Episode 94: Dreams or Nightmares

For this episode, Ty and Daphne discuss recent news and events. They begin by catching up (00:30) and discussing “Oh Lawd” news—including phone addicted parents (5:24), counterfeit and expired products on Amazon (9:02), a Japanese rapper’s journey to Cleveland (12:38), a MA law that would criminalize the use of the B-word (15:00), and an extreme haunted house in Tennessee (17:00). Ty and Daphne then turn their attention to politics and discuss the recent criminal justice reform plans released by Democratic presidential hopefuls (26:14). Specifically, they discuss marijuana legalization through executive action (27:22) and Bernie Sander’s marijuana reinvestment plan (31:32). Ty and Daphne also have a conversation about their own political priorities (37:33), the major Democratic platforms (41:26), and approaches to addressing the opioid crisis (47:26).

Other Topics Include:

54:05 - The Tank Sexuality Debate

58:45 - Rikers Island Closure and Borough-Based Jail Plan

1:01:00 - HBO’s Watchmen

1:02:30 - BhD Blog

Resources:

• Parents only spend 24 more minutes with their kids than their phones - https://nypost.com/2019/10/21/parents-only-spend-24-more-minutes-with-their-kids-than-their-phones/

• Amazon is shipping expired food, from baby formula to old beef jerky, scaring consumers and putting big brands at risk - https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/20/amazon-is-shipping-expired-baby-formula-and-other-out-of-date-foods.html

• 95 percent of baby foods tested contain toxic metals, new report says - https://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/new-report-95-percent-baby-foods-tested-contain-toxic-metals-n1068306

• Rapper From Japan Travels to U.S. to Meet Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Gets Stranded in Cleveland - https://www.complex.com/music/2019/10/rapper-from-japan-travels-to-us-to-meet-bone-thugs-n-harmony-gets-robbed-stranded

• Beacon Hill bill would ban the B-word - https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/10/21/beacon-hill-bill-would-ban-the-b-word/

• There's a chance of death': Extreme haunted tour in Tennessee requires 40-page waiver, doctor's OK - https://www.knoxnews.com/story/entertainment/2019/10/25/mckamey-manor-tennessee-haunted-houses-require-waiver-insurance-drug-test/2453122001/

• Torture chamber under disguise:' Petition to shut down McKamey Manor gaining signatures - https://www.newschannel5.com/news/petition-calling-mckamey-manor-a-torture-house-attraction-wants-it-shut-down

• How Facebook Bought a Police Force - https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3akm7/how-facebook-bought-a-police-force

• Harris, Nadler Introduce Comprehensive Marijuana Reform Legislation - https://www.harris.senate.gov/news/press-releases/harris-nadler-introduce-comprehensive-marijuana-reform-legislation

• The Democrats on Criminal Justice - https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/10/10/2020-the-democrats-on-criminal-justice#

• Justice and Safety for All (Bernie Sanders) - https://berniesanders.com/en/issues/criminal-justice-reform/

• Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform - https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/criminal-justice-reform