March 24, 2021

EP. 488 — 488: Stop AAPI Hate, Equality Act Faces Hurdles

On this week’s ATTITUDES! Erin discusses the recent wave of hate crimes targeting Asian-American communities, particularly women, explaining why the US’s failure to fully prosecute these crimes has a systemic basis going all the way back to 1875 and beyond. Then, Bryan breaks down the evangelical ad blitz aiming at keeping the anti-discriminatory Equality Act from passing through the Senate.

 

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Recent Episodes

June 30, 2021

Bryan discusses the Supreme Court’s decision not to hear a case concerning transgender students being allowed to use a bathroom that reflects their gender identity. Then, Erin talks about a high school prom that crowned two queens (switching to the gender-neutral “Prom Royalty”) and the attempt by Victoria’s Secret to rebrand with “ambassadors” instead of “angels”. This is the last ATTITUDES! hosted on Earwolf. Thanks for the memories!!

June 24, 2021

The first was such a hit, please enjoy this re-run of episode 138 with a very special origin story. See you next week with a new ep!

June 16, 2021

Favorite moments and more on the 500th episode of ATTITUDES! Bryan gives a much-needed recap of love & prison escapes in the latest Dateline. Then, he covers the history of the pride flag as written about in the article “How Many Versions of the Pride Flag Are There Now?” by Juwan J. Holmes. Later, Erin recounts the accusations of sexual misconduct that have come out against leadership in the People of Praise organization of Christian communities.