Interfaith and Interracial Solidarity in the Georgia Elections

Click here for an episode transcript. Avery shares their plans for this podcast for 2021! But first, they discuss the hard work that won white Jewish man Jon Ossoff & Black Christian Rev. Raphael Warnock the seats that flipped the US Senate blue, using an interfaith and interracial lens to do so. Talking points: (0:00 - 4:21) Episode intro, summary of presidential election & GA's runoff election (4:22 - 10:05) Exploring Ossoff and Warnock - how their respective faiths fuel their civil work; comparing them to Congress's white Christian majority (10:06 - 13:23) Shifting the narrative about faith in politics (13:24 - 18:09) Stacey Abrams and others' hard work (18:10 - 23:51) This podcast's future: expanding the binaries we "break"; 2 episodes per month (23:52 - 27:02) Call for submissions on mental illness and health among trans persons - due Feb 15; wrapping up Blessed  Are the Binary Breakers is part of the Rock Candy Podcast Network. Find more shows at www.rockcandyrecordings.com.