The Boredwalk Podcast Episode 244: What Can You Do? Lotsa Things!
Ansley Hutchinson, Tess Menzies, and Gabe Sanchez from Boredwalk's content team run through recent current events in the U.S. and what normal citizens can do to help stave off the encroaching fascist authoritarianism of the Trump regime. It's a great primer and source of encouragement for resisting that ANYONE can engage in. You don't need to be a full-time activist, you don't need to come up with creative and witty protest signs — these are EASY things you can do in your daily life if you are concerned about racial profiling, imprisonment and/or deportation without due process, and rolling back protections for the bodily autonomy and electoral agency of women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, etc. Sometimes it's as easy as just paying attention. Yeah, it's a downer, but so is watching your favorite sports team lose or your favorite reality show twit getting voted off Idiot Island. Maybe take one night off from the trivial brainrot each week and stay informed by consuming news from legit media outlets with contrasting viewpoints to get a balanced take on what is going on, because this is what will help improve the economy and protect your friends and neighbors and family members from being wrongfully accused, jailed, or attacked by the government and the brainwashed citizens who think that stuff is OK. After a nice palate cleanser courtesy of customer CP's review of their copy of our 90s activity book Whatever!, our intrepid co-hosts send the episode out by sharing their own answers to questions from Boredwalk's Delve Deck conversation card sets! They share their thoughts on: things they wished they had known sooner, the best things that have ever been said to them, and the foods they could eat every day without getting tired of them. We're so pleased to be spending time in your ear balls. Come commiserate & laugh with us! And if you'd like to have conversations as interesting and insightful as this one, head on over to Boredwalk.com to pick up your own Delve Decks! FOLLOW US: FACEBOOK ► facebook.com/boredwalktshirts INSTAGRAM ► instagram.com/boredwalk THREADS ► threads.com/boredwalktees YOUTUBE ► youtube.com/boredwalk.los.angeles BLUESKY ► bsky.app/profile/boredwalk.com TIKTOK ► tiktok.com/@boredwalk.lol
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The Boredwalk Podcast Episode 243: Blasphemous Humors
Tess, Ansley, and Gabe weigh in on the cognitive dissonance of evangelical MAGA's weird (and blasphemous) idolatry of their felonious orange demigogue. Kind of makes you wish the book of Revelation was real. Rapture, take us away! They also weigh in on recent bills making their way through (red) state legislatures that are clearly designed to facilitate harming children. Ansley then shouts out patient Boredwalk fans who are willing to engage with dum-dums in our social comments so we don't have to. You da real MVPs! After a nice palate cleanser courtesy of customer Andrew W's review of his new Worse Days Ahead tank top, our intrepid co-hosts send the episode out by sharing their own answers to questions from Boredwalk's Delve Deck conversation card sets! They share their thoughts on: the use of tax dollars that bothers them most, which songs must be played at their funerals, and their favorite buzzes. We're so pleased to be spending time in your ear balls. Come commiserate & laugh with us! And if you'd like to have conversations as thrilling and hilarious as this one, head on over to Boredwalk.com to pick up your own Delve Decks! FOLLOW US: FACEBOOK ► facebook.com/boredwalktshirts INSTAGRAM ► instagram.com/boredwalk THREADS ► threads.com/boredwalktees YOUTUBE ► youtube.com/boredwalk.los.angeles BLUESKY ► bsky.app/profile/boredwalk.com TIKTOK ► tiktok.com/@boredwalk.lol
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The Boredwalk Podcast Episode 242: Best Frenemies Forever?
Ansley, Gabe, and Tess from the Boredwalk content team are back, and Ansley uses the latest Chappell Roan controversy to spark an interesting convo about socio-political in-fighting amongst groups that should be busy building coalitions with each other instead of constantly vilifying people they agree with 95% of the time. Great advice! Tess & Gabe do an excellent job of dissecting how this sort of performative virtue signaling and litmus testing alienates and radicalizes people and pushes them into the open arms of hate groups who use kindness as a Trojan horse to grow their ranks. This dovetails with our co-hosts' response to a recent troll comment on one of Boredwalk's social media posts claiming that "content creator" isn't a real job, which is news to all of us, lol. After a nice palate cleanser courtesy of fan Audrey Lucero's positive feedback and customer Kev's review of our Grievance Journal, our intrepid co-hosts send the episode out by sharing their own answers to questions from Boredwalk's Delve Deck conversation card sets! They share their thoughts on the biggest misconceptions about where they live, which sounds instantly stress them out, and the life experiences they've had that ended up being a lot better than they anticipated. We're so pleased to be spending time in your ear balls. Come commiserate & laugh with us! And if you'd like to have conversations as thrilling and hilarious as this one, head on over to Boredwalk.com to pick up your own Delve Decks! FOLLOW US: FACEBOOK ► facebook.com/boredwalktshirts INSTAGRAM ► instagram.com/boredwalk THREADS ► threads.com/boredwalktees YOUTUBE ► youtube.com/boredwalk.los.angeles BLUESKY ► bsky.app/profile/boredwalk.com TIKTOK ► tiktok.com/@boredwalk.lol
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The Boredwalk Podcast Episode 241: "These faces are (still) making us thirsty!" - Leopards, definitely
Due to your insatiable appetite for schadenfreude, the leopards are back for a second helping of MAGA faces! Ansley, Gabe, and Tess read and react to more news items of MAGA cultists getting exactly what they voted for last November. Everyone at Boredwalk HQ would much rather trade these snickers in for a functional democracy to replace the overtly racist and lawless authoritarian regime the red-hatted, non-voting, and 3rd-party-voting idiots have saddled the rest of us with, but when life gives you lemons, you gotta make that lemonade, y'know? As before — and still amazingly — many of these members of the Leopards Ate My Face party continue to support Trump's overall agenda and behavior even as they list all the ways his policies have negatively impacted them and their loved ones. Cults, amirite? After wallowing in disgust at MAGA cultists' persistent idiocy, our intrepid co-hosts enjoy a conversational palate cleanser courtesy of our Delve Deck conversation card sets! They share their thoughts on what kids today have easier than our co-hosts did, life experiences they built up in their heads but were disappointed by, and their most prized possessions. We're so pleased to be spending time in your ear balls. Come commiserate & laugh with us! And if you'd like to have conversations as thrilling and hilarious as this one, head on over to Boredwalk.com to pick up your own Delve Decks! FOLLOW US: FACEBOOK ► facebook.com/boredwalktshirts INSTAGRAM ► instagram.com/boredwalk THREADS ► threads.com/boredwalktees YOUTUBE ► youtube.com/boredwalk.los.angeles BLUESKY ► bsky.app/profile/boredwalk.com TIKTOK ► tiktok.com/@boredwalk.lol
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The Boredwalk Podcast Episode 240: Resistance? Yes, Please!
We're back with another mini-episode! Tess Menzies & Ansley Hutchinson from Boredwalk's content team share some actionable ways that U.S. citizens who are unhappy with the way the new regime is operating can stand up against encroaching fascism. These include: • Voting! Not just every four years during presidential elections, but in local and midterm elections whenever they pop up! None of this "mY vOtE dOeSn'T mAtTeR" nonsense. Live in a deep blue area and think your vote isn't "needed"? WRONG! Run up the score! Make it crystal clear to supporters of "the other candidate(s)" that their ideas and priorities are unpopular. Live in a deep red area and think there's no way your vote can sway things? WRONG! Make the elected officials who win aware that their constituency isn't monolithic and that you and your likeminded voters expect a seat at the table, regardless of the electoral outcome! • Coalition building! Stop in-fighting and purity testing! Find common ground with the folks you disagree with least and form a coalition with them to tackle the biggest problems that you DO agree on! • Be media literate! Don't get sucked into arguments with bots and human trolls. It saps your energy and makes you feel like the other side is bigger than it is. Every social platform has mute, block, or restrict features. Use them to your advantage. • Talk openly and proudly about your values and how bad policies are directly impacting you and the people you care about. This helps turn the tide as far as approval ratings and gets other people fired up and engaged. Our co-hosts then read and respond to some recent social media comments on Boredwalk's posts, as well as a recent product review from a customer. Things wrap up with Tess, Ansley, and Meredith trading personal anecdotes sparked by questions from our Delve Deck conversation card sets! They share which habits other people have that are annoying from the Venting Edition, and their favorite things on the internet from the Joy Edition. We're so pleased to be spending time in your ear balls. Come commiserate & laugh at the hellscape with us! And if you'd like to have conversations as thrilling and hilarious as this one, head on over to Boredwalk.com to pick up your own Delve Decks! FOLLOW US: FACEBOOK ► facebook.com/boredwalktshirts INSTAGRAM ► instagram.com/boredwalk THREADS ► threads.com/boredwalktees YOUTUBE ► youtube.com/boredwalk.los.angeles BLUESKY ► bsky.app/profile/boredwalk.com TIKTOK ► tiktok.com/@boredwalk.lol
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