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Moral vs Personal Decisions Around Abotions

Planned Parenthood and the Moral vs. Personal Decisions Around Abortion #033

Podcasts, Politics, Uncategorized, Video / Zod & Drea

Abortion remains a very controversial and hot topic between supporters of pro-choice and it’s opponents. #ProtestPP had organized a nationwide protest promoting the action to defund Planned Parenthood which was a reaction to the worldwide Women’s March on Washington which seemed more in favor of a woman’s right to choose than not. Tempe, AZ was […]

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Cultural Identity In Media And Why It Matters #095

Podcasts, Politics / Zod & Drea

With movies such as Coco and Black Panther coming in theaters and presenting largely cultural casts and storylines outside of the usual caucasian-laced projects Hollywood, it’s proven a successful formula. Although this has been tried before with movies such as Roots (TV miniseries), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and Selena, the stories are often tragic, stereotypical,

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Why Is The Opioid Crisis Suddenly Important To America? #061

Podcasts, Relationships, Uncategorized / Zod & Drea

Opioid addiction has grown into a full-blown health crisis affecting this country. The question we are asking is “Why is this important to Americans now?” Politicians are suddenly changing their rhetoric from “Fighting the war on drugs” to “We must help Americans recover from opioid addiction.” Previous administrations, such as Nixon and Reagan, created their

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Divorce Settlements – Are Men Treated Unfairly? #068

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We’ve all seen the headlines and gasped at how much settlements in divorces payout; especially in the Hollywood circles. Some of these people work their entire lives only to have their spouse take half or more than half. Some wonder what they’ve done to deserve this? Many times, it seems the women are favored in

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We Are Welcoming Our Son To The World Today! #160

40 and Pregnant, Relationships / Zod & Drea

When I was in my teens, I had it all planned out: I’d go to college, get a job, meet someone, and by the age of 24, I’d have my first child. Um…yeah. I can’t speak for Drea but I haven’t been 24 years old for over 22 years. So, that plan went sideways. I

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Repeat: Is Religion More Dangerous Than Politics

Repeat: Is Religion More Divisive and Dangerous Than Politics? #085

Podcasts, Politics / Zod & Drea

There are a few things you just don’t talk about at the dinner table. Two of them are religion and politics. People know they wind up with someone leaving the table in disgust. But which one is more divisive? Politics always has caused wars and religion is often the reason for them. We want to

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Repeat: When Does A Political Party Begin To Look Like A Cult? #129

Podcasts, Politics, Uncategorized / Zod & Drea

It’s to be said, there’s a reason Brett Kavanaugh was pushed through the Senate for approval as the latest Supreme Court Justice: to add to the ever-growing cult membership led by Donald Trump. Now, people who toss on red MAGA caps and worship their micro-god (a la Kanye…or is it Ye?) have blindly and solidly

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How To Handle The Haters Who Belittle Your Work #157

Relationships / Zod & Drea

Sometimes it’s difficult to work on your projects when one or more of your peers decides what you’re doing isn’t up to snuff. They’re not your boss or manager; they’re just a coworker. They’ve become a hater and instead of working on a project with you or asking how they could help, they form their

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Recognizing Privilege When Dating A Person of Color - Zod & Drea

Repeat: Recognizing Privilege When Dating A Person Of Color #104

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We’ve spoken about interracial relationships with Ian Underwood on one of our earlier podcasts (shoutout to Ian!). But what about privilege when dating someone who is of a different color? That has to come into play at some point. After all, in the United States, it can be a very polarizing climate even in 2018

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