Episode 2.14: No Time To Mourn

My Racist Friend

After over two weeks of fever, Amy reunites with Don online for a catch-up discussion that covers opening the state before we're ready, the value of local response to helping each other, and the role of connection when someone is being bullied. The two friends also talk about raising the bar on expectations for political leaders and our shared desire to make things appear less messy.

This conversation was recorded one day before the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis and a week of visible horrors instigated by a range of authoritarians. Unpacking everything will certainly be the topic of the next recorded episode.

Additional resources:

• "Joe Biden Apologizes for 'You Ain't Black' Comments | NowThis" (YouTube, by NowThisNews, May 26, 2020)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9Z9TvMBDQk
  
• "North Dakota Gov. Burgum Makes Emotional Plea On Wearing Face Masks | MSNBC" (YouTube, by MSNBC, May 23, 2020)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nVC0ldpVBQ&feature=youtu.be
  
• "Coronavirus: Here’s how germs are spread and where you’re most likely to catch them" (World Economic Forum, by Erin S. Bromage, May 6, 2020)
  https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/coronavirus-covid19-exposure-risk-catching-virus-germs?fbclid=IwAR1vyQiPgWDB7iCmbqIDb33jhu4r6TJcuZEohbrVneiOdhLfxJzffY0EM9E

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