*ATTN: This episode of VANSCIVERTOWN was intercepted and cleaned by the NSA. We apologize for the harsh cuts and having to join a conversation already in progress, due to the cleansing. We also apologize for the crackling that occurred because we recorded in the middle of a thunderstorm.*Song that was cut out:"Free To Be You And Me" - The Seekershttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mU8gDKN5sETonight, Ethan and the Gang show their sensitive sides, and explore questions of racism via recent media treatment of embattled TV butter-pusher Paula Deen, and the Trayvon Martin trial. We also ponder the divine nature of forgiveness as Ethan appeals to his old friend Ian Auld to show up at an appearance in Baltimore, so he (and perhaps Nehring too) can break bread, and offer public apologies for months of painful misunderstandings.Will tears be shed, you ask? The answer is yes. Just ask Rosey Grier.To close things out, Mikal poignantly closes the podcast with an acoustic duet with Paulo Bettencourt titled “Who Cares.”Who cares, you ask? VanScivertown cares. We care so much that it hurts.Get this episode's song: http://vanscivertown.bandcamp.com/track/who-caresBy the way... We're on iTunes now! Go hit the subscribe button, and all future VANSCIVERTOWN podcasts will be automatically downloaded when they go live!https://itunes.apple.com/na/podcast/vanscivertown/id660966822