Episode 132: Entanglement
For this week’s episode, Ty and Daphne discuss the latest news and events. After catching up on life, the host discuss “Oh Lawd” news (8:10), including GOP voter fraud (8:8:40), slow Democratic voter registration (10:09), charges against the Central Park birdwatcher (13:33), Minneapolis police officers’ PTSD claims (20:30), Halle Berry’s controversial role (22:50), and a BLM hate crime update (25:05). The hosts also have a conversation about COVID-19 updates, including California’s rush to release 8,000 incarcerated individuals (28:40), Gov. Greg Abbott’s threat to shut down Texas (30:27), the debate over school reopening (33:13), growing concerns over reduced unemployment benefits beginning in August (36:17), the potential long-term consequences of COVID-19 (41:36), and a FDA warning about contaminated hand sanitizer (46:56). They close the episode by discussing pop culture and entertainment, including Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk (48:40), the new Batwoman (56:40), Patrick Mohan’s deal with the Kansas City Chiefs (57:32), and the upcoming NBA season (1:04:05).
Resources:
Black birdwatcher in Central Park 911 call doesn't want to be involved in prosecution of Amy Cooper, NYT reports - https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/us/christian-cooper-central-park/index.html
Trump gets some good election news: GOP voter registrations outpace Dems - https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/11/trump-voter-registration-355152
Minneapolis police officers say they are suffering from PTSD after George Floyd protests - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/minneapolis-police-ptsd-floyd-protests/2020/07/10/e2bbf5dc-c2fd-11ea-b4f6-cb39cd8940fb_story.html
Halle Berry apologizes and is no longer considering a transgender role in upcoming film - https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/entertainment/halle-berry-transgender-character-apology-trnd/index.html
Two people are charged with a hate crime for vandalizing a Black Lives Matter mural - https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/us/hate-crime-charges-black-lives-matter-mural-painted-over-trnd/index.html
California rushing to release 8,000 inmates as virus outbreaks grow - https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/07/10/newsom-expedites-release-of-up-to-8-000-california-inmates-1299440
Gov. Greg Abbott warns if spread of COVID-19 doesn’t slow, “the next step would have to be a lockdown” - https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/10/greg-abbott-shutdown-texas-mask-order/
New York Times: Internal CDC documents warn full reopening of schools is 'highest risk' for coronavirus spread - https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/politics/cdc-documents-warn-high-risk-schools-reopening/index.html
Nearly half of American households have lost income since the start of the pandemic - https://www.businessinsider.com/pandemic-cut-nearly-half-of-american-household-incomes-2020-7
Looming evictions may soon make 28 million homeless in U.S., expert says - https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/10/looming-evictions-may-soon-make-28-million-homeless-expert-says.html
Cutting off the $600 boost to unemployment benefits would be both cruel and bad economics - https://www.epi.org/blog/cutting-off-the-600-boost-to-unemployment-benefits-would-be-both-cruel-and-bad-economics-new-personal-income-data-show-just-how-steep-the-coming-fiscal-cliff-will-be/
32% of U.S. households missed their July housing payments - https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/08/32-percent-of-us-households-missed-their-july-housing-payments.html
FDA Updates on Hand Sanitizers with Methanol - https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-updates-hand-sanitizers-methanol#products