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A Symbol of Personhood: Russell Ball joins KYVD to discuss Three Rivers Pride flag ban

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November 30, 2021

Former Three Rivers Middle School teacher Russell Ball joins Keep Your Voice Down to talk about his recent resignation after Three Rivers Community Schools staff were asked to remove Pride flags from their classrooms due to an "external challenge." Ball details the events leading up to his exit, what the flag represents to members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and why the flags should remain in classrooms not only in Three Rivers but around the world.

Keep Your Voice Down: Sarah Lee

By Alek Haak-Frost

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Kalamazoo

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November 23, 2021

At the top of this week’s episode Alek and Doug address Monday’s troubling news that teachers within the Three Rivers Community Schools system were asked to remove Pride flags in their classrooms in response to an “external challenge” by an unidentified party. The hosts of Keep Your Voice Down are also joined by Sarah Lee, Director of Marketing Communications at the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. The trio discusses Sarah’s role at KZCF, her upbringing in Malaysia and how she became deeply rooted in Kalamazoo, the importance of being “equity-minded” when addressing matters of social and racial injustice, the foundation’s efforts to support local journalism, and the story behind the formation of the Southwest Michigan Journalism Collaborative.

Keep Your Voice Down: Brian Persky

By Alek Haak-Frost

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Kalamazoo

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November 16, 2021

Former TRDDA Executive Director Brian Persky joined Doug and Alek on Keep Your Voice Down this week to discuss downtown Three Rivers, his work with Discover Kalamazoo, the hierarchy of Halloween Candy, and why being a Detroit Lions fan is basically a combat sport.

Screen Tea Podcast: Who’s With Me

By Lisha and Jules McCurry

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Culture

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November 15, 2021

Editor's Note: This episode was recorded on Halloween. Welcome to Screen Tea Podcast! Lisha and Jules review a different kind of film: Austin Allan James's 2021 independent, micro-budget film Who's With Me? (You can watch for free; links after the cut!) Make sure you have a back stock of clean water (for your tea of course!) before digging in as Lisha gets deep into theory, Jules puts her education to work, and they get into a ridiculous debate about who would escape a deadly quarantine and who would be left to die in misery Your hosts were lucky enough to get some behind the scenes info about the production of this film from the creator himself, so sit back, relax, and spend some time with us on Spooky Day.

Keep Your Voice Down: Dan Moyle

By Alek Haak-Frost

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Keep Your Voice Down

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November 9, 2021

Doug rejoins Alek and the podcast this week to interview Podcaster Dan Moyle (I'm Not In An Abusive Relationship, My America, Antiracism in Action). Doug, Alek, and Dan discuss domestic violence and ways victims AND abusers can get help, his experience as a Domestic and Sexual Abuse Services board member, becoming an antiracist, asking "dumb white guy questions" en route to becoming an ally, and having productive political conversations with those who may have opposing views from yours.

Keep Your Voice Down: Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose

By Alek Haak-Frost

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Culture

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November 1, 2021

Doug and Alek are joined by Layne Deuel (Spartans, Wolverines and Beards Podcast) to discuss the best and WORST of sports cinema. Alek tells all of the stories including how he and his brother Shane used The Waterboy against their sister Kayla, why his Uncle Andy got in trouble for showing Mystery, Alaska to his niece and nephews, and the tragedy that occurred with Alek's VHS copy of Space Jam. Doug finally gets to talk about hockey before absolutely roasting The Natural, while Layne waxes poetic about Little Giants, Dodgeball, and Semi-Pro in an episode that has something for everyone.

Small Screen Tea: Midnight Mass

By Lisha and Jules McCurry

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Culture

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October 28, 2021

Welcome to Screen Tea Podcast, and the first ever Small Screen Tea! That's right, Lisha and Jules stepped away from the big screen for a moment because there was a spooky Netflix series that was just too good not to talk about: Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass! Do it up with a themed drink this week like your hosts and turn the lights down low as you listen to the dulcet tones of Lisha screeching about the hot, dorky, tragic priest; Jules demanding answers to the hard questions about poison; and both of your hosts admiring everything Mike Flanagan does, period (as well as a ton of crooning over Rahul Kohli and Samantha Sloyan). It's a pretty blasphemous episode, but hey, so's the subject matter, so keep the holy water nearby as you jump into this week's episode!

Spartans, Wolverines and Beards Podcast: Rivalry Week

By Layne Deuel

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Podcasts

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October 27, 2021

Layne previews the latest chapter in the Michigan and Michigan State rivalry.

I Can MARVEL All Day: Issue #18 – Carnage

By Michael "Hogey" Hogoboom

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Culture

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October 25, 2021

In this episode, Shan & Hogey are joined by Joseph Reed (@oldmanvenom) and Jeremy Imlach (@venomized_truebeliever) to discuss the recent film Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

Keep Your Voice Down: Torrey Brown

By Alek Haak-Frost

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Keep Your Voice Down

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October 22, 2021

Torrey Brown, a write-in candidate for Three Rivers At-Large City Commissioner, drops by the show to discuss why he's running, the importance of representation and transparency, his vision for a rec center for the city's youth, his upcoming induction into the Three Rivers Athletics Hall of Fame, and more.

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