RENT or: How I Learned to Live in the Moment

***PRE ROLL ANNOUNCEMENT: Hey all you little onions out there, Carie here from the editing bay. I know you’re normally here for laughs, but I need thirty seconds of your time before we get started. We recorded this episode a couple weeks ago and I wanted to take a moment to say that we have been following the coverage of the global protests and seeing for ourselves how activists and allies are coming together to demand justice for the death of George Floyd and the countless other victims of police brutality. It is not our place to speak for anyone, so rather than doing so, please take a look at the show notes for lists of podcasts hosted and/or produced by black creators, and resources for how you can contribute positively to the BlackLivesMatter movement. You can find articles on how you can educate yourself on systematic racism and become a better ally. Remember, no lives matter until black lives matter. Thank you and on with the show. To mark the beginning of Gay Pride month, please join us for a special extended episode on the film adaptation of RENT (2005), Johnathan Larson's rock opera about artists and intellectuals living in New York City in the late 1980's, battling addiction, homelessness, and the then-new epidemic of HIV/AIDS that was plaguing America.  Related Media: Final Broadway Production of Rent; OBC Reunion Show Clip  BLM WEBSITE ALLY EDUCATION: For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies Talking Race with Young Children The Lies We Tell About Riots Don’t think you’re racist? DON’T TWEET—ACT Ways You Can Help (this link has EVVVVERYTHING—petitions/donations/protest education/pro bono counsel and more!) The Bail Project The Sentencing Project BLACK PODCASTS The Nod |Hella Black the podcast | Reid This Reid That |Everyday Black Men |Hey Jason | Affirm | Confessions of a Werkaholic |Black Girl Podcast |Black Women About Business | The Minority Trailblazer |H.E.R. Space