(This episode was recorded before the school shooting in Texas)

Tawny and Andrew discuss the first all-Black climbing team to summit Mount Everest.

Later, they answer some listener questions about racist parents and identifying when being raised in a different culture. 

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Barely Meeting Our Low Expectations

Tawny and guest co-host Imani Gandy discuss the Supreme Court trying to reverse Roe v. Wade, what listeners should do, and a racist massacre in Buffalo.

Later, they lighten things up with some listener voicemails about corny pet names and a parent using some dated terms. 

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Exhausted and Energized (with Imani Gandy)

Andrew and Tawny discuss the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade, the podcast Boom! Lawyered, and the National Network of Abortion Funds. 

Later, they answer some listener voicemails about a surrogate mother and a racist teacher. 

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Voting is Just the Start

(This episode was recorded before the Roe v. Wade news) 

Tawny and Andrew discuss Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and a billionaire buying Twitter. 


Later they answer some listener questions about issues at work. 


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Get You a Meal That Requires Your Serums

Andrew and guest co-host Tze Chun record an episode from New Orleans! They discuss what's new with Tze and answer some listener questions about haircuts and racist coworkers. 


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New Orleans with Tze Chun

Tawny and Andrew discuss the Brooklyn subway shooting and the importance of supporting local aid groups. 

Later, they answer some listener questions about in-laws and the word woke. 
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We're Hamdoggin' It

Tawny and Andrew discuss the Star Trek: Mission Chicago convention and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.


Later, they answer some listener questions about making friends and more bumper stickers!


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Oboe Bluegrass

Tawny and Andrew discuss the reaction to the Oscars, Arab American Heritage Month, and Amazon workers voting to unionize. 

They also answer some listener questions about racism in video games and a dad's weird response to what music he likes. 

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The Opposite of Closing Time Rule

Disclaimer: We recorded this before the Oscars fiasco!

Andrew and Tawny discuss the disrespectful questioning Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson received and a recent article about some podcast news. 

Later, they answer some listener questions about fish snacks and celebrating Juneteenth.

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Less Deluxe Than a Dentist Chair

Tawny and Andrew discuss a bad New York Times Op-Ed piece and a TV show possibly causing an encampment sweep in LA while filming a protest of sweeps. 

Later, they answer some listener questions about dunking on Maryland and being a token friend. 

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As a Puppeteer in a Desert Art Party Once Said

Tawny and Andrew talk to former producer/current writer Cody Ziglar about his new Marvel comic book Spider-Punk, which comes out April 6th!
Later, they answer some listener questions about BC vs BCE and calling the cops on a racist.   

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Daylight Saving Crime (with Cody Ziglar)

Tawny and Andrew discuss the media's response to Ukraine and a WNBA player being detained in Russia for weeks. 

Later they answer some listener questions about GIFs and racist preachers. 

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Wrong Island Iced Tea

Tawny, Andrew, and guest Naomi Ekperigin discuss Naomi's amazing stand-up special that everyone should check out on Netflix (Season 3, Episode 2 of The Stand-Ups). 

Later, they answer some listener questions about someone's wild adjustments to children's books and a racist roadtrip.

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For Earth, I Was Pretty Buttoned Up (with Naomi Ekperigin)

Andrew, Kevin, and Matt Apodaca discuss centaurs, Trump's new social media app, and some gamers co-opting Nazi language.  

Later they answer some listener questions about playing Duck, Duck, Goose and laughing at racism. 

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Centaur with a Cowboy Hat (with Matt Apodaca)

Andrew, Tawny, and Kevin check in on the Wild Shirt Crew and discuss Andrew Yang's response to the Spotify controversy.  

Later they answer listener questions about impressions and a company celebrating Lunar New Year. 


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Municipal Roasts

Tawny, Andrew, and Kevin discuss updates in recent podcast news and more "apologies." They also talk to author-producer-editor extraordinaire Kendra James about her new book Admissions! 

Later, they answer listener questions about favela tours and stories where people unnecessarily mention race. 

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The Hex Worked (with Kendra James)

Tawny, Andrew, and Kevin discuss a wild recent viral video and reactions to Spotify's COVID controversy in the podcast world. 

Later, they answer some listener questions about a teacher calling young Black students "boys" and a different teacher's bad joke.

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We Love The Tattletale Episodes

The crew discuss the death of Lauren Smith-Fields and people getting upset by the updated green M&M. 

Later, they answer listener questions about your race not being an option on a document and being nervous your neighbors think you called the cops.

 
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The Green M&M's Working Women's Pump

Andrew, Tawny, and Kevin discuss Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hypocritical politicians quoting him this week, and voter suppression. 

Later they answer some listener questions about supporting a Black-owned bank and learning a language for your partner. 

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Andrew Made a Zoom Dance

Tawny, Andrew, and Kevin discuss the death of a few prolific figures, the verdict of the Ahmaud Arbery trial, and why local elections are so important. 

Later they answer some listener voicemails about calling the U.S. just America and confronting a parent about a picture of them in blackface as a child. 

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Yo, Is This Racist?

Yo, Is This Racist?