Handsell, Ep. 9, "In Defense of Black Life"

In this episode of the Handsell, Mick and Maddie are joined by series regulars Sydney and Yves, as well as special guest Tamara, to have a fairly raw discussion about police brutality, institutionalized racism, and experiences protesting in Los Angeles. They also discuss the growing calls to defund police departments, what alternatives might look like, and how popular culture has contributed to police attitudes towards their jobs.

We mention a Twitter thread that we posted with a list of actions/organizations to support. Here's the link: 

https://twitter.com/skylightbooks/status/1267197444946710529

Recommended reading for the week:

Sydney - Beloved by Toni Morrison

Maddie - Citizen by Claudia Rankine

Yves - Carceral Capitalism by Jackie Wang

Tamara - Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble

Mick - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Produced by Maddie Gobbo & Michael Kowaleski

Theme: "I Love All My Friends," a new, unreleased demo by Fragile Gang.