In today's episode of We've Got Issues, Emily and Jess are joined by Owen Kirby. Owen served as a Senior Governance Advisor in Afghanistan and was the director of the USAID office overseeing assistance programs to democracy-building nations.  He  is now a fellow at the University of Central Florida. 

In this discussion they ask what went wrong and who is to blame for the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, and what to expect going forward.

Resources to help women and girls in Afghanistan and Afghan refugees: 

https://www.rescue.org/

https://welcome.us/ 

https://lirsconnect.org/get_involved/action_center/siv

https://womenforafghanwomen.org/afghanistan/ 

In this episode of We've Got Issues Emily & Jess sit down with activist Cecile Richards, former president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund from 2006-2013. They talk about the Texas abortion ban which the Supreme Court has declined to halt and whether this sets the stage to overturn Roe v. Wade. They discuss if this will lead to more bans across the country, how this might impact other reproductive freedoms for women and what we can do moving forward. Emily & Jess also hear from Cecile about American Bridge 21st Century Pac, one of the nation’s largest SuperPAC’s where she serves as a co-chair. Cecile talks about how they plan to spend nearly $100 million in the midterms for Democrats, and how listening to women is driving their agenda. 

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In this episode of We've Got Issues, Emily & Jess talk to Emily's Dad the epidemiologist Dr. Ben Amick. They discuss how Covid and the Delta variant are impacting children, sending kids back to school, and the best ways to protect the unvaccinated. This is Part II of a 2 part series. 

In this episode of We've Got Issues, Emily & Jess talk once again with Emily's Dad the epidemiologist, Dr. Ben Amick. We discuss safety concerns around attending fall weddings with the Delta variant surging through the US, and what it's going to take to get to herd immunity. This is Part I of a two part series on Covid and the Delta Variant. *Note this episode was recorded before the Pfizer vaccine received full FDA approval. 

On today's episode of We've Got Issues, Emily and Jess are joined by social entrepreneur and content creator Chinae Alexander. Chinae is not one to shy away from talking about hard topics, and discussing politics with her audience. We ask the question, what is expected of influencers? Should they talk politics, and how? 

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In this episode of We've Got Issues, Emily and Jess discuss the 2022 midterms, and what's at stake for Democrats in Congress. They talk about the scenarios that could mean losing seats in the House or Senate, and what might impact those outcomes between now and then. 

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On today's episode of We've Got Issues, Emily and Jess talk about Critical Race Theory with Carmen James, an early childhood educator and content creator at TheGoodCarmaBlog.com. They chat about colorblindness, Republican Senator’s statements on CRT and Carmen offers advice on how to discuss privilege and fairness with children.

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This week on We've Got Issues, Emily & Jess talk about vaccines, culture wars, and the many examples of Republicans saying one thing and doing another. They discuss Emily's hypocrisy taxonomy and how this is part of a broader effort to do things like gerrymandering in order to maintain power at all costs because in the end, it works.