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The hosts read letters and donation amounts from executive producers, following the "value for value" model. Topics touched upon in the listener notes include the HBO series *Watchmen*, the Tulsa Massacre, and the concept of inherited trauma (epigenetics). The hosts thank their financial supporters for allowing the show to remain commercial-free and independent of advertisers.
Reverend TD Jakes and Charlamagne Tha God discuss a hypothesis by Dr. Ish Major regarding "post-traumatic slave disorder." The theory suggests that trauma from slavery is passed down genetically, similar to studies conducted on the children of Holocaust survivors. The hosts argue that this "victimization mentality" is a form of the nocebo effect, where the narrative of trauma becomes more destructive than the historical events themselves.
