This week on STPT, Danielle Holland asks Damithia Nieves for her thoughts on the announcement of Juneteenth as the newest federal holiday. They continue the discussion on the co-option of social justice, the commodification of literally everything, and the spectacle of the ending of an Empire. Reparations Now!

Then comedian Astuko Okatsuka (she/her) joins the show. Okatsuka and hosts dive into the heartbreak of assimilation, gendered language, and the policing of language as a colonial practice.

Come wade into the surreal and weird cardinal Cancerian waters with us. 

Atsuko is the creator & host of Let's Go, Atsuko! A (woke) Japanese Game Show & OHAYO: Good Morning from Inside A Monster.  Her comedy has been covered in Variety, Vulture, New York Times, LA Times, & more.   She's written for Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show & Soft Focus with Jena Friedman and is in Season 3 of HBO's Room 104, as well as HULU's latest project with ATTN: Mom & Pop.