AwesomeCast 497: Journalism in the George Floyd Protests
Episode 3477 · June 4th, 2020 · 1 hr 14 mins
About this Episode
This week’s episode brought to you by Slice on Broadway, and Sidekick Media Services.
This week Matt Carlins and Mike Pound join us to talk about journalism during the George Floyd protests and some other topics including:
- Mike Pound shares a list of black owned restaurants to support in Pittsburgh.
- Katie shares Zigazoo, a "TikTok for kids"
- Matt Carlins has been entertaining himself with the Ameritrade app.
- Apple Store looters are getting a surprise when demo iPhones turn into tracking beacons.
- Bob and Doug are in space! The first NASA/SpaceX Crew Dragon flight launching astronauts from America!
- We have a conversation about the presence of cameras and being a journalist in the George Floyd protests
- We talk with Anthony "Chachi" Walker about his nearly month old "Put a Pickle on It" venture.
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