What's happening people? Welcome back to the show. My guest today is John McWirter. He's a

linguist, associate professor of linguistics at Columbia University and an author. The last five

years has seen race become a primary flashpoint for culture, news, protests, social justice,

hiring, firing, media and politics. But why have race relations come back to the forefront?

And who is driving this new religion of woke racism forward? Expect to learn what John thinks

of white fragility and how to be an anti-racist, where the cultural appropriation is an actual thing,

how anti-racism actually hurts black people, why black people are attracted to a movement that

treats them like simpletons, the problem with the concept of whiteness and much more.

If you're not familiar with John, you will be very impressed by him today. He is one of the most

precise speakers that I've ever found. This guy's voice is like butter and he's just got such a

empathetic and real world realistic viewpoint of exactly what's happening. He's able to say

and convey the things that I think a lot of people are thinking. Are things really as bad as the

news is making out? Is this really actually helping or is it making the situation worse?

So much to take away from today. I really, really hope that you enjoyed this one.

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