'ACT UP' Book, 'Pride' on Hulu, Quitting Your Job Call-In, The History of Canada's Residential Schools

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A new book chronicles the history of the ACT UP activist movement in the fight against AIDS in New York City. Author Sarah Schulman joins us to discuss this history, recounted in her new book, Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993. In celebration of Pride Month, we take a look at LGBTQ history throughout the decades with the help of an FX and Hulu documentary series. Christine Vachon, executive producer of the six-part series, “Pride,” joins us to discuss the project. We will also speak with Tom Kalin, who directed one of the episodes in the series. “Pride” is available to stream now on Hulu. Forbes Senior Contributor Jack Kelly joins us to discuss his recent article, "Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs In Record Numbers, As The U.S. Experiences A Booming Job Market." Kelly will take calls from listeners about the current job market and their own decisions about quitting. For today's Good Vibes, we listen to a clip from acclaimed lawyer and Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson's commencement address to the University of Michigan Class of 2021. In light of the recent tragic news of a mass grave that was discovered at a former residential school in Canada, reporter and host of multiple investigative podcasts, Connie Walker, joins us to discuss her experience being an Indigenous journalist covering the treatment of Indigenous communities, as well as the history of residential schools in Canada.

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