Social Action Briefing: Recent Episodes
Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch
In what amounts to our Season 2 Finale, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch participate in a special episode produced by Martina Stephenson on her last day as SAB's official Social Work Intern. They commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month, review this past season, how often topics recurred, and how they have progressed, and close with a discussion on perhaps our most favored topic, voting. Thanks to all who listened and contributed to this season we will see you next time.
Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch discuss Biden's 2024 announcement, the debt ceiling and cuts to Medicaid, Tucker Carlson's ouster at Fox News, more (!) SCOTUS ethics violations, FL surgeon general's covid lies, housing first in NYC, and attacks on civil rights in Mississippi and Texas.
This week, Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch discuss Clarence Thomas, NYS bail reform and budget talks, the social work licensing exam, new NYS judge nominees, abortion and trans medical care bills in CO, MO, and FL, Black maternal health, a ban of the study of racism in Louisiana, recent shootings, and heinous leaked audio in OK.
Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch are back together to record, coincidentally after Trump has (finally) been indicted. They discuss the indictment, the elections in Wisconsin and Chicago, new SCOTUS ethics rules, the next shadow docket-like procedure SCOTUS conservatives are taking advantage of, legislative and policy developments across a slew of states, the aftermath and protests following the Tennessee school shooting, a Tennessee family improperly separated by DCS, reparations in Evanston, Illinois, and an NYPD shooting in response to a mental health crisis call.
In her last interview for Women's History Month, Martina Stephenson speaks with health and wellness coach Vanessa Farrell (vihealthcoaching.com) about her background, health coaching, challenges women face in taking care of their heart health and overall wellness, easy and helpful changes, what success looks like, and the nature and importance of self-care.
This week Martina Stephenson continues to honor Women's History Month and celebrates International Women's Day by welcoming back Nicole Tarangelo LMSW to the podcast to have a wide-ranging conversation about contraception and the disproportionate burden placed on women to prevent pregnancy.
Martina Stephenson kicks off Women's History Month and National Disability Awareness Month by interviewing teacher, advocate, social work student Marc Esposito about his background, how he found his way to social work, working with differently abled clients, Haitian American model and disability advocate Mama Cax, advocating for clients and yourself, and his family's non-profit, Forgotten Children of Haiti.
In this final edition of this year's series of Black History Month interviews, Martina Stephenson speaks to Corey Grant (@coreyg_21) of Granted Access Production (@granted_access_production) about his career as an actor, producer, and educator, the importance of storytelling, and what it means to be an artist.
In the next edition of our series of Black History Month interviews conducted by Martina Stephenson, Randy Ficklin, MSW, CASAC-T returns to talk about the meaning of Black history, who inspires them, social work in Black history, Clarence 13X, the Nation of Islam, the Nation of Gods and Earth (aka the Five Percenters), and Huey Newton.
This week, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the State of the Union, voting rights and the possible mooting of Moore v. Harper, a democracy voucher proposal in New Hampshire, the potential abortion pill ban, and the pride of Nassau County, George Santos.
In the first of a series of interviews for Black History Month, Martina Stephenson speaks with Franks Deceus (@deceusart on Instagram). They discuss Franks’ background, challenges faced as an aspiring Black artist, the nature of success, what the day-to-day artistic process looks like, art's importance, inspiration, and legacy.
Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch talk about the embarrassment that is NY state politics, Alabama's election-denying SOS, the ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, the ongoing assault on trans rights, police accountability, and 4-day weeks.
Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch discuss the new House, a Hochul immigration rights veto, Brittney Griner, Dana White, the first death penalty execution of a trans person in US history, abortion pill prosecutions in Alabama, and both information and financial literacy.
Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch are back to discuss GOP disarray while trying to elect a Speaker of the House, Biden's judicial nominees, Republican voter fraud, Governor Hochul appointments, Senator Murray's election as Senate President Pro Tempore, developments with abortion pill/birth control access, and effects of anti-CRT laws.
This week, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the Georgia runoff, the problem with the rail labor dispute narrative, this week's SCOTUS cases, another instance of Republican voter fraud, the need for Black teachers, Baltimore utilizing a trauma-informed approach, Hochul's signaled lack of support for NY overdose prevention centers.
Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch are back from hiatus to rejoin Martina Stephenson. They discuss the election results, redistricting, the white power movement's infiltration of politics, the railroad labor dispute, a foreign policy opportunity for Biden, involuntary hospitalization in NYC, and gender-affirming care.
This week, Martina Stephenson speaks to Nicole Tarangelo, LMSW about the Michael Valva case, mandated supporting, and needed changes in education to support the movement to abolish the child welfare system and replace it with true support to families.
This week, Martina Stephenson spoke with Randy Ficklin, who got his MSW at Stony Brook University and is currently a forensic mental health specialist. They had a personal and insightful conversation about systemic racism, mass incarceration, education, and related topics.
Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the ongoing midterm elections, inflation, voter suppression, SCOTUS on the verge of (again) overturning decades of precedent, and every instance of Rainbow Fentanyl being given to trick-or-treaters (SPOILER ALERT: there were none).
This week Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch discuss legal challenges to Biden's student debt relief, the impending debt ceiling hostage situation, Republican hypocrisy, redistricting, attempts to outlaw slavery in 2022, Britney Griner, and American shootings.
This week Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch discuss SCOTUS developments, Republicans' plans if they win the House, a particularly disgusting example of GOP hypocrisy, DeSantis' racist fascism, fake stuff (vandalism, defund the police arguments, and internal police investigations), an attempted ban on drag in Idaho, and more horrific Dobbs fallout.
This week Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch discuss the slate of election deniers running in the November midterm elections, the rally against/Hochul investigation of anti-LGBTQ discrimination at a Long Island school district, racism from Alabama's Senator Tuberville and the Los Angeles city council, and President Biden's steps toward cannabis legalization.
This week Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch discuss the AL voting rights case before SCOTUS, Republican hypocrisy, employment discrimination, NY school reclassification, creepy menstruation monitoring in FL, and more Dobbs collateral damage.
This week Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch discuss fascism at home and abroad, an important climate treaty, the medical system's treatment of people who do and/or potentially can give birth, and a case of extreme neglect in the prison system.
This week Professor Jessica Mitchell, Martina Stephenson, and Craig Milch provide an update on water crises and discuss 14th amendment disqualifications, election chicanery in GA and FL, Alvin Bragg's hypocrisy, and Suicide Prevention Month.
This week Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch welcome the newest edition to the podcast, Martina Stephenson. They discuss the student debt loan forgiveness program, the water crises in Jackson, MS and Pakistan, Women's Equality Day, suffrage, and the fallout of Dobbs, the recent racist incident at a Duke v BYU volleyball match, and the larger context of racism in higher education.
We're back from summer vacation! This week, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch talk about Biden's newly announced student debt relief, the recently (finally) enacted climate, healthcare, and tax fairness reconciliation bill, this week's election results, and a NY state wrongful convictions bill that passed the Assembly.
This week, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch talk about SCOTUS continuing its effort to turn the United States into a white Christian nationalist hellscape, Cassidy Hutchinson's 1/6 testimony, this week's elections, gun and school meal legislation, and student debt.
Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the January 6th committee, potential federal gun safety legislation, how a few different states are approaching homelessness, Texas abortions, and the NYC budget.
Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch are back to discuss the upcoming Jan 6 hearings, Biden's executive actions on solar energy, the fallout of CTC expiration, NY's gun control legislation, SF's DA recall, and how the Biden admin can eliminate the scourge of for-profit diploma mills.
In a special episode this week, Alexandria Hanna, MSW MPH '22, interviews community organizer, social justice activist, and entrepreneur Willie Jenkins. Willie is the founder of the Zenith Youth Program and Co-Admin of Black Lives Matter of The East End. He also is the Organizer of The Annual Bridgehampton Day. In this episode, Alexandria and Willie discuss policing on Eastern Long Island, Willie's personal encounters, and ways we can assemble to overcome these challenges through collective action and policy reform.
Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch talk about Justice Alito's leaked draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Gorsuch and the Insular Cases, another case of Republican voter fraud, corporate greed amidst inflation, California's plan to help its residents cope with rising costs, the unintended effects of Gov. Abbott of Texas busing migrants to DC, and former NY Lt. Gov. Benjamin's ballot status.
This week Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss reconciliation and loan forgiveness talks, Biden pardons, Florida's election police, positive developments in Texas, the impending hunger cliff, and supervised injection sites.
This week, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch provide an update on Mark Meadows' election fraud, rollouts of Biden administration initiatives, the deployment of covid relief funds, Oklahoma's new abortion ban, a radical judicial challenge to executive power, the reform rollbacks in the New York State budget, the resignation of former Lt. Gov. Benjamin, alternatives to policing, and the NYC subway shooting.
This week on the podcast, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the latest case of GOP voter fraud, more SCOTUS shadow docket abuse, Rick Scott's GOP blueprint to ruin America, the Amazon union victory, Texas CPS attack on trans kids and their families, Eric Adams' sweeps of the unhoused, and the delayed NYS budget.
This week on the podcast: Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the passing of the Emmitt Till Anti-Lynching Act, the signing of Florida's Don't Say Gay Bill, the continuing assault on trans rights, good voting rights news in Georgia, attempts to stop the filming of cops, and the New York state budget that is due to be passed by 4/1/22.
Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch are back from Spring Break with America's favorite segment followed by a discussion of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing and other SCOTUS developments, voting rights, the distribution of ARP funds, baby bonds, the fight against library book bans, Governor Hochul's proposed rollback of criminal justice reforms, and the answer to why Louis Dejoy is still Postmaster General.
This week, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss a right-wing theory SCOTUS may use to entrench gerrymandering, Congressional legislation passing this week, election crimes by Big Lie perpetrators, anti-gay legislation targeting librarians in Idaho, and a large non-profit on Long Island misappropriating funds and losing its grants.
Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss Ukraine, Biden's State of the Union, the recent UN climate report, the ongoing assault on civil rights in Texas, Governor Hochul's prison labor proposal, housing on Long Island, and universal school meals in Maine.
After a check-in on GOP lunacy, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the effects of the expiration of the expanded Child Tax Credit, harmful bills set to be voted on in Florida, held-up aid to Black farmers, new national and Virginia polls about racism and education, a successful stand against an anti-CRT bill in Wyoming, and a successful social work initiative in St. Louis. Then, civil rights lawyer Remy Green joins to discuss Gov Abbott's anti-trans guidance letter in Texas.
We're back after a one-week hiatus with our latest edition of "Republicans Taking Credit for Things They Disparaged". Then, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the proposed climate tax credits in BBB, Biden's judicial appointments, a student debt update, SCOTUS' Alabama shadow docket decision, new NY election districts, the "free crack pipes for racial equity" myth, abuse and cover-ups by Long Island police, and Gov. Hochul's parole board opportunity.
This week, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the discourse around Biden's impending SCOTUS nomination, Biden's failures on student debt and decarceration, new details about Trump's seditious conspiracy, reports about where Kyrsten Sinema gets her campaign money, and some Black history news.
On this week's Social Action Briefing: the latest installment of "Republicans Taking Credit for Things They Disparaged", Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss a voting rights win in Alabama, (big) SCOTUS news, Youngkin's first moves as VA governor, some wild/harmful proposals from both parties, and some positive developments our of San Jose and NYC.
This week, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the latest push for voting rights, the newest iteration of Build Back Better, reform/abolition, copaganda/police lies, recent developments with the 1/6 commission, corruption and systemic problems in society and our political system, new anti-CRT legislation in Florida, and Oxfam's new report about inequality.
We're back and as frustrated as ever! Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the current state of the fight for voting rights, the lasting effects of President Clinton's welfare "reform", the now-lapsed Child Tax Credit and the prospects of its restoration through legislative action, student loan debt, and, of course, J Mnchn. Also, some good news from the DOJ about a new unit formed to tackle domestic terrorism.
This week's Social Action Briefing with Professor Jessica Mitchell, Alexandria Hanna, and Craig Milch starts off with a brand new edition of "Republicans Taking Credit for Things They Disparaged" followed by updates and developments regarding (actual) voter fraud, NYC's supervised injection sites, the debt ceiling, student loans, BBB, SCOTUS, CRT, Trumps tax returns, and the "time tax". This is the last episode of "season 1" before a three week hiatus, so there's a lot to talk about. Enjoy!
On this week's Social Action Briefing: the latest installment of "Republicans Taking Credit for Things They Disparaged", Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the coverup in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, the ongoing attack on our elections, the report released by Biden's SCOTUS reform commission, book banning in Texas, LI YIMBY and redistricting, and the recent discourse on the term "Latinx".
On this week's Social Action Briefing, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the verdict in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, some more election results, the latest BBB details, student loan forgiveness progress, various judicial happenings including the Mississppi abortion SCOTUS arguments, the ongoing attack on our elections, and NYC's new supervised injections sites.
Surprise! Jessica Mitchell, Alexandria Hanna, and Craig Milch convened on the Sunday night before Thanksgiving to process the Rittenhouse verdict and what it means for our country. They also touched on another piece of news from Friday, the passage of Build Back Better in the House. Hopefully, this bonus episode and the supersized episode 9 can tide our listeners over until we return in December. We hope everyone has a restorative and meaningful holiday.
On this week's Social Action Briefing, Professor Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch provide updates on the debt ceiling, elections, the response to the infrastructure bill, post-election CRT discourse, and Republican radicalism. They also discuss Chris Christie's absurd attempt at reviving his reputation, inflation, the separation of children from the parents, and more. This is the longest episode to date, but will be no episode next week so this will hopefully tide listeners over until episode 10. Enjoy!
It's Infrastructure Week on Social Action Briefing! Jessica Mitchell and Craig Milch discuss the recently passed BIF, its components, and the weird backlash the 13 House Republicans who voted "Yes" on it are getting. They also discuss developments in the counting of Election Day 2021's results, the national political climate, Robert Moses, and Hatch Act violations/subpoenas for members of the previous administration.
On this week’s Social Action Briefing, hosts MSW student Craig Milch and Professor Jessica Mitchell are joined by MSW/MPH student Alexandria Hanna to review the results from the November 2nd general election: the good, the bad, and the ugly. They also discuss the effort by right-wing activists and fossil fuel lobbyists to undermine the EPA and all other regulatory agencies via the Supreme Court. Later on, Craig is joined by New York Social Action interns Sam White and Sarah Smith, who discuss the importance of social workers paying attention to political and policy developments on the local, state, and federal levels. Sarah and Sam also address the current challenges to abortion rights in the Supreme Court, including oral arguments made on Monday in the case challenging the Texas abortion law, SB8, which aims to ban all abortions.
On this week's Social Action Briefing, hosts SSW student Craig Milch, and Professor Jessica Mitchell provide an update on Biden’s Build Back Better plan. Free community college, favored by many young adults and millennials, and paid family leave have been dropped from the bill and student debt forgiveness. The United States will be the only country not providing paid leave, aside from Papua Guinea which has only recently become industrialized. Numerous secretaries of state are also receiving death threats, with not enough resources to provide adequate protection to our elected officials. Former President Donald Trump evading accountability for the January 6th riots, or as others have called it “demonstrations” and the Facebook Papers, provided insight into how the company consciously chooses engagement over preventing the spread of misinformation.
Alexandria Hanna joins Craig Milch and Professor Jessica Mitchell for an update on the status of the Biden Agenda negotiations, the Freedom to Vote Act, Andrew Yang's new Forward Party, police social work, and more.
Alexandria Hanna joins Craig Milch and Professor Jessica Mitchell for an update on the latest developments in Congress, a surprisingly good development with the USPS, the Supreme Court, the Pandora Papers, and recent student loan forgiveness improvements.
Alexandra Saint Laurent joins Craig Milch and Professor Jessica Mitchell for an update on the fight for the passage of the Biden agenda, current various American crises - debt ceiling, student loan, and Constitutional, licensing in social work, and our overtures to Pepperidge Farm for podcast sponsorship.
Alexandra Saint Laurent joins Craig Milch and Professor Jessica Mitchell to talk about the latest developments in the attempt to pass the Biden agenda, the looming (absurd and completely avoidable) debt ceiling crisis, new DOJ initiatives, and the latest human rights abuses at the southern border. They also engage in a discussion about leadership and social change.
Craig Milch and Professor Jessica Mitchell introduce themselves and the podcast followed by a discussion of two major pieces of federal legislation that have the potential to transform society and save American democracy.