87 Maybe It's Poor Service, Maybe It's Deliberate Policy Choices
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Renee and Susan talk about why everything in the NC government seems both expensive and poorly run. (Hint: it’s the legislature. It’s always the legislature).
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86 What Is SEL, Anyway?
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Susan and Renee welcome a special guest to give us the scoop on SEL: what it means, what it looks like in schools, and why it makes extremists mad.
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85 You’ve Gotta Fight For Your Right to Party
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Susan and Renee talk about party politics (again) and the kind of fight they’re looking for in party leaders.
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84 Disability Rights and Trans Kids Under Attack
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Susan talks about the latest threats to 504 and Renee highlights our Trans kids as well as our school boards actions.
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83 Eggs and Issues and the Overwhelm of Bad Bills
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Susan gives a breakdown of the Public School's Forum annual Eggs and Issues Event. Renee gives tips to help us all deal with the overwhelm of bad bills hitting us all at the same time. Show Notes:
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82 Getting Motivated and Helping Others to Stay in the Fight
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Renee and Susan discuss what you can do to stay motivated when it comes to advocacy.
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81 Showing Up in 2025
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Susan and Renee go over what's on the line in 2025.
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80 A Holiday Break
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Renee and Susan celebrate the holidays with an episode about what’s been making them think and bringing them joy recently. Books: Author Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice; and The Future is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes, and Mourning Songs Author Colson Whitehead The Underground Railroad Show: Star Trek Discovery, Severance Check out your Local Library and Indie Bookstores: In Raleigh, check out , Trans Artist:
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79 Back To Basics
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Susan and Renee review over some ideas for getting started as an Every Day Advocate.
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78 The Landslide Will Bring You Down
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Renee and Susan process the 2024 election.
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