Jess and Less discuss how quickly government can moves when it wants to, covering the first six days of the Trump Administration. Other topics include the Million Women March, WhiteFeminism(TM), Becky with the good hair, Melania Trump's relationship with The Donald, ultra-wealthy "preppers", and messages of hope and resistance.
Jess and Less discuss the dismantling of the ACA, the confirmation hearings for Cabinet nominees, Trump's egregious disrespect to Congressional Representative John Lewis, and President Obama's pardoning of Chelsea Manning. In honor of MLK weekend, we also talk about ways that white people can be better allies/co-conspirators-advocates when any marginalized or oppressed person is being attacked.
Jess and Less talk about the importance of speaking truth to power and using whatever platform you are given to make a stand, like Meryl Streep did at the Golden Globes. We also highlight the Women's March of Washington and why intersectional feminism is crucial. We discuss life in soon-to-be Trumpland with the Whizzer-In-Chief and cover why it's valuable that journalists understand history. Finally, we wonder if in this "post-truth" reality there is any way to tell digital truth from fiction.
Did you miss the first season of The Girls Are All Right: A Feminactivist Podcast? If so, no worries. Jess & Less are BACK for 2017 and episode one of season TWO is epic. No holds barred. We lament Carrie Fisher, blast WhiteFeminismâ„¢, bash Trump, and encourage everyone to be part of The Resistance.
Jess and Less discuss the closing events of 2016 (Carrie Fisher's untimely and shocking death) and look forward to 2017. We focus on the importance of being part of The Resistance, including how we cannot allow ourselves the privilege to retreat into the comforts of private life. We conclude with a call to action, and we also remind those, who are standing on the sidelines, that their inaction will not save them.