The Chris Ham podcast

I start discussing losing power due to Hurricane Isais, the inconvinient effects, and have some critical words about ConEd and Optimum as utility providers.(0:00-7:20)

My 2nd cousin Cara, an Irish/Italian American millenial joins the pod to discuss her political views as an Independent!

We start sharing how we are related, Cara's career, cooking hobby, tacos, then her upbringing-values instilled/lessons taught including respect, and treating others the way you want to be treated rooted in Catholic school education. Also- millennials played outside! (7:24-25:26)

We segue to politics- Cara talks about when she noticed, 9/11, why/when she registered as an Indpendent, how I enjoy dialogue most with Indpendents/Moderates as opposed to Republicans or even Democrats. Most of the people you CHOOSE to spend time with are contained to a political spectrum range BUT not your family always. (25:26-38:30)

Cara gives her thoughts on Donald Trump, Obama/McCain 2008 and shifting sentiment on McCain, Hillary Clinton. We then talk about why AOC is such a lightning rod and is any part of her criticsm valid?(38:30-50:50)

Cara then shares her own personal family account with COVID, talks about the appreciation of Andrew Cuomo, and emphasizes the importance of mask wearing. We then talk about Black LIves Matter, Blue Lives Matter, and All LIves Matter.(50:50-1:04:04)

I ask her the biggest thing about the Democratic Party and the Republican Party that bother her most- it's a similar answer!(1:04:05-1:07:33)

We end sharing a couple funny family stories around embarrassing movies.(1:07:03-1:15:03)

Takes of All Temperatures(T.O.A.Ts)- Kamala Harris; Cyclists; Dems are wealthy too; I like outdoor cigarette smoke(1:15:53- 1:26:37)

Buckle up! Excited to be back after a 2.5 week hiatus. I talk about my New York accent and the ebbs and flows of the intensity, discuss the realization when I got carded for buying White Claws at a local grocery store that my older daughter is closer to 21 than I am! (0:00-7:30)

I revisit a hate crime in hindsight from 1982 discussing the murder of Vincent Chin and the ridiculous lack of penalty for the perps(7:30-16:58)

I give a brief tribute to the late acitvist and politican John Lewis(17:01-19:50)

I segue to discuss the weird COVID grey zone and the botched U.S response due to decentralized state responses(19:50-27:49)

Terrible Trump Tranmissions & McEnany Misspeakings(28:32-37:16)

T.O.A.Ts- Takes of All Temperatures- AOC; Naysayers/Yes People; Sweet as Slang; Mask Mouth; Dangerous Drivers; Injury Prone & 4 year olds(37:19-45:05)

Buckle up! My wife, Jen, joined to talk about the American Flag dog whistle, raising kids to be racially aware, and thewet blanket of a year that is 2020.
I kick off the show introducing upcoming epsidoes and discuss why July and Q3 in general is an important time for our family.(0:00-4:55)

Jen attempts to impersonate my intro to the show and we start talking about the differences between men and women when it comes to photo taking.(5:31-12:58)

Jen then lays out the two discrete examples of American flag flying people and why both are problematic in 2020. She then pitches her idea about country match making and how picking a country to live in should be looked at like a romantic relationship. (12:59-26:40)

I talk about how an American flag has become a dog whistle for conservative America and regressive ideals. I speak about a realization I had about living in a homogeneous town and the perpetual microaggressions that are a symptom of that experience. I am going to be ready to bite as our kids get older. (26:41-36:54)

We discuss how in your 30s you realize that life is full of a$$holes then we do our best to compare our kids as babies and talk about the irratating narrative that "boys are easier than girls" when they become teenagers. We end avoiding loaded topics but Jen gives a dystopian prediction about the year that is 2020.(36:55-53:20)

Terrible Trump Tranmissions- Stock Market Dellusion, Bubba Wallace (54:05-59:07)

TOATs- Fireworks; Conservative Bingo; 30s/60s as divergent decades(59:11-1:05:15)

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