Pretty Serious is hosted by progressive activist, pop culture lover, + former Latino Press Secretary for Bernie 2020, Belén Sisa. Get ready to discuss unusual suspects + topics, from politics and tv/film to pop cultural events and her thoughts on important issues currently impacting our world. Because we can do both ☺️🦋✨
The B is back, reminiscing, + posing the timely question: "Should you break up with him for not having the same moral and political values as you?"
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12 Nov 2023
SAG-AFTRA Win, Election Day & Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Belén discusses the news of the week: SAG-AFTRA ending their strike by winning a tentative agreement, Ohio passing pro-choice and recreational cannabis initiatives, and Congress’ ill guided censure of Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12).
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Articles cited in episode:
https://apnews.com/article/ohio-abortion-amendment-election-2023-fe3e06747b616507d8ca21ea26485270 (https://apnews.com/article/ohio-abortion-amendment-election-2023-fe3e06747b616507d8ca21ea26485270)
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/08/ohio-abortion-law-vote-election-pass (https://www.axios.com/2023/11/08/ohio-abortion-law-vote-election-pass)
https://abc6onyourside.com/newsletter-daily/ohio-voters-legalize-recreational-marijuana-whats-next-issue-2 (https://abc6onyourside.com/newsletter-daily/ohio-voters-legalize-recreational-marijuana-whats-next-issue-2)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/8/who-is-rashida-tlaib-why-was-the-palestinian-american-lawmaker-censured (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/8/who-is-rashida-tlaib-why-was-the-palestinian-american-lawmaker-censured)
(https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/real-housewives-bravo-reckoning?redirectURL=%2Fhollywood%2F2023%2F10%2Freal-housewives-bravo-reckoning)
Theme music by: "Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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4 Nov 2023
Influencer Culture, RHONY Exposé, & UAW Victory
This week, Belén goes in on influencer culture, takes a deep dive on Vanity Fair's latest Real Housewives of NY expose, and breaks down the historic victory the United Autoworkers Union won this week!
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Articles cited in episode:
Inside the Real Housewives Reckoning That’s Rocking Bravo (https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/real-housewives-bravo-reckoning?redirectURL=%2Fhollywood%2F2023%2F10%2Freal-housewives-bravo-reckoning) by Anna Peele
A Historic Strike (And Win) for Autoworkers (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/31/podcasts/the-daily/auto-strike.html?showTranscript=1) (New York Times' The Daily)
What the U.A.W. Won (https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/what-the-uaw-won) by John Cassidy
U.A.W. Says It Aims to Organize Nonunion Auto Plants (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/29/business/uaw-ford-contract.html) by Neal Boudette
Reality Reckoning: Rachel Leviss (Part One) (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5FdtiZzNGHcMEExEi3YQfl?si=66b87605d35e4be6), Just B with Bethenny Frankel
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27 Oct 2023
Reuniting with Bernie Fam + Fact Checking Your FYP
Belén gets into myth busting the claim that President Biden wants to draft the girlies + chatting about the letter her and nearly 400 of her former Bernie 2020 colleagues sent to Senator Sanders this week, asking him to support a ceasefire now. You'll learn something new and have some laughs along the way. Happy listening! 💘🎧
UPDATE: since the recording of this podcast more staffers have signed onto the open letter and the total has reached nearly 400.
Sources:
Fact Check: Biden Drafting American Women Claim Is Baseless (https://www.newsweek.com/biden-drafting-american-women-tiktok-israel-hamas-fact-check-1835385)
NEARLY 300 BERNIE SANDERS ALUMNI CALL ON SENATOR TO BACK A CEASEFIRE IN GAZA (https://theintercept.com/2023/10/24/bernie-sanders-ceasefire-letter-israel/)
Open letter to Senator Sanders from former staffers (https://medium.com/@formerberniestaff/open-letter-to-senator-bernie-sanders-9d1c10d99e99)
Call (https://www.instagram.com/p/CyglnSlPjg3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) + Write (https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-ceasefire-now?source=IG_ceasefire) for Ceasefire Now!
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23 Oct 2023
Azza Abuseif: Fighting Islamophobia, Becoming a Refugee, & #CeaseFireNow
Welcome our first ever guest: Azza Abuseif, Executive Director of CAIR-AZ! 🤎
Belén sits down with Azza to talk about her families’ immigrant experience coming to the US from Sudan, fighting Islamophobia in America, and how we can help the people of Palestine. 🇵🇸
Azza previously served as the State Director for NextGen America in Arizona. NextGen mobilizes youth to become civically engaged and vote in crucial elections that will help progress on important issues in America. She led one of the largest youth turnouts for a presidential election in AZ history.
Azza also serves as one of the co-chairs for the Phoenix Women’s March and is a highly respected figure in the immigrant rights and civic engagement landscape in the State of Arizona.
CAIR-AZ website: https://cair-az.org/
Template for Letters to Employers and Schools (https://cair-az.org/in-the-news/template-for-letters-to-employers-and-schools/)
CAIR-AZ Annual Banquet (https://www.instagram.com/p/CxI8MujJz0Z/?img_index=1)
Call (https://www.instagram.com/p/CyglnSlPjg3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) + Write (https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-ceasefire-now?source=IG_ceasefire) for Ceasefire Now!
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20 Oct 2023
Britney Spears' Memoir + Free Palestine
IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS REVELATIONS FROM BRITNEY SPEARS' UPCOMING MEMOIR AND WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING IN GAZA OVER THE LAST 10 DAYS AND HOW WE CAN SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE OPPRESSION OF PALESTINIANS.
Resources:
Call (https://www.instagram.com/p/CyglnSlPjg3/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) + Write (https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-ceasefire-now?source=IG_ceasefire) for Ceasefire Now!
What Can I do To Help Palestine? (https://www.instagram.com/p/CyltTZ2P1Jk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
What to Do Besides Scroll Social Media (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyjs-aCPBiJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
Brand Boycott (https://www.instagram.com/p/CyYpNRAM67t/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
Guide to Processing Humanitarian Crisis (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyj7BhzpU4o/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==) in Palestine
The 10 Stages of Genocide (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyji8_kNGDb/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
Orgs to follow:
Jewish Voice for Peace
If Not Now
CAIR National
Let's Talk Palestine
Adalah Justice Project
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13 Oct 2023
PRETTY SERIOUS IS BORN
Welcome to Pretty Serious with Belén Sisa! Pretty Serious will consist of one solo episode per week. On Fridays, I’ll talk about one pop culture topic and one political topic of the week that caught my attention and give you my progressive “pretty serious” point of view.
Since this week is our first episode I thought we’d start off by giving you a little bit of background into who I am, my story, and what brought me to create this podcast. Next week, we’ll kick off episode two with fresh weekly topics. So, let’s get into it!
THEME MUSIC BY:
"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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