Tammy Habteyes

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with Erin Yanke, the executive producer of the new podcast It Did Happen Here. It's an independently produced podcast that documents the fight against racist white skinheads in the 1980’s and 90’s. We learn about how ... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap*, Tammy and Althea encounter some technical "confusion" (snafus?). In the meantime, Althea and our engineer Sonia discuss the "No Nuance November" trend on TikTok, and doing our best to only offer a little explanation on our takes. We then m... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss the impossibility of proving a negative and the new-ish social media platform aimed at free speech, 'Parler.' We discuss how, when it comes to voter fraud, it needs to be proven that it exists, not that it doesn't e... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss the local results of the November election since the presidential election is well, still pending. We discuss the impact of Teressa Raiford's write-in campaign for mayor, and the various state level ballot measures.... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea tackle the racism inherent in telling someone that they are less their race because of who they vote for. In this case, we're referring to 50 Cent, and how Chelsea Handler proudly came on the View to tell people that she ha... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss election anxiety. We are in the special limbo time of not knowing what is going to happen, and it weighs on the mind even when we don't realize it. Then, we bring back Tik Tok Watch to talk about the reunion of Flee... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea discuss how we go about making voting decisions without a ton of information. Party affiliation, endorsements, and donors are all good options for trying to figure it out. We talk about what we look for in a candidate -- do... Read more

  On this episode of the Gap, Tammy and Althea speak with community organizer Richard Kazanjian, about the attacks on ethnic Armenians in Artsakh, also called Nagorno Karabakh. Kazanjian tells us the history of ethnic conflict in the region, noting importantly that the... Read more