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Explaining Current Devestating #Refugee & Migrant Policy w/ @TheTinaVasquez — #KatieSpeakShow Ep138 7/07/2018
In brief: Badass immigration reporter for Rewire.News, Tina Vasquez is back on the show! (You’re welcome; she’s amazing.) She breaks down the conflation between “lost” migrant children and those being disappeared and incarcerated indefinitely at such an alarming rate. She… Read More ›
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Answering the Call: Local Candidate @MaureenShaw — #KatieSpeakShow Ep137 6/30/2018
In brief: Continuing my (totally on purpose I swear) series on local and state elections — the kind I’ve been yelling about on here and before this with Hal Sparks on Chicago’s WCPT — with an actual local candidate! Friend… Read More ›
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“Facts Are My Religion” — Conscience Clauses, #HHS, & #Trans Candidates w/ @Rewire_News’s @TransScribe— #KatieSpeakShow Ep136 6/23/2018
In brief: Back on the show — repping her new gig as Rewire News Beltway reporter — is the always informative and dark humor delivering Katelyn Burns. We talk about local elections and trans candidates in the age of Trump,… Read More ›
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Following the Money: CPAC, the #NRA, #elections & #Russia w/ @zdroberts — #KatieSpeakShow Ep135 6/16/2018
In brief: Zach Roberts is back on the show to talk conservative conventions and why, in this digital information age, what happens at them still matters. He regularly attends CPAC and the NRA as part of his coverage of voting… Read More ›
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Harnessing Latinx Power w/@TzintzúnCris of @Jolt_TX — #KatieSpeakShow Ep134 6/09/2018
In brief: Cristina Tzintzún is a force of nature. I was lucky enough to catch up with her during her busy Jolt Texas travel schedule. She’s making a huge push to empower as many in the Latinx community — particularly… Read More ›
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The @ANSIRH #Abortion Onscreen Project w/@gesisson — #KatieSpeakShow Ep133 5/19/2018
In brief: Abortion portrayals in pop culture go way back. Abortion in pop culture isn’t new. But this kind of in-dept analysis and, frankly, just the cataloging of abortion themes and storylines certainly is. Qualitative sociologist Gretchen Sisson humors my… Read More ›
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“I’m Still Here – Black Dignity In a World Made For Whiteness” w/ @austinchanning — #KatieSpeakShow Ep132 5/12/2018
In brief: Austin Channing Brown is my new favorite voice/author. I’m beyond excited to bring you a full episode of her being her straight forward, funny, charming self. This conversation is not 101-level racial justice and white listeners will be… Read More ›
