HAPPY NEW YEAR YA’LL! It’s 2020! Who knew we would make it, and tbh let’s see if we make it through jk buuuuuut not really. Anyway we jump right in like we never left! First off thank you all for responding to our 2019 Listener Survey! We appreciate all your responses and feedback and we’re excited to incorporate it into the podcast! In “Currento Eventos” we start by discussing our understanding of the Iran conflict that Dump has unneccesarily escalated, we talk about the bush fires in Australia and Aboriginal practices to take care of the land, finally we end by discussing the anti-blackness on display against Blue Ivy Carter (who’s birthday was yesterday! Happy Birthday Blue!), Ari Lennox the Queen of Thighs, and Teyanna Taylor who is truly an icon. In “What’s your baggage” we dive deep into the new year energy by talking about blindspots and educating ourselves even more about issues groups face that we may not be familiar with. We talk about why it’s important to continually engage in this process and discuss honestly some of the problematic ideas we had to acknowledge we internalize. For “Put it in your bag” Lina talks about the new Steven Universe Future spinoff and Estephanie lets us know about her love for The Sims 4 again! Honestly EA Games CUT US A CHECK! Finally for our rotating theme we read a listener letter and give our perspective on rekindling friendships. Then Lina send us off with the first affirmation of 2020! Let us know what you thought of this episode using #BagLadiez! What are you working on in #2020 how are you making your politics more inclusive? Let us know! If you love this podcast and want to support us please consider becoming a patron today! We have two tiers to donate at or donate a one time donation via paypal! If you’re unable to contribute financially you can also write us a review, rate us on any app you listen or tell a friend to tell a friend! As always thank you for listening and you can find all our links below! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bgladiez Paypal: paypal.me/BagLadiez World reactions to Soleimani assassination: http://bit.ly/2QTPCKK Aboriginal Practices can stop bush fires: https://ab.co/2s3L6AR Fires rage in Australia: https://dailym.ai/2sN5eI5 Anti-Black Comments on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2T4TU4r Watch Steven Universe Future: http://bit.ly/35uUrPJ The Sims 4: https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4