Trump just launched airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites—and Congress didn’t approve any of it. In this episode, I break down exactly how we got here, starting with Israel’s attack on Iran, why the U.S. had no business getting involved, and how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook step by step. We’ll talk about Tulsi Gabbard’s sworn testimony that Iran wasn’t building nuclear weapons, how Netanyahu likely played Trump like a fiddle, and what this escalating conflict could mean for democra...
Jun 23, 2025•22 min
What does martial law really mean—and why does it keep popping up in moments of protest? In this episode, we break down the truth behind military crackdowns in America, from the Pullman Strike to Lafayette Square, and why the federal response to recent protests in L.A. should have everybody on alert. Spoiler: This isn’t new. And it’s not about “keeping you safe.” If you’re riding with me on this journey to break down authoritarian creep, stop right now and leave a review for the show. It’s the b...
Jun 09, 2025•13 min
In this episode of UnWrapped , your host Tasha Pierce is cracking open the real story behind a recent headline that should have us all concerned — the U.S. Naval Academy quietly removing nearly 400 books from its library shelves because they were labeled “divisive.” Tasha dives into what this really means, why it matters, and how censorship disguised as “protection” is shaping a dangerous narrative. From Maya Angelou to civil rights history, these banned books tell stories that reflect the full ...
May 26, 2025•26 min
Unwrapped with Latasha Pierce delivers a no-holds-barred analysis of the week's most controversial topics in politics, technology, and social justice. In this fiery episode, Tasha dives into Elon Musk's manipulation of his AI chatbot Grok, exposing how it was programmed to spread white genocide conspiracy theories about South Africa. She connects this to Trump's controversial acceptance of South African "refugees" while deporting brown immigrants, highlighting the administration's glaring hypocr...
May 20, 2025•40 min
What if I told you that real power isn’t in the hands of politicians—it’s in ours? In this special episode of Democracy on the Brink: A Revolution in Real Time , we’re breaking down the true power of the general strike —how everyday people have used it to challenge injustice, topple regimes, and reclaim their futures. We dive into the history of general strikes, the science behind why they work, and how you can be part of this movement even if you can’t march in the streets. From Wakanda’s rally...
Apr 28, 2025•45 min
In this raw and unapologetic episode of Tasha Pierce: UnWrapped , Tasha breaks down the terrifying pattern playing out in real time: Donald Trump checking off the dictator to-do list like it’s a damn grocery run. From weaponizing the economy and flouting Supreme Court rulings to building a cult of personality and silencing opposition—this ain't conspiracy, it's the playbook. Tasha connects the dots between Trump's latest trade war theatrics, insider stock market manipulation, and the dismantling...
Apr 14, 2025•29 min
In this episode of Unwrapped, Tasha Pierce dives deep into the themes of resistance, power, and the role of storytelling in social change. She reflects on the energy of recent protests, the government's reaction, and the importance of sustained activism. From the power of memes to the lessons in sci-fi, Tasha explores how pop culture shapes our understanding of resistance and empowers us to fight for a better future. Resistance: 40-day Target Boycott Multi-Day - Tesla: www.tinyurl.com/teslaprote...
Apr 09, 2025•26 min
In this episode of Unwrapped, Tasha delves into the troubling developments under the second Trump administration, emphasizing the importance of holding those in power accountable. Pierce addresses the unlawful detention of Rumeysa Ozturk for her support of Palestinian human rights, the capitulation of major law firms and universities to Trump's agenda, and the Signal Gate scandal. Despite these challenges, Pierce highlights a Democratic victory in a traditionally Republican congressional seat in...
Mar 29, 2025•21 min
"If you wanted to control the future, where would you start? With the minds of the next generation." In this episode of Sinister Silhouettes , we break down the current administration’s efforts to dismantle the Department of Education and expose the deeper motives behind it. Is it really about cutting costs and giving power back to the states, or is there something far more sinister at play? We’ll examine the historical playbook authoritarian regimes have used—how the Nazis, Mao’s China, and Pin...
Mar 22, 2025•25 min
In this episode of UnWrapped , Tasha dives into the latest power grab in the arts: Donald Trump’s unprecedented takeover of the Kennedy Center. From stacking the board with his loyalists to dictating programming and taking shots at Hamilton , Trump is making it clear that his version of the arts won’t include anything he deems “too woke.” We break down the details of his visit, the artists who are pulling out, and the alarming implications of political control over cultural institutions. What do...
Mar 19, 2025•12 min
In this episode, we’re unpacking three major stories shaping entertainment, culture, and politics: 🔥 Jason Isaacs Shuts Down Nudity Double Standards – The White Lotus star turned an awkward interview moment into a sharp critique of Hollywood’s gendered obsession with nudity. We break down why this moment matters and how the industry treats male vs. female nudity differently. 🎤 Will Smith Drops His First Album in Nearly 20 Years – Based on a True Story arrives on March 28, marking Smith’s offic...
Mar 17, 2025•37 min•Season 3Ep. 3
A group of young tech recruits—dubbed the "DOGE Kids"—have taken over key government operations under the Department of Government Efficiency, a Trump-era agency shaking up everything from the Treasury to Social Security. But who are they, and why are they calling the shots at the SSA? In this episode, we break down the rise, fall, and reinstatement of Marko Elez, the controversial former SpaceX employee who briefly had access to federal tax systems, was fired for racist social media posts, and ...
Mar 14, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 2
🎙️ Welcome to the UnWrapped Weekly WrapUp! I’m your host, Tasha Pierce, bringing you the latest at the intersection of Pop Culture and Common Sense. This week, we’re diving deep into the state of the nation, but not without taking a much-needed breather with the weekend’s box office and entertainment headlines. In This Episode: 🔹 Box Office Breakdown – Mickey 17 takes the top spot, but is it a flop? We dissect its performance, Warner Bros.’ marketing missteps, and why original sci-fi struggles...
Mar 13, 2025•51 min•Season 3Ep. 1
This may be a sign of the times- you can rent an entire screen at AMC Theaters for $99. I have reasons to encourage you to do just that! Studios are going all in on streaming. New seasons of Star Trek: Discovery and The Mandalorian will begin production soon! Music: Purple Planet Music Chill Factor After The Snap YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_opPyZxBc-cCHDU_Dkzr0A/ Contact me: afterthesnap@gmail.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tasha_is_unwrapped/donation...
Oct 19, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 10
The season finale of The Boys season 2 was another BANGER!! Where will Butcher, Mother's Milk, Hughie, Frenchie, and Kimiko go next? Also, Star Trek: Lower Decks ended on a HIGH note. And what is going on in the MCU? Music: Purple Planet Music Summer in Paradise Subscribe to my YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_opPyZxBc-cCHDU_Dkzr0A/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tasha_is_unwrapped/donations...
Oct 11, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 9
The Amazon Prime series "The Boys" has been off the chain all season long! This week was a real "banger"! I'm going to tell you what I think I think about the events in Episode 7 "The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker". Also, there were a couple of "shocking" announcements out of the MCU this week! Music: Purple Planet Music Summer In Paradise Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_opPyZxBc-cCHDU_Dkzr0A Contact: afterthesnap@gmail.com Support this podcast at — https://r...
Oct 04, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 7
This round of the Amazon Prime series "The Boys" has upped the ante from last season with new characters, closer looks at The Seven, and more of the inner workings of Vought Industries. It's dishing on EVERYONE- except Black Noir. Join me as I present my case for who I think Black Noir MIGHT be! Music: Purple Planet Music Summer In Paradise Contact me: afterthesnap@gmail.com Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_opPyZxBc-cCHDU_Dkzr0A Support this podcast at — https://redcircle...
Sep 27, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 7
NASA made a surprise discovery in a galaxy far, far away. Updates from the following universes: DC (including an overview on The Court of Owls), DC FanDome part II, Robert Pattinson contracts Covid, Dwayne Johnson and family on the mend from Covid Star Wars- John Boyega rants, The High Republic news, and The Mandolorian news Star Trek- DISCO comes to CBS Broadcast, DISCO Season 3 rumors, Chris Pine returning as Kirk? AND- Kiss, Marry, Kill- Trek Style! Please subscribe and share! Also, email wha...
Sep 06, 2020•53 min•Season 2Ep. 6
The DC FanDome event was a rousing success! Today I'll tell you what movie I'm looking forward to the most out of the trailers we saw. Also, I've got some theories and more! Join me to discuss the future of DC - The Batman, The Flash, The Suicide Squad, WW84, and Zack Snyder's cut of the Justice League-and other movie news. Music: Purple Planet Music Summer In Paradise Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tasha_is_unwrapped/donations...
Aug 31, 2020•54 min•Season 2Ep. 5
My impromptu thoughts on the passing of Chadwick Boseman. What is the future of the Black Panther character. How has the fandom responded to Boseman's death? What did Chadwick Boseman's portrayal of the Black Panther mean to the Black community. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tasha_is_unwrapped/donations
Aug 30, 2020•27 min•Season 2Ep. 4
DC FanDome!! August 22 will be the huge DC event- accessible for 24 hours EVERYWHERE in the world, in the language of the land. Visit DCFanDome.com to see the heroes, the villains, and all the new announcements being made from the platform. DC has prepared a special event to celebrate us- the fans of the culture. Thanks to Clarence and Jonathon of Discussing Trek for helping with the "Trek Captains Tourney" Purple Planet Music Summer In Paradise Mixkit: Vastness Promo: Discussing Trek Discussing...
Aug 16, 2020•57 min•Season 2Ep. 3
We're gearing up for 23 consecutive weeks of new Trek! The Boys and Mulan drop on the same day! How can we stream on the cheap? https://www.consumerreports.org/streaming-video-services/how-to-replace-cable-tv-for-only-25-dollars-a-month/ Discussing Trek: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bfI1F2jWkcK6Ca8YjbJMv?si=h0NdH80YS2K1QM7Kl6aPZQ Join me Friday at 7!! GetVokl.com/channels/afterthesnap Purple Planet Music: Summer In Paradise Thinking Music Music from https://filmmusic.io : "Thinking Music" by K...
Aug 09, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 2
I just want to talk about fun stuff again! Star Trek. Umbrella Academy. Dark. Things were so simple then. I missed the Snap Survivors. Can we start over. I'll be better, I promise. I won't pressure you- BUT make sure you are subscribed. You won't want to miss me. Music from https://filmmusic.io : "Thinking Music" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com ) Licence: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ) From < https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/genres/genre/radio-drama/ Purple P...
Aug 02, 2020•19 min•Season 2Ep. 1
There is another heavy hitter throwing it's proverbial hat into the streaming war ring! Jeremy Renner MIGHT be an A$$HOLE! and so much more!! Listen to "After The Snap" on your favorite podcast apps! Follow me: Facebook: After The Snap Twitter: @SnapAfter Instagram: afterthesnap2018 Donate to the cause at patreon.com/afterthesnap or paypal.me/afterthesnap Thanks for listening! No music (cuz I'm LAZY!!) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tasha_is_unwrapped/donations...
Oct 16, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 67
*****Language is quite explicit in this episode***** *******Listener discretion ADVISED******************* Hey- no music, no filler, no edit. Just had to keep it 100 in this episode!! Pardon my vernacular! Listen to "After The Snap" on your favorite podcast apps! Follow me: Facebook: After The Snap Twitter: @SnapAfter Instagram: afterthesnap2018 Donate to the cause at patreon.com/afterthesnap or paypal.me/afterthesnap Thanks for listening! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/tasha_is...
Sep 25, 2019•20 min•Season 1Ep. 64
This is the second of my really late uploads. I'm still deciding on becoming a Jedi, among other things. Listen to "After The Snap" on your favorite podcast apps! Follow me: Facebook: After The Snap Twitter: @SnapAfter Instagram: afterthesnap2018 Donate to the cause at patreon.com/afterthesnap or paypal.me/afterthesnap Thanks for listening! Music from https://filmmusic.io : "Basic Implosion" by Kevin MacLeod ( https://incompetech.com ) Licence: CC BY ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...
Aug 20, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 65
So- I've been AWOL for a while. Just sitting on episodes. There's no excuse. Hopefully, you can forgive me whilst I get back on track. I love this podcast and my audience. Please...take me back!!! Listen to "After The Snap" on your favorite podcast apps! Follow me: Facebook: After The Snap Twitter: @SnapAfter Instagram: afterthesnap2018 Donate to the cause at patreon.com/afterthesnap or paypal.me/afterthesnap Thanks for listening! Music from https://filmmusic.io : "Thinking Music" by Kevin MacLe...
Aug 20, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Today I just randomly cover movie news (including some unexpected reboots) until the Make Me a Jedi segment. This week I watched The Empire Strikes Back. Once again, Sith Lord Dr. Doom-n-Gloom has questions that I am compelled to answer! Listen to "After The Snap" on Radio Public or your favorite podcast apps! Follow me: Facebook: After The Snap Twitter: @SnapAfter Instagram: afterthesnap2018 Donate to the cause at patreon.com/afterthesnap or paypal.me/afterthesnap Thanks for listening! Music: M...
Jul 11, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 62
This week I talk about how refreshing it is when studios show confidence in their movies, a few of the shows that are keeping me awake at night, and how I felt about Star Wars- A New Hope in the "Make Me a Jedi" segment. As an afterthought, I talk about a little movie from Sony that premiered this week- Spider Man: Far From Home. Listen to "After The Snap" on Radio Public or your favorite podcast apps! Follow me: Facebook: After The Snap Twitter: @SnapAfter Instagram: afterthesnap2018 Donate to ...
Jul 05, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 61
Today we discuss Disney's Toy Story 4's "disappointing" opening weekend, Sony's (bad news) MIB International BTS DRAMA, Sony's (good news) Spider Man Far From Home early reviews, the chances of me going to see Marvel's Avengers: Endgame one more time, and OF COURSE The Make Me A Jedi segment- Rogue One! Listen to "After The Snap" on your favorite podcast apps! Follow me: Facebook: After The Snap Twitter: @SnapAfter Instagram: afterthesnap2018 Donate to the cause at patreon.com/afterthesnap or pa...
Jun 24, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 60
