Ep 29: When To Be a Whistleblower—a Father's Day special

For Father's Day, Advice from Mom is turning the microphone on Momma B’s favorite man. Get ready for an epic story and some featherly wisdom from Poppa B! Most dads blowing whistles are refereeing their kids soccer game, but in this story of 1960s workplace woes, Papa B finds himself blowing the whistle on something much bigger and more sinister than he ever could have imagined at the tender age of 24. Dr. Momma B PhD shares mental health tips to help fortify yourself in similar situations, and Rebecca gives an update on her sperm-donor origin story in a follow-up on The Mystery of Dr. T.

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PAPA B’S GOODIE BAG OF HELPFUL LINKS
Read “Secret Agenda: The United States Government, Nazi Scientists, and Project Paperclip, 1945-1990” by Linda Hunt http://a.co/auZKDes

ADL believes people should not be targeted or treated unfairly because of their religion, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or disability. You can report an incident to them here: https://www.adl.org/take-action/report-an-incident

Tips for Respectful Conversations in Schools, Workplaces and Communities:
https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/can-we-talk-tips-for-respectful-conversations-in-schools#.WG0afH1nCRI

Take action with the ADL: https://www.adl.org/take-action

An amazing organization countering hate: https://www.lifeafterhate.org

Tell all the men over 40 in your life to get checked for prostate cancer! If you are one, I’m looking at you!
https://zerocancer.org/learn/about-prostate-cancer/detection-diagnosis/psa-test/

Rescuing wild birds is another Papa B hobby! If you are ever in Sarasota, FL, check out Save Our Seabirds. Ask to meet Rocky! Tell ‘em Bortie sent ya!
https://www.saveourseabirds.org

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Thanks to Rabbi Batshir Torchio, Rebecca Joseph, Jocelyn Frank, and Dimitri Kalantzis for your resource help!

Special thank you to Jerry Bortman for sharing his story and being an awesome dad to Cheryl, Laura, and Rebecca and a stellar Zeta to Kevin & Allison and a tough but fair father-in-law to Mike & Bryan. We love you, Dad!!

Advice from Mom is a production of Wise Ones Advice Services. It was produced by Juliet Hinely & Rebecca Garza-Bortman. Editing by Juliet Hinely. Mixed and mastered by Jake Young. Publicity by Anna Beyder. Audio assistance by Bryan Garza. Our theme music is by my band, Love Jerks.

This podcast is for informational purposes only and is not intended to offer diagnosis or treatment of any medical or psychological condition. All treatment decisions should be made in partnership with your health professional.