Jan 26 2018 75 mins 4
Air Date: 1/26/2018 Today we take a look at some of the nuances of the #MeToo movement and the predictable backlash to it as well as the backlash to Trump in the form of the one-year anniversary Women's March Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Support our Winter Fundraiser! Join the Best of the Left Social Network! Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Ch. 2: Act 1: Explaining the Aziz Ansari story - Backtalk from Bitch Media - Air Date 1-25-18 Ch. 3: Song 1: The Envelope - Aeronaut Ch. 4: Act 2: #MeToo Backlash - @FullFrontalSamB - Air Date: 01-18-18 Ch. 5: Song 2: Lahaina - Cloud Harbor Ch. 6: Act 3: Feminist Lessons From the Third Wave - On the Media - Air Date 1-19-18 Ch. 7: Song 3: Gullwing Sailor - Migration Ch. 8: Act 4: Understanding the prevalence of harassment in the workplace - @offkiltershow - Air Date 11-17-17 Ch. 9: Song 4: Discovery Harbor - Cloud Harbor Ch. 10: Act 5: “The Year of Our Awakening” Global Protests Mark Anniversary of Women’s March & Trump Inauguration - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 01-22-18 Ch. 11: Song 5: Paper Feather - Migration Ch. 12: Act 6: Raise Women’s Voices By Fighting Voter Suppression via @Let_AmericaVote - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 13: Song 6: Cicle Veroni - Cicle Kadde Ch. 14: Act 7: Kimberlé Crenshaw speech at the Women's March - Sojourner Truth Radio - Air Date 1-23-18 Voicemails Ch. 15: NYC March #1 - Alan from Connecticut Ch. 16: March #2 - Alan from Connecticut Ch. 17: Good news on the gerrymandering front in Pennsylvania - Erin from Philadelphia Ch. 18: Pessimistic about defeating gerrymandering - Annie from Alabama Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Ch. 19: Final comments on being optimistic and the wrongheadedness of seeing people as complex and 3-dimensional Support the future of this show! OUR WINTER FUNDRAISER ENDS JANUARY 31st! Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions) Activism: TAKE ACTION Hold officials accountable for their voting rights record with Let America Vote EDUCATE YOURSELF The Surprising Ways Voter Suppression Particularly Hurts Women (Alternet) Women's March 2018 Isn't About Trump —It's About Upending The Entire Political System (Newsweek) Voter Suppression Targets Women, Youth and Communities of Color (Issue Advisory, Part One) (NOW.org) In NC, Voter Suppression Hits Women & People of Color Hardest. (Southern Coalition for Social Justice; 2014) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon & check out our Winter Fundraiser! Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!
