Welcome to Let&#39;s Be Better! Where we have the hard conversations about politics, marginalized communities, and our world at large.

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Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. This Week in Review we will be covering Amy Coney Barrett, Trump&#39;s tax returns, the first 2020 presidential debate, &amp; Trump having COVID. Thanks for joining me. 00:35 Amy Coney Barret11:04 Trump tax returns27:55 First presidential debate of 202046:39 Trump COVID Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah ChismIntro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/ Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette... Sources for this episode:Amy Coney Barretthttps://www.npr.org/2020/09/28/917554001/amy-coney-barrett-a-dream-for-the-right-nightmare-for-the-lefthttps://law.nd.edu/directory/amy-barrett/https://www.biography.com/law-figure/amy-coney-barrett Trump tax returnshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54323383https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/917566141/trump-dismisses-new-york-times-reporting-that-he-paid-little-in-federal-income-thttps://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-09-29/trump-claims-hes-paid-millions-of-dollars-in-income-tax First presidential debate of 2020https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/29/presidential-debate-trump-biden-prep-first-debate-cleveland/3518403001/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/30/presidential-debate-read-full-transcript-first-debate/3587462001/https://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/cur/socstud/frame_found_sr2/tns/tn-13.pdfhttps://schoolworkhelper.net/debate-structure-etiquette/#:~:text=The%20debater%20should%20never%20publicly,be%20congratulated%20by%20the%20opposition.&amp;text=Debaters%20should%20not%20insult%2C%20offend,or%20judges%20in%20any%20way.&amp;text=Do%20not%20speak%20out%20of%20turn%2C%20or%20interrupt%20an%20opponent.https://thehill.com/homenews/media/519418-chris-wallace-trump-arrived-too-late-to-be-tested-in-ohio-before-debate-reliedhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/climate/green-new-deal-questions-answers.htmlhttps://joebiden.com/climate-plan/https://www.forbes.com/sites/camilomaldonado/2018/07/24/price-of-college-increasing-almost-8-times-faster-than-wages/#5f7e1d0a66c1https://www.edvisors.com/plan-for-college/money-saving-tips/colleges-with-free-tuition/countries-with-free-tuition/ Trump COVIDhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/politics/hope-hicks-coronavirus.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimesnytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/world/covid-19-coronavirushttps://www.npr.org/sections/latest-updates-trump-covid-19-results/2020/10/03/919851907/at-least-7-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-after-rose-garden-event-for-barr?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=npr&amp;utm_term=nprnews&amp;utm_source=twitter.comhttps://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/1312377308410503168https://www.wtkr.com/election-2020/health-officials-warn-that-pres-trumps-newport-news-rally-with-4-000-people-expected-to-attend-poses-covid-19-riskhttps://twitter.com/i/events/1312103845871398913https://heavy.com/news/trump-duluth-rally-crowd-photos-minnesota/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KAUxPfr79Yhttps://heavy.com/news/trump-middletown-rally-crowd-photos-pennsylvania/https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/10/heres-what-known-about-president-donald-trump-s-covid-19-treatmenthttps://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimeshttps://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-county-state-covid-19-testing-sites-closing-due-to-recent-low-numbers?fbclid=IwAR3Wn-5rq7rpiflH0ReipliAVFBr4jcakiKSNOqkXbl2QNlndFmgB3qSbHETESTING SITES FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY: https://myescambia.com/covid-19-information-for-escambia-county?fbclid=IwAR27P_nZPwh4GSX1yj9JCJp4kp-_vDGdq1zdqHIPMoQ-2RjwmdNs9XiEsYI Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations'>https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations</a>

Week in Review 10/04/20

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Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today&#39;s episode of Let&#39;s Unpack, we discuss the landmark court case Mendez v Westminster and the activism of Sylvia Mendez. ((PS I&#39;m working on not saying &#34;like&#34; so much in conversation, sorry!)) Created, hosted, research and editing by: Hannah ChismMusic: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/Special Guest: Emily VerVoort Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette... Sources for this episode:https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/topics/reference/race-ethnicity/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CRace%E2%80%9D%20is%20usually%20associated%20with,and%20characterize%20seemingly%20distinct%20populations http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/difference-between-latinx-hispanic-spanishhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lSWToaACIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F46Mlzt2tFc&amp;t=230shttps://www.history.com/news/mendez-school-segregation-mexican-american#:~:text=Segregation%20Was%20Widespread%20in%20California&amp;text=By%201940%2C%20more%20than%2080,Asian%20Americans%20and%20Native%20Americans https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbkneymsenlfke4/Trial_Transcript_July_10_1945.pdf?dl=0 http://mendezetalvwestminster.com/court-documents-2/ https://www.dropbox.com/s/dqvysoekzvrk67z/Trial_Transcript_July_5_1945.pdf?dl=0 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-09-mn-42058-story.html https://www.texasbar.com/civics/high%20school%20cases/mendez-v-westminster.html https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/background-mendez-v-westminster-re-enactmenthttps://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040915-8.html Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations'>https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations</a>

Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today's episode of Let's Unpack, we discuss the landmark court case Mendez v Westminster and the activism of Sylvia Mendez.

((PS I'm working on not saying "like" so much in conversation, sorry!))

Created, hosted, research and editing by: Hannah Chism
Music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
Special Guest: Emily VerVoort

Socials:
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Sources for this episode:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/topics/reference/race-ethnicity/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CRace%E2%80%9D%20is%20usually%20associated%20with,and%20characterize%20seemingly%20distinct%20populations 
http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/our-issues/difference-between-latinx-hispanic-spanish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lSWToaACI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F46Mlzt2tFc&t=230s
https://www.history.com/news/mendez-school-segregation-mexican-american#:~:text=Segregation%20Was%20Widespread%20in%20California&text=By%201940%2C%20more%20than%2080,Asian%20Americans%20and%20Native%20Americans 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/lbkneymsenlfke4/Trial_Transcript_July_10_1945.pdf?dl=0 
http://mendezetalvwestminster.com/court-documents-2/ 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dqvysoekzvrk67z/Trial_Transcript_July_5_1945.pdf?dl=0 
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-09-mn-42058-story.html 
https://www.texasbar.com/civics/high%20school%20cases/mendez-v-westminster.html 
https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/background-mendez-v-westminster-re-enactment
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2004/09/20040915-8.html

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Let's Unpack: Mendez v Westminster

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Hello, and welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. I’m Hannah and today is Saturday, September 26, 2020.  This week in review we will be covering the passing of RBG and her vacant seat, Donald Trump talking about a &#34;peaceful transition&#34;, Florida&#39;s felon voting laws and Mike Bloomberg, and updates on the Breonna Taylor case. We also have the question of the week, which is: “How are supreme court officials chosen?” Thanks for joining me. Question of the Week: 00:00-10:13Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 10:14-28:36Trump Comments: 28:36-32:25FL Felon Voting: 32:35-39:21Breonna Taylor Update: 39:21-41:54 Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah ChismIntro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/ Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.com Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette... Sources for this episode:Question of the Week:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xnzGSV66x4https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/blog/the-supreme-court-nomination-process-what-happens-nexthttps://news.northeastern.edu/2018/09/21/why-do-supreme-court-justices-have-lifetime-appointments/https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/21/politics/supreme-court-nomination-process-explainer/index.htmlhttps://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-election/ Ruth Bader Ginsburg:https://www.biography.com/law-figure/ruth-bader-ginsburghttps://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspxhttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/09/how-supreme-court-vacancies-confirmed/#closehttps://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/supreme-court-vacancies-in-presidential-election-years/https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1308471166919680001https://crooked.com/podcast/rbg-and-the-fight-to-come/https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914465644/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-life-her-most-fervent-wish-and-the-future-of-scotushttps://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/21/context-there-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/ Trump Comments:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8oIitE6mIhttps://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54285869 FL Felon Voting:https://www.npr.org/2020/09/25/916626848/florida-republicans-take-aim-at-efforts-to-pay-felons-fines-so-they-can-votehttps://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/florida-felon-voting-rights.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/florida-felons-voting-rights.html?searchResultPosition=18https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/us/florida-felon-voting-court-judge-ruling.htmlhttps://www.fox5ny.com/news/rep-gaetz-calls-for-election-bribery-probe-of-bloomberg-over-pledge-to-pay-florida-felons-fineshttp://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&amp;Search_String=&amp;URL=0100-0199/0104/Sections/0104.045.htmlhttps://youtu.be/WiQ6QkDi7Hc Breonna Taylor Updates:https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations'>https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations</a>

Hello, and welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. I’m Hannah and today is Saturday, September 26, 2020.  This week in review we will be covering the passing of RBG and her vacant seat, Donald Trump talking about a "peaceful transition", Florida's felon voting laws and Mike Bloomberg, and updates on the Breonna Taylor case. We also have the question of the week, which is: “How are supreme court officials chosen?” Thanks for joining me.

Question of the Week: 00:00-10:13
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 10:14-28:36
Trump Comments: 28:36-32:25
FL Felon Voting: 32:35-39:21
Breonna Taylor Update: 39:21-41:54

Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism
Intro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/


Socials:
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Sources for this episode:
Question of the Week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xnzGSV66x4
https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/blog/the-supreme-court-nomination-process-what-happens-next
https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/09/21/why-do-supreme-court-justices-have-lifetime-appointments/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/21/politics/supreme-court-nomination-process-explainer/index.html
https://www.270towin.com/2020-senate-election/

Ruth Bader Ginsburg:
https://www.biography.com/law-figure/ruth-bader-ginsburg
https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/09/how-supreme-court-vacancies-confirmed/#close
https://www.scotusblog.com/2016/02/supreme-court-vacancies-in-presidential-election-years/
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1308471166919680001
https://crooked.com/podcast/rbg-and-the-fight-to-come/
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/914465644/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-life-her-most-fervent-wish-and-the-future-of-scotus
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/21/context-there-biden-rule-supreme-court-nominations/

Trump Comments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR8oIitE6mI
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54285869

FL Felon Voting:
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/25/916626848/florida-republicans-take-aim-at-efforts-to-pay-felons-fines-so-they-can-vote
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/us/florida-felon-voting-rights.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/florida-felons-voting-rights.html?searchResultPosition=18
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/us/florida-felon-voting-court-judge-ruling.html
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/rep-gaetz-calls-for-election-bribery-probe-of-bloomberg-over-pledge-to-pay-florida-felons-fines
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0100-0199/0104/Sections/0104.045.html
https://youtu.be/WiQ6QkDi7Hc

Breonna Taylor Updates:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/breonna-taylor-police.html


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Week in Review 9/26/20

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Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. This week in review we will be covering the United State’s TikTok ban, Trump&#39;s 1776 Commission, and the whistleblower complaints against a GA ICE detention center. Then after that, we have the question of the week: “Why do we have the electoral college?” Thanks for joining me. 00:40 TikTok Ban07:08 1776 Commission33:04 Whistleblower Complaint50:19 Electoral College (Also my cat was playing with a toy in the background so if you’re hearing some chirping you’re not crazy. I didn’t think my mic would pick it up, sorry) Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah ChismIntro music: Falling Again, by Khail. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fprodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com%2F&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbU9nSlZ0MHZnNEdvcHJqOXZkalVNOHY5SjJyd3xBQ3Jtc0tucEk1dWpzZVo3MVlmZFNDS09Zc1BLaHlaLUFVVVVEdUZudXhGNFFGdnF0Z191SnVha3JmcDNSZXFtZ2pMdnRoZHFEOXc4bFFjR0dIc3lxQkhJbExRMWRWaFFTTEpCbi1XbDZ1cXRqZ1RiTEtneXJRaw%3D%3D&v=M1wMReVoFnM" rel="nofollow">https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/</a> Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.com Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU18M0EdwIRgHlvntranWw" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1...</a> Facebook: <a 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rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20200426000353if_/https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/13/tiktok-privacy/" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/13/tiktok-privacy/</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/style/tiktok-trump-rally-tulsa.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/style/tiktok-trump-rally-tulsa.html</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/world/asia/tik-tok-banned-india-china.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/world/asia/tik-tok-banned-india-china.html</a><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54205231" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54205231</a><a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/data-theft/justice-department-charges-chinese-nationals-in-equifax-data-breach/" rel="nofollow">https://www.consumerreports.org/data-theft/justice-department-charges-chinese-nationals-in-equifax-data-breach/</a> <a href="https://www.epic.org/privacy/data-breach/equifax/#:~:text=The%20data%20breached%20included%20names,unprecedented%20in%20scope%20and%20severity" rel="nofollow">https://www.epic.org/privacy/data-breach/equifax/#:~:text=The%20data%20breached%20included%20names,unprecedented%20in%20scope%20and%20severity</a>  1776 Commission: <a href="https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-transcript-september-17-white-house-history-conference" rel="nofollow">https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-transcript-september-17-white-house-history-conference</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJiufouc9ws" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJiufouc9ws</a> <a href="https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/joseph-stalin.htm" rel="nofollow">https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/joseph-stalin.htm</a> <a href="https://www.biography.com/dictator/adolf-hitler" rel="nofollow">https://www.biography.com/dictator/adolf-hitler</a><a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/china/report-china/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/china/report-china/</a><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20692214" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20692214</a><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/critical-race-theory" rel="nofollow">https://www.britannica.com/topic/critical-race-theory</a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/unhealthy-american-work-habits-2017-11#and-american-bosses-are-obsessed-with-staying-in-the-loop-11" rel="nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/unhealthy-american-work-habits-2017-11#and-american-bosses-are-obsessed-with-staying-in-the-loop-11</a><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/family/" rel="nofollow">https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/family/</a>(This is the Smithsonian document):<a href="https://twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1283372233730203651/photo/2" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1283372233730203651/photo/2</a><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/harvard-political-science-professor-donald-trump-authoritarian-how-democracy-778425" rel="nofollow">https://www.newsweek.com/harvard-political-science-professor-donald-trump-authoritarian-how-democracy-778425</a><a href="https://felonies.org/is-it-a-crime-to-tear-down-statues/" rel="nofollow">https://felonies.org/is-it-a-crime-to-tear-down-statues/</a><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/502492-list-statues-toppled-vandalized-removed-protests" rel="nofollow">https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/502492-list-statues-toppled-vandalized-removed-protests</a> <a href="https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/06/12/wilmington-remove-christopher-columbus-caesar-rodney-statues/3175003001/" rel="nofollow">https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/06/12/wilmington-remove-christopher-columbus-caesar-rodney-statues/3175003001/</a><a href="https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/can/defining/" rel="nofollow">https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/can/defining/</a><a href="https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/oct/18/allegations-about-donald-trump-and-miss-teen-usa-c/" rel="nofollow">https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/oct/18/allegations-about-donald-trump-and-miss-teen-usa-c/</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/trump-epstein.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/trump-epstein.html</a> Whistleblower Complaints:<a href="https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/09/16/mass-hysterectomies-ice/" rel="nofollow">https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/09/16/mass-hysterectomies-ice/</a>(This is the full, official complaint):<a href="https://projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OIG-ICDC-Complaint-1.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OIG-ICDC-Complaint-1.pdf</a>  <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine</a><a href="https://www.insider.com/allegations-against-irwin-ice-facility-doctor-mahendra-amin-2020-9" rel="nofollow">https://www.insider.com/allegations-against-irwin-ice-facility-doctor-mahendra-amin-2020-9</a> Electoral College:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?index=2&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&t=0s&v=W9H3gvnN468" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9H3gvnN468&amp;list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&amp;index=2&amp;t=0s</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?index=3&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&t=0s&v=WlYyC5-xv_A" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlYyC5-xv_A&amp;list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&amp;index=3&amp;t=0s</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?index=4&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&t=0s&v=48EZKXweGDo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48EZKXweGDo&amp;list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&amp;index=4&amp;t=0s</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?index=5&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&t=0s&v=reUJAS8dsSM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reUJAS8dsSM&amp;list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&amp;index=5&amp;t=0s</a> <a href="https://www.usa.gov/election" rel="nofollow">https://www.usa.gov/election</a><a href="https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about" rel="nofollow">https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about</a> <a href="https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/allocation" rel="nofollow">https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/allocation</a><a href="https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/electors#who-selects" rel="nofollow">https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/electors#who-selects</a><a href="https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/the-electoral-college.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/the-electoral-college.aspx</a><a href="https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/the-constitutional-convention/#:~:text=The%20Constitutional%20Convention%20took%20place,delegates%20had%20much%20bigger%20plans" rel="nofollow">https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/the-constitutional-convention/#:~:text=The%20Constitutional%20Convention%20took%20place,delegates%20had%20much%20bigger%20plans</a>. <a href="https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention" rel="nofollow">https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention</a> <a href="https://time.com/4608555/hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final/" rel="nofollow">https://time.com/4608555/hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final/</a><a href="https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/presidential-election-al-gore-george-bush-too-close-to-call" rel="nofollow">https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/presidential-election-al-gore-george-bush-too-close-to-call</a><a href="https://www.procon.org/headlines/the-electoral-college-top-3-pros-and-cons/" rel="nofollow">https://www.procon.org/headlines/the-electoral-college-top-3-pros-and-cons/</a> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations'>https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations</a>

Week in Review 9/19/20

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Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today&#39;s episode of Let&#39;s Unpack, we discuss Dr Mae C Jemison, the first black woman in space! Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah ChismMusic: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/Special Guest: Jordan Calverthttps://twitter.com/mermaid__covehttps://www.twitch.tv/mermaidcoveQuileute Tribe Relocation: https://mthg.org/get-involved/ Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.comYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1...Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette... Sources for this episode:https://youtu.be/rWxGAogqr4Mhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCMJW-auEhE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWLn79cS-cw  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LooEeJyd3AY  https://www.startrek.com/database_article/jemison  https://www.fastcompany.com/3046912/the-first-black-female-astronaut-on-fear-audacity-and-the-importance-of-incl  https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mae-Jemison https://www.biography.com/astronaut/mae-c-jemison  Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations'>https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations</a>

Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large.  In today's episode of Let's Unpack, we discuss Dr Mae C Jemison, the first black woman in space! 


Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism
Music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/
Special Guest: Jordan Calvert
https://twitter.com/mermaid__cove
https://www.twitch.tv/mermaidcove
Quileute Tribe Relocation: https://mthg.org/get-involved/ 

Socials:
Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.com 
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU1... 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod 
Instagram: @letsbebetterpod


Sources for this episode:
https://youtu.be/rWxGAogqr4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCMJW-auEhE 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWLn79cS-cw  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LooEeJyd3AY  
https://www.startrek.com/database_article/jemison  
https://www.fastcompany.com/3046912/the-first-black-female-astronaut-on-fear-audacity-and-the-importance-of-incl  
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Mae-Jemison 
https://www.biography.com/astronaut/mae-c-jemison

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Let's Unpack: Dr Mae C Jemison

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Welcome to Let’s Be Better! A podcast where we have the hard conversations about politics, minority communities, and our world at large. In today&#39;s Week in Review I discuss fires on the west coast, the Woodward tapes &amp; the death of Daniel Prude. Later, I answer this week’s question: Why does the United States have a two-party system? Thanks for being here :-)  Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah ChismIntro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/ Socials:Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.com Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/lets-be-betterYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqU18M0EdwIRgHlvntranWw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsbebetterpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebetterpod/  Sources for this episode:This Week in ReviewFires on the West Coasthttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/the-west-coast-wildfire-season-is-getting-worse.html#:~:text=Amid%20unprecedented%20weather%20conditions%20linked,of%20one%20fire%20in%20California%2Chttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/us/wildfires-live-updates.htmlhttps://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/08/california-fires-five-reasons-why-this-year-is-so-bad/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/02/24/under-trumps-tariffs-the-us-lost-20000-solar-energy-jobs/#6c90036b76ba https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/reports/2020/06/25/486852/trump-administration-stifling-renewable-energy-public-lands-waters/https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2020/04/15/483219/impact-coronavirus-renewable-energy-industry/https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/434989-trump-mocks-wind-power-when-the-wind-doesnt-blow-just-turn-off-thehttps://youtu.be/Q0s5Zqmb09g https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-announces-region-wide-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-gulf-mexico-2 Woodward Tapeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmLswjprmD4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPoFf78XHQohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-4FDaQg4sEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_wIIF3yb58https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=541Cg2Jnb8shttps://youtu.be/qbjR0-vGOYQ  Daniel Prudehttps://abcnews.go.com/US/rochester-police-chief-entire-command-staff-retire-suddenly/story?id=72884253 https://www.npr.org/2020/09/04/909563978/rochester-officers-suspended-over-death-of-daniel-pridehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/09/03/rochester-police-video-daniel-prude/https://abcnews.go.com/US/rochester-police-chief-entire-command-staff-retire-suddenly/story?id=72884253 https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/3/21419836/daniel-prude-police-death-video-family (via AP)https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/03/daniel-prude-death-black-man-died-police-asphyxiation/5700827002/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/daniel-prude-7-rochester-police-officers-suspended-after-black-man-died-of-suffocation/ar-BB18EIRJ?li=BBnb7Kz (via CNN)https://www.bustle.com/life/how-to-help-daniel-prude-family-justice Gofundme for Daniel Prude’s family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/justice-for-daniel-prude Color of Change petition: https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/Justice_For_Daniel_Prude/ Mobile Response Team for Pensacola (850-469-3554) https://elakeviewcenter.org/BehavioralHealth/SpecialtyServices/mobile-response-team National suicide prevention lifeline (1-800-273-8255): https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/  Question of the Week: Why does the United States have a two-party system? https://www.historyhit.com/the-origins-of-the-united-states-two-party-system/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/two-party-system * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_system * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-party_system https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095737871 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpBRGXK-QNs  *Note: I only use wikipedia for general outlines of things. I will never use wikipedia for statistics or other important details.  Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations'>https://redcircle.com/lets-be-better/donations</a>

Fires in the west, the Woodward tapes & Daniel Prude.

Week in Review 9/12/20

having the hard conversations

Welcome to Let's Be Better! Where we have the hard conversations about politics, marginalized communities, and our world at large.