Pick Me Up, I'm Scared. - TopPodcast.com

This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about the racist origins of tipping culture, how bad our memories are, and how you too can exploit the labor of others for the low, low, price of just $2/hour!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://scotscoop.com/canadian-middle-class-surpasses-u-s-middle-class/

https://www.epi.org/blog/the-minimum-wage-has-lost-21-of-its-value-since-congress-last-raised-the-wage/

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/poverty-rate-by-state

https://tinyurl.com/45wdxswu

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/minimum-wage/tipped

https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/language/10-things-no-one-tells-you-about-tipping-in-the-us/

https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/food-and-drink/photos/how-to-tip-around-the-world

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/tipping-customs-around-the-world

https://upgradedpoints.com/travel/tipping-etiquette-around-the-world/

https://www.verdictfoodservice.com/insight/tipping-trends-us-world/

https://tinyurl.com/fffxp666

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/magazine/12tipping-t.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tipping-jobs-history-slave-wage-cbsn-originals-documentary/

https://tinyurl.com/ua3kp55w

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/11/business/tipping-sexual-harassment.html

https://www.npr.org/transcripts/696421086

https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/08/15/why-americas-tipping-culture-is-actually-bad-for-restaurants/?sh=4aaea44e13d1

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/07/17/william-barber-tipping-racist-past-227361/

https://tinyurl.com/yz7uxny8

https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2019/home.htm

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/opinion/minimum-wage-racism.html

https://www.eater.com/a/case-against-tipping

https://www.povertylaw.org/article/the-racist-history-behind-americas-tipping-culture/

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/22/980047710/the-land-of-the-fee

https://tinyurl.com/39m7jjks

https://tinyurl.com/n2p3mc2r

https://www.motherjones.com/food/2016/04/restaurants-tipping-racist-origins-saru-jayaraman-forked/

19. Free Craigslist 4 President! Nov 02, 2021

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This week, Madeline & Kenna talk about non-monetary economies, decorative rocks, and Free Craigslist! PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared SOURCES: https://tinyurl.com/werhc59m https://tinyurl.com/ya82sxj7 https://tinyurl.com/29m9457m https://tinyurl.com/8e5vxcd8 https://tinyurl.com/b68kx38 https://tinyurl.com/5hxpv4n6 https://tinyurl.com/d7snafpk https://tinyurl.com/4vm7mzu8 https://tinyurl.com/4xev6c5k https://tinyurl.com/tv4m3k3d https://tinyurl.com/28npa786 https://tinyurl.com/xafhdwnm https://tinyurl.com/5hy9z9s4 https://tinyurl.com/5edz5fk https://tinyurl.com/37ubm3js https://tinyurl.com/444t4ppr https://tinyurl.com/4ew3ruaf https://tinyurl.com/497defj9 https://tinyurl.com/58aeaxbd https://tinyurl.com/2ypn2xja https://tinyurl.com/j3p8dv6s https://tinyurl.com/jkz9hhsy https://tinyurl.com/cyjsy663 https://paradism.org/ https://tinyurl.com/jsjfm5km https://tinyurl.com/zfyhmhha https://tinyurl.com/yrk5capc https://tinyurl.com/2kcvwyay https://tinyurl.com/25ajf48e

18. Google LASD Gangs Oct 25, 2021

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This week, Madeline & Kenna talk vikings, executioners, cavemen, and other gangs of the LA sheriff's department!

PATREON:

https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared

SOURCES:

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/sexual-assault-remains-dramatically-underreported

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/19/us/police-sexual-assaults-maryland-scope/index.html

https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/police-brutality-and-domestic-violence/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01846-z

https://www.dgso.org/faqs/8-faqs/dgso-faqs/33-whats-the-difference-between-a-sheriffs-office-and-a-police-department#:~:text=A%20sheriff's%20office%20provides%20law,%2C%20city%2C%20town%20or%20village.

https://online.csp.edu/career-outcomes-2/career-profile-deputy-sheriffs/#:~:text=The%20role%20of%20a%20deputy,emergency%20and%20non%2Demergency%20calls.

https://lasd.org/pdf-lasd-museum/timeline/1850%20-%201859.pdf

https://lasd.org/lasd-employees-are-now-mirroring-la-county-demographics/

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/l-a-county-sheriffs-department-has-a-gang-problem.html

https://www.foxla.com/news/rep-maxine-waters-demands-federal-investigation-into-lasds-executioners-gang

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-compton-sheriff-shooting-20180710-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-sheriff-clique-20120420-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-sheriff-deputy-tattoos-20190330-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-community-meeting-sheriff-tattoo-compton-20180811-story.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-24-mn-20461-story.html

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/los-angeles-sheriffs-department-gangs-rand-report-1225982/

https://knock-la.com/

17. Vanlife & Other Dystopian Late Capitalist Nightmares! Oct 19, 2021