Misfits Makin’ It Episodes

RTA – How to Talk to a Trumper With Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate

“They do change and that’s what these messages mean. People do change .” – Sammy Rangel

Today I interviewed Sammy Rangel of Life After Hate

In this episode we speak about how:

RTA – ELECTION SPECIAL WITH DR. DANIELLE HOLTZ

This bonus episode gets us ready for the election in 2020 — and beyond! The lessons in this episode apply to the Democratic process overall.

Danielle Holtz is a historian of US political culture, intellectual history,and US foreign policy, Dr. Holtz focuses on conservatism and white supremacy in the nineteenth and […]

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RTA – Democracy Needs to be Taught! With Timothy Shaffer, PhD

“We think about [Democracy] happening someplace else … and how I think about it and encourage students to think about it: it’s there yes … but it’s also in you.” – Timothy Shaffer, PhD

Today I interviewed Timothy Shaffer, PhD

Timothy J. Shaffer is an associate professor in the Department of Communication […]

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RTA – COVID Planning Over Herd Immunity With Dr. Sema Sgaier of the Surgo Foundation

“The fundamental principle of a testing desert is: you’re in a county and there’s not a single test site. … About 40% of rural counties in the United States are testing deserts.” – Dr. Sema Sgaier of the Surgo Foundation

Today I interviewed Dr. Sema Sgaier.

Dr. Sema Sgaier is Co-founder and […]

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RTA – Books As Activism With Jeannine Cook

“To me what movement work means is creativity.” – Jeannine Cook

Today I interviewed Jeannine Cook,

For the last 10 years Jeannine Cook has worked as a trusted writer for several startups, corporations, non-profits, and influencers. In addition to a holding a master’s degree from The University of the Arts, Jeannine is […]

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RTA – The Problem With Empathy With Fritz Breithaupt

“You’re not a rockstar and I’m not an angel either, and that’s why we need each other, and that’s why we need empathy, actually.” – Fritz Breithaupt

Today I interviewed Fritz Breithaupt.

Fritz Breithaupt is a provost professor at Indiana University, Bloomington since 1996, since 2010 as a full professor of Germanic […]

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RTA – Comedy on Capitol Hill with Mark Eaton of The Capitol Steps

“We get into this weird thing, that if politicians don’t get made fun of [by The Capitol Steps] they get mad.” – Mark Eaton of the Capitol Steps

Today I interviewed Mark Eaton of The Capitol Steps.

The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set out to satirize […]

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RTA – Make the Stage and the Crowds Will Come With Mona Shaikh of Minority Reportz

“Somebody described our comedy shows as going to Chippendales because it’s so rowdy. These women don’t want to leave.” – Mona Shaikh

Today I interviewed Mona Shaikh.

Mona Shaikh is a stand-up comedian, host, emcee and producer of Minority Reportz. She most recently emcee’d the Women’s March in SF in Jan 2019 […]

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RTA – The Conservative/Liberal Divide With Dannagal Young

“I’ve been asked over the years a lot for the potential of humor to bridge these divides and I have not figured out a way it work. …. Unless you’re someone who is willing to targets the machinery that creates the division in the first place.” – Dannagal Young

Today I […]

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