Episode 135 - Don't Blame The Messenger (And Don't Make Kyrie Irving The Messenger), And People Who Raw Dog Air Are The Worst

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DC’s Mike James and Mollie Ames discuss: All terrestrial segments were recorded live on June 12th (Day 164 of 2020), and all podcast segments were recorded live on June 14th (Day 166 of 2020) Apparently there's more than one "C" word these days, and Kyrie Irving might be on message (sort of), but sending out a clown who believes the earth is flat to tackle and convey very important subjects just isn't the best the idea. (Part 1 of 3 of the Podcast only content) This time feels different but will this call for social reform actually sustain itself to truly affect change? Bubba Wallace, NASCAR's (pronounced "Nass-Kerr") lone full time African-American racer (and only the second African-American ever to be a full time racer in the left turn only circuit), spoke of the long overdue banning of the Confederate flags at races, and lo and behold NASCAR implemented it a mere 48 hours later... (but how it will be enforced and whether it even will once fans return to the stands remains to be seen). What do you do when you tell someone during a pandemic that you love and miss them, and they tell you to suck their ass?  (Part 2 of 3 of the Podcast only content, begins around the 1:24:00 mark) Lachlan MacKinnon’s ‘Best of Edition’ Let Me Tell You A Story: “Hit and Roll” (begins around the 1:34:00 mark) Germaphobes: Our newest heroes of industry. An example of a local business flaunting how it's choosing to not follow the state's required safety regulations, and how it is they're likely to get away with it with no real (if any at all) repercussions. Pondering what movie would be the first to hit theaters with the reopening of cinemas happening, and becoming 'unhinged' after finding out what movie will be the first released. Mollie's Weekly Reports, podcast edition: Feeling a little guilty about being annoyed by trivial shit, and you'll never guess what new level of debauchery is set to take place in Vegas for Juneteenth. (Part 3 of 3 of the Podcast only content, begins around the 2:35:00 mark) 511 Epidemiologists and their expert opinion about what activities are soon to be safe to do, and more importantly, which ones decidedly aren't yet safe to do (and just how safe we feel about these things right now, too). Mollie’s Weekly Reports, terrestrial edition! – Maybe it's time to start treating police as equals at all restaurants and stores by making them pay full price just like everyone else (and then going the extra charitable mile beyond that), and the idea of bars staying open until 4am for anyone that has to work at a bar sounds like an awfully bad idea. All this and so much more on this episode of the Defend Cleveland Podcast. Enjoy~ To contribute to this 100% listener supported show please go to our Patreon page by clicking here. Check out Lachlan MacKinnon’s best selling book, ‘Let Me Tell You A Story: Small Stories Of A Large Family’! Thank yous to  91.1-FM WRUW Cleveland for being home to the show, and to the city that inspires us, Cleveland, Ohio. Your recommended listening for the week is the debut self-titled album by the band Muzz available via Matador Records. The intro and outro to Lachlan’s segment is the song “My Summer In Traction” by the band Ohio Civil War , and it’s used with permission.