Former WBEZ host Tony Sarabia produced an audio documentary titled “Unlocking The Closet'' back in 2000. Tony, who came out later in life, wanted to share the stories of others who’d also finally felt ready to take this step. The documentary recounts the coming out stories of queer people who grew up in the 1950s and early ‘60s. While a lot has changed, many queer Americans still don’t have a safe space to come out. Curious City pulls this documentary out of the archives to recognize October 11 – National Coming Out Day.
This week, we talk about the Iranian uprising with Kiana Karimi, a scholar, writer, and friend of the pod who has been active in the fight for women’s rights in Iran and its diaspora.
But first, in other feminist news, Jay catches Tammy up on the latest high-stakes poker controversy, with its wonderful 🤢🤑 mix of money and misogyny.
Kiana begins by reading from an essay in progress about the current unrest in Iran. Thousands of people across the country have been protesting since mid-September, after the morality police allegedly killed Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman taken into custody for improperly wearing her hijab. Kiana explains the political history of such rules, the government's idea of a modern Islamic utopia (which has led to fairly frequent periods of rebellion), and the complicated position of Muslim feminists in regards to the wearing of hijab. Also, what else are the protests about? And what does it mean that so many conservative Muslim men have joined fearless young people in the streets?
Biden set to visit Florida amid prolonged misery for hurricane victims. President Trump asks the Supreme Court to intervene in documents case. Aaron Judge breaks American League homerun record. CBS News Correspondent Steve Kathan has today's World News Roundup.
Prop Fest 2022 breaks down all the statewide propositions on your ballot. Proposition 30 is a climate measure meant to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions and fight air pollution. It would do that by taxing people who earn more than $2 million per year and using the revenue for electric vehicle rebates, charging infrastructure and wildfire prevention and suppression programs.
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This story was reported by Kevin Stark. Prop Fest is made by the Bay Curious team, Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font and Brendan Willard, in collaboration with The Bay team, Ericka Cruz Guevarra, Alan Montecillo, and Maria Esquinca. Our Social Video Intern is Darren Tu. Additional support from Kyana Moghadam, Jen Chien, Jasmine Garnett, Carly Severn, Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez, Jenny Pritchett and Holly Kernan.
In the next instalment of our midterms series, we head to the suburbs of Atlanta in search of that rarest of political creatures: the swing voter. There aren’t many of them, but they may well determine which party controls the Senate. Luxury brands are changing their outlooks and offerings as they seek new markets and younger consumers. And our culture correspondent visits a retrospective of William Kentridge’s works.
Join Kamz and doc Peace, retired doctor, a Forbes-featured Empowerment & Pivot Coach, and Spoken Word Artist, in a raw discussion of diagnosing the physical and mental symptoms preventing individuals, entrepreneurs, and companies from achieving their potential in the new web3 marketplace, treating the symptoms through mindfulness and more, and prescribing the strategies and secrets you need to dig deep and show up and succeed like never before.
💊the inside scoop of pivoting from the pharmacy to web3 and NFTs
🤑how she helps entrepreneurs and companies monetize through NFTs with coaching
🤝the major pain points entrepreneurs are facing in the web3 space and how to overcome them
…and more!
🧘🏽♀️We end with a meditation focused on: “visibility”
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This episode was produced and edited by Michele Musso with executive producer Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is ‘Twennysomething’ by Daniele Musto. Other music used is ‘Watermark’ by Stephen Keech y and ‘Undeniable’ by Johanna Cranitch.
Happy October! Today we are discussing all things Georgia with Hershel Walker and Stacey Abrams, A NYU professor is fired for being good at his job, we review recent poll updates, and a new comedy is flopping at the box office.
Time Stamps:
8:36 Georgia On Our Mind
22:53 New York Education Beat
34:21 Poll News
42:20 Bros Movie
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