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Dec. 6, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains the Dangers of Hate Speech

Freedom of speech is a fine concept, in a democratic republic, it is guaranteed. However, some speech is loud and wrong and dangerous. and the consequences of allowing it to flourish, history shows, are not favorable. Warning: This episode describes first-hand accounts of views from inside WWII-era concentration camps. Works…

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Nov. 28, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Healthy Boundaries

All this holiday talk reminds me of food. So, put up your fences and put down your dukes, it's time to eat and live in peace. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app) Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/12310153?utm_source=youtube (video made with Headliner.app)

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Nov. 14, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Why Your Thanksgiving May Look a Little Strange This Year

This Thanksgiving, some turkeys will be left behind...cause there's a shortage and they cost too damn much. Works used in this episode: “The Myths of the Thanksgiving Story and the Lasting Damage they Imbue.” Claire Bugos. Smithsonian Magazine, 11/26/2019. Available at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/thanksgiving-myth-and-what-we-should-be-teaching-kids-180973655/ US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index…

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Oct. 25, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Why Slavery Is on the 2022 Midterm Ballot

An informed voter is my favorite kind of voter! Works used in the making of this podcast: Ballotpedia; 2022 Ballot Measures. Available at: https://ballotpedia.org/2022_ballot_measures (https://ballotpedia.org/2022_ballot_measures) "Slavery is still allowed in U.S. prisons. Now it’s on the ballot in 5 states. " Kelly Kasulis Cho (https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/kelly-kasulis-cho/) . October 21, 2022. Washington…

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Oct. 17, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains The Importance of Voting in Midterm Elections

It's spooky season and something wicked this way comes! On November 8, 2022, you'll have to vote to keep the scaries out of government and your wallet. Your vote is your voice, use it, or else... Works used in the making of this episode: “What are the midterm elections? Here’s…

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Oct. 4, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains America's Water Crisis

If you're into water and accountability, you freak, this one's for you. From Jackson, Mississippi to Flint, Michigan and every dam in between. Works used in the making of this podcast: "Flint Water Crisis" at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_water_crisis. "The Biden Plan: The Most Awaited Infrastructure Plan for US." https://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/insights/publications/2022/04/projects-global-insight-issue-5/the-biden-plan/. 4/1/2022. "Living in…

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Sept. 26, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains The Hysteria Over Hijabs and Hair Bonnets

This episode is heavy on religion, like your new girlfriend's family. It contains language that some listeners may find offensive, you're welcome. Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/11328985 (video made with Headliner.app)

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Sept. 12, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains The Killer Queen Reign of Elizabeth, II

Don't cry for her Argentina, the truth is, she never loved you...or the Indians, Kenyans, Irish, Indigenous People, Nigerians... Sources used in the making of this episode: Wikipedia entry on Queen Elizabeth, II; Bloody Sunday; Partition (India). "Uncovering the brutal truth about the British empire: The Harvard historian Caroline Elkins…

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Aug. 29, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains the Student Loan Forgiveness Plot to Takeover America!

"In a world where people are forgiven of their debts...It's worse than the Zombie Apocalypse! DON'T SAY IT IN THE MIRROR THREE TIMES IF YOU WANT TO STAY ALIVE!" Works used in the making of this episode: 1) "College Tuition is Too High, but Competition Can Fix It." Preston Cooper,…

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Aug. 22, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Why Critical Thinking Needs to Make a Comeback

RING THE BELL! School's back in, Suckas! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app) Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/10796372 (video made with Headliner.app)

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Aug. 15, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains the United States' 4th Amendment Problem (Warrants,...

The presence of the US Constitution is the root of all evil. The absence of the US Constitution is the root of all evil. The US Constitution shrugged. Works Used In The Making of This Episode: NSA Warrantless Searches. Wikipedia. Reality Winner. Wikipedia. FISA. Wikipedia. "Limiting no-knock warrants is not…

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Aug. 1, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains The Keys to Healthy Romantic Relationships

There are smart cars, smart refrigerators, and smart-mouth kids. Why not smart relationships? Find out how you can get yours back to healthy!* *results not guaranteed --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app) Episode link: https://anchor.fm/ayana-fakhir6/episodes/Ayana-Explains-The-Keys-to-Healthy-Romantic-Relationships-e1lvn49 (video made with Headliner.app)

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July 25, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains the Temerity of White Privilege

ANCESTORS ASSEMBLE! This one is long overdue. Works Cited: "10 Examples That Prove White Privilege Protects White People in Every Aspect Imaginable." November 26, 2015. J (https://everydayfeminism.com/author/jong/) on Greenberg. https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/11/lessons-white-privilege-poc/ "Riot for Me" by Burden featuring Mesus. music by Skilsel at Pixabay --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor:…

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July 19, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Why Young People Need a Tool Kit

If you're on your way out the door to college (or looking for a refill on your "things you should know" mental folder), don't go before you've heard these "7 Hard Truths" that may make you a better human or hate being a grown up altogether. Put them in a…

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July 5, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Why it's Tough Being Black and Muslim in the US

It's a special episode of "Ayana Explains It All," I breakdown what's giving me the blues lately. Life is full of surprises but this ain't one--you guessed it, this country sucks. NSFW unless you accidentally stream the podcast without your headphones on, then it's a happy accident. --- This episode…

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June 27, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Why The 4th of July IS CANCELED.

NSFW message about the state of the union. Works used in this podcast: "Justice Samuel Alito, the architect of overturning Roe v. Wade, told senators he viewed the abortion rights landmark as 'important precedent.' Now he says 'stare decisis' doesn't protect it." Jacob Shamsian. Business Insider.com. June 24, 2022. Music…

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June 20, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains the Toxicity of Traditional Gender Roles

Tradition is bullying from dead people and while you're in 2022 using gender roles from 1693, they're watching you from the Upper Room laughing their assess. Works Cited: "Traditional Gender Roles: Do They Make, and Then Break, our Relationships." William Ickes. Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 49, No. 3, 1993,…

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June 13, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains PTSD

June is PTSD awareness month, but I don't need a fancy title to be reminded of my trauma. Listen up for some things you should know about this invisible illness. Works used in this episode: "PTSD Examined: The Five Types of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder" at https://bestdaypsych.com/ptsd-examined-the-five-types-of-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/. Music by Skilsel from…

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June 6, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains America's Gun Problem

I like guns how I like packages from Amazon that arrive daily at my house: handled with care. Works used in the making of this podcast: 1. "Ghost Guns. Aren't hard to make and new laws won't restrict them all." By Adi Guajardo. May 31, 2022. https://www.newsy.com/stories/ghost-guns-aren-t-hard-to-make-new-laws-won-t-restrict-them/ 2. "Right to…

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May 23, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains What Makes Her Crazy!

I recently graduated from Crazy Town University. This is my valedictory speech in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Intro music by audionautiX and outro music by madIRFAN (https://pixabay.com/users/madirfan-50411/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=13316) from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=13316). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app) Episode…

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May 16, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains the Hypocrisy of the Infant Formula Shortage Crisis

I scream! You scream! We all scream but only some voices are heard! *womp womp* Works Used: 1. “Baby Formula Factory Says Its Still Months Away From Production” Laura Reiley and Same Easter, Washington Post, May 14, 2022. 2. “President’s 2021 Budget Would Cut Food Assistance for Millions and Radically…

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May 9, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains The Recent Assault on Reproductive Rights in the US

Molly, you're in danger, GIRL! The government is coming for your lady parts to build a cachet of babies to download when convenient to their political aspirations. We have to stop them before they force us to mass produce. And, no, I'm not kidding. Works cited: 1. “Law experts warn…

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April 27, 2022

Episode 12: Ayana Explains What's Ailing Black Men

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April 18, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Ohio's Wrongful Conviction Problem

It easier than you think to be accused, tried and convicted of a crime you did not commit or one that did not happen. It's harder, much harder, to have that conviction undone. In the state of Ohio 94 persons have been exonerated, but that is not the end of…

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