Sudden changes in society are reflected in the daily lives of people. This week, Alaina demonstrates that with a selection of stories about the things people wore in the US and UK during the Second World War. Rationing, shifting wworkplace demographics, and new materials all had an immediate effect on what people wore. And, looking at what people wore can reveal stories of bigotry.

Links!

• Luminous Flowers for blackout fashion
• Siren Dress
• 1918 ad for coveralls
• 1937 women's overalls
• 1940 working women's overalls

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In the 1980s America's health infrastructure failed to adequately respond to an epidemic, which showed in greater contrast failures across society. This week, Grant is teaching us about one group's commitment to correct that failure through civil disobedience. By prioritizing disruption over image, and relentlessly claiming the moral high ground, AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power drastically improved the lives of people living with HIV and reduced its spread.

Links!

• ACT UP NY
• The ACT UP Historical Archive
• June 5, 1981 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Pneumocystis Pneumonia, the first published report on what would be named AIDS
• Larry Kramer 1982 Interview On AIDS with NBC News
• Don Francis' Frontline interview
• 1,112 and Counting
• Gran Fury
• Six Feats Under's Monsterhearts 2 campaign

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Two months ago was a different time. That's when we put out a bonus episode about the fun we were planning to have in a Disney World vacation. In this episode, we're looking back at the reality we experienced. We talk about the many highs, the few lows, and the constant battle against exhaustion. Time will tell when, and even if, the parks can be experienced again the way they were. But for now, please enjoy this walk through recent, happy memories.

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