Welcome to The Rueality Podcast — where pop culture, politics, media headlines, and a little mess come together weekly with your host, Rue Zalez (@Rue.Zalez).
This week’s Weekly Recap kicks off with The Haunted Starbucks 👻 — the caffeine-fueled chaos you didn’t know you needed.
Then, in Tea in the Streets 🗣️:
We’re unpacking the “No Kings” protests that flooded more than 2,600 cities across the U.S. — millions marching against Trump’s second term and the growing fear of executive overreach. What does resistance look like when power feels untouchable?
Plus, Haverhill Educators on Strike — teachers rallying over unsafe classrooms, underfunding, and a system stretched too thin. What’s really happening behind those school walls?
And we’re talking Angel Reese at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show — the history-making moment that sent social media spiraling, and Tanya Ray Fox’s viral read on “white women losing the plot.”
In local pulse news, we’ll touch on Lawrence’s mayoral race — a head-to-head between incumbent Brian DePeña and challenger Juan “Manny” González — two visions, one city.
Heavy Rotation 🎧:
Lauwashere’s latest YouTube adventures, Paris takeovers, and PR chronicles.
We Gone Be Learning 📚:
💡 Random Fact: The Nike Swoosh was designed for $35 — now part of a $13 billion empire.
🇪🇸 Spanish Word of the Day: “Tú sabe’ cómo soy, bebé…” — a lyrical reminder that sometimes therapy can wait till after the party.
📝 Sticky Note: “Sometimes the most powerful move is the quiet one — growth doesn’t always announce itself.” 🌱
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Episode Timestamps:
👋🏽 00:00 – Intro (Kehlani TikTok audio, show housekeeping, hotline plug)
📰 02:28 – Weekly Recap: The Haunted Starbucks
🗣️ 21:52 – Tea in the Streets: No Kings Protests, Haverhill Strike, Angel Reese Debate
🎧 50:25 – Heavy Rotation: Lau’s PR Adventures
📚 54:42 – We Gone Be Learning + Sticky Note
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