Hey guys, this is Amanda. We are taking this week off to celebrate a few good moments in our personal lives.

Before we dive back into the absolute shit show we call American democracy.

In the meantime, if you need something to listen to, we have some recommendations.

If you'd want to understand how we got this current moment in particular in Texas, you should go back and listen to our episode of Jessica Huzman.

You can also take a listen to our thorough explainer on the Supreme Courts, the Brian Fallon from a few weeks ago,

will really get you up to speed. If you want to understand Republicans are actually doing with all the anti-CRT frenzy,

listen to our conversation with Tyler Kincaib. And last week's episode with David Daly will lay out what happens if Democrats continue to do absolutely nothing about voting rights.

So that should keep you busy until next week when FAS briefly returns from Parental Leaf to bring you a conversation about the huge drift between America's elite and everybody else with political philosopher Michael Sandel.