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Episode 17 (Not Happening) by UrbanTeaspoon

If you follow me on social media you might have noticed I haven’t really said or reposted anything about the post recent school shooting. I don’t… I’m not sure what to say. It’s not even the most recent mass shooting any more. So far in 2018 there have been 102 mass shootings in the United States as of this recording on May 20th 2018 if the definition is a single incident where 4+ people are injured or killed by a shooter. If the definition is that the shooter has to kill 3+ there have been 13. I don’t really feel like splitting hairs on the definition. I’m currently living in Baltimore where so far this year 106 people have been murdered 94 of those people were shot. I also lived in London and so far in 2018 there have been 63 homicides only 9 of which involved a shooting. The UK’s gun laws are pretty stringent and assume that you don’t need one putting the onus of proof on the party attempting to get a license—very much the opposite of the US just like our justice system supposedly assumes innocence un

Episode 15 (Self-policing) When you’re doing “it” wrong…at least according to others. References: Oxford Living Dictionary. “Self-policing.” Oxford University Press. 2018: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/self-policing Gupta, Prachi. “New York Times obit for rocket scientist introduces her as mom and cook first.” Salon. 13 March, 2013: https://www.salon.com/2013/03/31/new_york_times_obit_for_rocket_scientist_introduces_her_as_mom_and_cook_first/

Episode 14 (2 Dope Queens is Too Dope for Coping Laughter) Do not try to hide the laughter when listening to 2 Dope Queens in public. You’ll just look crazy anyway because a half-suppressed giggle-snort is much more noticeable. Robinson, Phoebe and Jessica Williams. 2 Dope Queens. WNYC Studios. 2018. https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/dopequeens Robinson, Phoebe. Sooo Many White Guys. WNYC Studios. 2018. https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/whiteguys

Taking the Millennial adage “The struggle is real” to heart in what is worth it and difficult way, and explaining two real things I am doing multiple times a day to try to change my own mind. References: Gladwell, Malcolm. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Little Brown & Co. 2005.:https://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without/dp/0316010669 Project Implicit. Harvard. 2018: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ Understanding Prejudice. Social Psychology Network. 2018. :http://www.understandingprejudice.org/iat/racframe.htm Lowe, Fredrick H. “The Clutch of Fear”. Chicago Reader. 17 Aug. 2000. :https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-clutch-of-fear/Content?oid=903053 Wong, Gloria, Annie O. Derthick, E. J. R. David, Anne Saw, and Sumie Okazaki. “The What, the Why, and the How: A Review of Racial Microaggressions Research in Psychology.” US National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. 22 Feb. 2016. :https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4762607/ Conger, Cristen

Episode 12 (Spoons that Nestle) When your plate is really full trying to not be a crappy person sometimes means you have to settle for a short podcast episode that isn’t about changing the paradigm. References: Pillowscases from an Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/469274839/big-spoon-little-spoon-pillow-cases?ref=pla_similar_listing_top-4

Sometimes you hear something that sets your blood on fire (Well, hello there, Rage Fever), as a teacher of words and a feminist, “bossy” will do it just bout every time. References: Conger, Cristen and Caroline Ervin. “Why is bossy a bad word?” Stuff Mom Never Told You. How Stuff Works. https://www.stuffmomnevertoldyou.com/podcasts/why-is-bossy-a-bad-word.htm Atlantic think pieces on “bossy”?: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=the+atlantic+bossy

Episode 10 (Where your Mouth Is: Call You Girlfriend Rec) I like words to a degree other people find strange (KonMari is totally on my side in this; AKA, I am not a hoarder) and so I like people who follow up their positive use of words with actions such as the team at Call Your Girlfriend and I cannot recommend them enough. Get these girl-friends in your life cause you definitely need some. Disclaimer: Neither Gina Delvac, Ann Friedman, Aminatou Sow, Marie Kondo, nor FutureMe have purchased this time or opinion monetarily or materially. References: Kondo, Marie. TheLife-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing. Ten Speed Press: 2014. https://www.amazon.com/Life-Changing-Magic-Tidying-Decluttering-Organizing/dp/1607747308 Sow, Aminatou, Ann Friedman, Gina Delvac. Call Your Girlfriend. http://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/ —. “Bleeding’ for Amina!” Call Your Girlfriend. 2018 http://www.callyourgirlfriend.com/blooddrive/ Friedman, Ann. “Shine Theory: Why Powerful Women Make t

People in cities walk because they have places to go and it is a good way to get there. Walk with purpose, a plan, and don’t wait for the little walking stick figure to give you permission. See show notes on urbanteaspoon.com for an image of a typical path when doing so.

Footsteps and the sounds of the city have become the theme song of this podcast. Here’s some of where that decision comes from.

The recent shooting and student response protests have brought up some old and new thoughts about my personal experiences protesting as a high school student and the law. This episode contains a lot of hearsay and is not the result of research but the experiences lived through and stories shared by alums of the school. In order to keep within the ten minute constraint set for each episode a lot had to be left out including some comments on the racial, ethnic, and socio-economic diversity of the school which was a considerable range during my personal tenure. There could still be clear distinctions and social divisions between groups (athletes, theatre kids, South Asians, African Americans, etc.) despite friend circles that did not adhere to these categories. References Rosenberg, Jennifer. “The Columbine Massacre.” ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/columbine-massacre-1779624 Router, Jef. “The Apparently Immoral Shoulders of My Five-Year-Old Daughter.” Houston Press. http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/t

Have you ever been so angry that you felt your core temperature rise? Not just a degree or two, but almost like the fury of your rage was cooking you from the inside over the course of an hour or two? Welcome to a rage fever.

In case you missed it, I like podcasts. Lore never has back episodes I have to catch up on, if you know what I mean. Neither Aaron Mahnke nor anyone connect to Lore (podcast, book series, or television show) has contributed to my financial or material gain. That said, here is a link to the webpage so you can check it out for yourself: http://www.lorepodcast.com/

A lot can happen on the drive home. This episode contains real emotions and touches upon anxiety and some aspects of PTSD connected to motor vehicular collisions.

Episode 3 (Partnership and Who’s the Boss?) Not about the TV show (though Judith Light is always worth it), but about a text conversation and who does the dishes. Here are some images of the text conversation (yes, they are from the perspective of my friend. I delete things; it happens.): [If images do not appear please go to UrbanTeaspoon.com and visit Episode 3 (https://www.urbanteaspoon.com/episode-3/).]

Teachers develop superpowers (even though they are still just regular humans) that can lead classroom conversations through a list of topics in just a few minutes.

This is the first go on what this podcast would be and why. A brief, crackly, look at the beginning.