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  • Christian novelist Allison K. Garcia joins Jaye for an engaging conversation about the book The Dry Depths of My Soul, the first installment in The Mosaic series. This is Allison's initial foray into the genre of Queer Christian fiction. This exciting, energetic discussion includes discussion of LGBTQ+ identity and Christianity, mental health, church clarity, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and much, much more.

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  • CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes brief discussion of abuse and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

    Author Mitchell Kesller joins Jaye for a meaningful conversation about his debut book, Broke the Bread, Spilled the Tea. Broke the Bread, Spilled the Tea seeks to bridge the gap between Christian faith and LGBTQ+ identity, making the case that there is much more to faith in Christ than what is often preached on Sunday mornings. This fascinating, in-depth discussion touches on the harm done to the LGBTQ+ community by the American church, apologetics, the politicization of conservative Christianity, separation of church and state, the search for a deeper understanding of God and the Bible, and more.

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  • CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussion of trauma, mental illness and sexual assault, including the sexual abuse of children. Listener discretion is advised.

    Novelist Emily English Medley joins Jaye for a conversation about her debut book, From the Moon I Watched Her. From the Moon I Watched Her is an engaging, raw coming-of-age tale about skeletons lurking under church pews, and the little girl who finds them. This heartfelt and open conversation touches on themes such as mental illness, trauma, abuse of power within the American church, searching for authenticity, and more.

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    LIMITED TIME Book Giveaway:

    Go to http://www.twitter.com/potstirrercast (Twitter -> @potstirrercast), and anytime between the release of Episode 106 and Friday, September 9th, 2022 at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) - like and retweet the pinned post. When you like and retweet (RT) the pinned post @potstirrercast, you will be entered to win a SIGNED copy of From the Moon I Watched Her! The winner will be chosen at random and will be announced Saturday, September 10, 2022. US residents only.

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  • In a public release of this bonus episode originally released on Patreon in November 2019, Jaye talks more urban legends by discussing a couple of processed food-related legends. Is McDonalds adding animal byproducts and other gross fillers to their hamburgers? Are popular meat substitutes such as Beyond Burger and the Impossible Burger "indistinguishable" from dog food? Jaye also provides a bit of historical context for Americans' distrust of corporations involved in food processing, which often drives food-related urban legends.

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    Source Links:

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-eyes-of-texas/
    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/worm-meat-used-mcdonalds-hamburgers/
    http://ushistoryscene.com/article/second-industrial-revolution/
    https://interestingengineering.com/how-the-first-and-second-industrial-revolutions-changed-our-world
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/140/140-h/140-h.htm
    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/obituaries/archives/upton-sinclair-meat-industry
    https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/04/beyond-meat-impossible-foods-and-the-diet-truth-of-the-summer-burger.html
    https://thetakeout.com/impossible-burger-grocery-sales-bestseller-1838775225
    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/impossible-burgers-dogfood/
    https://www.realagriculture.com/2019/07/dog-food-or-fake-meat-most-cant-tell-the-difference/
    https://www.milkbusiness.com/article/can-going-vegan-save-planet

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    Potstirrer Podcast Theme composed by Jon Biegen from Stranger Still
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    Power Drive composed by Dan Mason
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  • Author and former evangelical pastor George Azar joins Jaye to discuss his new book, My Gay Church Days, his memoir about his life while in evangelical Christianity, where he eventually joined church leadership, while keeping secret his truth as a gay man. This real and candid conversation touches on themes such as belonging and the cost of acceptance, identity and intersectionality, purity culture, spiritual abuse, and more.

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  • In this episode of Potstirrer Podcast, Jaye reacts to the leaked draft US Supreme Court Opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Written by Justice Samuel Alito, the draft majority opinion signals an overturning of the Roe v. Wade precedent regarding abortion, and would leave abortion rights up to the states. Jaye argues that Alito's reasoning in Dobbs for overturning Roe is particularly alarming, as the way Roe was decided is similar to that of several other civil rights cases handed down by the Court over the past seventy years. Using historical analysis, Jaye makes the case that overturning Roe v. Wade was always meant to be a starting point in a right-wing quest to roll back a host of civil rights and liberties, and ultimately solidify authoritarian minority rule in the United States.

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    Source Links:
    https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473
    https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21835435/scotus-initial-draft.pdf
    https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka
    https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/brown-v-board-of-education
    https://www.npr.org/2003/06/11/1294680/wallace-in-the-schoolhouse-door
    https://www.history.com/news/brown-v-board-of-education-the-first-step-in-the-desegregation-of-americas-schools
    https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-education/can-liberty-university-be-saved
    Balmer, Randall. 2021. Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
    https://socialchangenyu.com/review/green-v-connally-segregated-private-schools-denied-charitable-exemption-deduction/
    https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/agent-intolerance/
    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/330/1150/2126265/
    https://theoutline.com/post/8536/catholic-history-abortion-brigid
    King, Martin Luther, Jr. 2000 [1964]. Why Can’t We Wait. New York: Signet Classic.


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  • CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains content discussing explicit sexuality, sexual assault and harassment, violence, and suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

    In this public release of a Patreon bonus episode originally released in November 2018, Jaye goes back in time to tell the story of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton in 1998, and the scandals that led up to it. Clinton - and many of his supporters - believe that he was unfairly targeted by congressional Republicans for a consensual affair with a White House intern. But was that the case? And was Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky simply a "private" matter, an example of immorality unbecoming of the commander-in-chief, or perhaps something else?

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    Citations:

    H. Rept. 105-830 – Impeachment of William Jefferson Clinton, President of the United States. 105th Congress (1997-1998). https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/105th-congress/house-report/830/1

    Isikoff, Michael, and Evan Thomas. 1998. “Clinton and the Intern.” Newsweek. February 2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/nwcover012698.htm

    Leen, Jeff. 1998. “Lewinsky: Two Coasts, Two Lives, Many Images.” The Washington Post. January 24. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/lewprofile.htm

    Lewinsky, Monica. 2018. “Monica Lewinsky: Emerging from ‘The House of Gaslight’ in the Age of #MeToo.” Vanity Fair. March. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/02/monica-lewinsky-in-the-age-of-metoo

    “Key Events Leading to the Impeachment Trial.” Los Angeles Times. January 31, 1999. http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/31/news/ss-3537
    “The Clinton Impeachment, a Basic Chronology.” The City University of New York. http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/johnson/clintontimeline.htm

    “Was Bill Clinton’s Lewinsky Affair an ‘Abuse of Power?’” October 15, 2018. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45865402

    Zelizer, Julian. 2016. “Bill Clinton’s Nearly Forgotten 1992 Sex Scandal.” CNN. April 6. https://www.cnn.com/2016/04/06/opinions/zelizer-presidential-election-campaign-scandals-bill-clinton/index.html


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  • Activist, artist and podcaster Andrew Pledger joins Jaye on this episode of Potstirrer Podcast to share his compelling story about growing up in Christian fundamentalism and his road to recovery from spiritual abuse. The conversation includes discussion of mental health, religious trauma and abuse, and the role of ultra conservative Christianity in inflicting and enabling trauma. How did a senior art project and an interview with former evangelical author Joshua Harris lead to Andrew's expulsion from conservative Bob Jones University?

    Speaking Up with Andrew Pledger:
    https://open.spotify.com/show/7gZldnfgcpu4O1JYtNv9iL
    Religious Trauma is Trauma (Fine Art Photo Series): https://www.instagram.com/4ndrewpledger/guide/religious-trauma-photo-series/17999363926411608/
    Every Story Matters with Josh Harris - Interview with Andrew Pledger: https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ca--9vFAxqs

    Andrew Pledger link in bio: https://www.liinks.co/4ndrewpledger

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  • In this episode, Jaye focuses on a particular argument politicians and pundits make when countries reckon with past and present incidents of national shame, which is that other countries also have shameful incidents in their histories. Jaye discusses why - although the thought experiment is intriguing - the argument itself is deflection which silences the marginalized. She contends that confronting historical and current realities, no matter how difficult or contentious, have individual and collective benefit that are worth the discomfort.

    "What country has the LEAST BAD history?" J.J. McCullough
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auFC_LfO5hQ&t=5s

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    Source Links:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PA4PgG9-eI
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKpZZCs-Y0k
    https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2018/03/14/the-us-will-become-minority-white-in-2045-census-projects/
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2018/07/18/more-than-half-of-white-evangelicals-say-americas-declining-white-population-is-a-negative-thing/
    https://www.prri.org/research/american-democracy-in-crisis-voters-midterms-trump-election-2018/
    https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/residential-schools
    https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/the_residential_school_system/

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  • Christian fiction author Allison K. Garcia returns to Potstirrer Podcast to discuss the final installment of the Buscando Home series, Finding Paz. Allison and Jaye's heartfelt discussion includes some of the themes in the novel, such as grief, separation from family, and familial connection on the journey the characters take to find peace. In addition, the conversation went in-depth regarding Allison's pending transition from writing Latino Christian fiction to authoring queer Christian fiction, mirroring her own personal and creative growth.

    Order Finding Paz on Amazon: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09C7H1Q1M&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_4MHTF316VM7RDG0QGGYN

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    Publications: https://www.amazon.com/Allison-K-Garcia/e/B017OEJC44/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1
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    IG: @allisonkgarciaauthor

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  • In Episode 100, Jaye celebrates the milestone by taking on the topic of cancel culture. Cancel culture is praised by advocates and maligned by critics, but is often ill-defined. Jaye delves into the origin and types of cancel culture, including the deplatforming of celebrities, boycotting of companies, and shaming of private individuals, as responses to statements, policies or behaviors deemed offensive or problematic. In addition, Jaye calls attention to cancel culture through the censorship of ideas, facts, and knowledge. Censorship in the US is on the rise, including state bans on the teaching of accurate history and civics under the guise of "critical race theory," and book bans in school districts targeting works that champion diversity and tell the stories of people from marginalized communities. What is the ultimate goal of pro-censorship advocates and how do their efforts endanger democracy?

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    Source Links:
    https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/theyre-burning-books-in-tennessee/article_1f8c631e-850f-11ec-bc9f-dbd44d7e14d7.html
    https://baptistnews.com/article/pastor-greg-locke-is-all-over-the-internet-spreading-conspiracies-heres-why-you-shouldnt-believe-him/#.Yg1YxN_MK5c
    https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/education/spotsylvania-school-board-orders-libraries-to-remove-sexually-explicit-books/article_6c54507a-6383-534d-89b9-c2deb1f6ba17.html
    https://fredericksburg.com/news/local/education/spotsylvania-sheriffs-office-responds-to-book-burning-event-promoted-on-facebook/article_da711b45-f423-5f7a-a882-03e9d966b4fe.html
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/19/spotsylvania-comes-its-senses-rescinds-order-banning-books-school-libraries/
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/cancel-culture-background-black-culture-white-grievance/2021/04/01/2e42e4fe-8b24-11eb-aff6-4f720ca2d479_story.html
    https://www.vox.com/culture/22916147/whoopi-goldberg-the-view-suspension-holocaust-race
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/01/18/black-rb-artist-hoped-singing-trump-would-build-bridge-it-derailed-her-career-instead/
    https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/chrisette-michele-cancelled-over-trump-not-kanye-west-1234627378/
    https://getd.libs.uga.edu/pdfs/blackshear_janise_m_200705_ma.pdf
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/whoopi-goldberg-joe-rogan-kurtz-media-buzz
    https://www.totalprosports.com/2022/01/22/social-media-responds-to-aaron-rodgers-saying-hes-being-silenced-tweets/
    https://www.packers.com/news/packers-qb-aaron-rodgers-wins-fourth-nfl-mvp-award
    https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/3/20/18274228/ari-fleischer-iraq-lies-george-w-bush-wmds
    https://theboot.com/natalie-maines-dixie-chicks-controversy/
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/30/fact-check-chick-fil-a-has-not-resumed-donations-groups-oppose-lgbtq-rights/3244765001/
    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/business/starbucks-arrests-racial-bias.html
    https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-summer-of-coupon-carl-permit-patty-and-the-videos-that-turn-cop-callers-into-mockable-memes
    https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/case-mistaken-identity-after-viral-video-leads-death-threats/KL4YS3UGKZH45NGQQPIMQQN7X4/
    https://www.splcenter.org/20111006/anti-gay-lobby-family-research-council-american-family-association-demonization-lgbt-people
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/12/23/the-cia-says-russia-hacked-the-u-s-election-here-are-6-things-to-learn-from-cold-war-attempts-to-change-regimes/
    https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/communist-membership-affects-eligibility-naturalized-us-citizenship.html
    https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/07/02/why-are-states-banning-critical-race-theory/
    https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/states-that-have-banned-critical-race-theory
    https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/whos-really-driving-critical-race-theory-legislation-an-investigation/2021/07
    https://www.noleftturn.us/exposing-books/
    https://bannedbooksweek.org/about/
    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-books-race-sexuality-schools-rcna13886
    https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/26/tennessee-school-board-bans-holocaust-comic-maus-by-art-spiegelman.html
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/02/10/maus-holocaust-striped-pajamas/
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/02/10/book-bans-maus-bluest-eye/
    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/school-board-book-bans-lgbtq-issues-race-are-hurting-not-n1283691?icid=msd_topgrid&cid=eml_mda_20211111&user_email=4462a23762e33b480fc2ae4be51bb1da7f287b05f82afc646a010066f9e72603
    https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/2/11/conservative-book-bans-are-part-of-gops-fascist-turn


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  • Christian ethicist, associate professor and author Maureen O'Connell, PhD joins Jaye on this episode of Potstirrer Podcast to discuss her new book, Undoing the Knots: Five Generations of American Catholic Anti-Blackness, a in-depth, historical and introspective examination of Philadelphia's Irish Catholic community. This rich and thought-provoking discussion touches on assimilation and whiteness, the rejection of black Americans in the quest to gain social acceptance, historical resistance to racial integration by white Catholics and the role of the Catholic Church in facilitating these trends, and more. Order Undoing the Knots:
    Uncle Bobbie's: https://www.unclebobbies.com/
    https://bookshop.org/shop/unclebobbies (Search "Undoing the Knots"
    Direct link: https://bookshop.org/books/undoing-the-knots-five-generations-of-american-catholic-anti-blackness/9780807016657
    Also available at most national booksellers

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  • In the annual Potstirrer Podcast holiday special War on Christmas 2021, Jaye's husband Chuckles joins to discuss walking away from political conservatism and the Republican Party. Chuckles and Jaye discuss issues such as the Second Amendment, broken governance, and more.

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  • This multi-episode series is about efforts to suppress or limit the vote in certain communities across the United States in order to achieve specific outcomes. In Part 3, Jaye talks about the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the voting rights timeline following the VRA being signed into law. Several methods of voter suppression, from gerrymandering to restrictive voter ID laws, criminal penalties for ballot collection, and more are discussed, as well as potential solutions. Jaye warns of the endgame for voter suppression - minority rule in the face of increased diversity in America.

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    Source Material:
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113hhrg81983/pdf/CHRG-113hhrg81983.pdf
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-116hhrg39930/pdf/CHRG-116hhrg39930.pdf
    https://www.heritage.org/voterfraud-print/search?combine=&state=All&year=&case_type=24487&fraud_type=All
    http://www.projectvote.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/Politics_of_Voter_Fraud_Final.pdf
    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/us/politics/voting-fraud.html
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/25/white-women-husbands-voting
    https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/19/voter-intimidation-republicans-democrats-midterm-elections
    https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/fcc-dangerously-wrong-let-foreign-companies-spend-u-s-elections-n1283685? icid=msd_botrecric https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2017/04/rebekah_mason_suggested_closur.html
    https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=100&page=transcript
    https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=896786
    https://www.history.com/news/african-american-voting-right-15th-amendment
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4
    https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2747
    https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/04/10/remarks-president-lbj-presidential-library-civil-rights-summit
    https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/29/josh-holmes/facts-about-georgias-ban-food-water-giveaways-vote/
    https://www.justice.gov/crt/jurisdictions-previously-covered-section-5
    https://archive.ph/20200503150736/https://www.pewtrusts.org/de/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/09/04/polling-places-remain-a-target-ahead-of-november-elections#selection-1171.154-1187.1
    https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/supreme-court-rules-ohios-controversial-system-purging-voters-legal
    https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/racial-turnout-gap-grew-jurisdictions-previously-covered-voting-rights
    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-1257_g204.pdf
    https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2019/09/12/setting-the-record-straight-on-black-voter-turnout/
    https://www.npr.org/2021/02/28/970877930/why-republicans-are-moving-to-fix-elections-that-werent-broken
    https://www.wtoc.com/2021/04/21/born-without-birth-certificate-lifelong-struggle-some-south/

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  • CONTENT WARNING: The following episode includes discussion of domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, including that of children. Listener discretion is advised.

    This public release of a bonus episode originally released on Patreon in April 2019 includes extra bonus segments from Jaye's conversation with her brother Ervin that were not included in Episode 49. This episode includes further reaction to the documentary "Surviving R. Kelly," why R. Kelly calls himself the "Pied Piper of R&B," allegations against Michael Jackson of child molestation that were made in the documentary "Leaving Neverland," and deeper discussion of manga and Ervin's manga-styled comic "Gods of Life."

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    https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-r-kelly-chicago-federal-charges-trial-date-20211020-d3zbs2to7faxjlbx4i6hdtvecu-story.html
    https://abc7chicago.com/r-kelly-sentence-news-today-chicago/11147016/
    https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/after-new-york-conviction-r-kelly-still-faces-charges-in-chicago/2623687/

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  • In this episode, Jaye discusses "The Great Resignation," the abnormally high number of American workers voluntarily walking away from work, which has been a constant trend since April 2021. Why are so many workers leaving their jobs or even careers? Jaye dispels the myth of the "lazy unemployed who don't want to work," and points out what most "quitters" are actually doing once they resign. In addition, Jaye talks about vaccine mandates instituted by the public and private sector, and reveals what is truly to blame for the difficult choice many vaccine hesitant people face between taking "the jab" or losing their source of income.

    Related Episode - The Equalizer https://potstirrerpodcast.com/2020/03/26/episode-73-the-equalizer/

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    Source Links:
    https://hbr.org/2021/09/who-is-driving-the-great-resignation
    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/great-resignation-accelerating/620382/
    https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/10/19/1047032996/why-are-so-many-americans-quitting-their-jobs
    https://www.bls.gov/news.release/jolts.nr0.htm
    https://www.businessinsider.com/record-number-workers-quit-fourth-month-labor-shortage-delta-economy-2021-9
    https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/unemployment-rate
    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/31/federal-unemployment-benefits-end-in-a-week-states-wont-extend-them.html
    https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/453/unemployment/definition-of-full-employment/
    https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-safety-outcomes/estimates-of-americans-with-long-covid-19-per-state.html
    https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/federal-vaccine-mandate.aspx
    https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/employers-confused-about-covid-19-vaccine-rules.aspx
    https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/09/09/executive-order-on-requiring-coronavirus-disease-2019-vaccination-for-federal-employees/
    https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-business/chapter/the-history-of-unions/

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  • Jaye announces a move to a Thursday fortnightly schedule, and introduces Potstirrer Scoops! - a shorter, commentary-based format that will be used for some episodes going forward.

    In the first episode of Potstirrer Scoops!, Jaye discusses the recent arrest of two Columbus, Ohio police officers on federal drug charges. Topics covered include the drug war, the opioid epidemic, medical racism, and police corruption.

    Related Series - America's Drug War: https://potstirrerpodcast.com/tag/war-on-drugs/

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    Source Links:
    https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/29/why-fentanyl-is-deadlier-than-heroin/
    https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/basics/fentanyl.html
    https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(14)00905-5/pdf
    https://odh.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/odh/know-our-programs/violence-injury-prevention-program/drug-overdose/
    https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/columbus-police-officers-charged-crimes-related-distributing-least-7-kilograms-fentan-0
    https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/09/30/what-we-know-columbus-ohio-police-john-kotchkoski-marco-merino/5921633001/
    https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/09/30/officers-merino-and-kotchkoski-among-least-12-columbus-cops-pd-officer-charged-drug-trafficking-scan/5927733001/
    https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/crime/2020/10/01/columbus-police-officer-facing-child-pornography-charges/5884214002/
    https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2784104
    https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/01/03/bias-opioid-prescribing-black-americans
    https://www.statnews.com/2021/07/21/black-patients-prescribed-fewer-opioids-white-patients/


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  • CONTENT WARNING: The following episode includes discussion of pregnancy termination, sexual assault, gun violence and domestic terrorism. Listener discretion is advised.

    Jaye gives her thoughts on the recently-implemented Texas law restricting abortion past six weeks gestation. The discussion includes maternal mortality, adoption, surveillance culture and more. How is the assault by Texas and other states on abortion rights related to the recent attacks on "critical race theory" and efforts to suppress the vote?

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    Source Links:
    https://www.oyez.org/cases/1971/70-18
    https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/21a24_8759.pdf
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/09/02/supreme-court-upholds-texas-abortion-ban/?sh=52039723456d
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/health/texas-abortion-law-facts.html
    https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2019/09/us-abortion-rate-continues-drop-once-again-state-abortion-restrictions-are-not-main
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/07/24/abortion-laws-jewish-faith-teaches-life-does-not-start-conception/1808776001/
    https://www.ncjw.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Judaism-and-Abortion-FINAL.pdf
    https://bmcmedethics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6939-15-10
    https://yaqeeninstitute.ca/read/paper/islam-and-the-abortion-debate
    https://www.verywellfamily.com/gestational-age-2371620
    https://www.verywellfamily.com/2-weeks-pregnant-4158819
    https://www.ncsl.org/research/health/fetal-homicide-state-laws.aspx
    https://www.vox.com/2020/1/30/21113782/pregnancy-deaths-us-maternal-mortality-rate
    https://www.ajmc.com/view/us-ranks-worst-in-maternal-care-mortality-compared-with-10-other-developed-nations
    https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2020/nov/maternal-mortality-maternity-care-us-compared-10-countries
    https://www.adoptivefamilies.com/adoption-process/what-if-my-adoption-fails/#:~:text=Statistics%20indicate%20that%20about%2010,are%20not%20equipped%20to%20support
    https://www.vice.com/en/article/935me3/an-rnc-speaker-said-cops-would-be-smart-to-racially-profile-her-own-son
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-wall-built
    https://www.cvce.eu/en/education/unit-content/-/unit/55c09dcc-a9f2-45e9-b240-eaef64452cae/5d3b421b-9a4b-46fc-a041-fab64325d6a6
    https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/what-was-the-berlin-wall-and-how-did-it-fall
    https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/k/koehler-stasi.html
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/20/enemies-everywhere-photos-show-absurdity-life-under-stasi-east-germany
    https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/11/lingering-trauma-east-german-police-state/601669/
    https://www.dw.com/en/german-reunification-what-still-divides-east-and-west/a-55078166
    https://www.axios.com/when-american-minorities-become-the-majority-d8b3ee00-e4f3-4993-8481-93a290fdb057.html
    https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/17/texas-dan-patrick-immigrants-democrats-haitians/
    https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/del-rio-bridge-great-replacement-haitian-migrants/
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/09/17/dan-patrick-great-replacement-theory/
    https://ultimatemarriage.com/episodes/how-many-children-should-christians-have-a-biblical-perspective/
    https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/april/pew-muslim-christian-birth-rates-2035-2060-demographics.html
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/13/arizona-quality-votes-kavanagh/
    https://www.politicalresearch.org/2016/08/18/dominionism-rising-a-theocratic-movement-hiding-in-plain-sight
    https://religionandpolitics.org/2021/05/12/the-eugenics-roots-of-evangelical-family-values/

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  • Theology professor, author, and African Methodist Episcopal elder Obery M. Hendricks Jr., Ph.D. joins Jaye on this episode of Potstirrer Podcast to discuss his historically rich and theologically informative book Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith. This enriching conversation includes discussion of the racially conservative roots of right-wing evangelicalism and its effects on Black Americans, the ways in which right-wing evangelical Christians have compromised their own stated aims for the sake of political power, social justice versus "biblical" justice, and more.

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