Yes, It's That Bad
26 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDaily news podcast with unique perspectives from marginalized communities Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
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Episode for 11/25/20 More post election fuckery, Covid is back baby!
November 27, 2020 18:01 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBWe'll drop links as we are able, have kids in quarantine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Episode from 11/16: Late update
November 27, 2020 17:42 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBHey folks, I've been down with Covid but here's an ep we did last week. This week's coming soon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Episode for 11/9/20: Election roundup and stories that may have slipped under the radar
November 09, 2020 14:10 - 1 hour - 50 MBLinks will be forthcoming. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Episode for 11/2/2020 Local Corruption Deep Dive Feat: Kris Bilbrey and Kate Thornburg
November 02, 2020 14:26 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBKris has a podcast called Perception is Reality https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/2559759 You can find him on Facebook under Kristopher Bilbrey. Kate is running to be Randolph county commissioner and you can donate here https://secure.actblue.com/donate/progress4randolph Today we talked about the long history of local corruption in the US, using Alexis's county as an example. This is a fascinating look at local politics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po...
Episode for 10/26/2020 Fracking, GOP vetting and giving up on containment
October 26, 2020 20:29 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBYeah this one is important, and talks about stuff that doesn't get covered much, but it's a bit grim. Weekly Link: covidactnow.org Resource Links: https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5f958236c5b673c608249128 https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/ballot-collection-site-in-democratic-enclave-deliberately-set-on-fire-in-disgrace-to-democracy-report/ https://t.co/QPIU7B9f9j?amp=1 https://t.co/LUB5u8Epif?amp=1 https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-coast-ddt-dumping-ground/ --- Send in a voice me...
Emergency Episode: Nigerian massacres by the state, a report from the front
October 22, 2020 13:24 - 49 minutes - 37.3 MBWe reached out to a nigerian who works in computer science and was on twitter discussing his experiences with the military attacking civilians. The convo gets cut off at the end but our guest Banky is ok, the internet just died on him. I will be adding links after work. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Episode for 10/20/20 Double header with a coup in Bolivia foiled, Patriot Act follies, ACB nomination and much more!
October 20, 2020 02:47 - 2 hours - 120 MBI'll drop the links when I can, meanwhile: Download the 5 Calls app, Watch They Live, and look up the Dollop episodes on the Iraq War. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Episode for 10/6/2020 Trump sick, check your registration, corruption continues
October 06, 2020 13:04 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBWe talk all sorts of news, and not just about Trump's diagnosis. Election violence still looms, no matter the rosy whistling past the graveyard many mainstream pundits are doing. Plus we talk local corruption in Alexis's district (which is represented by Greg Pence). Links: https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2020/10/4/1983434/-Reactions-Experts-alarmed-by-Trump-treatment-plan-normally-used-only-for-the-severely-ill https://www.rawstory.com/2020/10/election-violence-in-november-heres-what-the-...
Episode for 9/28/20: Trumps taxes, the heart of evil at the center of the GOP and more
September 28, 2020 17:32 - 1 hour - 49 MBhttps://medium.com/indica/i-lived-through-collapse-america-is-already-there-ba1e4b54c5fc https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/trump-and-his-movement-are-evil-and-its-time-to-say-it-clearly/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/23/politics/stimulus-negotiations-latest-congress-leaving-town/index.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNNp&utm_content=2020-09-23T20%3A07%3A05&utm_term=image --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: http...
Episode for 9/25/20
September 28, 2020 16:49 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBArticle Links: https://nypost.com/2020/09/24/covid-19-mutation-may-be-evolving-to-bypass-masks-hand-washing/amp/ https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/trump-campaign-reportedly-discussing-contingency-153100735.html https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/24/tech/amazon-ring-drone/index.html https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2020/9/20/1976116/-Three-years-ago-Hurricane-Maria-hit-Puerto-Rico-and-the-island-still-has-not-recovered https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-identifies-new-york-city-po...
Episode for 9/21/20: RBG passes away, Justice department falls apart
September 21, 2020 17:28 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBhttps://www.npr.org/2020/09/18/100306972/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-champion-of-gender-equality-dies-at-87 https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/pelosi-democrats-arrow-quiver-block-trumps-supreme-court/story%3fid=73121750 https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2020/09/20/trump-threatens-to-issue-executive-order-preventing-biden-from-being-elected-president/#1b78a07976f6 https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/bill-barr-goes-full-on-right-wing-nutjob/ https://m.huffpost.c...
Episode for 9/18/20 Pre RBG recording
September 21, 2020 14:14 - 1 hour - 49.8 MBDue to technical difficulties this Friday episode was not able to be published until today --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Episode for 9/18/20 Eugenics and Jacob Wohl
September 18, 2020 18:31 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBlinks forthcoming --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Episode for 9/15/2020 Everything is on fire
September 15, 2020 21:53 - 1 hour - 45.9 MBEverything is on fire, go donate blood. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Episode for 9/7/2020: Racial sensitivity training ban, Boat Parade sinks, Wildfire updates and more
September 07, 2020 16:05 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBTodays Links: https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/04/politics/trump-administration-memo-race-training-ban/index.html?__twitter_impression=true https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost.com/2020/09/03/fauci-its-conceivable-to-have-covid-19-vaccine-by-october/amp/ https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/august-jobs-report-may-appear-rosy-most-job-cuts-have-n1239323 https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/louis-dejoy-campaign-contributions/2020/09/06/1187bc2c-e3fe-11ea-8181-606e603bb1c4_story....
Episode for 9/4/2020 Trump calls the Marines "Losers", immigration gets even harder, health care workers dying
September 04, 2020 12:54 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBWe discuss the days news and commentary. https://www.rawstory.com/2020/09/over-7000-health-workers-from-amnesty-says/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/election-us-2020-54011022 https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/02/us/houston-evictions-crisis/index.html https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share https://www.google.com/amp...
Episode for 9/2/20: Constitutional Crises Abound
September 02, 2020 14:50 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBIn this episode we discuss the many constitutional crises that are getting ignored or have slipped off the mainstream media's radar. We also have a discussion about the horrific attack on 3 trans women in Los Angeles (Content Warning, discussion of violence against trans people). Links of articles discussed: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/30/us/politics/trump-russia-justice-department.html https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/82920 https://twitter.com/balleralert/status/1299378729127305218...
Episode 8: More right wing violence, Billionaires bellow bull, Transphobia on display
August 31, 2020 05:18 - 1 hour - 52 MBA raft of stories from the end of the week. Links in the morning. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Belated Ep for 8/26/20: Murder in wisconsin, storms in the gulf
August 28, 2020 20:12 - 1 hour - 51.7 MBThis episode is slightly out of date due to internet issues but is still pertinent and timely. Links when I can get them back. Todays action item: Donate blood! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Episode for 8/24/20: Falwell's Follies, Kellyanne gone, and yet another round of police shooting an unarmed black man
August 24, 2020 23:01 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBLJ and Alexis break down the days news including: Kellyanne Conway stepping down, James Inhofe getting busted, twin hurricanes, Jerry Falwell, the Milwaukee police shooting another unarmed black man, Putin poisoning people, and more! Links Forthcoming. https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/trumps-media-pugilist-kellyanne-conway-steps-down/ https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/jerry-falwell-jr-says-his-wife-had-a-fatal-attraction-affair-with-the-pool-boy-report/ https://www.rawstory.com/2020/0...
Episode for 8/21/20: More USPS corruption, former Seal banned, Bannon is on a boat
August 21, 2020 17:38 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBToday was the debut of Esperanza Cortez on the show and we talked about all the days news including how Dreamers can't get jobs due to Trump's racism, the Sturgis rally spreading covid, voter suppression, and of course, Bannon on a boat as well as much more! Links forthcoming --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alexis-filth/support
Episode for 8/20/20: Steve Bannon on a Boat, Cali on fire, Racists Arrested
August 20, 2020 19:53 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBToday Alexis and LJ talk about how California is burning down and bring up some points you may not have thought of about what that means. Steve Bannon was arrested, Right wing terror is responsible for all political killings since 2018, Laura Loomer got nominated to run for congress and a Long Island woman gets justice after 3 long years of racist harrasment. https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/right-wing-extremists-responsible-trump/ https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/how-the-intentionally-mali...
Episode 3: DNC Night 2, RNC updates, and John Bolton's mustache
August 19, 2020 16:34 - 1 hour - 68 MBToday we cover the 2nd night of the DNC, talk about the latest #MeToo, discuss Trump's malfeasance, and what is wrong with John Bolton. Podcast Links: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/new-zealand-pm-shoots-back-at-trump-patently-wrong-to-compare-outbreaks/ar-BB186FVU?ocid=msedgntp https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/why-did-aoc-nominate-bernie-sanders-democrat-answers-confused-americans/ar-BB188hgH?ocid=msedgntp https://www.wonkette.com/smirky-covington-teen-gun-waving...
Episode 2: The DNC Convention, RNC Racism, The Iowa Derecho
August 18, 2020 20:47 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBToday LJ Montello joined Alexis to discuss the DNC and their "Hopey Changey Timey Wimey" message, then they move on to discussing the 700(!) schools that have closed due to Covid outbreaks, Tucker Carlson sending his fans after reporters, guess who's coming to the RNC, and the criminally underreported natural disaster in Iowa. Show Story Links: https://m.dailykos.com/stories/1969979 https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/new-911-transcript-shows-the-results-of-tucker-carlsons-threats-to-reporte...
Episode 1: Police Brutality and Post Office Sabotage
August 17, 2020 16:14 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBWelcome to the very first episode of Yes, It's That Bad. Today we discuss news from over the weekend as well as what broke this morning. Topics include the death of the wrong Trump, a judge ruling that you can in fact discriminate against gay people as long as you claim it's your "art", the assault of the post office, Jeffrey Epstein being a creep and showing off a 14 year old victim to the president at his Florida club, the police doing that thing they do so well (hiding evidence of their b...
Yes, It's That Bad podcast trailer
August 17, 2020 04:48 - 1 minute - 1.11 MBThis is a trailer for an upcoming news podcast entitled "Yes, It's That Bad". We're not a standard news crew, and this won't be a standard news podcast. Alexis (your main host) is a nonbinary trans woman living in the rural midwest, and she will be joined by cohosts Michael Mora of Wonkette, Esperanza Battle, and LJ Montello to give you a unique insight into the news of the day. We're here to deconstruct the standard narratives that drive the corporate news machine and really dig into why wh...