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

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    Week in Review 10/04/20

    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's tax returns, the first 2020 presidential debate, & Trump having COVID. Thanks for joining me. 00:35 Amy Coney Barret 11:04 Trump tax returns 27:55 First presidential debate of 2020 46:39 Trump COVID Created, hosted, and edited by: Hannah Chism Intro 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 Barrett https://www.npr.org/2020/09/28/917554001/amy-coney-barrett-a-dream-for-the-right-nightmare-for-the-left https://law.nd.edu/directory/amy-barrett/ https://www.biography.com/law-figure/amy-coney-barrett Trump tax returns https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/27/us/donald-trump-taxes.html https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54323383 https://www.npr.org/2020/09/27/917566141/trump-dismisses-new-york-times-reporting-that-he-paid-little-in-federal-income-t https://www.usnews.com/news/elections/articles/2020-09-29/trump-claims-hes-paid-millions-of-dollars-in-income-tax First presidential debate of 2020 https://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.pdf https://schoolworkhelper.net/debate-structure-etiquette/#:~:text=The%20debater%20should%20never%20publicly,be%20congratulated%20by%20the%20opposition.&text=Debaters%20should%20not%20insult%2C%20offend,or%20judges%20in%20any%20way.&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-relied https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/21/climate/green-new-deal-questions-answers.html https://joebiden.com/climate-plan/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/camilomaldonado/2018/07/24/price-of-college-increasing-almost-8-times-faster-than-wages/#5f7e1d0a66c1 https://www.edvisors.com/plan-for-college/money-saving-tips/colleges-with-free-tuition/countries-with-free-tuition/ Trump COVID https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/us/politics/hope-hicks-coronavirus.html https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes nytimes.com/live/2020/10/02/world/covid-19-coronavirus https://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&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_source=twitter.com https://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/1312377308410503168 https://www.wtkr.com/election-2020/health-officials-warn-that-pres-trumps-newport-news-rally-with-4-000-people-expected-to-attend-poses-covid-19-risk https://twitter.com/i/events/1312103845871398913 https://heavy.com/news/trump-duluth-rally-crowd-photos-minnesota/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KAUxPfr79Y https://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-treatment https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/10/03/world/covid-trump?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes https://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-county-state-covid-19-testing-sites-closing-due-to-recent-low-numbers?fbclid=IwAR3Wn-5rq7rpiflH0ReipliAVFBr4jcakiKSNOqkXbl2QNlndFmgB3qSbHE TESTING SITES FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY: https://myescambia.com/covid-19-information-for-escambia-county?fbclid=IwAR27P_nZPwh4GSX1yj9JCJp4kp-_vDGdq1zdqHIPMoQ-2RjwmdNs9XiEsYI

    Week in Review 10/04/20

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    Let's Unpack: Mendez v Westminster

    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: 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: 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

    Let's Unpack: Mendez v Westminster

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    Week in Review 9/26/20

    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: 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=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

    Week in Review 9/26/20

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    Week in Review 9/19/20

    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'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 Ban 07:08 1776 Commission 33:04 Whistleblower Complaint 50:19 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 Chism Intro 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: TikTok: https://web.archive.org/web/20200426000353if_/https://www.tiktok.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/07/13/tiktok-privacy/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/style/tiktok-trump-rally-tulsa.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/world/asia/tik-tok-banned-india-china.html https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54205231 https://www.consumerreports.org/data-theft/justice-department-charges-chinese-nationals-in-equifax-data-breach/  https://www.epic.org/privacy/data-breach/equifax/#:~:text=The%20data%20breached%20included%20names,unprecedented%20in%20scope%20and%20severity  1776 Commission:  https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-speech-transcript-september-17-white-house-history-conference https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJiufouc9ws  https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/joseph-stalin.htm  https://www.biography.com/dictator/adolf-hitler https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/china/report-china/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20692214 https://www.britannica.com/topic/critical-race-theory https://www.businessinsider.com/unhealthy-american-work-habits-2017-11#and-american-bosses-are-obsessed-with-staying-in-the-loop-11 https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/family/ (This is the Smithsonian document):https://twitter.com/ByronYork/status/1283372233730203651/photo/2 https://www.newsweek.com/harvard-political-science-professor-donald-trump-authoritarian-how-democracy-778425 https://felonies.org/is-it-a-crime-to-tear-down-statues/ https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/502492-list-statues-toppled-vandalized-removed-protests  https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/2020/06/12/wilmington-remove-christopher-columbus-caesar-rodney-statues/3175003001/ https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/can/defining/ https://www.politifact.com/article/2016/oct/18/allegations-about-donald-trump-and-miss-teen-usa-c/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/us/politics/trump-epstein.html Whistleblower Complaints: https://www.snopes.com/news/2020/09/16/mass-hysterectomies-ice/ (This is the full, official complaint):https://projectsouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/OIG-ICDC-Complaint-1.pdf   https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913398383/whistleblower-alleges-medical-neglect-questionable-hysterectomies-of-ice-detaine https://www.insider.com/allegations-against-irwin-ice-facility-doctor-mahendra-amin-2020-9 Electoral College: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9H3gvnN468&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=2&t=0s  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlYyC5-xv_A&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=3&t=0s  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48EZKXweGDo&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=4&t=0s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reUJAS8dsSM&list=PL7snd7RcdE6Ggg_V49ek6oA9dESAXOtXy&index=5&t=0s  https://www.usa.gov/election https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/about  https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/allocation https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/electors#who-selects https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/the-electoral-college.aspx https://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/the-constitutional-convention/#:~:text=The%20Constitutional%20Convention%20took%20place,delegates%20had%20much%20bigger%20plans.  https://www.history.com/news/electoral-college-founding-fathers-constitutional-convention  https://time.com/4608555/hillary-clinton-popular-vote-final/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/presidential-election-al-gore-george-bush-too-close-to-call https://www.procon.org/headlines/the-electoral-college-top-3-pros-and-cons/

    Week in Review 9/19/20

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    Let's Unpack: Dr Mae C Jemison

    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: https://www.instagram.com/letsbebette... 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

    Let's Unpack: Dr Mae C Jemison

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    Week in Review 9/12/20

    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 Week in Review I discuss fires on the west coast, the Woodward tapes & 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 Chism Intro music: Falling Again, by Khail. https://prodbykhail.infinity.airbit.com/ Socials: Email: letsbebetterpod@gmail.com  Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/lets-be-better Youtube: 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 Review Fires on the West Coast https://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%2C https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/10/us/wildfires-live-updates.html https://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-the https://youtu.be/Q0s5Zqmb09g  https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-announces-region-wide-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-gulf-mexico-2 Woodward Tapes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmLswjprmD4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPoFf78XHQo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-4FDaQg4sE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_wIIF3yb58 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=541Cg2Jnb8s https://youtu.be/qbjR0-vGOYQ  Daniel Prude https://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-pride https://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.

    Week in Review 9/12/20
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