Lets Go There With Shira & Ryan

IS the Delta variant the last variant we will have to deal with? Also, we follow up with Gabby Petitio’s disappearance bringing up stories of many women of color that are missing and now their families are speaking out. Now, black families are hiring private investigators because cops won’t find their kids. When does the FBI get involved? Plus, why Shira had trouble introducing an ex to her best friend! It's juicy... That and more on today's show.    Special guests: Dr. Amesh Adalja - Senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for health security. Kelly Simon - Legal director of the ACLU of Oregon. Manisha Krishnan - Senior editor at VICE News

Monica Lewinsky new documentary tackles cancel culture but was she really patient zero? We really get into it! Also, the criminalization of HIV is still a reality in many states, so what's being done to stop this? Plus, Latina's are sick of being called spicy, and so is our guest! That and more on today's show! Special guests: Casey Park - Social issues reporter covering gender and family at The Washington Post. Robin Lennon-Dearing - Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Memphis, member and consultant for the Tennessee HIV Modernization Coalition. Dr. Ethan Mereish - Associate Professor at American University and a licensed psychologist in the Washington, DC area. Ces Heredia - Mexican Jewish writer who isn’t afraid of uncomfortable conversations, especially those revolving around sexuality, Jewishness, fatness and fashion. 

We continue the conversation around Gabby Petito case and the women of color stories that aren’t being told. We unpack the psychological condition that might explain why clutter accumulates. Plus, would you get plastic surgery if your partner requested. Let's go there!  Special guests: Steven Mufson - Business of climate change Reporter at The Washington Post. Manisha Krishnan - Senior editor at VICE News. Jacqueline Rifkin - Assistant Professor of Marketing at University of Missouri Kansas City.

Today we unpack the Gabby Petito disappearance and how social media has gotten involved with the investigation. Also, it seems like everyone’s hiring so why is it so hard to get work right now? that and more!  Special guests: Dr. Shelly Steward, Director of the Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative. Matthew Gault - Staff writer at Motherboard and the host of VICE's Cyber podcast.

Shira is back from Alaska and we got no souvenirs, she's forgiven! On today's show, we discuss the new vaccine for children!  We get into gifting, should there be a limit on how much a friend should gifted you. Also, what’s Latine and how is it different than Latinx, we break it down. Plus,  Tre'vell Anderson joined us to break down how the LGBTQ+ showed up at the Emmys and how the awards show continued to disappoint. Let's go there!    Special guests: Zach Montellaro - State politics reporter at POLITICO. Dr. Sharon Nachman - Chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. David Bowles - An award-winning queer Chicano writer, activist, and university professor. Cassie Mogilner Holmes - Professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Tre’vell Anderson - Culture journalist. Editor and Podcaster of FANTI podcast.

Facebook thinks they have fool us all, we get into it with the Washington Post. Also, would you be open to having an open relationship, or be part of a polyamorous relationship? Shar and Ryan discuss and show interested with our guest. Plus, how much free time do you need to be happy? Let's go there!    Special guests: Jennifer Rubin - Washington Post opinion columnist and author of “Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump”. Will Oremus -Technology news analysis writer at The Washington Post. Dr. Keyanah Nurse, a Brooklyn based writer and historian who thinks through polyamory from a Black feminist perspective.

Today's show is spicy! Nicki Minaj continues with the vaccine saga and all the backlash! And not even that NIKITA GRAGUN is in the hot seat. Shar and Ryan dissect the problematic and dangerous mess of Nikita Dragun’s new song where she can be heard outing many high-profile men that have slid into her DMs, creating a snowball effect that affects Black trans women. We go there!    Special guests: Dylan Scott - Senior correspondent covering health care for at VOX.

Gavin Newsom survived the recall but that doesn’t mean he should get comfortable anytime soon. We have Politico joining us to break everything down. Also, reflecting on 9/11 this week brought up a conversation about collective grief. What we could learn about those coping skills now. Plus, how attached are you to your zodiac sign and is it insane to try and plan your kids sign? Shar and Ryan get into it. Plus, so much more!  Special guests: Colby Bermel - CA Politico Reporter.  Fenit Nirappil  - Local Reporter at The Washington Post.  Dr. Petros Levounis - Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Award-Winning Journalist Shar Jossell joins Ryan this week and the commentary is FIRE! We break down everything you need to know about CA big recall election with the Washington Post. We discuss the Met Gala, and Honey... AOC is getting called out for a particular fashion choice. Also, we discuss the nuances of former HRC president Alphonso David speaking out for being fired and he’s calling the organization out for racial discrimination. Plus, old relationship drama and so much more. It is a juicy show!  Special guests: Scott Wilson - West coast correspondent at The Washington Post. Dr. Mike Saag - Physician, Infectious Diseases, AIDS researcher at UAB Center for Aids Research. Jeff Speck - City planner and author of the popular book Walkable City. Garrit De Vynck - Technology reporter at The Washington Post.

Morning Beat AJ Gibson guest hosts today!  As the 20th year anniversary of 9/11 approaches, we ask why September 11th can’t just be another day. For our weed lovers, we get in the research that says hos cannabis is harming young adults. Plus, if you ever feel self-doubt, is probably not a bad thing. And warning! Mercury retrograde is around the corner. Let's go there!  Special guests:  Petula Dvorak is a columnist for The Washington Post. Dr. Karim Ladha, clinician-scientist and staff anesthesiologist at St. Michael's Hospital and the University of Toronto in Canada. Magalie René -  Compassion & Confidence Expert, CEO of Workplace Catalyst, and a Transformational Coach.  Nina Khan - are writer, astrologer and the author of three books including Astrology For Life.

We had a special show today! Our boss, Brian Holt  guest host!  We get into if Britney Spears is actually free. What biromantic means? How tattoos have evolved to become a powerful expression of political resistance, plus we have a special Yass Queen and so much more. Let's go there!    Special guests: Sonia Rao -- Pop Culture reporter at The Washington Post. Emily Stewart - Senior Reporter at VOX . Allison Hawn- instructional faculty at both Arizona State University and Phoenix College. Courtney D’Allaird - Assistant Director, Office of Intercultural Student Engagement State University of New York at Albany. Jake Streder - High School Student. Tony Moore - Host of Moore and Please and Dishin Days, Pop Culture Enthusiast, TV Commentator   

Today Ryan is coming to you from NYC!  As the California recall is coming up on Sept. 14, there’s a lot of concern about what’s going to happen but according to our guest governor Gavin Newsom has nothing to worry. Should we be worry? We continue the conversation having to do with asexuality! Now what does it mean to be aceflux? Plus, our thoughts on some revolutionary teachers and dads!  Special guests:  Dan Morain - Former editorial page editor of the Sacramento Bee, is the author of “Kamala’s Way: An American Life.” Natalie Compton - Travel Reporter at The Washington Post. Joe Kort - Florida-based sex therapist and co-director of Modern Sex Therapy Institutes.

Today we discuss how the TX abortion law impacts the LGBTQ+ community. Also, as personal growth and leadership books are more popular than ever before, many are bringing up theories to help you live a better life. One of those philosophies is stoicism. Should we be more stoic? Plus, we unpack if you can a recycled relationship work? We go there!    Special guests: Alyssa Fowers - Staff Reporter at The Washington Post. Steven Melnyk, a professor of supply chain and operations management at Michigan State University. Kate Sosin - LGBTQ+ reporter, focusing on transgender rights, incarceration, politics and public policy for The 19th. Professor Nancy Sherman - Author of  Stoic Wisdom: Ancient Lessons for Modern Resilience   She is a distinguished University Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University.

Today, as more viral moments are captured of unruly passengers; what flight attendants really think about it all. A spokesperson for the association of flight attendants joins us. We also unpack the importance of talking about long COVID. Plus, what makes us tick and more! Let's go there!  Special guests: Tik Root -Climate and climate solutions reporter at the Washington Post. Taylor Garland - Spokesperson for the association of flight attendants.  Chaméer L. Smith - Baltimore Long COVID advocate, public speaker, writer, and consultant focusing on Black patients in urban communities. Amish Adalja -  Infectious disease at John Hopkins Center for Health Security.

Today we talked about Texas abortion ban and the implications. What happens next? We get into how to learn acceptance as your identity and orientation evolves over time. Plus, how walking can improve your brain power!   Special guests: Ann Marimow- Legal Affairs Reporter at the Washington Post Kristin Ford - Acting Vice President of Communications and Research at NARAL Pro-Choice America. Tess Brigham is a psychotherapist, certified life coach, and public speaker. She has been dubbed the ‘Millennial Therapist’ by CNBC. Thomas Nail is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Denver and author of numerous books and articles.

Today we discuss what it means now that U.S troops are out of Afghanistan. How will it impact Afghanistan and the world? With all the fake vaccines coming out, is it a crime to forge a vaccine card? And what’s the penalty for using a fake? Also, how women having men allies help men. Plus, would you sacrifice having a soulmate for a career? Let’s go there!    Special guests: Ken Charles - KNX Program Director.  Christopher Robertson - Professor at Boston University Law School and author of Exposed: Why Our Health Insurance is Incomplete and What Can Be Done About It. Dr. Meg A. Warren is an Associate Professor of Management at Western Washington University. 

Today we unpack the problematic view on before and after photos. We discuss the new study that looks at Disney Princess and gender roles. Also, is it consider cheating if your partner looks at OnlyFans? Plus, how this non profit is helping Afghan refugees here in the us- the founder of Miry’s list joins us. Let's go there!  Special Guests: Matthew Cappucci - Meteorologist for Capital Weather Gang Wai-Lum Weise - Assistant to the mayor of LA Dr. Sarah M. Coyne - Associate Director, School of Family Life, Brigham Young University. Miry Whitehill -- Founder of Miry's List

Happy Friday! We have a very special show today! American Idol alum David Archuleta joins us, and we get deep. Also, there’s been a lot of confusion around booster shots- so we are breaking down what you need to know. Plus, why you can’t blame your metabolism for your weight gain as you age. Let's go there!   Special guests: Anita Kumar - White House Correspondent & Associate Editor at POLITICO. Kavita Patel - Primary care physician, is a nonresident fellow at the Brookings Institution.  Herman Pontzer - Author of the book Burn on human metabolism and professor at Duke University. David Archuleta - Singer, songwriter.

Today we celebrate Women's Equality day, and talk about the nuances of equality. We get into how "Straight" people might be more queer than they realize, but do Shira and Ryan agree? Plus, what trans people need to know when going through airport security. Let's go there!  Special guests:  Ken Charles - Program director at KNX News. Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen - Executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. Blair Imani - Historian, educator and author, creator of Smarter In Seconds. Dr James Morandini - Postdoctoral researcher, in the school of psychology at The University of Sydney Australia.

The volleyball coach forced to quit his high school because he is gay joins us! We unpack, how gay men justify their racism on Grindr  and how can we create change. Plus, when hobbies turn into a job. Let's go there!    Special guests: Ryan Heath - Senior editor at Politico. Aaron Gregg -  Defense Industry Reporter at Washington Post. Professor Chris Conner - Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Missouri, Columbia. I have also been published in Sexualities for my work on rural gay identity and have an anthology out titled The Gayborhood: From Sexual Liberation to Cosmopolitan Spectacle.  Inoke Tonga - Volleyball Coach.