https://simplecast.com My Limited View with Sergio Novoa Welcome to My Limited View with Sergio Novoa. I’m not a journalist, professor, or expert. I’m just someone with Wi-Fi and way too many browser tabs. en Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:33:19 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:33:30 +0000 https://sergiothecomic.com/mlv-podcast/ My Limited View with Sergio Novoa https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c40adb26-f2ae-4118-a4d2-ca544f22f580/3f71a752-f286-4ffd-a976-7a3033737ec8/3000x3000/sergionovoa1973-20-20my-limited-view-logo-b-4-20copy.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://sergiothecomic.com/mlv-podcast/ episodic Welcome to My Limited View with Sergio Novoa. I’m not a journalist, professor, or expert. I’m just someone with Wi-Fi and way too many browser tabs. Sergio Novoa false https://feeds.simplecast.com/p9FFH2O6 Sergio Novoa, my limited view, podcast, lgbtq, gay, lesbian, drug, addiction, friends, family, west coast, srgo productions, sergio the comic, sergio novoa comedian, stories, mlvpodcast, my limited view podcast Sergio Novoa sergiothecomic@gmail.com 458852f6-3ef9-407f-86c6-f494162901bc Built to Crave You ever wonder why you can’t eat just one chip? Or why chicken tastes different than it did decades ago? In this episode, I break down how the food industry engineered salt, sugar and fat to hit your brain’s “bliss point,” how fast food reshaped American farming, and why profit became more important than public health. From factory-raised chickens to feedlot beef to grocery store manipulation, we’re unpacking how the system was built—and what you can actually do about it. Spoiler: it’s not a willpower problem. It’s a design problem.

  1. Intro
  2. Food
  3. Salt, Sugar, Fat and the Bliss Point
  4. Soda: The Original Thirst Trap
  5. How fast food rewired American farming
  6. Profits
  7. What we can actually do as consumers?

Music by Loghan Longoria
Follow us on instagram: Sergio Novoa My Limited View Pod

Resources & Research:

1. Moss, Michael. Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us. Random House, 2013. Key themes summarized at LifeClub.org. 
2. Summary of processed food engineering and industry tactics at BooksThatSlay.com. 
3. Overview of addictive design and ingredient roles at SoBrief.com. 
4. Discussion of food companies prioritizing taste over health in processed products. 
5. Reporting on antibiotic use and public health risks in livestock farming. 
6. Advocacy overview of factory farming, antibiotics, and health impacts.

]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:33:19 +0000 sergiothecomic@gmail.com (Sergio Novoa) https://sergiothecomic.com/mlv-podcast/ You ever wonder why you can’t eat just one chip? Or why chicken tastes different than it did decades ago? In this episode, I break down how the food industry engineered salt, sugar and fat to hit your brain’s “bliss point,” how fast food reshaped American farming, and why profit became more important than public health. From factory-raised chickens to feedlot beef to grocery store manipulation, we’re unpacking how the system was built—and what you can actually do about it. Spoiler: it’s not a willpower problem. It’s a design problem.

  1. Intro
  2. Food
  3. Salt, Sugar, Fat and the Bliss Point
  4. Soda: The Original Thirst Trap
  5. How fast food rewired American farming
  6. Profits
  7. What we can actually do as consumers?

Music by Loghan Longoria
Follow us on instagram: Sergio Novoa My Limited View Pod

Resources & Research:

1. Moss, Michael. Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us. Random House, 2013. Key themes summarized at LifeClub.org. 
2. Summary of processed food engineering and industry tactics at BooksThatSlay.com. 
3. Overview of addictive design and ingredient roles at SoBrief.com. 
4. Discussion of food companies prioritizing taste over health in processed products. 
5. Reporting on antibiotic use and public health risks in livestock farming. 
6. Advocacy overview of factory farming, antibiotics, and health impacts.

]]> Built to Crave Sergio Novoa 00:22:57 You ever wonder why you can’t eat just one chip? Or why chicken tastes different than it did decades ago? In this episode, I break down how the food industry engineered salt, sugar and fat to hit your brain’s “bliss point,” how fast food reshaped American farming, and why profit became more important than public health. From factory-raised chickens to feedlot beef to grocery store manipulation, we’re unpacking how the system was built—and what you can actually do about it. Spoiler: it’s not a willpower problem. It’s a design problem. You ever wonder why you can’t eat just one chip? Or why chicken tastes different than it did decades ago? In this episode, I break down how the food industry engineered salt, sugar and fat to hit your brain’s “bliss point,” how fast food reshaped American farming, and why profit became more important than public health. From factory-raised chickens to feedlot beef to grocery store manipulation, we’re unpacking how the system was built—and what you can actually do about it. Spoiler: it’s not a willpower problem. It’s a design problem. profit over health, chronic disease, consumer awareness, how food is made, bliss point, my limited view, educational podcast, comedy and commentary, meat production, salt sugar fat, industrial farming, food politics, food reform, industrial food system, corporate accountability, growth hormones, big food, investigative podcast, food labeling, public health, food industry, latino podcast, american agriculture, diabetes prevention, nutrition science, sergio novoa, food engineering, factory farming, food addiction, fast food industry, industrial chicken, processed food, food supply chain, feedlots, addictive foods, food transparency, michael moss, corn subsidies, corporate greed, antibiotic resistance, obesity epidemic, behind the food industry, ultra processed foods, grocery store marketing false full 6 b5adc1b9-943d-491b-b396-dfe83201d8f5 Pilgrims, Lies and Pumpkin Pie This episode digs into the real history behind Thanksgiving—far beyond the feel-good myth. We look at Indigenous civilizations before Columbus, what actually happened with the Pilgrims, how the holiday was invented, and how land theft became policy. It’s direct, factual, and mixed with humor to make the truth easier to take in. If you want a clearer, more honest understanding of the holiday, this is the episode to hear.

  1. intro
  2. Indigenous Life Before Columbus
  3. The Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving
  4. How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday
  5. Land, Laws and the Illusion of Generosity

Music by Loghan Longoria
Follow us on instagram: Sergio Novoa My Limited View Pod

Sources & References
• Cahokia: A Pre-Columbian American City – Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Overview of the largest urban center in North America before European arrival, showing the complexity and scale of Native civilizations.
• Beginner’s Guide to Pre-Columbian Civilizations – Native Americans Today.
Covers widespread agriculture, trade networks, mound-building societies, and political structures that existed long before 1492.

Pilgrims, Wampanoag & the Thanksgiving Myth
• This Land Is Their Land by David J. Silverman (2019).
Definitive modern history of the Wampanoag and the creation of the Thanksgiving myth, including alliances, conflicts, and how the holiday was reshaped over time.
• Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick.
Detailed account of the Pilgrims’ arrival, early relations with Native nations, and the decades of tension and war that followed.
• The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk (2023).
Reframes U.S. history through Indigenous experiences and explains how Native peoples shaped the nation’s political and cultural development.

Land Theft, Forced Removal & U.S. Policy
• Indian Removal Act (1830) – Encyclopedia Britannica.
Explains the federal policy that authorized the forced relocation of Indigenous nations, leading to mass death and the Trail of Tears.
• Dawes Act (1887) – U.S. Library of Congress & National Archives summaries.
Shows how communal tribal lands were broken into individual plots, resulting in the loss of millions of acres to settlers and the federal government.
• General Allotment Policies – National Archives.
Additional documentation on how land “exchange” policies functioned as large-scale dispossession.

Historical Context for Disease, Population Loss & Colonization
• American Indian Demographic History – Journal of Interdisciplinary History.
Research on population decline due to epidemics introduced by Europeans.
• 1491 by Charles C. Mann.
Not a primary source but a widely referenced synthesis of archaeological and historical work on pre-Columbian societies and post-contact disease impact.

Wider Context: Slavery, Inequality & Structural Power
• Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi.
Helps understand how racial hierarchies and myths were built into American law, culture, and historical narratives.
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.
Connects historical systems of racial control to modern structures, supporting the episode’s theme of how myths mask deeper inequalities.

]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 03:38:50 +0000 sergiothecomic@gmail.com (Sergio Novoa) https://sergiothecomic.com/mlv-podcast/ This episode digs into the real history behind Thanksgiving—far beyond the feel-good myth. We look at Indigenous civilizations before Columbus, what actually happened with the Pilgrims, how the holiday was invented, and how land theft became policy. It’s direct, factual, and mixed with humor to make the truth easier to take in. If you want a clearer, more honest understanding of the holiday, this is the episode to hear.

  1. intro
  2. Indigenous Life Before Columbus
  3. The Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving
  4. How Thanksgiving Became a National Holiday
  5. Land, Laws and the Illusion of Generosity

Music by Loghan Longoria
Follow us on instagram: Sergio Novoa My Limited View Pod

Sources & References
• Cahokia: A Pre-Columbian American City – Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Overview of the largest urban center in North America before European arrival, showing the complexity and scale of Native civilizations.
• Beginner’s Guide to Pre-Columbian Civilizations – Native Americans Today.
Covers widespread agriculture, trade networks, mound-building societies, and political structures that existed long before 1492.

Pilgrims, Wampanoag & the Thanksgiving Myth
• This Land Is Their Land by David J. Silverman (2019).
Definitive modern history of the Wampanoag and the creation of the Thanksgiving myth, including alliances, conflicts, and how the holiday was reshaped over time.
• Mayflower by Nathaniel Philbrick.
Detailed account of the Pilgrims’ arrival, early relations with Native nations, and the decades of tension and war that followed.
• The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk (2023).
Reframes U.S. history through Indigenous experiences and explains how Native peoples shaped the nation’s political and cultural development.

Land Theft, Forced Removal & U.S. Policy
• Indian Removal Act (1830) – Encyclopedia Britannica.
Explains the federal policy that authorized the forced relocation of Indigenous nations, leading to mass death and the Trail of Tears.
• Dawes Act (1887) – U.S. Library of Congress & National Archives summaries.
Shows how communal tribal lands were broken into individual plots, resulting in the loss of millions of acres to settlers and the federal government.
• General Allotment Policies – National Archives.
Additional documentation on how land “exchange” policies functioned as large-scale dispossession.

Historical Context for Disease, Population Loss & Colonization
• American Indian Demographic History – Journal of Interdisciplinary History.
Research on population decline due to epidemics introduced by Europeans.
• 1491 by Charles C. Mann.
Not a primary source but a widely referenced synthesis of archaeological and historical work on pre-Columbian societies and post-contact disease impact.

Wider Context: Slavery, Inequality & Structural Power
• Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi.
Helps understand how racial hierarchies and myths were built into American law, culture, and historical narratives.
• The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander.
Connects historical systems of racial control to modern structures, supporting the episode’s theme of how myths mask deeper inequalities.

]]> Pilgrims, Lies and Pumpkin Pie Sergio Novoa 00:16:20 This episode digs into the real history behind Thanksgiving—far beyond the feel-good myth. We look at Indigenous civilizations before Columbus, what actually happened with the Pilgrims, how the holiday was invented, and how land theft became policy. It’s direct, factual, and mixed with humor to make the truth easier to take in. If you want a clearer, more honest understanding of the holiday, this is the episode to hear. This episode digs into the real history behind Thanksgiving—far beyond the feel-good myth. We look at Indigenous civilizations before Columbus, what actually happened with the Pilgrims, how the holiday was invented, and how land theft became policy. It’s direct, factual, and mixed with humor to make the truth easier to take in. If you want a clearer, more honest understanding of the holiday, this is the episode to hear. colonization, thanksgiving history, dawes act, my limited view, wampanoag, indian removal act, historical truth, sergio novoa, podcast education, social justice, american myths, pilgrims, pre-columbian civilizations, indigenous history, land policy, u.s. history, my limited view podcast, native american studies false full 5 42bae2db-1ab7-40fe-9ecf-1878d2df004a The Myth of the Free Ride Affirmative action and DEI have become lightning rods in today’s culture wars, but how much do we really know about where they came from and why they exist? In this episode, Sergio breaks down the long history of systemic racism in America, from slavery and Jim Crow to redlining and modern hiring bias. You’ll learn what affirmative action actually is, what DEI really means, and how both have shaped access, opportunity, and fairness for everyone not just a few. This isn’t about guilt. It’s about awareness. Because when you understand the history, you start to see the patterns. And once you see them, you can’t unsee them.

1.Intro
2. America's Original Construction Project
3. The Evolution of Inequality
4. Who's Really Getting the Handout?
5. Before Affirmative Action, There Was Just...Discrimination
6. DEI for Dummies: The Part They Never Told You

Sources & References:
• Bertrand, M., & Mullainathan, S. (2004). Are Emily and Greg more employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A field experiment on labor market discrimination. National Bureau of Economic Research. https://doi.org/10.3386/w9873

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). EEOC history: 1964–1969. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. https://www.eeoc.gov/history/eeoc-history-1964-1969

• National Park Service. (n.d.). Equal Pay Act of 1963. U.S. Department of the Interior. https://www.nps.gov/articles/equal-pay-act.htm

• Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations, 413 U.S. 376 (1973). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Press_Co._v._Pittsburgh_Commission_on_Human_Relations

• University of Washington. (n.d.). Racial restrictive covenants: Enforcing neighborhood segregation in Seattle. Civil Rights & Labor History Consortium. https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/covenants_report.htm

• Jones-Correa, M. (2000). Origins and diffusion of racial restrictive covenants. Political Science Quarterly, 115(4), 541–568. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2657609

• Urban Institute. (2023). Addressing the legacies of historical redlining. https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/Addressing%20the%20Legacies%20of%20Historical%20Redlining.pdf

• Nardone, A., Casey, J. A., Morello-Frosch, R., Mujahid, M., Balmes, J., & Thakur, N. (2020). Associations between historical residential redlining and current age-adjusted rates of emergency department visits due to asthma across eight cities in California. The Lancet Planetary Health, 4(1), e24–e31. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9901820/

• Pager, D., Western, B., & Bonikowski, B. (2009). Discrimination in a low-wage labor market: A field experiment. American Sociological Review, 74(5), 777–799. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2915472/

• Corrigan v. Buckley, 271 U.S. 323 (1926). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrigan_v._Buckley

• ADA National Network. “Timeline of the Americans with Disabilities Act.” adata.org. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://adata.org/ada-timeline

• Administration for Community Living. “Origins of the ADA.” acl.gov. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://acl.gov/ada/origins-of-the-ada

• U.S. Department of Justice. “Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act.” ada.gov. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://www.ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada/

• Section508.gov. “IT Accessibility Laws and Policies.” section508.gov. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://www.section508.gov/manage/laws-and-policies/

• BrownGold. “DEI & A: The Effect of Donald Trump’s DEI Executive Order on Accessibility.” browngold.com. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://browngold.com/blog/dei-a-the-effect-of-donald-trumps-dei-executive-order-on-accessibility/

• Wikipedia. “Architectural Barriers Act of 1968.” Wikipedia.org. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_Barriers_Act_of_1968

• Michigan State University Libraries. “Advancing Accessibility: A Timeline.” lib.msu.edu. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://lib.msu.edu/exhibits/advancing-accessibility/timeline

• Duane Morris LLP. “ADA Considerations for Neurodiversity Hiring Programs.” duanemorris.com. August 3, 2023. https://www.duanemorris.com/articles/ada_considerations_for_neurodiversity_hiring_programs_0803.html

• Autism Spectrum News. “Neurodiversity Hiring Programs: A Path to Employment.” autismspectrumnews.org. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://autismspectrumnews.org/neurodiversity-hiring-programs-a-path-to-employment/

• Onkst, D. H. (1998). “’First a negro… incidentally a veteran’: Black World War II veterans and the G.I. Bill of Rights in the Deep South, 1944–1948.” Journal of Social History, 32(3), 517–543.

• Blakemore, E. (2019; updated 2025). “How the GI Bill’s promise was denied to a million Black WWII veterans.” History.com. https://www.history.com/articles/gi-bill-black-wwii-veterans-benefits.

• Heller School, Brandeis University. (2023). “Not all WWII veterans benefited equally from the GI Bill” (impact report). https://heller.brandeis.edu/news/items/releases/2023/impact-report-gi-bill.html.

• Perea, J. F. (2014). [Law review article on GI Bill and race]. University of Pittsburgh Law Review (available as PDF).

• NBER working paper(s). (2024–2025). “Quantifying Racial Discrimination in the 1944 GI Bill” (authors and links in NBER repository).
 

]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:36:08 +0000 sergiothecomic@gmail.com (Sergio Novoa) https://sergiothecomic.com/mlv-podcast/ Affirmative action and DEI have become lightning rods in today’s culture wars, but how much do we really know about where they came from and why they exist? In this episode, Sergio breaks down the long history of systemic racism in America, from slavery and Jim Crow to redlining and modern hiring bias. You’ll learn what affirmative action actually is, what DEI really means, and how both have shaped access, opportunity, and fairness for everyone not just a few. This isn’t about guilt. It’s about awareness. Because when you understand the history, you start to see the patterns. And once you see them, you can’t unsee them.

1.Intro
2. America's Original Construction Project
3. The Evolution of Inequality
4. Who's Really Getting the Handout?
5. Before Affirmative Action, There Was Just...Discrimination
6. DEI for Dummies: The Part They Never Told You

Sources & References:
• Bertrand, M., & Mullainathan, S. (2004). Are Emily and Greg more employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A field experiment on labor market discrimination. National Bureau of Economic Research. https://doi.org/10.3386/w9873

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). EEOC history: 1964–1969. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. https://www.eeoc.gov/history/eeoc-history-1964-1969

• National Park Service. (n.d.). Equal Pay Act of 1963. U.S. Department of the Interior. https://www.nps.gov/articles/equal-pay-act.htm

• Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations, 413 U.S. 376 (1973). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Press_Co._v._Pittsburgh_Commission_on_Human_Relations

• University of Washington. (n.d.). Racial restrictive covenants: Enforcing neighborhood segregation in Seattle. Civil Rights & Labor History Consortium. https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/covenants_report.htm

• Jones-Correa, M. (2000). Origins and diffusion of racial restrictive covenants. Political Science Quarterly, 115(4), 541–568. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2657609

• Urban Institute. (2023). Addressing the legacies of historical redlining. https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/Addressing%20the%20Legacies%20of%20Historical%20Redlining.pdf

• Nardone, A., Casey, J. A., Morello-Frosch, R., Mujahid, M., Balmes, J., & Thakur, N. (2020). Associations between historical residential redlining and current age-adjusted rates of emergency department visits due to asthma across eight cities in California. The Lancet Planetary Health, 4(1), e24–e31. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9901820/

• Pager, D., Western, B., & Bonikowski, B. (2009). Discrimination in a low-wage labor market: A field experiment. American Sociological Review, 74(5), 777–799. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2915472/

• Corrigan v. Buckley, 271 U.S. 323 (1926). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrigan_v._Buckley

• ADA National Network. “Timeline of the Americans with Disabilities Act.” adata.org. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://adata.org/ada-timeline

• Administration for Community Living. “Origins of the ADA.” acl.gov. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://acl.gov/ada/origins-of-the-ada

• U.S. Department of Justice. “Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act.” ada.gov. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://www.ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada/

• Section508.gov. “IT Accessibility Laws and Policies.” section508.gov. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://www.section508.gov/manage/laws-and-policies/

• BrownGold. “DEI & A: The Effect of Donald Trump’s DEI Executive Order on Accessibility.” browngold.com. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://browngold.com/blog/dei-a-the-effect-of-donald-trumps-dei-executive-order-on-accessibility/

• Wikipedia. “Architectural Barriers Act of 1968.” Wikipedia.org. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architectural_Barriers_Act_of_1968

• Michigan State University Libraries. “Advancing Accessibility: A Timeline.” lib.msu.edu. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://lib.msu.edu/exhibits/advancing-accessibility/timeline

• Duane Morris LLP. “ADA Considerations for Neurodiversity Hiring Programs.” duanemorris.com. August 3, 2023. https://www.duanemorris.com/articles/ada_considerations_for_neurodiversity_hiring_programs_0803.html

• Autism Spectrum News. “Neurodiversity Hiring Programs: A Path to Employment.” autismspectrumnews.org. Accessed October 2, 2025. https://autismspectrumnews.org/neurodiversity-hiring-programs-a-path-to-employment/

• Onkst, D. H. (1998). “’First a negro… incidentally a veteran’: Black World War II veterans and the G.I. Bill of Rights in the Deep South, 1944–1948.” Journal of Social History, 32(3), 517–543.

• Blakemore, E. (2019; updated 2025). “How the GI Bill’s promise was denied to a million Black WWII veterans.” History.com. https://www.history.com/articles/gi-bill-black-wwii-veterans-benefits.

• Heller School, Brandeis University. (2023). “Not all WWII veterans benefited equally from the GI Bill” (impact report). https://heller.brandeis.edu/news/items/releases/2023/impact-report-gi-bill.html.

• Perea, J. F. (2014). [Law review article on GI Bill and race]. University of Pittsburgh Law Review (available as PDF).

• NBER working paper(s). (2024–2025). “Quantifying Racial Discrimination in the 1944 GI Bill” (authors and links in NBER repository).
 

]]> The Myth of the Free Ride Sergio Novoa 00:31:21 Affirmative action and DEI have become lightning rods in today’s culture wars, but how much do we really know about where they came from and why they exist? In this episode, Sergio breaks down the long history of systemic racism in America, from slavery and Jim Crow to redlining and modern hiring bias. You’ll learn what affirmative action actually is, what DEI really means, and how both have shaped access, opportunity, and fairness for everyone not just a few. This isn’t about guilt. It’s about awareness. Because when you understand the history, you start to see the patterns. And once you see them, you can’t unsee them. Affirmative action and DEI have become lightning rods in today’s culture wars, but how much do we really know about where they came from and why they exist? In this episode, Sergio breaks down the long history of systemic racism in America, from slavery and Jim Crow to redlining and modern hiring bias. You’ll learn what affirmative action actually is, what DEI really means, and how both have shaped access, opportunity, and fairness for everyone not just a few. This isn’t about guilt. It’s about awareness. Because when you understand the history, you start to see the patterns. And once you see them, you can’t unsee them. jim crow, education access, equity in america, my limited view, civil rights, systemic racism, implicit bias, diversity equity inclusion, discrimination, affirmative action, representation, black history, voter suppression, privilege, sergio novoa, civil rights movement, social justice, history of racism, redlining, disability rights, inclusion at work, social awareness, podcast on equity, fair hiring, equality, women’s rights, racial justice, workplace diversity, unconscious bias, lgbtq inclusion, dei false full 4 89c3e319-6824-4b97-be91-f2401915d2b6 From Fruit to Freedom: The Brutal History of Women’s Rights in America Women make up half the population, but their rights have always been treated like a special request. In this episode we dive into the real history of women’s rights in America: from forced sterilizations and credit card restrictions to the myth of the 19th Amendment being a universal win. We exposes how progress has always come with an asterisk and why women’s rights are the ultimate test of any democracy.

  1. The Original Setup: Eve, the Apple, and the Birth of Blame
  2. Votes for Some: The Long Road to Women’s Suffrage
  3. Rights on Paper, Fights in Practice: A Tour Through Women’s History
  4. The Mother of Gynecology - and the Daughters Who Paid the Price
  5. Sterilized and Silenced: When Reproductive Rights Were’t Yours
  6. ’Til Regret Do us Part: Marriage, Divorce and the Trap of Forever

Music by Loghan Longoria
Follow us on instagram: Sergio Novoa My Limited View Pod

Resources & References

The Bible & Eve
• Augustine, On the Good of Marriage — Early church writings framing women as morally weaker.
• Tertullian, On the Apparel of Women — One of the first texts blaming Eve for humanity’s downfall.

Women’s Suffrage
• National Archives: 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
• Library of Congress: Frederick Douglass’s support at Seneca Falls, 1848.
• Alexander Keyssar, The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States.

Voting Rights & Racial Exclusion
• U.S. Department of Justice: Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 (National Archives).
• Mae Ngai, Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America.

Workplace & Economic Rights
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Equal Pay Act of 1963
• U.S. Department of Labor: Civil Rights Act Title VII
• U.S. Department of Education: Title IX Overview
• Federal Reserve: History of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
• Congressional Research Service: Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988.

Reproductive Rights
• Supreme Court: Roe v. Wade (1973).
• Congressional Record: The Hyde Amendment (1976).
• Supreme Court: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022).

Medicine & Exploitation
• Harriet A. Washington, Medical Apartheid.
• Journal of Medical Ethics: Reproductive Surgery and the Enslaved Body: The Case of J. Marion Sims.

Forced Sterilization
• Supreme Court: Buck v. Bell (1927).
• Paul Lombardo, Three Generations, No Imbeciles.
• Dorothy Roberts, Killing the Black Body.
• Alexandra Minna Stern, Eugenic Nation.
• Madrigal v. Quilligan case (Los Angeles, 1978).
• Jane Lawrence, “The Indian Health Service and the Sterilization of Native American Women,” American Indian Quarterly (2000).

Marriage, Divorce & Domestic Rights
• California Family Law Act of 1969 — first no-fault divorce law.
• Andrew Cherlin, Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage.
• U.S. Department of Justice: Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

]]> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 03:55:09 +0000 sergiothecomic@gmail.com (Sergio Novoa) https://sergiothecomic.com/mlv-podcast/ Women make up half the population, but their rights have always been treated like a special request. In this episode we dive into the real history of women’s rights in America: from forced sterilizations and credit card restrictions to the myth of the 19th Amendment being a universal win. We exposes how progress has always come with an asterisk and why women’s rights are the ultimate test of any democracy.

  1. The Original Setup: Eve, the Apple, and the Birth of Blame
  2. Votes for Some: The Long Road to Women’s Suffrage
  3. Rights on Paper, Fights in Practice: A Tour Through Women’s History
  4. The Mother of Gynecology - and the Daughters Who Paid the Price
  5. Sterilized and Silenced: When Reproductive Rights Were’t Yours
  6. ’Til Regret Do us Part: Marriage, Divorce and the Trap of Forever

Music by Loghan Longoria
Follow us on instagram: Sergio Novoa My Limited View Pod

Resources & References

The Bible & Eve
• Augustine, On the Good of Marriage — Early church writings framing women as morally weaker.
• Tertullian, On the Apparel of Women — One of the first texts blaming Eve for humanity’s downfall.

Women’s Suffrage
• National Archives: 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
• Library of Congress: Frederick Douglass’s support at Seneca Falls, 1848.
• Alexander Keyssar, The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the United States.

Voting Rights & Racial Exclusion
• U.S. Department of Justice: Voting Rights Act of 1965
• Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 (National Archives).
• Mae Ngai, Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America.

Workplace & Economic Rights
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Equal Pay Act of 1963
• U.S. Department of Labor: Civil Rights Act Title VII
• U.S. Department of Education: Title IX Overview
• Federal Reserve: History of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
• Congressional Research Service: Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988.

Reproductive Rights
• Supreme Court: Roe v. Wade (1973).
• Congressional Record: The Hyde Amendment (1976).
• Supreme Court: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (2022).

Medicine & Exploitation
• Harriet A. Washington, Medical Apartheid.
• Journal of Medical Ethics: Reproductive Surgery and the Enslaved Body: The Case of J. Marion Sims.

Forced Sterilization
• Supreme Court: Buck v. Bell (1927).
• Paul Lombardo, Three Generations, No Imbeciles.
• Dorothy Roberts, Killing the Black Body.
• Alexandra Minna Stern, Eugenic Nation.
• Madrigal v. Quilligan case (Los Angeles, 1978).
• Jane Lawrence, “The Indian Health Service and the Sterilization of Native American Women,” American Indian Quarterly (2000).

Marriage, Divorce & Domestic Rights
• California Family Law Act of 1969 — first no-fault divorce law.
• Andrew Cherlin, Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage.
• U.S. Department of Justice: Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

]]> From Fruit to Freedom: The Brutal History of Women’s Rights in America Sergio Novoa 00:21:32 Women make up half the population, but their rights have always been treated like a special request. In this episode we dive into the real history of women’s rights in America: from forced sterilizations and credit card restrictions to the myth of the 19th Amendment being a universal win. We exposes how progress has always come with an asterisk and why women’s rights are the ultimate test of any democracy. Women make up half the population, but their rights have always been treated like a special request. In this episode we dive into the real history of women’s rights in America: from forced sterilizations and credit card restrictions to the myth of the 19th Amendment being a universal win. We exposes how progress has always come with an asterisk and why women’s rights are the ultimate test of any democracy. historyuncovered, eugenics, my limited view, womensrights, socialjustice, equalpay, titleix, humanrights, 19thamendment, genderequality, sergionovoa, culturalcommentary, roevwade, podcastepisode, forcedsterilization, mustlistenpodcast, womenshistory, sergio novoa, feminism, blackwomenshistory, systemicinequality, suffragemovement, patriarchy, reproductivejustice, medicalracism, intersectionality, mylimitedview, nofaultdivorce, nativeamericanhistory, healthcarebias, my limited view podcast, progressnotperfection false full 3 ce4fa660-58df-4a87-b707-fe9cdfc31344 Who Pays for America? Ever wonder where your federal tax dollars go? Spoiler: it’s probably not your neighborhood. In this episode, we follow the money and it leads straight to states that take more than they give, complain the loudest, and somehow still get to make the rules.

  1. Intro
  2. Who's paying the bills?
  3. Who's making the rules?
  4. The cost of compromise
  5. What needs to change?
  6. So what do we do?
  7. Closing

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]]> Mon, 4 Aug 2025 07:00:00 +0000 sergiothecomic@gmail.com (Sergio Novoa) https://sergiothecomic.com/mlv-podcast/ Ever wonder where your federal tax dollars go? Spoiler: it’s probably not your neighborhood. In this episode, we follow the money and it leads straight to states that take more than they give, complain the loudest, and somehow still get to make the rules.

  1. Intro
  2. Who's paying the bills?
  3. Who's making the rules?
  4. The cost of compromise
  5. What needs to change?
  6. So what do we do?
  7. Closing

Music by Loghan Longoria
Follow us on instagram: Sergio Novoa and My Limited View Pod

Resources & References

]]> Who Pays for America? Sergio Novoa 00:16:53 Ever wonder where your federal tax dollars go? Spoiler: it’s probably not your neighborhood. In this episode, we follow the money and it leads straight to states that take more than they give, complain the loudest, and somehow still get to make the rules. Ever wonder where your federal tax dollars go? Spoiler: it’s probably not your neighborhood. In this episode, we follow the money and it leads straight to states that take more than they give, complain the loudest, and somehow still get to make the rules. my limited view, american politics, civic education, electoral college, awareness and activism, political reform, federal budget, olitics, social commentary, government, u.s. constitution, power and privilege, taxes, progressive politics, sergio novoa, current events, stand-up comedy, funny and informative, economic inequality, voting rights, red states vs blue states, comedy, political comedy, national popular vote, podcast for smart people, comedy podcast, my limited view podcast, public policy, political satire false full 2 024fdd12-b028-4f5c-9b91-57e96219d878 Immigration Immigration. It’s a topic that ignites passion, confusion, and often division. These days, the word “immigrant” can split a room in half and not always politely. 

But here’s the truth: whether documented or undocumented, immigrants have always been part of the American story. They’ve built railroads, harvested crops, launched companies, cared for families—not just their own—and they’ve done all this while paying billions in taxes.

  1. Immigration
  2. Nation of immigrants
  3. Timeline of immigration policy
  4. Who benefits from all these immigration reforms?
  5. Today's undocumented labor.
  6. How the US benefited from immigrants.
  7. How to Fix it?

Want to adopt my foster puppy? Contact Angel City Pitts

Catch me at the Laugh Factory Covina
Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Get your tickets HERE

Music by Loghan Longoria
Follow us on instagram: Sergio Novoa My Limited View Pod

References:
Center for American Progress
“The Economic Benefits of Passing the Dream and Promise Act” (2021)
➤ Shows legalization of undocumented immigrants could increase U.S. GDP by $1.7 trillion over 10 years.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/economic-benefits-passing-dream-promise-act/

Pew Research Center
“Facts on U.S. Immigrants” (2024)
➤ Provides updated estimates of the undocumented population (~10.5 million) and their demographics.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/11/02/5-facts-about-u-s-immigrants/

Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)
“Undocumented Immigrants’ State & Local Tax Contributions” (2017)
➤ Shows undocumented immigrants contribute over $11 billion in state and local taxes.
https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-state-local-tax-contributions-2/

U.S. Department of Labor – National Agricultural Workers Survey
➤ Indicates 50–70% of farmworkers are undocumented.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/national-agricultural-workers-survey

Migration Policy Institute
“Immigrant Health-Care Workers in the United States” (2021)
➤ Foreign-born workers represent a significant portion of U.S. doctors, nurses, and STEM professionals.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigrant-health-care-workers-united-states

Department of Homeland Security – Entry/Exit Overstay Report (2020)
➤ Most new undocumented immigrants are visa overstays, not border crossers.
https://www.dhs.gov/publication/entryexit-overstay-report

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
➤ Explains employment-based green card quotas (140,000 annually including dependents).
https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers

National Foundation for American Policy
“Immigrant Entrepreneurs and U.S. Billion-Dollar Companies” (2022)
➤ Immigrants founded over 55% of billion-dollar U.S. startups.
https://nfap.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Immigrant-Founders-of-Billion-Dollar-Companies.NFAP-Policy-Brief.July-2022.pdf

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
“U.S. Immigration Policy: Chart Book of Key Trends” (Updated 2023)
➤ Offers a comprehensive overview of immigration policy history and trends.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R42988

U.S. Department of Justice – Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
➤ Reports on immigration court backlog, which exceeds 1 million cases.
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1412106/download

U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
“Annual Report of the Immigration and Naturalization Service” (1954)
➤ Official report documenting the scale of Operation Wetback and the number of deportations.
https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/historic-annual-reports

Library of Congress – U.S. Immigration Legislation Online
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter Act)
➤ Details the legal framework that criminalized unauthorized entry and enabled mass deportations.
https://guides.loc.gov/immigration-legislation

Smithsonian Institution – National Museum of American History
“Operation Wetback: A Tragic History of Deportation”
➤ Overview of Operation Wetback and its social/humanitarian consequences.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/operation-wetback

University of Texas Press – Kelly Lytle Hernández
“Migra! A History of the U.S. Border Patrol” (2010)
➤ Deep dive into the history and racial motivations behind U.S. immigration enforcement, including Operation Wetback.
https://utpress.utexas.edu/9780292718592/

PBS – Latino Americans Documentary Series
Episode: “Prejudice and Pride”
➤ Includes firsthand accounts of deportations and family separations under Operation Wetback.
https://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/episode-guide/

Migration Policy Institute
“Immigration Enforcement in the United States: The Rise of a Formidable Machinery” (2013)
➤ Provides historical context and data for enforcement policies including Operation Wetback.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-enforcement-united-states-rise-formidable-machinery

]]> Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:24:48 +0000 sergiothecomic@gmail.com (Sergio Novoa) https://sergiothecomic.com/mlv-podcast/ Immigration. It’s a topic that ignites passion, confusion, and often division. These days, the word “immigrant” can split a room in half and not always politely. 

But here’s the truth: whether documented or undocumented, immigrants have always been part of the American story. They’ve built railroads, harvested crops, launched companies, cared for families—not just their own—and they’ve done all this while paying billions in taxes.

  1. Immigration
  2. Nation of immigrants
  3. Timeline of immigration policy
  4. Who benefits from all these immigration reforms?
  5. Today's undocumented labor.
  6. How the US benefited from immigrants.
  7. How to Fix it?

Want to adopt my foster puppy? Contact Angel City Pitts

Catch me at the Laugh Factory Covina
Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 7:00 pm
Get your tickets HERE

Music by Loghan Longoria
Follow us on instagram: Sergio Novoa My Limited View Pod

References:
Center for American Progress
“The Economic Benefits of Passing the Dream and Promise Act” (2021)
➤ Shows legalization of undocumented immigrants could increase U.S. GDP by $1.7 trillion over 10 years.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/economic-benefits-passing-dream-promise-act/

Pew Research Center
“Facts on U.S. Immigrants” (2024)
➤ Provides updated estimates of the undocumented population (~10.5 million) and their demographics.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/11/02/5-facts-about-u-s-immigrants/

Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)
“Undocumented Immigrants’ State & Local Tax Contributions” (2017)
➤ Shows undocumented immigrants contribute over $11 billion in state and local taxes.
https://itep.org/undocumented-immigrants-state-local-tax-contributions-2/

U.S. Department of Labor – National Agricultural Workers Survey
➤ Indicates 50–70% of farmworkers are undocumented.
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/eta/national-agricultural-workers-survey

Migration Policy Institute
“Immigrant Health-Care Workers in the United States” (2021)
➤ Foreign-born workers represent a significant portion of U.S. doctors, nurses, and STEM professionals.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigrant-health-care-workers-united-states

Department of Homeland Security – Entry/Exit Overstay Report (2020)
➤ Most new undocumented immigrants are visa overstays, not border crossers.
https://www.dhs.gov/publication/entryexit-overstay-report

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
➤ Explains employment-based green card quotas (140,000 annually including dependents).
https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/permanent-workers

National Foundation for American Policy
“Immigrant Entrepreneurs and U.S. Billion-Dollar Companies” (2022)
➤ Immigrants founded over 55% of billion-dollar U.S. startups.
https://nfap.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Immigrant-Founders-of-Billion-Dollar-Companies.NFAP-Policy-Brief.July-2022.pdf

Congressional Research Service (CRS)
“U.S. Immigration Policy: Chart Book of Key Trends” (Updated 2023)
➤ Offers a comprehensive overview of immigration policy history and trends.
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R42988

U.S. Department of Justice – Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)
➤ Reports on immigration court backlog, which exceeds 1 million cases.
https://www.justice.gov/eoir/page/file/1412106/download

U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
“Annual Report of the Immigration and Naturalization Service” (1954)
➤ Official report documenting the scale of Operation Wetback and the number of deportations.
https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/historic-annual-reports

Library of Congress – U.S. Immigration Legislation Online
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter Act)
➤ Details the legal framework that criminalized unauthorized entry and enabled mass deportations.
https://guides.loc.gov/immigration-legislation

Smithsonian Institution – National Museum of American History
“Operation Wetback: A Tragic History of Deportation”
➤ Overview of Operation Wetback and its social/humanitarian consequences.
https://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/operation-wetback

University of Texas Press – Kelly Lytle Hernández
“Migra! A History of the U.S. Border Patrol” (2010)
➤ Deep dive into the history and racial motivations behind U.S. immigration enforcement, including Operation Wetback.
https://utpress.utexas.edu/9780292718592/

PBS – Latino Americans Documentary Series
Episode: “Prejudice and Pride”
➤ Includes firsthand accounts of deportations and family separations under Operation Wetback.
https://www.pbs.org/latino-americans/en/episode-guide/

Migration Policy Institute
“Immigration Enforcement in the United States: The Rise of a Formidable Machinery” (2013)
➤ Provides historical context and data for enforcement policies including Operation Wetback.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigration-enforcement-united-states-rise-formidable-machinery

]]> Immigration Sergio Novoa 00:25:05 Immigration. It’s a topic that ignites passion, confusion, and often division. These days, the word “immigrant” can split a room in half and not always politely. 

But here’s the truth: whether documented or undocumented, immigrants have always been part of the American story. They’ve built railroads, harvested crops, launched companies, cared for families—not just their own—and they’ve done all this while paying billions in taxes. Immigration. It’s a topic that ignites passion, confusion, and often division. These days, the word “immigrant” can split a room in half and not always politely. 

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