Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondabolu

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Nikki Giovanni Feb 04, 2021

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Hari and Kamau debate the morality of Super Bowl-watching before being joined by legendary poet Nikki Giovanni. She's out with a new collection called Make Me Rain, and ready to talk about everyone from Kwame Alexander to Tupac, James Baldwin to Colin Kaepernick. Hear why Nikki Giovanni is inspired by the women who launched Black Lives Matter—and the prospect of traveling to Mars.
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Nikki Giovanni https://nikki-giovanni.com

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Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/
W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/
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Porsha Williams + the ACLU's ReNika Moore Jan 28, 2021

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Porsha Williams, star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta and granddaughter of civil rights legend Rev. Hosea Williams, talks about why she put her body on the line to demand justice for Breonna Taylor. ACLU Racial Justice Program Director ReNika Moore breaks down the immediate and long-term agenda for racial equity after Trump. And Kamau tries to explain Garth Brooks to Hari.
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ReNika Moore (@ReNikaMoore) https://www.aclu.org/news/by/renika-moore/
Porsha Williams (@Porsha4Real) https://www.porshawilliams.com

Mentioned on the show:
ACLU Petition: Divest from the police. Invest in Black and Brown communities. https://bit.ly/36iwZIG
ACLU Action: Tell Congress we Need Reparations for Slavery now. https://bit.ly/3abdsLr
Until Freedom https://untilfreedom.com
Breonna Taylor's mom Tamika Palmer (@TamikaPalmer)

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Donald Trump: White People's O.J.? Jan 21, 2021

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Hari and Kamau explore the pressing questions: What would Martin Luther King Jr. have been like on Twitter? Can live-streaming a federal crime boost your real estate business? And how many ways can Donald Trump end up in jail? They're joined by CNN analyst and former FBI special agent Asha Rangappa. Plus: Listeners bid a fond farewell to our 45th President.

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Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) https://asharangappa.com

Mentioned in the show:
Justice for Oscar Grant https://www.justiceforoscargrant.com

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Defund the Police 2021 + Trump's Twitter Jan 14, 2021

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Hari and Kamau can't help noticing that Blue Lives Matter, except when they try to defend the Capitol. Cat Brooks of the Anti Police-Terror Project and Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff of the Center for Policing Equity unpack what it means to "defund the police" — and why it's so damn hard. Plus, the ACLU's Kate Ruane is concerned about Twitter's Trump ban, even though she thinks he deserves much worse.

Find our guests:
Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff (@DrPhilGoff) https://www.policingequity.org
Cat Brooks (@catscommentary) https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org
Kate Ruane https://www.aclu.org

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Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/
W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/

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Georgia! + What the hell? Jan 07, 2021

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Just when Kamau and Hari thought they could breathe and take in the Democratic victories in Georgia's Senate runoff, an armed right-wing mob storms the Capitol. Hear their reaction to the chaos in DC and their conversation with Nse Ufot of the New Georgia Project and The Intercept's Ryan Grim about how Democrats can make the most of their power (and not fuck it up this time).

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Nse Ufot (@NseUfot) https://newgeorgiaproject.org
Ryan Grim (@RyanGrim) https://theintercept.com/podcasts/deconstructed/

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Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/
W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/

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Daveed Diggs Dec 17, 2020

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The multitalented Daveed Diggs joins Hari and Kamau to talk about translating Blindspotting for TV, James McBride's liberating take on Frederick Douglass, and rich people loopholes in the time of COVID. Plus: Advanced-level Oakland shit, from Dope Era to Children's Fairyland.

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Daveed Diggs (@DaveedDiggs)

And mentioned in the episode:
Deconstructed: Inside Biden's Meeting With Civil Rights Leaders https://theintercept.com/2020/12/10/biden-audio-meeting-civil-rights-leaders/
Daveed Diggs asks: What to my people is the Fourth of July? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuCeUyItpzE
Daveed Diggs: Puppy for Hanukkah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8MkeIo2bUE

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Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/
W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/

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The Georgia Episode with LaTosha Brown Dec 10, 2020

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Hari and Kamau are ejected from their post-election malaise by LaTosha Brown, the unstoppable co-founder of Black Voters Matter. She's on fire to build electoral power in Black communities and has her sights set on Democrats winning both seats in the Georgia Senate runoff. She's also got a message for progressives: If you want to win, time to root out structural racism. Plus: Hari confronts the inconvenient truth about John Kerry.

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LaTosha Brown (@MsLaToshaBrown) https://blackvotersmatterfund.org

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Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/
W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/

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Ijeoma Oluo + Sarah Silverman Dec 03, 2020

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Ijeoma Oluo breaks down the costs of catering to underwhelming white guys in her new book Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America – and describes what it’s like to be a target for harassment from people who’ve never read a word she’s written. Sarah Silverman can’t wait for there to be a vaccine so she can get back to stand-up, but in the meantime she checks in about scumbag artists, relearning comedy for her new podcast, and the “Mostly Not Racist” t-shirt Kamau gave her. Plus: Hari puts himself through the Cyber Monday absolution matrix.

Find our guests:
Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo ) https://mediocrethebook.com
Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) https://art19.com/shows/the-sarah-silverman-podcast

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Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/
W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/

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Sarah Cooper + Dr. Peter Hotez Nov 19, 2020

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Comedian Sarah Cooper shares the secrets she's learned lip-syncing to our most toxic president and making her Netflix special Everything's Fine. Then, Dr. Peter Hotez talks about surviving the COVID-19 spike, fighting anti-science propaganda, developing a dollar-a-dose coronavirus vaccine — and why Kamau should settle his beef with Surgeon General Jerome Adams.

Find our guests:
Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) https://sarahcpr.com
Dr. Peter Hotez (@peterhotez) https://peterhotez.org

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Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/
W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/

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Phoebe Robinson + The Electoral College's Slaveholder Math Nov 12, 2020

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Jesse Wegman dives into the extortionate history of the Electoral College. Indivisible's Meagan Hatcher-Mays outlines the prospects for the pro-democracy agenda without the blue wave. And Hari and Kamau kick back with Dope Queen Phoebe Robinson to talk publishing, Black Frasier, and texting with Michelle Obama.

Find our guests:
Jesse Wegman (@jessewegman) https://jessewegman.com
Phoebe Robinson (@dopequeenpheebs) https://www.phoeberobinson.com
Meagan Hatcher-Mays (@importantmeagan) https://indivisible.org

Find us:
Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/
W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/

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