at a protest, contacting your representatives, calling emailing, or if 414 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:40,680 Speaker 1: it's the complicated long term work that we all need 415 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: to commit to. We have so much work to do, 416 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 1: and we love you all. Were committed, We miss you. Yes, yes, yes, yeah. 417 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:57,640 Speaker 1: I don't have really anything else to say, I suppose, 418 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: except that one of the things that everyone can do 419 00:28:02,840 --> 00:28:07,040 Speaker 1: is to amplify black voices, and I would like to 420 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 1: do that by if you don't already, follow various past 421 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 1: guests we've had on the show on their social media channels. 422 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: Many of them are comedians. Check out their comedy, check 423 00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:23,280 Speaker 1: out their writing, check out their work. Top ahead. I mean, 424 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: we've got Lacy Moseley, who is truly just the queen 425 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: of my heart and my brain. Yes, Naomi e Paragon, 426 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 1: both of the part Elite Bechtel Cast Club. We've got 427 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 1: also Demi adjuy Bay another three time guest. Um, We've 428 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:48,040 Speaker 1: got Hunter Harris, We've got Maggie May, Aquila Hughes, Lexie 429 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: Grace So shears amda Zaynab Johnson. Why shout out if 430 00:28:54,000 --> 00:28:57,080 Speaker 1: you watty way, I want to shout out. Aaron Haynes Whack, 431 00:28:57,800 --> 00:29:01,320 Speaker 1: who is our waiting to exhale and I think everyone's 432 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: favorite episodes. It's constantly brought up as a faith Danielle Radford, 433 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 1: Madison Shepherd. There's truly like and and we will continue 434 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: to bring on black guests and black perspectives in the future. 435 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: And we really encourage you if you've heard an episode 436 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:22,640 Speaker 1: with a guest whose perspective you value and like, then 437 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: fucking follow them, like just do it, like if you 438 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: haven't already. And I know that that many of you 439 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: are like, Oh, I love this guest. I pledged my 440 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:37,480 Speaker 1: life to them, and that is you know, that's that's wonderful. 441 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 1: Do that continue to do that, um, and we will 442 00:29:41,560 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: continue to be committed to bring you the funniest, most 443 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:48,480 Speaker 1: wonderful people on earth. Joel Monique for fucking crying out loud. 444 00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 1: Can he'se moblikeness mobli like. The list goes on and 445 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 1: and also look forward to We truly have like a 446 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: very like we have so many wonderful people that we 447 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: want to on the show that there's just simply not 448 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: enough thursdays in the year for um. But I just 449 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 1: know and and if there's also if there's people that 450 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: you would like to see on the show, if there 451 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 1: are guests that you'd like to see on the show. 452 00:30:11,520 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: We want to hear about it, we want to know. Uh. 453 00:30:14,120 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: I think in the past, like we've we've been introduced 454 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:21,480 Speaker 1: to guests by our own listeners and and that has 455 00:30:21,560 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 1: led to classic episodes of the Battle Cast. And we 456 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:29,600 Speaker 1: would also recommend that you listen to UM podcasts that 457 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: feature black perspectives specifically and exclusively. We are simply not 458 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,320 Speaker 1: the only podcasts on the air, and that's a damn 459 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:43,080 Speaker 1: good thing. UM A wonderful movie podcast if you're looking 460 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: for a movie podcast that is UM specifically focused on 461 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: the black American experience, is Black Men Can't Jump in Hollywood. 462 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,400 Speaker 1: That is like a podcast that I very much love. 463 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: It's it's so wonderful. There's also a list of other 464 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: podcasts that you can list and to UM that. I mean, 465 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 1: we've already taken up so much of your airspace. But 466 00:31:06,040 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 1: what we're saying is we're here, we're listening, we want 467 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: to get better, and you're here. I hope you're listening, 468 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:16,600 Speaker 1: and I hope you want to get better too. If 469 00:31:16,880 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: you're a non black listener, and if you're a black listener, 470 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 1: thank you for your patience and thank you for thank 471 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:28,800 Speaker 1: you for being here. Yeah, we're forever grateful. And I 472 00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:30,920 Speaker 1: suppose be here next week to ye, And then we 473 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:36,760 Speaker 1: got to that and I don't think we've explicitly said 474 00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 1: black lives matter. And if you don't think so, you 475 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: can hit that unsubscribe. But you can straight out in 476 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: all lives if you've Let's put this at the beginning 477 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 1: of the episode, Welcome to the Bechtel cas black Dog Gay. 478 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: But like the but you know, if you've gotten all 479 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:57,120 Speaker 1: lives matter our argument, you can funk off of our feed. 480 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: We're not interested in it. Yeah, if you're coming at 481 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: us with an all lives matter argument, we're going to 482 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:04,680 Speaker 1: tell you to funk off. We don't want you to 483 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 1: be a part of our community. Yeah, you're you more 484 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 1: than anybody else. Needs to educate yourself and figure out 485 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 1: why you think that and realize why you are wrong. 486 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:20,040 Speaker 1: And uh, and then maybe we'll let you come back 487 00:32:20,080 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: to us see you on the other side of that. Um. Yeah, 488 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 1: we we love, we love, we love everybody. Uh, thanks 489 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 1: for hanging if you did this week, and and if not, 490 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:34,320 Speaker 1: we'll see you next week. We'll be people will still 491 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: be sharing all the resources and amplifying all the voices 492 00:32:37,440 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: we can on the platform that we have, and feel 493 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: free to send your recommendations in addition to the ones 494 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:48,640 Speaker 1: we've already provided. People to follow, black voices, black content, 495 00:32:48,760 --> 00:32:54,560 Speaker 1: black art, other organizations, to donate to and get involved 496 00:32:54,640 --> 00:32:58,160 Speaker 1: with any number of things that's going to be helpful 497 00:32:58,280 --> 00:33:01,719 Speaker 1: in this fight. Um, feel free to recommend to us 498 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: and we will reshare them. We're here to share our 499 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:09,120 Speaker 1: humble platforms with you. It's a humble one, but it's 500 00:33:09,120 --> 00:33:14,240 Speaker 1: all we have and we'll be back next week. Well, 501 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,680 Speaker 1: we love you, ye see you then bye bye.