A Sudden Consensus on Juneteenth; Also, Antidepressants in the (Your) Water

June 22, 2021 00:32:47
A Sudden Consensus on Juneteenth; Also, Antidepressants in the (Your) Water
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A Sudden Consensus on Juneteenth; Also, Antidepressants in the (Your) Water

Jun 22 2021 | 00:32:47

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James Keys Tunde Ogunlana

Show Notes

Following years of advocacy, Juneteenth has been made a federal holiday in the U.S. and James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the way the holiday fits into the U.S. narrative and consider how, after years of this being a disputed matter, an overwhelming consensus supporting the issue was formed in Congress (01:18).  The guys raise the alarm about recent findings on how antidepressants being found in our waterways may be affecting how animals are behaving (21:22).

One Woman's Decades-Long Fight To Make Juneteenth A U.S. Holiday (NPR)

For Black People In Corporate America, Juneteenth Is About More Than A Day Off (Forbes)

Antidepressants in waterways may make crayfish bolder, increasing risk of predation (National Geographic)

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