Send us mail at [email protected] us on Facebook or Instagram at @QueernecksSubscribe to out newsletter for the Queernecks ramble expansion pack: https://substack.com/@queernecksAnd join our discord by joining our Ko-Fi for $2 a month: https://ko-fi.com/queernecksHosts Beck and Dash riff on colorful high school teachers, language classes, impressions, and how improv “yes, and” parallels teaching and bias, then discuss anti-racism frameworks including the film “White Like Me” with Tim Wise and the idea of white participation in protest. They decide to simplify a recurring segment format and swap in broader advice and stories, including side hustles, rewards programs (Kroger points, Upside, cash-back cards, Facebook tasks, Google Rewards), and flipping household items for quick cash. They share recent “household expansions”: Beck adopts Rue, a rescued 5-year-old Maltese, and Dash buys a Ram 1500 Warlock using strategic car-lot research and a salesperson relationship. Other topics include tobacco nostalgia and quitting, family health/genetics, Appalachia poverty statistics, prom and after-prom party memories, and an Appalachian “noun” spotlight on Steve Harvey’s coal-country West Virginia origins and the diversity of Appalachia. They announce next week’s “Kinky Boots” review and recommend watching via Hoopla or Pluto.00:00 Welcome to Queernecks00:15 Wild Teacher Stories01:53 Language Learning Mishaps03:51 Comedy and Improv Lessons07:26 Teaching Bias and Bad Faith09:38 White Like Me and Privilege14:37 New Additions Dog and Truck16:13 Car Buying Strategy20:56 Rewards Programs and Cashback23:54 Quitting Smoking Nostalgia25:41 Genetics and Family Ties27:58 Poorest Counties Rabbit Hole30:55 Weather Check and Wrap31:17 Rainy Day Mishaps32:58 Creating Change Politics35:21 Prom Season Sponsor Bit38:33 After Prom Memories41:08 Minimum Wage Talk44:07 Appalachian Noun Steve Harvey48:10 Orientalism of Appalachia51:16 Next Week Kinky Boots54:25 Pride Safety and Courts56:16 Contracts Jobs and Snacks58:43 Truck Deal and Taco Cravings01:00:06 Wrap Up and Watch Along