Auldton Laughing Club Laura Lyster-Mensh
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Join the mixed-race creator of the Auldton Laughing Club, where we learn that getting yelled at won't kill you and saying nothing is no longer an option. Race, history, art, fiction, and a few laughs in a limited series podcast. Host Laura Lyster-Mensh, author and rabble rouser. 2020-2021
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How Not To Get Yelled At In 2020
In which Laura introduces herself and how getting yelled at may be the best idea in the world right now.
This episode we're suggesting supporting our friend, Charity, as your anti-racism action! https://linktr.ee/CharitySadeMutualAid
Featuring:
Host: Laura Lyster-Mensh
Auldton Laughing Club audiobook narrator: Allen McRae
Music outro: Daniel Lyster-Mensh
Sponsoring intro: Mark Mensh
Intro bells: Warrenton Virginia Town Hall Clock Tower
Contact Laura at: Laura@LMWriter.com
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I don't see color
In which Laura rings nonexistent bells, takes the Implicit Bias Test, and takes a pilgrimage to Emily Dickinson's grave.
Service Dogs Of Virginia: https://www.servicedogsva.org/product/donate
Thank you, Demetria Shabazz for the Amherst Town Hall bells audio from the excellent Juneteenth 2020 Celebration, from Amherst Media:
https://amherstmedia.org/content/juneteenth-2020-celebration?fbclid=IwAR1RK80TBeL5Du7gsLEbjO4OERkplq6H_Y_ce69NXd_hK-JhkgEMP6ZLCTc
Harvard Implicit Bias Test https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/faqs.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Implicit-association_test#:~:text=measure%20of%20associations.-,Culture%20versus%20person,they%20can%20nonetheless%20influence%20behavior.
https://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2015/08/19/exploring-racial-bias-among-biracial-and-single-race-adults-the-iat/
Contact Laura at: Laura@LMWriter.com
Linktr.ee at: https://linktr.ee/auldton
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Shadrack and the fire
In which Laura sees a ghost, learns a song, watches a statue fall, and Auldton feels change coming.
Special thanks to: Dr. Ellsworth Weaver, Mara Seaforest, Barbara Amster, Morgan Geddes, Whitney Petrilli, Andrea Martens.
Anti-racism action of the episode: donate to the NAACP Fauquier County: https://www.naacpfauquiercounty.org/donate
Contact Laura at: Laura@LMWriter.com
Linktr.ee at: https://linktr.ee/auldton
Links of interest:
Saturday Vigils In Courthouse Square Will Continue Into The Fall
Wikipedia: Death of Shedrick Thompson
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
Shadrack, Meshach and Abednego by Robert MacGimsey
Albemarle Calendar: At Ready Removal
Author corrects the lynching record
Confederate statue taken down in Charlottesville near the site of violent 2017 rally
Live feed of At Ready removal
The Last Lynching in Northern Virginia, by Jim Hall
Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials
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Restlessness behind the mask
In which Laura counts signs, bleeps a bad word, and takes off her mask.
Special thanks to: Dr. Carlie Tartakov, Mark Mensh
Anti-racism action of the episode: get a Black Lives Matter sign, mask, etc.
Contact Laura at: Laura@LMWriter.com
Linktr.ee at: https://linktr.ee/auldton
Audiobook narrator: Allen McRae
Links of interest:
Etsy BLM sign creators
Letter in Fauquier Times: The phrase ‘all lives matter’ has become diluted
Hate Has No Home Here project
Culpeper County Sheriff's Office
Culpeper sheriff posts apparent fake news about BLM violence in Roanoke -
I'm not afraid of you
In which Laura gets a special kind of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from bleeping bad words, learns about empathy from her son, and breaks the 4th wall with the Auldton narrator.
Anti-racism action of the episode: http://leapaction.org/
LEAP is the Law Enforcement Accountability Project
Contact Laura at: Laura@LMWriter.com
Linktr.ee at: https://linktr.ee/auldton
Audiobook narrator: Allen McRae
Links of note:
Bernie Mac - I Ain't Scared Of You Mutha****! Def Comedy Jam
The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell
Daniel Lyster-Mensh YouTube & Insta
Tim Miller’s Read the Room podcast Follow Tim Miller on IG at: @thetimdmiller Russ Green on IG at: @russ_jokes
SNL Richard Pryor and Chevy Chase Job Interview
Jeopardized Bodies: Representations of Race, Gender, and Mortality in the Notorious R.B.G.
The n-word through history
Bill Maher Apologizes for Using N-Word
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nigger
The N-word and Richard Pryor
Charles Hamilton - The N Word
Charles Hamilton – The N Word Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
Rock N Roll Trigger
Black Preachers documentary (YouTube)
Black Preachers documentary (OCLC)
George Carlin - 7 Words You Can't Say On TV -
Hurt people hurt people
In which Laura tries to be her best self, resists hate, and forgives Enos.
Anti-racism action of the episode: Sign the Statement Against Racism by the Virginia Interfaith Center For Public Policy. https://www.virginiainterfaithcenter.org
Contact Laura at: Laura@LMWriter.com
Linktr.ee at: https://linktr.ee/auldton
Audiobook narrator: Allen McRae
Links of note:
Trump taken to hospital (Fox News)
Pirro to Obama: 'Your Lies, Your Policies and Your Divisiveness' Are Why Trump Is President
BoJack Horseman Thoughts & Prayers - YouTube
grandson - Thoughts and Prayers (Official Audio) - YouTube
Lil Wayne- Gangstas Dont Die - YouTube
Stay Alive - YouTube
Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (Official Video) - YouTube
Soft Piano Music - Royalty Free - Summit
Customer Reviews
Another great episode!
Thank you for sharing this personal episode about your grandfather.... really brought home to me the damage incarceration and discrimination can cause whole families and neighborhoods. I loved hearing your Mom’s memories and thoughts in her own voice. So grateful!
Auldton Laughing Club
First, I think I mistakenly tapped a one-star, then a 2- star, etc. on my way up to where I intended to tap a 5-star review. Please fix if possible.
I find this intelligent and humorous podcast just the lifeline I now need as I am doomscrolling and drowning in the particular media pool I am swimming in. (I know Linda would clean up this sentence.)
I have been counting on my dog to provide the necessary laughs to get through my Covid day. Now I have added this podcast for a sure laugh out loud.
Finally the podcast connects me with a perspective that feels supportive and inspiring