Episode 34: Keeping Up With the News

On this Week’s Episode: Trying to keep on top of the news without drowning in a sea of misinformation. Teaching history. The media’s obsession with “cancel culture” and their misunderstanding of censorship. The complexity of free speech in the classroom. The summer is flying by. Our youngest’s senior year in college. Courts learned some good lessons from COVID. And more. We also remember Shuhada’ Sadaqat, born and known professionally as Sinéad O’Connor, who died unexpectedly last week at age 56. We talk about the tremendous courage it took for her to stand up to the Catholic Church and call out its history of sex abuse and coverups, as well as her honesty and openness in sharing her mental health struggles with the world. And we acknowledge that many of us owe her an apology. But we also talk about how she found peace later in life in small villages in Ireland where the locals let her be herself. That’s a beautiful thing, even if it didn’t last. What an absolutely tragic loss. So, please enjoy this week’s episode, feel free to share your thoughts in the comments, and, as always, support the rights of LGBTQIA people everywhere!  The post Episode 34: Keeping Up With the News appeared first on In the Shadow of the Evening Trees.