We're back for our second episode! Due to the complex logistics of celebrating Mother's Day while we recorded, this episode was recorded "on the road" in Derik's garage instead of our usual recording booth at Juneau Makerspace.
We share our thoughts on the Writers Strike, a bill before the Alaska legislature to allow gun stores to stay open during declared emergencies, a recent rally at the state capitol to bring attention to the missing and murdered indigenous people crisis, and no-fault divorce. We even occasionally agree on things. All that and we catch up with each other on what we've been up to and more.

Sources used in this episode and further reading:

Articles on the writers strike:
https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/135adyi/the_writers_guild_of_america_is_officially_on/
https://gizmodo.com/david-zaslav-warner-bros-discovery-streaming-wga-strike-1850408939
https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/13ax5pv/judd_apatow_says_studios_may_not_want_to_quickly/
https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/13bscq2/hollywood_ceo_pay_big_checks_ugly_optics_amid/
https://www.wgacontract2023.org/the-campaign/wga-in-the-news
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/wga-strike-union-negotiators-talks-broke-down-1235478269/
https://deadline.com/2023/05/wga-strike-negotiating-committee-member-adam-conover-ai-writers-room-amptp-dga-1235354520/

Articles on the bill to keep gun stores open:
https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alaska-house-votes-to-keep-shooting-ranges-open-during-most-disasters/
https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/alaska-house-votes-to-keep-shooting-ranges-open-during-most-disasters/
https://www.juneauempire.com/news/ban-on-gun-limits-during-emergencies-passes-house/

Articles about the MMIW crisis:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-is-now-a-plea-rally-brings-awareness-to-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people/ar-AA1aOlxW
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_and_Murdered_Indigenous_Women
https://dps.alaska.gov/AST/PIO/PressReleases/Annual-Crime-in-Alaska-Report-Shows-18-5-Decrease
https://www.propublica.org/article/after-3-years-and-1-5-million-testing-rape-kits-alaska-made-one-new-arrest
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-requires-dna-be-collected-from-people-arrested-for-violent-crimes-many-police-have-ignored-that
https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/report-shows-alaska-has-almost-eliminated-its-backlog-of-untested-sexual-assault-evidence/

Articles about no-fault divorce:
https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/135okj7/get_ready_for_the_conservative_crusade_against/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-fault_divorce#:~:text=No%2Dfault%20divorce%20is%20the,of%20wrongdoing%20by%20either%20party.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/legal/divorce/divorce-statistics/

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