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Air Date 8/21/2021Today we take a look at the history of bipartisanship and appeasement in the US dating back to before the Civil War and tracking it all the way up to the current negotiations over the infrastructure bill.Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.comTranscriptBestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content)BestOfTheLeft.com/Refer Sign up, share widely, get rewards. It's that easy!OUR AFFILIATE LINKS:BestOfTheLeft.com/Descript CHECK OUT OUR FANCY PRODUCTION SOFTWARE!BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show!SHOW NOTESCh. 1: The Unnatural Endurance of Bipartisanship Part 1 - The Politics of Everything - Air Date 3-4-21Joe Biden ran for president promising to “revive” the spirit of bipartisanship, put an end to factional battles, and bring Americans together after an era of painful division.Ch. 2: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren - The New Yorker: Politics and More - Air Date 10-19-20Biden often speaks about bipartisanship as a cherished value that he would restore to Washington, but Ocasio-Cortez is dubious.Ch. 3: The Unnatural Endurance of Bipartisanship Part 2 - The Politics of Everything - Air Date 3-4-21Ch. 4: Exhaustion of Bipartisanship - In The Thick - Air Date 6-25-21Maria and Julio discuss remarks from President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the 38th annual NALEO Conference, and they get into the vice president’s visit to El Paso and the US-Mexico border.Ch. 5: Behind the Infrastructure of the Infrastructure Bill & The Real American Oligarchy - The Majority Report with Sam Seder - Air Date 7-23-21Sam and Emma host Ari Rabin-Havt, the former Legislative Director and Chief Policy Advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders, to discuss the prospects of the Senate bipartisan infrastructure bill.Ch. 6: Manchin Capitol Riots Made Me MORE Bipartisan - The Young Turks - Air Date 4-9-21In a recent interview, Senator Joe Manchin claimed that the Capitol Riots changed him, and made him double down on bipartisanship.Ch. 7: Why Appeasement Won't Work This Time Around - On the Media - Air Date 1-8-21White southerners called it “redemption.” To Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, founder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum, it was a catastrophe of appeasement and an object lesson in the politics of reconciliation.Ch. 8: Keri Leigh Merritt on the New Lost Cause - CounterSpin - Air Date 1-15-21Historians are shaking their heads as media talk about January 6 as "unprecedented"; while shocking and dispiriting, it has layers and layers of precedent that need to be learned and engaged, if we are ever to actually have a racial reckoning.MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S)Ch. 9: Frances Lee on why bipartisanship is irrational - Vox Conversations - Air Date 1-21-19For most of American history, American politics has been under one-party rule. For decades, that party was the Republican Party. Then, for decades more, it was the Democratic Party.Ch. 10: What a More Responsible Republican Party Would Look Like - The Ezra Klein Show - Air Date 3-2-21This is the modern G.O.P.: a post-policy party obsessed with symbolic fights and curiously uninterested in the actual work of governing. But does it have to be that way?FINAL COMMENTSCh. 11: Final comments on the merits of taking liars at face valueMUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex StinnentProduced by Jay! TomlinsonVisit us at BestOfTheLeft.comListen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere!Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeftLike at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeftContact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

Air Date 8/18/2021Today we take a look at history of white people deciding to get their way through violence and the tradition of having the government look the other wayBe part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.comTranscriptBestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content)BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show!SHOW NOTESCh. 1: The KKK: History and Myth - Professor Buzzkill History Podcast - Air Date 8-24-17Practically nothing in the history of the United States has suffered from myth-making and misunderstanding as much as the history of race relations and racist violence. The history Ku Klux Klan is no exception. This is ironic.Ch. 2: Remembering a White Supremacist Coup - Reveal - Air Date 10-23-20On the eve of a contentious election, Reveal looks back to the nearly forgotten election of 1898 in Wilmington, North Carolina. A coup d’etat gave birth to much of the structural racism that still plagues our nation today.Ch. 3: Voices: Children ‘stripped of innocence’ - Cape Up - Air Date 4-11-19A member of the Little Rock Nine and a survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing both lost the illusion of safety in their young lives.Ch. 4: Armed and Dangerous - On the Media - Air Date 9-24-20Armed right-wingers are stoking violence in cities across the country. On this week’s On the Media, a look at the origins of the American militia movement. Plus, as things heat up, Facebook is fanning the flames.Ch. 5: The Evolution of All-American Terrorism - Reveal - Air Date 6-27-20The Trump years have seen an increase in domestic terrorist attacks linked by hateful ideologies that thrive online. Reveal teams up with Type Investigations to track each case and determine what the government has done to fight them.Ch. 6: Radical Caucasian Extremism - News Beat - Air Date 1-9-21This hugely important episode highlighted the threat posed by such extremists, even as many in the media and government engaged in Islamophobic rhetoric about Muslim Americans.Ch. 7: "Nobody actually accounts for this violence": How the FBI fails to track white supremacist terrorism - Democracy Now! - Air Date 8-5-19Former FBI agent Mike German says "Unfortunately their policies have actually masked how they use their domestic terrorism resources to make it harder for the Congress to understand how many of those resources are going toward white supremacist violence,"MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S)Ch. 8: Tucker Carlson Doubles Down on White Supremacist 'Great Replacement' Theory - The Mehdi Hasan Show - Air Date 4-13-21The Atlantic's Adam Serwer and Mehdi discuss Carlson's history of promulgating racist rhetoric on prime time television and its real-life consequences.Ch. 9: Southern Shame Culture & How to Fight Racism w/Jemar Tisby - The Holy Post - Air Date 1-20-21Jemar Tisby (The Color of Compromise) rejoins Phil to discuss his new book, How to Fight Racism. Actual, real steps to be part of the solution, not part of the problem!VOICEMAILSCh. 10: Response on remix climate episode - Alan from ConnecticutFINAL COMMENTSCh. 11: Final comments on the arguments against individual climate actionMUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex StinnentSHOW IMAGE:Description: Black and white photo taken during "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, AL on March 7th 1965. A young John Lewis has fallen on the grass, lifting one hand, while a police officer stands over him wielding a billy club.Credit: "12 - Civil Rights Movement" (low resolution). Original from the Library of Congress (via U.S. Embassy The Hague on Flickr) | License | Changes: CroppedProduced by Jay! TomlinsonVisit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

Air Date 8/13/2021Today we dig through the archives to give context to the news of the 2021 IPCC report ringing the alarm bells for the climate crisisBe part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.comTranscriptBestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content)SHOW NOTESCh. 1: The IPCC's new report - @greennewsreport - Air Date 4-3-14Ch. 2: Green News Report w/ Brad Friedman & Desi Doyen - Air Date 8-10-21New U.N. climate report described as 'code red for humanity'; California's Dixie Fire now the largest in the U.S. and in state history; PLUS: Apocalyptic scenes from wildfires around the world demonstrate climate change is already here...Ch. 3: Global Water Shortages Pose Threat of Terror & War - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date 02-16-14Ch. 4: The World's On Fire and There's Money in the Flames - The Muckrake Political Podcast - Air Date 8-10-21Jared Yates Sexton and Nick Hauselman dive into a troubling UN climate report and discuss how capitalism prevents humanity from saving itself while undermining democracy.Ch. 5: Why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change - Vox - Air Date 4-19-17The biggest problem for the climate change fight isn’t technology – it’s human psychology.Ch. 6: Report confirms the effect of climate change happening today, spurs action - @greennewsreport - Air Date 5-6-14Ch. 7: When Republicans believed in climate change - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date 04-22-14Ch. 8: Geoff Mann: Transforming and Democratizing Institutions to Address Climate Change - Economics & Beyond with Rob Johnson - Air Date 8-9-21Geoff Mann, professor of geography at Simon Fraser University and co-author of the book, Climate Leviathan, discusses the authoritarian dangers ahead, as the world tried to cope with climate change.Ch. 9: Climate crisis and jobs with Naomi Klein - What Comes After What Comes Next - Air Date 6-11-20Naomi has spent two decades documenting the transformations that take place under the cover of disaster. She has also written extensively about how tackling the climate crisis can both create jobs and make the economy much fairer and more equitable.MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S)Ch. 10: Extreme Heat in the News, Naming Heat Waves, Thermal Equity and more with Dr. Ladd Keith - America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast - Air Date 7-5-21Doug talks extreme heat with Dr. Ladd Keith, Assistant Professor in Planning and Chair of Sustainable Built Environments at the University of Arizona. Ladd and Doug discuss the media coverage of the recent pacific NW heat wave.Ch. 11: Putting the Freeze on Global Warming - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-25-14FINAL COMMENTSCh. 12: Final comments on the benefits of taking pride in work and countryMUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex StinnentSHOW IMAGE:Description: Fire engulfs trees in a forest at night. Smoke billows in the dark sky above the flaming, skeletal black trees.Credit: "The Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest near in California began on Aug. 17, 2013 and is under investigation. The fire has consumed approximately 149, 780 acres and is 15% contained. U.S. Forest Service photo." by U.S. Department of Agriculture, Flickr | License | Changes: CroppedProduced by Jay! TomlinsonVisit us at BestOfTheLeft.comContact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

Air Date 9/13/2019Today we take a look at the history and the process of the building of an American empire that currently spans the globe but allows as few people of color to vote as possible.Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.comSHOW NOTESCh. 1: Daniel Immerwahr: Empire State of Mind Part 1 - On the Media - Air Date 8-22-19The history of US imperialism — and why the familiar US map hides the true story of our country. With Northwestern University historian Daniel Immerwahr, author of How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States.Ch. 2: Doctrine of Christian Discovery - Let’s Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19I learned that most educators know nothing about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. How can you teach about colonization, slavery, the American genocide, Westward expansion or imperialism without teaching the origins of it all?Ch. 3: Harvest of Empire Part 1 - Making Contact - Air Date 6-25-19It's not just jobs and prosperity that draw immigrants to the United States. Many Latin American’s were brought here, or forced to come by dangerous or deadly conditions. And the US often had a role in creating those crises.Ch. 4: Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the US Border Around the World w: Todd Miller - The Majority Report - Air Date 8-27-19Journalist Todd Miller (@memomiller) joins Sam to discuss his new book, "Empire of Borders: The Expansion of the U.S. Border Around the World."Ch. 5: Harvest of Empire Part 2 - Making Contact - Air Date 6-25-19It's not just jobs and prosperity that draw immigrants to the United States. Many Latin American’s were brought here, or forced to come by dangerous or deadly conditions. And the US often had a role in creating those crises.Ch. 6: Daniel Immerwahr: Empire State of Mind Part 2 - On the Media - Air Date 8-22-19The history of US imperialism — and why the familiar US map hides the true story of our country. With Northwestern University historian Daniel Immerwahr, author of How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States.Ch. 7: Blood, lies and the American empire - This is hell - Air Date 5-13-19Black Agenda Report's Danny Haiphong traces a 300 year history of fake news in America. Danny is author of the book American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News—From the Revolutionary War to the War on TerrorVOICEMAILSCh. 8: Gun responsibility vs naked evil - Dave from Olympia, WAFINAL COMMENTSCh. 9: Final comments on this weeks topics pollMUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex StinnentProduced by Jay! TomlinsonThanks for listening!Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.comSupport the show via PatreonListen on iTunes | Stitcher | Spotify | Alexa Devices | +moreCheck out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores!Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeftLike at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeftContact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.comReview the show on iTunes and Stitcher!

Air Date: 8-5-21Today, I am joined by Amanda, Erin and Deon to discuss:- Deciphering the effects of context collapse during online discussions about white supremacy- The social costs of changing ones mind- The attempt to flatten and equate Marxism, fascism and anti-racismReferences:Democracies Don’t Try to Make Everyone Agree Leave a message at 202-999-3991Produced by:Jay! TomlinsonThanks for listening!Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.comCheck out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores!Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeftLike at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Review the show on iTunes!

Air Date 7/10/2020Today we take a look at the origins and legacy of Manifest Destiny, the historical term most closely tied to our most toxic version of nostalgia: the one longing for America's golden age of genocideBe part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.comTranscriptSHOW NOTESCh. 1: Intro contemplating conservative thinking applied to genocideCh. 2: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 1 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore.Ch. 3: The Interest of the White Man demands their extinction - @BackStory - Air Date: 01-19-18Ed talks with historian Benjamin Madley about the devastating impact of the Gold Rush on California’s native tribes – and how both government officials and everyday citizens justified enslaving and killing native peoples.Ch. 4: Doctrine of Christian Discovery Part 1 - Let’s Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19I learned that most educators know nothing about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. How can you teach about colonization, slavery, the American genocide, Westward expansion or imperialism without teaching the origins of it all?Ch. 5: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 2 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore.Ch. 6: Doctrine of Christian Discovery Part 2 - Let’s Talk Native - Air Date 3-18-19I learned that most educators know nothing about the Doctrine of Christian Discovery. How can you teach about colonization, slavery, the American genocide, Westward expansion or imperialism without teaching the origins of it all?Ch. 7: Paul Frymer on the building of an American empire - The Dig from @jacobinmag - Air Date 1-30-18We are living on land from which indigenous people, over hundreds of years, have been violently removed. Almost everyone knows this — yet it’s rarely mentioned in stories that Americans tell themselves about who we are as a country and how we got here.Ch. 8: Confederacy Inc. Donald Trump, Racist Police, and the Whitewashing of History Part 3 - Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill - Air Date 7-1-20Native American historian Nick Estes explains the crimes against Indigenous people committed by the four presidents whose faces are carved into Mount Rushmore.Ch. 9: Understanding the origins of scalp hunting and "redskins" - Empire Files - Air Date 11-25-15Abby Martin interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, renowned indigenous scholar and activist, about her most recent book "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States."Ch. 10: Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz on digging deeper to understand America's past - Popaganda from @BitchMedia - Air Date 6-16-16We call up brilliant scholar Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to dig into her work, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United StatesFINAL COMMENTSCh. 11: Final comments on the pain caused by the breaking of your shell of understandingMUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Thannoid - Bodytonic Waltz for Zacaria - Cholate Quaver - Codebreaker Lahaina - Cloud Harbor One Little Triumph - Piano Mover Cloud Line - K4 Dirtbike Lovers - Desert Orchard Astrisx - Bodytonic Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex StinnentProduced by Jay! TomlinsonVisit us at BestOfTheLeft.comSupport the show via PatreonListen on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | +moreCheck out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores!Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeftLike at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeftContact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.comReview the show on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Facebook!

Air Date 8/1/2021Today we take a look at the anti-government protests in Cuba in the context of decades of anti-communist propaganda in the US and our punishing embargo intended to destabilize Cuba to the point of governmental collapse.Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.comTranscriptBestOfTheLeft.com/Refer Sign up, share widely, get rewards. It's that easy!OUR AFFILIATE LINKS:BestOfTheLeft.com/Descript CHECK OUT OUR FANCY PRODUCTION SOFTWARE!BestOfTheLeft.com/Blinkist GET KEY INSIGHTS FROM THOUSANDS OF BOOKS!BestOfTheLeft.com/Advertise Sponsor the show!SHOW NOTESCh. 1: We Just Want the Basics - Rare Protests in Cuba Amid Deep Economic Crisis, Ongoing U.S. Blockade - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-14-21We go to Havana, Cuba, to look at what is behind protests that brought thousands of people into the streets of Havana and other cities in rare anti-government protests denouncing the island’s economic crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic.Ch. 2: Cuba Isn't Suffering Under Communism, It's The USA's Economic Stranglehold - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-15-21The restrictions put in place by Trump Admin rollback of Obama admin's policies toward Cuba have created significant restrictions that are in the way of providing aid. Emma's suggestion is simple: Circumvent those restrictions immediately.Ch. 3: The Protests in Cuba Part 1 - Past Present - Air Date 7-20-21In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss the mass protests in Cuba.Ch. 4: What is McCarthyism And how did it happen - TED-ED - Air Date 3-14-17In the 1950s, part of a campaign to expose suspected Communists, thousands of individuals were aggressively investigated and questioned by government panels. Named after its most notorious practitioner, the phenomenon known as McCarthyism destroyed lives.Ch. 5: A New Red Scare Is Coming - Second Thought - Air Date 7-9-21If you thought McCarthyism was gone...well, no such luck. In this episode, we'll discuss the US' newest wave of reactionary, anti-communist rhetoric and legislation.Ch. 6: The Protests in Cuba Part 2 - Past Present - Air Date 7-20-21In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss the mass protests in Cuba.Ch. 7: Tired of Waiting Cuban Americans Say Biden Broke Promise to Lift Cuba Sanctions & Thaw Relations - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-27-21MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S)Ch. 8: Investigating Democracy - Now & Then - Air Date 6-8-21On the second episode of Now & Then, “Investigating Democracy,” Heather Cox Richardson and Joanne Freeman discuss the history of congressional commissions. We discuss the 1954 back-and-forth between Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Army.Ch. 9: We Just Want the Basics - Rare Protests in Cuba Amid Deep Economic Crisis, Ongoing U.S. Blockade Part 2 - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-14-21We go to Havana, Cuba, to look at what is behind protests that brought thousands of people into the streets of Havana and other cities in rare anti-government protests denouncing the island’s economic crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic.VOICEMAILSCh. 10: Abortion terminology - William in Charlottesville, VirginiaFINAL COMMENTSCh. 11: Final comments on the terms we use to explain our support of abortion rightsMUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex StinnentProduced by Jay! TomlinsonVisit us at BestOfTheLeft.comListen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere!Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeftLike at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeftContact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com

Air Date 7/28/2021Today we take a look at the legacy of residential schools for native children in the US and Canada. We hear some of the voices of victims, from those looking to establish truth and reconciliation and some thoughts on what it would really take to get a full accounting of this genocide and its impact through generations.Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.comTranscriptBestOfTheLeft.com/Refer Sign up, share widely, get rewards. It's that easy!SHOW NOTESCh. 1: Boarding School Healing - Native American Rights Fund - Air Date 1-25-17The Native American Rights Fund is pursuing strategies to support the healing of boarding school survivors; Native American children, families, and communities; and tribal nations.Ch. 2: Stealing Children to Steal the Land - Intercepted - Air Date 6-16-21The Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation uncovered a mass grave of 215 children on the grounds of a former residential school in British Columbia, Canada. Naomi Klein discusses the relationship between stolen children and stolen land.Ch. 3: How the US stole thousands of Native American children - Vox - Air Date 10-14-19The long and brutal history of the US trying to “kill the Indian and save the man”.Ch. 4: What We Inherit - Code Switch - Air Date 6-5-18On this episode, the story of one family's struggle to end a toxic cycle of inter-generational trauma from forced assimilation. Getting back to their Native Alaskan cultural traditions is key.Ch. 5: Sec. Haaland on healing from the indoctrination, dehumanization at Indian boarding schools - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 7-16-21Like Canada, America has a painful history of creating boarding schools to assimilate Native American children, leading to trauma, abuse and death. For more than 150 years Indigenous children were taken from their families and forced into boarding schoolsCh. 6: No Apologies, Land Back - The Red Nation Podcast - Air Date 7-5-21Red Power Hour is back! The Red Nation podcast host Nick Estes (@nickwestes) joins RPH co-hosts Elena Ortiz (@spiritofpopay) and Melanie Yazzie to discuss justice for boarding and residential schools.MEMBERS-ONLY BONUS CLIP(S)Ch. 7: The Legacy of Residential Schools (feat. Keith Burich) - Let's Talk Native with John Kane - Air Date 6-10-21The recent discovery of 215 bodies at the Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia, Canada surprised everyone except Native people. For several decades survivors of these genocidal institutions have told stories of the abuse, neglect and violenceCh. 8: Unapologetically Indigenous w/ Sarah Pierce and Amy Sazue - Future Hindsight - Air Date 2-25-21Championing Indigenous students to be successful in school systems starts with school curriculums – telling the accurate history of the United States – and leadership that represents the Indigenous Americans they serve.FINAL COMMENTSCh. 9: Final comments on the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition and patriotismMUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Activism Music: This Fickle World by Theo Bard (https://theobard.bandcamp.com/track/this-fickle-world) Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex StinnentProduced by Jay! TomlinsonVisit us at BestOfTheLeft.comListen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere!Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeftLike at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeftContact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com