Elle Riccardi

As the myriad of Democratic presidential candidates with tons of ideas are hitting the debate circuit, Elle Riccardi from the podcast Short, Colorful + Loud joins Jaye to discuss political spectrums. What are the building blocks of political spectrums? Where did "left" and "right" come from? Are communism and fascism all that close to each other? Elle and Jaye discuss various kinds of political spectrums, including left-right, horseshoe theory, the political compass (including how they tested on it!) and more. They also discuss centrism, anarchy, and how the Overton Window can affect how we view what is "normal" in political discourse. Short, Colorful + Loud: Twitter: @scl_podcast Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/shortcolorfulandloud/ Website: http://shortcolorfulandloud.tumblr.com Our collaboration is part of the Flying Machine Flyer Drive #FlyerDrive! http://flyingmachine.network/support Twitter: @potstirrercast IG: @potstirrerpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/potstirrerpodcast/ Website: PotstirrerPodcast.com Flying Machine Network: http://flyingmachine.network Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/flyingmachine Source Links: https://www.the-american-interest.com/2019/03/27/the-end-of-the-new-deal-era-and-the-coming-realignment/ https://www.politicalcompass.org/ http://factmyth.com/the-left-right-political-spectrum-explained/ https://psmag.com/social-justice/an-end-to-horseshoe-theory https://www.npr.org/2017/01/09/509001314/jeff-sessions-previously-denied-federal-judgeship-amid-racism-controversy https://web.archive.org/web/20070930160218/http://www.ufppc.org/content/view/1751/2/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/06/the-left-right-political-spectrum-is-bogus/373139/ https://www.mackinac.org/7504 https://www.mackinac.org/OvertonWindow https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/26/us/politics/overton-window-democrats.html https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/02/25/overton-window-explained-definition-meaning-217010 Music: Potstirrer Podcast Theme composed by Jon Biegen from Stranger Still http://strangerstillshow.com/ As Loud as Possible composed by Max McFerren Jupiter composed by Silent Partner

Content warning for police brutality discussion.  This week Meghan and Stephanie invite Elle back to discuss one of the best books of 2017: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. The movie comes out in October, so it seemed like a good time to read the book first!  We discuss what Tumblr is, the importance of teaching this book, and how amazing Angie Thomas is at weaving the neighborhood and culture into this story about police brutality. Really, we just gush about this book and how amazing it is.  Book Drink: Ice kool-aid cups Find us on the web: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Facebook Group | Instagram | Email: judgingcoverspodcast@gmail.com Find our hosts: Meghan's Twitter | Stephanie's Instagram and guest: Elle's Twitter 

Live/Live By Night 7/26 We had a lot of fun with this one. Elle tried to be a stinker and make us work for our morsels, but turns out we're lazy and aren't too concerned about the integrity of our show, so we just steal all of the morsels so the joke was on her.  Check out Elle's podcast Handbook Podcast and interact with them on Twitter @HandbookPodcast 

 This week we are joined by A Handbook for Handbook for Mortals' newest cohost, Elle Riccardi! We discuss the now 10 years old The Host by Stephenie Meyers. Is it a sci-fi novel? Is it a romance? Let's find out!  We discuss how weird the brother and sister dynamic is, defend Stephenie Meyers legacy a bit, and try to decide which of the boys we are rooting for.  Book Drink: Mini Coronas  Find us on the web: Website | Twitter | Facebook | Facebook Group | Instagram | Email: judgingcoverspodcast@gmail.com Find our hosts: Meghan's Twitter | Stephanie's Instagram and guest: Elle's Twitter