The Shaggy Jenkins Show

Have you ever been scrolling through your social media or video streaming site, and then all of a sudden you see an ad that makes you go .. "Wait, what?"

In this installment, Shaggy discusses how some groups think that social media is elevating transgender as a trend, and all the many, many ways that is completely and totally wrong.

🌟 In this concluding episode, Shaggy delves into a critical issue that's hindering our recovery from the recent disaster: Misinformation.

While it's natural for many of us to feel frustration, confrontation, and even anger when faced with those who embrace unfounded theories, could our reactions be contributing to the problem?

Discover valuable insights on how to guide individuals back to reality if they've fallen prey to conspiracy beliefs. Explore the journey of this process and understand the patience it may require in this enlightening episode. 🚀 Don't miss it!

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The long delay from last week's normal schedule was done for a good reason: The US House of Representatives is once again toying with politics in a way that can shut down the federal government in a crucial time for our disaster recovery efforts. How bad can it get? Shaggy lays it out in this episode

In this thought-provoking podcast, Shaggy explores the complex and often misunderstood realm of trauma, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout, with a special focus on their aftermath in the wake of natural disasters.

These terms, though not widely understood, could be affecting you more than you realize.

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In this episode, Shaggy covers the ways that "cashing in" on Hawaiian culture isn't just a new story, but one that has direct impacts to the recovery of Maui in the aftermath of the August 8th wildfires.

It's pretty evident to anyone paying attention that modern society exists in 2 different levels of attachment to reality. While conspiracy theories may be "fun" to some, how they became such a problem is a long story. Shaggy covers the history of conspiracies, and how they impact recovery efforts in the wake of natural disasters. There's lots of BIG words, and small suggestions, in this episode that asks a simple question

"Who's responsible for answering conspiracy theories after a disaster?"

9/11 happened 22 years ago today. Much like how the country, and specifically New York recovered, Maui is now on that long path as well in the wake of the Maui Wildfires. Are there some lessons we can take from 9/11 to help us look forward to the road ahead? In this episode, Shaggy explores the lessons, and downfalls, of 9/11 and how they apply to Maui's future.

In this episode, Shaggy talks about the recovery efforts and the soon-to-be-announced Lahaina Restoration Association. When it comes to rebuilding a historical town, whose history is the one you use? It's all broken down in a tale of two trees, and a Kingdom stolen.

Let's face it, things are never good according to the internet. In this episode though, Shaggy tells you why those crazy folks known as influencers might be just the help Maui needs.

You've seen them everywhere, "MAUI FUNDRAISER!" or "SUPPORT MAUI" laden images, flyers, and ads for events, products, or charities, but have you ever really read beyond that? Morals versus Ethics aside, once you read past the big splashy texts you start to see where your "donation" goes. In light of Maui's tragedy "trending", Shaggy tries to warn about the dangers of avoiding the fine print.

On this episode, Shaggy discusses the way disasters never happen how people think they do, and how long the recovery efforts really take. Strap in, as this episode goes from 9/11, to Katrina, to Maui.

We're back baby!

Recently the events on my home island of Maui have been all over the news and social media. However, despite the massive amounts of time we spend on factually reporting the tragedy to outsiders, it seems a particular group of white, bearded, ALL CAPS TYPING TikTok and IG users are using the tragedy, and lies about it, for follows. Join Shaggy this week as he debunks the beardos, and tells you why you shouldn't believe them.

This week, Chris Base and I cover the fights, feuds, debates, and debacles of DC on the week in review! 

Chris Base and I cover the BIG stories of the week, including:

- Mueller Testifies!
- Trump Victory Laps!
- Fake News is GOOD News!
- Lawmakers are Racists, How do We Tell them?
- and more! 

Drew Landry and I cover the latest from DC and beyond today as we go LUNAR!

- 50th Apollo Landing Anniversary
- Trump's STELLAR Attacks and the stars not aligning
- Will Mueller's upcoming appearance be a supernova like the Dems want, or another GOP black hole?

Find out in today's spacey show! 

Chris Base and I are back to cover this week's BIG issues:

- We are Mauna Kea
- Trump's Tweet starts Political War
- Why aren't more people defending the President?
- Kellyanne Conway isn't hiding anymore
- A Justice passes away

and more! 

Chris Base and I go through the major stories out of DC this week, including:

- Trump's latest poll numbers
- Trump attacks Fox News
- Presseley V. Conway
- McConnell/Obama both slaveholders?
- Amy McGrath V Mitch McConnell
- Ross Perot's gone, but his legacy lives on 

Drew Landry and I talk about the Salute To Veterans. Was it really a salute to troops, or America's military being paraded out for Trump's base?

McConnell's family has a secret.... one that could reshape the debate over reparations in The Senate.

Is The DOJ on the take for Trump? Our magic 8-ball says...Yes. 

Drew Landry and I review the past session of the Supreme Court, and the cases it went through. 

Chris Base and I cover the BIG headlines of the week including:

- Robert Mueller WILL testify
- Trump's WILD Fox News Call
- House subpoenas Conway
- Sarah Sanders leaves town to no big fanfare
- South Bend, Jussie Smollette and more! 

Marijuana laws are changing across the country, with Illinois being the latest state to make Marijuana legal. However, a lot of these states haven't considered the people incarcerated previously. What happens to them?

Children in Concrete Cages isn't the name of a new band, it's the foreign policy that most people despise about America. Is the situation as bad, or good, or anything that has been described publicly? 

In this episode, we explore why Trump's go-to defense against sexual assault allegations is a telling sign of how the country views women. Is there such a thing as "beauty standard" for rape victims?

Can an ill=prepared interviewer be exactly the kind of lucky break the President needs? What went so horribly wrong with Chuck Todd's interview of Trump, explained.

Kellyanne Conway is NOT heading to the House, and it's beginning to look a lot like the Dems are going to be taking the White House to court over and over just to get answers. How long can this hold out?

Is Bernie Sanders...sexist? 

Drew Landry and I explore the story of how Pete Buttigieg is using his big bad problem as mayor to show the nation how he'll be as President. Will the problems of South Bend shape his national policy?

Roy Moore is back in the news, this time running for Jeff Sessions old seat once again. Problem is...Jeff Sessions may be running for it too. With Trump not liking either, how will this shake out?

Kellyanne Conway is back in the news being her usual self. Now that the House is looking to hear from her, will they have to subpoena her?

Oregon has a major problem: The GOP is on the run from the law....literally. Find out why in today's show!  

Chris Base and I cover the BIG news of the week, including:
- Trump's Re-election Bizarreness
- Hope Hicks goes to DC
- McConnell and Sanders square off on Socialism
- Phoenix Family seeks Justice
- and more! 

Can people change? Depends on where they're from! We discuss the Kyle Kashuv

Impeachment is a word that it turns out only half of the American public knows. I explain what Impeachment it, how it would work, and the common misconceptions about what it actually is supposed to do.

Finally, a "call to arms" for media, as it seems we've been here before.

Drew Landry and I discuss the vacancy left with Sarah Sanders, Flint's Water Problems and the Supreme Court, and much more! 

Chris Base and I run through the BIG stories of the week including:

- Jon Stewart's Emotional Testimony and the Aftermath

- William Barr is heading to Court with the House

- Trump's Slumping in Polls

- Can you use Executive Privilege to bar testimony?

- Warren and Sanders

- and more! 

Drew Landry and I cover the latest polls out of Iowa and talk about how Warren, Buttigeig, Biden, and Sanders stack up.

Trump and the GOP are split on one vital issue: Saudi Arabia. How will this affect us going forward?
Is the GOP finally ready to enforce oversight on the President?

Chris Base and I run down the big news of the week!

Including:
- Mueller Report
- Mitch McConnell Goes Back on His Word
- Supreme Court and Abortion
- Why Can't Black People Go To The Park
- Commercials Go Trans

and more! 

Julian Assange is the LEAST likely person to be the figure of Free Speech, but if journalism wishes to endure...he just might have to be the one! The US and UK are heading towards a confrontation 300 years in the making thanks to Assange, but who will ultimately win?

Huawei provides a lot of cheap tech to the US, and that could spell disaster for the Heartland. Will the US be able to have cell coverage if we ditch banned Chinese tech?

Adam Schiff has a history with Russia, and perhaps we should all learn from it.

There may be a reason Dems aren't pushing for impeachment: Mitch McConnell and the Senate.  

Drew Landrey and I discuss the latest round of Abortion laws, and what they really mean for the GOP in the 2020 elections coming up. Will it all backfire on them?

Guiliana is playing a dangerous diplomatic game with going to the Ukraine for dirt on Joe Biden. What are the long term effects we should worry about? We discuss

Finally, William Barr is a good lapdog for Trump. Now armed with declassified Mueller report findings, he's going to "investigate the investigators" as Trump wants. How much longer will he pursue this, before Dems go for impeachment? 

This week, Chris Base and I cover:

Amanda Eller Missing on Maui
Alabama Abortion Ban
Trump Dares Congress to check his power

and more! 

In this episode, we discuss the efforts to find missing woman Amanda Eller here on Maui, and the growing concern over the amount of people that go missing on the island each year.

Samoa is tense with the arrival of a N. Korean freighter that was seized by US Authorities. Find out why, here.

Plus, Dems stacked against Trump as people are one thing, but what about as issues. Explore how issues become platforms as we look at the long shots of the DNC.

Orban is a bad man. Trump admires him. That could be problematic, for all of us.

Finally, What does the Trade War actually cost us? I'll tell you how China is going to win, whether we like it or not.  

Drew Landry is back as we explore the ever increasing ways Trump is trying to fight oversight into his administration. Is going to a foreign government, ala' Rudy, stacking the judiciary, and sueing private businesses the way Presidents's will behave going on? We xplore.

Ukraine and Guilliani have a weird connection with each other, going from hatred to love to hatred and back to love again. We explore how America's Mayor became America's Lex Luther.

Finally, where is that wall people kept saying was getting built in that GoFundMe campaign? 

This week, Chris Base and I cover:

NY Times and Trump taxes
House and Senate news
Executive privilege...will it wok?
Sandra Bland's last testament
The Denver shooting

and more! 

In this episode, I cover the latest from Colorado, and why we're once again looking at school shootings wrong in America. 

We also tackle the extremely complicated case of childbirth, women's rights, and something most people haven't thought of since Roe v. Wade...and where these things intersect today. Georgia is the latest state to approve a "Heartbeat Bill", and although it sounds noble, it's actually pretty sinister. 

The New York Times has Trump's Tax returns from before his disputed years that is currently the subject of House investigations, but what is says basically amounts to a long history of financial lies from Donald J Trump. 

Finally, why should stories like NXIVM matter? I explain. 

APOLOGIES FOR NO SHOW YESTERDAY! We had an island wide internet outage and couldn't upload!

In today's show, who is Austin Jones, and why should we rethink entertainment?

I cover the Michael Cohen cryptic message before he began his prison term. What exactly did he mean?

When it comes to transparency, Mueller may find his hands tied as he's still an employee of the DOJ. How complicated can the various investigations into Trump get? VERY

This includes the fight to see the President's tax returns, as Trump sent Mnuchin to the House to say "no way can you see these", but did AOC actually make the legal case for it? We explore!

Finally, why is Iran in the US's crosshairs again? Ego, mostly 

John Singleton has passed. Let's reflect on what he did and remember how he helped create modern Hollywood together.

Rob Rosenstein is stepping down, finally. Why is that a surprise after months of insults and harrassment?

The media at large is doing something for the sake of brevity that has deadly ramifications on us all... and it's time to ask them to stop. Find out how putting our President into a soundbite is actually dangerous for democracy.

Has the climate in the US made it ok for hate to bloom? What will the President's new plans laid out in a memo about immigration do to make them even worse? Find out in today's program! 

Drew Landry and I cover the big NRA story that is making absolutely no one nervous. What is behind North's ouster?

When it comes to women's reproductive right's, Trump lies..alot. His latest lie is a doozy though, and is also completely false. 

Richard Luger has passed, and with it a chapter of American Politics that we could all learn a lesson from. Drew and I recount the importance of his public life. 

Lou Dobbs is now leading foreign policy. That is not a joke, but what is happening is! 

The Mueller Report is bringing out the big guns from the White House, but will they actually work? I dissect the Rudy G plan of action.

Plus, The Sackler Family behind Oxycontin is now feeling the squeeze on a world wide scale. Learn how the world of art is fighting the big pharma company.

Finally, it's been 20 years since Columbine. How did it change us all? Find out in today's episode!  

This week, we discuss some racists news and compare it to how the general media narrative is dictated in US news. 

Plus, the latest on the case of sex-cult NXIVM and how it all transpired for so long, might be because of alcohol. 

Finally, Mueller's Report has caused some fallout, but what's the actual findings in a simple to digest form? I attempt to lay it all out on today's show

Chris base and I run through the big stories of the week including:

- Notre Dame Fire
- William Barr
- White Nationalism on the rise, again
- Pete Buttageig
and more!

This week, Chris and I explore the weird way that Trump uses nicknames to distract from the real story. With the head of the Secret Service now picking up a nickname, what's Trump master plan.

Also, we discuss Stephen Miller and the true holder of power in the WH. Who's game is it?

The parents who bribed their kids' way into college are finding this week themselves prepping for sentencing.

Ebony is bankrupt, and so is America now. We discuss all this and more in today's episode!  

Who's really to blame for how media, government, and the American population interact? You may not like the answer...but I got one.

Also, is Pete Buttigieg bringing up a moral debate when it comes to how faith and personal life is concerned? What does his latest directed statements tell us about where the debate over LGBTQ rights is in America?

Finally, why was the head of the Secret Service ousted this week, and who's really in command now? 

Drew Landry and I explore the sudden departure of the Secretary from the DHS, and who is really behind the latest reorganization Trump is doing.

Also why did Trump spend all weekend attacking Mueller's Report? Is there something going on with the GOP and their strategy to suppress what we think could be to come?

Finally, Texas sports fans are crazy. That's more than just a minor statement we explain in today's show!

Chris Base and I cover the big stories of the week including a reaction to the history making run-off election that just happened in Chicago

This week hasn't been nice to Trump, as the head man in the Senate seems to be reluctant to follow the President's lead.

What does the 8th Amendment have to do with how Americans see themselves? A Supreme Court decision could redefine America this week in a very bad way.

Joe Biden isn't running....from anything other than allegations of some creepy behavior. What's the deal? We discuss! 

Chris Base and I explore the world of this week's news beginning with the curious case of Trump's Credibility memo. Can you trust Trump?

Is Obamacare hatred from the GOP just more thinly veiled racism, or has classism now come to be the weapon of choice from the GOP?

Jussie Smollet is a free man, and Chris has the perfect soap opera conspiracy to hint at what might have happened.

Pete Buttigeig has been making some waves. It might be because unlike a lot of his fellow Dems, he's talking about very valid DNC failings. We discuss all this and more!

Val Young host of Honey's Closet joins the show to discuss the latest Shaq hijinx and how Papa John's might be trying out a new Uncle Tom.

Plus, what do you do when your heroes become the biggest villains? We discuss the curious case of Michael Avenetti and Nike on today's show! 

Drew Landry and I discuss the Mueller Report's release, what it really means, why it really matters, and how soon can we really read it.

Also, is Donald Trump replacing Christ with himself to Christians? Pompeo says....yes.