EPISODE #27: The Pirate Wires crew is back! This week we get into bunch of controversies regarding race in America involving IBM President, Bill Ackman, & Claudine Gay. Whether you agree with them or not, we do stand by the push for free speech. We also get into the Christmas.. I mean.. Holiday Season. Company Christmas parties have replaced drinking with guac and Pickleball. Finally, River breaks down the fake holiday that we know as Kwanzaa. Packed episode!

Featuring Mike Solana , Brandon Gorrell, River Page, Sanjana Friedman

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Topics Discussed:

https://www.theindustry.pw/p/ibms-racist-hiring-scandal

https://www.piratewires.com/p/abolish-kwanzaa

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro - Like & Subscribe!

1:00 - IBM Gets Caught For Racist Hiring Policies

7:00 - Bill Ackman Gets Involved In Racial Conversation During His Fight With Harvard

13:30 - Claudine Gay In Hot Water At Harvard - Discussing Free Speech on College Campuses

23:15 - Hold up... Roxanne Gay is Claudine Gays Cousin! 29:00 - Wrapping Up Speech Conversation

34:30 - Christmas Parties CANCELLED - Drinking Replaced With Guac & Pickleball

40:30 - Abolish Kwanzaa?! River Discusses The Origins Of Kwanzaa - Why Is It Still Celebrated Today?

50:45 - Thanks For Watching! Like & Subscribe! Pirate Wires Pod Every Friday! See You Next Week

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