Radical Roots Podcast

Its Election Day! BRINGITON!!!

🎙️ Radical Roots — Episode 93Haley Stevens: Halloween’s Over. The Mask Is Off.📅 Sunday, November 1, 2026 | 🕣 8:30 PM ET📍 Live from North CarolinaTwo days before the midterms, Haley Stevens backs the GOP. Who vouched for her, pushed her candidacy, and told Black voters to trust her? We’re examining party loyalty, political betrayal, and whose safety and dignity become negotiable when power is on...

In politics, local leadership usually leads to larger opportunities to stand up for and protect more and more people. That is the case with Rev. John Kirkpatrick who is a staple in Union County, NC. He has served multiple terms on the school board and is now settign his sights on the NC statehouse to represent his district. We sit down with him to discuss his political motivations, what his vision...

From Obama being Obama to Gru from Despicable Me getting into some shenanigans at the 11th; all of it is on brand. It’s the opposite of an ‘October Surprise’

As we get close in on the last day of voting (Nov 3) we get a chance to sit down with Brittany Cabuno, who is running for (North Carolina) Union County's Board of Education in District 4. Brittany has been a prominent member of the community; who has long centered the well being of children and their future possibilities.

Ballots, Billions & Borders: The Global Power Struggle 🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast Ep. 92The world is voting. Billions are changing hands. Wars are shaping political futures. But who's really calling the shots? Tonight on Radical Roots, we're taking the conversation global, examining three major political stories and the forces shaping democracy, international influence, and the balance o...

They say that the children are our future and if we teach them well they will lead the way. Well, we sit down with the Democratic candidate At-Large for Union County (North Carolina) Public School Board, Alexis Stadler to discuss what vision he has for the public schools in the 8th largest county in NC! We will dig into her motivations, her obstacles, and what her plans are for the future of UCPS!

The one lesson the United States consistently tried to teach us is that the highest positions are meant for the worst people. From SAS dinner with Trump to Vivek’s horrid ad with a pdf protector; we’re being gaslit that their behavior is normal.

We sit with North Carolina's 8th Congressional District candidate Colby Watson who is running against the incumbent Congressman Mark Harris. We discuss is platform, his motivations, and his vision for NC and the country. All this and more on today’s episode!

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 91📅 Sunday, October 18, 2026 | 9 PM ET📍 Live from North CarolinaEarly voting is underway in North Carolina, and the final stretch before Election Day is here. But casting a ballot is only part of the work. What happens before, during, and after elections matters just as much. Tonight, we're digging into local politics, political accountability, and what mea...

It's Friiiiday and we are definitely chilling at the Parking Lot. There were so many stories and headlines we didnt get a chance to cover. So we'll be revisiting them today! All this and more on today's episode! Tune in to be apart of the conversation!

Roots Rundown 10/15 - 1st day of Early Voting in North Carolina.

ACAB. Its time to unpack the violent arm of the state and how it upholds corruption, oppression, and imperialism. w/ special guest Madison Morrison

From promoting public executions to an attempted public execution to a debates that were damn near a public executions. We say that the State is an EMERGENCY! All this and more on today’s episode!

Roots Rundown 10/8 - Are We Serious

In 2026, calling for a foreign government to wipe off two U.S. cities off the map as a good thing is what “Pro-American patriots” cheer for! We are officially in the upside down and off the rails! All this and more on today’s episode!

It’s Friday and we have a bunch of clips and topics we didn't get to discuss. At the parking Lot we allow the audience to control the show and what we discuss.

Today we are joined by friend of the show, Brittany Rodman. Where we discuss the how and why about the headlines that are swirling around us. Its always a good time when she joins the show, so this is absolutely one that you don't want to miss.

When the System Is the Problem | Dr. James Ford & Parron 🎙️Radical Roots ep 90📅 September 27, 2026 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCJustice Anita Earls was scheduled to join us tonight, but technical issues had other plans. So Parron and Dr. James Ford kept the conversation moving, and what started as a delay turned into a much bigger discussion:What happens when the problem is...

On our Friday episode we will be joined by the brilliant pop culture digital educator and creator Lauren Singleton better known as @ashleysaintclaire Where we discuss the cultural mass psychosis that has the United States in its current chokehold. This will be one that you do not want to miss!

With midterms a few short weeks away and with the conditions of the average U.S. citizen deteriorating worse and worse by the day. We are seeing political alignments spring up that has some applauding and others scratching their heads. Will these strange bedfellows be worth their while or will it only lead to perdition?

•Mitch the Glitch is…back?•Kaep connects his story to Macklemore •Diesel is about to be O-U-T•Trump said NC is thee WORST All this and more of today’s episode of the Roots Rundown

We are joined by the amazing and incomprable Dr. Freda Grant to dig into some of the most important topics happening in the culture and the country! This is one you absolutely do not want to miss! All this and more on today’s episode! YouTube • FB Live • IG Live • Twitch

Idk who embarrassed themselves the most over the past weekend? Was it Ed Sheeran and his abject cowardice to stand up to a bully for a principled friend? Or was it Rep. Jasmine Crockett who "honored" a serial abuser on stage in her home state? All this and more on today's episode!11:00am YouTube • FB Live • IG Live • Twitch

🎙️ Radical Roots — Episode 89📅 September 13, 2026 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCWe're a podcast built on radical politics, community empowerment, and challenging systems of power — streaming on YouTube, promoted through Instagram, produced with AI tools. So before we talk about Big Tech, surveillance, and who AI is really built for — we have to ask ourselves the same question...