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March 28, 2019

We Want Answers: The Confounding Nature of the Jussie Smollett Saga, a Scandal for our Times

It is impossible to reconcile the widely diverging statements made by Cook County prosecutors, who dropped all charges against Empire star, Jussie Smollett, on Tuesday morning with..
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March 26, 2019

Honest Money

On this episode of Margin Call, the crew welcomes Jamilah King, who shares her experience paying off her student loans and encourages an honest, searching..
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March 21, 2019

“I Wish We Talked About Money More Often”

I recently paid off my student loans. That’s more than $40k in debt. It took about 12 years. I should be proud of this accomplishment,..
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March 20, 2019

Considering Michael Jackson’s Legacy in the Wake of “Leaving Neverland”

Belief is personal, and to some degree irrelevant. Whether or not you are convinced that Michael Jackson abused children, based on what we know, have..
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March 19, 2019

From Baby Shark to Tekashi 69: The State of Popular Music

On this pop music episode of Margin Call, the crew welcomes guests Presley Luis and Donny Lumpkins to analyze the New York Times Magazine cover..
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March 15, 2019

Episode 3: Welcome to Turing Test! A Night Time Talk Show in the Format of a Therapy Session

It’s interesting that the same week Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin get busted for buying their kids’ way into elite universities, I am releasing the..
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March 14, 2019

Talkin’ ‘Bout My Generation X

ED NOTE: In this commentary, writer, techie and yogi Melanie Feliciano reflects on the Lollapalooza-fueled rage of her youth and the merits of the generations..
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March 13, 2019

Comic: Decisions, Decisions

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March 12, 2019

Captain Marvel: A Breath of Fresh Air For Elder Millennials

Carol Danvers, AKA Captain Marvel, is a powerful, flawed woman.  This template, maddening but honest, is familiar to me and, I imagine, many other women...
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March 12, 2019

Weapons of Math Destruction

This week, the Margin Call crew welcomes DC-based tech professional Andrew Conklin to discuss Amazon’s HQ2 debacle, Jaden Smith’s efforts to get clean water to..
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March 5, 2019

Japanese Cholos and Cocaine Hippos

This week, the Margin Call crew discusses cultural appropriation, artificial intelligence, and yes, Pablo Escobar’s escaped Hippos.  CategoriesMargin Call TechnocracyTags. Pablo escobarartificial intelligencecocainehipposjapanese
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March 1, 2019

Femmebots Episode 2

In episode 2, Femmebot 7.0 continues her search for True Love at the GETKnockedUp app launch party in Williamsburg. She matches with a BroBot named..
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February 28, 2019

“Mad for the Mission”: Remembering the work of San Francisco street photographer Ted Pushinsky one year after his death.

Ted Pushinsky took pictures in the streets of San Francisco since he moved there in the late 1960s. He’s been called the “elder statesman” of..
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February 27, 2019

Ceramic Comfort Food: Visual Art and Mental Health

On this episode, Margin Call welcomes Nikki Lau, a Portchester, New York-based visual artist who joins us in a conversation on the relationship between art..
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February 22, 2019

Femmebots Episode 1

In the inaugural episode of this animated series, filmmaker, digital vagabond, and the original Femmebot Melanie Feliciano attempts to answer the question: Can TLF exist..