$6.99 Live #06 w/Tricia Kim | Rachel Dolezal 2.0, Unemployment, Goodbye Michael 😭

$6.99 Live episode #06! This week we talk about the Jessica Krug scandal, The Whitney canceling an exhibit after Black Artist called out their underhanded dealings, the future of unemployment, what is next after you take down a racist statue, and Michael says goodbye one last time.

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News round-up:

Jessica Krug, self-proclaimed unrepentant and unreformed child of the hood, gets exposed as a white woman from Kansas aka Rachel Dolezal 2.0?

Whitney Cancels Exhibition after Black artists calls out the museum for underhanded dealings in acquiring art from featured artists.

Host Segments:

Jaeki’s Pocket Watch - Jaeki leads the team in a discussion about the changing nature of work and the struggles employees in service jobs face as technology is introduced in the workplace at an accelerated rate. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/business/economy/service-economy-workers.html

Guest Segment: Monuments & Public Spaces - Our guest Tricia Kim discusses the national reckoning with our public spaces and how statues of figures associated with racism have been taken down. As people celebrate, what comes next? How do we use public spaces and monuments? https://calderamag.com/editorial/unmaking-monuments-moving-towards-justice

Who the F is Michael - Michael talks about how he joined the podcast after meeting Jaeki. Now two years later he is sadly leaving the show. We like to thank him for all the work he has done to build the podcast to what it is today.

Shouts of the Week

Michael -  Send Chinatown Love Food Crawl & 46 Mott https://www.sendchinatownlove.com/food-crawl.html

Jaeki - Our producer Michael Ken Stewart

Tricia - A Place to Visit  https://www.artwithjip.com/

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Hosted by Jaeki Cho, Michael Stewart, Tricia Kim

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