Episode 5: Real Klansman, Fake George Takei, Social Justice, Geekdom

This episode features two clips from Episode 5 & Episode 9, respectively, of "The Hate Project".  Ep. 5 features a phone conversation with a friend named Roman in which we touch on social justice, the sources of our own anger, why the right-wing gets its way, my experience growing up Indian in Texas.

Episode 9 features a phone call from a real member of the Ku Klux Klan, the first call of many throughout "The Hate Project". Before that, it's a phone call from someone impersonating George Takei.  To complicate matters, someone who hosts a show called "Michigan Radio Geeks" calls in and tries to bond with fake Takei while I try to facilitate a conversation with the klansman.  I offer commentary and reflection before and after these phone calls. 

References from episode:

Accidental Curiosity:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7fh5J_mo5E 

NPR & Jason Kessler treatment:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2018/08/11/npr-teaches-listeners-on-the-proper-care-and-feeding-of-white-nationalists/?utm_term=.bae9c032a76e&wpisrc=nl_most&wpmm=1

Klansman at the African-American Museum: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/10/us/kkk-imperial-wizard-charlottesville/index.html

Missouri Republican:  https://www.jta.org/2018/08/10/top-headlines/missouri-republican-said-hitler-right-wins-state-house-primary#.W22-HRCgSac.twitter

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