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The HegeHogs explore the origins of the American EMS and how cops historically tried to ruin it. Notes: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/lynn-approves-500000-for-unarmed-crisis-response-team-pilot-program/2427204/ https://kdvr.com/news/local/study-denvers-star-program-reduced-crime-costs/ https://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorials/2022/01/24/torontos-community-crisis-plan-is-a-welcome-shift-away-from-policing-mental-health-care.html https://www.streetroots.org/news/2022/04/06/kaia-sand-it-took-lot-yes-and-build-brand-new-first-responder-system https://www.portland.gov/hardesty/news/2022/4/26/portland-city-council-reacts-one-year-evaluation-portland-street-response https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/09/21/differences-911-new-988-chicago https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/public-safety-and-violence-reduction/home/CARE-Dashboard.html#:~:text=The%20CARE%20team%20responds%20to,community%2Dbased%20destinations%20as%20appropriate. https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2022/04/what-know-about-nycs-b-heard-mental-health-crisis-response-teams/366286/ https://theappeal.org/community-based-emergency-first-responders-explained/#.XvT45J0c_1A.twitter https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-man-who-teaches-our-cops-to-kill/id1373812661?i=1000476406446 https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2020/06/05/killology-is-not-a-satirical-field-police-training-methods-and-lethal-shootings/ https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1575174795313889282?s=20&t=K6oBcVtHz8Wil6zvWAPP1Q https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/freedom-house-ambulance-service/

Athena and Nova discuss renaissance fairs and how we should be aware of the past while still looking forward to the future. References: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10848779908579944?journalCode=cele20 https://renfair.com/socal/the-faire/

Amid a continuing wave of historic strikes the Hegehogs discuss the conditions behind the impending railroad strike and the skewed media coverage of the event. References: https://labornotes.org/2022/09/joe-biden-thinks-rail-strike-has-been-averted-do-rail-workers https://www.taxpayer.net/energy-natural-resources/coal-industry-profits

The HegeHogs are on strike! Instead of a detailed essay or media analysis, Jack, Nova, and Athena dish about the concept of "The Bystander Effect" in the parking lot of HegePod HQ.

Athena and Nova return to Bob's Burgers for an exciting LARP at stately Winthrope Manor where we learn that the real game is class struggle. CW: Abuse maybe?

Athena and Nova pick the low hanging fruit of a police procedural sitcom set in the Big Apple, as we examine Brooklyn Nine-Nine and liberal copaganda. cw: drugs, police, sexism, sexual assault, r-pe

Nova reads a brief essay by Antonio Gramsci on the relationship between capitalist media and the workers, and how workers pay the media to propagandize to them

The HegeHogs discuss what makes us feel so bad when someone doesn't like something you do, or likes something you don't like; and offers some tools on how to enjoy and know when to stop enjoying problematic media. CWs: Suicide, State violence, Trauma discussion Lindsay Ellis Game of Thrones Breakdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hys_m3BPTS8 FD Signifire Nicki Minaj Essay: https://youtu.be/bgLD70gPCeI

In this episode, the HegeHogs take a dive into a raunchy fan favorite show about terrible people, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, and explore why some people enjoy "cringe porn/shock comedy" and others don't, and why pushing boundaries of acceptable norms is sometimes good and sometimes not so good. References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfcYnswbybM&feature=youtu.be CWs:Sexual assault/rape, racism (including blackface), islamophobia, violence.

Jack is back and the HegeHogs get back to their roots with this country-fried sitcom from the early 2000s, Reba. We take a look at the ways in which good down home southern culture is often steeped in religious indoctrination, and the ways in which "traditional values" can often result in toxic or abusive situations. References: https://www.swnewsmedia.com/prior_lake_american/news/sports/would-football-be-safer-with-no-helmets-pads/article_d2e0bf7d-5a86-5eec-bcf2-79c4792ddd82.html https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/06/helmets-dont-eliminate-concussions-its-time-for-the-nfl-to-ditch-them https://qz.com/610289/when-football-players-get-better-gear-their-injuries-just-seem-to-get-worse/ https://bleacherreport.com/articles/732740-nfl-the-case-for-banning-helmets-and-why-it-could-make-american-football-safer CWs: Gender issues, abortion, sports violence and trauma

Athena and Nova are joined again by Lonesome Comrade as we discuss the second half of Deep Space Nine two-parter Past Tense. Don't try to be a Great Man, just be yourself. Cw: police violence, racism, sexism, depictions of mental health problems. References: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWV8nTRLxmE https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_man_theory

As Star Trek month continues, Nova and Athena with special guest Lonesome Comrade discuss an episode of Deep Space 9 where time travel to a dystopian past presents a nightmare vision of the dystopian future as envisioned in the 1990s, and it winds up being our dystopian present. Shit sucks, yo. CWs: police violence, domestic violence, random violence

The HegeHogs are joined with Parker from the Overcritical podcast as they discuss deep space communism and labor organization while analyzing the mercantile "Ferengi" from an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. CWs: Incels, sexual harassment, police, capitalist violence Overcritical Podcast: https://linktr.ee/OvercriticalPod References: Great Material Continuum: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Great_Material_Continuum Ferenginar: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Ferenginar -- Sarah Z: https://www.youtube.com/c/SarahZ Philosophy Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATITdJg7bWI&t=710s The Alt-Right Playbook: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJA_jUddXvY7v0VkYRbANnTnzkA_HMFtQ The Dollop George Pullman: https://allthingscomedy.com/podcasts/483---george-pullman---part-1 First Collective Ohio: http://first-collective.org

With the help of Henry Williams, co-founder of The Gravel Institute, the HegeHogs break down Sorkin-brain and the liberal mindset behind the sap-fueled glorification of reporting the news, specifically the news surrounding the death of Osama Bin Laden. CWs: police violence, state violence, terrorism, sexism References: https://www.bellisario.psu.edu/page-center/oral-histories/wolf-blitzer/journdecisionmaking https://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/middleeast/operation-desert-storm-25-years-later/index.html The Gravel Institute: https://gravelinstitute.org/

The HegeHogs take a look at black experiences under capitalism through an episode of "The Boondocks" with guidance from content creator Akeem King. CWs: police brutality, murder, rape, white supremacy, racism, child labor

The HegeHogs discuss the morality of theft in this review of the Disney classic, Robin Hood. CWs: police violence, gender issues, worker exploitation, imprisonment, imperialism

Jack and Nova discuss the imperialist hegemony of No Man's Sky and other 4x games, and why it is so pervasive in interactive entertainment media. CWs: Colonization, slavery, animal abuse, genocide, militarism

The HegeHogs get to the bottom of Dorothy's mysterious illness and talk about how the Golden Girls tackles issues of misogyny and ageism in healthcare. CWs: misogyny, ageism, ableism

The Hegehogs talk about the many problems that Americans face in the healthcare system while trying to help Dorothy get a diagnosis. Follow Higher Priestess for accessibility tips! https://www.instagram.com/higher_priestess Coma Patient Research: https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/comas-conscious-communicate/ Spoon Theory: https://butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/ CWs: Medical trauma, medical conditions, misogyny, suicide, death.

We take another look at Yellowstone season 4 episode 6 "I want to be him" and unpack the leftovers from last week's harangue. CWs: Eating and diet discussion, misogyny, violence.