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This is a lovely episode (Feb 2, 2025) My family has always been good readers, but I agree the kids (20 year-old boy-girl twins) do read less with school and phones. They frequently talk about their regret in not reading more. My son made a deal with himself to read before grabbing his phone in the morning. Both kids wanted books for Christmas. My husband is a Libby Master and borrows book from the library with lightning speed! I love books that take me somewhere else and remind me of the human values I hold dear in a time when I can’t always see those values reflected in the world. Thanks for the reminder that we are doing things that are good for us.

Thanks Brittany for always being in the know. As a 40 yr old black woman there’s so much I learn from listening in what’s happening in the culture and news. I never heard of “beef tallow” or “tradwife” since listening to you. Your coverage on tech and its effect on black culture is worthwhile too. Black people are often taught as just one thing but you open up the discussion further.

Thank you for the sensible discussion on the UHC shooting and the reaction to it. As mentioned, so many people in the media and on the punditry liberal-left have been completely tone deaf in handling this one. No one is condoning cold blooded murder and yes, we have to take seriously the idea that this will escalate the normalization of violence in solving interpersonal issues. But not viewing the harms done by insurance companies as violence or framing an internet joke as an equal harm is wild and only obfuscates people’s pain. Anyway, thanks. I really appreciate it. I’ve dropped several shows over this issue so I’m glad to have found y’all. c:

I cannot believe the word mulatto was used in your segment without defining how historically this was a very derogatory term used during slavery and many people still find it to be a derogatory term. Wow. Great reporting. I listened to your show weekly and as a black woman I can’t believe you did not include historical reference to this. Very disappointing.