Bourbon 'n BrownTown
By Caullen Hudson & David A Moran
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Powered by SoapBox Productions and Organizing, Bourbon ‘n BrownTown is a conversation-based podcast that fosters radically imaginative dialogues on media, culture, politics, and our various social movements through a liberatory lens. With a Chicago focus, filmmakers and movement workers Caullen Hudson and David A. Moran unpack complex social issues and topics while building relationships with artists, activists, community organizers, educators, social entrepreneurs, and others working towards a better world. Together, BrownTown holds space to listen, learn, and liberate, all while sippin’ on sumpin’ good. Salud!
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Ep. 130 - Chinga La Migra: Organizing under a MAGA Regime ft. Rey Wences & Any Huamani
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May 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 129 - Whiskey & Watching: "Life" (1999) ft. trina reynolds tyler & Maira Khwaja
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May 22, 2026 |
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128 - Palestinian Liberation: Artistic Expression through Film, Music, & Identity ft. Dina Amin
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 127 - New Years 2026: A Retrospective ft. Kiera Battles, Kassandra Borah, & Jamie Price
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Ep. 126 - *LIVE AT CH DISTILLERY* Reproductive Justice & Abortion Care In This Moment ft. Alicia Hurtado & Qudsiyyah Shariyf of Chicago Abortion Fund
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Dec 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 125 - Funding Public Transit ft. Sadie Soto
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 124 - The Wrap Up: "No Cop Academy: The Documentary" (2023) ft. Debbie Southorn & Destiny Harris
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 123 - America: The Good, The Bad, and The Fascist
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Nov 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 122 - Organizing against Displacement with the Obama Community Benefits Agreement 2.0 ft. Kiara Hardin & Infiniti Gant
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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TRAILER - Welcome to Bourbon 'n BrownTown!
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 121 - Chinga La Migra: Understanding Your Rights under a MAGA Regime ft. Khiabett Osuna
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 120 - Black Researchers Collective ft. Dr. Glenance Green & Shari Runner
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 119 - Palestinian Liberation: Chicago Palestine Film Festival ft. Nina Shoman-Dajani, Justin Mashouf, & Hamzah Furqani
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 118 - The Wrap Up: "One Million Experiments" (2023) ft. Damon Williams & Daniel Kisslinger of Respair Production & Media
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 117 - Whiskey & Watching: "La Plataforma 2" (2024) ft. Alderpersons Rossana Rodriguez & Jessie Fuentes
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 116 - America: The Last Dance?
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 115 - New Years 2025: A Retrospective ft. Kiera Battles & Kassandra Borah
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 114 - Distilling Dialectics at CH Distillery ft. Tyrus Yamagiwa
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Ep. 113 - Palestinian Liberation: Divestment, Encampments, & Institutions ft. Amoona
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 112 - Democratic National Convention: From 1968 to 2024, Pt. 2 ft. Nesreen Hasan & Nadiah Alyafai
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 111 - Palestinian Liberation: Anti-Zionism & Jewish Solidarity ft. Rabbi Brant Rosen & Lesley Williams
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 110 - Democratic National Convention: From 1968 to 2024, Pt. 1 ft. Bill Ayers
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 109 - Existential Quandaries on Hope, Relationships, & Resistance to American Hegemony ft. CA Davis
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 108 - Whiskey & Watching: "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" (2022) ft. Alderpersons Rossana Rodriguez & Jessie Fuentes
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 107 - Creative Jobs, Life Balance, & Working towards a Liberatory Future within Capitalism 3.0
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May 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 106 - Independent Media Creation in the Age of Spin (& Memes) 2.0 ft. Camila Cuevas
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May 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 105 - Bring Chicago Home ft. Dixon Romeo
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 104 - Voter Guides, Electoralism, & the 2024 Cook County Primaries ft. Stephanie Skora & Raeghn Draper
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 103 - New Years 2024: A Retrospective ft. Kiera Battles
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 102 - Palestinian Liberation: In This Moment ft. Muhammad Sankari
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Ep. 101 - Hood Empathy & The Chicago Creative Wave ft. Isiah "ThoughtPoet" Veney
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 100 - It's a BnB Celebration! ft. Samantha Grund-Wickramasekera & Camille Williams
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 99 - Whiskey & Watching: "I Like It Like That" (1994) ft. Ricardo Gamboa & Mia Carbajal
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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BONUS - #NoCopTOBER ft. Freedom X
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 98 - Coalition-building & Water Solidarity ft. Avalon Betts-Gatson & Tommy Hagan
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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BONUS - Help This Garden Grow, Episode 1
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 97 - Progressive Latinas in the New Chicago City Council ft. Alderpersons Rossana Rodriguez & Jessie Fuentes
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 96 - Advertising in the Activist Resurgence (& So-called "Wokeism") 3.0 ft. Justin Stillmaker
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 95 - Home
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Ep. 94 - Police Abolition 2.0 ft. District Councilors David Orlikoff & Ashley Vargas
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 93 - Coalition-building, Growing Solidarity, & #StopCopCity ft. Chelle Sanders & Jasmine Burnett
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May 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 92 - Whiskey & Watching: "Everything Everywhere All At Once" (2022) ft. Ricardo Gamboa, Charles Preston, & Mia Carbajal
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May 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 91 - Narratives in Media & Documenting Movements 2.0 ft. Morgan Elise Johnson
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May 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 90 - Electoral & Radical Politics 4.0 ft. Alderman Byron Sigcho-Lopez & Alderperson-elect Jessie Fuentes
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Apr 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 89 - The Politics of Dress, Pt. 2 ft. Hannah Linsky
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Mar 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 88 - New Years 2023: A Retrospective ft. Kiera Battles
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 87 - Democratizing Philosophy through Identity, Environment, & Ethical Food Pathways ft. Shanti Chu
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 86 - W.O.R.K. in the Age of Spin
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Dec 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 85 - The Politics of Dress, Pt. 1 ft. Hannah Linsky
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 84 - Whiskey & Watching: "Passing" (2021) ft. Sophie Elizabeth James & Pearl Quick
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 83 - “We Are More” Pt. 3: Re-entry, Combating the "Law & Order" Narrative, & the SAFE-T Act ft. Melvin Farley
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 82 - “We Are More” Pt. 2: Transforming Systems & Community Organizing after Incarceration ft. Dyanna Winchester
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 81 - “We Are More” Pt. 1: Redefining False Narratives & Disrupting Trajectories of Women in Prison ft. Sandra Brown
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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TRAILER - The "We Are More" Series
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Jul 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 80 - Remapping, Electoralism, & Challenging the Border Myth ft. Stephanie Skora
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Jun 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 79 - Whiskey & Watching: "The Batman" (2022) ft. Sophie Elizabeth James & Pearl Quick
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May 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 78 - Black Farming & Finding Your Food Story ft. Pearl Quick
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May 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 77 - Independent Media Creation in the Age of Spin (& Capital) ft. Sophie Elizabeth James
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 76 - Surveillance Capitalism & Abolitionist Tech, Pt. 2 ft. Alyxandra Goodwin
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Oct 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 76 - Surveillance Capitalism & Abolitionist Tech, Pt. 1 ft. Alyxandra Goodwin
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 75 - Youth Radio: Inside & Out ft. Simone St. Pierre Nelson & Stories by Youth Incarcerated in Seattle
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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BONUS - The Collective Freedom Project: Debrief
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 74 - The Collective Freedom Project, Pt. 4: California & #Budget2SaveLives ft. Sandy Valenciano
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 73 - The Collective Freedom Project, Pt. 3: Texas & #ShutDownHutto ft. Rebecca Sanchez & David Johnson
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 72 - The Collective Freedom Project, Pt. 2: Atlanta & #CloseTheJailATL ft. Denise Ruben
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 71 - The Collective Freedom Project, Pt. 1: Chicago & #EraseTheDatabase ft. Xanat Sobrevilla
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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TRAILER - The Collective Freedom Project: A Four-Part Series
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Jun 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 70 - Narratives in Media & Documenting Movements ft. Mateo Zapata
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May 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 69 - Restorative Justice ft. Mashaun Ali Hendricks
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Ep. 68 - Identity, Power, & the Invention of Race ft. CA Davis
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Apr 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 67 - #DefundCPD, Responsive Institutions, & Turning Moments into Movements ft. Bettina Johnson
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Mar 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 66 - Advertising in the Activist Resurgence (& Post-George Floyd) 2.0
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Mar 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 65 - Sex & Body Positivity ft. Christina Wilborn
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Feb 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 64 - Non-Profit Industrial Complex ft. Lizette Garza
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 63 - New Years 2021: A Retrospective ft. Genta Tamashiro
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 62 - Law for Liberation 2.0 ft. Timmy Châu
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 61 - The Real Color in Sports 2.0 ft. Jasson Perez
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Ep. 60 - Electoral & Radical Politics 3.0 ft. Stephanie Skora
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 59 - Creative Jobs, Life Balance, & Working towards a Liberatory Future within Capitalism (& COVID) 2.0 ft. Genta Tamashiro
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 58 - Movement Media 2.0 ft. Grace Del Vecchio
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 57 - Labor Day: Workers' Rights & Class Solidarity ft. Taylor Maness
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Ep. 56 - Resisting in Place ft. Morgan Malone
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Ep. 55 - Organizing against Displacement with the Obama Community Benefits Agreement ft. Ashli Giles-Perkins & Ebonée Green
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 54 - (Re)Birth of an Uprising: Adultism, Cops Out of Schools, & Organizing a New Mass Consciousness ft. Veronica Rodriguez & Asha Edwards
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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Ep. 53 - Police Abolition ft. Ariel Atkins
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 52 - Mental Health ft. Abbie Brasch & Dakota Sillyman
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May 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 51 - War! What is it good for? ft. Tanvi Kapatral
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 50 - Chi DNA: Participatory Filmmaking & Gender Performance within Hip-Hop ft. Tweak’G
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Ep. 49 - 2020 Census ft. Fernanda Castellanos & Brandon Lee
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 48 - Democratic Primary Elections 2020
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Ep. 47 - Electoral & Radical Politics 2.0 ft. Alderwoman Maria Hadden
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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Ep. 46 - Exploring Blackness & Cultural Media ft. Courtney Phillips & Matthew Manning of Gumbo Media
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Feb 15, 2020 |
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Ep. 45 - Prison-Industrial Complex & Fitness Against Fascism 2.0 ft. Coss Marte
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Jan 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 44 - New Years 2020: A Retrospective ft. Genta Tamashiro
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 43 - Vulnerable Authenticity within Music Creation & Consumption ft. Rio Mutasim
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Ep. 42 - Thanksgiving: Colonization to Liberation
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Nov 28, 2019 |
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Ep. 41 - Human Trafficking & the Black Body ft. Sophie Elizabeth James
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Ep. 40 - Self Love & Self Care 2.0
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Ep. 39 - Creative Jobs, Life Balance, & Working towards a Liberatory Future within Capitalism
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Ep. 38 - Drugs 2.0! (Legal) Reefer Madness ft. Xenon Zeigler
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Sep 14, 2019 |
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Ep. 37 - Public Health 2.0 ft. Le Greta Hudson
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Ep. 36 - LGBTQ+ Liberation vs. Representation ft. Benji Hart
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Aug 09, 2019 |
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Ep. 35 - Chi DNA: Youth Trauma-informed Education & Organizing against Gun Violence ft. Tree
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Ep. 34 - Movement Media ft. Damon Williams & Daniel Kisslinger of AirGo
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Ep. 33 - Advertising in the Activist Resurgence
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May 25, 2019 |
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Ep. 32 - Law for Liberation ft. Tia Haywood & Jesús Vargas
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Apr 20, 2019 |
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Ep. 31 - Black & Brown Representation in Media 2.0 ft. Beezy
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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Ep. 30 - Holistic Health & Fitness Against Fascism ft. Mel Phillips
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Feb 16, 2019 |
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Ep. 29 - Code Switching ft. Heavy Crownz
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Ep. 28 - Fighting for Women's Rights through Faith, Policy, & #MeToo ft. Zoe Goodman
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Jan 15, 2019 |
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Ep. 27 - New Years 2019: A Retrospective ft. Genta Tamashiro
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Jan 01, 2019 |
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Ep. 26 - Coalition-building & #NoCopAcademy ft. Monica Trinidad & Debbie Southorn
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Dec 13, 2018 |
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Ep. 25 - *LIVE AT DEPAUL* Chi DNA: Exile, Refuge, & Displacement ft. Jessica Puri & Heavy Crownz
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Dec 04, 2018 |
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Ep. 24 - International Privilege & Resisting with Comedy ft. Quinn Wilson
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Nov 06, 2018 |
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Ep. 23 - Hip-Hop 2.0 ft. Fiendsh
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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Ep. 22 - Anti-oppressive Librarianship & Access to Information ft. Kristyn Caragher
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Aug 15, 2018 |
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Ep. 21 - Welcome to the Gun Show
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Jul 04, 2018 |
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Ep. 20 - Juneteenth
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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Ep. 19 - Happy Father's Day ft. Larone Ellison
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Jun 17, 2018 |
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Ep. 18 - Mental Health, Criminal Justice, & I-Positivity ft. Miles Fountain
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May 31, 2018 |
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Ep. 17 - Happy Mother's Day ft. Jamie Nesbitt
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May 13, 2018 |
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Ep. 16 - Environmental Justice & Faith-based Organizing against White Supremacy ft. Rev. Brian Sauder
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Apr 21, 2018 |
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Ep. 15 - Chi DNA: #RealTalk with a Veteran Raptivist ft. Tweak'G
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Apr 04, 2018 |
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Ep. 14 - Chi DNA: Electoral & Radical Politics ft. Camille Williams
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Mar 20, 2018 |
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Ep. 13 - Chi DNA: Black History & Resistance in Chicago ft. Kofi Ademola
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Feb 28, 2018 |
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Ep. 12 - Self Love & Self Care
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Feb 22, 2018 |
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Ep. 11 - Chi DNA: Intersectionality, #NoCopAcademy, Activist Art, & Organizing the Newly Radicalized ft. Ruby Pinto
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Feb 15, 2018 |
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Ep. 10 - Drugs! Treatment, Criminalization, & Racial Framing in the Opioid & Crack Epidemics
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Feb 03, 2018 |
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Ep. 9 - Chi DNA: Art in Activism ft. Charles Preston
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Jan 08, 2018 |
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Ep. 8.3 - Sexism in Mixed Company
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Dec 28, 2017 |
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Ep. 8.2 - Everyday Feminism & Fighting the Patriarchy ft. Jamie Nesbitt, Madison Zielinksi, & Joanna Preston
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Dec 27, 2017 |
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Ep. 8.1 - Toxic Masculinity & Resisting with Privilege ft. Larone Ellison
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Dec 26, 2017 |
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Ep. 7 - Public Health & The Death Gap ft. Jessica Puri
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Oct 23, 2017 |
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Ep. 6 - The Real Color in Sports
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Sep 05, 2017 |
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Ep. 5 - Hip-Hop in the Age of Spin ft. Genta Tamashiro
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Aug 23, 2017 |
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Ep. 4 - Decoding Trumpism
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Jun 25, 2017 |
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Ep. 3 - Happy Birthday, Malcolm X
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May 19, 2017 |
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Ep. 2 - Trump's First 100 Days
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Apr 29, 2017 |
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Ep. 1 - Black & Brown Representation in Media
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Apr 14, 2017 |