Brandon and Maria welcome guests Stephanie and Tux to discuss the 2013 film 12 Years a Slave. Stephanie and Tux’s podcast Beyond Reproach is a history podcast about scandals and scandalousness in politics and government, and so they fit right into the discussion of this film, and they help us to unravel the history behind when the movie takes place, which is the pre-Civil War era. They also discuss how hard the film can be to watch but agree that sometimes that pain is necessary. Plus, Brandon reads more negative reviews from offended white people. The mental health section is chock full of discussion of trauma and dehumanization. It’s another episode focused on systemic racism and the harm this system has caused all Americans.