This month we talk about Israel and the language surrounding Zionism, holding fast to our belief in equal dignity and rights for all people. Audrey visits a Seattle town hall featuring Pramila Jayapal about January 6th and the creeping threat of white nationalism. Hasan Piker’s bid to elect Socialists and progressives to Senate and Congressional seats, challenging the Democratic establishment, kicks the big donor hornet’s nest. In Audrey’s clinical work, clients lose medicaid, housing, food and transportation, which sometimes leads to suicides. DSA’s recent electoral advances kindle our hope that democracy might one day deliver the material support and challenge to imperial violence people around the world are desperately seeking.

Opening quote by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI)

Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms

Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck

Music and production by Max Foreman

Mastering by Little Castle Sound

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Main logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram)

• (00:00:00) - DSA Resolution and Corporate Greed Speech
• (00:01:18) - Intro to Outside Issues Podcast
• (00:01:23) - Confronting a Zionist Rabbi's Microaggression
• (00:05:02) - Debating Genocide, Murder, and Legal Definitions
• (00:05:54) - Zionism, Trauma-Informed Language, and DSA Divisions
• (00:08:16) - Navigating Confrontation and Solidarity with Jewish Allies
• (00:09:42) - Finkelstein on Jewish Supremacy vs Zionism
• (00:11:03) - Personal Reflections on Being Called Colonizer/Bigot
• (00:14:46) - Nothing to Feel Guilty About
• (00:15:42) - Hasan Piker's Political Campaigning and Backlash
• (00:17:45) - Democratic Establishment's Fear and Media Silence on Hasan
• (00:21:21) - Dope of Hope and Town Hall Seattle Talk on Christian Nationalism
• (00:23:51) - Staying Informed Without Burnout
• (00:26:45) - Emotional Labor, Hope, and Systemic Frustration
• (00:29:38) - Voting as Material Relief and Political Opportunity
• (00:32:51) - Generational Shift Away from Boomer Politics
• (00:36:27) - Age of Abundance and Entrenched Capital
• (00:38:50) - Obama Hope Nostalgia and Lessons Learned

This month we sit down with mother, wife, addiction counselor, and former dockworker Lorie E. Garcia, who decades in recovery still speaks at meetings, sponsors women and fosters animals to square herself with a God of her understanding. We talk about the Steps, immigrant advocacy, and healing from racism and misogynous traumas through not only the rooms of AA but therapy and “outside help.”

Opening quote by U.S. Senate nominee Angie Nixon

Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms

Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck

Music and production by Max Foreman

Mastering by Little Castle Sound

Please follow and listen to Midnight Prisms on Spotify!

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Main logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram)

• (00:00:00) - Are radical issues worth fighting for?
• (00:01:07) - One woman's story of Alcoholics Anonymous
• (00:09:08) - One Mother's Battle With Alcohol
• (00:13:35) - How the Steps Polishes Your Rough Skin
• (00:17:50) - Post-Trauma Therapy for Substance Use Disorder
• (00:23:34) - How Did You Heal the Trauma Around Racism?
• (00:25:38) - Trump supporters speak out about racism
• (00:31:36) - The Need for Treatment for Substance Use
• (00:35:10) - Longshore Women speak out about the challenges
• (00:36:22) - Pro-Unions: I Love My Union
• (00:43:23) - 72-Year-Old Woman Rescues Three Cats and Three

Audrey welcomes friend and colleague Katherine “Wren” Hamilton, a Dialectal Behavioral Therapy (DBT)-focused social worker. Wren began her journey towards helping others first from her own struggles with anxiety and suicidal ideations. Recovery from a host of addictions and traumas can often be traced to some form of “radical acceptance.” What Wren shares with clients and accesses herself through DBT can also help Audrey to manage her mental health struggles and Patrick to manage his breakup. If we press our emotions down, they’re bound to re-emerge at inopportune times. Feel to heal, and don’t judge your judging!

Opening quote by Maria Bamford

Rest in peace Kavinsky and Glen Hansard.

Rest in piss Lindsay Graham.

Mitch McConnell, thoughts and prayers.

Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms

Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck

Music and production by Max Foreman

Mastering by Little Castle Sound

Please follow and listen to Midnight Prisms on Spotify!

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3o5jiLSZMoSXNWL98UBxYI?si=sK-K7IoUSp-QfFKgUwVY7A

Main logo art by Patrick Mitchell and Angelina Harvey (@graffitifucks on Instagram)

• (00:00:00) - How to Get a Dog to Stand Up For You
• (00:01:01) - How to Love All Your Emotions
• (00:04:24) - How social work helped me get out of debt
• (00:07:35) - How to Cope With Suicidality
• (00:12:48) - Dbt Therapy: The Acceptance Skills and Change Skills
• (00:19:19) - Developing a mini vacation for mental health needs
• (00:24:50) - Dbt on Radical Acceptance
• (00:28:16) - Audrey on Judgeing Others
• (00:32:39) - Audrey on Working Full-Time
• (00:36:58) - Don't Judge Your Thinking