Hi everyone! We hope you enjoyed this educational distraction. This week, we decided to cover two really important topics related to immigrant rights. We'll also link some resources and organizations that serve the communities affected by these recent events.

The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA)

Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project

The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC)

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Morales, Manuel R. Bracero: Manuel R. Morales and the Mexican Guest Worker Program. 1990.

González, Gilbert G. Harvest of Loneliness: The Bracero Program. 2015.Gutiérrez, David G. The Bracero Program: A History of U.S. Immigration Policy. 1996.García y Griego, Manuel. “The Bracero Program: A History of United States-Mexico Labor Migration.” Hispanic American Historical Review, 1980.Smithsonian Institution. “Bracero History Archive.” Bracero Archive Website.

• https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/09/17/551490281/dolores-huerta-the-civil-rights-icon-who-showed-farmworkers-si-se-puede

• https://www.nps.gov/places/the-forty-acres.htm

• https://libraries.ucsd.edu/farmworkermovement/ufwarchives/meister/21%20UFWMeister70-2-Victory.doc.pdf

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Sources:

The Imagineering Story, Episode 4 - Hit or Miss

Defunctland: The History of Disney's Worst Attraction Ever, Superstar Limo

The Downfall of Disney's Superstar LimoSuperstar Limo Wikipedia

Dungeons & Dragons Wikipedia

• Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A History of Chess

• Tresca, Michael J. (2010), The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games

• Morgan, Griffith (Director) (Aug 18, 2019). The Secrets of Blackmoor (Motion picture). Minnesota: The Fellowship of the Thing.

• Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.

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  About Brain Worms:

  Welcome to Brain Worms—a podcast about the things we can’t stop thinking about. We’re Joe and Paola, a married couple with years of experience doing internet deep dives and info dumping on each other. Each episode, we’ll share one of our latest obsessions: from weird history to pop culture chaos, to oddly specific internet rabbit holes. We hope you’ll stick around and catch a few brain worms of your own.

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Hi there! This week we're talking about The Real Housewives, and George Danton, The Giant of the French Revolution. Hope you enjoy the episode!

Sources:

Hollywood Demons - Streaming on Max

Junkee Article: “How Dare You Underestimate ‘The Real Housewives’, You Beast” by Ky Stewart

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Real Housewives by Broey Deschanel

Revolutions Podcast, Mike Duncan, revolutions podcast.com

• Morley, John (1911). "Danton, George Jacques". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 817–819.

• David Lawday, Danton: The Giant of the French Revolution. London: Jonathan Cape, 2009.

  
  

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  About Brain Worms:

  Welcome to Brain Worms—a podcast about the things we can’t stop thinking about. We’re Joe and Paola, a married couple with years of experience doing internet deep dives and info dumping on each other. Each episode, we’ll share one of our latest obsessions: from weird history to pop culture chaos, to oddly specific internet rabbit holes. We hope you’ll stick around and catch a few brain worms of your own.

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Hi!! Welcome to our first episode! Today we're talking about donuts and labubu. We hope you enjoy!

Sources:

Why are doughnut boxes pink? The answer could only come out of Southern California

The Homer Simpson Donut and its Interesting History 2023

Who is Labubu? The Story Behind Pop Mart's Global Phenomenon

A fluff ball with a monster face: what explains the luxury appeal of Labubu dolls?

Why We Love Labubu

the cult of blind boxes and the rise of labubu

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About Brain Worms:

Welcome to Brain Worms—a podcast about the things we can’t stop thinking about. We’re Joe and Paola, a married couple with years of experience doing internet deep dives and info dumping on each other. Each episode, we’ll share one of our latest obsessions: from weird history to pop culture chaos, to oddly specific internet rabbit holes. We hope you’ll stick around and catch a few brain worms of your own.

• Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/drummr/bossa-hustle

• License code: DT6JKLPBNEFWFG8F

Welcome to Brain Worms—a podcast about the things we can’t stop thinking about. We’re Joe and Paola, a married couple with years of experience doing internet deep dives and info dumping on each other. Each episode, we’ll share one of our latest obsessions: from weird history to pop culture chaos, to oddly specific internet rabbit holes. We hope you’ll stick around and catch a few brain worms of your own.

See you on Episode 1!

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