OUR HOSTS: 

Corinne Foxx - @corinnefoxx

Natalie McMillan - @nataliemcm and @shopnataliemcmillan 

What we're drinking: La Colombe Pumpkin Spice Latte 

TOPIC: 

Today is the midterm election in the US where all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested. Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, it’s important to stay informed and know how to navigate conversations with people who have different views on hot-button topics. 

In this episode, we’re breaking down the nine political typologies, strategies for approaching political conversations, and how to deal with anxiety during election cycles. To learn more about what’s on your local ballot or register to vote, go to vote.org and make sure that your voice is heard today!

In this episode, we discuss:

• The most contentious political topics right now, including healthcare costs and climate change 
• How to find out where you are on the political scale 
• How to bridge the gap and build an understanding between you and your political opposite
• The number one strategy to reduce your political anxiety 
• Ways to balance action with self-care 

RESOURCES MENTIONED: 

Pew Research Center Political Typology Quiz 

SelfControl App

LeechBlock

Episode 93 - How To Navigate The News

Episode 59 - How To Explore Your Spirituality In Your Adulthood    

END OF THE SHOW: 

Corinne and Natalie introduce Hottie of the Week: Julia Louis-Dreyfus

DRINK RATING:

La Colombe Pumpkin Spice Latte = 6 / Julia 

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Hey welcome back to another episode of am I doing this right? I'm Corinne Fox.

And I'm Natalie McMillan

and we are best friends confidants millennials and the hosts of am I doing this right? A life how to podcast from the perspective of non experts.

And each week we cover a new topic and we drink a new usually we say a bottle of wine.

I think now it's just beverage. You know, we're just on beverages. Now. I think it's just we just are excited though. Because it's like, there's more variety. Yeah, we really can go any direction.

And I actually don't know what direction we're going in today. But this week, you guys today is It's Election Day.

Oh, yes, it is.

And so we felt like it was fitting to talk about how to navigate politics, but we are not talking politics.

No, no, no, no, no,

we're not talking politics.

Is it bipartisan.

It's a bipartisan episode. And we're gonna be talking about the nine political typologies which is really fun. It's like a little quiz.

Very interesting.

We're gonna be talking about how to talk to someone with different views than you, and how to deal with political anxiety. Which

I wonder if political anxiety was a thing before 2016

I gotta say, like, I feel like growing up and also I was a kid, but like, my parents never seemed like, anxious. Like, I mean, they just like voted and then like, went on with their lives.

Right? Right. Oh, yeah.

It wasn't like a big thing.

No, it wasn't like people were crying in their cars after work, you know? Like,

yeah, and also my mom she's a vet. She was kind of like a flip flop like she wasn't sometimes she was Democrats, I'm nurturers Republicans. Some days it was just whatever she wanted to be

and now

now you like can't do that you're on can't do that. But don't worry, you guys because we're not we're not going there this episode.

No, but we are going to just we're going to explore how to talk with somebody

if different views in you.

Yes. Because guaranteed. Somebody you know has different views than you.

And at the end of the episode for a palate cleanser, we are playing CITIZENS ARREST which I have a great one.

I wonder if we have the same one.

Same one. I know what it is, but don't say it. It's okay though, because we both feel passionately about it.

Yes, we do.

And also you guys don't forget you can always write into the show with episode requests at am I doing this right? pod@gmail.com? Or you can DM us at am I doing this right pod on Instagram

on Instagram.

So now, what are we doing?

Okay, now this is a very you drink. It's not so much a me drink but I'm open to it being a me drink. Okay. It might go terribly wrong for me.

Well, I can tell it's not one of two flavors. It's not going to be great, but it's not going to be Oh,

it is a pumpkin spice latte. Coffee law. Kalaam Oh, yeah, yeah, seasonal batch. Says it's perfectly sweet. When I say it's gonna go bad for me is because I already had how half a Celsius this morning.

I just I'm not gonna lie just finished my latte because I got a little later today. So I'm going to be on 6000

6000 Well, hey,

okay, so yeah, so this is the lock cologne cologne cologne. I don't film coffee. Pumpkin Spice Latte.

I'm looking around to see if I'm supposed to shake it or not. I'm just going to I can't imagine it'll explode. Right? Should I wait? Oh. Oh, that was good. That was good. It is gonna explode.

Oh my gosh, Natalie.

I'm so sorry. I didn't think it was. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. I'm so sorry. I didn't think it was like a shake it. I thought it was like a like a frappuccino. Oh my god. I promise this does not happen. Typically. I thought it was like, uh, you know, the Starbucks ones.

Natalie is okay. wrenched,

drenched in coffee. That was on me. We're out of new studio. Moss, our poor guy here. He's like,

legitimately the first 30 seconds of us recording. Okay, here you go.

Oh, my God.

This is so funny. It was a you are very confident. I'm just gonna shake it up. It's like, what has it depressurized? Oh, I guess? I never think if something's going to be like a coffee drink that it's going to be like, it's going to explode. Because it's not carbonated. I got Oh, I'm just mixing up the, but there was definitely labor. A high level of risk with that. Yeah, I didn't. I really did not assess it. At least it's not wine. At least if not. You know what, two episodes ago I spilled wine on my jeans. You know

what a bartender DM to me who was listening to our podcast. And she was like tell Corinne that A white wine gets out red wine.

Oh, that's so fast.

I know I said I

sure what else did come out of my pants, the red wine, which was truly by the grace of God, because there's no scientific reason it should have come out of my dreams like that. Right?

Well, I will say also, if we were drinking wine today, it would have spilled because I don't know what it is with current and AI and glasses.

Yeah, I am starting to think. Okay, so at first I thought I was cursed. Rockhurst I don't I've decided I'm not curse, but I didn't think you're cursed. I broke two glasses in one day, about three hours apart from each other. One was I was just, this is also kind of Joe's fault because he left a glass in the bathroom right next to the light switch. So I walked in, I popped the light switch like normal and it just broke and exploded. And then I cleaned it up. I was like, Oh, that's weird, whatever, blah, blah. Then I go to put a book on my bookshelf, it knocks a candle over shatters all over the ground. And I'm like, this is weird, isn't it? I tell Natalie about it. The next day, Natalie shatters a glass. I literally opened my mirror. And you know, like, it's like the medicine cabinet. Yeah. And I have a little glass jar that I put like, like Q tips and stuff and fell out for no reason shattered. Yeah. And then last night, Joe's cooking. And then I just hear crash. Oh, he shattered are all of oil like, cylinder and oh, I don't know. And when I say it's shattered, I mean, like, that thing could also just like kind of tip over. And I think it'd be fine. Like it would completely shut shattered into a billion pieces. And I was like, we're getting the stage out. I'm passing. If you watch smile, you will, you'll know I'm passing something on to me. And now I'm passing it on to people. So I don't know what it is. But then I did. I did have a I made a decision this morning. I said, I'm not cursed. I've just decided that. I really think that whatever you decide is what happens. I truly believe that about life. Like whatever you decide is. Yeah. So that's been the trials and tribulations of the last three days. And now Natalie has now I've explored. Yes. If that was glass that would have shattered. Yeah, it would have been much worse. Do you think I should open it now? I'm afraid. I think that's calmed. I think it's settled. Oh, my God. We'll give it another shot. Yeah. It really was the shaking. Yeah, it was that was really on me. I'm so sorry. So should we get into Election Day and how to navigate politics and it's not fun anymore. It's not fun. And you know, fun. Yeah, it's not fun. Real quick. You makes my vote this this year in particularly kind of fun. What? The fact that Cory Matthews is on my ballot. I know I'm so jealous.

I had no idea. So if you don't know, they're all very young listeners. I think Boy Meets World. It was a show show. It was on ABC originally. Oh, it was about you know, Disney, ABC, same thing. It was our show growing up. Yeah. And he was the main person, Cory Matthews. And now he's running for actually Ben Savage and savage. His brothers, Fred Savage from the golden year. So we're wondering. Also, Austin Powers Goldmember. He's the guy with them all. Malema? We're aging right now. Yeah. But anyways, he's on my ballot. So that's interesting. How far I know. I don't know if I'm gonna vote for him yet. We'll see. I have to look into his politics.

But this is the midterm election, and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested, positions being voted on range from Governor to members of your local school board. So it's a wide range of thing. Yes. discussions around politics and political issues can be very stressful and anxiety inducing, as party lines seem to be more divided than ever, but never fear because we are here. Okay. And we've got some tips on how you can navigate these very tricky conversations. Let's get some facts about politics.

Some fun facts you got back there. There's not many but there's a few. An American Psychological Association survey showed that 70% of adults experienced high levels of stress leading up to the 2020 election. And that stress may unfortunately last for some time to come. I mean, unsurprisingly, I was awake for 72 hours during that

also public trust and government remains low. I'm not surprised at has, for much of the 21st century, only two in 10. Americans say they trust the government in Washington to do what is right, quote just about always that's 2% or most of the time, which is 19%. Trust in the government has declined somewhat since last year when 24% said they could trust the government at least most of the time. Okay, so I know only 24. That is very low. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. Also, what I thought was interesting, I think we talked about on a maybe the marriage episode, but men are actually more willing than women to date someone with political views different from their own. That's a very interesting social study. Yeah, I should have looked into more why. Yeah. But it is, I guess, men, men are more open to it than women are, are very curious.

There are some top political issues that have been going on. And so we kind of want to get into them. Because we strongly believe that knowledge is power, we think it's helpful to have some well thought out views on the most hot button topics so that you can speak your side of the discussion, if you're speaking with someone who has different views. So these are the types of things that you will likely come face to face with if you're involved in a political discussion or argument. And this is according to studies and surveys done by the baby daddy, Pew Research. We really need a button for that. I know we really Pew Research Center. We love you so much. I think that I do think we have to go to Washington DC we have to they invited us. We have to go I think you're listening to because they reached out to us. We never reached out to Pew Research Center. I would never think I could no won't be I would be intimidated.

Okay, so what are what are these issues that are hot talk, talk to us.

All right. So number one is the state of the economy. 71% of US adults identify this as a top concern to COVID. Americans view it as less important than they did last year, though, six and 10. Now say it should be a major priority down from 78% who said this in 2021. So COVID Being a priority has fallen among members of both parties. But the decline is deeper among Republicans. Younger people are also less likely to identify this as an important problem than older Americans. So 54% of adults under 50 Say dealing with the Coronavirus should be a top priority compared with 61% of adults who are 50 to 64 and 72% of those aged 65 and older federal tracks. Yeah.

Another top political issue is Russia. That's a new one for this year. It is Oh, the research and surveys for the study took place shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. So the statistics will likely be much different when a study of 2022 is done. But with that being said, the survey found that 49% of US adults considered Russia, a competitor of the US, while 41% said it was an enemy. Only 7% considered Russia, a partner of the US. That is interesting. That is very interesting. Another top political issue is wide partisan gaps on climate change. According to a January 2022 survey, roughly 65% of Democrats say this should be a top priority for Biden and Congress compared with just 11% of Republicans. Views also differ based on age, like we've said before, adults under 30 are the only age group in which a majority 54% say global climate change should be a top priority. And I think that is actually up both Republican and Democrat in the age group.

Next up immigration policy. This has seen a huge shift over the past year. So in 2020, immigration was actually seen as a top issue equally by both parties. But in 2022 67% of Republicans view immigration as a top priority compared with just 35 of Democrats. So it's definitely taken a shift. Also views on race related issues. There's a massive partisan divide on this one. So 53% of Democrats say addressing race related issues and inequality should be a top priority compared with 14% of Republicans.

Another top political issue is health care costs at Natalie McMillan Oh my god. She has type one diabetes, you guys. They are raising my costs next year. I thought you were all excited because they weren't. Oh, no, it is up. But didn't something just happened. Remember, we were all excited. Oh, oh Newsom Yeah, that's for California only, but it won't happen for like five years. Oh, yeah. Okay. All of that in a January 2022 study, 55% of Americans said that the cost of health care is worse now than it was a year ago. And a larger share of Americans said they agreed with the Democratic Party's health care policies than with the Republican Party's regardless of political affiliation. So people want to be able to afford to live to live. Imagine that. Imagine.

Another top political issue is the Supreme Court, in particular, the overall declining favorability of our current Supreme Court justices. The views on the Supreme Court have declined across both parties in recent years, although Republicans still support the Supreme Court by a slim majority 54% of them. And lastly, one of the major top political issues is the hardening of partisan lines, in 2022, in particular, the January 6 events played a major role in the Division of our two political parties. Didn't that happen in 2021? I believe so. But all of these studies were in 2012 Ayako among Republicans. 79%, said they have little or no confidence in the fairness of the January 6 committee's investigation into the events, including 46%, who have no confidence at all, by contrast, 65% of Democrats said they are at least somewhat confident that the investigation is fair and reasonable. And 27% say they are very confident. And so while these topics and statistics are representative of the US, they are also issues that countries are facing globally. And are things you should have an opinion on if getting into a political discussion. Yeah. Because you know, stank about these things. Yes. Even if you're not in the US, a lot of these things are applicable overseas. And if you're overseas, you know, you're looking at us like, What the fuck are they? Yeah. Up in a tizzy about? It's the nine things according to the Pew Research Center? Well, if you're listening to this not and you're like, I don't know, like, actually, where am I? Where I fall on these lines. It's kind of blurred almost seems like there's like a political spectrum. Oh, there is. How do you find out where you land?

Okay, well, back to the baby daddies pew research center up. Literally you. They have a political typology quiz. It provides a roadmap to today's fractured political landscape. So it segments the public into nine distinct groups based on an analysis of their attitudes and values. The study is primarily based on a survey of 10,221 adults conducted from July 8 to 18th of 2021. It also draws from several additional interviews with these respondents conducted since January of 2020. Okay, so let's get into the nine typologies. And then you can kind of decide for yourself like, ooh, that's kind of Yes, I sound like this. So it goes from the most right to the most left, if you're envisioning the spectrum here. So deep red, who like a purple situation to like the blue? Yes. So let's get into number one.

So number one is the faith and flag conservatives, so they are intensely conservative in all realms, they are far more likely than all other typology groups to say government policies should support religious values. And that compromise in politics is just quote, selling out on what you believe in. So those are the faith and flag conservatives, the most Ramos right. Next, we have our committed conservatives, they also express conservative views across the board, but with a somewhat softer edge, particularly on issues of immigration, and America's place in the world. Very interesting. Is that specific? Yes. Is that so it's like, you're not just one thing? Yeah. Is like there's a scale scale,

then we get into the populist right. So typically, they have less formal education than most other typology groups, and are among the most likely to live in rural areas. They are highly critical of both immigrants and major US corporations so that I get that I can see how that kind of separates them. Yeah, because usually people that don't like corporations are more on the left, right. Oh, very interesting. Then we get into the ambivalent, right. And this is the youngest and least conservative GOP aligned group. They hold conservative values about The size of government, the economic system and issues of race and gender. But they are the only group on the political right in which majorities favor illegal abortion and say marijuana should be legal for recreational and medical use. Interesting. It's crazy how specific the issue, but you know that it's 10 is over 10,000 people, because of the Pew Research Center, dreamily accurate as to now more in the middle, we're kind of getting into that purple situation. These are called the stressed side liners. That's the West.

This is the only typology group without a clear partisan orientation. Also, this is the group with the lowest level of political engagement, stressed side miners who make up 15% of the public, but just constituted for 10% of voters in 2020. They have a mix of conservative and liberal views, but are largely defined by their minimal interest in politics. We all know one of them. We are like knows the stress sideline. They're like, I can't even get into this, please leave me alone. Yes, yeah. There's always one of them. So now we're dabbling more into the left side, the more liberal side. And our first group is the outside left. So this is the youngest typology group. And they voted overwhelmingly for Joe Biden and are very liberal in most of their views, but they are deeply frustrated with the political system, including the Democratic Party and its leaders. Okay.

All right. Now we're getting into the democratic, the left, left Left, more blue and more blue. It's the democratic mainstays. This is the largest democratic oriented group, as well as the oldest, on average, they are unshakeable democratic loyalists and have a moderate tilt on some issues. Then we're hitting the established liberal. They hold liberal positions on nearly all issues and are racially and ethnically diverse. They're well educated and better off financially. They stand out for their optimism, support for political compromise and current satisfaction with the direction of the country. And then further, this left, this is the bright blue, this is the progressive left. This is the only majority white non Hispanic group of Democrats, they have a very liberal view on virtually every issue, and support far reaching changes to address racial injustice and expand the social safety net.

I actually was reading about this the difference between an established liberal and a progressive left is that the established liberal has more optimism than a progressive left. They have a little bit more pessimism about the future of the country. The progressive left has more pessimism. Yeah. Okay, that makes sense.

And if you're unsure of exactly where you land, you can take the Pew Research Center's political typology quiz on their website. You know, we're going to link it in, we always link it in the show notes. You guys, we took it, we took it took it very interesting.

Yeah. I mean, you guys can imagine where we landed, but we're not going to say right now, but, you know, to each to weakness, chisel, as we like to say.

Okay, so let's say we're in a room, we've got a one and a nine. How do we how do we talk to somebody on a different political type?

Yes, yes, yes, yes. Well, that Freeman, who teaches conflict management at Columbia University notes that even before engaging in a conversation with someone who disagrees with you, everyone has to swallow a bitter pill, which is especially difficult for those who think data will save the day. You have to forget the facts. Okay. Facts are actually a trap, says Freeman, they're not a gateway, and you want to as much as possible, avoid arguing facts, which is insane. That's where we're at now, but right, it's hard, I guess, you know, people get their information in different places. Yeah, I see different facts from different things. If you're going there, it's gonna be

Yes, hard facts have been argued. Yes, unfortunately, unfortunately,

instead, argument experts say building an understanding between you and your political opposite by following a several step process is the best way to go. The steps are remarkably similar, but have different naming techniques to help people remember them. So Freeman calls them the three P's. Step one is paraphrase.

So paraphrasing, it's crucial that to people who are arguing really understand where their differences lie. So when a loved one brings up an opinion that you find repugnant, the best way to make sure you're actually hearing Write is to paraphrase what you think he or she is saying and sum it up so accurately that, as Freeman says, quote, they say, exactly, you said it better than I could. This will require you to be much more curious than furious. That is a key right there. Don't let your emotions get the best of you. Yes. So don't fall into the old political trap of shading what the person says to make it seem preposterous or evil, because that will make you a defender. And yeah, it's just gonna go, it's gonna. We're curious, but like how you said, okay, so you're saying, Well, yeah, is this joy? Because then if they're like, that is not what I'm saying. Yeah. But then they're also like, Okay, you heard me. Exactly. And people want to feel hurt. Yes. And they also want to be praised. Yes. Which is step two, praise. So try to find some common ground. This may be a very small patch of earth, but that's okay. When you're feeling stuck, fall back on the I agree, this is a difficult issue, response or find something else to endorse about the other person, you know, maybe endorse a value or like a common goal, or maybe you just have to be like, I know, you're a wonderful loving person or like, but I think also like finding that like, we both want this. Yes. It's sort of an agree to disagree from a very loving plant can do that. You can, yes, you know, wow, we really don't agree on Yeah, like, when we really don't agree here, right? Yeah. So the third P is pivot pivot, I'm thinking about friends that episode where they're moving the couch.

Okay, so pivoting. Once you've established that you've heard your loved one and acknowledged your shared humanity, you can see if they're willing to hear you. This is called pivoting and it involves indicating that you are about to offer a different perspective. First, ensure that the person you're disagreeing with really does want to hear what you want to say. Otherwise, the next step is pointless. If they don't want to hear it, then that's a nice easy exit to off ramp, the discussion, changed the subject, refresh your drink. Or if you're in like a virtual meeting, excuse yourself for household duties or technical issue, just be like, Oh, my Zoom cut out? Yeah.

Oh, the little trick is that you can if you're on the phone, go on airplane mode did did not tell you that one. Yeah. Drop call drops. Oh, last year. Now I'm going through the can Yeah. Me.

And then fourth step, although he said the three P's. So I don't know why there's a fourth or so forth. And it's offer perspective.

Yeah, so facts have no feelings. They're really easy to dismiss personal stories or experiences are a whole different ballgame. Oh, this the fourth P is if you can pivot. Oh, okay. So like if a go to step two. So, personal stories or experiences are a whole different ballgame. So this is not a well, I worked a lot more with immigrants than you have type of experience, either. It's more how a certain issue has affected you personally, like, my business was going backwards with all of those regulations, or I'm stuck in a job I hate because I have no other healthcare options. That way people can see that they are not just arguing about how vile any given politician is. They will also be reminded that people have deeply felt reasons for the way that they think so it's giving you know, Natalie, you're such a great example of how the healthcare system affects you. Yeah, type one diabetic like your medication is is so expensive. And so that goes a lot longer than being like these are the facts about the health person right

and I hate this particular politician because he did X y&z It's like, it's very easy to just like, do a headline. But if you kind of humanize it and say, it's affecting me in this way, you put a face to the issue. Exactly. Now, let's get into political anxiety. Yes, it's an anxious day. Today, we're all voting, and

there's a lot of uncertainty. So the number one tip here is to limit your intake of news and social media. If you're feeling distressed by what's in the media, you got to limit your consumption of Facebook, Twitter, and any other social media sources. It also includes watching and reading the news. There are apps and websites like leech block or self control that can help you by temporarily blocking access to social media or certain websites. So get outside if you can. Yeah, and it's tricky too, because I think we've all been in this space where it's like, well, I have to be informed.

And you can be an informed voter and then leave it, leave it, leave it at the polling station

even, you know Oh, you know what I mean? You can you can cut yourself off from it when you don't need it all the time.

Another way to deal with political anxiety is to maintain your routine, and engage in healthy activities. Try to strike a balance between keeping up with the current events, and going about your daily life. Basic acts of self care can make a real difference during times of stress. So taking breaks while studying, connect more with your family and your friends. Take on fewer commitments engage maybe in like a spiritual or religious practice. Like I said, go for a walk, it really solves everything. Just find what feels nurturing for you and do that, yes,

kind of off the back of that is to practice relaxation. So try self soothing strategies like walking, meditating, breathing, exercise, listening to your favorite music, whatever you find helpful, yes. And then on the opposite spectrum of that get active.

All right. When we feel powerless, it's really important to find ways to have a voice. So you might get involved in forms of activism, joining organizations, attend events, talk to others about what you value or work to protect other people's rights. Consider how you might balance action with press. Sometimes you're like, I'm powerless, it's like, go out and do something, you know, like, join something. Yeah. And it makes you feel like you have some control. Yeah, yeah. Because a lot of the anxiety I think, is from like, these people are running our country and like, I just feel stuck here. So like, I'm gonna get out there. Yeah, you know.

And lastly, vote. The ultimate power move is to exercise your right to vote, you can find all the information you need on www.vote.org. We are not sponsored by them. But it sounds like we are. Remember those commercials that were like Rock the Vote or whatever. So remember, don't do those anymore. But on vote.org You can check your registration. You can register to vote, get election reminders, find your local polling station or located Dropbox. I love the Dropbox. That's what I've been doing. Yeah. Now I'm a male in voter. Yes. Well, I think in California, everybody. Oh, yeah, we are. I love it. That's great. Well, we hope you guys learn more about how to navigate politics, how to find where you land on the political spectrum, and how to overcome political anxiety. So rough day, treat yourself get a little snack, get some wine, or you can have what Natalie and I have been drinking, which is the pumpkin spice latte from logs. So not why don't you introduce our hottie of the week?

Oh my god. I love our hottie of the we love her. Julia Louie Dreyfus,

this she is so awesome. And we chose her obviously because she was on Veep. And she won like a million Emmys for that and he's the funniest just never seen it. And I'm like, Okay, we need to watch it because we watch all 30 Rock together. And I'm like, if you like 30 You're like, Oh, you'll love Yeah, and Tony Hale in that show is so funny. He's hilarious. Him in that show and in Arrested Development. He's so good. Okay, so let's I'm gonna take another sip. No, it really it is this needs to be on ice. Maybe it's gonna I'm not a coffee drinker. And I don't know, like what's good or not, but like, I don't mind it. It's not too sweet or dry. Like, I yeah, I would give it if you're like a coffee drinker. It's probably like a 505. It's like, not bad is not good. It's like it would get you where you need to go. Right? Like, I'm not gonna go buy these again. But like, I won't finish it because I'll have a heart attack thing. But if I wasn't so caffeine sensitive, I probably would finish it. Yeah. So I'm gonna give it a seven. Okay, as a non coffee drinker. I think that's great. Or maybe it's better because I shook it up. If you shake it up, wait. Okay. And okay, so that's a six out of Julia Louis.

All right. This is the part of the episode where we play a little wrap up game. And this week, we're playing CITIZENS ARREST and I feeling Natalie and I have exactly the same Well, I think we do too. But I have an extra one in case we have the same one. Well, you know, you know, mine is is it the person that sold our email address? Oh, no. Oh, okay. Then I don't know what your let me. Let me pull it up. Here we go. Here is my CITIZENS ARREST. I'm not going to say anything. I'm just going to read. Okay.

We've reached out 14 times about Barack Obama's plea to save our house majority. This is how important it is. We urgent we are urgently calling on you to rush in $15 before midnight so we can save our Democratic House majority. Hey, let me just break this down. I'm not gonna hide the fact that I'm a Democrat. Okay. As people know that I'm a Democrat, I don't care where you are. I am. So I've donated right. When I donated I sold my soul. These people that whatever their marketing campaign is like, how are we gonna get donations? They've taken the most desperate, insane calls to actions. They'll be like Nancy Pelosi, I'm pleased I'm Yeah. Begging I'm on my knees begging you to donate $15 I'm like Nancy Pelosi for $15 As you know, and they just got to be bad if $15 that badly I think that's what I think they've decided like let's let's make it seem like it is do or die like like we are floundering all caps and I just my response to the one that says we've reached out in all caps 14 times. I know you have because I've been getting them. I just wrote start saying Did you say stop in our cap? I did. Because usually that will actually I've had the thing about those two is like, you have to if you unsubscribe from one you get another one from some other person that's begging you for $15 It's like in say insane, but you get I don't get the texts you get I got the tags. I get some emails from people I don't even know I'm saying here's another one. Gabby Giffords for Mark Kelly. US senator. 11 years ago, I was shot. I'm just like, come on. No, like this is insane. But like she was like I was shot 11 years ago. Give me $15 Can you chip in $3 $3 It's just Oh, my and I you know, like I only say this because I know that. It's not obvious, right? Firstly, Emily, it's some marketing thing that they think is gonna help and it is so intense. Was it your grandma? Or was it my grandma who thought that Barack Obama was personally sending her letters and finding them was yours?

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she was very excited about it. My grandmother did not vote for Barack Obama will tell you that. Because, you know, he sends like the letters and it's like, signed. Oh, I really thought it was signed. It's like printed. I was like refrigerator magnet. Okay, so my CITIZENS ARREST also has to do with emails. It's whoever sold the am I doing this by email to a spam company? Oh, yeah. Get I just got one like 14 emails a day just got one and you cannot get more done like we we can't because they're all from different things. I've tried to unsubscribe it's impossible. Is there they just changed the email address. Yeah, send it to us from but they logged our name is Susan. Yes. It thinks her name Susan. It's a lot of car insurance stuff for her car insurance. Oh, there's like a medical insurance thing. Maybe. Oh, yeah, we just got one your burial insurance. Oh, okay. And so yeah, we get to get quite a few of those. So I'm gonna rest whoever did that. Because Tesla, sometimes I open my phone and it says I have like 28 emails and I look in like 15 of them are just spam from for the right now. I think I think the moral of our citizens arrest is like we need less spam. We do less on the emails and the texts. I mean, it's just insane harass we really are what you guys if you liked this episode, we actually have similar Episodes Episode 93 is how to navigate the news. More specifically, we also have episode 59 on how to explore not your political affiliation but your spiritual affiliation in your adulthood which could be another fun thing to explore at this time Yeah, because it's also like a similar that we had a quiz on that one that was Research Center also has a spiritual typology quiz which is also really fun yeah, there's Natalie got like full on Oh, mine was like, fate and worse. And I was like, oh shit. Yeah, I was like one level down. On mine was like way on the outskirts. Episode and you guys can always write into the show with episode requests or advice requests and am I doing this right pod@gmail.com Or like we said, Just DM us at am I doing this right pod? And we will be back next week with another episode

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