What's old is new again and we're not just talking fashion. The Republican Party is remixing some of its worst hits when it comes to attacks on the education system, young people, people of color etc. So, what do we need to do to combat the racist remix?!? Daily Beast Columnist, Rotimi Adeoye, joins Danielle today on #democracyish (Waj is out) to breakdown some necessary history. Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor:...
Jul 07, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 207
Wajahat took pen to paper and wrote a recent piece for the NYT entitled: We Muslims Used to Be the Culture War Scapegoats. Why Are Some of Us Joining the LGBTQ Pile On? On this episode of #democracyish Danielle and Waj dig into the far right's strategy of courting their once sworn enemies by finding a new common target. Read Wajahat Ali's New York Times Column Below https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/opinion/lgbtq-muslims.html Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Co...
Jun 29, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 205
Historian of Science and Tech and co-author of the book: The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market,Erik M. Conway, joins democracyish and takes Waj and Danielle on a journey to how the business lobby destroyed our concept of government for and by the people. It's a BIG episode folks! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Help our show better serve yo...
Jun 22, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 204
Esteemed Political professor and author of the new book Why Politics Fail, Ben Ansell, joins democracyish to discuss why our collective desires are being thwarted by our individual needs. We want climate change, democracy and other rights but what are we willing to sacrifice? Waj and Danielle get into a gripping conversation with Ben we think y'all will enjoy! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment H...
Jun 15, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 203
It doesn't matter who the Republican candidate is the message is clear--their war on transgender Americans is here to stay. From Nikki "Not a Chance in Hell" Haley to Communion Wafer Mike Pence the Republican Party isn't mincing words as they amp up their rhetoric towards roughly 1 million Americans--namely, a minority of a minority. It's time to connect the dots between their rhetoric, the both-sides BS of CNN and the rise in violence. Waj and Danielle tackle this and more under the haze of an ...
Jun 08, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 202
What happens when speaking truth to power gets you cancelled?!? What happens when sharing your experience of oppression and white supremacy get you silenced?!? We are living at the breaking point of all we have believed to be true. On today's episode Wajahat shared an incredibly infuriating situation that happened to him while being invited as a guest speaker at a company during AAPI month and Danielle reflects on what Pride month means in this moment. This one is juicy folks! Buckle up. Hosts: ...
Jun 01, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 201
This week the storied civil rights organization, The NAACP, issued a travel warning to Black Americans and LGBTQ+ folks for the state of Florida. With now, presidential candidate Ron DeSantis waging war on anyone not affiliated with white evangelicals, the NAACP says it's basically a terrorist state. On this episode of #democracyish, Danielle and Waj wonder if issuing travel advisory to hostile states is the beginning of our new normal?!! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Produc...
May 25, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 200
Elon Musk to Kaitlan Collins the mainstreaming or white nationalist ideology has never been stronger. With so much at stake with our democracy real journalism is needed now more than ever--but will we ever get real pushback so we can get to the truth?!? Waj and Danielle discuss this and more on the next #democracyish Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Help our show better serve you by completing ...
May 18, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 199
Well, well, well it seems that the Teflon on "Teflon Don" has begun to disintegrate. In a win for women and sexual assault survivors everywhere journalist E. Jean Carroll had her day in court AND WON against the twice impeached, once indicted (for now), now confirmed sexual abuser, Donald Trump. Danielle and Waj get into the verdict, the Republicans reactions and whether we think America as we know it will ever recover. This and more on the next #democracyish Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat...
May 11, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 198
We have been learning a lot about grifting in America--from Donald Trump and his flock to the Supreme Court, everyone seems to be on the get rich or die trying bandwagon--it's this American capitalist mentality that makes the cryptocurrency industry so enticing. But is it truly safe for the average Jose's and Joe's looking for a leg up? Danielle and Waj chat with actor and author of the new book "Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud", Ben McKenzie about what...
May 04, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 197
We haven't seen a news cycle like this week in a while. Mercury is in retrograde and shaking up cable news. What was once thought unthinkable has occurred--Tucker Carlson, white supremacist golden boy is out at Fox. Not to be outdone--for entirely different reasons Don Lemon is out at CNN! Waj and Danielle discuss the shakeup and where we think cable news and mainstream media is headed next. Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill ...
Apr 27, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 196
Do you care about your ailing loved ones in nursing homes? How about your 401K? Private Equity firms have become modern day pirates preying on the most marginalized populations in order to make a buck--and if that isn't terrible enough they are now coming for what is left of the Middle Class. Waj and Danielle sit down with Brendan Ballou author of the new book, Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America. In this episode of democracy-ish we pull the curtain back behind these elitist instit...
Apr 20, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 195
Political Historian, author and editor Eli Merritt joins #democracyish to provide some historical grounding for the place we find ourselves in America's story. America is at a tipping point, the question is what direction does it fall?!? Danielle and Waj discuss this and more on this episode of democracy-ish Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democrac...
Apr 13, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 194
From Marjorie Taylor Greene appearing on 60 minutes to the coverage of Trump's plane on a tarmac to the racist freak out over NCAA champion Angel Reese white mainstream media really showed its true color (pun intended) this week. Waj and Danielle cover it all and connect every last dot on this week's #democracyish Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/de...
Apr 06, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 193
Mehdi Hasan, MSNBC Host and author of the NYT Bestselling book: Win Every Argument, joins Wajahat and Danielle to discuss how Democrats can win the gun debate, what Americans can learn from the massive protests happening around the globe and more. We packed a lot into this episode of #democracyish so buckle up friends! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.c...
Mar 30, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 192
Waj is back and pulling no punches! On today's episode the dynamic duo delve into #IndictmentWatch and discuss how the media plays the same games as the Republican Party. What has the media learned since 2016?!? Waj and Danielle dig into this and more on #democracyish Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ish See omnystudio.com/listener for pri...
Mar 23, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 191
Democratic strategist and founder of Omara Strategy Group, Atima Omara, joins #democracyish to chat with Danielle about what Dems need to do to beat Republicans at the culture war as well as give her thoughts on what 2024 is going to look like. Wajahat is out saving the world this week, but Danielle holds it down for the team! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpof...
Mar 16, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 190
After taking in the venom spewed over the weekend at CPAC one thing is clear--Republicans aren't interested in governing, compromise, or democracy. Their America is one of punishment not freedom, eradicated your perceived enemies not debating them. When they continue to tell us who they are how long it be before Americans begin to believe them?!? Waj and Danielle take on this and much much more in todays episode of #democracyish Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell ...
Mar 09, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 189
We have known that Fox (not news) lies to its tens of millions of viewers each and every day, but now Rupert Murdoch admitted as much under oath in the Dominion lawsuit. Recently, discovery was released and in it Murdoch readily admits that his hosts knew the 2020Election wasn't stolen but kept going with the big lie anyway. This week Waj and Danielle go in on Fox and whether this case will finally hold them accountable for their crimes against democracy and the country at large. Hosts: Danielle...
Mar 02, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 188
We are often lamenting about all that is going wrong because frankly there is a lot--but for a change of pace we bring on historian, author and host of the podcast What Could Go Right, Zachary Karabell, to look for some possible rainbows in our unrelenting storm. Waj and Danielle may not always bring the sunshine but we always bring our mustard seed of hope--and on today's episode we brought back up! Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quin...
Feb 23, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 187
Esteemed Professor Carol Anderson, a Charles Howard Candler professor at Emory University and author of several books including White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide, and her latest The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America joins #democracyish for a SUPERSIZED show. In this episode Professor Anderson unpacks the history of white supremacy and how the attacks on public education aren't new but nonetheless dangerous. Danielle and Waj tackle a lot in this episode so buckl...
Feb 16, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 186
While we recorded this episode before the President gave his speech to America, Waj and Danielle decided to provide their perspective on what the state of the union actually is according to the rest of us. Take a listen and then tweet at us using #democracyish and tell us what you think the SOTU is. Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ish See...
Feb 09, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 185
Nothing says anti-Blackness like starting Black History month with the College Board bowing to the Governor of white supremacy Ron DeSantis and removing anything of merit including Black feminism, Black queer voices, Black Lives Matter etc from the curriculum. Adding insult to injury--while DeSantis's state recovers from yet another mass shooting the Florida GOP is offering up legislation that would let everyone of legal age conceal and carry without any training all while taking the real threat...
Feb 02, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 184
Professor Kevin Kruse, author of the new book Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past, joins #democracyish to discuss how Florida's quest to rewrite and re-white history is nothing new--white supremacists have been doing it longer than we think and before the advent of "The Southern Strategy". Danielle and Wajahat delve into a number of America's myths and more on this episode of democracyish Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell ...
Jan 26, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 183
Taylor Lorenz, internet and technology reporter and author of the upcoming book,Extremely Online, had the audacity to investigate the right-wing's media terror machine and her life and livelihood have been threatened ever since. Mainstream media continues to cower to online white nationalist terrorism leaving those seeking to do real journalism left to fend for themselves or quit the profession altogether. We dive deep on this episode about what each of us can do in our own corners of the univer...
Jan 19, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 182
What happens when you don't hold insurrectionists accountable for their crimes against democracy? They run for office and win. What happens when you don't convict white collar criminals that defraud millions? They head to their new grift which is always bigger and badder than the last one. There is a pattern in America of protecting the worst among us so long as they have the complexion for the protection and the coins to match. On this episode of#democracyish Waj and Danielle have a lot to get ...
Jan 12, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Happy New Year! It's 2023 and the MAGA monster has been unleashed and is now eating its own. What can you expect when you invite a monster to dinner? For 7+ years Republicans have entertained the far right fringe and now they have been mainstreamed and are running the show--into the ground. Danielle and Wajahat discuss what's in store for our democracy as Republicans run amok. Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DC...
Jan 05, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 180
It's been a hell of a year--and it's hard to wrap our minds around all that's transpired but Danielle and Wajahat are giving it a try. From Covid to midterms to Harry and Meghan to Disney's Andor we unpack the roses and thorns of 2022! See y'all in 2023. Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Support the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ish See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...
Dec 29, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 179
Whatever we don't understand we fear. That has been the norm in this country and around the globe. This idea that somehow people who don't look like us, love like us, or identify the way we do are to be feared or worse contained. The latest group to be targeted are transgender Americans. People who want nothing but the dignity, protection and respect that we all want--yet their desires are put up for debate and entire campaigns and policies are created to keep them othered. In this episode of #d...
Dec 22, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 178
Negin Farsad, host of Fake the Nation and author of "How to Make White People Laugh" joins Danielle and Wajahat to discuss whether or not we can create the multiracial coalition to save democracy without winning over some white women. We also discuss what Negin thinks as an Iranian America and what we can learn from the current women led uprising in Iran for freedom. This and more on the next episode of democracy-ish Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Seni...
Dec 15, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 177
