Tana Hargest and Nekessa Opoti join Tommy to analyze the latest funny business and perpetuated lies from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and this time St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, a Black man, wanted in on the egregious smoke screens. Also, white Minneapolis Twitter and non Black social media grifters are once again up to no good and trying to capitalize on Black death and pain. You gotta love this city! Thanks for listening. One-time contributions can be made here: www.paypal.me/weaponofchoicepo...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Nekessa Opoti and Tana Hargest join Tommy to break down the latest press conference held by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey where continued his lies to the public after his Minneapolis Police gang murdered Amir Locke on February 2nd, 2022. We discuss the tone of the city and it's "playhouse theatre" antics on both sides surrounding these events while our community struggles to heal for the last several years. One-time contributions can be made here: www.paypal.me/weaponofchoicepod Please rate and r...
Feb 08, 2022•2 hr 2 min
Weapon of Choice wanted to check in with a brave, brilliant soul, and truly dope immunologist, Azza Gadir, PhD, a beacon of generous, compassionate, and digestible information to benefit our communities trying to navigate this ever complex pandemic. We are grateful for Azza's remarkable gifts she shares with the world as we try to collectively push through. Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively tr...
Nov 29, 2021•23 min
We keep it together by coming together, and Courtney Phillips is a beaming bright creative light taking Gumbo Media to new heights as we all navigate a challenging world. It's always a pleasure to check in with change makers in community whose ambition knows no bounds. Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty. In these challenging times, we wanted to check in an...
Apr 13, 2021•23 min
We checked in with the amazing and innovative Louise Hazel to reflect on realignment of ambition in Covid, the importance of supporting women entrepreneurs, health rituals helping push us through challenges, and more. Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty. In these challenging times, we wanted to check in and let you know we're with you. And let's hold up thi...
Apr 12, 2021•23 min
Alynda Segarra aka Hurray for the Riff Raff joined us this summer for a much needed Covid check in. How we cope in this pandemic really depends on whether or not we're connecting with beautiful souls whenever we're able. Alynda reminds us that our passions go way deeper than our professions, to be kind to ourselves, and more. Sit with this and enjoy! Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitio...
Oct 16, 2020•20 min
A check-in with Zainab Johnson is one that is humbling, fun, centering, and inspirational all at once. Glad we go to chat in this enduring Pandemic. And keep up with Zainab's brilliant voice during all this isolation on her podcast, "HonestTEA with Z" anywhere you listen. Thanks, Z! Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty. In these challenging times, we wanted ...
Sep 23, 2020•24 min
It was so good to catch up with Soleil. What more can I say!? Soleil talks about making personal growth a place of refuge during challenging times we're in, how creativity fuels optimism for a better future, and more! Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty. In these challenging times, we wanted to check in and let you know we're with you. And let's hold up thi...
Sep 01, 2020•22 min
Catching up and having conversations with amazing human and painter Shaina McCoy is a reminder to continue evolving down our unique paths, to let insights and passion flow through us abundantly, and to imagine a better world through celebrating our collective gifts. Enjoy! Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty. In these challenging times, we wanted to check i...
Jul 23, 2020•20 min
Was delighted to have a virtual sit-down with April Kae, who's unique approach to her multidisciplinary artistry is inspiration for navigating the ridiculously multifaceted struggles of this Covid era. There's a world of feeling inside her content. Isn't that what we want when we witness creativity? Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty. In these challenging ...
Jul 21, 2020•23 min
Ease into these beautiful reflections from brontë velez. brontë's revolutionary efforts like Lead to Life make us all more human, if we choose to look closer and engage these powerful visions for the future of our people. Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty. In these challenging times, we wanted to check in and let you know we're with you. And let's hold up...
Jul 06, 2020•31 min
Seher Sikandar returns for a check-in on our live Instagram miniseries about what these weird pandemic times have meant for her. Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty. In these challenging times, we wanted to check in and let you know we're with you. And let's hold up this world with empathy. Remember, we can be kind in this troubled world. Support our show w...
Jun 16, 2020•59 min
We caught up with Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them), gender non-conforming writer and performance artist, for a chat on our live Instagram miniseries about how they're doing in these strange times. Alok's book, Beyond the Gender Binary, is available for preorder and out June 1st. Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty. In these challenging times, we wanted to check ...
May 25, 2020•23 min
Tommy read his poem called, "This Road". The music accompanying the poem was composed by Renée Copeland. In these uncertain times, we wanted to check in and let you know we're with you. And let's hold up this world with empathy. Remember, we can be kind in this troubled world. You can see the photograph Tommy took that inspired the poem and the poem's text on the Weapon of Choice Instagram and Facebook pages, as well as the cover art for this episode on all platforms. Support our show with any d...
Apr 06, 2020•14 min
How do you extend your arms toward truth? We spent time with Nooshin Hakim to talk about how life's experiences, fights for liberation, and navigating creativity rooted in universal truths can lead us to examine each moment with authentic openness. All that and more! Support our show with any dollar amount monthly to keep us going by becoming a Weapon of Choice Member at this link: www.patreon.com/weaponofchoicepodcast One-time contributions can be made here: www.paypal.me/weaponofchoicepod Plea...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 52 min
What makes you feel strong? We hung out with KP during Black Belt Eagle Scout's Minneapolis tour stop to talk about the relationship to songwriting, making music that guides the journey, where hope in an absurd world rests, and more. Listen well, friends! Follow Black Belt Eagle Scout on Instagram: [at]blackbelteaglescout Support our show with any dollar amount monthly to keep us going by becoming a Weapon of Choice Member at this link: www.patreon.com/weaponofchoicepodcast One-time contribution...
Feb 04, 2020•55 min
Tommy remembers the late Kobe Bryant with the story of how they first met. Support our show with any dollar amount monthly to keep us going by becoming a Weapon of Choice Member at this link: www.patreon.com/weaponofchoicepodcast One-time contributions can be made here: www.paypal.me/weaponofchoicepod Please rate and review Weapon of Choice Podcast on Apple Podcasts/iTunes! Follow us on social media here: Facebook: Weapon of Choice Podcast Instagram: [at]weaponofchoicepodcast Twitter: [at]weapon...
Jan 31, 2020•20 min
Help put a smile on our faces as big as this podcast's muse, Gordon Parks! No advertising, no corporate sponsors, just YOU, our Weapon of Choice Community Members, your belief, and our passion propelling this podcast for these multiple seasons, and we're excited to keep going on this ride with you all! We can keep interviewing guests from all disciplines and geographies when you chip in anything you can. THANK YOU! See below to donate. Support our show with any dollar amount monthly to keep us g...
Dec 03, 2019•6 min
What is something that tells you everything is gonna be OK? What brings peace, comfort, healing, laughter and beauty to the human soul are conversations like the one we had with author/filmmaker/performer and poet Junauda Petrus-Nasah about her debut novel, "The Stars and the Blackness Between Them" OUT TODAY, September 17th, and much more! Dig in to this delicious interview for perspectives you can't get anywhere else, and share it with your people! Purchase Junauda's new brilliant young adult ...
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 20 min
What does knowing yourself mean? Weapon of Choice sat down with Cameroonian American storyteller Andy Allo during her Minneapolis tour stop to talk about the decade long journey she's been on, what helped bring her to a passion for creativity, and where things might be leading in the next chapter. Be drawn into Andy's creative spirit, inescapable truths, and illuminating presence, all of which fittingly make her the remarkable artist she is as she achieves more growth in her multifaceted career....
Sep 03, 2019•57 min
When will we have a heart-to-heart with our morality? We caught up with brilliant organizers and community leaders Nekessa and Mustafa to talk about ICE, the current state of the movement for immigrant rights and safety, and more, AND THEN you'll hear sounds and voices from a recent #abolishICE protest at a local Minnesota ICE building. And yeah, we SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN! WHEN WE FIGHT, WE WIN! Protect the people, not the border! Support our show with any dollar amount monthly to keep us going by ...
Aug 28, 2019•1 hr 4 min
How do you create the space you want? Political fashion creative Hoda Katebi caught up with Weapon of Choice in Chicago to talk about her transformative, revolutionary, and imaginative work that sparks vital global conversations online, in print, and in the streets. We appreciate her grounding and at the same time uplifting wisdom. Let this conversation inspire you to build more community wherever your journey takes you. PLEASE SHARE with your people! Follow Hoda and her work on social media: [a...
Aug 05, 2019•57 min
What makes you feel connected and close to another? In this episode we sat down with Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, an artist whose brilliant words and power fill your mind and any room with a universe of beautiful feeling, reflection, and joyful determination. Rush out to read her amazing book, "City of Pearls". Enjoy this interview and share with your people and be in touch! Poems performed by Sham-e-Ali Nayeem: "Moth" (0:01) "Invocation" (20:50) "Finding Home" (43:00) Support our show with any dollar amo...
Jul 29, 2019•1 hr 5 min
In this special bonus episode, Tommy came across the July 5th, 1852 speech he had never seen or heard of by none other than Frederick Douglas titled, "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro", and he immediately pressed a record button and read the FULL speech (rarely found in media)in one take! If you're anything like Tommy, you will listen to this bold and powerful speech (he read it for you ;) and be forced to reflect, and gleam more truth that lives within our souls, awareness, hope, and a ...
Jul 05, 2019•1 hr 15 min
What mistake do you want the most freedom to make? Kristiana Rae Colón, poet, playwright, educator, rapper in repose, joined Weapon of Choice to talk about the power of the personal journey-creative or otherwise, and she reflects on life's new chapters and what they mean for realigning her art practice as well as the heart and soul. Enjoy this beautiful, fun, raw and real episode and share with your people! Featured song: "Sibling Rivalry" by April Fools Follow Kristiana on Instagram: [at]kristi...
Jul 01, 2019•1 hr 46 min
We showed up to a #sudanuprising rally in Downtown Minneapolis to march in solidarity and support of the people of Sudan who are resisting governmental bodies who oppress to no end unless we all speak out and keep letting the world know there is no stopping the voices of the people. Hear some of these voices in this bonus episode and keep spreading the word about the truth of this injustice. Listen, share, and keep SHOWING UP! This episode is dedicated to all of the lost and living in Sudan and ...
Jun 21, 2019•18 min
We showed up to a #nomorebans rally at the Minnesota State Capitol to support body autonomy, the right to choose, and hear from those most directly affected who are keeping up the resistance. Listen, share, SHOW UP, and keep fighting for our collective liberation. Support our show with any dollar amount monthly to keep us going by becoming a Weapon of Choice Member at this link: www.patreon.com/weaponofchoicepodcast One-time contributions can be made here: www.paypal.me/weaponofchoicepod Please ...
May 30, 2019•19 min
Welcome to Season 3! We had the honor and immense pleasure of talking with adrienne maree brown, author of the brand new New York Times bestselling book, Pleasure Activism. adrienne also wrote Emergent Strategy and co-edited Octavia's Brood. Included in her many powerful and revolutionary pursuits are social justice facilitations with an emphasis on black liberation, growing her brilliant Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute, doula work, and ridiculously dope auntie-ing. Enjoy adrienne's words i...
Apr 05, 2019•57 min
Welcome to the Season 2 finale! We can't be more excited to bring you our interview with Safia Elhillo, a writer whose beautiful realness brilliantly bridges the imagination and reality. You will instantly feel Safia's power, and her voice expands our perspectives when we listen. Her words can simultaneously slap you, embrace you, destroy you, elate you. Enjoy, everyone! Follow Safia on Instagram: [at]safiamafia Support our show with any dollar amount monthly to keep us going by becoming a Weapo...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 16 min
What is something that makes life more beautiful to you? We had the great pleasure of sojourning to Milan, Italy for a beautifully honest and insightful conversation with Silvio, founder of il buco fanzine, an irreverent alternative publication embarking upon truthful, bold, and forward-thinking narratives for a more progressive and amazing world. Sit back, take a walk, workout, fly high and enjoy this special episode! Follow Silvio on Instagram: [at]ilnuovodecadente Support our show with any do...
Feb 06, 2019•1 hr 51 min
