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This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the housing crisis, Finland, and why we should just give people houses already!
PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
SOURCES:
https://tinyurl.com/k4f2mjnh
https://tinyurl.com/82zbdbyk
https://www.vox.com/2014/5/30/5764096/homeless-shelter-housing-help-solutions
https://tinyurl.com/ye2c6b76
https://calmatters.org/housing/2019/04/housing-first/
https://tinyurl.com/4xz6t7cz
https://endhomelessness.org/
https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/ahuri-briefs/what-is-the-housing-first-model
https://tinyurl.com/26v5mxse
https://tinyurl.com/aeypm4d3
https://www.addictioncenter.com/addiction/homelessness/
https://tinyurl.com/2yyueckk
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/17/how-much-more-expensive-life-is-today-than-it-was-in-1960.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-36599316
https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/wage-stagnation-in-america
https://tinyurl.com/tnt6s8xk
https://tinyurl.com/5eds2hpt
https://tinyurl.com/nb5wsuuu
https://www.epi.org/publication/labor-day-2019-racial-disparities-in-employment/
https://247wallst.com/housing/2019/09/30/there-are-over-17-million-vacant-homes-in-america/
https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-landlords-business-owners-20181105-story.html
https://tinyurl.com/569jj6px
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/housing-bubble-real-causes/
https://nlchp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Homeless_Stats_Fact_Sheet.pdf
https://tinyurl.com/57fzhxhf
https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/
https://tinyurl.com/yx29apxr
https://tinyurl.com/4dmshn3p
https://tinyurl.com/3up58kyw
https://stacker.com/stories/5385/50-facts-about-homelessness-america
https://joinpdx.org/the-many-forms-of-homelessness/
https://www.homeless.org.uk/facts/homelessness-in-numbers/hidden-homelessness
https://www.statista.com/statistics/187577/housing-units-occupied-by-renter-in-the-us-since-1975/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/183635/number-of-households-in-the-us/
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/HSD410219
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This week, Madeline and Kenna talk about TikTok, robot overlords, and how white tech bros really are!
PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
SOURCES:
https://nautil.us/issue/55/trust/are-algorithms-building-the-new-infrastructure-of-racism
https://medium.com/science-and-philosophy/can-algorithms-be-racist-8fd370374e90
https://www.whitecase.com/publications/insight/algorithms-and-bias-what-lenders-need-know
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/10/algorithmic-bias-especially-dangerous-teens/616793/
https://www.uclalawreview.org/injustice-ex-machina-predictive-algorithms-in-criminal-sentencing/
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/17/1005396/predictive-policing-algorithms-racist-dismantled-machine-learning-bias-criminal-justice/
https://innocenceproject.org/facts-racial-discrimination-justice-system-wrongful-conviction-black-history-month/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7810137/
https://www.brookings.edu/research/risks-and-remedies-for-artificial-intelligence-in-health-care/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/enriquedans/2020/10/03/biased-algorithms-does-anybody-believe-twitter-isracist/?sh=1ca7a1ba8466
https://www.statnews.com/2020/06/17/racial-bias-skews-algorithms-widely-used-to-guide-patient-care/
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03228-6
https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/18/21121286/algorithms-bias-discrimination-facial-recognition-transparency
https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2017/history-artificial-intelligence/
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2124313/chinese-woman-offered-refund-after-facial-recognition-allows
https://www.wired.com/story/five-years-tech-diversity-reports-little-progress/
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3607748/3-kinds-of-bias-in-ai-models-and-how-we-can-address-them.html
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This week, Kenna and Madeline talk about The Olympics, competitive house-building, and why the LA School District has a literal tank.
PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
SOURCES:
https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-schools-weapons-20140917-story.html
https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/WYNpCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT7&dq=history+of+the+olympics
https://nolympicsla.com/faq/
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/want-understand-1992-la-riots-start-1984-la-olympics/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/made-by-history/wp/2017/08/06/the-1984-olympics-fueled-l-a-s-war-on-crime-will-the-2028-games-do-the-same/
https://knock-la.com/why-did-casey-wassermans-mother-donate-to-david-ryu-before-the-la-2028-vote-in-2017-cfb6dc19533/
https://www.vox.com/2016/6/27/12026098/rio-olympics-2016-removals-eviction
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/tokyo-olympics-displacement/
https://thinkprogress.org/21-savages-super-bowl-arrest-sparks-new-concern-about-ices-role-alongside-lapd-for-2028-olympics-e78e1118eac9/
https://deadspin.com/the-olympics-are-coming-to-tokyo-and-so-is-the-movemen-1837203511
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This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about misogyny, hotness, and the First Wives Club!
PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
SOURCES:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/22/men-regardless-age-will-always-attracted-women-early-20s-8718590/
https://www.yourfertility.org.au/everyone/age
https://blog.dol.gov/2021/03/19/5-facts-about-the-state-of-the-gender-pay-gap
https://theoutline.com/post/6061/older-men-younger-women-evolution-or-bullshit
https://medium.com/@okcupid/the-case-for-an-older-woman-99d8cabacdf5
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/do-older-men-prefer-younger-women-new-study/
http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GGGR_2020.pdf
https://www.businessinsider.com/george-clooney-effect-attraction-and-age-2015-4
http://www.appstate.edu/~steelekm/classes/psy3100/Documents/buunk2001.pdf
https://www.autostraddle.com/lesbians-love-older-women-survey-says-168964/
https://blog.dol.gov/2021/03/19/5-facts-about-the-state-of-the-gender-pay-gap
https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(16)00152-7/fulltext
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/what-you-know-about-your-fertility-is-probably-not-true-here-s-why_1
https://eminetra.co.nz/science-finally-admits-that-its-a-myth-that-we-fall-off-the-fertility-cliff-at-the-age-of-35-women/233476/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041105/life-expectancy-france-all-time/ -
This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about military overspending, Nicholas Cage, and how much money you should spend on grenade launchers to defend your 1 bedroom apartment!
PATREON
https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
SOURCES
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-rein-in-inflated-military-budgets/
https://www.defensenews.com/2015/01/23/dod-business-panel-proposes-125b-in-savings/
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/02/overspending-pentagon-wont-make-us-safer/162927/
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/03/12/use-it-or-lose-it-dod-dropped-46-million-on-crab-and-lobster-and-9000-on-a-chair-in-last-minute-spending-spree/
https://brownpoliticalreview.org/2021/03/the-nuances-of-the-united-states-military-budget-what-to-cut/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/262742/countries-with-the-highest-military-spending/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/266892/military-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp-in-highest-spending-countries/
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/standard-of-living-by-country
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/biden-2022-budget-department-breakdown/
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/bidens-budget-proposal-2022/
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/28/pentagon-asks-for-715-billion-in-2022-defense-budget.html
https://www.nationalpriorities.org/budget-basics/federal-budget-101/spending/
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/05/21/worst-theyd-ever-seen-lawmakers-urge-support-military-barracks-improvements.html
https://iop.harvard.edu/get-involved/harvard-political-review/waste-greed-and-fraud-business-makes-world%E2%80%99s-greatest-army
https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhartung/2021/05/20/pentagon-waste-takes-many-forms/?sh=4de4aaeb2482
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/pentagon-budget-mystery-807276/
https://www.thenation.com/article/world/coronavirus-military-spending/
https://www.cnbc.com/2014/06/19/how-the-us-lost-billions-over-nine-years-in-iraq.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/feb/08/usa.iraq1
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/halliburton-investors-pan-ceo-pay-a-year-after-dividend-cut-1
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/congress/2014/03/army-spends-500-million-per-year-on-vacant-facilities/
https://www.fiscaltiger.com/military-paid-less-than-minimum-wage/
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/484301-22-studies-agree-medicare-for-all-saves-money?rl=1
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-02-14/medicare-for-all-cost
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/01/416416/single-payer-systems-likely-save-money-us-analysis-finds
https://www.voanews.com/usa/all-about-america/what-americans-really-earn-after-taxes#:~:text=The%20median%20income%20in%20the,salaries%20in%20all%2050%20states.
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In this episode, Madeline and Kenna talk about prison abolition, the 13th amendment, and who profits off of our fear!
PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
SOURCES:
https://tinyurl.com/4wym9hep
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/e199912.htm
https://www.history.com/news/bacons-rebellion-jamestown-colonial-america
https://www.nps.gov/articles/quakerpetition.htm
https://tinyurl.com/3wp555ux
https://tinyurl.com/r7fa88hf
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-codes
https://tinyurl.com/52vfwpr6
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2020.html
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/01/16/percent-incarcerated/
https://www.afsc.org/story/facts-about-mass-incarceration-people-color-us
https://www.sentencingproject.org/criminal-justice-facts/
https://tinyurl.com/mn5tudxp
https://ccrjustice.org/torture-us-prisons
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-prisons-make-us-safer/
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/safest-countries-in-the-world
https://tinyurl.com/7svukb49
https://tinyurl.com/7ukjjs
https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/what-is-prison-abolition/
https://www.themarshallproject.org/records/4766-prison-abolition
http://criticalresistance.org/about/not-so-common-language/
https://tinyurl.com/y8s5493h
https://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/davisinterview.html
https://tinyurl.com/xhk8uuk3
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-prison-abolition-movement
https://tinyurl.com/53cdn8x4
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/231027228.pdf
https://tinyurl.com/5fhnea7k
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/194213/crime-clearance-rate-by-type-in-the-us/
https://tinyurl.com/n3vewjp6
https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/fvv.pdf
https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/jsp-sjp/rp01_1-dr01_1/p5.html
FURTHER READING:
https://www.akpress.org/areprisonsobsolete.html
https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1664-we-do-this-til-we-free-us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeQmVpnRMYE
https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing
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In this episode, Madeline and Kenna talk about public transportation, walking in LA, and the anarchist moon utopia!
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
Sources:
https://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9118199/public-transportation-subway-buses
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-your-citys-public-transit-stacks-up/
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/26/17903146/mass-transit-public-transit-rail-subway-bus-car
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-10/why-public-transportation-works-better-outside-the-u-s
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-08-31/why-is-american-mass-transit-so-bad-it-s-a-long-story
https://www.apta.com/news-publications/public-transportation-facts/
https://www.wired.com/2013/12/brt-middle-class/
https://360.here.com/15-minute-cities-infrastructure
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2021/public-transportation-commuters.html
https://www.investopedia.com/personal-finance/american-debt-auto-loan-debt/#:~:text=Auto%20loan%20debt%20held%20by,at%20a%20relatively%20low%20level.
https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/auto-loans/average-monthly-car-payment#:~:text=The%20average%20monthly%20car%20loan,all%20up%20year%20over%20year.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/010616/whats-average-401k-balance-age.asp
https://www.statista.com/statistics/990891/us-average-monthly-passes-in-transit-mode-transport/
https://www.minimum-wage.org/new-york#:~:text=A%20full%20time%20minimum%20wage,and%20%2426%2C000.00%20per%20year1.
https://smartasset.com/mortgage/what-is-the-cost-of-living-in-new-york-city
https://www.rentcafe.com/average-rent-market-trends/us/id/ada-county/boise-city/
https://www.kcata.org/about_kcata/entries/environmental_benefits_of_public_transit
https://transloc.com/blog/eliminating-public-transits-first-mile-last-mile-problem/#:~:text=What%20is%20public%20transit's%20first,the%20necessary%20fixed%2Droute%20stop.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/612773/paris-public-transport-users-by-transit-type/#:~:text=More%20than%2012%20million%20people,most%20populous%20city%20in%20France.
https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/reports-and-documents/2019/01/mobility_report_accessible_final.pdf
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In this episode, an unusually sleepy Madeline & Kenna talk about serial killers, politicians being evil, and eating paint chips!
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
Sources:
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/02/12/boomers-silents-still-have-most-seats-in-congress-though-number-of-millennials-gen-xers-is-up-slightly/
https://www.statista.com/statistics/296974/us-population-share-by-generation/
https://www.vox.com/2015/2/13/8032231/crime-drop
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2017/06/01/new-evidence-that-lead-exposure-increases-crime/
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposure-gasoline-crime-increase-children-health/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5703470/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014498316300109
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190123112330.htm
https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/get_the_lead_out/pdfs/health/Lead_Exposure_Linked_to_Violent_Crime.pdf
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/02/an-updated-lead-crime-roundup-for-2018/
https://discovertheodds.com/what-are-the-odds-of-being-murdered/
https://blogs.berkeley.edu/2010/06/16/a-crime-puzzle-violent-crime-declines-in-america/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-lead-poisoning-science-met-20150605-story.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/01/03/how-lead-caused-americas-violent-crime-epidemic/?sh=3fdd8b5a12c4
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/lead/Documents/Boomers%20exposed%20to%20higher%20levels%20of%20lead.pdf
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/03/08/bruce-gibney-sociopaths-baby-boomers
https://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/12/13/baby-boomers-worst-generation/
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-depressing-chart-shows-the-jaw-dropping-wealth-gap-between-millennials-and-boomers-2019-12-04 -
In this episode, we talk labor unions, anarchists, and the need for shorter work weeks!
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
Sources:
https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-the-40-hour-workweek-2015-10
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/column-why-we-need-to-redefine-full-time-work.html
https://www.atspoke.com/blog/hr/40-hour-work-week/
https://b.3cdn.net/nefoundation/f49406d81b9ed9c977_p1m6ibgje.pdf
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325529
https://businessworkspaces.com/the-future-of-the-40-hour-work-week/
https://www.creditloan.com/blog/the-state-of-the-40-hour-workweek/
https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/40-hour-work-week-the-history-and-evolution
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20160714-is-full-time-work-bad-for-our-brains
https://hbr.org/2018/12/the-case-for-the-6-hour-workday
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/61670-the-psychological-benefits-of-working-less
https://www.vox.com/2019/9/13/20862246/future-of-work-4-day-workweek
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/04/776163853/microsoft-japan-says-4-day-workweek-boosted-workers-productivity-by-40
https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federal-income-limits/docs/income-limits-2020.pdf
Further Reading:
Address of August Spies, 1886
Reflections on the Way to the Gallows by Kanno Sugako, 1911
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Welcome to the first episode of our podcast! In this episode: Madeline smacks her lips a lot (sorry, we're new to this) and we talk about front lawns, community spaces, geodesic domes, and the housing crisis.
Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared
Sources:
1) https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/the-american-obsession-with-lawns/
2) https://www.businessinsider.com/americas-biggest-crop-is-grass-2016-2
3) https://www.businessinsider.com/where-grass-lawns-came-from-2016-5#and-in-drought-stricken-regions-out-west-its-not-worth-all-the-water-to-grow-a-yard-full-of-plants-from-rainy-england-in-southern-california-stick-with-a-native-grass-instead-16
4) https://www.nrdc.org/experts/tracy-quinn/why-lawn-must-die
5) https://www.cnn.com/style/article/lawns-american-yard-us/index.html
6) https://www.nrdc.org/stories/more-sustainable-and-beautiful-alternatives-grass-lawn
7) https://ggwash.org/view/72499/lawns-are-good-for-almost-nothing-environment-eco-landscaping
8) https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/09/video/lawn-grass-environment-history.html
9) https://www.cnps.org/
10) https://www.jstor.org/stable/24706922
11) https://www.dailycal.org/2021/03/20/why-do-we-have-lawns-anyway/
12) https://www.monticello.org/slavery/
13) https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/
Further Reading:
1) "Debt: The First 5000 Years" by David Graeber
2) "Confronting Empire" by Arundhati Roy
3) "Forest Bathing Is Great for Your Health. Here’s How to Do It" by Qing Li, Time Magazine
4) "When June Jordan and Buckminster Fuller Tried to Redesign Harlem" by Claire Schwartz, The New Yorker
