A Year After the October 7th Attack: Aviva Siegel's Story and Kamala Harris's Pop Culture Strategy

Marking a year since the harrowing October 7th terror attack on Israel, we unravel the heart-wrenching story of Aviva Siegel, a former hostage who was freed after 51 days in Gaza. Her liberation is shadowed by persistent anguish for her husband, Keith Samuel Siegel, who remains captive. This emotional recounting serves as a poignant reminder of the ongoing nightmare faced by hostages and their families and a call to action for global leaders. Through Aviva's voice, we emphasize the necessity of keeping these stories alive and in the forefront of our collective consciousness.

Switching to a surprising twist, we dissect Kamala Harris's unexpected appearance on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, a move aimed at resonating with younger audiences. By engaging in genuine dialogue on issues like abortion, Kamala attempts to blend political discourse with pop culture, appealing to young single women. This segment of the episode provides insight into Kamala's campaign strategy, highlighting the effectiveness and risks of choosing unconventional platforms to communicate her message. Tune in for an exploration of the crossroads between serious political engagement and the realms of popular media.

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Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:20

Hello and good morning, my little love bunnies. It is Monday, october 7th, one year anniversary I hate to say that word, anniversary, but that's what it is One year marking of the October 7th terror attack on Israel, where they killed thousands of people and not just killed them, but tortured and killed them, raping their women and taking hostages that they still have. Hopefully they are still alive and we can get them back. Some of them are American hostages. I reposted a thing from a tweet from Israel that reads 6 29 am, october 7th 2023, the moment time stopped. I don't know if I can pronounce all of these next words correctly, so forgive me, I'm sure I'm going to mess them up Bari Nahal, az Neri, az Reem, the Nova Festival, kfar Aza Sederot I know I'm pronouncing these wrong Afakim Nerim Holit, zikim Ashkelon. And it says we remember the victims, we pray for the return of the hostages, remember October 7th.

Speaker 1: 1:49

And I'm going to read a story here. I want to read parts of parts, very short stories, of some New York New York Post articles. One of them, excuse me, wife of American hostage trapped in Gaza says husband is suffering the cruelest thing on earth. This is a woman. This couple was captured. She was released as one of the hostage deals, but her husband is still there. She spent 51 days in Gaza as a hostage, begging for food and water from her cruel captors hostage begging for food and water from her cruel captors.

Speaker 1: 2:27

But the nightmare didn't end when aviva siegel was released as part of a hostage deal last year. Although free for nearly a year, the 63 year old still feels trapped, knowing her husband, israeli american keith samuel siegel, 65 years old, remains suffering in hamas, cramped tunnels, with little oxygen, food and water. My goodness gracious, it's just cruel to think that he is in such terrible conditions for so long. Aviva told the Post. What they are going through is the cruelest thing on earth. The cruelest thing on earth. Aviva had devoted her life to demanding action from President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to free her husband of 43 years, who was a teacher originally from Chapel Hill, north Carolina. The pair were kidnapped from their home in Kavutsk, kfar Aza, in southern Israel when Hamas terrorists invaded from Gaza. Kfar Aza saw some of the most horrific violence of the invasion, with victims found burned and beheaded and children murdered alongside their parents. Oh, that's horrible. This stuff is still happening and we can't go today without remembering and mentioning it.

Speaker 1: 3:48

I think and hopefully you're going to hear it all over the news too, because we need to keep bringing this up. So I put a couple of other stories out there. You can go read those yourself if you'd like. Couple of other stories out there. You can go read those yourself if you'd like. But we are going to talk about another topic a little bit. I don't want to say lighter because it's not.

Speaker 1: 4:14

Kamala goes on Call Her Daddy podcast because abortion is everything. This is from the Victor Girls blog this morning, so let's read a little bit of it. Why would Kamala Harris go on a sex advice podcast? For those of us who are not in the target demographic of the Call Her Daddy podcast, which would be late millennials and Gen Z, the decision that the Harris-Walls campaign made to send Kamala to talk to host Alex Cooper, who is a bit confusing. After all, kamala is currently running away with that particular demographic of young single women. She's literally preaching to her own choir here, even though, as usual, her answers are still canned sound bites. So why go on this podcast when you are a serious president candidate? Why open yourself up to all probable jokes involved? Let's see the full quote reads Kamala this is from Kamala.

Speaker 1: 5:20

Well, I think you and your listeners have really got this thing right, which is one of the best ways to communicate with people is to be real, you know, and to talk about the things that people really care about. I mean what I I mean. What I love about what you do is that your voice in your show is really about your listeners. About what you do is that your voice in your show is really about your listeners, and I think, especially now, this is a moment in the country and in life where people really want to know they're seen and heard and that they're part of a community, that they're not out there alone, and and so I'm really glad to be with you. Good, you can go finish reading that story and it's written by one of our very own victorals, deanna Fisher. She is a very good writer. I love Deanna Fisher. I love them all. They're all good, but she, deanna, really, really brings out the details there. If you would like to go finish that, that is on my X feed as well.

Speaker 1: 6:27

Yeah, I was looking up this podcast earlier about uh, call her daddy. Apparently it's the most. It's, it's the podcast that most, that the most women listen to. I've never. I mean I don't, I don't, I don't listen to it. It's not my demographic, as Deanna Fisher pointed out. It's for the younger generation. Um, I've heard of it in passing only because it used to be a Barstools. It was in the news Because it used to be a Barstools podcast and then it got taken over or she went out on her own or something. I'm not sure.

Speaker 1: 7:07

But she signed a huge deal with Spotify and she's like the second biggest signing person podcast on Spotify behind Joe Rogan, and it's a call her daddy podcast. I think it's a stupid title, um, and I just think it's ridiculous. I again, I have not listened to a single word of it. But this alex cooper uh, let's see, go over here. She was born in 1994, y'all 1994. She is an american podcaster and co-creator host of call her daddy, a weekly comedy and advice podcast on spotify. I think it's more than comedy. In 2021, time magazine called her arguably the most successful woman in podcasting after she signed a three-year exclusive deal with Spotify worth $60 million. Making $20 million per year made her Spotify highest-earning female podcaster and the second-highest-paid podcaster behind only Joe Rogan. The show was also the second-most popular podcast globally on Spotify for 2022. Behind Joe Rogan. The show was also the second most popular podcast globally on Spotify for 2022.

Speaker 1: 8:18

Behind Joe Rogan, she, she's a oh my gosh, early life and education. Okay, well, you can go look her up if you want to. Uh, basically, that's all I have for today. I know short and sweet, but I gotta keep it short today. Question of the day. But before we get to the question of the day, my latest live stream was with Laura from X. It's on my YouTube channel. If you would like to go see that, check it out. It's sitting over there on YouTube. I would love for you to go watch it. Share the content, comment, put a comment up. Uh, she, we, she and I. We talk about, like Sean Diddy, we talk about, um, oh gosh, who else did we talk about? Oh, the Menendez brothers. We basically talk about some glamor, pop culture, front page news. Brothers. We basically talk about some glamour, pop culture and front page news.

Speaker 1: 9:22

It's fun getting to know the Pat Heads a little bit better via these kind of interviews, but I also did the quickie with her, so one of the questions I asked her was is she a side sleeper, stomach sleeper, back sleeper. So that is my question for you Do you sleep what? What is your sleeping position? I sleep on my right side most of the time, but then I usually end up on my back and occasionally on my left side. I when I was younger, though, I used to be able to sleep on my stomach all the time, and I loved it, uh. So, anyway, that's the question of the day. What is your sleeping position? All right, I have to go. Thank you for listening. I will be back again tomorrow, hopefully with some little bit lighter content. Uh, easier, lighter content. Okay, thanks for listening. Have a great day. Bye.