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Carolina CuadrosTalkupation X Red, White, & True: It's ok to say gayJoin hosts Carolina Cuadros and Chesney Evert in an exclusive podcast collaboration. The two combine their passion for politics and human interest to examine different aspects of Florida's Parental Rights in Education bill. They break down the bill by examining direct excerpts and analyzing its impact. They also dive into how the public has reacted to the bill and why they are so passionate.
They include the perspective of Heather Migdail, a member of the LGBTQ+ community. She shares her fears and why the bill has hidden consequences.
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2022-06-0108 min
Red, White, & TrueRoe v. Religion: Rabbi Lisa Kingston on reproductive rightsReligion and abortion will be forever entangled in the impending era of post-Roe v. Wade. It’s impossible to mention the pro-life movement without acknowledging the “American” Christian values that it claims to represent.
But what about everyone else? Those in favor of restricting abortion are quick to erase religious ideologies that support a woman’s right to choose - religions like Reform Judaism - and the religious leaders that ensure that their places of worship are a safe space for uterus owners.
Rabbi Lisa Kingston (Peninsula Temple Beth El) is one such leader. In this epi...
2022-05-2517 min
Red, White, & TrueRed, White, & True Ep.8: Into the fireWelcome back to Red, White, & True, a podcast that aims to navigate the world of polarized, partisan politics. This episode is a continuation of Chesney’s conversation with Mark Olbert and Seth Rosenblatt, hosts of The Boiling Frog.
Olbert and Rosenblatt share lessons from their copious experience in public service; articulating the necessity of engaging in productive conflict and bringing critical discourse back into politics.
Got any thoughts? Please send them to redwhiteandtruepod@gmail.com. Thank you for stopping by!
2022-04-0515 min
Red, White, & TrueRed, White, & True Ep. 7: Out of the frying pan... (ft. The Boiling Frog)Welcome back to Red, White, & True; a podcast that aims to navigate the world of polarized, partisan politics. In this episode, Chesney is joined by Mark Olbert and Seth Rosenblatt, the hosts of The Boiling Frog: a new podcast that analyzes parts of American culture through the lenses of politics, history, economics, and psychology.
Olbert and Rosenblatt share their experiences working in the sphere of local politics as two public service veterans. Other topics include human nature, capitalist privilege, and our persistent need for funding in education.
This episode is the first in a two-part...
2022-02-0418 min
Red, White, & TrueRed, White, & True Ep. 6: Don't Marry ManagementWelcome back to the sixth episode of Red, White, & True, a podcast that aims to navigate the world of polarized, partisan politics. Join host Chesney Evert and Edith Salvatore, president of the Sequoia District Teachers Association, as they discuss the economic and social importance of labor unions in our communities.
Labor unions utilize strategies like collective bargaining to ensure the rights of employees, mainly blue-collar workers, are protected. It’s democracy in the workplace; laborers come together to enforce a balance of power.
People outside the educational sphere blamed teachers and school administrators for the ec...
2022-01-1412 min
Red, White, & TrueRed, White, & True Ep.5: Not your checked pant RepublicanWelcome back to Red, White, & True, a podcast that aims to navigate America's polarized, partisan politics. In the second episode of a series on liberalism and conservatism in the United States, host Chesney Evert and guest Matt Grocott discuss the impact of Republican politics today.
In the Bay Area specifically, "conservative" has become a bad word. It's associated with ignorance and apathy despite its legitimate political basis in "laissez-faire" economic policy and American interests.
Do politics determine what kind of person you are? Should they play a role in our relationships? I invite you to...
2021-12-1118 min
Red, White, & TrueRed, White, & True Ep.4: You're breaking up with me because I'm too... woke?Welcome back to Red, White, & True, a podcast that aims to navigate the world of polarized, partisan politics. In the first portion of a two-part series critiquing the major parties in American politics, host Chesney Evert and guest Luiza Nunes analyze liberalism, its complex origins, and current affiliations with fads like “cancel culture” and preformative activism.
A 2017 study from the Public Policy institute of California found that 46.5% of registered voters in California are Democrats, while 24.1% are Republicans. While this evident disparity impacts California’s elections and policies, it also contributes to communities’ close-minded approach to alternative political perspect...
2021-11-1319 min
Red, White, & TrueRed, White, & True Ep.3: All Gallows EveWelcome back to Red, White, & True, a podcast that aims to navigate the world of polarized, partisan politics. Join host Chesney Evert and guest Darrell Kolstov to discuss the moral implications of capital punishment and its pointed emergence around spooky season.
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are three rights granted to all people born in the United States, the first of which can be stripped away from convicts on death row. Proponents of the death penalty argue that it creates peace for those affected by violent crimes, while opposers characterize it as barbaric and inhumane.
2021-10-2315 min
Red, White, & TrueRed, White, and True Ep.2: Pray for politicsWelcome back to "Red, White, & True," a podcast that aims to navigate America's polarized, partisan politics. Join host Chesney Evert and guest Avantika Swaminathan as they discuss religion and its fundamental impacts on politics and social justice.
While America frequently references its separation of church and state, recent debates about reproductive rights highlight religiously motivated legislature. Politicians on both sides of the aisle are fighting to defend a specific ideology despite the varied beliefs of their constituents.
In a country built to house religious asylum seekers, how has the legacy of Christianity impacted American politics...
2021-10-0113 min
Red, White, & TrueRed, White, & True Ep. 1: The lovers, the dreamers, and MarxWelcome to the first episode of “Red, White, & True,” a politics podcast connecting passionate teenagers to a politically active online community. For the next 15 minutes, we will be discussing communism’s trials and tribulations with a focus on what hard work means in modern society.
Wealth distribution is a point of significant controversy. Does sharing resources negate a natural human ambition? Or, have we been taught to glorify economic hierarchies to preserve capitalism?
Guests Areg Horoupian and Brian Yan share their ideas and experiences cultivated from life in the Bay Area, a capitalist hub that has bi...
2021-09-1015 min