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Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Insanity Check #625
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Kriss is back with another episode of the Insanity Check to cover this week's dose of insanity in the world. This week he's joined by Aaron from The Black Astronauts Podcast Network. This week we're keeping it short and talking about the most wonderful time of the year: The days of regret when white people realize their offensive Halloween costume was a really dumb idea. Topics: Christmas season now starts the day after Halloween The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: When white people pretend to not know their offensive Halloween costumes were offensive Twofer: Blackface and Confederate Flag capes UPS worker didn't know blackface was wrong Teachers thought dressing up as Mexicans and the Border Wall was a good idea Senior official at VA though hanging a picture of the first Grand Wizard of the KKK in his office was a good idea Time to start treating adults like adults: Asking stupid questions in 2018 isn't okay Great Moments in White Privilege White woman got away with molesting black foster child cause the police were incompetent Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro? Amazon's AI learned to discriminate against women Guest: Aaron http://www.blackastronauts.com/ @Ashy3Classy Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews’ to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site
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Kriss is back with another episode of the Insanity Check to cover this week's dose of insanity in the world. This week he's joined by Aaron from The Black Astronauts Podcast Network. This week we're keeping it short and talking about the most wonderful time of the year: The days of regret when white people realize their offensive Halloween costume was a really dumb idea. Topics: Christmas season now starts the day after Halloween The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: When white people pretend to not know their offensive Halloween costumes were offensive Twofer: Blackface and Confederate Flag capes UPS worker didn't know blackface was wrong Teachers thought dressing up as Mexicans and the Border Wall was a good idea Senior official at VA though hanging a picture of the first Grand Wizard of the KKK in his office was a good idea Time to start treating adults like adults: Asking stupid questions in 2018 isn't okay Great Moments in White Privilege White woman got away with molesting black foster child cause the police were incompetent Do You Even Sci-Fi Bro? Amazon's AI learned to discriminate against women Guest: Aaron http://www.blackastronauts.com/ @Ashy3Classy Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews’ to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site
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