democracy-ish is a bold and unfiltered political podcast dedicated to defending democracy and maintaining your sanity in an era where both are under attack. Hosted by outspoken political commentators Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali, this podcast exposes the dangerous forces of white supremacy and ignorance that threaten our nation's future. For too long, America's political landscape has been dominated by a white-centric narrative, ignoring the true diversity of our multiracial society. Dani ...
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Class is the official podcast of the National Political Education Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America. We believe working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few. Class is a podcast where we ask socialists about why they are socialists, what socialism looks like, and how we, as the working class, can become the ruling class.
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Our True Colors is a podcast that explores the challenges of being racially ambiguous and focuses on identity and belonging. What’s it like when you fit everywhere yet belong nowhere all at the same time? If you or someone you care about might be considered a racial riddle, an ethnic enigma, or a cultural conundrum, this show is for you! Conversations are facilitated by your host, Dr. Shawna Gann, along with guest co-hosts who join each season. Our True Colors is an extension of True Culture ...
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Solidarity Is This is a podcast created and hosted by Deepa Iyer, Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Building Movement Project where she runs Solidarity Is, a multi-strategy program to deepen transformative solidarity practices, models, narratives, and ideas. On the podcast, we explore how individuals and institutions are experimenting with cross-racial and cross-movement solidarity in America’s changing racial landscape. Learn more at www.solidarityis.org
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Multiracial Whiteboy host Kim Noonan examines the impact of his white upbringing by having personal discussions with other mixed individuals about racial identity in America. Kim is an award-winning filmmaker who currently resides in Los Angeles. https://www.kimnoonan.me/
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Welcome to The Multiracial Identity Podcast. This is an ongoing series talking about issues that are important to the Multiracial community. Whether these episodes are about the history of multiracial rights advocacy, problems we’re dealing with right now, or shared stories of integration and unity, each installment of The Multiracial Identity Podcast will – above all – try to start a conversation.
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Comic and writer Alex Barnett is the White, Jewish husband of a Black woman (who converted to Judaism) and the father of a 6-year-old, Biracial son. Join him and his guests each episode as they discuss the issues that confront multiracial families (including the dynamics between members of the same family who are of different races).
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We Are Multicultural | Interracial, Biracial, Blended Love Stories
Petronella Lugemwa: Multicultural Storyteller & Consultant
Hosted by Petronella Lugemwa, the “I Am Multicultural” Podcast explores what it means to be multicultural by sharing stories of love of various interracial, multiracial, mixed, biracial, blended, interfaith couples, families & friends.
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Interviews with Scholars of Latino Culture and History about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latino-studies
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Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast features movement voices, stories, and strategies for racial justice. Hear the Race Forward team give their unique takes on race and pop culture, and uplift narratives of hope, struggle, and joy, as we continue to build the momentum needed to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Deepen your racial justice lens and get inspired to drive action. Subscribe today!
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Discussions about religion with Greg Soden.
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Public Interest Podcast consists of conversations with politicians, activists, advocates, and others who seek to improve the world.
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In Full Color is a podcast about race, community, and justice. Each episode features a candid conversation with activists, educators, and everyday people exploring the intersectionality between race and identity in today’s culture. A new episode is posted every week! Hosted by Taylor McGhee, Founder and Creative Director of the Grayscale Movement. Learn more at www.grayscalemovement.org
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I will engage with topics that are relevant for the women, young and ordinary people. we have the opportunity to hear everyday life of Alexandrians. The topics are influenced by our participation and the dialogues held during our events as an organization and/or more! Do stay tuned, I thank you.
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Stories That Connect Us is a podcast that seeks to unite people through the power of storytelling. Everyone has a story to tell. Our stories matter. Join me, your host, Nikki, as I provide a platform for 'every day' people to share their stories. Each bi-weekly episode, I will feature a brand-new guest in conversation with me, sharing their personal stories so that you can listen, learn and be inspired. Please subscribe, I can't wait for you to join me for story time!
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Be Antiracist imagines what an antiracist society might look like and how we all can play an active role in building one. Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the author of How to Be an Antiracist, the book that spurred a nationwide conversation redefining what it means to be antiracist, and in this podcast, he guides listeners how they can identify and reject the racist systems hiding behind racial inequity and injustice. Alongside notable guests, Dr. Kendi continues his journey towards building a just an ...
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In his 1993 book Racial Unity: An Imperative for Social Progress, Dr. Richard Thomas, professor emeritus of history at Michigan State University, pioneers the race relations concept of the “other tradition,” which explains that the lasting advances in American race relations are the result of close, multiracial collaboration. Dr. Richard Thomas and Lex Musta use this podcast to further explore the other tradition to encourage our listeners to work for progress in race relations multiracially.
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The Marginalia Review of Books is an international, open access review of literature along the nexus of history, theology, and religion. MRB examines, critiques, and illuminates the traditions, institutions, discourses, and practices of religions and their believers. We aim to connect the academic and public worlds by providing an intellectually rich and broadly accessible conversation that does not merely summarize previous work but contributes new ideas.
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We have been taught that there are certain topics you don't broach in "mixed company"-- but we don't like or follow this rule. By sharing news, our stories and the stories of others, we hope to give people a better sense of understanding multiracial identities and to create a new cultural lexicon to work with in talking about race with people of all races. Join the conversation by emailing inmixedcopodcast (at) gmail.com.
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The EmbraceRace podcast brings you the best and latest advice on how to guide kids around race by bringing you conversations with researchers and practitioners. The podcast is hosted by co-parents and EmbraceRace co-directors, Melissa Giraud and Andrew Grant-Thomas, and features questions, voices and stories from the larger EmbraceRace community (that’s you!). The podcast is an extension of the work of EmbraceRace, a community of support for caregivers, parents, educators, and other adults i ...
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No Matter What Happens: A Race Forward Limited Podcast Series is a five episode series that explores crucial questions about the future of social movements, particularly the racial justice movement. How do we continue to push back against the rise of authoritarianism and safeguard the hard-won victories of recent years? This year has seen a dramatic shift in the political landscape with President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 election and endorsement of his Vice President Kamala Harri ...
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"Facing Race: Stories & Voices" is a special series of oral histories recorded at the 2014 Facing Race National Conference in Dallas, TX. Featuring an array of thinkers and advocates sharing their personal stories and formative experiences, the series illustrates the many paths and experiences of racial justice work. Episodes will be released weekly, starting in June 2016, and are available on the Race Forward site (https://www.raceforward.org/media/facing-race-stories-voices), or listeners ...
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What does it look like when evidence drives change for people and communities? To find out, we ask influential leaders the tough questions. How do you prioritize the roles of research and facts? How do you turn policy into practice? And how do you hold yourself accountable for diversity, equity, and inclusion progression in your leadership? Evidence in Action (formerly Critical Value) inspires changemakers to lead with evidence and act with equity. At a time when trust in institutions is low ...
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Spontaneity, Organization, and Lenin, Pt. 2
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34:43Send us a text This is Class, the official podcast of the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Political Education Committee. This is part two of our conversation with Rodrigo Nunes about what Lenin can teach us about pontaneity, organization, strategic thinking, and the current moment. Part two will be released in two weeks. Rodrigo Nunes i…
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Even the High Holy Days can't slow the MAGA grift train. On this episode of democracyish LIVE, we call out the pseudo-Christian Republicans who twist faith to fuel their lies, hypocrisy, and authoritarian agenda. God might forgive them—but we won’t. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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LIVE on #democracyish: Senator Chris Van Hollen has confirmed proof of life for Kilmar Abrego Garcia—a man the Trump regime falsely labeled a gang member and secretly deported. As MAGA loyalists like Pam Bondi continue to defame innocent people, we expose the cruelty and lies behind their propaganda machine. The regime wants silence. We bring the r…
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Ornamental No More: Dr. Kalya Castillo on Identity, Hypervisibility, and Healing
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52:42Send us a text In this powerful conversation, Dr. Kalya Castillo—a Black and Japanese psychologist and trauma-informed therapist—joins Shawna to explore identity, racial ambiguity, and the lived experiences of multiracial individuals. Together, they unpack what it means to grow up without cultural mirrors, the coded messages around hair and profess…
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Spontaneity, Organization, and Lenin, Pt. 1
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30:07Send us a text This is Class, the official podcast of the Democratic Socialists of America’s National Political Education Committee. This is part one of our conversation with Rodrigo Nunes about what Lenin can teach us about pontaneity, organization, strategic thinking, and the current moment. Part two will be released in two weeks. Rodrigo Nunes i…
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Engage and Evade in 2025: Asad L. Asad on Latino Immigrants in America
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51:48Today I’m speaking with Asad L. Asad, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Stanford University. He is the author of Engage and Evade: How Latino Immigrant Families Manage Surveillance in Everyday Life (Princeton UP, 2023). A highly relevant book, Engage and Evade documents the interactions between undocumented people and the agents and institutions …
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Last week, the markets panicked—now even Trump’s allies are crying foul. On this week’s Democracy-ish, leopards are eating faces, fingers are pointing everywhere, and the tariff fallout is getting real. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Trump’s reckless tariff war is torching the global economy. Can anyone stop the collapse? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tiffany D. Joseph, "Not All In: Race, Immigration, and Health Care Exclusion in the Age of Obamacare" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2025)
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1:09:04Despite progressive policy strides in health care reform, immigrant communities continue to experience stark disparities across the United States. In Not All In: Race, Immigration, and Health Care Exclusion in the Age of Obamacare (Johns Hopkins UP, 2025), Tiffany D. Joseph exposes the insidious contradiction of Massachusetts' advanced health care …
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Solidarity at the Pace of Interdependence and Care: Lessons from New Disabled South
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42:14Co-host Adaku Utah talks with Dom Kelly of New Disabled South about building movements rooted in care, access, and interdependence. Amid rising attacks, Dom highlights how disability justice organizers resist harm and foster transformative solidarity.By Deepa Iyer
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Third Culture Stories: Identity, Belonging, and Finding Home with Urmi Hossain
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41:59Send us a text In this episode, Dr. Shawna Gann and Rachel Sadler sit down with Urmi Hossain—polyglot, author, global citizen, and financial services professional—for a deep conversation about identity, cultural complexity, and belonging. Urmi, who describes herself as "Bengali by blood, Italian by birth, and Canadian by law", shares her experience…
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(Bonus) Dismantling Public Schools: A Racial Justice and Democracy Crisis
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7:18In this bonus episode of Momentum: A Race Forward Podcast, H.E.A.L Together Director of Strategic Communications at Race Forward Anastasia Ordoñez unpacks the sweeping implications of President Trump’s latest executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education—a move that could fundamentally reshape public education and deepen racial ineq…
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Pam Bondi vs. Rep. Crockett: Tensions Boil | democracy-ish LIVE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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This week in the new American hell-scape: Donald moves to dismantle public education, the Commerce Secretary moonlights as a Tesla salesman, and Elon Musk gets recalled—again. 🇺🇸 Danielle Moodie and Wajahat Ali bring the fire in another can’t-miss episode of democracy-ish. Catch us LIVE Fridays at 12 PM… if we still have a democracy! Hosted on Acas…
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Solidarity: Nonprofit Sustainability Now and Beyond
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44:20In this episode, co-hosts Adaku and Deepa explore the devastating impact of recent executive orders on nonprofits and how organizations are resisting defunding, criminalization, and state repression.By Deepa Iyer
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The Courts and the constitution be damned. We're in a autocratic democracy and all rules and order we thought we had are gone. Now what?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Untapped Leadership: Finding Your Authentic Leadership Identity with Dr. Jenny Vazquez-Newsum
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39:02Send us a text What does it mean to be a leader when traditional leadership models weren’t designed with you in mind? In this episode of Our True Colors, we sit down with Dr. Jenny Vazquez-Newsum, an educator, leadership expert, and founder of Untapped Leaders, to explore how identity shapes leadership. Dr. Vazquez-Newsum shares her journey navigat…
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Trump has shifted America's path toward autocracy and aligned the world's democracy with a new axis of evil. Can it be stopped or is this our fate?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lina-Maria Murillo, "Fighting for Control: Power, Reproductive Care, and Race in the US-Mexico Borderlands" (UNC Press, 2025)
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1:11:27The first birth control clinic in El Paso, Texas, opened in 1937. Since then, Mexican-origin women living in the border cities of El Paso and Ciudad Juárez have confronted various interest groups determined to control their reproductive lives, including a heavily funded international population control campaign led by Planned Parenthood Federation …
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On a Collision Course to Destroy America
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1:08:03Trump and Musk are hellbent on blowing up America and it's clear NO ONE is going to stop them. We're on our own! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Last week's Oval Office nightmare showed the world that America is no longer on their side. We're now on the side of dictators and autocrats and Republicans have never been happier! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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MAGA world is committed to death and destruction. Their devastating cuts to USAID will kill people. Their ending of vaccines in the US will kill people. Everywhere we look--death and destruction is there. How will it all end?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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For nearly a decade, cable news has failed as the Fourth Estate. With Joy-Ann Reid and other hosts of color fired from MSNBC, it’s clearer than ever—they don’t care about us. Time to turn your TV off! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ilan Stavans, "Latino USA: A Cartoon History" (Basic Books, 2024)
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1:34:14This interview includes Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera, Professor of Humanities, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayagüez (UPR-M); Annette Martínez-Iñesta, Instructor of Italian, UPR-M; and Baruch Vergara, Artist and Professor of Plastic Arts, UPR-M. This episode has been sponsored by the Mellon Foundation, the Department of Humanities at the UPR-M, and the Insti…
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Trump has declared himself King and the White House social account agrees. Now what? What comes next will define generations to come. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Lori A. Flores, "Awaiting Their Feast: Latinx Food Workers and Activism from World War II to Covid-19" (UNC Press, 2025)
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1:19:45Though Latinx foodways are eagerly embraced and consumed by people across the United States, the nation exhibits a much more fraught relationship with Latinx people, including the largely underpaid and migrant workers who harvest, process, cook, and sell this desirable food. In Awaiting Their Feast: Latinx Food Workers and Activism from World War I…
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Solidarity in Crisis: Building Power in Uncertain Times
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44:55Building Movement Project's Executive Director Janis Rosheuvel and Adaku discuss the urgent challenges organizations and communities face in response to political instability, and how to balance immediate action with building long-term power.By Deepa Iyer
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Musk's MAGA Circus is Just Getting Started!
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1:06:12Did the American people vote for chaos or disruption? Well, they got BOTH. Tune in as we break down how these forces are playing out in today’s political landscape and what it means for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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