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Danielle's Democracy-ish cohost Wajahat Ali joined her for a very real discussion about who does and does not have the right to defend themselves and whether Biden's unwavering support of Israel is worth risking our own democracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Black Girl Magic is real, but it is not a tool for white people to use at their own whim. Dr. Christina Greer joins Danielle once again for a discussion about the politics of respectability as it relates to Black women today, as well as the outlook for Joe Biden just over six months out from the election when the "Genocide Joe" label is not going away. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
"Ultimate" as in supreme, and "ultimate" as in final. Trumpism is the ultimate grift. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We need to be playing the long game, and Dr. Jonathan Metzl joined Danielle once again to discuss just that. How many rights are people willing to lose before we finally come together? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We are living through a moment where it feels like everything is unraveling, and rather than trying to keep up with the madness, Danielle is working on creating a different pace. Because exhaustion and burnout is exactly what Republicans want to get from flooding the zone with constant disaster, doom and gloom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark Rank is back with a new book, The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape the World Around Us . While a lot of people tell themselves their success - or failure - is entirely due to their own actions, he discusses with Danielle how much of our lives come down to chance...and what chance really means. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jenn M. Jackson returns to celebrate the publication of their new book, Black Women Taught Us . Together with Danielle, they talk about recognizing "crooked rooms" and how love with no accountability is a form of abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
OJ Simpson is dead, and Donald Trump is attempting to win Black voters by buying them Chick Fil A. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Everything changes, and we need to have the courage to challenge our own narratives. Jonathan Metzl joins to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Donald Trump is apparently pro choice now. And if you believe that, Danielle has earthquake insurance to sell you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ABORTION . The more we say it, the less it's stigmatized. Danielle Campoamor joined Danielle once again to discuss the state of reproductive rights at a crucial crossroads for our country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We continue to see the extremist Republican party abusing and undermining the ballot initiative process, further chipping away at our democracy. Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, BISC 's Executive Director, talks with Danielle about the attacks on our democracy and what they are doing to fight back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How long will it be until the Biden administration, his campaign, and the mainstream media recognize Israel's repeated patterns of war crimes in Gaza? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Jonathan Metzl returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss what he saw, heard, and learned on his tour promoting his new book What We've Become , as well as the breaking news of seven aid workers being killed in Gaza and José Andrés's response in the New York Times: "Let People Eat" . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Since Trumpism broke through into the mainstream, our systems have not held - the holes in our system have only gotten wider. Democracy is going down, and if we don't plug the holes we will go down with the ship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Children are our future, and groups like the Children's Partnership are working to ensure their - and our - futures are healthy. Mayra Alvarez joined to talk about their important work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to season five of Woke AF Daily! On this commemorative episode, Danielle reflects on the last five years of Woke AF Daily and the many changes we have gone through together as Americans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Amidst the fallout from Diddy's unraveling, Danielle Moodie cannot help but compare it to the kid gloves used on Donald Trump. Danielle also discusses the quick exit of Ronna Romney McDaniel from NBC News and the mainstream media's continued embrace of the far right. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lark Lewis, co-host of the podcast Hearsay produced by the National Women's Law Center , spoke with Danielle about how mainstream media depictions of women reflect the social advances women have made over the last 50 years, but also how they can reflect false or unrealistic ideals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The mainstream media embraces MAGA world once again, while the justice system once again proves that it works just fine for the people it was intended to benefit: wealthy white men. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Malia Lazu, author of From Intention to Impact , joined Danielle for a discussion against the history of whitelash in America and how it's manifesting in its current form as attacks against DEI programs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Krystale Littlejohn returned to Woke AF Daily to discuss the new book Fighting Mad and how we fight for reproductive rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this Friday, Danielle reflects on stories from Alabama up to the Supreme Court, and shares a dream that can still become our reality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Where we were is not where we are, and where we are is not where we want to be. Danielle Moodie and Dr. Jonathan Metzl discuss our present moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this Woke Wednesday, Danielle Moodie feels that the window of opportunity is closing...not voting in 2024 isn't an option when Donald Trump and the Supreme Court are putting out a hit job on democracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Susie Banikarim is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the co-host of the In Retrospect podcast. She joined Danielle to discuss the media's malpractice when it comes to reporting on Trump and whether any lessons have been learned in the 2024 election news cycle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Glenn Kirschner, legal analyst and Justice Matters host, returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss the numerous cases involving Donald Trump, the Supreme Court's intervention, and how likely it is that he will even see a criminal trial before the election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this Friday, Danielle gives her take on special counsel Robert Hur's contradictory report and testimony - and Merrick Garland's continued failures as Attorney General - the hypocritical "Tik Tok ban" bill, and finally, the delicate topic of how America can back away from supporting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu without Jewish Americans feeling unsupported. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It has been four years of COVID-19, and four years of Danielle's conversations with Dr. Jonathan Metzl. They reflect on that milestone and how our perceptions as a society have been altered in that time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week marks four years since the WHO declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Today, Danielle examines the buried trauma that many Americans have experienced as well as her own story of what she experienced at the start of the outbreak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
