Topic: Depression

The discussion returns to the Canadian trucker protests as a potential turning point against state pressure. Mo Facts reflects on his childhood living with grandparents in rent-controlled apartments, a move necessitated by his parents' return to college. He draws parallels to the Great Depression when families were forced to send children away due to economic hardship, noting the lasting shame his father felt over the decision.

A famous clip from the 1976 film "Network" features Howard Beale's "Mad as Hell" speech, which Mo Facts notes is remarkably applicable to 2022. The speech touches on inflation, crime, and the desire to be left alone in one's living room. The hosts discuss how anger can be a catalyst for recognizing one's own human value and taking action.

Professor Robin Kelly discusses his book "Hammer and Hoe," which documents the activities of the Communist Party in Alabama during the Great Depression. He describes a vibrant movement of 12,000 black sharecroppers who joined the party, seeing the white communists as "Yankees" returning to finish the work of Reconstruction. The hosts argue that this history has been intentionally suppressed by media and academia.

A practitioner explains how witchcraft and ritualistic magic served as a tool for recovering from personal trauma and depression. By framing daily tasks as "holy" rituals, she was able to regain a sense of personal value in a society she feels does not value her, using magic as a form of radical self-care.