Ep. 43 – The Dirtiest Word in America

I woke up, went off to the gym, then to work, like any other day. I imagine for a lady named Valsa Raju out in Yonkers, New York, her day started in an ordinary way. September 11, 2001 would not be just another day. I recently visited the 9/11 Memorial and it was as moving as you might expect. I met someone there. Someone who, I also imagine, was a lot like me, her name was Valsa Raju, and now I remember her every day.

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• The 9/11 Memorial & Museum

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When fire strikes, here's what you need to know...

My sister, Amy Wagner, lost her family home of nearly 30 years to a fire in the spring of 2020. She's sharing her story of loss, community support, and rebuilding, and how that experience drove her to pay it forward by founding The Wagner Family Fire Fund. The Fire Fund is a non-profit supporting families and individuals who lose their homes to fire.

Links 

• The Wagner Family Fire Fund
• Fundraiser - August 27, 2020 - The first anniversary of The Wagner Family Fire Fund
• Fundraiser - October 20, 2020 - The Texas Road House - A portion of sales will be donated when you mention The Wagner Family Fire Fund
• Legacy Box

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I recently visited both The National Baseball Hall of Fame and The Pro Football Hall of Fame. The difference in the feel of them was like going to a family reunion versus a corporate Powerpoint presentation…  I'll tell you why.

Links 

• The National Baseball Hall of Fame
• The Pro Football Hall of Fame
• The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron by Howard Bryant
• Black Diamonds Podcast
• The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

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I'm past being tired of gun violence. So much that I'm also past being on board with the 2nd Amendment. In this episode I'm laying down facts and data on the most common arguments gun owners make in defense of their guns. But that's not all, I'm also providing what I believe are logical solutions that might allow a gun owner to have a shootin' iron, while controlling a lot of the problems of gun ownership.  

Links

• Murders by Weapon Used
• Chief Justice Warren Burger's Reading of the 2nd Amendment
• The Problem with Jon Stewart - Gun Control (Apple TV+)

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Mark Wicks grew up in the same neighborhood as the Grimes sisters. As a former investigator, when he started to look at the details of the case, an inconsistency in a person of interest’s account made him dig deeper… and zero in on the prime suspects. 

Links 

• Email Mark Davis
• Cook County Sheriff’s Department – Barbara & Patricia Grimes Cold Case
• Grimes Sister’s Murders Wikipedia Page
• Murder Gone Cold by Tamara Shaffer
• Teen Cleared by Lie Test In Grimes Case - Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 20, 1957
• Girls' Mother Tells Faith In New Witness - Chicago Daily Tribune, Feb. 1 1957
• Jail Four Youths In Grimes Quiz - Daily Defender, Feb. 20, 1957
• Baker Gives New Grimes Evidence - Daily Defender, Feb. 14, 1957

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A journey of nearly 80 years leads Elizabeth, a transgender woman, to finally being comfortable in her skin and welcoming people into her truth. 

Links 

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 
• Transgender Resources 
• The Trevor Project 
• Trans Lifeline 
• Who Is Lia Thomas? Trans Swimmer Breaking College Records Sparks Debate 
• Amid trans athlete debate, Penn’s Lia Thomas loses to trans Yale swimmer 
• Stripped of women’s records, transgender powerlifter asks, ‘Where do we draw the line?’ 

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If Muhammad Ali lived in these times, he would be canceled… which would deny us his greatest gift. Canceling people who dissent or drop vile comments and perspectives doesn’t solve anything. Maybe it’s time to cancel cancel-culture.      

Links 

• Gruden’s Emails Were Collateral Damage in Washington Football Inquiry - New York Times, 10.12.21 
• Jon Gruden emails, explained: Raiders coach resigns following release of damning messages - The Sporting News, 10.17.21 
• Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times, by Thomas Hauser
• Ali: A Life, by Jonathan Eig

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Once upon a time a kid opened a gallery in her parents’ garage. Her neighborhood supported her by buying her work and encouraging her. Now she’s returning the favor by leading the way to support and foster the arts in her own back yard.

Links 

• Raziah Roushan Website
• Tualatin Valley Creates (TVC) 
• TVC ArtPass (launching 9/20/2021) 
• Nonprofit Association of Oregon 
• 2D4D 
• 2D4D's La Strada dei Pastelli annual chalk art festival 

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I recently re-discovered Strat-O-Matic baseball, after nearly 40 years. The game – and the one played on The Field of Dreams - has reignited my love for baseball. It’s also made me realize that the one constant through all the years really is baseball. 

Links 

• Strat-O-Matic Baseball
• Terence Mann…the one constant, Field of Dreams speech
• Shoeless Joe by W.P Kinsella
• The Natural by Bernard Malamud
• Eight Men Out by Eliot Asinof
• Bill Veeck: Baseball's Greatest Maverick by Paul Dickson
• Disco Demolition, 1979 at Comiskey Park

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We have a compulsion… getting more stuff. Now we pay for stuff, and we don’t even care what’s in the box. I’ve got a better idea! Plus, an update on my new dog, Lucy!     

Links 

• George Carlin on Stuff
• Wisdom Panel Doggie DNA Testing
• Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley

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