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It's RPG time! Margaret and company are playing Pathfinder. This week, our heroes beging their journey.
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- Caribbean Roundtable
- The Campaign to Bust Chicago’s Only Bookstore Union
- What’s Real in the Politics of Population with Andrew
- Occulture, William S. Burroughs, and Generative AI
- Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #39
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Sources/Links:
Caribbean Roundtable
https://newsday.co.tt/2025/10/20/trinidad-and-tobago-stands-firm-with-us-on-regional-security/
The Campaign to Bust Chicago’s Only Bookstore Union
https://www.instagram.com/semcoopbooksellersunion/
Executive Disorder: White House Weekly #39
https://x.com/gavinnewsom/status/1981893887460544737?s=46&t=wjiWDhD7WaSqfSfZGiwlSw
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/bay-area-food-banks-california-national-guard/3969875
https://www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-agents-are-scanning-peoples-faces-on-the-street-to-verify-citizenship/ /
https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264
https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1983273176907043070
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571.94.0.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571.42.0_4.pdf
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-illinois-bovino-ice-immigration-506c9c661ee75f3e955f346daeed5555
https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1982959806173581456
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/business/fentanyl-tariffs
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/30/nx-s1-5590754/trump-china-xi-meeting-lowers-tariffs
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/aef875a8-f460-429d-af2a-66e197b3000f
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The practice of celebrating dead ancestors started long before Spanish colonizers came to what is now Mexico, but the Aztec and Mayan custom eventually engulfed the entire country, blending Catholic, Spanish, and Indigenous elements into what is now Dia de los Muertos. The festival even spills into parts of the U.S. Some people with Mexican Indigenous ties are working to cut through the contemporary pop culture trappings of the holiday and reconnect with the deeper, more spiritual origins.
We’ll also hear about Vision Maker Media’s expanded push to train and support young filmmakers to tell stories driven by mission. The Native Youth Media Project partners with tribes, organizations, and individuals to develop storytellers at a time when federal support for such projects has disappeared.
GUESTS
Janet Martinez (Zapotec), executive director of Communidades Indigenas en Liderazgo (CIELO)
Kurly Tlapoyawa (Chicano and Nahua), archaeologist and co-host of the “Tales from Aztlantis” podcast
Anita Huízar-Hernández, associate director of the Hispanic Research Center and publisher and managing editor of the Bilingual Press at Arizona State University
Francene Blythe-Lewis (Diné, Sisseton Wahpeton and Eastern Band of Cherokee), executive director of Vision Maker Media
Break 1 Music: Hechizos (song) Glass Spells (artist) Crystals (album)
Break 2 Music: Halloween (song) Blood Dance (artist) Halloween (album)
The gang discuss Graham Platner, Operation Midway Blitz, a shakeup in ICE leadership, and use of facial recognition to determine legal status. Plus, updates on tariffs, public lands, and Tylenol.
James’ Food Bank Fundraiser thread: https://bsky.app/profile/jamesstout.bsky.social/post/3m4eymwspn22i
Sources:
https://x.com/gavinnewsom/status/1981893887460544737?s=46&t=wjiWDhD7WaSqfSfZGiwlSw
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/bay-area-food-banks-california-national-guard/3969875
https://www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-agents-are-scanning-peoples-faces-on-the-street-to-verify-citizenship/ /
https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264
https://www.energy.senate.gov/services/files/0DED04C4-18C7-4C1F-BCE4-DD5B79FB0264
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1983273176907043070
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571.94.0.pdf
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487571.42.0_4.pdf
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/28/judge-blasts-border-patrol-boss-greg-bovino-for-violating-excessive-force-order/
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-illinois-bovino-ice-immigration-506c9c661ee75f3e955f346daeed5555
https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1982959806173581456
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/business/fentanyl-tariffs
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/30/nx-s1-5590754/trump-china-xi-meeting-lowers-tariffs
https://write.ellipsus.com/edit/aef875a8-f460-429d-af2a-66e197b3000f
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array(3) { [0]=> string(184) "https://www.omnycontent.com/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/78d30acb-8463-4c40-a5ae-ae2d0145c9ff/ff0b5746-a8ca-4b99-a756-b38601456817/image.jpg?t=1761853526&size=Large" [1]=> string(10) "image/jpeg" [2]=> int(0) }After exploring the Bermuda Triangle live on international waters, Ben, Matt and Noel open the floor to their fellow Conspiracy Realists. Tune in to hear the guys tackle everything from real-life cryptid encounters, to government secrets, the alleged secrets of DNA and more.
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Julian Brave Noisecat’s re-established relationship with his estranged father is the jumping off point for recounting the lives of the author and his family. “We Survived The Night” is a story both unique and familiar that Noisecat delivers with a mix of journalism, memoir, and his Secwepemc people’s traditional storytelling. Coming off the acclaim that includes an Oscar nomination for his documentary, “Sugarcane“, Noisecat provides a deeper look into the personal experience, family lore, and neglected historical accounts that make up who he is.
Break 1 Music: Bad Dude (song) Joe H Henry (artist) Real Things (album)
Break 2 Music: Halloween (song) Blood Dance (artist) Halloween (album)