Best Danny Murillo Podcasts (2025)

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Apr 30, 2025 - "Sexual Violence as a Pretext for Disposal: Rape, Race and Carcerality," a Conversation with Professor Alison Phipps (Sociology), Newcastle University, UK 1:01:25

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A presentation and discussion with Professor Alison Phipps (Sociology), Newcastle University, UK, on "Sexual Violence as a Pretext for Disposal: Rape, Race and Carcerality." Professor Alison Phipps is a political sociologist and scholar of gender with interests in feminist theory and politics, the body and violence and neoliberal racial capitalism.…

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Apr 9 2025 - Film Screening, "Breaking Barriers," with Danny Murillo (Underground Scholars Initiative & the Opportunity Institute) 39:24

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Join us for a screening and discussion of "Breaking Barriers," a short film Danny Murillo, who is featured in the film and is a co-founder of the Underground Scholars at Berkeley will join us to discuss the film. Notes below from the film website, and find the Berkeley Underground Scholars Initiative here. "Breaking Barriers follows a group of syst…

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Mar 26, 2025 - In Conversation with Drs. Madeline Stenersen and Cassandra Young 1:00:57

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In Conversation with Drs. Madeline Stenersen (Psychology, Saint Louis University) and Cassandra Young (Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies; University of Denver) Join us on Zoom for a discussion with Drs. Madeline Stenersen (Psychology, Saint Louis University) and Cassandra Young (Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies; University of Denver). Dr…

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Mar 13, 2025 - In Conversation with Cat Brooks, Performer, Organizer, Activist, Radio Host 57:47

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Join us for a conversation with Cat Brooks on the eradication of state violence and a pathway to true public safety. Cat Brooks is host of Law & Disorder on KPFA (link) and a long-time performer, organizer, and activist. She played a central role in the struggle for justice for Oscar Grant, and spent the last decade working with impacted communitie…

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Mar 19, 2025 - In Conversation with Dr. Eric Avila (UCLA, History) 55:13

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Join us in conversation with UCLA Professor of History and Chicana/o Studies, Dr. Eric Avila. Dr. Avila is an urban cultural historian, studying the intersections of racial identity, urban space, and cultural representation in twentieth century America. He is the current holder of the Waldo E. Neikirk Term Chair in Undergraduate Education at UCLA. …

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Nov 6, 2024 - "We Deserve Better": Contesting Racialized Sexual and Gender Policing, with Dr. Lydia Pelot-Hobbs (University of Kentucky, Geography) 1:03:57

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Join us for a conversation with Dr. Lydia Pelot-Hobbs (University of Kentucky, link). Recording Here "We Deserve Better": Contesting Racialized Sexual and Gender Policing This talk traces the New Orleans grassroots organization BreakOUT!'s "We Deserve Better" campaign (2010-2013) to reign in the everyday racial and gender profiling and state sancti…

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Mar 12, 2025 - In Conversation with CSUSB Alum and Author, Dr. Keeonna Harris, discussing her new memoir, "Mainline Mama" (HarperCollins/Amistad, 2025) 1:02:55

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Join us on Zoom for a conversation with author and CSUSB alum (Sociology), Dr. Keeonna Harris about her new book, Mainline Mama: A Memoir (HarperCollins, 2025). Dr. Harris recounts her experience as a “mainline mama, a parent facing the impossible task of raising a child—while still growing up herself—with an incarcerated partner." Learn more about…

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Mar 5, 2025 - In Conversation with Dr. Madeleine Hamlin (Geography, Colgate University) 59:06

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Join us on Zoom for a discussion with Dr. Madeleine Hamlin (website), Assistant Professor of Geography at Colgate University (faculty profile). Dr. Hamlin's work focuses on housing, policing, race, class, and punishment in U.S. cities. Some of her writings can be found at this link. In addition to her many publications, she currently has a book pro…

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Feb 19, 2025 - In Conversation with Chief Amy Barden of Seattle's Community Assisted Response & Engagement Program 57:17

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Join us in conversation with Chief Amy Barden (Ed.D) of Seattle's Community Assisted Response & Engagement (CARE) Program Learn more about the CARE Program at its website here, and find a PBS news item about the program and Chief Barden here. From the above news item: "The new CARE Department — short for Community Assisted Response and Engagement —…

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Feb 26, 2025 - In Conversation with Drs. Paloma Villegas (CSUSB Sociology) and Dylan Rodriguez (Dept. of Black Study & Media and Cultural Studies) 1:05:13

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Join us for a discussion with Drs. Paloma Villegas (CSUSB Sociology) and Dylan Rodriguez (Dept. of Black Study & Media and Cultural Studies). Drs. Villegas and Rodriguez are experts in a wide range of topics related to race, ethnicity, migration, colonialism, law enforcement, and the intersections of these and other themes. Series organizers (alpha…

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Nov 20, 2024 - In Conversation with Michael German, Brennan Center Fellow and former FBI Special Agent, on his recent book, "Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within" (The New Press, 2024) 1:09:59

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Please join us for a conversation with Brennan Center Fellow and former FBI Special Agent, Michael German about his new book, Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within (The New Press, 2024). Find it here from the publisher, and here from Amazon. Series organizers (alphabetical) are Amber Broaden (CSUSB and CSU Dominguez Hills, Psychology), Stan Fu…

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Nov 13, 2024 - In Conversation with Dr. Daanika Gordon (Sociology, Tufts), on her recent book, "Policing the Racial Divide: Urban Growth Politics and the Remaking of Segregation" (NYU Press) 59:45

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Please join us for a conversation with Dr. Daanika Gordon (Sociology, Tufts University) about her recent book, Policing the Racial Divide: Urban Growth Politics and the Remaking of Segregation (NYU Press, 2022). Find it here from the publisher, and here from Amazon. Find Dr. Gordon's webpage here. Series organizers (alphabetical) are Amber Broaden …

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Oct 30, 2024 - In Conversation with Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters, Orange County, CA (Ret.). 1:01:40

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Join us for a conversation with Neal Kelley, Registrar of Voters, Orange County, CA (Ret.). Neal Kelley is the retired Registrar of Voters for Orange County, California, the fifth largest voting jurisdiction in the United States, serving more than 1.9 million registered voters. Kelley served as the Registrar of Voters from 2005 through 2022 and led…

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Oct 23, 2024 - In Conversation with independent journalist and lawyer, Jessica Pishko, on her new book, "The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy" 1:06:25

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Please join us for a conversation with lawyer and independent journalist, Jessica Pishko about her new book, The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy (Penguin Random House, 2024). Find it here from the publisher, and here from Amazon. Find more about Ms. Pishko on Substack (Posse Comitatus) here, on Democ…

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Oct 2, 2024 - In Conversation with Spencer Sunshine (PhD, Sociology) about his new book, "Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s 'Siege'" 1:20:16

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Please join us for a conversation with Spencer Sunshine (PhD, Sociology) for a presentation and discussion about his recent book, Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege (Routledge, 2024). Find more about Dr. Sunshine on his website here, and find the book at the Routledge website here. From t…

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Sept 25, 2024 - In Conversation with National Book Award Winner, Author and Educator, Jason Mott 1:12:40

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Please join us for a conversation with National Book Award winning author, Jason Mott, about his recent book, Hell of a Book: or the Altogether Factual, Wholly Bona Fide Story of a Big Dreams, Hard Luck, American-Made Mad Kid (Penguin Random House, 2021). Find it here from the publisher, and here from Amazon. This event will be guest hosted and mod…

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Sept 18, 2024 - In Conversation with Dr. Michael Sierra-Arévalo (UT Austin) on his new book, "The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing" (Columbia U. Press) 1:00:45

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A conversation with Dr. Michael Sierra-Arévalo (Sociology, University of Texas, Austin) about his new book, The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death, and the Soul of Policing (Columbia University Press, 2024). Find it here from the publisher, and here from Amazon. Find Dr. Sierra-Arévalo's homepage here. Series organizers (alphabetical) are Amber Bro…

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May 6, 2024 - In Conversation with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley) 59:37

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Join us for a conversation with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson (Wellesley, Africana Studies, faculty page link). Find Dr. Carter Jackson's website here (link). Dr. Carter Jackson's upcoming book, We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance, will be published June 4 and can be pre-ordered, details at the publisher's website here (link) or Amazon he…

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May 3, 2024 - In Conversation with Dr. Marianne Celano (Emory), Dr. Marietta Collins (Morehouse) and Dr. Ann Hazard (psychologist/author) about their book "Something Happened in Our Town" 58:56

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Join us in conversation with Dr. Marianne Celano (Emory), Dr. Marietta Collins (Morehouse) and Dr. Ann Hazard (psychologist/author) about their book "Something Happened in Our Town" (publishers link) (Amazon link). Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/csusb-race-policing Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Diversity, Equit…

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April 29, 2024 - Film Screening and Conversation: “Fractured” -- a crisis among jail inmates living with severe mental illness 1:01:51

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Join us for a conversation with journalist/correspondent, Dana Miller Ervin for a film screening and discussion of her film, Fractured. She will be joined by Chief Deputy Durwin Briscoe of the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office (North Carolina). Dana Miller Ervin is an award-winning journalist who has worked at “60 Minutes,” CNBC, “CBS This Morning”…

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April 22 2024 - In Conversations with Sahar Aziz (Rutgers Law) 1:02:59

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Join us for a conversation with Professor Sahar Aziz (Rutgers Law, link). Find Professor Aziz's recent article "State Sponsored Radicalization" in the Michigan Journal of Race & Law here (link). Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/csusb-race-policing Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Com…

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April 15. 2024 - The Police Can Lie to You: A Philosophy Prof and Former FBI Agent Discusses (Dr. Luke William Hunt, University of Alabama) 1:02:18

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Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/csusb-race-policing Join Luke William Hunt (link) -- a philosophy professor and former FBI Special Agent -- for a conversation about the ethics of police deception and dishonesty. In his new book, Police Deception and Dishonesty: The Logic of Lying, Hunt argues that many of our assumptions about policing and security …

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Feb 26, 2024 - In Conversation with Gisela Perez Kusakawa (Asian-American Scholar Forum, director) 1:07:43

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Join us for a conversation with Gisela Perez Kusakawa (Asian-American Scholar Forum, director, link). Find Ms. Kusakawa's recent article "From Japanese American Incarceration to the China Initiative, Discrimination Against AAPI Communities Must End" for the ACLU here (link). Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/csusb-race-policing Thank you to the Colleg…

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March 4, 2024 - In Conversation with Rosemary (“Ruby”) Nidiry (Brennan Center for Justice) 1:04:36

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Join us for a conversation with Rosemary (“Ruby”) Nidiry, a Senior Counsel in the Justice Program at the Brennan Center for Justice (link). She manages the program’s Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration project, a coalition of nearly 200 police chiefs, correctional officials and federal and state prosecutors from around the cou…

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March 11, 2024 - In Conversation with Dr. Samantha Simon (University of Arizona, Sociology) 1:02:06

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Join us for a conversation with Dr. Samantha Simon (University of Arizona, link). Find Dr. Simon's new book, Before the Badge: How Academy Training Shapes Police Violence, here at the publisher's website (link) and here at Amazon (link). Find Dr. Simon's website here (link). Recording Coming Soon Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sc…

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March 18, 2024 - In Conversation with Dr. Tony Cheng (Duke, Sociology) 1:08:21

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Join us for a conversation with Dr. Tony Cheng (Duke University, link). Find Dr. Cheng's new book, The Policing Machine: Enforcement, Endorsements, and the Illusion of Public Input, here at the publisher's website (link) and here at Amazon (link). Find Dr. Cheng's website here (link). Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and …

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March 24 2024 - In Conversation with Dr. Daniel Gascón and LG Freierman of of University of Massachusetts, Boston 56:50

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A conversation with Dr. Daniel Gascón and LG Freierman University of Massachusetts, Boston. Daniel Gascón is an Associate Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Massachusetts Boston, a Research Fellow at the Mauricio Gastón Institute for Latino Community Development and Public Policy. He is the founding director of the Racial Ju…

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Feb 12, 2024 - In Conversation with Professor Vida Johnson (Georgetown) 49:49

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A conversation with Professor Vida Johnson (Georgetown Law, link). Find Professor Johnson's recent article "White Supremacy from the Bench" in the Lewis & Clark Law Review here (link). Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/csusb-race-policing Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee for…

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Sep 27, 2023 - In Conversation with Guesnerth Josué Perea (Executive Director of the Afrolatin@ Forum) 1:16:26

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A conversation with Guesnerth Josué Perea (Executive Director of the Afrolatin@ Forum). This event is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Thank you also to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences for sponsoring this event along with Pfau Library. This event is presented in partnership with the CSUSB Anthropo…

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Oct 4, 2023 - In Conversation with Julia Yoo, civil rights attorney 1:04:02

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A conversation with Julia Yoo (link), civil rights attorney at Iredale and Yoo (link), and author of this recent LA Times article: "Opinion: California might have thousands of cops who are unfit to wear a badge. This is why" (link). Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences for sponsoring this event along with Pfau Library. Series …

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Oct 18, 2023 - In Conversation with Dr. Marisol LeBrón (UC Santa Cruz) 1:19:05

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a conversation with Dr. Marisol LeBrón (UC Santa Cruz). Wednesday, October 18 2023 at 1:00 PM PDT Recording is at this link Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for supporting this event along with Pfau Library. This webinar event is open to the public. Marisol LeBrón is an…

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Oct 25, 2023 - In Conversation with Professor Dorothy Roberts (University of Pennsylvania) 1:24:11

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A conversation with Professor Dorothy Roberts (University of Pennsylvania). Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences for sponsoring this event along with Pfau Library. Find Professor Roberts's new book, Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families--and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World, here at the publishe…

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Nov 1, 2023 - In Conversation with Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY, 16th District) 31:58

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A conversation with Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY, 16th District) (link). Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences for sponsoring this event along with Pfau Library. Series organizers: Dr. Mary Texeira (Sociology), Robie Madrigal (Pfau Library), Stan Futch (President, Westside Action Group), Dr. Jeremy Murray (History), Cecelia Sm…

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Nov 8, 2023 - In Conversation with Dr. Ronnie Dunn (Cleveland State University, Department of Urban Studies) 1:34:45

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A conversation with Dr. Ronnie Dunn of Cleveland State University's Department of Urban Studies (link). Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences for sponsoring this event along with Pfau Library. Series organizers: Dr. Mary Texeira (Sociology), Robie Madrigal (Pfau Library), Stan Futch (President, Westside Action Group), Dr. Jerem…

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Nov 15, 2023 - In Conversation with Professor Joanna Schwartz (UCLA) 1:04:56

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A conversation with Professor Joanna Schwartz (link) for a presentation and discussion of her new book, Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable (link). Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences for sponsoring this event along with Pfau Library. Series organizers: Dr. Mary Texeira (Sociology), Robie Madrigal (Pfau Library), Stan…

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Nov 19, 2023 - In Conversation with Dr. Matthew Guariglia (UC Hastings) 55:36

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A conversation with Dr. Matthew Guariglia (UC Hastings). Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/csusb-race-policing Thank you to the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences for sponsoring this event along with Pfau Library. Find Dr. Guarigilia's new book, Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York, here at the publish…

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Feb 5, 2024 - In Conversation with Jay D. Aronson (PhD) and Roger A. Mitchell (MD) on their book, "Death in Custody" 1:06:08

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A conversation with Drs. Roger A. Mitchell (Howard University, link) and Jay D. Aronson (Carnegie Mellon University, link). Find Drs. Aronson and Mitchell's new book, Death in Custody: How America Ignores the Truth and What We Can Do About It, here at the publisher's website (link) and here at Amazon (link). Find their podcast "Official Ignorance" …

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Danny's french boy & Marlena's steamy job: a quarantine special. 35:18

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Marlena and Danny are back with a lil' international quarantine special! We reflect on the new transitions we each experienced this past year since ending the podcast. Danny talks about finding a new foreign lover in Spain and Marlena talks about some steamy problems at her new job!! OOO, intriguing!…

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So long, farewell, and thank you! A tipsy talk! 35:04

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Danny and Marlena give a final farewell to the podcast. They reflect and reminisce on the twenty episodes they have recorded and the impact it's had on their lives. They're having a couple drinks while they do this, so be prepared, it gets a little weepy. Enjoy! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS LISTENED. Your time, attention, and feedback over the las…

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A Clusterfest 2019 Review 33:48

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Danny and Marlena went to Clusterfest 2019 in San Francisco and it got them thinking and feeling all sorts of ways. They discuss their favorite comedians and the craft of storytelling. Comedians mentioned: Ayo Edebiri, Catherine Cohen, Jaboukie Young White, Julio Torres, Jonathan Van Ness, Adam Scott, Anthony Jeselnik, Robin Tran, Dina Hashem, Chel…

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Are you good with money? 37:36

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Danny and Marlena discuss their relationship to money and all the stupid stuff they spend it on while trying to be more conscious consumers. REACH OUT YA? Email: [email protected] Twitter: @marlenavalerie Insta:

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How to prepare to for life transitions 33:37

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Danny and Marlena discuss the fun, new, exciting, but also very scary events they have lined up: new jobs, graduation, moving abroad. It's A LOT! WHAT'S UP WITH YOUR LIFE?? REACH OUT AND TELL US EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @marlenavalerie INSTAGRAM: @_danielmurillo_

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Are straight women invading queer spaces? 37:29

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Are straight women invading queer spaces? Marlena and Danny discuss the popularity of Drag Race and Queer Eye all the while wondering about the impact this mainstream attention to gay culture can have on queer spaces. Let us know what you think! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @marlenavalerie Instagram: @_danielmurillo_…

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Craziest travel story? 36:54

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Danny and Marlena talk to their friend James about some of their most wild travel experiences from pulling an all nighter at a sex club, eavesdropping on a foreign Tinder date, and talking to a seven-fingered local for three hours. They also talk about how they financed their travel and wonder whether Europe is worth all the hype. TELL US WHAT YOU …

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What is "structural hotness" and how do we deconstruct it? 36:56

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In this week's episode, Danny and Marlena discuss how they personally relate to Roxane Gay's memoir, Hunger, and this idea of "structural hotness" that praises some body types (like Shawn Mendes's) and shames others' (like Roxane Gay's). For a more in-depth look into this topic, check out the She's All Fat podcast. CONNECT WITH US: email: thetwenty…

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Are the twenties your defining decade? 32:42

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Danny and Marlena sit down with their no. 1 fan and listener Kaycee to discuss Meg Jay's 2012 book, "The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter—And How to Make the Most of Them Now." They talk about weak ties and networking, types of jam and commitment, and whether they're a sunrise or sunset kind of person. Y'all it's a good one. REACH OUT TO U…

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The Sex Episode. 34:24

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Marlena and Danny climb the scoville scale as they spice this week's episode up with stories about how they first understood sex. They start off by taking an egg-based Buzzfeed quiz that will tell them their favorite sex position. Play along here. REACH OUT TO US PLEASE! Email: [email protected] Twitter: @marlenavalerie Instagram:…

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Do we ever come of age like they do in the movies? 31:44

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Welcome to season 2! Danny and Marlena are delighted to have their dear friend, Andre come on the podcast and discuss coming of age films. To get warmed up, they play a little teen movie edition of Mary, F*ck, Kill. Enjoy! And subscribe! Please! Thank you! SAY HEY: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @marlenavalerie INSTAGRAM: @_dan…

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Are Millennials the "Burnout Generation"? 26:21

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Danny and Marlena discuss the BuzzFeedNews article that set the internet aflame this week, "How Millennials Became The Burnout Generation" by Anne Helen Petersen. They agree here, disagree there, definitely worth a listen. REACH OUT TO US: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @marlenavalerie Instagram: @_danielmurillo_…

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Danny and Marlena are ready to thrive in 2019! 29:00

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Danny and Marlena reflect on 2018, an important year for both of them, and discuss their goals and plans for the year ahead. Sounds like a simple episode, but honestly, it's a hoot and half, maybe even two whole hoots. Enjoy! REACH OUT TO US: Email: [email protected] Twitter: @marlenavalerie Instagram: @_danielmurillo_…

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