#1265 Moving beyond tragedy by surviving and adapting (Native Peoples Series Part 4)
Air Date: 4–16-2019
Today we take a look at just a few of the aspects of modern life for Native Peoples that we can see as stemming from the racism and colonialism that has been endemic in post-contact America. This episode is fourth in an ongoing series focusing on Native Peoples in North America. Previous episodes are, in order, #1216 on Christopher Columbus, #1230 on Thanksgiving and #1252 on Westward Expansion.
Read more#1258 The art and science of apologies and forgiveness
Air Date: 3–22-2019
Today we take a look at apologies and forgiveness, some of the building blocks for a healthy human society, at a moment in time when society is reorganizing itself in several ways at once, making it all the more necessary that we refresh ourselves on the fundamentals of how best to relate to each other
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#1252 Taking the first steps of American imperialism (Native Peoples Series Part 3)
Air Date: 2–26-2019
Today we take a look at the process of systematic, government-sponsored genocide against the native peoples of North America that kicked off the wealth-accumulating, territory-expanding American empire we know and love today
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#1244 A Nation of (Criminalized) Immigrants
Air Date: 1–25-2019
Today we take a look at the past and present of our immigration system to understand the paradigms within which the entire debate takes place
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#1231 A new rise of hatred for an old target (Anti-Semitism)
Air Date: 11–30-2018
Today we take a look at the history and present of anti-semitism in America
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#1230 Thanksgiving and cultural heritage (Native Peoples Series Part 2)
Air Date: 11–27-2018
Today we take a look at the literal and figurative bloody messes of the history of Thanksgiving and the identities of native peoples
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#1229 The politics of anger from the Founding Fathers to the Women's Movement
Air Date: 11–20-2018
Today we take a look at the gendered nature of anger and how the anger of women is feared as a potentially revolutionary force
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#1227 Stochastic Terrorism and the Bully Pulpit
Air Date: 11–13-2018
Today we take a look at the rise of right-wing terrorism in the US and the unmistakable link to the violent rhetoric and extreme policies of right-wing politicians
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#1216 Taking a closer look at Columbus Day (Native Peoples Series Part 1)
Air Date: 10–5-2018
Today we take a look at the rarely-told, real legacy of Christopher Columbus and some of the reverberations from his actions that can still be felt to this day
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#1215 Demonizing welfare to divide and conquer
Air Date: 10–3-2018
Today we take a look at the fact that welfare technically no longer exists in America except as a dog whistle term used to push an ideology that divides the majority for the enrichment of the minority.
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