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The "We Are Speaking" Podcast

Keith Owens and Pamela Hilliard Owens

Married couple Keith Owens and Pamela Hilliard Owens speak on American Black History and Culture, Current Events, and Politics from a Black perspective. www.wearespeaking.net

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29:01

An Indictment and An Election

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2023/04/01

Season 2, Episode 43 April 1, 2023In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the indictment of the 45th president of the United States and the importance of the April 4 election for a new Supreme Court Justice in Wisconsin that will affect all of us.What are your thoughts about what happened this week and what will happen next week? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Get full access to We Are Speaking at wearespeaking.substack.com/subscribe

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30:23

Keith and Pam's Other Creative Ventures

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2023/03/25

Season 2, Episode 42 March 25, 2023In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss some of the other creative events they’ve experienced recently. So much fun!Did you enjoy learning about some of the other things we do? Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Get full access to We Are Speaking at wearespeaking.substack.com/subscribe

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31:24

The Biden Budget Proposal to Benefit Most Americans

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2023/03/11

Season 2, Episode 41 March 11, 2023President Joe Biden submitted his budget proposal on March 9, 2023, as promised. The Republicans did not.In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the Biden budget proposal and the Republican response. Spoiler alert: Repubs said NO!Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Get full access to We Are Speaking at wearespeaking.substack.com/subscribe

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30:48

The Politics of Power Outages

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2023/03/04

Season 2, Episode 40 March 4, 2023As we record this episode the metro Detroit area is experiencing 100s of 1000s of people without power—AGAIN. We are also experiencing the rare “thunder snow,” a snowstorm with thunder and lightning.In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the expected and unexpected reasons for so many power outages in the United States. We should be better than this.Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Get full access to We Are Speaking at

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28:45

Joe's Big Week

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2023/02/25

Season 2, Episode 39 Politics February 25, 2023In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss Joe Biden’s surprising and triumphant visit to Kyiv on Monday prior to his speech to the NATO Allies on Tuesday.They also remind people of the 3rd party “lost cause” interference during the 2016 election that allowed Trump to win the Electoral College despite losing the popular vote.Let us know your thoughts in the comments! Get full access to We Are Speaking at wearespeaking.substack.com/subscribe

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28:36

The LVII Super Bowl

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2023/02/18

Season 2, Episode 38 February 18, 2023Super Bowl LVII was played on Sunday, February 12, 2023. It was an exciting game.The pre-game show included a performance of “Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing,” also known as the '“Black National Anthem” by Emmy award-winning singer and actor Sheryl Lee Ralph. The halftime show featured actual billionaire Rihanna.The right wing went crazy because Black History and Culture were featured.In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam have a vigorous discussion on all sides of

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30:06

The 2023 SOTU Address

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2023/02/11

Season 2, Episode 37 February 11, 2023This week at the annual State of the Union (SOTU) Address, President Joe Biden showed that he can give it as well as take it. Meanwhile, even House Speaker Kevin McCarthy couldn’t control the classless crazies in the MAGA wing of his caucus.The SOTU response given by Republican Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders was so bad, even Steve Bannon said it bombed.In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam give their thoughts about all of that. Get full access to We

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31:14

Republican Hypocrisy Running Rampant

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2023/02/04

Season 2, Episode #36 February 4, 2023In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the ongoing hypocrisy of today’s Republican party, especially now with the very slim House majority under Barely Speaker Kevin McCarty (R-CA). We also talk about how the Republicans are deliberately conflating the debt ceiling issue. It is not about “spending…” it is about making sure the US fulfills its obligations and cutting back on unnecessary military spending. Let us know in the comments or W.A.S. Chat Forum

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28:16

CRT, the 1619 Project, and Memphis PD

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2023/01/28

Season 2, Episode #35 January 28, 2023In this 30-minute episode, in preparation for Black History Month that begins on February 1, 2023, Keith and Pam discuss the true meaning of “Critical Race Theory” and “The 1619 Project,” not what the right-wingers have tried to tell us they mean.We also talk about the latest (but unfortunately, not the last) murder of an innocent Black man at the hands of police. This time, the accused officers are all Black.Tyre D. Nichols was an amateur photographer,

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30:44

The Case for Reparations for African Americans

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2023/01/21

Season 2, Episode #34 January 21, 2023In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the continuing discussion of reparations for African Americans starting with just before the end of the Civil War up to the present day.For reference, here is the January 17, 2023 “40 Acres and a Mule” article that gives some historical background. The article is free to read until January 23, 2023.Keith and Pam also discuss some events where attempts at reparations have been made. Get full access to We Are

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30:08

The Biden Classified Documents “Scandal” and Black...

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2023/01/14

Season 2, Episode 32 January 14, 2023In this week’s 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam first talk about the false equivalency between the classified documents Trump stole from NARA and refused to give back, and the classified documents Biden’s staff found and immediately reported and returned.In the 2nd half of this episode, Keith and Pam discuss the murder of three non-white men at the hands of the Los Angeles Police Department in just the first three days of 2023. Get full access to We Are Speaking

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31:08

The House in Chaos

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2023/01/07

Season 2, Episode 32 January 7, 2023Happy New Year!Watching the chaos last week that led to the election of Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as the newest Speaker of the House was a lesson in dysfunction and appeasement on the part of the Republican Party, and also a lesson in unity and leadership from Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and the Democrats.In this 30-minute episode, our first episode for 2023, we discuss what happened this past week and what the situation may mean for the next two years in

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32:26

First they came for the journalists...

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2022/12/17

Season 1, Episode 31 December 17, 2022Happy Holidays and Happy 11th Birthday to our one and only Grandson, Rylee!So many news items this week, but we are discussing the history of journalism in America and the current attempts by some authoritarian wannabees to control journalists.Keith is an award-winning journalist and I started on Twitter in 2008. In this 30-minute episode, our last episode for 2022, we discuss the rise and fall of journalism with Ida B. Wells-Barnett and Elon Musk.You can find

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31:00

Our Holiday Traditions Yesterday and Today

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2022/12/10

Season 1, Episode 30 December 10, 2022Happy Holidays! In today’s 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam reminisce about celebrating the holidays when they were children, including the difference between growing up as an only child (Keith) and as one of four sisters (Pam).Celebrating now as “empty-nesters” is quite different. Listen as Keith and Pam talk about joyful things amidst all of the doom and gloom these days.The podcast is also available on many of your favorite podcast players.“We Are Speaking”

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28:49

Two Topics: Ukraine and the 2024 Primaries

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2022/12/03

Season 1, Episode #29 December 3, 2022In this week’s 30-minute episode of the “We Are Speaking” podcast, Keith and Pam discuss 1) why defending and assisting Ukraine should be important to us as Americans, and 2) the decision by President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to restructure the 2024 primary season, replacing Iowa with South Carolina as the first primary state.This podcast is brought to you by the wonderful paid subscribers to “We Are Speaking” and our company, the

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29:51

The 2022 Midterm Elections: Our Thoughts

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2022/11/12

Season 1, Episode #28 November 12, 2022The 2022 Midterm Elections are almost over. At the time of this podcast episode, the votes in some very close elections are still being counted. But the predicted “Red Wave” turned into a “Red TRICKLE.” In this 30-minute episode, Keith, an experienced and award-winning journalist, and Pam, a retired history teacher, discuss the results of the midterms so far, and also the role of the media before and during the election season.The Global Creative Community

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30:52

Republican Plans, Twitter, and Election Day

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2022/11/05

Season 1, Episode #27 Saturday, November 5, 2022As we are recording this episode, it is just three days before Election Day. In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss the dystopian plans the Republicans have to destroy our democracy and install permanent minority rule, what’s going on with Twitter, our new Substack Chat Room, and why we should continue to support Ukraine.This podcast is brought to you by our paid subscribers and our company, the TeamOwens313 Global Creative Community. Get

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31:44

Republicans, the Disabled, and Political Violence

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2022/10/29

Keith A. Owens and Pamela Hilliard OwensSeason 1, Episode #26 October 29, 2022The Republicans and Trump supporters have shown us time after time that they do not care about those who may be disabled, even temporarily, and that they directly or indirectly support political violence against Democrats, as long as it helps them to regain power.This week, Pennsylvania Lt. Governor John Fetterman, who is the Democratic candidate for an open seat in the Senate and is recovering from the stroke he suffered

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27:06

How Keith and Pam Work Together as a Team

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2022/10/23

Season 1, Episode #25 October 22, 2022In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam discuss how they work together as TeamOwens313. We talk about:* How we met.* How we’re alike.* How we’re different.* What we do together.* What we do separately.* Why it works.The podcast is available on our website and on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast players. Enjoy! Let us know what you think.You can listen to the podcast on our Substack app.Help us to grow by sharing our publication and by

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31:02

It's Time to Vote!

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2022/10/15

Season 1, Episode #24 October 15, 2022“This is the most important election of our lifetimes!” Yes, you’ve heard that before, but this time, our democratic republic itself is on the ballot.In this 30-minute episode, Keith and Pam talk about the upcoming midterm elections and some of the issues that are on the ballot: locally, statewide, and nationally.We are urging our listeners to get informed, check their voter registrations, check their ballots, vote early and/or absentee if possible, and check

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