Roo Report: Recent Episodes
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The Roo Report is a UMKC student-ran podcast where we discuss the latest news from the paper, campus and Kansas City.
On this week show, Lawrence, Tom, and Sylvia respond to PragerU, TPUSA and Will Witt's lies about the contents of his speech. Now you can tell us what he meant.
On this week show, Lawrence, Tom, and Sylvia respond to TPUSA's social media attacks by none other than their VP and their failed attempts at deploying stochastic terrorism.
On this week's show, Sylvia, Tom and Lawrence discuss the NFL saga of John Gruden and his racist and discriminatory animus exposed via email leaks, Conservatives brain aneurysm over reformed segregationist President Biden being the 1st U.S. President to acknowledge Indigenous peoples day instead of the historical fairy tale of Christopher Columbus and the epidemic of police terrorism and how that correlates with white supremacy,
On this bonus clip from Episode 6, Tom and Lawrence breakdown Will Witt's speech and how it correlates with Italian philosopher Umberto Eco's classic work titled "Ur-Fascism" and his 14 tenets of all totalitarian regimes.
On this week's show, Lawrence, Tom and Sylvia speak on sudden outbreak of overt racism in public schools locally, our thoughts about UMKC hosting PragerU and TPUSA's latest cornball Will Witt for a contemporary Nazi rally at Pierson Hall, Governor Parsons execution of disabled inmate Ernest Johnson and Facebook's latest bombshell scandal and social media's role in weakening democracy and public consensus.
On this week's show, Tom, Sylvia, and Lawrence talk about the New Conservative Push in Kansas City to recall Mayor; How theGreat Replacement Theory is now Mainstream Conservative Ideology; and how the Gabby Petino case sparks greater conversation about how America promotes rape culture and we really treat our women
On this week's show, we are going to talk about the results of the JFJ6 rally over the past weekend, the Nikki Minaj twitter Covid misinformation fiasco, Tucker is at it again with more misinformation about the vaccine and this time it's about the military, TPUSA and PragerU infiltration of UMKC with the tired billionaire funded PR talking points via Will Witt's book signing in October and social media's (specifically FB and Insta) role in depression and many mental health issues with young people and Marjorie Taylor Greene’s new fascist campaign add.
On this week's show, we are going to talk about the Chiefs comeback win over the Browns on Sunday plus preview this week's Sunday Night game versus the Ravens, The egregiousness of our two tiered criminal justice system by using the local case of Kevin Strickland who is an innocent man that was falsely convicted of murder and has been in prison for 42 years, how the California recall gubernatorial election is part of the broader 2022 voter outreach strategy and how it fits the narrative of the election fraud BIG LIE plus insurrection and the outrage from the right about the recent vaccine mandate.
On episode two of this season, the RooReport crew interviewed SGA Vice President Abigail Weiler and SGA Director of Internal Affairs Malavika Rajaram about RooPantry, a free resource for students to get everything from food to financial literacy classes. Then in the second segment of the show we all talked the Chiefs preview, Gop anti-science death cult, and the Texas abortion ban,
In the Season 3 inaugural episode of the RooReport, in the first segment Tom and Lawrence discussed the top attractions in and around Kansas City from restaurant's to museums to party venues, that new and old UMKC students can enjoy during our first time back together since the start of the pandemic. In the second segment, they covered trending news topics like the Arizona election fraud debacle, the dangers of the delta variant and climate change.
In the Season 1 finale of the Roo Report, the hosts look back on some of their favorite episodes and conversations from the semester. They also make plans to come back for Season 2 and discuss their goals for the coming school year.
In this episode, the hosts discuss the final verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, as well as how to move forward in the justice movement.
In episode 10 of the Roo Report, the hosts talk about the most recent victim of police murder and brutality, Daunte Wright.
In episode 10 of the Roo Report, you'll hear the hosts discuss the ongoing Derek Chauvin trials as well as the recent bills that infringe on voters' rights.
In this episode, the hosts discuss the recent Atlanta shooting that sparked conversation across the world about how the AAPI community is mistreated in America.
In this episode, Lawrence returns to the studio to chat with Connor and Dylan about the new stimulus check as well as George Floyd's justice trials that are currently ongoing.
In this episode of the Roo Report, the guys chat Mayor Quinton Lucas’s possible run for U.S. Senator, the importance of Black voters and representation.
In this special episode of the Roo Report, the boys share more about their education, their passions and why they enjoy recording the podcast every week.
In episode 4 of the Roo Report, Lawrence, Connor and Dylan are joined by Tom White to discuss how they survived the freezing temperatures that plagued the country just a week ago, and how climate change needs to be at the forefront of our minds. They then tackle the difficult discussion of whether Kansas City made the right decision to lift the curfew on bars and restaurants.
In this episode of the Roo Report, Lawrence, Connor and Dylan discuss the new marijuana dispensary located on Troost, From the Earth. The guys also talk about Donald Trump and his failed impeachment trials.
In the episode of the Roo Report, Lawrence, Connor and Dylan express their disappointment watching Super Bowl LV, the recently settled lawsuit with former UMKC pharmacy professor Ashim Mitra, as well as the new strain of COVID-19 that hit the U.S.
In the episode of the Roo Report, Lawrence, Connor and Dylan talk everything Super Bowl LV, from the quarterback match-up to their favorite Super Bowl snacks.