Sep 29, 2015
What do immigration, violence and homemade clocks have in common? Fear. Fear seems to be a consistent motivator in our culture, especially fear of the other. This week Jeff, Mona & Allen address many of the issues connected to Xenophobia. Wrapping up the show our hosts bring back a segment called Say What!?
Xenophobia Conversation (00:24)
Say What?! Segment (53:12)
RELEVANT LINKS
Will Sasso Arnold Schwarzenegger Driving Vines (YouTube Video)
Donald Trumps History of Saying Offensive Things (article)
Ronald Reagan - “I Believe in Amnesty for Illegal Aliens” - (YouTube Video)
Handcuffed for Making Clock, Ahmen Mohammed, 14, Wins Time with Obama (article)
Media Matters (organization)
Xenophobia: Understanding the Roots and Consequences of Negative Attitudes toward Immigrants (article that contains M.W. Watt’s quote of xenophobia as “discriminatory potential)
The Neuroscience of Race – Is Racism Inbuilt? (article)
Treme (TV Series)
Unpopular Essays by Bertrand Russell (book)
The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical by Shane Claiborne (book)
Stunning and Brave (South Park Episode S19E01)
THANK YOU
A big thank you to Mike Golin for our intro and outro music. Check out his band Soulwise.
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