TikTok Populism with Maggie Maye & Steven Pitts (EP 93)

The Bitchuation Room

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News Commentary, News, Comedy, Government

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🗓️ 20 June 2021

⏱️ 74 minutes

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May the Jubilee be with you! In honor of Juneteenth, Francesca invites labor strategist and host of Black Work Talk, Steven Pitts to talk about the importance and limitations of the newest federal holiday. Plus comedian Maggie Maye on Ted Cruz outdoing himself by equating critical race theory to the KKK, and the conservative Tik Tok personality who proves one can stumble ass backwards into socialism. Finally, in honor of Bennifer 2.0, what else do we want back from the early 00s? Featuring:Maggie Maye, comedianhttps://twitter.com/Maggiemayehaha Dr. Steven Pitts, Black economisthttps://blackworktalk.com/ Contents:6:09 The Wuhan Lab Theory10:55 Candace Owens Again14:30 The Week Where 16:00 Joe Manchin's Leaked Audio21:00 Anti-vaxer owns herself26:18 Ted Cruz on Critical Race Theory36:12 Interview with Steven Pitts on Juneteenth, black workers power, and the class vs race divide1:02:00 BENNIFER and other things we want from the 2000s Follow The Bitchuation Room on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitchuationPodJoin the Franita and become a Patron today: https://www.patreon.com/bitchuationroom Support The Bitchuation Room on Venmo: @TBR-LIVE Cash-App: @TBRLIVE Thanks to producer Rebecca Rufer, post production Max Inhoff, and our interns Ellie Hoffman and Alexandra Ornes! Music Credits: The Cannery by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4485-the-canneryLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Check Out The Bitchuation Room Podcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/iTunesbitchuationGoogle Music: http://bit.ly/GoogleBitchuationStitcher: http://bit.ly/stitcherbitchuationSpotify: http://bit.ly/spotifybitchuation Find Francesca On: Twitter: https://twitter.com/franifio YouTube: The Bitchuation Room’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/franifio Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/franifioFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FranifioInsta: https://www.instagram.com/franifio/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:00.0	So it's really important both to reinforce the idea that slavery was evil and we're going to acknowledge that it was evil.
0:07.3	It was also important to go beyond just the day and go beyond kind of, oh that's the past,
0:14.8	and examine how you build power to fight capitalist race in today. Hello everyone welcome to the situation room podcast live stream coming to you on a Saturday, midday, very random.
0:38.6	I hope that everyone listening is poolside in a home they broke into right now.
0:47.0	I'm just gonna say it.
0:48.0	Do it, live your truth.
0:50.0	No one was, that's their summer home,
0:52.0	they won't even miss it. Just use the pool
0:55.7	It is Juneteenth you guys. It is Jubilee Day black independence day. We have it in all black excellence lineup for you today. I'm so excited so so so happy
1:07.1	comedian Maggie May is here and
1:11.1	Labor researcher special And labor researcher specialist,
1:17.2	fucking like badass,
1:20.9	when it comes to discussing racial capitalism and the fight for real justice and
1:27.0	economic justice. Stephen Pitts is here. He has a podcast called Black Work Talk, and I'm super excited to get to discuss the importance of black workers, the importance of Juneteenth with him.
1:41.0	He had a very pivotal or a role to play. I'm just saying that it's pivotal. It might not have been as pivotal.
1:50.0	But I hope between now and when he comes on the show he will make something up about how he helped Texas recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday.
1:58.0	And thank you all for being here. I hope that you are pressing the like button,
2:03.4	you're sharing the stream, you're chilling with us,
2:05.5	it is a Saturday, and the reason,
2:07.7	in addition to being Juneteenth that I'm streaming today
2:11.3	is because tomorrow is
2:13.3	Father's Day.
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