To use a basketball analogy, you can't play all 48 minutes. You gotta take a break. But for many people, a break ain't an option. However, for those who want to continue to fight for those that don't have the privilege to rest, we must make sure that we rest ourselves. I'm asking you to tap out for a second. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok....
Jun 27, 2025•12 min
Literally no one wants this, but apparently we bombed Iran. And anyone born before 9/11 feels like we seen this movie before. Let's break it down. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 25, 2025•47 min•Season 4Ep. 25
I've been really against freaking out. But I think now might be the time. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 20, 2025•10 min
What President Trump most definitely didn't have on his 2025 bingo card is finance bros giving him a sick nickname. Today we tell you where TACO Trump comes from. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 18, 2025•37 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Honestly, it makes me sad that this has to be explained, but here's why Black people should care about these ICE raids in Los Angeles. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 13, 2025•12 min
The city of Los Angeles is under siege from ICE, so today we interrupt our plan to make make fun of Trump and Elon's break up to talk wit Pastor Cue about the Def Justice center and all the organizing he's doing. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 11, 2025•41 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Whiles there's a lot we know, there's even more we don't know. Can we for once just kinda shut up until we do know more? And I mean EVERYONE shut up if you don't know what you're talking about. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 06, 2025•10 min
It's that time again! The State of Blackness Address, where we cover everything from Rodney Hinton Jr. to Dru Hill to Joey Bada$$ vs everyone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 04, 2025•41 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Last week, two Israeli embassy staffers were murdered in front of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC. The shooter said he "did it for Gaza, for Palestine," proving yet again that state sponsored violence 100% creates radicalization. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 30, 2025•14 min
We back in Gaza this week. As food trucks FINALY start coming in to provide aid, Netanyahu's actions show us what actually matters to him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 28, 2025•39 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Sometimes, it seems that the causes we need to fight for can feel never ending. I just wanna remind y'all that there are people on the other side of those hashtags. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 23, 2025•12 min
Sometimes, a move someone makes be so weird that all you can do is just feel for them. Today we talk about Trump and White Genocide, Qatar planes and birthright citizenship. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 21, 2025•51 min•Season 4Ep. 20
As Juneteenth approaches, I would like to get ahead of the question I get from y'all on a yearly basis about how to celebrate it appropriately. Basically, y'all be doin too much. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 16, 2025•12 min
This is what Black people say after you talked for 4 hours. Today we play catch up on some stories we missed: Rodney Hilton Jr and the new India and Pakistan war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 14, 2025•41 min•Season 4Ep. 19
The East Bay legend, famed director of Fruitvale Station , Black Panther and Creed , Ryan Coolger, sent a big ol' black lightning rod through the film industry with his new film Sinners . Not only was the film amazing, but the deal he negotiated for himself had the audacity to reflect the caliber of his work! And apparently, America don't like that. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.ins...
May 09, 2025•10 min
Allow me to introduce y'all to Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the Interim President of the African nation of Burkina Faso. Let's learn about why America even cares he exists. Here's a hint... he's daring to not need the West. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 07, 2025•50 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Last week, lieutenant governor Micah Beckwith of Indiana, in defense of SB 289, attempted to redefine the 3/5th compromise as something that was not about slavery. NOT ON MY WATCH! Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 02, 2025•11 min
Today we talk to Maurice Mitchell, the National Director of the Working Families Party, an alternative to the two party system that currently has American politics in a chokehold. Y'all, Maurice and his team literally created their own political party, so we had to ask the obvious question in today's political hellscape: WHAT IS EVEN THE POINT?! Learn more at https://workingfamilies.org/ Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: h...
Apr 30, 2025•57 min•Season 4Ep. 17
On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis went on to glory. And if we grading on a curve, he's pretty special. Let's pour some communion wine out for the top Catholic. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 25, 2025•11 min
With President Trump turning up the cruelty by tying deportations to El Salvador’s mass incarceration, we figured it’s a good time to remind y'all who the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele really is—and what it feels like to live under a police state. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...
Apr 23, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Listen, sometimes ya just need a brain break! Let's talk to Mangesh Hattikudur, co-founder of Mental Floss and Kaleidoscope and co-host of the Part-Time Genius podcast. https://www.k-scope.com/ --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop https://linktr.ee/prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 16, 2025•50 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Let's officially define tariffs. It's basically like having to check in when you come to LA. We'll discuss what Trump THINKS will happen, what the financial experts who actually know how the economy works think, and what the clap back has been so far. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop https://linktr.ee/prophiphop See omnys...
Apr 09, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 14
Everyone knows the group chat is sacred space. And the person who started the chat must make sure that everyone who's in there, should be in there. No one wants the content of your group chat exposed, especially when it's filled with classified military plans! Sheesh! Today we discuss how the editor of The Atlantic ended up on a Signal group chat about an active military strike in Yemen. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Pro...
Apr 02, 2025•56 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Sometimes, things that seem outrageous and random turn out not to be either. Why would anyone wanna buy a frozen island with 59,000 people on it? Allow us to explain why Trump is obsessed with trying to buy Greenland. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/ https://www.tiktok.com/@prophiphop https://linktr.ee/prophiphop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...
Mar 26, 2025•37 min•Season 4Ep. 12
USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, is something that, if it weren't in peril, wouldn't ever cross the public's radar. But after Elon and his DOGE team shut down USAID amid sweeping federal cuts, it's been in the public eye more than ever before. Today we talk about its origins and the concept of soft power. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/...
Mar 19, 2025•55 min•Season 4Ep. 11
When Trump decided to get up on Beyoncé's internet during his joint address to Congress and crush the soul of fact checkers everywhere, he also revealed to us what he fears most and what we should be putting our own focus on in the coming days. Sources: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/04/g-s1-50488/trump-congress-joint-address-fact-check https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3ylpd2n9no https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fact-check-joint-address-congress-2025/ --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/ho...
Mar 12, 2025•48 min•Season 4Ep. 10
The second White House crash out happened last week when Ukrainian President Zelenskyy sat down with President Trump in the Oval Office to discuss a deal for rare minerals in exchange for continual protection during the war with Russia. And as you know, the meeting went totally off the rails. Today we talk bout the build up, the set up, the expectation and the crash out. --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/...
Mar 05, 2025•49 min•Season 4Ep. 9
This year's first Terraformer is yet another person that personifies the mission and vison of Hood Politics. Rapper, record exec, cannabis business owner and certifed OG Bambu talks about his journey from the streets to grassroots organizing and how these two things are not so far apart. Follow the homie and the movement at https://beatrockmusic.com/ --- Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://ww...
Feb 26, 2025•46 min•Season 4Ep. 8
During his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order aimed at removing birthright citizenship provided via the 14th Amendment. This is not the first time birthright citizenship has been challenged. The first time was during the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Back then, the Constitution passed the stress test, but we can't promise it will again this go-round. Please take a moment to fill our listener survey and help shape the direction of the show: Hood Politics Listener Survey --- Fol...
Feb 19, 2025•49 min•Season 4Ep. 7
This week, Prop was planning on covering the new health directives from RFK Jr, but what better way to inform us than to listen to actual doctors talk about doctor stuff? Enjoy this crossover episode of the House of Pod podcast, where host Dr. Kaveh spoke with Prop and public health expert Jeremy Faust. House of Pod Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-house-of-pod/id1225096382 Please take a moment to fill our listener survey and help shape the direction of the show: Hood Politics ...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 6
