TikTok Populism with Maggie Maye & Steven Pitts (EP 93)

May the Jubilee be with you! In honor of Juneteenth, Francesca invites labor strategist and host of Black Work Talk, Steven Pitts to talk about the importance and limitations of the newest federal holiday. Plus comedian Maggie Maye on Ted Cruz outdoing himself by equating critical race theory to the KKK, and the conservative Tik Tok personality who proves one can stumble ass backwards into socialism. Finally, in honor of Bennifer 2.0, what else do we want back from the early 00s?  Featuring:Maggie Maye, comedianhttps://twitter.com/Maggiemayehaha Dr. Steven Pitts, Black economisthttps://blackworktalk.com/ Contents:6:09 The Wuhan Lab Theory10:55 Candace Owens Again14:30 The Week Where 16:00 Joe Manchin's Leaked Audio21:00 Anti-vaxer owns herself26:18 Ted Cruz on Critical Race Theory36:12 Interview with Steven Pitts on Juneteenth, black workers power, and the class vs race divide1:02:00 BENNIFER and other things we want from the 2000s 

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