Former Detroit Chief of Police Ralph Godbee Jr. wants to abolish and re-form the police as we know it in America. He joined Woke AF to tell Danielle all about it. Catch the full conversation and many more at Patreon.com/WokeAF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 15, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Why aren't more Americans getting vaccinated...and how can we get them to? Dr. Jonathan Metzl joins Danielle Moodie to talk it out. Support Woke AF for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 08, 2021•31 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Georgia and Arizona have become focal points in the fight for American democracy; Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon and AP's Jude Joffe-Block break down how and why. Support Woke AF for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 01, 2021•20 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Phillip Goff breaks down where we go next in the revolutionary fight against American policing. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 24, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Part of getting woke and staying woke is knowing who to fight and when to rest. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 17, 2021•24 min•Season 2Ep. 15
How do we make sure students are connected in a pandemic? Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 10, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Danielle Moodie gets motivated by Kimberly S. Reed, then Danielle Campoamor opens up about living with an eating disorder. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 03, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Danielle Moodie is joined by Girls Who Code CEO Tarika Barrett and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed to connect the dots between racism and our multiple pandemics. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 27, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 12
NYC mayoral candidate Maya Wiley and Represent Justice's Executive Director, Daniel Forkkio join Danielle Moodie to break down what abolition and defunding really look like. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 20, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner breaks down the Derek Chauvin murder pretrial. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 13, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 10
The mainstream media and Democrats continue to perpetuate the myth of "good Republicans" when there are none. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 06, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Danielle Moodie is joined by Poorly Understood author Mark Rank and Educators for Excellence CEO Evan Stone to bust some common myths about poverty and education. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 27, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Danielle Moodie discusses how to build a better tomorrow with Reading, Writing, and Racism author Bree Picower and National LGBTQ Task Force Executive Director Kierra Johnson. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 20, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Every Think Thursday, Danielle Moodie speaks with former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner and legal analyst Midwin Charles. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 13, 2021•16 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Danielle Moodie speaks with Black entertainment lawyer Marcie Cleary and Risikat Okedeyi, co-founder of STRŌB Apothecary & Black Magick Sisters. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 06, 2021•15 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Danielle Moodie speaks with writers Charles M. Blow and Dr. Jenn M. Jackson about Black liberation in all facets of life. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 30, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Danielle Moodie talks with impeachment manager Rep. Stacey Plaskett, and author Robert Jones Jr. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 23, 2021•14 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Rest is part of the revolution, and Danielle Moodie talked about each of those with Elie Mystal and Anita Kopacz. Support Woke AF Daily for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 16, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 2
This week on Woke AF, Danielle Moodie talked about maintaining wellness while working from home with Vanderbilt University's Dr. Jonathan Metzl, and popped off on Trump's supporters rioting and storming the US Capitol. Become a patron for just $5 a month at Patreon.com/WokeAF to hear five full episodes every week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 09, 2021•11 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Danielle Moodie brings you a 360 degree vision of what is means to be "woke" in 2021. Subscribe to Woke AF Daily at Patreon.com/wokeaf for $5 to access every Woke AF show with five new episodes every week, bonus video content, and written essays from the Black, queer woman's perspective that doesn't get a voice in mainstream media. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
Jan 06, 2021•1 min
Poet Anup Sohanta - or as you may know him, "noopface" - joins Danielle to discuss his writing, societal views of sex, and the lasting impacts of our current compounding pandemics. Anup digs into his journey to reveal himself to the world, one which required him to have courage and own his artistic voice. Danielle and Anup discuss his poetry collection From the Universe’s Lips to My Ears, the cultural stigmas surrounding sex, and the safe space he has been able to create for people to enjoy and ...
Aug 04, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week, Danielle Moodie talks with friend and reporter Jack Jenkins, author of American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country. Jack and Danielle discuss the history of the religious left and how the modern-day religious left – a coalition of coalitions – looks nothing like the right. Jack digs into prosperity gospel preaching melded the Christian faith with capitalism and led to the ascension of Trump as a leader for the Christ...
Jul 28, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 22
This week, Danielle Moodie talks with actor, author, and activist Hill Harper. They dig into his work with folks in Flint, Michigan over the last 5 years – from helping to create a social justice law partnership to try to establish a Flint Victims Fund to addressing the crisis within the crisis that Covid-19 generated with the lack of clean water in Flint. Host: Danielle Moodie Executive Producers: Danielle Moodie & Jackie Garofano Producer: Andrew Marshello Distributor: DCP Entertainment Se...
Jul 21, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The inspirational Sonya Renee Taylor joins Danielle Moodie this week to discuss her radical self-love movement, The Body Is Not an Apology. Starting as a simple conversation and growing into a poem, Facebook page, movement, company, and finally a book, The Body Is Not an Apology is about the power of radical self-love. Sonya talks with Danielle about what radical self-love means, how it differs from ego and is important to distinguish from the concept of "body positivity." They also talk about h...
Jul 14, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Danielle talks with Angelica Ross – actress, businesswoman, and trans rights advocate and educator. Danielle and Angelica dive into the impacts of the pandemic, emphasizing the ways in which our most vulnerable populations are at the highest level of risk. Angelica reflects on the realities of not being protected by the government and credos that this country propagates. She implores us all to respond to the call for Black Lives Matter by making it true. Danielle and Angelica note how marginaliz...
Jul 07, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Danielle talks with Roderick Cox, one of the only African-American orchestra conductors in the world. He discusses his groundbreaking journey from a gospel choir in Macon, Georgia to conducting symphonies on the world stage, and how the coronavirus outbreak has impacted his path to becoming the first Black conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Roderick reflects on the inspiration he seeks from Black trailblazers like Serena Williams and Barack Obama, and how he inspires young musicians who fol...
Jun 30, 2020•32 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Danielle talks with actress-writer-director-producer-artist Yolonda Ross about living as a multi-hyphenate and how Black women are often forced into that role regardless of their goals. Yolonda dives into her journey from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City and how she ended up pursuing an acting career when she set out to be in the world of fashion. They discuss her recent independent film Bull as well as her development of her own film Scenes From Our Marriage and talk about the intense challenge...
Jun 23, 2020•31 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Danielle talks with New York Times bestselling author of I Can’t Date Jesus Michael Arceneaux about his new book, I Don't Want to Die Poor. They dig into the impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on younger generations, the importance of being paid for your work, and the pressures and burdens that many of us carry in pursuit of financial freedom. Michael talks about the freedom in forging your own identity, but how that freedom is dependent on the access and privilege you're born into. Th...
Jun 16, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 16
This week, Danielle Moodie talks with Angela Yee, the woman’s voice holding down nationally syndicated morning radio show The Breakfast Club, who also works as an entrepreneur and activist. Danielle and Angela dig into the importance and power in financial independence and the risks one takes when moving from a stable professional environment to blazing an independent career - and swap stories of life at “The Facility.” Angela emphasizes how holding herself to high standards and asserting a stro...
Jun 09, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Danielle chats with Damon Young, co-founder of the website Very Smart Brothas and author of What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker. Danielle and Damon discuss his book’s examination of the angst, anxiety and absurdity of being black in America. They dig into the process of embracing blackness, one which requires us to acknowledge the indoctrinated anti-black ideas that exist within all of us so that we are able to consciously deconstruct and extract them. Damon also talks about parenting black ...
Jun 02, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 14