We’re back after being too busy with politics to record. It’s that wonderful time of year when Democrats have to do the party thing and get on the primary ballot. So, this week we bring you an episode on just how predatory gambling has gotten and how pervasive it is in areas it really shouldn’t be in at all. AI then plays a trump card and piles more shit on top. If it’s one thing we’ve learned about capitalism in our lives; it can always make things shittier.

On part two of our look at housing all our neighbors, we talk about our personal experiences with the Aurora Navigation Center, which is anything but a well and properly functioning navigation center. The weirdest part about this episode is we know the solution to this problem, it is tried and proven to work, and it is the cheapest option, but our political leaders refuse to implement these strategies. Cruelty must be the point, because it’s the only logical reason left.

Recommendations / References:

Aurora Colorado Point in Time Counts for people experiencing homelessness:

https://www.auroragov.org/residents/community_development/homelessness_in_aurora

Pres. George W. Bush’s administration pushed Housing First:

https://www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/the-fix/homes-for-the-unhoused-solving-homelessness-problem

Treatment First is not really a thing:

https://nlihc.org/sites/default/files/Housing-First-Evidence.pdf

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We told you we would talk about enshittification again, but we lied . . . unintentionally. We pivot this week to Aurora’s failed attempt to solve our housing problem. We know the solution and how to do it, but so far Republicans have refused to do the smart thing . . . go figure. This is part one of at least two parts where we first explore the history of Housing First policies, so next episode we can talk about how Aurora failed on purpose and Aly’s experience in our very own work first, more expensive, and less affective so called “Navigation Center.”

Recommendations / References:

Sam Tsemberis Ph.D. books referenced:

https://www.amazon.com/Housing-First-Manual-Homelessness-Addiction/dp/1592859984

https://bookshop.org/p/books/housing-first-ending-homelessness-transforming-systems-and-changing-lives-founder-and-ceo-sam-tsemberis-ph-d/e14c654269cd4d11?ean=9780199989805&next=t

New York Times Article on Houston, TX’s Housing First Model:

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/headway/houston-homeless-people.html

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Ep. 11: Enshittification - Show Notes

This week, we’re finally back from being sick. The four of us passed around a cold from hell that made it impossible to record, so sorry for the unplanned week long absence.

We pick it back up talking about Enshittification in digital platforms, how it was originally intended, but also in other places we see it. We don’t have a ton of solutions for this one that aren’t “reform the system as a whole,” but the connections to the people that ruined the things we loved for so long are kind of amazing, so you won’t want to miss this one.

Recommendations / References:

Doughnut Economics by Kate Raworth

https://bookshop.org/p/books/doughnut-economics-seven-ways-to-think-like-a-21st-century-economist-kate-raworth/c567b77a6aa8a1bf?ean=9781603587969&next=t

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This week we talk about the GEO Facility in Aurora and ICE in general. There are so many things that are messed up about the times we live in, but few are greater than the slave catchers / gestapo cowards that populate the worst agency in our government. The GEO facility is its own kind of hell as well that should be tossed to the curb, and it has always been that way. The good news is there are things we can do when they both constantly violate our constitutional rights. Come check it out.

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This week is part two of our personal experiences on running for office. We laugh some, Aly cries some, and we give more good advice if you’re looking to run for office based on our experiences.

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This week we give you some of our personal experiences in running for office. We have told you for several episodes now, “things are f***ed up, run for office . . .” So we figured it’s only fair to give you our cynical views on what we did. We laugh, we cry, we even talk so long we had to break this episode into two parts. Enjoy part one, and stick around next week for part two.

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This week, we talk about Sewer Socialism and how this version of socialism with such an unfortunate, but intentional name, is the source of so many things we know and love today. We also discuss how Sewer Socialism is something we should all focus on to help catapult (or trebuchet if you prefer) better communities and society as a whole into the future.

Show Notes:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewer_socialism

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