Insanity Check: This is Not Normal

January 28, 2017

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Normally the first Insanity Check back from a break would be a long episode and with everything going on in Trump's America, you'd think so. But just the opposite here. With everything going on we kinda wanted to do a shorter less structured show because...well, everything has just been so much.

Topics:

Best Buy is Terrible
If you aren't reading Comic Books, now is the time to start
Hydra Captain America is so relevant to Trump's America
The importance or seeing PoC in important comic books right now
Balancing laughing at Trump with the horrors of Trump
List of terrible Trump Executive Orders in only a week
Trump says he will prioritize Christian refugees
Trump's Muslim ban excludes countries he does business with
Paul Ryan's lack of a spine
Elizabeth Warren gives a terrible reason she voted for Carson to head HUD
Corey Booker's "pep" speech that doesn't help
Great Moments in....Black Privilege?
- Black Barber changes white guy's life
Black Woman Shoutout
- I Need Diverse Games - a non-profit organization dedicated to further diversifying the gaming industry through helping people get to the Games Developer Conference, we're developing a mentorship program and through sharing marginalized creators work via our channels. Right now our only funding is our Patreon, [patreon.com/INeedDivGms] and if we can reach our next funding milestones, we can be viable and do things like give travel grants to events like GDC in addition to the full access passes we get as part of the GDC Scholarship program.
  - We also do a weekly podcast talking about issues of diversity and intersectionality in gaming. Fresh Out of Tokens.
    site: ineeddiversegames.org
    Twitter: @INeedDivGms
    Patreon: http://patreon.com/INeedDivGms
    tumblr: http://ineeddivgames.info
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INeedDiverseGames/
- Ego Branding & Consulting - a full service branding and consulting firm that aims to help small businesses and entrepreneurs navigate the business world by providing them with the network and support they need to grow and develop their brand owned and operated by myself and my business partner.
  - Joyhdae C. Albert
    (646) 470-5351 (office)
    
    jalbert@ego-consulting.com
    www.ego-consulting.com
- Dreams Deferred Designs

Guests:

Dillon - Twitter

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