A Message From WATTBA

What A Time To Be Alive

Comedy

4.5 • 655 Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2020

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

No episode this week, but here are the links we mentioned:

PODCASTS TO CHECK OUT

What’s Eating You

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-eating-you/id1476434146

Narcisistas

http://narcisistas.com/thepodcast

Sibling Rivalry

https://www.siblingrivalrypodcast.com

Bad Romance

https://badromance.libsyn.com

PLACES TO DONATE/ORGANIZATIONS TO GET INVOLVED WITH

Directory of ways to help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Actblue Donation Splitter: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ab_mn?refcode=tweet

Mutual Aid Hub: https://www.mutualaidhub.org/

National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory

POLICE ABOLITION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCES

http://criticalresistance.org/abolish-policing/

https://www.themarshallproject.org/

Angela Davis, “Are Prisons Obsolete?” https://collectiveliberation.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Are_Prisons_Obsolete_Angela_Davis.pdf

Reading Toward Abolition: Reading List https://www.radicalhistoryreview.org/abusablepast/reading-towards-abolition-a-reading-list-on-policing-rebellion-and-the-criminalization-of-blackness/

The End of Policing (Free Ebook)

https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing

Transcript

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0:00.0	Folks, thanks for listening to What a Time to Be Alive, the only podcast that counts down the things each week that make you say the thing that's the title of the podcast. In light of the demonstrations happening across the country right now, in the wake of George Floyd's murder at the hands of a police officer, we've decided that as much as we love goofy news, it's not the best use of your time and attention right now. There'll be no new
0:21.5	episodes this week and instead we'll be donating 25% of this month's Patreon income, or one week's
0:27.1	worth, to bail funds, mutual aid groups, and Black Lives Matter affiliated organizations around the
0:32.5	country. We know you guys listen to our podcasts to get away from the horrors of the world for an
0:37.4	hour or two, and we try not to delve too to get away from the horrors of the world for an hour or two,
0:38.5	and we try not to delve too deep into politics on the actual show because of that,
0:43.2	but we think it's really important not to look away from what's happening right now,
0:47.0	especially if you're not black.
0:48.7	We also know that everybody still occasionally needs a break,
0:51.7	and entertainment is especially psychologically important right now.
0:55.4	So we encourage you to check out a podcast by Black creators this week instead.
0:59.3	We've included some links to podcasts we like in the description of this episode.
1:03.2	We really appreciate your support and your understanding, and we urge you to use the time you
1:07.9	would have spent listening to us riff on fat animals to look into how you can get involved in the fight against racist policing and police brutality in your community.
1:16.4	There's a lot you can do to help even if you're not able to go out and protest.
1:20.4	In the description of this episode, we've provided a list of links for places to donate,
1:25.6	organizations to get involved with, and resources to learn more about the
1:28.9	police abolition movement. So we'll see you next week. Thanks for listening. Thanks for protesting.
1:35.3	Stay safe out there. Black Lives Matter.

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