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On this episode of Season Three of Those People Mitch chats with Ihssane Lecky (which I mispronounce at least 3 times in this interview, likely the only thing be and Tucker Carlson have in common) to talk about her journey to America from growing up in Morocco, becoming an organizer and a fighter for wall street reform which was passed and then repealed under the Trump administration, and what being a “progressive” in the American sense of the term means to her.

Leckey is running in Massachusetts 4th congressional district, a seat vacated by Joe Kennedy III deciding for no apparent reason to challenge Ed Markey for Mass.’ 2nd Senate seat. This race is the most contested in the state and while there are several perfectly fine candidates in the race, Leckey stood out to me as someone able to identify the core issues facing working class people in the state including corruption, rampant ignorance of sexual violence and more.

She’s also the most No-Bullshit ‘Politician’ I’ve interviewed so far on the show.

In her own words, Melanie is one of Those #Shero, #WallStreetRegulator, #Mother, #Muslim, #Immigrant People -

You can check out her website for more info on all of those and plenty more at: https://ihssane.org/ or follow her on twitter https://twitter.com/ihssaneleckey.

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This Podcast was Recorded Remotely in May 2020 in Plymouth MN & the 4th District of Massachusetts. We delayed the release of this podcast due to wanting to keep the focus on the Black Lives Matter movement, and Mutual Aid projects we were supporting around the country, however with Leckey’s primary just around the corner, it seemed like now was the time to get back on air and help more folks get to know their local candidates.

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Learn more about Those People, Mitch’s newest projects, and Ihssane + other guests from the show at www.mitchgayns.com.

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Music for this show:

Those People, 2012, Justus Boyz (Intro): https://bit.ly/2lbdBJB

Those People, 2015, Amy Bezunartea (Outro): https://spoti.fi/2nhoOsH

Untitled, 2019, Mitch Gayns (Transitions)

Trigger Warnings for this Episode:

Violence and Discrimination against immigrant communities

Sexual Violence


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On this bonus episode, Mitch is joined by the one and only Miss Black America herself - Ryann Richardson! 
We chat about black identity, the COVID Crisis, growing up in PG County, excelling in Tech, growing into her voice and SOOO Much more and it felt like a great time to share this conversation considering many folks are searching for more insight into the blackness they've long been ignoring. 

Let us know what you think on Twitter @MitchGayns or via email @ mitchgayns@gmail.com And if you LOVED it, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser or wherever you listen.
You can learn more about Ryann at http://www.ryannrichardson.com/ 

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Thanks for checking out Volume/Season 3 of Those People! (we’re just gonna call em season from now on, people were confused with Season 1 being 2 volumes)

We’re back with another slate of congressional candidates with the Primaries in New York just around the corner, we decided to swing back and sit down with 5 other candidates in races here, and check in on the state of presidential politics & the country writ large with a couple amazing Bonus Episodes coming this season.

In this episode, Mitch chats with Shaniyat Chowdhury a badass activist, rugby player and former AOC staffer turned candidate for NY-5!

Beyond all that Shan is self described as one of Those #He/him, #freethinker, #personofcolor, #anticapitalist, #activist, #athlete, #writer. People.

You can follow him on Twitter @Shaniyat2020 or check out his campaign at https://shaniyat2020.com .

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This Podcast was Recorded in April 2020 Remotely In Queens NYC & Winthrop MA.

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Learn more about Those People, Mitch’s newest projects, and Nathan + other guests from the show at www.mitchgayns.com.

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Music for this show:

Those People, 2012, Justus Boyz (Intro): https://bit.ly/2lbdBJB

Those People, 2015, Amy Bezunartea (Outro): https://spoti.fi/2nhoOsH

Untitled, 2019, Mitch Gayns (Transitions)


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Hey Guys! This is certainly a "different" episode of Those People - just catching everyone up on what we've been up to these past few week's while we've not been posting episodes. Below are some resources that you can feel free to share and utilize to help the cause - whichever part of the cause you want to help. I appreciate each and every one of you listening out there and we'll be back soon with more interviews!


Want to Help with What We're Doing in Minnesota?

Buy Diapers, Wipes & Formula for families in need through our Diaper Drive: MitchGayns.com/diapers.

Send Direct $$ donations to one of the many causes below - we're working with a ton of them and would rather you donate direct to them than to us, but if you feel better about it you can send it to $mitchgayns on CashApp or MitchGayns on Venmo and we'll get it to an org, individual, or business in need.

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If you want to support Mitch himself, God bless you, but don't send me money right now. I'm putting it all towards the efforts we're doing and it'd be impossible to separate anyway. PLEASE become a supporter of this show. You can sign up for $1, $5, $9.99 a month, and while as of right now - You get absolutely nothing extra - in the future when we do more, you'll have early access to perks like exclusive merch, live events and more. Anchor.fm/thosepeople/support + it's stored in a separate account making it a hell of a lot easier on my end 😂

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Donate to MN Businesses: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lTk_aq7pTbTcwwRzEEokp8txYf5cwB83r-lj6RT5rR4/edit?fbclid=IwAR1O2Ww2j-_fI0Kp_lTXqBDrxRiFCn01HVYskey2x2f4xD97kS8N3a4t9jo#gid=0

Donate in General (Massive list of causes, individuals & Businesses): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KTBHcXuAUoa-ZevN1-Jq6LYpkmJWhwiJRBhLKRTU0AU/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR1iS3Z-s1nAoAXsKaqS7uPRt_rREAmJlEcWupw8DqjARCQsIctwVBBM96k

Resistance Actions you can take from home: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18pK8rO8E4Z9oCUFSVn6SntjpBmLA0ilINxJkp1qZhL4/edit?fbclid=IwAR0Gk03ZVmenZk1eBongPiCwKXHHy85EkAm0g4onHQmUQJ7ttBV8bFyLBsw#heading=h.wpvo5vk5xld0

Where to bring donations/get supplies if you are local to the Twin Cities: https://twin-cities-mutual-aid.org/?fbclid=IwAR1M-fgvmi-VHkZLRL7ypJVAmueu5_BAjQYvpoKkp1PepwIlfH4H9yH2LTc

Have Supplies DELIVERED if you are in the TC area: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1y-ENUvqrbJ_IAh09Wdhqp1fex6PoqPuu-V7ZFGmzFdY/viewform?edit_requested=true&fbclid=IwAR00K0o_Tczz3EL055RIn-y42rhQPH8JsVDnEeeiAR9HaucKE3h4JqxwtkU

Bethlehem Lutheran Church: Facebook.com/BLCMidway

More Ways to Help: https://bit.ly/2YwVv4v


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On Episode two of this season of Those People Mitch chats with Melanie D’Arrigo (which I mispronounce 8 times in this interview) to talk about CoVID’s impact on NYC, growing up in a tough-love family to put it kindly, and the saviors that make up our public education workforce.

Melanie is the 2nd of the NYC progressives we’ll be interviewing this season, representing New York’s 3rd district & we spend a good chunk of the first half discussing the intricacies of growing up in the city, and a good deal of the second half on what she wants to do to make that easier for kids and families of this generation coming of age now.

In her own words, Melanie is one of Those #Feminist, #Activist, #Scientist, #Progressive People - Though admittedly we barely even touched on the scientist thing so check out her website for more info on that and plenty more at: https://www.darrigo2020.com/ or follow her on twitter @DarrigoMelanie.

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This Podcast was Recorded Remotely in April 2020 in Plymouth MN & NYC.

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Learn more about Those People, Mitch’s newest projects, and Mel + other guests from the show at www.mitchgayns.com.

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Support the show by buying some merch at https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mitchgayns or

Buy Mitch and the Team a cup of coffee at: https://ko-fi.com/mitchgayns

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Music for this show:

Those People, 2012, Justus Boyz (Intro): https://bit.ly/2lbdBJB

Those People, 2015, Amy Bezunartea (Outro): https://spoti.fi/2nhoOsH

Untitled, 2019, Mitch Gayns (Transitions)

Trigger Warnings for this Episode:

Systemic Oppression of Women

Childhood abuse & Trauma


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On Episode two of this season of Those People we sat down with Mel Gargarin (back when we could still do the whole in-person thing) to talk about life in NYC, family, Puerto Rican culture and his plans for the city, and the country, once he takes office.

Mel is the first of the NYC progressives we’ll be interviewing this season, representing New York’s 6th district - better known as Queens, & we get into the fabric of the city, how we got here and where it’s going, and of course what Mel was getting into as an NYC Youth back in the day.

In a word, Mel is self-described as one of Those #progressive People and is out here fighting for all marginalized people and for the working class first and foremost.

You can follow him on Twitter @melforprogress or check out his campaign at https://melforprogress.com/

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This Podcast was Recorded in March 2020 in Brooklyn NYC.

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Learn more about Those People, Mitch’s newest projects, and Mel + other guests from the show at www.mitchgayns.com.

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Support the show by buying some merch at https://shop.spreadshirt.com/mitchgayns or

Buy Mitch and the Team a cup of coffee at: https://ko-fi.com/mitchgayns

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Music for this show:

Those People, 2012, Justus Boyz (Intro): https://bit.ly/2lbdBJB

Those People, 2015, Amy Bezunartea (Outro): https://spoti.fi/2nhoOsH

Untitled, 2019, Mitch Gayns (Transitions)


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