Where the Personal and Political Meet: In Conversation with Karamo Brown and Parker Molloy

Another Day with Ana Marie Cox

Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle

News, Arts, Performing Arts, Business, Society & Culture, Politics

4.6 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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On this week’s two part episode, Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) interviews Karamo Brown (@KaramoBrown) and Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy). Karamo and Ana talked about his work on Queer Eye, mental health, and what it means to be different in today’s society. Parker and Ana began with a conversation on the recent memo about legal status of Trans people released by the Trump administration. They moved onto what identity means to them, and what the term identity politics has come to mean. They closed by talking about the future of rights for the Trans population worldwide. Content Warning: Suicide. If you or anyone you know is struggling with suicidal ideation, please contact the Suicide Prevention Lifeline either online or at 1-800-273-8255, or The Trevor Project online or at 1-866-488-7386. It’s never too late to reach out for help. Thanks to our sponsors! TripActions takes the pain out of corporate travel management with a complete solution that helps businesses SAVE and keeps employees happy. Go to TripActions.com/FRIENDS, attend a 30-minute demo, and you’ll get a hundred dollar Amazon gift card. Stitch Fix is an online personal styling service that finds and delivers clothes, shoes, and accessories to fit your body, budget, and lifestyle. Get started NOW at StitchFix.com/FRIENDS and you'll get an extra 25% off when you keep all items in your box! Today’s show is sponsored by Talkspace, the online therapy company that lets you message a licensed therapist from anywhere, at anytime. All you need is a computer with Internet connection, or the Talkspace mobile app. That means you can improve your mental health even if you’ve had trouble making time for it in the past. To match with a perfect therapist for a fraction of the price of traditional therapy, go to Talkspace.com/WFLT, and use the code WFLT to get $45 off your first month and show your support for this show. No more sorting through the wrong resumes. No more waiting for the right candidates to apply. try ZipRecruiter FOR FREE at this exclusive web address: ZipRecruiter.com/friends!

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0:00.0	There's a reason half of business travelers do not use their company's chosen travel management platform.
0:06.3	Booking business travel and just getting where you need to go is still ridiculously complicated, time consuming and costly.
0:13.5	Trip actions takes the pain out of corporate travel management with a complete solution that helps businesses save and keeps employees happy.
0:21.4	Because it's the first travel management platform designed from the ground up with the road warrior in mind.
0:27.7	With easy booking from app or desktop 24-7 proactive support around the globe and incentives for employees to save on travel expenses.
0:36.0	Companies large and small see over 90% adoption and save up to 34% on travel spending when they use trip actions.
0:44.0	Companies from lift to Sarah Lee's frozen bakery. That is an expanse of businesses right there.
0:51.2	All trust trip actions with their business travel.
0:53.9	Trip actions rewards travelers for saving company money and they'll reward you for just checking them out.
0:59.2	Re-shape your business travel today.
1:01.6	Go to tripactions.com slash friends and attend a 30 minute demo and you'll get a hundred dollar Amazon gift card.
1:08.9	But it's this month only.
1:10.7	Tripactions.com slash friends for a free demo and a hundred dollar Amazon gift card.
1:17.2	Tripactions.com slash friends.
1:19.8	Hi, I'm Annamarie Cox and welcome to With Friends Like These, the show where we talk about the differences between us without letting them divide us.
1:30.2	There is an unfortunate theme to today's show.
1:33.7	It is the ways in which our public conversations and public policy affect the private lives of vulnerable people.
1:43.2	Specifically, in this case, young queer people.
1:48.4	And that unfortunate theme means I have to give you an unfortunate message.
1:54.9	And that message is if you are not up for hearing people talk about mental health and specifically suicide and suicidal ideation.
2:04.9	You might want to set this one out.
2:07.2	Take a break, come back some other time when you feel more up to it.
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