Posts Tagged “racism”
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode169.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWell, if there is one thing life teaches you, it’s that you can’t trust anybody. Vy and Diz prove themselves to be untrustworthy, breaking both the brocode and being generally perfidious characters. We also discuss the recent shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode168.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSToday we talk about the dog whistle politics and the shifting discourse globally among politicians. We discuss the rise in overt racism in politics, the origins of the nativist movements, and the source of white resentment. We analyze the current platform of Donald…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode163.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSIn our latest podcast we talk about the the story of Harambe and the child who fell into the gorilla enclosure. We muse about the nature of parenting, selective outrage, and the difficult decision between the life of a child and the life…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode161.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe mention the historic anniversary, May 15th as the founding of Israel and the remembrance of the Nakba. We talk about the latest chapter of George R R Martin’s Winds of Winter and what message this sends to Game of Thrones showrunners. We…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode159.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe remark on the inevitable nomination of Donald Trump as GOP candidate. We compare his rise with the Trump-esque tactics in the recent London mayoral race. We talk about the Goldsmith-Khan race has brought race dog-whistle and fear-mongering to London, but the electorate…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode150.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSOh America, why you so cray. The Academy Awards just took place and once more it was whiter than wonder bread. We discuss the role of representation and race in the entertainment industry. We take a look at how the problem is systemic…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode148.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThis episode has some ***spoilers*** so be warned. We start this podcast off with Diz’s hissy fit before quickly talking about the great trolls of the internet. We talk about Kanye’s latest twitter meltdown, his claims of needing money, reaching out to Zuckerberg,…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode147.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSAre you ready for some football? Not really. But Diz regales us a bit about the Superbowl in particular discussing the perception of athletes of color vs white athletes. We talk about the nature of double standards and the professionalization of sports. We…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode142.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS2015 has come to an end and it’s time to take a look back on the highs and lows of the year. A slightly tired Currently Nerdy crew gather together to discuss the highlights of their New Years Even shenanigans and talk about…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode141.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSWe start the podcast with a reflection on the Tamir Rice case and the failure of the Grand Jury to indict the officer who shot Tamir Rice. We explore the nature of racism and how the system works. We juxtapose the case of…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode138.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSDonald Trump wants to ban all Muslims and currently nerdy wants to ban Donald Trump. In our newest episode we talk about the corrosive rhetoric of politics, the rise of an insurgent hard-right movement that has taken over traditional conservatism and the process…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode137.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSPolitics and nerdiness abound in this episode. We discuss the recent Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs with Diz giving us a satirical take. We look at the political climate of the right and the movements that have produced Donald Trump and the…
http://media.blubrry.com/currentlynerdy/p/www.currentlynerdy.com/Podcasts/CurrentlyNerdyEpisode136.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSSThe world is going crazy. Trump supporters beat a protestor and he defends them by saying the protester “deserved to be roughed up.” White supremiscist shoot and injure #BlackLivesMatter protestors and Trump says that Muslims should be registered after the Paris Attacks. We…
