Admit their religion is a crime in order to go free. And angry about braces im outraged over the coronavirus in brazil the countrys death toll is surging and many blame far right president charleson are. Im serious i was going to thank you for joining us we start in the u. S. Where crowds gathered across the country over the weekend for more protests in the wake of George Floyds killing in Police Custody thousands flocked to the heart of washington d. C. To voice their opposition to racism and Police Brutality it comes as the majority of Minneapolis City Council members pledge to dismantle the Police Department whos a former officers have been charged for their war role in floyds death 2 weeks ago. And for more on this story we have reporters stacey givens with us here in our studio hi stacey thanks for joining us weve seen 2 weeks after George Floyds death these protests in the u. S. Not letting up growing bigger in some cities what are we seeing happening in the u. S. Right the host
To admit their religion is a crime in order to go free. The former cape town again leader distributes food to people hit hard by the coronavirus turned their backs to death he looks at whether his operation is as innocent as it looks. Im sumi so its kind of good to have you with us calls for Police Reform are gaining momentum as a wave of antiracism protests continues across the u. S. Several cities saw mass rallies over the weekend sparked by the killing of george floyd in Police Custody 2 weeks ago demonstrators are demanding an end to bias and Excessive Force among the police ranks that has all too often turned deadly. 2 weeks on from George Floyds killing they still come to grieve not just for him but for the searing injustices that plagued their nation. We are seeing. 6 6 has not quelled their anger and minneapolis on sunday lawmakers promised to dismantle the Police Department and start again. Our commitment is to end our citys toxic relationship with the Media Outlets of Police
So me so much kind of thank you for joining us in the u. S. Calls for Police Reform are gaining momentum in the face of a wave of antiracism protests several cities saw mass rallies over the weekend sparked by the killing of george floyd in Police Custody 2 weeks ago demonstrators are demanding an end to bias and Excessive Force among police ranks that is all too often turned deadly. To rejoin from George Floyds killing they still come to grieve not just for him but for the searing injustices that plagued their nation. Chain. 6 6 6 has not quelled their anger and minneapolis on sunday lawmakers promised to dismantle the Police Department and start again. Our commitment is to end our citys toxic relationship with the media lists of Police Departments to answer policing as we know it. Elsewhere in the city the magnitude of the moment laid bare when a protester confronted mayor jacob frye. The crowd unloaded on the mayor when he disagreed with the move. I. Mentioned were running high in c
Meeting of movement. She is interviewed by rebecca tracer. Afterwards is the weekly interview program, interviewing top nonfiction authors about the latest work. All afterwards programs are also available im podcasts. And is so nice to be here with you. Talking about your new book which is coming. I actually want to start by asking you about humor. Because your writing in this book is very funny. Would you call yourself a humor writer. I guess so. Thank you. People love to call me a comedian which i dont really feel like is accurate because i dont do santa company. I have but a long time ago. And it is very hard and i didnt like it. I wasnt good at it. I am a comedy writer. Im a humor writer. I do nothing but try to be funny all of the time. That is my main mission. I guess i want to ask you, as a writer, as a feminist writer, a political writer, a cultural critic, how is humor a useful entry. For this things you want to see. It has always been very useful to me i found. Maybe it is ju
Do nothing but try to be funny all the time. That is my main mission. Host as a feminist Political Writer and cultural critic, how is humor a useful entry point for the things you want to say . Guest its been useful to me and mayb maybe that is just convenient for me to say because that is what i like to write, but it feels like a great way to so challenging concepts to people because even when i was a film critic, i always tried to make everything funny or make each piece of writing a piece of entertainment in itself because if you can make something funny, you can get people to swallow is that they might not otherwise think they were interested in a feminist ideas are radical concepts or things that are challenging to talk about like abortion. We put abortion in my comedy tv show and i always say, i think of it like hiding to give your dog a pill you would put it in some liverwurst or something. Its all so if you are writing about politics, which is a horrible thing to have to do a c