Episode 78

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18th Dec 2025

I Will Live in a Van, I Don’t Care!

Bill and Jumelle finish up Season 3 with a memorable Christmas episode with a number of friends of the show joining in to provide topics of discussion.

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Pre-show banter (0:00:00)

Or Better Yet (00:00:36)

  1. House Republicans’ attempt to censure Democrat over texts with Epstein fails [The Guardian]
  2. @aerialist_elena2 repost of @hereswhykevin on TikTok showing Rep Tony Wied playing deaf AND dumb

Stacey Mars, Christmas Parade and Greenwood Legislative Breakfast (00:05:38)

  1. The Whole Truth interviewed Sylvia Wright
  2. How Tariffs and Interest Rates Drove Up Small Business Bankruptcy Rates [Inc.]

BWaBitS Trivia (00:18:05)


Dialing for Topics (00:28:24)

  1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [Wikipedia]
  2. Office for Civil Rights (OCR) [US Gov]
  3. Federal special education staff may get their jobs back. But for how long? [NPR]
  4. When AI Technology and HIPAA Collide [The HIPPA Journal]
  5. You’re Not Imagining It. People Actually Are Starting To Talk Like ChatGPT [Vice]
  6. Hundreds of girls in SC are trafficking victims. A Columbia nonprofit offers help for survivors. [South Carolina Daily Gazette]
  7. Good to Know: Why do we need government? [Michigan State University]
  8. 30-year fixed mortgage rates: 1982 - 2025 [Bankrate]
  9. Library of Alexandria [Wikipedia]
  10. The Burning of the Library of Alexandria [The Ohio State University]
  11. Eratosthenes & the circumference of the Earth [Britannica]
  12. Why are home prices so high? How today's market impacts housing costs. [Yahoo! Finance]
  13. Illicit fentanyls in the opioid street market: desired or imposed? [NIH]

Closing (01:08:13)

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Black White and Blue in the South
Discussing Democratic Politics... with a Southern Flair
Welcome to "Black White and Blue in the South," the dynamic podcast that unites two progressive Democrats with distinct perspectives on the pressing issues of our time. Join hosts, Dr. Jumelle Brooks and Bill Kimler, as they engage in candid conversations about politics, society, and the pursuit of a more equitable future.

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A transplant from Atlanta to Columbia; Barrett has been using his voice and quick whit to entertain for decades. Starting out in Radio and Television in the late 20th century, Barrett finds himself entertaining again in the 21st Century via a media that's easily paused.