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Pete Hegseth's Pentagon has been dismantling diversity initiatives and blocking the promotions of high-ranking Black officers. This week, Parker talks with The Atlantic's Clint Smith, who interviewed two dozen Black service members about the long, contradictory history of Black p ...  Show more

We have been told the American Revolution was fought over taxation and representation. But the last entry of the Declaration of Independence focuses on the founding fathers' contempt for quote merciless Indian savages unquote. On this July 4th, the 250th anniversary of its foundi ...  Show more

With 2023 rapidly coming to a close, we at The Essential Podcast decided to reflect on our favorite lessons of the year<span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">. Lis ...

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It's time to look back on 2023 and reminisce on Taylor Swi... GO! My Favorite Sports Team! Wait, the podcast is restarting!!?!? I guess in recollecting moments and mishaps from the past year Markiplier & Tyler Scheid want a redo!? Anyways, Listen/Watch all 52 episodes from 2023 a ...  Show more

We're listening back to a pair of episodes I'm really proud of...Single Girl Calendar Management and "Batteries Not Included" Friends.  Taking control of our social lives and leaving behind energy vampires is what we need in the new year!