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The OG gives his perspective on the levers, constructs and ideology around protests from the civil rights movement to our current day. 

The OG and Sei do some social distancing podcasting to discuss the spike of anti-Asian sentiment during this Coronavirus pandemic. 

The OG and I get together post-Super Tuesday with Biden riding a strong wave of momentum but Warren has a hot-take on how Bernie can retake some of that energy and flip the script on Joe. 

Warren and Sei connect after Biden's big win in South Carolina and before the monumentous Super Tuesday. Warren also dives into Sei's perspective of a number of the candidates' political stances which leads to some good back-and-forth on some of the tent pole topics of this election. 

Fresh off the Iowa Caucus, the OG and Sei discuss the current status of the Democratic field, the voting app debacle, and announce their endorsements!

The OG and Sei discuss the volatile topic of impeachment. Pros/cons, the game behind the game, and more on this complex issue. 

Caught up with the OG right after New Year's (Happy 2020!) to discuss what we can expect in the election year to come. 

This month Warren had the honor of receiving the Edward R. Roybal Award for Public Service. As usual, he was in his element at the pulpit. Take a listen to his acceptance speech.Special shoutout to the Lucille & Edward R. Roybal Foundation. For more info about their organization and cause, visit www.roybalfoundation.org. 

The OG and I jump on a special episode to talk about the Shane Gillis controversy. We chop up racism in the context of comedy, cancel culture, and more. 

The OG and Sei discuss Andrew Yang's re-popularization and resurfacing of Universal Basic Income or what Andrew likes to call the Freedom Dividend. Warren raises a few strong amendments that could morph UBI from concept to reality. 

Go Back From Where You Came From! For any, well most, POC, this term elicits strong emotion. In this episode, Warren avoids the outrage around this subject and drops some solid insight into below the radar issues aligning with the latest Trump troll bomb. 

History Repeating Itself? Japanese Americans have a unique perspective on the concentration camps at our southern border. Warren and Sei dive into the controversy, its connection to the WWII concentration camps, and some common sense next steps on how to address this issue. 

Warren and Sei examine the topic of socialism - how the word is being weaponized in a form of modern day red-baiting, how Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and others advocate for it or elements of the system/belief, and discuss how many of our present day services are rooted in ... socialism.

Warren recaps the Democratic Presidential Debate - touches on winners/losers, noteworthy issues, and what he's looking for heading into the next debate.

In typical fashion Warren Furutani gives a no-BS assessment of what we can expect in the 1st Democratic Presidential Debate. Strong, thoughtful takes without the click-bate and fear mongering.