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Episode 807th January 2026 • Black White and Blue in the South • Dr. Jumelle Brooks and Bill Kimler
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One last best-of episode for Winter Break with some very special moments from the first half of 2025. We’ll be back in two weeks with an all-new original show!

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Introduction (00:00:00)

From Episode 62: Interview with Trey Ward (00:04:41)

  1. Original plaque of those lost from Greenwood in the World Wars, segregated [The Historical Marker Database]
  2. The Story of "Fired up! Ready to go!" [YouTube]
  3. South Carolina War Plaques Are 'Glorifying Segregation,' Mayor Says [NBC News, 2015]
  4. Greenwood resident: I violated Heritage Act [Index Journal, 2018]
  5. South Carolina Heritage Act [Wikipedia]
  6. After 54 years, Confederate flag comes down in S.C. [CBS News]
  7. South Carolina still recognizes Confederate Memorial Day. Make it stop [The State]
  8. Check out the album, “A Man Who's Never Plowed” by The Trey Ward Band featuring the song “Greenwood Mill”.

From Episode 58: Never Correct an Enemy Making Mistakes!

(with Rep Heather Bauer) (00:14:38)

  1. A $1.8 billion mistake could cost the South Carolina treasurer his job (AP News)
  2. How to Steal A Lot of Money -- Legally (forward by Curtis Loftis) (Amazon)
  3. SC Senate to consider removing state treasurer from office following $1.8B probe (Live 5 News)
  4. SC treasurer petitions state Supreme Court to stop efforts to remove him from office (South Carolina Daily Gazette)

From Episode 57: Did You Know? The Big Bad Budget Boondoggle! (Pt 2) (00:38:34)

  1. Rep April Cromer pulls the “Female Card” on Rep Micah Caskey
  2. Rep April Cromer’s mental disorders
  3. Rep Rosalyn Henderson-Myers shares about death threats she received as a judge
  4. Rep Gilda Cobb Hunter talks about DEI

From Episode 52: The Clustermuck Continues (with Michael Layer) (00:52:05)

  1. Pod Save America clip about the release of the mean who beat Officer Michael Fanone near to death (YouTube)
  2. Trump pardons upend massive Jan. 6 prosecution by freeing rioters and dismissing cases (AP)
  3. Massive Police Union That Endorsed Trump Slams Jan. 6 Pardons (Daily Beast)

From Episode 55: “Stewed Moose” (with Caroline and Phillip Dennis) (01:00:14)

  1. Gander, Newfoundland (Google Map)
  2. Newfoundland & Labrador Welcome Desk (newfoundlandlabrador.com)
  3. “Lend a Hand, Do What You Can”: Remembering the Generosity of Gander (9/11 Memorial and Museum)
  4. Come From Away (Broadway Musical)
  5. Come From Away (on Apple TV+)

Closing (01:42:08)

  1. Hold the Line: The Insurrection and One Cop's Battle for America's Soul by Michael Fanone [Amazon]


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