Interviews & Conversations

Long-form conversations with authors, scholars, organizers, and lawmakers.

Chris Sain: Penny Stocks & Personal Finance▶ Chris Sain: Penny Stocks & Personal Finance Watch on YouTube Eddie Glaude Jr. on James Baldwin & the Value Gap▶ Eddie Glaude Jr. on James Baldwin & the Value Gap Watch on YouTube Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Education & Working Families▶ Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Education & Working Families Watch on YouTube Desmond Meade: Voter Rights Expansion in Florida▶ Desmond Meade: Voter Rights Expansion in Florida Watch on YouTube Dorothy A. Brown: The Whiteness of Wealth▶ Dorothy A. Brown: The Whiteness of Wealth Watch on YouTube Christina M. Greer Explains the ADOS Movement▶ Christina M. Greer Explains the ADOS Movement Watch on YouTube Kimberly Jones: The Black Experience in America▶ Kimberly Jones: The Black Experience in America Watch on YouTube Dr. Jared Ball: The Conversation▶ Dr. Jared Ball: The Conversation Watch on YouTube Candace Hollingsworth: "Our Black Party"▶ Candace Hollingsworth: "Our Black Party" Watch on YouTube Dylan Rodriguez: The Conversation▶ Dylan Rodriguez: The Conversation Watch on YouTube Kerry Connelly: Author of "Good White Racist"▶ Kerry Connelly: Author of "Good White Racist" Watch on YouTube BlerdCon 2020: Interview w/ Hilton G. George▶ BlerdCon 2020: Interview w/ Hilton G. George Watch on YouTube Dave Zirin: Sports, Politics & Athlete Activism▶ Dave Zirin: Sports, Politics & Athlete Activism Watch on YouTube Dorothy A. Brown on the Wealth Gap▶ Dorothy A. Brown on the Wealth Gap Watch on YouTube Chris Sain: Off The Record▶ Chris Sain: Off The Record Watch on YouTube

Segments & Commentary

The stories, debates, and headlines we broke down on the show.

Did Sojourner Truth Really Say Ain’t I a Woman?▶Did Sojourner Truth Really Say Ain’t I a Woman?Watch on YouTubeWhy Did Courtney Clenney Only Get 6 Years for Killing Christian Obumseli?▶Why Did Courtney Clenney Only Get 6 Years for Killing Christian Obumseli?Watch on YouTubeAre Black Americans and the Black Diaspora One Family?▶Are Black Americans and the Black Diaspora One Family?Watch on YouTubeShould You Tell Your Husband a Child Isn’t His? When the Doctor Needs the Real Family History▶Should You Tell Your Husband a Child Isn’t His? When the Doctor Needs the Real Family HistoryWatch on YouTubeIs It Okay to Be a Kept Man? What It Costs When She Owns Everything▶Is It Okay to Be a Kept Man? What It Costs When She Owns EverythingWatch on YouTubeDid the Department of Education End Disparate Impact Rules for Schools?▶Did the Department of Education End Disparate Impact Rules for Schools?Watch on YouTube Why Are Black Women Leaving K-12 School Leadership? Inside “Extractive Oppression”▶Why Are Black Women Leaving K-12 School Leadership? Inside “Extractive Oppression”Watch on YouTubeDid Nicki Minaj Get Citizenship From Trump’s Gold Card? What the White House Actually Said▶Did Nicki Minaj Get Citizenship From Trump’s Gold Card? What the White House Actually SaidWatch on YouTubeWhy Do Black Men Struggle To Say What They Need?▶Why Do Black Men Struggle To Say What They Need?Watch on YouTubeWhy Did the Congressional Black Caucus Condemn William Lawrence?▶Why Did the Congressional Black Caucus Condemn William Lawrence?Watch on YouTubeWhy Are People Protesting ICE in Dilley, Texas? The 5-Year-Old at the Center of the Standoff▶Why Are People Protesting ICE in Dilley, Texas? The 5-Year-Old at the Center of the StandoffWatch on YouTubeShould You Tell Your Fiance You’ve Been Faking It? What Three Years of Silence Really Costs▶Should You Tell Your Fiance You’ve Been Faking It? What Three Years of Silence Really CostsWatch on YouTubeShould You Tell Your Wife You’re Taking ED Medication? What Hiding It Really Costs▶Should You Tell Your Wife You’re Taking ED Medication? What Hiding It Really CostsWatch on YouTubeWhy Is Everything So Expensive? The Affordability Crisis Hitting Black Families▶Why Is Everything So Expensive? The Affordability Crisis Hitting Black FamiliesWatch on YouTubeDoes ICE Need a Judicial Warrant to Enter Your Home? What Speaker Johnson’s Refusal Actually Means▶Does ICE Need a Judicial Warrant to Enter Your Home? What Speaker Johnson’s Refusal Actually MeansWatch on YouTubeWhy Did Texas Senate District 9 Flip Democratic? Inside the Texas GOP’s “Jesus Shield” Response▶Why Did Texas Senate District 9 Flip Democratic? Inside the Texas GOP’s “Jesus Shield” ResponseWatch on YouTubeJason Green on Too Precious To Lose: Building Black Community That Lasts▶Jason Green on Too Precious To Lose: Building Black Community That LastsWatch on YouTubeLosing a Brother to a Relationship: What To Do When a Partner Isolates Your Best Friend▶Losing a Brother to a Relationship: What To Do When a Partner Isolates Your Best FriendWatch on YouTubeSome Black People Want To Be White — Do You Want To Be Free?▶Some Black People Want To Be White — Do You Want To Be Free?Watch on YouTubeWhat Did Bud Crawford Say to Channing Crowder About Selling Your Soul?▶What Did Bud Crawford Say to Channing Crowder About Selling Your Soul?Watch on YouTubeWho Are Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks? The Billionaires Buying Texas Elections▶Who Are Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks? The Billionaires Buying Texas ElectionsWatch on YouTubeWould You Erase Obama’s Presidency to Stop Trump? A Black Political Thought Experiment▶Would You Erase Obama’s Presidency to Stop Trump? A Black Political Thought ExperimentWatch on YouTubeKing Leopold II and the Congo: What Boris Kodjoe Exposed — and Why It Isn’t Taught▶King Leopold II and the Congo: What Boris Kodjoe Exposed — and Why It Isn’t TaughtWatch on YouTubeBlack Parenting or Trauma? Corporal Punishment, Discipline & The Cycle We Ignore▶Black Parenting or Trauma? Corporal Punishment, Discipline & The Cycle We IgnoreWatch on YouTubeKohen Wiley: Police Kill a 1-Year-Old in Senatobia, MS Over a Shoplifting Call▶Kohen Wiley: Police Kill a 1-Year-Old in Senatobia, MS Over a Shoplifting CallWatch on YouTubeDo Black People Want to Be White? Proximity to Whiteness, Explained▶Do Black People Want to Be White? Proximity to Whiteness, ExplainedWatch on YouTube White Man Fires AR-15 at Black Family — Out on $5K Bond▶ White Man Fires AR-15 at Black Family — Out on $5K Bond Watch on YouTube Cougar Love or Social Taboo? Older Women & Younger Men▶ Cougar Love or Social Taboo? Older Women & Younger Men Watch on YouTube Maria Taylor Called a Diversity Fix by Rachel Nichols▶ Maria Taylor Called a Diversity Fix by Rachel Nichols Watch on YouTube Tarrant AL Councilman Uses Racial Slur in Session▶ Tarrant AL Councilman Uses Racial Slur in Session Watch on YouTube Simone Biles Steps Away to Address Mental Health▶ Simone Biles Steps Away to Address Mental Health Watch on YouTube Waiting Till Marriage? The Premarital Sex Debate▶ Waiting Till Marriage? The Premarital Sex Debate Watch on YouTube Black & Latino Tensions: Stand Together or Sit Out?▶ Black & Latino Tensions: Stand Together or Sit Out? Watch on YouTube What Is Critical Race Theory — and Why Is It Scary?▶ What Is Critical Race Theory — and Why Is It Scary? Watch on YouTube Derek Chauvin Found Guilty▶ Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Watch on YouTube How Police Use Autopsies to Hide the Truth▶ How Police Use Autopsies to Hide the Truth Watch on YouTube Daunte Wright Shot by Minneapolis Police▶ Daunte Wright Shot by Minneapolis Police Watch on YouTube Mike Tyson: Why His Kids Don't Date Black People▶ Mike Tyson: Why His Kids Don't Date Black People Watch on YouTube Dave Chappelle Forces Trans Walkout at Netflix▶ Dave Chappelle Forces Trans Walkout at Netflix Watch on YouTube Philadelphia Police Lie on SEPTA Assault▶ Philadelphia Police Lie on SEPTA Assault Watch on YouTube When Vivek Is Forced to "Prove" He Belongs at TPUSA▶ When Vivek Is Forced to "Prove" He Belongs at TPUSA Watch on YouTube Juneteenth Is Now a National Holiday — Big Deal?▶ Juneteenth Is Now a National Holiday — Big Deal? Watch on YouTube Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years▶ Derek Chauvin Sentenced to 22.5 Years Watch on YouTube HBCUs See a Surge in Enrollment & Interest▶ HBCUs See a Surge in Enrollment & Interest Watch on YouTube Grand Jury Indicts Officers in Elijah McClain Death▶ Grand Jury Indicts Officers in Elijah McClain Death Watch on YouTube Jonathan Strickland Shot at 90 Times by Police▶ Jonathan Strickland Shot at 90 Times by Police Watch on YouTube Haitian Migrants Whipped by US Border Patrol▶ Haitian Migrants Whipped by US Border Patrol Watch on YouTube Epstein's Final Files: What the Documents Reveal▶ Epstein's Final Files: What the Documents Reveal Watch on YouTube White Howard Student Claims Discrimination in Lawsuit▶ White Howard Student Claims Discrimination in Lawsuit Watch on YouTube Jay-Z on Hip-Hop, Battle Rap & Kendrick vs. Drake▶ Jay-Z on Hip-Hop, Battle Rap & Kendrick vs. Drake Watch on YouTube Why Is Zohran Mamdani Being Targeted?▶ Why Is Zohran Mamdani Being Targeted? Watch on YouTube Al Sharpton Meets With Target CEO▶ Al Sharpton Meets With Target CEO Watch on YouTube What Happened to Derontae Martin?▶ What Happened to Derontae Martin? Watch on YouTube DeSantis Defends Rejecting AP African American Studies▶ DeSantis Defends Rejecting AP African American Studies Watch on YouTube