Give The Gift Of BARPod This Holiday Season
There's never ever been a better gift, ever -- I'm dead freaking serious, for real, don't try me
Whether your family celebrates Hannukah, Kwanzaa, or one of the other, more made-up winter holidays, one thing’s for sure: Boy can that holiday shopping be a drag. I mean, come on! And malls? Don’t get me started. Parking? It’s the worst! I’ve got a lot of other comedic observations about this whole situation, but I’ll save them for the next episode.
In the meantime, a simple solution to the holiday gift-buying doldroms: Instead of purchasing your loved-one something they’ll pretend to like, use once, and then completely forget about — a boring, predictable gift like a sweatshirt or a pipe bomb or insulin — why not give them the gift of BARPod instead?
That’s right: You can buy someone you love or like or feel neutral toward a monthlong (come on) or annual (that’s better) subscription to the premium version of Blocked and Reported. Membership includes early and ad-free weekly episodes, 3.652 extra episodes per month, commenting privileges as part of an exceptional community of more than 14,000 (!!!) people, early opportunities to buy tickets to live events, and more.
And best of all, you don’t even need their consent! You can force them to receive this podcast in their inbox, whether they like it or not. Take that, Dad!
(Joking aside, we appreciate all your support, hope your holiday season is off to an amazing start, etc. etc. other earnest stuff that makes me uncomfortable.)
Here in Seattle folx will be celebrating Ancestral Integrity. It is the embodied lineage exploration wherein all the parts of our ancestry are integrated in their wholeness. We open a conversation to explore dynamics of colonization within our own ancestry and the cycles of perpetuated harm that we remain caught in. This is an opportunity to discuss the importance of rooted ancestral work in antiracist practices, living in diaspora, settler responsibility and in the process of ancestral remembrance. We will begin to witness the cracking open in our somas for a deep sense of Belonging and ancestral connection beyond grief and shame. We explore the legacy of harm, while understanding what is underneath it, and what original earth-based traditions exist within all of our lineages while holding space for indigenous communities that are actively being colonized by examining the roles played.
*This is open to folks of all ancestries. We will be exploring cultural disconnections within all of our lineages including white folks with positionality and privilege applied to the greater context of our societal relationships.
Jesse I can’t figure out how else to contact you lol - I was listening a few weeks ago and heard you say you lost your keys near Barclays Center. I happened to find some keys around there yesterday. Two gold keys with a grey fob and a ring. Let me know if they might be yours