Walk-Ins Welcome with Bridget Phetasy
417 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 898 ratingsBridget Phetasy admires grit and authenticity. On Walk-Ins Welcome, she talks about the beautiful failures and frightening successes of her own life and the lives of her guests. She doesn’t conduct interviews—she has conversations. Conversations with real people about the real struggle and will remind you that we can laugh in pain and cry in joy but there’s no greater mistake than hiding from it all. By embracing it all, and celebrating it with the stories she’ll bring listeners, she believes that our lowest moments can be the building blocks for our eventual fulfillment.
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E139. Jordan Harbinger Shares The Thing That Sets Truly Successful People Apart
July 29, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBJordan Harbinger, host of The Jordan Harbinger Show podcast, talks about being one of the first people in the podcasting space way back in 2006. He shares how he went from a law firm intern, to a networking coach/body language expert, to a dating guru, which led to accidentally starting a company. He and Bridget discuss the art of interviewing, their relationship with their listeners, the desire to build something big and impact people, where he turns when he's struggling, the good and bad ...
E138. Antonio García Martínez Thinks We Should All Just Express Fewer Opinions
July 22, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBAntonio García Martínez, author of Chaos Monkeys, stops in to talk about the ever-evolving role of social media and technology in our lives. He and Bridget discuss how everyone in media is basically a lunatic, the dangers of kids knowing tech better than their parents, the days when the internet wasn't an all-consuming thing, the effect Sex/Life has had on marriages, tech billionaires and San Francisco school board recalls, the art of sitting down and reading a book, what TikTok is doing to ...
E137. The "La Ropa" Creators Know More Than You Think They Do
July 14, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 49.3 MBJimbo Williams and Aristotle Sanchez are the founders and creators of La Ropa, one of the most popular streetwear brands in the US. They sit down with Bridget to tell their story, from an art collective in Toronto, to couch surfing in New York, to the Great American Road Trip that brought them to LA. They describe operating a business while they were homeless, their lack of a Plan B, their endless ambition, and the their vision for the future of the company. They cover what older people get ...
E136. John McWhorter Wants Us To Get Brave
July 08, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 39.3 MBJohn McWhorter, author of Nine Nasty Words: English In The Gutter - Then, Now and Forever , sits down for a fascinating and fun conversation with Bridget. They discuss the appeal of swear words, the evolution of language, the rise of "like" and "literally," the arc of curse words from blasphemy, to the body, to slurs, and evaluate Critical Race Theory from both sides of the argument. They examine the difference between teaching people to think and telling them what to think, how the term "ra...
E135. Carol Roth Explains The Historic Consolidation of Wealth and Power During Covid
July 01, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBCarol Roth is a leading business advisor, 'recovering' investment banker, and author of bestselling book The Entrepreneur Equation. She stops by to discuss her latest book, The War on Small Business: How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush the Backbone of America . She and Bridget cover the effect of the pandemic on small businesses and what that means for our economy, what happens when you have such a consolidation of power, the nationalization of school debt, our economic relationshi...
E134. Justin Amash Says There Are Basically 3 People Running Our Federal Government
June 24, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBFormer US Congressman, Justin Amash, gives us an inside look on the inner workings of Congress and the fact that people in Washington aren't actively trying to harm people, it's just that they mostly don't care. He and Bridget discuss the difficulty of having a free society when everyone's angry and hostile with each other, why the use of the word "defend" is problematic, the importance of focusing on process in government, why fixing the process is only going to happen from external pressu...
E133. Jonathan Haidt Thinks We Are Choking To Death On Moralism
June 17, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBJonathan Haidt (The Coddling of the American Mind , The Righteous Mind ) is a social psychologist who believes that we're currently suffering from Wisdom Deprivation Disorder. He and Bridget analyze how the "like" and "retweet" functions changed the face of social media - and eventually the mainstream media, why wokeness makes it impossible to do anything, the costs of speaking up with common sense, the warping of our entire information ecosystem, and why so many businesses are really leavin...
E132. Bari Weiss Believes It's Never Going To Get Easier To Speak Up, So Do It Now
June 10, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBBari Weiss is a journalist (New York Times, Wall Street Journal) and author of How to Fight Antisemitism. She and Bridget have an in-depth conversation about how full personhood is not possible on the internet, faux outrage and what it's doing to us, the explosion of independent media, the dangers of exploring TikTok, and why the end of Trump's presidency means you're suddenly you're allowed to say things that have never stopped being true. They discuss what to do when you notice you're self...
Ep131. Glenn Greenwald Warns Against Becoming A Captive Of Your Audience
June 03, 2021 10:00 - 2 hours - 65.7 MBGlenn Greenwald (No Place To Hide , Securing Democracy ) shares the journey that led him to Brazil, how he met his husband, what led him to the path he's on, and why tries to make sure he's always open to people who challenge his convictions. He and Bridget discuss their shared mistrust of authority, why the acceptance of gay marriage accelerated so rapidly, living outside of America and how it influenced his perspective & writing, the dangers of going against your audience's tastes, and wh...
E131. Glenn Greenwald Warns Against Becoming A Captive Of Your Audience
June 03, 2021 10:00 - 2 hours - 65.7 MBGlenn Greenwald (No Place To Hide , Securing Democracy ) shares the journey that led him to Brazil, how he met his husband, what led him to the path he's on, and why tries to make sure he's always open to people who challenge his convictions. He and Bridget discuss their shared mistrust of authority, why the acceptance of gay marriage accelerated so rapidly, living outside of America and how it influenced his perspective & writing, the dangers of going against your audience's tastes, and wh...
E130. Eliza Bleu And Why We’re Not All Gonna Be Oprah
May 27, 2021 12:06 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBEliza Bleu is a survivor advocate for those affected by human trafficking, she’s also a survivor of human trafficking. She and Bridget discuss the red flags both parents and youths should be aware of, grooming tactics and how insidious they can be – especially from someone you’re supposed to be able to trust, the fraught conversation around personal responsibility in the survivor space, and the role advancing technology and social media platforms play. They share personal stories of their...
E129. Mitchell Jackson Mourns The Death Of The Goddess Bunny
May 20, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBMitchell Jackson stops by and talks about his beloved friend and surrogate mother, Sandie Crisp, aka The Goddess Bunny, a disabled trans icon. She died in January of Covid, after surviving polio and HIV. Mitchell discusses the ups and downs of her life, stints of homelessness, having her picture hanging in the Louvre, why she’s huge in South America, her hatred of identity politics, the surrogate family she built for herself, and the tragedy of her passing in isolation (due to Covid rest...
E128. Candice Thompson Thinks Everyone’s Lost Their Minds
May 13, 2021 12:19 - 2 hours - 62.4 MBCandice Thompson is a comedian, writer, actor and host of the podcast Nosy Neighbors which breaks down the most absurd neighborhood app posts of the week. She and Bridget discuss how everybody wants to label you so they know what to think about you, why they don’t trust groups, their paths to stand-up comedy, their worst comedy bomb experiences, why hemp is the buffalo of plants, normalizing knife fights, and why people are so staunch in their defense a celebrity they’ve never met. Candi...
E127. Sarah Rose Siskind Fixes America
May 06, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 66.6 MBSarah Rose Siskind is a science comedy writer, psychedelic educator, comedian, and co-founder of Hello SciCom, a company that combines science communication and comedy to help scientists and tech companies revamp their content. She and Bridget discuss homelessness, how little we knew in our 20s, sobriety & pharmaceuticals, why D.A.R.E. is a terrible program, pandemic-induced anxiety, why mental health issues are like spousal abuse, and why people shouldn’t treat weed as a cure-all. They s...
E126. Julian Walker On The Overlap Between Magical Thinking And Conspiracy Theories
April 29, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBJulian Walker is a yoga instructor, writer, and co-host of the podcast Conspirituality. He and Bridget discuss the growing overlap between new age spirituality and conspiracy theory culture in the last few years, how QAnon-influenced ideas started to take hold in the yoga space, the growing trend of anti-intellectualism and shying away from science, the difference between freshman skepticism and healthy skepticism, and why he’s committed to the principle that politics should be boring. Ju...
E125. Angel Eduardo Believes We Should All Be Star-Manning
April 22, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 61.8 MBAngel Eduardo is a writer, musician, photographer and artist. He and Bridget discuss the discipline of being a professional artist, the moral panic around art these days, self-censorship and the fear of being cancelled, victimhood culture, exercise & discipline, Bridget's ideal super power, why mistakes are like wrapping paper, what to do when you're lost, and the ground we're losing in the equality movement. Angel explains his concept of "star-manning" a way of engaging in discourse with...
E124. Erica Rhodes – There Was A Boy…
April 15, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBStand-up comic, Erica Rhodes, stops in to trade stories with Bridget about their various adventures that always seemed to start with “there was a boy…”. They discuss the winding roads that brought them to comedy, why spoken word poetry is a lot harder than you might think, acting as a gateway drug, the joys of creativity, the embarrassment of journals full of men, and their struggles with love and commitment. They also cover therapists who flirt with you, the nightmare of online dating, B...
E123. Heather Heying Discusses The Vaccine Passport As A Form Of Social Control
April 08, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBHeather Heying is a scientist, educator and author. She and Bridget discuss the possibility of a vaccine passport and why they’re so unsettled by the idea. They reflect that nothing good comes from being told that in order to do something you have to show your papers, that once you give up a certain amount of liberty or power, it’s much more difficult to get it back, how being against the idea of a vaccine passport does not make you an anti-vaxxer, and the dangers of being called a conspi...
E122. Nick Gillespie Thinks Hard Work Beats Being The Smartest Person In The Room
April 01, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 68.8 MBNick Gillespie is the host of The Reason Interview podcast and editor-at-large at Reason Magazine. He and Bridget discuss the need to create meaning in our lives and why this has driven a lot of American culture insane, how he became a libertarian, Burning Man, his time working for a teen magazine, and why we need a government that does fewer things, but does them well. He shares how attending high school graduations and zoning board meetings radicalized him, the difference between libera...
121. Nancy Rommelmann Wants To Create New Beauty And Make More Pie
March 25, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 5.83 KBNancy Rommelman, journalist & author, sits down with Bridget for an in-depth conversation about her feature for Reason Magazine The Dream of The 90’s Dies in Portland, covering the Portland protests. They discuss what the endgame is for people whose skill set only involves destruction, how people are starting to behave in real life the […]
E121. Nancy Rommelmann Wants To Create New Beauty And Make More Pie
March 25, 2021 12:00 - 1 hour - 45.6 MBNancy Rommelman, journalist & author, sits down with Bridget for an in-depth conversation about her feature for Reason Magazine The Dream of The 90’s Dies in Portland, covering the Portland protests. They discuss what the endgame is for people whose skill set only involves destruction, how people are starting to behave in real life the way they do online, how people can become addicted to their “quest for justice,” the reality of what happens when you’ve been cancelled, and why your attit...
120. Cherie DeVille Asserts The Top Boss B*tches In Porn Have The Best Work Ethic
March 18, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 7.35 KBCherie DeVille is an adult film star who offers Bridget an inside look at today’s porn industry. They cover how Cherie got into porn, how her parents reacted, why she loves it, the secret to her decade-long career, the perception versus the reality of the industry, the social stigma that comes with it, how it’s […]
E120. Cherie DeVille Asserts The Top Boss B*tches In Porn Have The Best Work Ethic
March 18, 2021 12:00 - 2 hours - 57.5 MBCherie DeVille is an adult film star who offers Bridget an inside look at today’s porn industry. They cover how Cherie got into porn, how her parents reacted, why she loves it, the secret to her decade-long career, the perception versus the reality of the industry, the social stigma that comes with it, how it’s changed in the last 10 years, and how women have more power and control in the industry than ever before. They also discuss having an emotionally monogamous relationship, shame, bo...
E119. Jeff Charles Explains Why White Guilt Is Awkward As Hell
March 11, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBJeff Charles is a political commentator, podcast host, and freelance writer. He and Bridget discuss a variety of issues including why Republicans seem more interested in making it more difficult to vote than winning over hearts & minds, how even though most conservatives aren’t racist, they fall into a trap that lets the left paint them as racist, why the far left doesn’t really care about black people, and why you’re not that likely to be killed by a black person. They cover hot topics l...
119. Jeff Charles Explains Why White Guilt Is Awkward As Hell
March 11, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 6.8 KBJeff Charles is a political commentator, podcast host, and freelance writer. He and Bridget discuss a variety of issues including why Republicans seem more interested in making it more difficult to vote than winning over hearts & minds, how even though most conservatives aren’t racist, they fall into a trap that lets the left paint […]
E118. Ayaan Hirsi Ali Is All For Compassion, But Doesn’t Want To Be Assaulted
March 04, 2021 15:01 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBAyaan Hirsi Ali is a research fellow, former member of the Dutch parliament, and author of the new book Prey: Immigration, Islam and the Erosion of Women’s Rights. She shares her story with Bridget and discusses fleeing an arranged marriage, seeking asylum in the Netherlands, the methods women in oppressive countries have developed to cope with or avoid being harassed, and the failure that occurs in our society when women don’t feel safe. She and Bridget have a fascinating conversation ra...
118. Ayaan Hirsi Ali Is All For Compassion, But Doesn’t Want To Be Assaulted
March 04, 2021 14:01 - 1 hour - 6.48 KBAyaan Hirsi Ali is a research fellow, former member of the Dutch parliament, and author of the new book Prey: Immigration, Islam and the Erosion of Women’s Rights. She shares her story with Bridget and discusses fleeing an arranged marriage, seeking asylum in the Netherlands, the methods women in oppressive countries have developed to cope […]
E117. Traveling To South Africa During Covid
February 27, 2021 00:22 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBBridget and Jeren sit down to discuss their recent trip to South Africa. They discuss traveling during Covid, the importance of leaving the United States on a regular basis, what you learn when you travel internationally, their families’ attitudes towards traveling growing up, and their adventures in the wildlife parks they visited. They also get into the differences for traveling between men and women, an emotional helicopter ride, saving the rhinos, and trying to devise ways to protect ...
117. Traveling To South Africa During Covid
February 26, 2021 23:22 - 1 hour - 3.99 KBBridget and Jeren sit down to discuss their recent trip to South Africa. They discuss traveling during Covid, the importance of leaving the United States on a regular basis, what you learn when you travel internationally, their families’ attitudes towards traveling growing up, and their adventures in the wildlife parks they visited. They also get […]
E116. Story Hour Part 6 – Champagne Backpacker
February 18, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBStory Hour with Bridget Phetasy is a segment where Bridget reminisces with cousin Maggie and tells stories explaining who she is and how she got here. Bridget’s globe trotting tales really kick off with the first leg of her months-long journey. Hear how a spontaneous opportunity to go to Burning Man, led to a weed farm in Oregon, to an ashram in Australia, and wwoofing on a horse farm in New Zealand. The many adventures and mishaps along the way include knowing her way around Sydney exclu...
116. Story Hour Part 6 – Champagne Backpacker
February 18, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 4.04 KBStory Hour with Bridget Phetasy is a segment where Bridget reminisces with cousin Maggie and tells stories explaining who she is and how she got here. Bridget’s globe trotting tales really kick off with the first leg of her months-long journey. Hear how a spontaneous opportunity to go to Burning Man, led to a weed […]
E115. Mark Normand Misses The 90s When Only Weirdos Paid Attention To Politics
February 11, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBMark Normand, stand-up comedian and podcast host, connects with Bridget to make fun of Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina candles, the absurdity of people on Twitter telling you to reach out if you’re feeling depressed or suicidal when they’re the ones calling you Nazis, political hypocrisy and posturing, and people wielding the word “complicit” as a weapon. They cover why doing stand-up seemed like becoming an astronaut, how weird it is to see the mob mentality go viral, how not being able to ask ...
115. Mark Normand Misses The 90s When Only Weirdos Paid Attention To Politics
February 11, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 5.57 KBMark Normand, stand-up comedian and podcast host, connects with Bridget to make fun of Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina candles, the absurdity of people on Twitter telling you to reach out if you’re feeling depressed or suicidal when they’re the ones calling you Nazis, political hypocrisy and posturing, and people wielding the word “complicit” as a weapon. […]
E114. Yannis Pappas Needs To Be Disappeared By A Dictatorship
February 04, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBYannis Pappas (stand-up comic) stops by to mock everyone and everything with Bridget, including: Bill Gates, white people presenting as POC, China, Tom Cruise, the two cults running this country, Scandinavians, and comedians being taken seriously as political pundits. He and Bridget also cover how things have changed since he became a dad, what Kurt Cobain would be like if he were still alive today, their ideas for reality shows, the ability of the Irish to repress their emotions, Joe Rog...
114. Yannis Pappas Needs To Be Disappeared By A Dictatorship
February 04, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 4.56 KBYannis Pappas (stand-up comic) stops by to mock everyone and everything with Bridget, including: Bill Gates, white people presenting as POC, China, Tom Cruise, the two cults running this country, Scandinavians, and comedians being taken seriously as political pundits. He and Bridget also cover how things have changed since he became a dad, what Kurt […]
E113. Sarah Tollemache Thinks It’s Strange When Other Comics Get Offended By Jokes
January 28, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBSarah Tollemache, stand-up comic and podcast host, joins Bridget for a hilarious conversation about anything and everything, including what they miss about live stand up, defending their right to be hyperbolic, worrying about being caught in the background of a viral video that would get them cancelled, and their shared fascination of black market arms dealing and money laundering. They discuss their ability to create for themselves rather than the gatekeepers, why corporations that stand...
113. Sarah Tollemache Thinks It’s Strange When Other Comics Get Offended By Jokes
January 28, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 6.27 KBSarah Tollemache, stand-up comic and podcast host, joins Bridget for a hilarious conversation about anything and everything, including what they miss about live stand up, defending their right to be hyperbolic, worrying about being caught in the background of a viral video that would get them cancelled, and their shared fascination of black market arms […]
E112. Kmele Foster Doesn’t Care About Breaking News
January 21, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBKmele Foster is a partner at Free Think, a media company that tells stories about the people and ideas that are changing the world, he’s also a co-host of The Fifth Column podcast. He and Bridget discuss the weirdness of signs like “Black People Welcome Here,” and how they give him a Get Out sort of feeling, what he would teach kids about media literacy right now, why he prefers lukewarm takes over hot takes, and the worrying trend that violence has become a clear attribute of our politic...
112. Kmele Foster Doesn’t Care About Breaking News
January 21, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 5.77 KBKmele Foster is a partner at Free Think, a media company that tells stories about the people and ideas that are changing the world, he’s also a co-host of The Fifth Column podcast. He and Bridget discuss the weirdness of signs like “Black People Welcome Here,” and how they give him a Get Out sort […]
E111. Ryan Long Works Hard Not To Care In Order To Be Funny
January 14, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBRyan Long, comedian and filmmaker, connects with Bridget from New York and they discuss his move from Canada five months before the pandemic hit, why NYC is a sadboy town, the challenges of being a self-starter and your own boss, the outrage economy, why good editors are so hard to find, and why Canada is dead to him. In the middle of their conversation Bridget receives breaking news of the lockdown at the Capitol on January 6th but that doesn’t derail the conversation. They delve into ho...
111. Ryan Long Works Hard Not To Care In Order To Be Funny
January 14, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 5.84 KBRyan Long, comedian and filmmaker, connects with Bridget from New York and they discuss his move from Canada five months before the pandemic hit, why NYC is a sadboy town, the challenges of being a self-starter and your own boss, the outrage economy, why good editors are so hard to find, and why Canada is […]
E110. Adrienne Iapalucci is Living the Life of A Cancelled Person
January 07, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 56 MBAdrienne Iapalucci is a stand-up comic, podcast host, and Bridget’s “spirit human.” She and Bridget discuss how their dysfunctional childhoods are probably what led them to stand-up in the first place and what keeps them grinding long after most normal people would quit. They talk addiction, the stand-up scene in NYC vs LA, their shared belief that things will always get worse, and why they both default to dark comedy the darker things get. Adrienne tells stories about working for a colle...
110. Adrienne Iapalucci is Living the Life of A Cancelled Person
January 07, 2021 13:00 - 2 hours - 7.17 KBAdrienne Iapalucci is a stand-up comic, podcast host, and Bridget’s “spirit human.” She and Bridget discuss how their dysfunctional childhoods are probably what led them to stand-up in the first place and what keeps them grinding long after most normal people would quit. They talk addiction, the stand-up scene in NYC vs LA, their shared […]
E109. W. Keith Campbell Says You Should Think of Yourself As A Process
December 17, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBW. Keith Campbell is a nationally recognized expert on narcissism, society and generational change. He and Bridget discuss social media and narcissism, whether everyone with a big platform is inherently a narcissist, why Keith thinks Kylie Jenner is a genius, how technology always leads to status inversions where the wisdom of age gets crushed by youth’s expertise in tech, and why narcissism is essentially America’s brand. They also cover the evolution of individuals identifying themselve...
109. W. Keith Campbell Says You Should Think of Yourself As A Process
December 17, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 6.87 KBW. Keith Campbell is a nationally recognized expert on narcissism, society and generational change. He and Bridget discuss social media and narcissism, whether everyone with a big platform is inherently a narcissist, why Keith thinks Kylie Jenner is a genius, how technology always leads to status inversions where the wisdom of age gets crushed by […]
E108. Harleen Kaur Thinks The News Is A More Complex A Problem Than Outer Space
December 10, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBHarleen Kaur is a former NASA space engineer and current CEO and founder of Ground News, the world’s first news comparison platform. Ground News aggregates news stories from around the world, shows you how they are being covered by different media outlets, and helps you identify the media bias on the different coverage. Harleen founded the company to solve a problem she herself had, when it came to identifying media bias and putting news stories within a larger global perspective. She and...
108. Harleen Kaur Thinks The News Is A More Complex A Problem Than Outer Space
December 10, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 5.73 KBHarleen Kaur is a former NASA space engineer and current CEO and founder of Ground News, the world’s first news comparison platform. Ground News aggregates news stories from around the world, shows you how they are being covered by different media outlets, and helps you identify the media bias on the different coverage. Harleen founded […]
E107. Johann Hari Thinks We Need Addiction Policies That Are As Complex As Addiction Itself
December 04, 2020 01:56 - 98.9 MBJohann Hari (Chasing the Scream, Lost Connections) sits down with Bridget to discuss the rise in depression, anxiety and addiction in society, particularly during Covid, and what that means about their underlying causes. Through extensive traveling and research for his books, Johann has explored the idea that the roots of all three are not just biological, but also psychological and social, and that we need a more complex approach to treatment in order to address all three aspects of thes...
107. Johann Hari Thinks We Need Addiction Policies That Are As Complex As Addiction Itself
December 04, 2020 00:56Johann Hari (Chasing the Scream, Lost Connections) sits down with Bridget to discuss the rise in depression, anxiety and addiction in society, particularly during Covid, and what that means about their underlying causes. Through extensive traveling and research for his books, Johann has explored the idea that the roots of all three are not just […]
E106. Desi-Rae Believes When Everything Is Viewed Through The Lens of Race, Everyone Becomes A Little Racist
November 19, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBDesi-Rae is a sociopolitical commentator, crypto enthusiast, and artist who started her talk show Just Thinking Out Loud, after she realized she felt conflicted about honestly speaking her mind. Originally from Jamaica, she offers her perspective on US politics, how you used to be able to disagree with someone and still be friends with them, why she hates identity politics, and how people were always assuming what she thought because she’s black. She and Bridget discuss whether being raci...