EPISODE 23 - Pod Bless Texas/The Rabble Crossover Episode! | "Never have I ever" with Kendall Scudder and Lillian Salerno | We salivate over Whataburger shoes
Like that time ALF landed on Gilligan's Island, we beamed ourselves up to the Big D for the Texas politics podcast mash-up of the millennium: The Rabble meets Pod Bless Texas! We got to know our new friends Lillian Salerno and Kendall Scudder over a bottle (or 3) of champagne and a revealing game of "Never have I ever." Plus, we join in the fun of everyone's favorite Pod Bless Texas segment, "OBSESSED!"
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THIS WEEK’S GUEST:
Lillian Salerno and Kendall Scudder, co-hosts of Pod Bless Texas
Find them here: https://podblesstx.com/
ALSO, you can watch the VIDEO of this episode thanks to the fancy Dallas technology in the Pod Bless studios. :-D https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1R6CmLjP2ce8jkvEg6WSEQ
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SH*T TO DO:
Customs and Border Patrol is dropping off hundreds of asylum-seekers at the bus station in San Antonio every day. The Interfaith Welcome Coalition has been doing their best to greet these refugees (who arrive with nothing but the clothes on their backs) with backpacks full of necessities like wet wipes and blankets. But the number of refugees and asylum-seekers has increased so rapidly, the IWC is having trouble keeping up. We can help!
Purchase items for these folks directly from the IWC’s Amazon wish list here: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RLIZWONY8XUK?fbclid=IwAR2Okcv1gLbGTrr45ZEc0IvJpRatHFCPdi_HkAZ5KebOMFhehIHFoeEqtls
Plus, right now the city of San Antonio is matching every $2 donation to IWC with an additional dollar from the city in order to provide overnight shelter for migrant families. Donate here: https://interfaithwelcomecoalition.org/donate/
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LINKS WE MENTIONED:
FUCK
Gov. Greg Abbott signs $11.6 billion school finance measure into law: https://www.texastribune.org/2019/06/11/texas-gov-greg-abbott-signs-116-billion-school-finance-measure-law/
MARRY
The backlash to Gov Abbott’s absurd tweet claiming advocates were “lying” about the maternal mortality rate in TX. Original tweet: https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1137753213619318786
The Afiya Center had a great response: https://www.facebook.com/theafiyacenter/photos/a.553841451350207/2366762993391368/?type=3&theater
KILL
The Texas legislature didn’t take action to improve our healthcare, but you can: https://covertexasnow.org/posts/2019/5/27/fight-back-after-lege-ignored-uninsured-kids-uninsured-moms-other-uninsured-workers
OBSESSED
Whataburger custom shoes: https://shop.whataburger.com/apparel/whataburger-custom-running-style-shoe/
Or get some vintage KangaROOS shoes to store your condoms in:
https://poshmark.com/brand/kangaroos
Seattle prosecuting attorney decides not to charge anyone for personal drug possession:
Julian Castro’s lead abatement plan: https://www.julianforthefuture.com/news-events/endleadpoisoning/
Castro's lead plan concisely explained via tweet thread: https://twitter.com/queer_spice/status/1138198284466450434?s=21
Goat landscaping in Waco: https://texashillcountry.com/waco-goat-landscaping-overgrown/
The Go Fund Me border wall has been ordered to stay open: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/gofundme-border-wall-gate-access-monument-water
We Believe ATX helps survivors of sexual assault seek justice: https://webelieveatx.org/
José Garza is challenging Margaret Moore to become District Attorney in Travis County: https://www.joseforda.com/