It’s Caissie’s 25th wedding anniversary and while she’s not doing the best job of celebrating it, Busy IS celebrating the one year anniversary of the day she fell down her stairs and almost died. The downward spiral she’s been experiencing since has her wondering if she fell through some kind of portal that she’s just now coming out of. In fact, she’s calling for the new year to start immediately. Then, comedian, actor and author, Aparna Nancherla, pops by to talk about her new book “Unreliable Narrator” and without even knowing portals had already been discussed, also talks about her brush with a portal to another dimension. Was it all a freaky coincidence? You tell us! LISTEN HERE!!!
P.S. Somebody spent waaayyyy too long making this photo today. Way too long.
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Caissie, if you don't like portals don't visit any Meow Wolf installations - https://meowwolf.com/ - they are full of portals and you don't know where you are going!
I was surprised to hear you both agree that beyond listening to people and making donations and phone calls, there was nothing you could do about the worsening situation in Israel/Gaza. You could interview someone from a campaigning organisation like If Not Now or Dissenters or a non-profit like IMEU. You could remind others that it isn’t antisemitic and doesn’t mean you support Hamas’ violence if you criticise the right-wing genocidal government of Israel. You could post a template and contact details for elected representatives so people can call or email and demand a ceasefire. You could use social media to link to journalists and citizens documenting conditions in Palestine. If you’re worried about the (sadly very real) threat of losing job opportunities or sponsors, you could put on a mask and protest, take part in BDS efforts and follow writer and anti-racist campaigner Ijeoma Oluo, who is curating trusted sources of information and providing important historical context on Instagram. None of it is enough and it’s no wonder many of us feel helpless, but it’s something.