I'm Ashley C. Ford, and I host Into the Mix, a Ben & Jerry's podcast about joy and justice produced with Vox Creative.

For the past few years, I've seen a lot of hand-wringing about Governor Ron DeSantis' agenda to end what he calls woke indoctrination.

But we wanted to know, what does that mean?

And how does this agenda actually affect the people living and working there?

Especially those who have benefited from the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs

that DeSantis' policies would uproot.

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Subscribe now. What is up, everybody, and welcome to episode 303 of the Talking Chop podcast.

I am your host, Brad Rowland.

It is Sunday evening, and I am joined as often by Eric Cole.

Hello, sir.

It's actually been a while for me and you.

Yeah, it's been a bit because you were out of town, and for reasons that, you know, still escape Scott and I.

You left Lorraine's to Scott and I to run episode number 300.

And, uh, I was unavailable and I trust you guys.

That's what it comes down to.

It was a lot of fun.

Scott, doing the hosting, he was super nervous about doing it.

And I kind of, you know, running the show.

And I thought, I mean, the show was fun.

But that week I had rode to Atlanta on Friday, then Episode 300, and then Road to Atlanta on Monday.

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