50. Guest-Jen Aloisi Ham- 2020 Third Shoe, Firework Intolerance, Ready to Bite & Life is Full of A$$holes

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07/08/20 • 65 min

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)

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)

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)

Previous Episode

49. Microaggression, Uncle Tom Danger & Bubba Wallace Noose

I start recounting Father's Day and a local gem that converted me into a sushi fanand get ready to talk about a couple racial indicents. (0:00-5:12)

I throw out some cliches and embrace others to set up how people tell you they are racist from their actions NOT their words(5:15-I1:00)

I share that "microaggression" is how I typically have experience racism even in my "woke" town( 11:01-21:50)

I discuss how being an Uncle Tom is dangerous and less to do about racial stereotypes and more about undermining the societal problem of racism. I express disdain for Candace Ownes, why she sucks, and beware of white people sharing her message(21:54-28:12)

Terrible Trump Transmission- Confederate "monuments" and why I loathe his press secretary (28:16- 31:09)

I talk about my FIRST year of podcasting- vision, progress, reception including SOME close family&friends lack of acknowledgment(31:53- 39:25)

Takes of all Temperatures(T.O.A.Ts)- Confidence with camera phone videos; 2 kids; Wizard of Oz Trump; Bubba Wallace; Race Classification Laziness(39:29-53:37)

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51. Chinese not Japanese, COVID Gray, Whiteclaw ID Carding & AOC Triggered

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)