Republicans won't help Americans fight the virus, because they are the virus. Segments: Voice Messages to Republican Senator & Polio Survivor Mitch McConnell; Off Rhodes with Comedian Rhodes Pierre.
Today we learn why not all police officers are created equally.
Segments: Calling the Boston PD, Housing Court Simulator, Calming Mindfulness Exercises for Progressive Escapists, "Don't Be Blue."
Segments: "R U Keepin' It Sexy?" (featuring calls to the Revere police department, McDonald's, and Amazon fulfillment), reel Beatles holiday greetings, a phone call to the North Pole (featuring ventriloquist Kevin H. Driscoll as Santa), and an ambient airport travel simulation for reluctant holiday homebodies.
"Turn on, turn out, turn off, plug in, check out, knock up, load out, power up, get down, go over, walk up, get in, turn on, tune out, drop off, let go, dive in, walk out, be now, drive in, go through..." — Timothy Leary
I stayed home for Thanksgiving and caught COVID anyway...
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Today on the HVH Pod, it's comedian Mason Smith!
Music from Candido, Indeep, and Tavares; social commentary from James Baldwin; jokes about the grocery store.
The Fourth of July is the original All Lives Matter celebration. Comedian Rhodes Pierre talks about the difference between Canadian racism and American racism. "I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)" by Instant Funk.
On this episode, The Human Variety Hour is broadcasting LIVE at the Jungle Community Music Club in Somerville -- with a virtual showcase that includes: comedians Tooky Kavanaugh, Jimmy Zhang, and Jai Demuele, musical guest The Skirts, and John Dalton serving up tasty rimshots all night... Special thanks to The Jungle and Tiny Oak Booking, and to YOU, the listener!
Today we celebrate Juneteenth, a date which marks the end of *traditional* slavery in America; Innocence Project Policy Analyst Nigel Quiroz drops by to talk about recent civil rights victories, built-in flaws in the justice system which increase rate of mass incarceration amongst people of color by default, and the predominate slaveowner mentality of white NFL franchise-owners; all throughout black civil rights history, there have been two types of white people: allies & people standing in the way.
Happy Pride Month! Comic Lloyd 'Legacy' Sharpe performs stand-up & moonwalks LOVE all up & down your mopey heart; Rea sings soul music; more 70s soul songs about what's going on right now. Love each other, your mother & your brother!
'Super-predator' cops, more than COVID, are mankind's greatest living threat; comedian Alexandria Cartwright talks about her unique place in the world & this country's deep system of endemic racism; we call Mayor Marty Walsh's office to demand police reform in Boston, where currently only 4/8 of Campaign Zero's prescribed #8CantWait steps towards reducing police brutality / black fatality are enforced by BPD; Bob Dylan, George Carlin, and black-inclusive advertising from the 70s.Take REAL ACTION towards making the legacious power systems of this world less cruel towards black people; LEARN what you can do to HELP make a tangible difference NOW: https://www.innocenceproject.org/how-to-help-justice-george-floyd/