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? Social identity theory defines a group as a collection of people who categorize themselves as belonging to the same social category and internalize that category's identity-defining attributes to define and / or evaluate themselves. The theory was proposed by social psychologists Henri Tajfel and John Turner in the 1970s and the 1980s. Social identity refers to the ways that people's self-concepts are based on their membership in social groups.  Maebe A. Girl joins for the first segment of the show ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Lourin Hubbard and Brent Hennrich welcome Democratic congressional candidate Melanie D'Arrigo to Last Call, where Melanie defends several progressive opinions and talks about her campaign in New York. Check out her campaign at www.darrigo2022.com and get out the vote on August 23! Melanie D’Arrigo is a healthcare advocate, community organizer, non-profit co-founder and mother of three who believes we need new leaders in Washington who will fight for Long Island and Queens families—not become part of the same broken system. Melanie was born into an impoverished family on the South Shore of Long Island, and raised in a union household by her grandmother. With grit and determination, Melanie beat the odds and was the first in her family to attend college—working numerous jobs while attending Barnard, and graduating with thousands in student loans. Melanie earned her Masters of Science degree from the School of Health Professions at Long Island University, and has worked as a healthcare advocate and strategist ever since, teaching children, families and organizations how to live healthier lives, prevent serious medical conditions, and save money.  As a mother of three, Melanie knows what it’s like to battle the American healthcare system and the workplace as a new mom. While pregnant, Melanie was passed over for a job after the employer saw she was expecting. And when her son Ryan was born and her husband was laid off, Melanie was put on a payment plan — owing the hospital thousands of dollars for having a baby. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Maebe A. Girl has gotten a lot of press, but none of that press is about anything other than her identity. We want to focus on her policy and discuss how the media's portraying her is unfair. We also talk about her race with Adam Schiff. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We look at patriotism, nationalism, and listen to some right wing perspectives, breaking them down, as well as some older clips that discuss patriotism. We look at the history of the two terms and ask if it's even necessary to be a patriot.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Lourin sits down with Amane Badhasso, a progressive running for congress in Minnesota, and Odessa Kelly, another progressive running in Tennessee. Jasen Dutch joins the show to sub for Brent Hennrich.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Lourin and Brent interview progressive Angelica Duenas. Angelica Dueñas, a mother, wife, activist and community organizer. Born and raised in the San Fernando valley. Raising five children who attend LAUSD schools. BA, in political science. MA, in organizational leadership. Accepts zero corporate PAC money so she is beholden to the people and not special interests.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Brittney Yevette Griner is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women's National Basketball Association. She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco, Texas. She is the only NCAA basketball player to both score 2,000 points and block 500 shots. After a Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for a drug smuggling conviction on Thursday, the player's supporters, teammates and numerous US officials swiftly condemned the decision, many concerned that her detention is being used to advance Russia's agenda in the Ukraine war. Now, Griner has returned to the detention center where she was held during her weeks-long trial as her lawyers vow to appeal the sentence and the Biden administration attempts to negotiate for her release. WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling During the trial, Griner pleaded guilty to carrying less than 1 gram of cannabis oil in her luggage as she traveled through a Moscow airport on February 17. Amber Heard sold her desert hideaway in July — just six weeks after her ex-husband Johnny Depp won a $10.35 million judgment against her in his defamation trial. Heard, 36, unloaded her Yucca Valley digs in Southern California for $1,050,000 — nearly double what she paid for it.  The luxury home was purchased in 2019 for $570,000 through an anonymous trust that had ties to the "Aquaman" actress, according to property records and TMZ. Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern who became embroiled in a sex scandal with then President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, tweeted the news of Beyoncé removing an abelist slur from the song "Heated" on her new album "Renaissance" with a suggestion. "uhmm, while we're at it... #Partition,"Lewinsky tweeted. "Partition" is a track from the singer's 2013 self-titled fifth studio album. In the song, Beyoncé sings that a man "Monica Lewinsky'd all on my gown." In 2021, Lewinsky told CNN's Jake Tapper that "what's really important to remember in today's world is that we never should have even gotten to a place where consent was a question." "So it was wholly inappropriate as the most powerful man, my boss, 49 years old," she said. "I was 22, literally just out of college.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The show where we have the tough conversations and truly show that barriers can be broken. On this episode Dino and Kimberly Kay discuss how they came to know one another in Twitter Spaces, what their background is and what this new show will cover. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

WELCOME TO THE PREMIER EPISODE OF LAST CALL W/ LOURIN HUBBARD (& BRENT HENNRICH) Allen L. Ellison founded the Center for Economic & Policy Development. (The Center) to facilitate economic growth throughout Central Florida and rural parts of the country. His vision, core philosophies and strong principles are igniting young future leaders from around the country through The Emerging Leaders Initiative, a project placed under The Center. This initiative facilitates his vision of pairing young bright minds with current leaders in the fields of medicine, science, engineering, law, policy and politics. In 2018, Allen Ellison, Democratic Nominee for Florida’s 17th U.S. Congressional District, made an impressive showing on November 6th to his opponent, an experienced and well known candidate who has served three terms in the Florida House. The youthful political newcomer, Ellison, won an impressive 37.7% of the vote with 62.3 % for his opponent. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We look at a history of Red Scares and examine communism. Notably absent from this podcast, on purpose, is a deep dive into McCarthyism and of Venezuela, which will get full episodes. We examine some Red Scare tactics used in US History, including some arguments by Jordan Peterson and Dinesh D'Souza and we look at a few definitions of socialism...  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We talk with Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Dr. Chris Jones about his campaign to win back the state for Democrats in a race against Sarah Huckabee-Sanders, who will not debate him, of course. Chris is an MIT educated PhD in Physics. Joining us for the interview is Jessica L. Burbank from The Young Turks (TYT). www.chrisforgovernor.com@JessicaLBurbank on Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We welcome in another TYT host as Jessica L. Burbank joins the show to discuss some CIA history, the history of American foreign interventionism and proxy wars, and we take a close look at Iran Contra and the ensuing congressional hearings as they relate to Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, and other actors in the drug running into minority neighborhoods in the US, all in the name of beating communism. Apparently it's better to be a drug lord than a dirty socialist.  Follow Jessica on Twitter @JessicaLBurbank and subscribe to our Twitch feed to catch us LIVE every Wednesday at www.twitch.tv/digonamerica  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Just a chill episode this time... come have a beer with us ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dig on America's newest members join us, as Kimberly Kay Scott and Dino Moore from Breaking Barriers join the show to discuss cultural assimilation and what it means. Should Americans expect immigrants, as well as non-binary or trans Americans to assimilate? ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

About Darlene McDonald: A Quaker, she currently serves on the board for the American Friends Service Committee as a member-at-large and on the Friends Relations Committee. Previously, she’s served as Outreach Director for the Utah Women’s Democratic Club — the oldest women’s Democratic club in the country, and on the board for Alliance for a Better Utah. In 2019, Ms. McDonald was elected Chair of the Utah Black Roundtable and served in that role for a one year term. In 2020, Ms. McDonald was elected to serve as the Democratic National Committeewoman for Utah. Following the summer of protest after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ms. McDonald was one of 6 community leaders appointed by Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall to serve on the Salt Lake City Racial Equity in Policing Commission. Find all of her socials at @VoteDarlene as she looks to unseat Burgess Owens.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We discuss our relationship with Oil, take a look at the history of oil from starting with our reliance on the Middle East, how it impacts our economy, and why the price is high. Plus we discuss alternatives and look at a few reports with differing views and some fun graphs.  Some facts for the graphs. U.S. gasoline prices jumped from $1.37 to $2.37 per gallon in 2005 as the price of a barrel averaged about $60.In 2008, oil prices rose to as high as $145 per barrel causing a search for alternate sources, and gas at the pump hit as high as $3.90 national average. By 2012, less than half the US oil consumption was imported, which took place under Obama, and in January 2015 decreased to around $50 per barrel gasoline fell to about $2.43 and then to a 20 year low of $2.14 in 2016, and have risen slightly since. After Trump took office in 2017, prices increased slowly, hitting $2.99 in May 2018 against a barrel cost of $74. After a slight dip in 2019, (oil companies made about $55 billion that year) prices fell sharply early in the COVID 19 pandemic, which of course was orchestrated by this podcast and our boss, George Soros, but raised quickly by may and increased steadily since then. When Biden was sworn in, the price per barrel of crude oil was $ 55, and the price at the pump was about $3 per gallon. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Bernie Sanders voters and the 2016 Presidential Election and how this narrative that the Bernie Bros cost Hillary Clinton the presidency is not only going on far too long but also is false.  In Mr Humble’s defense, I don’t think he knew the future. But now, it’s the past, although it certainly seems to be still an ongoing campaign. But lets look at it, starting with outlining the events preceding the DNC convention. Bernie built a coalition with a populist movement centered around workers rights, healthcare, raising the minimum wage and not accepting money from most PACs.  The primary turned out to be more competitive than expected, with Clinton winning 55% to Sander’s 43%, and the races early in the primary were much closer, with Sanders leading at times. After losing California, The Sanders campaign released a video statement on June 16 and announced that Sanders looked forward to helping Clinton defeat Trump, officially endorsing her on July 12. A week later, the Wiki Leaks story hit https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/24/16194086/bernie-trump-voters-studyhttps://www.businessinsider.com/hillary-clinton-pennsylvania-michigan-wisconsin-what-happened-2017-9 ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Fox News aired a fantastic segment in support of trans rights about trans teen Ryland Whittington, so of course conservatives, such as Matt Walsh lost their minds and scream cancel! We interview attorney and author Mark Berrios-Ayala on his new book "Let's Get Sincere" set to release in September which talks about allyship to resilient communities.  ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The U.K. government on Friday formally approved the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face espionage charges, a decision that human rights groups condemned as a dire threat to journalism worldwide. Assange, who has been detained in a high-security London prison since 2019, is expected to appeal the move by U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel, whose office insisted that the publisher's extradition to the U.S. would not be "incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression." The first amendment and freedom of the press are at risk. Credit to Rational National Check out our live streams on You Tube www.youtube.com/digonamerica or on Twitch twitch.tv/digonamerica ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Allen Ellison switches his campaign from going against Rubio in the Senate Race to running for Congress, and posts a fantastic video about Money in Politics. TJ Johnson gives us an update on what's up in pop culture, Anna and Hass break down Greg Kelly and Newsmax's racist video on Juneteenth, and we look at a good video by Politics Girl from Meidas Touch, but wonder why they are so late to the party... The Texas GOP loses touch with reality, and Lourin Hubbard has an announcement... ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★