Weird and Wacky Tales with Gia!
Leisure
in this episode, i talk about the Dashavataram, specifically six incarnations of Lord Vishnu. these stories are dear to my heart, as i grew up with them. i did my best to paraphrase the stories, and my main source was the recollections of my grandmother's stories and the puffin book of magical indian myths by anita nair and atanu roy.
also some further information...
here's the short story:
https://dakshagiakris.medium.com/the-headstone-e5fa7a0664bb
here's my podcast:
the musings of a raging introvert: https://open.spotify.com/show/4FMZOaFr2ITxqvmU7JGFDH?si=wghk36kcS_a6rCl_zgkkvw
this is a try guys video about the whole anti-asian hate crime situation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14WUuya94QE
more resources against anti-asian violence:
https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-you-can-do-to-fight-violence-and-racism-against-asian-americans
this is the trevor noah video about the corona virus and the spanish flu (thought it was a great comparison):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99EAn1Azqno
Pervis Payne, an intellectually disabled man, was going to meet his girlfriend at her home when he found her neighbor brutally attacked. He was immediately pinned for the crime and has spent over 30 years on death row for it.
Dustin Higgs was sentenced to the death penalty for the kidnapping and murder of three women when he wasn't even the one to pull the trigger. The real murderer came forward, and he is currently serving life while Dustin is still on death row.
Here is a resource to help Dustin: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/save-dustin-higgs/
Here is a resource to help Pervis:
https://innocenceproject.org/pervis-payne-wrongful-conviction-what-to-know-innocent-tennessee
for black lives matter: petitions:
breonna's website (so you can help with her case) https://justiceforbreonna.org/
her official petition https://act.colorofchange.org/sign/justiceforbre-breonna-taylor-officers-fired/?source=ab_searchads&gclid=CjwKCAjwsO_4BRBBEiwAyagRTdQ68oC2_tXTx4HRXjAitkNIJuuenv4bnRgcdwwtnXiaoZlsRzdrwBoCUQEQAvD_BwE
bail fund (this one is for florida): https://www.floridajc.org/bail/?gclid=CjwKCAjwsO_4BRBBEiwAyagRTaPZJ093qufp7FCD6kI7i9SexF2wG7XObGijKCk13hAc340ZKknJWBoCfqEQAvD_BwE
movies/tv shows:
dear white people
pose (this is a must watch... blm and pride)
self-made: inspired by the life of madam c.j. walker
when they see us
13th
becoming all-american
cupid and psyche *valentine's episode a week late*
the labyrinth of the minotaur *the bestiality is off the charts*
the princess of bekhten *i tried my best to pronounce the names*
the story of shiva and sati *it's cute until it's not*
the "jenny jones" case *the murder of scott amedure*
isis, osiris, and set *keeping up with the egyptians*
adonis *the prettiest man ever*
the girl with the rose red slippers *a cinderella story*
the greek gods were petty
the trojan war *my favorite war... that sounds weird*
the ken and barbie killers pt 2 *it gets sadder*
the ken and barbie killers pt 1 *my blood is boiling*
perseus and medusa
the trials of odysseus *as told by the odyssey*
prometheus and epimethus *the nicest titans*
hercules and the 12 tasks pt. 2 *the actual tasks*
hercules and the 12 tasks pt. 1 *the guy couldn't catch a break*
west memphis three pt 2 *the trial and the aftermath*
the west memphis three pt 1 *the triple homicide that rocked the legal system*
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