blade or die

Sometimes I talk to myself.

This time it’s about covering the 2016 election, rollerblading through the protests and riots that followed in Oakland, and the ramifications of underestimating the “fly over states.”

The music at the second break is “The Last Days of Oakland” by the Fantastic Negrito. (You should buy the full album.)

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BLADE OR DIE,

— BRIAN KRANS

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