Silversteins' Show: The Podcast

In this week's episode we talk to a remarkable woman, our neighbor, aka GramGram aka Joshua's mom, Beverly Silverstein. A man once said, "if you build it they will come" and he thought he was talking about baseball and some ghosts, but really no one exemplifies this leap of faith like a Black woman determined to empower her students by taking them on a life-altering trip to Ghana. And she did it for 13 years. Listen and consider how we all can benefit from the idea that the more we know about our own history the more we can be open and accepting of others. Consider how being Black in America is filled with interactions that pointedly assign meaning to who you are but mostly to who you are not and let this amazing educator inspire action not just for our educational system, but for society as a whole. 

We're Back! 

And we're talking about Vaccines! 

Biden/Harris is just step 1.

It’s not over just because Trump is out. Unfortunately, even though he got fired he still has access to twitter and as we know all too well he likes to tweet.

Over 14 million people voted in California but between approx 400,000 and 450,000 did not vote for state measures! They just straight up skipped them and went to the end!! This is why the system is broken.

42,000+ Californians voted for Kanye.

Progress requires us to stay involved and mandates that we have difficult conversations. Let’s keep this going.

Also, we are now legally married so there’s that.

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Listen. 

The debate happened tonight and Biden was able to give us some answers on policy, while Trump used his unmuted mic time to … talk about Biden and avoid answering any substantive questions.

#endSARS is trending, but do you know what is and why it matters?

545 children are have not been reunited with their parents in the wake of the Trump Administration’s Zero Tolerance policy on immigration, but don’t worry, according to Trump the kids are in hotels so they’re good.

This and more right here (or anywhere you get your pods).

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Hip hop is doing some strange political sh*t. To be fair, it’s so far just Kanye, 50, Cube and partially Diddy, but still. 

We may be a step closer to a stimulus deal this week, but we’re not holding our breath. 

And the most important question of the day - which side of The Beach Boys political divide is John Stamos on? Is he with Trump-loving Mike Love or with liberal lefties Wilson and Jardeen?

This and more right here (or anywhere you get your pods).

As always, virtual tips welcome if you feel so inclined- linktr.ee/thejoshuasilverstein 

The confirmation hearings are over. For better or worse.

Though they were much quicker and less dramatic than the last time we did this whole dance, we did find out that ACB, as we’re now calling her, has quite a problematic view on the use of the N-word. She takes pride in being an originalist, which doesn’t make her a hipster as much as it potentially makes her outdated and ignorant to the systemic problems we are currently coming to terms with in this country.

Trump didn’t say anything during his Town Hall tonight, but did teach us a thing or two about how to avoid incriminating yourself.

Biden, for his part, did better actually answering questions and reiterating unity over division. Now before you say anything about how problematic Biden is and before you bring up the 1994 crime bill, let us point out that it’s counterproductive to be stubbornly attached to your critiques if you are not willing to be a part of holding people accountable and making them push forward in the right direction.

Also, Disney probably watched our show and is now adding a disclaimer to racially offensive properties, like Dumbo, encouraging people to be informed about the problematic racial depictions in the movie.

This and more right here.

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After getting cut short yesterday by a cranky, itchy baby who can’t sleep, we’re back with a quick recap of the propositions we reviewed yesterday plus a good look at the propositions that we didn’t already cover. 

Are you still unsure who to vote for? Particularly judges? We go through our sample ballot and discuss who we are voting for and why.

In Trump news, he threw a temper tantrum and will have a Town Hall at the same time as Biden’s Town Hall tomorrow night. Which one will you be watching? 

We are excited to see how Trump shows up. Apparently he’ll be showing up contagion-free, but will he show up in a coherent manner? 

This and more right here. 

Watch here or find us where you get your pods. 

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Another day, another ... never ending eternity of Trump lunacy.

We still don’t know if the President has tested negative yet after confirming he had contracted the coronavirus a week ago. The miracle drugs are apparently working but are they? Show us the proof!

Despite presumably, possibly, probably, most likely, still being infected Trump will hold a rally at the White House on the south lawn with a couple thousand people. And then go to a Florida on Monday and have another one.

The NYT has continued to analyze Trump’s financial records and we now have more proof that Trump is pure, from the source, concentrated white privileged.

Speaking of white privilege, Derek Chauvin is being allowed by the court to essentially go into hiding as we awaits trial. Fearing for his safety, Chauvin will now get to live outside of Minnesota until his trial begins.

RIP Whitey Ford (not Whitey Bulger who died on 2018)

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There’s 26 days until the election and Trump is out here promising to pick up the tab for everyone to get the miracle Covid cocktail that seems to be keeping him alive ... but also turning his skin a darker shade of orange?

Speaking of miracle Covid drug, Regeneron - part of the Trump cocktail — was made possible by an aborted fetus’ stem cells. Can you be pro-life and anti-stem cell research BUT also celebrate the results of years of scientific work that is centered on stem cell science?

Californians want to keep stem cell research going but we don’t think Prop 14 is the solution so we say neigh to the $5.5 billion bond measure.

We also say neigh to more Trump rallies but apparently he’s excited to greet his followers at a rally on Saturday night.

Daniel Cameron said no to releasing all grand jury evidence, filing a motion countering the one filed by a member of the grand jury in the Breonna Taylor case.

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The VP debate was… FLY?

What a fly debate… for the fly?

Oh, yeah, they talked about other stuff. But really, what great timing for the fly!

Also tonight:

Kanye is on ballots. EVEN IN CALIFORNIA.

Women are out there racking up Nobel Prizes.

California is still burning.

LA isn’t coming out of quarantine yet.

This and so much more. Right here. If you can’t watch, listen where ever you get your podcasts.

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We took a month off. 

 But we’re back just in time to prepare ya’ll for the election. 

Trump has COVID because SCIENCE, and it’s slowly spreading in the White House (by slowly we mean quickly, because PANDEMIC). 

Senate confirmation hearings for Amy Coney Barrett are still scheduled to proceed despite Mike Lee and Thom Tillis testing positive for the VID, but voting may not be able to take place if they don’t recover and/or if more senators catch what’s going around. 

Who will win COVID Bingo? Stay tuned to find out!

Grand Jury testimony from the Breonna Taylor case was released on Friday after a juror challenged Attorney General Daniel Cameron of misrepresenting the proceedings to the public. It’s clear that Cameron presented a case to defend the police instead of fulfilling the role of the “people’s lawyer” and demanding justice for Breonna. 

RIP Thomas Jefferson Byrd. 

This and more right here! 

And, we’re back daily and still encouraging conversation as a means for change. 

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This week we all collectively learned about Daniel Prude who was murdered by police in March. There was no outrage then. There still isn’t. His name will become a part of the police brutality lexicon, another black man telling us from the grave how important it is for us to have the nuanced conversation around defunding the police.

Tamir Rice should have been enough. Remember him?

Covid is still happening and a vaccine probably won’t be ready before Election Day, and Trump is STILL undermining Democracy.

Let this episode remind you of what we’ve been saying all along. Get mad and STAY mad at all of it. Change will not come from complacency.

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President Trump wants you to test the system and vote TWICE! And THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, William Barr, would not answer whether or not voting twice was illegal in North Carolina. Spoiler alert: duplicate voting is illegal.

The CDC informed state health officials today that a vaccine might be available as soon as late October or early November and that they should start making plans to distribute it to the most vulnerable populations.

And Nancy Pelosi just wanted to get her hair did but ended up looking like a hypocrite on Fox News.

This and more, right here.

If you’d rather listen to tonight’s episode and miss out on Cinthya normalizing breastfeeding, check out the podcast version wherever you get your pods.

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Trump descended on Kenosha and continued repeating untruths (also lies during an interview with Laura Ingram, but of course he did.

Of equal importance, Trump is going out of his way, it seems, to avoid speaking of or to the families of victims killed by police. He will however shout out murderers who support his campaign.

Speaking of WHO, the Trump administration is refusing to participate in the global COVID vaccine mission (COVAX), essentially refusing to attend the party because he doesn’t like some people WHO will also be there.

This and more, here, with a special appearance from a soon-to-be 1 year old.

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We break down the events that occurred Saturday in Portland, Oregon. The President has thoughts on it and we are here to challenge them.

There are updates with the Breonna Taylor case. It’s slow moving but the latest could provide more context and hopefully, eventually, justice.

Covid is still happening and rent is still not being paid, but Gavinor Newsom and the CA state legislature might have some plans to help people out.

This and more right here.

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First of all, RIP Chadwick Boseman, whose death comes as a surprise to all of us. His legacy lives on in his films. See the previous post for Joshua’s heartfelt thoughts on his passing. It’s a huge loss for on so many levels.

It took us 100 hours but we did it. We watched every minute of the RNC. The takeaways:

• There was a lot of lying, either outright fabrications, misleading statements or only partial truths. We have the facts, so check them out here.
• Melania’s was surprisingly the least upsetting speech. There were, of course, also lies in what she said, but overall she was the only one that didn’t seem to be fully gaslighting the nation.

Other Non RNC news: Californians on unemployment can expect an additional $300 per week starting some time in early September and Facebook realized it fucked up for allowing a post calling for armed individuals to protect the streets of Kenosha, which may have encouraged Kyle Rittenhouse to drive to Wisconsin with a rifle.

This and more right here.

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We’re back! It was a hell of a week to be out, but we had tech issues and had to devote some major focus to the DNC.

Speaking of which, we think they did a great job. Bernie keeping his name in contention for the nomination ended up being perfect. The nominating and seconding speeches clearly explained why he would have been a great choice and hopefully the delegate counts let the Party and specifically, Biden, know that they need to be looking more left on a lot of issues.

Kanye is still running his campaign, but doing it incorrectly.

An, of course, there is Jacob Blake, another un-armed Black man severely injured at the hands of police. Let this be a reminder (although one should not be needed) that police reform is crucial and necessary for the advancement of American society. Police should not be judge, jury and executioner. There is no reason why a police office should ever sentence an individual (criminal or not) to death.

This and more right here. We missed you.

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Trump is a lying liar who lies and according to the Washington Post he’s averaging about 23 lies or misleading claims per day in the last 14 months! That’s 20,000 falsehoods since JULY of this year!

The internet is doing what it does now and has created a space for conspiracy theories about Kamala Harris to flourish. False and misleading information about Kamala Harris has spiked from 24 mentions per hour a few weeks ago to 3,200 mentions per hour in the last few days!! There is plenty factual things on record that we can hold her accountable for, let’s focus on those things, yes?

More people, particularly young people, are suffering from anxiety and depression since the start of quarantine and we all need to do what we can to normalize discussions around mental health.

This and more, here.

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Kanye visited Jared and Ivanka in Colorado to talk…about a book? A book about Black Power?

Covid can survive on frozen food and other surfaces for a long time, but with any other germs, there isn’t a large risk to contracting illness from packaged foods or prepared foods if YOU WASH YOUR HANDS!

The USA has become a leading exporter or illegal guns and other countries are suffering because of it.

Oh, and Trump thinks our showers need more water pressure so his administration proposed a rule change to current water conservation regulations.

This and more, right here.

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First: Vote in the comments: zookeeper or communist dictator?

Newly released bodycam footage shows that George Floyd’s death at the hands of police was more chaotic than originally thought and minutes went by before potentially life-saving tactics employed once he stopped breathing.

QAnon is hijaking hashtags and making child trafficking a trending topic but not necessarily in a good way and it might be doing more harm than good for the actual cause.

Deion Sanders never played for the packers but is leaving the NFL network and is potentially looking to coach college football.

This and more right here.

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Kamala Harris is Biden’s pick. Talking strictly from an electable perspective, there are good points and bad points. We break ‘em down.

Like with the space race, Russia has beat us to finding a vaccine. However, like with the space race, maybe their vaccine won’t get them to the moon first.

Covid is still real and the big college football conferences are finally realizing that’s its too risky to start the season this fall. Gov. DeSantis of Florida still doesn’t get it and wants those players to come play in his Sunshine State (where, incidentally, young people have been dying more in the last month than in the 4 months prior combined).

This and more, here.

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Podcast available via link in bio. 

Kanye’s platform might actually make sense, to a certain extent, but none of it will matter on Nov. 3 because he won’t make it on enough ballots to win or even get close. 

Lebanon’s been experiencing protests since last week’s explosion and today the PM resigned, essentially admitting his government’s at fault for the incompetency that led to hundreds of unnecessary deaths. 

Trump’s administration is moving forward with more EPA rollbacks of Obama-era environmental regulations, this time un-doing limits on methane emissions. 

This and more, right here. 

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