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  From Being Right to Being Powerful: Reaching Beyond a Politics of Powerlessness, with Yotam Marom 08.10.2026 1時間 32分

  What does it take to move from being right about the world to actually having the power to change it? What happens within our movements and organizations and in our hearts when we stop believing that we can actually win? Organizer, facilitator, and writer Yotam Marom joins Chenjerai to talk about what our movements can sometimes get wrong about power, leadership, conflict, strategy, and winning. They also discuss what it might take to build movements big and strong enough to meet this mom...
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  A Reckoning with our Moment LIVE at the Socialism Conference 24.09.2026 56分

  Unruly Subjects is back in the building and back in your feed! After a long, hot summer hiatus we’re returning with a very special episode recorded live at the Socialism Conference in Chicago, featuring a conversation with the legendary scholars and thinkers Ruth Wilson Gilmore and Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò. Chenjerai, Femi, and Ruth dig into these big questions: How do we reckon with this moment? And where do we go from here? (A huge thank you to our comrades at Haymarket Books for organizing ...
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  Natalie Bencivenga, Hasan Piker & UNRULY SUBJECTS Live from the Socialism Conference! 02.09.2026 1分

  Before we relaunch our new season later this month, we wanted to share a special update! We just dropped an interview with journalist and media producer Natalie Bencivenga for our Patreon community. [ LISTEN HERE ] Natalie is also joining us at the Socialism Conference this weekend, where Chenjerai will be taking the stage across four live events alongside a lineup that includes Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Hasan Piker, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Demetrius Noble, Cat Salonek Schladt, Alex Hanna, Sarah ...
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  How Trump and Tech Elites Are Branding AI Resistance as Terrorism — and How We Can Fight Back 11.06.2026 49分

  This week, Chenjerai interviews reporter Daniel Boguslaw about his recent WIRED article, US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows. They discuss how tech corporations, law enforcement at the federal level, and even local institutions are collaborating to frame people in the fast growing resistance to AI and data centers as terrorists and threats to domestic security. Bogsulaw lays out what’s happening in detail and also tells us how people are fighting against ...
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  On the ground at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, NJ 04.06.2026 39分

  This week, Chenjerai reports from ground zero outside Delaney Hall, the detention facility in Newark, NJ where hundreds of ICE detainees have been on hunger strike due to the horrible, egregious conditions. You’ll hear an interview that Chenjerai recorded with Sally Pillay, an immigration activist with the Eyes on Ice Coalition who volunteers outside the detention center, helping to support the families visiting the facility. 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the sh...
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  From Detention Centers to Data Centers: Why the Fight Against Data Centers is a Fight for Democracy 28.05.2026 1時間 9分

  🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjects This week, Unruly Subjects is diving back into one of our most popular and urgent topics: the explosive growth of corporate data centers and the community-led movements rising up to stop them. We are joined by Astra Taylor (writer, filmmaker, and co-founder of the Debt Collective) and Saul Levin (environmental policy advocate and host of the new podcast The Hum). Drawin...
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  How the Informed Consent Coalition is Fighting the Family Policing System in Hospitals and Beyond 21.05.2026 46分

  This week’s show is about informed consent, pregnancy, drug testing, hospitals, and the family policing system. Specifically, we break down a form of surveillance called “test-and-report” that's being used to punish parents and newborns in medical settings. And we hear from a coalition that's been organizing against it. 📝 Got a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself? Take the Unruly Subjects Audience Survey. 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on Patreo...
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  Locked Up for Being Poor: The Reality of Cash Bail and the Copaganda Machine 14.05.2026 59分

  This week, we hear the story of how the "punishment bureaucracy" uses narrative and media to maintain state violence. We’re looking at the devastating impact of jailing someone simply because they cannot afford to pay bail. We dive into how punishment systems defend themselves and the stories that police, prosecutors, politicians, and media institutions tell in order to make cages sound like safety. 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on Patreon here: https://www.pa...
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  Being Dope, Staying Unruly: Why We Need Hip-Hop to Understand Power, to Build Power and to Fight the Power 07.05.2026 1時間 33分

  Before he was a scholar, journalist, and podcast host, Chenjerai was a rapper. And this week’s show is all about how hip-hop is connected to our larger political struggles. 📝 Got a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself? Take the Unruly Subjects Audience Survey. 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjects First, Chenjerai interviews his friend, the scholar, rapper, and UVA professor A.D. Carson...
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  Getting Unruly on May Day: Education Workers, Labor Power, and the Fight Ahead 30.04.2026 1時間 29分

  **Got a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself?** Take the Unruly Subjects Audience Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2yAl6HSeeImYB94zgMHftklj_hVArDjRY4Q3fJQ57UgA_hA/viewform Here at Unruly Subjects you know we’re celebrating May Day ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 So this week, we’re featuring two interviews that help us think through this critical question: What does it take to build the kind of power that can actually meet this political moment? 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independen...
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  When the President Declares Martial Law: What We Can Learn From South Korea’s Struggle to Defeat an Authoritarian Turn 23.04.2026 55分

  This week, we look back at the martial law crisis that happened in South Korea in 2024, the Union-led opposition that organized swiftly, and the nationwide general strike that helped played a key role in defeating martial law and spurring mass mobilization. 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjects Chenjerai interviews Mikyung Ryu, the International Director of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) ab...
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  Creating Conditions for Black Mothers to Thrive 16.04.2026 1時間 19分

  It’s Black Maternal Health Week! So on this week’s show we’re taking a deep look at the conditions Black mothers face before and after giving birth. 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjects We feature an esteemed guest to discuss the mental health dimensions of maternal health: Saadiqa Kumanyika, a psychotherapist who specializes in perinatal and postpartum maternal mental health. (Saadiqa is also the Fi...
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  Steph Curry, Sportswashing, and Why NBA players are investing in Israeli Security Tech 09.04.2026 1時間 24分

  This week on Unruly Subjects, Chenjerai finally gets into sports. Kind of. Recently, it came to his attention that Steph Curry - one of the greatest NBA players of all time - has been investing in Israeli technology that’s linked to military actions that country is taking in Palestine,Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, and beyond. What’s up with that? Chenjerai unpacks this situation with Dave Zirin, Sports Editor at The Nation Magazine, and Demetrius Noble, Professor of African American Diaspora Studies a...
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  Jack Harlow’s "Blacker" Comments: Unpacking the Fallout with D Noble 02.04.2026 22分

  This week on Unruly Subjects, Chenjerai is joined by his close friend Professor D Noble to unpack the viral fallout surrounding white rapper Jack Harlow. Following Harlow’s move into Neo Soul with his new album Monica, Chenjerai and Professor Noble dive into the controversy sparked by Harlow’s recent interview on the New York Times’ Popcast, where he claimed he has "gotten Blacker." Go beyond the individual critiques of Harlow and go deeper to analyze how the "post-Not Like Us" landscape has ...
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  How to Kill a Data Center 26.03.2026 44分

  This episode is all about the fight against data centers. Specifically, we’re sharing the story of how the residents of Monterey Park, California waged a successful campaign against the construction of a data center in their town. Chenjerai interviews Hrag Balian and Steven Kung, co-founders of No Data Centers in Monterey Park and Claire Wang, an independent journalist who has been covering the anti-data center movement for The Guardian and other outlets. We make Unruly Subjects 100% in...
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  How to Replace Family Policing with Real Community Care 19.03.2026 1時間 16分

  This week, Chenjerai drives down to Philly to break bread with his friend - community activist and advocate April Lee. They visit Black Dragon, an innovative takeout spot in West Philly featuring Black Chinese cuisine from the mind of Chef Kurt Evans. Over noodles and spring rolls, April gives her analysis of the family policing system and talks about survival, structural violence, parenting, and about what real community care actually requires. Also, Chenjerai calls up his friend Profe...
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  Chopping it up with Ronald Young Jr. About Building Dialogue When The Stakes Aren’t Equal 05.03.2026 1時間 13分

  This week, the show features a long conversation between Chenjerai and his good friend Ronald Young Jr. Ronald is the creator and host of Weight For It, an award-winning narrative podcast that explores the ways we think about our bodies. They talk about the latest season of the show, which gets deep into questions of identity, safety, and what health even means. And they also have a long discussion about how people argue - the consequences of debate as sport, how to build better arguments, an...
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  Why the Fight for Federal Workers Is a Fight About All of Us 26.02.2026 1時間 15分

  This week, we have an episode all about the Trump administration's attack on federal workers and how people are mobilizing to fight back. We feature an interview with two prominent organizers with the Federal Unionist Network: Paul Osadebe and Chris Dols. Paul Osadebe is a former Civil Rights attorney from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He’s a union steward with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and an organizer with the Federal Unionist Network. C...
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  Mobilizing Black Brazil: Culture, Power, and the Fight Over Democracy 19.02.2026 55分

  This week, we have an episode all about what’s happening right now in Brazil - and how we got here. We feature an interview with Gilberto Porcidonio, a journalist, screenwriter, and writer from Brazil. He is a reporter and fact-checker for Piauí magazine and narrator of Chumbo & Soul, an Audible podcast series produced by Rádio Novelo about the Brazilian dictatorship from the perspective of the Black population. Chenjerai and Gilberto have a wide-ranging discussion about what’s hap...
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  Shackled at 30,000 Feet: What You Don’t Know About ICE Flights—and Who’s Paying for Them 12.02.2026 1時間 1分

  This week, we feature an interview with journalist Gillian Brockell who recently wrote a story published in Mother Jones that breaks down what’s happening onboard ICE deportation flights, the private-equity airline that’s profiting off the cruelty, and more. Also, Chenjerai has an update on labor struggles happening across the country and across sectors including the health care workers in NYC, the public school teachers on strike in San Francisco, and we share an excerpt of Chenj...