WEBVTT - Beyoncé, Book Club & "Big Beautiful Bill" Sh*t

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<v Speaker 1>Y'all pay attention. We have to wake up. There's still time.

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<v Speaker 1>Contact your senators, contact your local representatives. Like I know,

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<v Speaker 1>BA fam, like we we on the right side of history.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you are in a you know, if you

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<v Speaker 1>have an elected official who is on the fence or

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<v Speaker 1>isn't sure how they're going to be voting, or hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>indicated how they're going to be voting on this bill,

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<v Speaker 1>our voices have to matter. We have to believe the theyme.

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<v Speaker 1>So please reach out and contact your elected officials. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>ba Fam, it's Mandy Money. I just want to say

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<v Speaker 1>Happy Friday. I'm trying to like get my breathing under

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<v Speaker 1>control because your girl has been hacking all day. Why

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<v Speaker 1>does it take so long to pack for just a

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<v Speaker 1>four day trip. I'll tell you why. Actually, as I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sitting here, I'm like, yeah, no shit, lady, you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to see Beyonce. I am on my way to London.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to see Beyonce. I'm breaking every rule they

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<v Speaker 1>tell you to follow when you're about to travel, and

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<v Speaker 1>you shouldn't tell people you're going to be leaving the country,

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<v Speaker 1>like someone might come and steal your whole life while

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<v Speaker 1>you're gone. Honestly, though, I dare you, I dare you

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<v Speaker 1>to find No, I don't dare you, but low key

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<v Speaker 1>I think it would be hilarious for someone to walk

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<v Speaker 1>into my life with my baby's kids and my husband

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<v Speaker 1>and my badass dog and walk promptly back out and

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<v Speaker 1>be like, you know what she can have? That, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>she really can have. I'm good. I'm good. Actually my

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<v Speaker 1>life was perfectly fine before. Honestly, what do I have

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<v Speaker 1>going on? I am gardening, I got this family, regular,

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<v Speaker 1>regular life. I'm leaving a sink full of dishes, my

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<v Speaker 1>bed isn't made. Type a's who are listening right now,

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to apologize. Actually I should have prefaced

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<v Speaker 1>this by saying trigger warning for my Type a's, but

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a hell of a week. It's been a

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<v Speaker 1>hell of a couple of weeks actually, and I just

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to do a solo episode and just say hey

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<v Speaker 1>and do a quick check in, make sure that y'all

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<v Speaker 1>are good, that I'm not trying to do too much

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<v Speaker 1>too fast, because I feel like in last I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how long has it been six months of me

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<v Speaker 1>going solo, that I have really just been putting more energy,

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<v Speaker 1>more brain power, more everything into Brown Ambition, And I'm

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<v Speaker 1>as obsessed as ever with this show, with this community,

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<v Speaker 1>with the work that I'm doing, and y'all are the

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<v Speaker 1>reason why I get to do it. So I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to know what's kind of going on and why

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<v Speaker 1>it may feel like there's a lot of stuff happening

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, I think because so much of

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<v Speaker 1>the changes recently have been weeks months in the planning,

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<v Speaker 1>and when everything was sort of like baked and it

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<v Speaker 1>was time to go, I was just like, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sick of waiting. I just want to get shited

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<v Speaker 1>out there. I want to move on. So I am

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<v Speaker 1>really excited. The biggest change I'll probably notice is my

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<v Speaker 1>new logo or my new cover art, cover art and logo,

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<v Speaker 1>which was done by the brilliant Shirley Shirley Tea Designs.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are looking for a web designer, surely's basically like,

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<v Speaker 1>if you can think of any incredible woman of color

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<v Speaker 1>led podcast out there right now, it's likely that Shirley

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<v Speaker 1>did their website, did their branding. So think about Journey

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<v Speaker 1>to Launch with Jamila Suffrant, think about Janice Torres from

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<v Speaker 1>Jokio Dinero think about Nikayla Matthews from Side Hustle Pro,

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<v Speaker 1>Shirley Shirley, Shirley shre even Chris Browning from Popcorn Finance.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe he's worked with her before. So Shirley is

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<v Speaker 1>that girl, truly, and she's a mama just like me

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<v Speaker 1>of autumn kids, and yeah, she's struggling a lot, just

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<v Speaker 1>like me, and I love working with her. And she

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<v Speaker 1>was really great because I don't think I gave her

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<v Speaker 1>anything to go off of as far as what I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted for the new cover art, but I literally just

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<v Speaker 1>gave her all of my pictures, told her what I

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<v Speaker 1>liked and didn't like from the current brand, colors and

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<v Speaker 1>the vibe I was trying to evoke, and that was it.

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<v Speaker 1>And we, of course went through like a bunch of iterations,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the iHeart team got involved and things take

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<v Speaker 1>their time, But I'm really happy. Every time I I

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<v Speaker 1>see the podcast cover, I'm like, oh, I'm home. It

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<v Speaker 1>feels like I've been cycling through just placeholders for the

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<v Speaker 1>past half a year, even more than that, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>just really proud of it. And I feel like it

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<v Speaker 1>is exactly the personality I wanted to get across we

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<v Speaker 1>don't have fun here that I am here for the

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<v Speaker 1>Brown Girls. Black Girls especially like that it's a fun show.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're going to like cover topics that are essential

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<v Speaker 1>to our everyday life. So very excited about that. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you Shirley for making that happen. We also launched a Patreon,

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<v Speaker 1>and you may also be wondering, wait, also a book

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<v Speaker 1>club too. Yes, I know it's a lot and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>too much too soon, so I'll slow down so that

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<v Speaker 1>I can like catch all up on why and what

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<v Speaker 1>and how it all works. So book club and Patreon,

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<v Speaker 1>they're sort of interwoven. So first of all, the book club,

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<v Speaker 1>anybody can be in the book club. You don't necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>need to sign up for the Patreon to be in

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<v Speaker 1>the book club, but you do need to sign up

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<v Speaker 1>for the Patreon if you want to take advantage of

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<v Speaker 1>like the live author q and as and like book

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<v Speaker 1>club meetings that I want to have once a month.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you want all that, I highly suggest signing

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<v Speaker 1>up for the Patreon. There's a free version of the Patreon,

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<v Speaker 1>and so if you just want to sign up for that,

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<v Speaker 1>you should be good. But if you want to go

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<v Speaker 1>level up to the paid Patreon, which is five bucks.

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<v Speaker 1>Patreon sets a floor of at least three dollars four

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<v Speaker 1>different tiers, So five bucks is what I settled on,

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<v Speaker 1>and I wanted it to be something that's really affordable.

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<v Speaker 1>I know times are tough right now and things are

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<v Speaker 1>really uncertain, but at the same time, I'm packing it

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<v Speaker 1>with value. I'm trying to give y'all everything I could

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<v Speaker 1>possibly think of. So starting with one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 1>perks of the Patreon is that every week when we record,

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<v Speaker 1>or every time we record the Brown Table, you know

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<v Speaker 1>where I've got some pals, We get together, we chat

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<v Speaker 1>about the headlines and what's happening in our lives. I

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<v Speaker 1>can give an audience link to my patreons to be

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<v Speaker 1>a fan club, and y'all can click that link and

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<v Speaker 1>you can literally be in the audience while we're recording.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like having a backstage pass, so you can see

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<v Speaker 1>us working through the topics. You can basically hear an

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<v Speaker 1>entirely unedited version of the podcast. You can participate, so

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<v Speaker 1>if you want to ask a question, we will go

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<v Speaker 1>to that audience. Sometimes when there is an audience, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know who's going to show up. I hope you

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<v Speaker 1>all show up. That would be cool, and y'all can

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<v Speaker 1>ask your questions live, you can comment as we're chatting,

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<v Speaker 1>and it'll just be fun. I almost kind of feel

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<v Speaker 1>like an old episode of like Living Single or Fresh

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<v Speaker 1>Prince of bel Air where you have like a live

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<v Speaker 1>studio audience. That's the That's what I'm hoping it'll it'll

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<v Speaker 1>be like. So if you want to get that benefit,

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<v Speaker 1>you can join the Patreon five bucks a month. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to get bonus content, so I will anytime

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<v Speaker 1>I've got extra content that wasn't able to squeeze into

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<v Speaker 1>that week's episode, I'll be putting it up on Patreon.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to be in the Patreon and there's a

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<v Speaker 1>group chat there, chat with each other, you can chat

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<v Speaker 1>with me, you can ask questions there. Come join the chat.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna get, like I said, access to those virtual

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<v Speaker 1>book club meetings and author q and as you're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get a virtual backstage pass to those live recordings behind

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<v Speaker 1>the scenes content. You can also help me pick show

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<v Speaker 1>topics every week. I want to make sure that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>covering things that y'all care about, so whether it's what

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<v Speaker 1>the heck is this big beautiful bill all about or

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<v Speaker 1>you know, live streaming live coverage of like what did

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<v Speaker 1>we think of all the looks from the BET Awards,

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<v Speaker 1>from the NAACP Image Awards, like whatever's happening in pop culture.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to be a part of that conversation with

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<v Speaker 1>y'all in community. So come on down to Patreon. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna put a link in the show notes. But as

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<v Speaker 1>far as the book club, I'm gonna let y'all know

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<v Speaker 1>what the Oh wait, I didn't even tell you what

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<v Speaker 1>the pick is yet. I mean I told you if

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<v Speaker 1>you listened to the last episode, you know. But our

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<v Speaker 1>first inaugural book Club pick is c Bo Campbell's sky

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<v Speaker 1>Full of Elephants based on the feedback we've gotten just

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<v Speaker 1>on the clips I've shared on social so far, y'all

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<v Speaker 1>love this book, and I feel like y'all are just

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<v Speaker 1>like me. Like you've read the book, you loved it,

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<v Speaker 1>you've been dying to talk about it, and now you

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<v Speaker 1>have an excuse to talk about it. So let's get together, y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>If you want to learn more about sky Full of Elephants,

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<v Speaker 1>go back and listen to my interview with the author's Campbell.

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<v Speaker 1>What an incredible guy, such a cool story we get

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<v Speaker 1>into his career. Also the premise, we go through the

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<v Speaker 1>book and talk about sort of the plot and the

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<v Speaker 1>main characters, but there's so much we did not get

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<v Speaker 1>to dive into. So I'm excited to have Cibo come

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<v Speaker 1>back to join us for the Brown Ambition book Club's

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<v Speaker 1>first meeting, which will probably happen sometime in July, and

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<v Speaker 1>then I'll be announcing the next book club pick sometime

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<v Speaker 1>at the beginning of July as well. And if there's

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<v Speaker 1>something that y'all want to see in the book club, like,

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<v Speaker 1>if there's something that you're reading that you want to

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<v Speaker 1>tell me about, please do. It doesn't have to be

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<v Speaker 1>business or finance or career related. I love a novel,

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<v Speaker 1>I love historical fiction. I love books that make you

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<v Speaker 1>feel that help you escape, but then also have like

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<v Speaker 1>a really core message and heart to it. So if

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<v Speaker 1>that sounds like something that you are also into, I

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<v Speaker 1>would love you to join the Brown Ambition book Club.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, let me take a quick break and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to come right back with more of this solo

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<v Speaker 1>episode and I'll be right back. Bafam, hey ba fan,

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<v Speaker 1>welcome back. I'm just sitting here trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>how do people do solo episodes. I don't hate it, Actually,

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of helping me unpack my thoughts. So so far,

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<v Speaker 1>we've covered the Patreon, We've covered the book club, We've

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<v Speaker 1>caught up on the new cover art and logo for

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<v Speaker 1>the show, and now I kind of want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about things that are happening in the news right now,

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<v Speaker 1>because I, like y'all, feel like I'm drinking water from

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<v Speaker 1>a fire hose and I just want to do a

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<v Speaker 1>quick wu saw. Everyone, of course, is stressed out about

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<v Speaker 1>this big, beautiful bill that will set it. Y'all know

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<v Speaker 1>who I think Lovey Love is hilarious. Love called him

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<v Speaker 1>Mango Mussolini. So I'm going to steal that mankle Musolini's

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<v Speaker 1>new beautiful bill working its way. It is moving on

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<v Speaker 1>to the Senate now, and all I'm going to say is,

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<v Speaker 1>if you live in a state, or if you rely

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<v Speaker 1>on Medicaid, if you rely on a Obamacare plan or

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<v Speaker 1>a Medicaid plan, you need to be calling and contacting

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<v Speaker 1>your representatives on the Hill because this bill will gut

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<v Speaker 1>those programs and something like ten million Americans are going

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<v Speaker 1>to be dropped from that healthcare coverage over the next

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<v Speaker 1>ten years. If the bill has passed the way that

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<v Speaker 1>it is. I'm not gonna lie. There's some stuff in

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<v Speaker 1>the bill that I'm mad at at all, especially as

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<v Speaker 1>a homeowner. One of the changes or a couple other

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<v Speaker 1>things in the bill that pertain to homeowners. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>my husband and I just got our annual letter from

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<v Speaker 1>our town saying that our house has been reassessed, and oh,

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<v Speaker 1>what do you know, We've gained sixty two thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 1>in property value in the last year, despite the fact

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<v Speaker 1>that we haven't done a single thing to this house

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<v Speaker 1>since twenty eighteen. So that makes no sense to me.

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<v Speaker 1>And our tax bill is going to be even crazier

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<v Speaker 1>than it already is. For my little three bedrooms, two

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<v Speaker 1>and a half bath house, y'all would just move the

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<v Speaker 1>property taxes twenty thousand dollars a year twenty thousand, and

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, I think we've finally reached a point where

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<v Speaker 1>our monthly property tax payment is more than the mortgage is,

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<v Speaker 1>so that's super fun. So the tax bill that is

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<v Speaker 1>working its way through Congress right now would actually increase

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<v Speaker 1>the salt deduction. So salt deduction stands for state and

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<v Speaker 1>local taxes. So basically right now, as a homeowner, I

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<v Speaker 1>think we're capped. At first of all, I'm not a CPA.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm definitely not your CPA. So I'm just giving you

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<v Speaker 1>my everyday Mandy money with a little bit of financial

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge and business journalism background. Take on the news. So

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<v Speaker 1>take it with a pinch of salt. Please do your

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<v Speaker 1>own research. But the salt deduction, it dictates how much

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<v Speaker 1>of our property taxes and the taxes we pay on

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<v Speaker 1>our home, how much of that we can deduct from

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<v Speaker 1>our taxable income, and that is going to be increased

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<v Speaker 1>from ten k to up to forty K. And there's

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<v Speaker 1>income limits. You know, you can only qualify for that

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<v Speaker 1>if you earn a certain amount. So that is also

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<v Speaker 1>something that's up in the air, but something that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>looking at. And what's you know, the biggest headline of

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<v Speaker 1>this whole bill is just how expensive it is because

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<v Speaker 1>as the Trump administration and Republicans get rid of all

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<v Speaker 1>these federal I mean, they've just been y'all know about Doge,

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<v Speaker 1>you know about Musk and how he has been gutting

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<v Speaker 1>these federal institutions, agencies and just laying off hundreds and

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<v Speaker 1>hundreds of employees with this bill. They are cutting through

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<v Speaker 1>these healthcare benefits. They are making it harder to qualify

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<v Speaker 1>for Medicaid, they are slashing funding for Obamacare in some ways.

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<v Speaker 1>There is a lot here that's going to cost America

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<v Speaker 1>so much money because they're cutting taxes. The corporate tax

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<v Speaker 1>rate right now thirty five percent, and you and I

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<v Speaker 1>both know is not like these corporations even pay that anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>because they have so many other tax breaks already. But

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<v Speaker 1>right now it's about thirty five percent. This would reduce

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<v Speaker 1>it to twenty one percent. Just about every tax bracket

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<v Speaker 1>income wise would be seeing a decrease in your tax

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<v Speaker 1>that you owe, your income tax that you would owe,

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<v Speaker 1>which may sound great. I mean, who doesn't love a

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<v Speaker 1>tax break. Like I said, I'm all for all increase

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<v Speaker 1>in the tax deduction because of how expensive my property

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<v Speaker 1>taxes are. That being said, when we cut taxes, that

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<v Speaker 1>revenue the US is like a business, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what Trump always talks about. It's a business. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>a businessman, Order the deal. Ooh, I'm a negotiator. The

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<v Speaker 1>reality is that one of the biggest revenue streams for

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<v Speaker 1>the United States government and our benefits are taxes that

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<v Speaker 1>we all pay, right, and when you cut a funding source,

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<v Speaker 1>being taxes, there has to be a way to generate

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<v Speaker 1>more money to pay for things that keep the lights

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<v Speaker 1>on in this country, pay the roads, pay for schools,

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<v Speaker 1>pay for public resources, our social safety programs. And unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 1>because of how deeply they are trying to cut taxes,

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<v Speaker 1>we are going to be adding trillions, not billion, trillions

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<v Speaker 1>of dollars to the federal deficit if this bill were

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<v Speaker 1>to pass exactly as it is right now. That's according

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<v Speaker 1>to the latest reports. There's a watchdog agency. Some people

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<v Speaker 1>call them bean counters, but these oversight agencies that will

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<v Speaker 1>try to predict or try to estimate, Okay, if this

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<v Speaker 1>bill were to pass, how much are we actually spending.

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<v Speaker 1>What's happening to the deficit. So, because they are cutting

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<v Speaker 1>taxes so much, they're going to have to cut other

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<v Speaker 1>programs because we will not be able to pay for them.

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<v Speaker 1>And so that's where the cuts to Medicaid and to

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<v Speaker 1>Obamacare come in. Oh and let's not forget if you're

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<v Speaker 1>a tipped worker. So if you work in service or

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<v Speaker 1>shift jobs, you may have a tax break on your

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<v Speaker 1>tips and your overtime pay, which I think people are

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<v Speaker 1>very excited about. Yay. All right, let me take a

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<v Speaker 1>quick break and I'm going to come right back with

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<v Speaker 1>more of this solo episode and I'll be right back.

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<v Speaker 1>Ba fam. This is hilarious considering Elon Musk being in

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<v Speaker 1>bed with the President. I don't care what they say.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think any of us should forget how insane

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<v Speaker 1>Elon's impact has been on our country. And one of

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<v Speaker 1>the ironies of this big, beautiful tax bill is that

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to reduce incentives for Americans to purchase electric

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<v Speaker 1>vehicles yeay, and to make more energy efficient upgrades to

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<v Speaker 1>our homes and things like that. But don't worry. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not worried for Elon at all, because he's got how

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<v Speaker 1>many different companies, and he has billions of dollars in

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<v Speaker 1>federal contracts. He is enriching himself by having been so

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<v Speaker 1>steeped and so interwoven into all the policies that are

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<v Speaker 1>happening in Washington and being literally at the table for

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<v Speaker 1>as long as he's been. And even though Homeboy apparently

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<v Speaker 1>allegedly is on all sorts of prescription drugs and unhinged,

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<v Speaker 1>which we already kind of knew that, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>is not a fan of this bill. I would not

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<v Speaker 1>be worried. I mean not that I don't think BA Fam.

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<v Speaker 1>We all were worried anyway. But he's going to be

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<v Speaker 1>just fine. If you a family on Snap benefits, which

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<v Speaker 1>I definitely do, they could eventually lead to this bill

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<v Speaker 1>could lead to four million fewer people getting those Snap benefits,

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<v Speaker 1>receiving food aid each month. That's neat, so neat. The

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<v Speaker 1>bill claims it wants to achieve the largest ever welfare

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<v Speaker 1>reform with broad reductions and mandatory spending programs. Mmm hmmm,

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<v Speaker 1>y'all pay attention. We have to wake up now. This

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<v Speaker 1>is on its way to the Senate right now. There's

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<v Speaker 1>still time. Contact your senators, contact your local representatives. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I know, BA FAM, like we we on the right

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<v Speaker 1>side of history. But if you are in a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if you have an elected official who is on the

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<v Speaker 1>fence or isn't sure how they're going to be voting,

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<v Speaker 1>or hasn't indicated how they're going to be voting on

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<v Speaker 1>this bill, our voices have to matter. We have to

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<v Speaker 1>believe the theme. So please reach out and contact your

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<v Speaker 1>elected officials now. I want to hear from y'all. Ba fam,

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<v Speaker 1>Are you clued in to the big beautiful Bill? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you care what's going on? What are you worried about?

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<v Speaker 1>What are you excited about? Can you please drop me

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<v Speaker 1>a note. I'm at broad Ambition Podcast on ig also

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<v Speaker 1>broad Ambition Podcast at gmail dot com. Also send any

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<v Speaker 1>questions y'all have. But I'm I'm happy to hear from y'all.

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<v Speaker 1>I also, ooh, before I forget, I have to shout

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<v Speaker 1>out our listeners who have been leaving comments on Spotify.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you know on Spotify this is not an endorsement,

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<v Speaker 1>but on Spotify you can actually comment on podcast episodes

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<v Speaker 1>now and it's so fun. And we got a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of people who've commented that I took a screenshot of

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm gonna pull them up really fast. So if

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<v Speaker 1>you're on Spotify listening, let me know how you feel

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<v Speaker 1>about this episode other shows. On my episode from earlier

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<v Speaker 1>this week, I interviewed doctor U. J. Blackstock and doctor

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<v Speaker 1>Jessica M. Shepherd how to overcome healthcare bias in your thirties,

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<v Speaker 1>forties and beyond. So listener Q the Love says, this

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<v Speaker 1>is not a joke. At forty five, I've been putting

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<v Speaker 1>off my perimenopause testing and treatment until last Thursday. I

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<v Speaker 1>was sitting at my work desk and waiting for my

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<v Speaker 1>period to start, and I began to have cramps equivalent

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<v Speaker 1>to childbirth. And I've always had bad cramps, but I

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't felt this type of pain since I gave birth

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen years ago. I've been reading a lot of info

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<v Speaker 1>on perimenopause and joining online groups, but wasn't going in

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<v Speaker 1>to check on myself. I have an appointment coming up

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<v Speaker 1>this July. Yay, cue the love. Thank you for sharing that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm so sorry that you're going through that, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>really happy. I'm proud of you for getting the healthcare

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<v Speaker 1>that you need. Yes, all right. We had a comment

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<v Speaker 1>on my interview with Zarna Gard. Oh my god, Zarna

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<v Speaker 1>is just you know when I said comment Patreon on

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<v Speaker 1>my Instagram post comment Patreon and I'll send you the

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<v Speaker 1>link to join. Guess who was the first person to

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<v Speaker 1>say Patreon. Zarna Guard. She's a gem listener, a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of numbers I won't read, says, this was a great conversation.

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<v Speaker 1>I never heard of Zarna before, but I'm definitely getting

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<v Speaker 1>her audiobook after this she dropped a lot of gems. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>y'all need to go check out that episode. It was

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<v Speaker 1>so damn good. And now for my reviewers on Apple,

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<v Speaker 1>I love thinker Tinker says, great show, five stars. This

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<v Speaker 1>is a great show that offers a different perspective for

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<v Speaker 1>black and brown folks, not only from a financial perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>but from a social perspective as well. I've been listening

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<v Speaker 1>for a while now and this show has covered many

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<v Speaker 1>topics and there's something to learn from each episode. I

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<v Speaker 1>hope you enjoy as well. That's so sweet. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>think your tinker the best. And then coach Ney says

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<v Speaker 1>grateful for this show. I truly enjoy the range of

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<v Speaker 1>topics with the brown girl twist. I love when I

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<v Speaker 1>ask my smart friends if they listen to BA and

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<v Speaker 1>they're like, of course, we appreciate what you do. Keep

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<v Speaker 1>them coming. Yes, thank y'all, BA fan so much. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I got to get to the airport. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 1>see Beyonce. I'm gonna get my entire life. Do I

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<v Speaker 1>have a cowgirl hot? Hell? Yes I do. Do I

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<v Speaker 1>have way too much packed into a suitcase for four days? Hell?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes I do. I really hope it's not over fifty pounds,

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<v Speaker 1>it very well might be. I had to go pick

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<v Speaker 1>up extra hair care products before I went to the airport. Y'all,

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<v Speaker 1>pray for your girl. Follow on IG. I'll be updating

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<v Speaker 1>from the show. And yes, I'm not even gonna say

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<v Speaker 1>I got great seats because I'm not sitting. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be in the honey buck and pit y'all on my

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<v Speaker 1>fever four hours. So the shoes I'm wearing, that's a

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<v Speaker 1>whole concern because I really don't want to be in pain.

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<v Speaker 1>I will keep y'all posted. I can't wait to get

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<v Speaker 1>my life and hang out with my friends and have

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<v Speaker 1>a damn good time. And as always, thank y'all be

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<v Speaker 1>a fan for supporting. I love y'all so much. Take care,

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<v Speaker 1>stay safe, see you next time. Bye.