Sometimes it's just dope to hear brilliant people talk. Today we get to learn from the the guys over at the Fire and Fury podcast, journalist Michael Wolff, author of Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House, and James Truman, former editorial director of Condé Nast. We hear about their thoughts on the upcoming election, if Trump is really as bad as we think he is and what Kamala has to do to if she wants to win. Fire & Fury Podcast: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-fire-and-fury-the-p...
Oct 23, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 42
In this episode, Prop sits down with investigative journalist and all around dope Black man Garrison Hayes. He's doin the work of helping us get our heads around how Black people in this day and age could support Donald Trump. Follow Garrison: linktr.ee/garrisonh 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 S...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Last season we discussed the antitrust case against being brought against Google in the episode called "Get Yo Weight Up". Well, the trial has been completed and the judge has issued his ruling. It looks like Google gotta fall back y'all. 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/listene...
Oct 09, 2024•56 min•Season 3Ep. 40
For an LA dude, one of the worst things you can call someone is a weirdo. In today's episode, we run through some of the plays that the Harris and Trump campaigns are running to try to prove how weird the other side is. Stream "Toys 4 Tots" by Fashawn feat. Prop: https://open.spotify.com/track/3VdXAxs4775HtPau93zKZ6?si=iacDAzOVRPqSMQVteCt-Cg Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.c...
Oct 02, 2024•51 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Springfield, OH didn't really appreciate all this attention from the GOP ticket talking about migrants eating everybody's pets. Now the town is dealing with bomb threats and right-wing YouTubers, all because y'all lied on our Haitian population. Well Springfield said, we think it would be best if you keep our name out yo mouth. Follow Hood Politics: https://x.com/hoodpoliticspod https://www.instagram.com/hoodpoliticspod/ Follow Prop: https://x.com/prophiphop https://www.instagram.com/prophiphop/...
Sep 25, 2024•47 min•Season 3Ep. 38
For those who don't know, "whoopin feet" is LA slang for beating somebody up so bad, they come flying out they shoes. I know the debate is already old news, but Imma use my antennas to tell y'all who THEY think won. I bet my bike for your car that Trump thinks he lost. 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/prophi...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 37
When you really get down to it, both Trump and Harris' economic plans are just them bossing up. One is doing it by the sword and the other is doing it through finesse. We talk through their plans and then go over the costs of both. https://www.axios.com/2024/08/28/trump-harris-national-debt-election 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/@prop...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 36
The electoral college is such a weird and convoluted concept that only the American political system employs, and it's only used for electing a president. Imma tell you the racist history behind it and make it make sense. 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...
Sep 04, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 35
This has been one wild Supreme Court season! We started this year talking about a couple of cases they were lookin' at and now we have the results. We gon cover: Chevron Deference, Presidential Immunity, the abortion pill, and bump stocks for semi-automatic guns. 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 S...
Aug 28, 2024•48 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Right now, Zionism has been the way to separate being an anti-semite from objecting to Israel's behavior and actions in Gaza. But do you know what the OTHER Zionism is? Maybe you've heard Bob Marley talk about Zion in his music. It's not the same thing. 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 omnystu...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Prop talks with education activist and all-around badass Dr. Alma Zaragoza-Petty. We talk about her professional work and her book "Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass for Healing." Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass for Healing and Justice See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 32
The following people need to go sit down somewhere: Trump for his meeting with the NABJ, the media and public over their coverage of the shooter, the former director of the Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle, and last but not least, Benjamin Netanyahu. For more info on the controversy surrounding Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, check out the NPR's Embedded podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/embedded/id1091709555?i=1000663463152 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 07, 2024•55 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Right next to Crypto.com Arena (RIP Staples Center), stands two abandoned and unfinished high rise apartment buildings that have essentially become an art installation, covered almost entirely in graffiti. The tags are a who's who of the LA graffiti scene, including pieces by some of the most well-known artists in the city. But why were these buildings abandoned, how did the artists even get up there and what is the mayor going to do about it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 31, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 30
I watched this whole thing so you don't have to. Here is a really brief, super short recap of each day of the Republican National Convention. Oh, and Biden is out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 29
If Beyoncé got dementia and couldn't remember her lyrics, but you already sold tickets for the tour, should you cancel it? Who do you replace her with? Solange is amazing, but is she BEY? What about H.E.R.? Or Jazmine Sullivan? Or do you stay the course and run the risk of Bey absolutely bombing? THIS is the issue facing the Democrats... Oh, and someone finally tried to kill Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Israel has a coalition government, which means no political party has the numbers to achieve a majority in the parliament. This matters because it gives some clarity on Benjamin Netanyahu's thinking as he tries to appease all of the various parties within Israel's parliament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 10, 2024•55 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Trump beat the brakes of Joe in that debate, that's just a fact. But with Trump's sentencing hearing still scheduled to take place before November, America will officially have its first convicted felon running for President. Let's recap how he lost this case, what the recent Supreme Court immunity ruling means and how all of this impacts the upcoming election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 03, 2024•42 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Today we talk to Zakiya Jackson, president of The Expectations Project, a DC-based organization that is doing amazing work advocating for kids in the hood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Prop teaches us what Juneteenth is, why it matters and gives a couple pointers on appropriate ways to participate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 19, 2024•56 min•Season 3Ep. 24
We're at the halfway point of the year, so I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how Black people are feeling so far in 2024. From Katt Williams to Jasmine Crockett, it turns out, we all decided that we had time this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 23
We tap in with our Canadian Correspondent and newly crowned greatest rapper from Canada, Shad to talk about what it means that Drake isn't apart of "The Culture." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 05, 2024•45 min•Season 3Ep. 22
This Iran "jumping in the fight" is not in fact a jumping in at all. It is a whole other thing that conveniently dovetails into their own interests. Which is why Rozay is even in the convo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 29, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 21
This is a collab episode with the good folks at Woke AF daily. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 22, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 20
In the era of music we are in now, the art of battle rap and diss tracks can slide into petty memes which go from being funny to silly. Kinda like...our elections. How do we remain serious in a deeply unserious time that has such high stakes? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 15, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 19
The first ever criminal trial for a president and it's all over trying to cover up a sneaky link. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 08, 2024•38 min•Season 3Ep. 18
So..... Kdot disses Drake and Cole, then Cole claps back and then apologizes. What does that teach us about American politics? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 01, 2024•55 min•Season 3Ep. 17
When you order at a Jamaican restaurant, make sure you have 4 choices in mind because 100% they won't have your first choice. And for some reason I feel like our democracy has become like ordering at a Jamaican restaurant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 24, 2024•45 min•Season 3Ep. 16
The ways for which Trump is batting down the cases against him are amazing. Today we talk about his immunity claim. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 17, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 15
This second installment of Terraformers. Kevin Garcia, a former Evangelical Worship leader, now is out the closet and leading those who still value their spiritual practice but just cant stomach evangelicalism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Another episode about the Supreme court. What is Chevron Deference and why should you care. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 03, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 13
