XXceedingly Persuasive

XXceedingly Persuasive

In a fraught & fast-paced political climate, Mackenzie Brennan, Court Attorney for the NY Supreme Court, and Brooke Rogers, editor and writer at The New York Post, tackle politics and human rights with a focus on law, policy, and reason. As young women from different backgrounds and fields, Mackenzie and Brooke aim to show that minds can be changed with understanding, disagreement can be passionate AND civil, and taboo topics should be dissected openly. And that policy talk pairs well with one or three Michelob Ultra(s)™️.

  • 38 minutes 10 seconds
    Changes in Attitudes
    As the entertainment industry strikes continue, here’s a convo with a Hollywood costumer Nicole Suerez Jones-- whose IATSE local unions aren't on strike, but are still suffering the effects of studios’ greed, poor working conditions, and an industry at an impasse. More strikes in more industries are looming, too. You know what I say? If these workers can’t take the heat, why don’t they just hurl themselves out of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?! ˢᵒʳʳʸ
    8 September 2023, 7:15 pm
  • 29 minutes 8 seconds
    Shiny Happy People, Losing Their Religion
    New docuseries sheds light on the religious sect behind the Duggars and other families that use parents’ rights, religious freedom, and homeschooling (enabled by lax laws!) to indoctrinate the next generation
    18 July 2023, 4:58 am
  • 38 minutes 44 seconds
    Hurry Up & Wait: AIDS, Pride & Public Health
    We're ending pride month, so I'm re-boosting this remembrance of my uncle Stewart Joy, lost to the AIDS crisis in 1988. We got to speak to his former partner & caretaker, John Ascher, about healthcare policy, homophobia, and changing attitudes. Happy pride, be kind, and remember
    1 July 2023, 4:04 am
  • 20 minutes 3 seconds
    Les Parents Terribles
    What the hell is “judicial bypass,” how does it hurt young people, and why is nobody aware of it? Indulge me on a walk thru the work that desperately few of us do assisting pregnant minors. (Read on at mkzjoybrennan.substack.com !)
    15 June 2023, 9:17 pm
  • 25 minutes 39 seconds
    Don't Stand So Close To Me (pt 2)
    Part 2 of 2 on interpreting the Second Amendment, its jurisprudential history & evolution (ending with Heller and Bruen), and how that track record has facilitated lax gun laws like "Stand Your Ground" and the "Castle Doctrine" of self-defense.
    18 May 2023, 7:23 pm
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