E54: Courtney Pentland joins the pod to talk about The Nebraska Department of Education’s draft of new regulations which would *nearly eliminate* all requirements for a trained librarian in schools. Students and schools need you to voice your opinion before June 1, 2021 to save school libraries. These links have more info: Seeing Red Overview of the issue https://seeingrednebraska.com/education/save-nebraska-school-libraries/ Resources on what to write https://bit.ly/3uINicg What today’s libraries are like https://iloveps.org/films/the-new-library-learning Libraries during covid https://www.lps.org/post/detail.cfm?id=14387 Courtney is reading: “The Anthropocene Reviewed” by John Green Support your favorite independent bookstore and SeeingRed by purchasing your books with our link. You can find all the books we’ve recommended on the pod! https://bookshop.org/shop/seeingrednebraska Social Media links: https://seeingrednebraska.com seeingredne@protonmail.com Tweet@seeingredNE FB@seeingrednebraska Instagram @seeingrednebraska

Seeing Red: Nebraska Politics From the Left

E54: Nebraska School Libraries need your help ASAP!

Replay: Interview with Precious McKesson by Seeing Red Nebraska

Replay: Interview with Precious McKesson

Replay: Interview with Petyon Zyla by Seeing Red Nebraska

Replay: Interview with Petyon Zyla

Replay: Interview with Jazari Kual by Seeing Red Nebraska

Replay: Interview with Jazari Kual

Replay: Interview with Bear Matthews by Seeing Red Nebraska

Replay: Interview with Bear Matthews

Replay: Interview with Morgann Freeman and Angie Phillips by Seeing Red Nebraska

Replay: Interview with Morgann Freeman and Angie Phillips

Replay: Origin Story of SeeingRedNebraska by Seeing Red Nebraska

Replay: Origin Story of SeeingRedNebraska

Episode 53 - Join SeeingRed as we laugh about finally seeing vaccinated friends in person and welcome Seeing Red contributor, Amanda Gailey , to the pod. Most recently she has done some citizen journalism investigating a dangerous tire pile site in Alvo, NE. https://seeingrednebraska.com/environment/a-nebraska-villages-failed-government-is-playing-with-toxic-fire-near-lincoln/ Amanda is reading “My Wars Are Laid Away in Books: The Life Emily Dickinson” April is reading “Hunt, Gather, Parent” Support your favorite independent bookstore and SeeingRed by purchasing your books with our link. You can find all the books we’ve recommended on the pod! https://bookshop.org/shop/seeingrednebraska Social Media links: https://seeingrednebraska.com seeingredne@protonmail.com Tweet@seeingredNE FB@seeingrednebraska Instagram @seeingrednebraska

E53 Amanda Gailey Discusses the Tire Mountain in Alvo, NE

E52 - John Cartier Talks About Drug Reform We've got John Cartier, an attorney who specializes in constitutional law and a graduate of University of Nebraska Law. He's worked on numerous campaigns, including his own for Lincoln Public Schools board of education. His advocacy passions are voting rights where he serves as a director at Civic Nebraska and drug law reform, most recently with Nebraskans with sensible marijuana laws. Buy great books recommended by SeeingRed and the Pod Guests: https://bookshop.org/shop/seeingrednebraska Social Media links: https://seeingrednebraska.com seeingredne@protonmail.com Tweet@seeingredNE FB@seeingrednebraska Instagram @seeingrednebraska

John Cartier Talks About Drug Reform

E51 - Feminism, Books, and Politics Here are the articles to inspire your own chats with friends. Omaha Police Union President promises violence against residents if funding is cut: https://omaha.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/omaha-police-union-president-cutting-budgets-could-lead-to-more-police-shootings-nationally/article_87d76552-a2fe-11eb-899d-577855e64310.html Maslow got it wrong: https://gatherfor.medium.com/maslow-got-it-wrong-ae45d6217a8c My ambition is to be free: https://www.feministgiant.com/p/essay-my-ambition-is-to-be-free-and?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozOTY0MTcwLCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNTQ2MTc0MiwiXyI6IktKQ1AxIiwiaWF0IjoxNjE5MDkxNDY3LCJleHAiOjE2MTkwOTUwNjcsImlzcyI6InB1Yi04ODk4NCIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.BZOtfnQQKtvLSdwzG7t-Towfm0QzC8LlfLdrcG94QNY Wrote the Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls Brilliant, bold, and energetic, The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls is a manifesto for all feminists in the fight against patriarchy. I don’t want to do anything a man can. My ambition is much bigger than doing whatever a man can. Men are not my yardstick. If men themselves are not free of the ravages of racism, capitalism and other forms of oppression, it is not enough to say I want to be equal to them or to do whatever they can. As long as patriarchy remains unchallenged, men will continue to be the default and the standard against which everything is measured. My ambition is for much more. I want to be free. Patriarchy, racism and capitalist exploitation cannot be solved on a per individual basis by celebrating exceptional cases who survive and thrive despite those systemic oppressions. Feminism is not me and my friends making it through patriarchy’s obstacle course to live ever after in post-feminist heaven. Feminism is not a few women hurdling over the obstacles. Feminism is the destruction of those obstacles that hold back all those other women who are very much mired in the patriarchal fuckery of the here and now. Buy great books recommended by SeeingRed and the Pod Guests: https://bookshop.org/shop/seeingrednebraska Social Media links: https://seeingrednebraska.com seeingredne@protonmail.com Tweet@seeingredNE FB@seeingrednebraska Instagram @seeingrednebraska

E51 - Feminism, Books, and Politics

E50- Party Time for Episode 50! We’ve laughed, we’ve cried and you’ve been right along with us. Let’s keep going talking about Nebraska, what’s wrong, and how we keep going.

E50- Party Time for Episode 50!

Despite the governor’s best efforts to stop the federal vaccine goals of a shot in every arm as fast as possible, all the pod ladies have gotten their first dose (And April is actually done!) Using the power of the federal vaccine program that eliminates barriers, everyone is now able to schedule their shot. Note - we’re hearing people are acting like real assholes to pharmacists. Just don’t! Schedule your shot, show up on time and move along. See the current federal pharmacy list here: https://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Federal-Retail-Pharmacy-Program-Able-to-Vaccinate-18-and-Older.aspx Also, Melody got a quote in Politico on an article about eliminating gun violence! https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/29/6-bold-ideas-gun-reform-478423 Buy great books recommended by SeeingRed and the Pod Guests: https://bookshop.org/shop/seeingrednebraska Social Media links: https://seeingrednebraska.com seeingredne@protonmail.com Tweet@seeingredNE FB@seeingrednebraska Instagram @seeingrednebraska

E49- Pod gets vaccinated and says “Thanks Biden” while keeping middle finger pointed at Pete.

E48- Give us More Journalists and Melt the Guns! In an era of corporate corruption, blurred lines between policy makers and industry, and a drought of dollars to pay reporters, it’s never been more important to protect student journalists and their right to an education. With their teachers, they must follow the truth, have integrity, and learn how to craft what they see in the world into the written word. Meanwhile, the same people that want to muzzle student journalists are the same people that believe that 8 hours of training and a background check is too high a burden to carry a loaded gun around town. Yikes…..these people are nuts. Buy great books recommended by SeeingRed and the Pod Guests: https://bookshop.org/shop/seeingrednebraska Social Media links: https://seeingrednebraska.com seeingredne@protonmail.com Tweet@seeingredNE FB@seeingrednebraska Instagram @seeingrednebraska

E48 - Give us More Journalists and Melt the Guns!

April and Melody talk about the wonderful world of vaccines and one more reason to despise the governor. Buy great books recommended by SeeingRed and the Pod Guests: https://bookshop.org/shop/seeingrednebraska Social Media links: https://seeingrednebraska.com seeingredne@protonmail.com Tweet@seeingredNE FB@seeingrednebraska Instagram @seeingrednebraska

E47 - We hate Peter Ricketts & Here’s One More Reason

Peyton Zyla, known as Mr Zeyela on social media, was born and raised in Omaha. Last summer he became a founding organizer with ProBLAC, launched as an independent journalist, and is now political organizer. Most recently, he was named as one of the people surveilled by the Omaha Police Department in response to the Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020. Listen to his story and support the work of Black leadership. What he’s reading: PowerNomics the National Plan to Empower Black America by Dr. Claud Anderson Candidates he’s is supporting in Omaha elections: https://www.lathanfor2021.com/ https://www.dawauneforomaha.com/ https://www.voteforjasmine.com/ Buy great books recommended by SeeingRed and the Pod Guests: https://bookshop.org/shop/seeingrednebraska Social Media links: https://seeingrednebraska.com seeingredne@protonmail.com Tweet@seeingredNE FB@seeingrednebraska Instagram @seeingrednebraska

E46- Meet Peyton Zyla aka Mr Zeyela

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