TWiB! In The Morning

@amTWIB #170 | False Equivalency

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 16:15:10 +0000

The Morning Crew discusses a cat starting the revolution (20:15), Ben Carson comparing the US to Nazi Germany (34:00), and Mike Huckabee speaking on abortion (39:00).

@amTWIB #169 | No Country For Ignorance

Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:58:04 +0000

The Morning Crew kicks off the week with the return of What You Should Know (17:15), a problematic interpretation of 12 Years A Slave (45:30), and Elon has a few more words for James David Manning (38:00).

@amTWIB #168 | Women Are Watching

Tue, 04 Mar 2014 17:17:45 +0000

The Morning Crew discusses the Forbes list of women billionaires (15:00), an Indiana mall banning hoodies (23:30), sex workers being kidnapped by the church (47:45), and the Planned Parenthood 'Women Are Watching' campaign (42:00).

@amTWIB #167 | The LinkedIn Explosion

Mon, 03 Mar 2014 17:14:13 +0000

The Morning Crew discusses the Oscars (16:15:), a new development for Marissa Alexander (38:15), and an executive's overwhelmingly negative response to a LinkedIn inquiry (47:00).

@amTWIB #166 | On Gentrification

Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:09:22 +0000

The Morning Crew discusses a very pleasant story involving puppies (18:00), the repeal of Arizona's anti-gay law (24:00), and we unpack Spike Lee's words about gentrification (41:00).

@amTWIB #165 | You Are Not Exceptional

Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:26:51 +0000

The Morning Crew discusses Perez Hilton putting his foot in his mouth (31:00), GOP lobbyist drafting a bill to ban gay athletes from the NFL (45:00), and a backlog of untested rape kits drawing attention of US legislators (53:00).

@amTWIB #164 | Break The Audience Monday

Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:06:47 +0000

The Morning Crew discuss exactly when someone SHOULD be using a gun for self-defense (27:00). a rape victim arrested to prove she was raped (38:00), and a Wisconsin man harassing his neighbor via Craigslist (52:15).

@amTWIB #163 | Unsound Meat

Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:45:20 +0000

The Morning Crew discuss exactly what is going into your Hot Pockets (18:30), a crippling clown shortage in America (26:00), California suggesting warning labels for soda (46:00), and an awkward episode of Jeopardy (52:00).

@amTWIB #162 | The West Explanation

Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:59:10 +0000

The Morning discuss Kanye West explaining why the media gives him a hard time (20:00), a man being tased and dragged off a BART train for no reason (55:00), and a special Black History Month What You Should Know (16:00).

@amTWIB #161 | When College Students Collide

Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:12:32 +0000

The Morning Crew discusses the Arizona Republican that wants to jail immigrants for using public restrooms (22:00), a Wall Street Journal editor who equates sexual assault to car accidents (27:00), and Barack Obama launching a major new effort to help young men of color (44:00).

@amTWIB #160 | The Water Burn Doctrine

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:48:12 +0000

The Morning Crew discusses the 12.1 Black unemployment rate (33:30), the GOP senator that thinks providing access to health care will just make people lazy (39:30), and a chemical spill still causing trouble in West Virginia a month later (47:30).

#TWiB #Special #Request | The Shorty Awards

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 23:13:00 +0000

As nominations for the Shorty Awards come to a close, Elon has a favor to ask of all TWiB listeners.

@amTWIB #159 | LJoy Threatened To Hit Elon

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:20:21 +0000

The Morning Crew discuss the paycheck of the first female CEO of any automobile company ever (21:30), a truly mortifying human rights violation (45:30), the Great Girl Scout Cookie Boycott of 2014 (52:45), and Lil Wayne lyrics causing outrage in English class (56:15).

@amTWIB #158 | Evolve Human!

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:39:00 +0000

The Morning Crew discusses the Texas Textbook Review Board and its lack of teachers (18:45), Benedict Cumberbatch and his family's history with slaves (27:30), abortion rates going down (37:45), and the new Minnesota Women's Economic Security Act (44:50).

@amTWIB #157 | Assata Day

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:39:10 +0000

The Morning Crew discusses the unpaid labor involved in the Super Bowl (19:00), the Children's Education Bill of Rights (28:30), the starfish apocalypse (40:00), and the stress levels of the African-American professional (50:15).

@amTWIB #156 | @amTWIB Rewind: Crack Edition

Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:03:00 +0000

The Morning Crew is out so Aaron takes a look back at some older episodes, including an entertaining What You Should Know (Ep. 121, 6:00), naming a school after a Klan member (Ep. 113, 23:00), and the overpowering songwriting genius of Fat Joe (Ep 128, 37:00).