Unapologetic Tawk

This week we are joined by our comrade Al from Bluestockings NYC, New York’s only queer, trans & sex worker owned bookstore– located in the Lower East Side in Manhattan! We talk about Bluestockings’ important role in providing a safe community space for a variety of individuals and groups, and Al educates us on the ins and outs of harm reduction– how to spot an overdose, the origins of fentany...

This week we begin the episode with Relly reacting to clips and recounting his experience at a NYC City Council hearing on the NYPD budget– including the laughably false statements made by top NYPD brass. We then get into reacting to the viral Elon Musk interview on The Don Lemon Show, and discuss his crusade on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs as well as his continued hypocritical statem...

TOPICS: Follow Up on Media Framing Relly's Action for Cop Injury, Stonewall Was A Riot DOE Action, NCYHA employees arrested on COVID fraud charges, Shooting on Subway We start the episode hot off the presses and full of bullsh*t, just like a recent article from the New York Post. Another round of copaganda covering Relly’s second “Messy Jesse” protest at dirty NYPD Chief Jesse Lance’s house was pr...

Our recording studio was graced by the presence of none other than Dianne Morales! As our guest for episode 27, Dianne anchored a conversation about principles, histories and stories, and revolution.  Dianne touches upon her political and personal wisdom in the midst of discussing her life and background, her run for mayor of NYC in 2021, and the pathways she continues to carve towards libera...

TOPICS: Open Collective Foundation closing, Dimez arrest and phone being held, NYPD story about injured officer debunked, Interview with Chillian Thomas, Props to Black women and Trans organizers We start this episode discussing the closing of Open Collective and the impact of financial restrictions on mutual aid organizing. Dimez tells us about their recent arrest and subsequent attempt of NYPD t...

We are back in the studio this week for a wide ranging conversation with musician and comrade, Justin Pines. We talk about everything from his musical influences and the revolutionary capacity of hip hop, his organizing work to close Rikers Island, the costs of revolution, and what he sees as the keys to community building towards liberty. We then move into the topics of the week including a Black...

TOPICS: Stonewall Was A Riot Mutual Aid, Hate Crime Committed by NYC School Teacher, Violent Arrests at a Protest Outside Dirty Cop's Home, NYPD Dance Team Performance Goes Viral The hosts bring you an episode full of hot recent events. First Dimez brings a final rundown on the Stonewall Was A Riot mutual aid actions at Tompkins Square Park. Then Dimez describes the hate crime committed against th...

TOPICS: Genocide Joe Biden Visits NYC, Guardian Angels Assault New Yorker On Live Television, NYCHA Bribery Charges, Killer Mike Arrested at the Grammy’s, Momentum & Power in the Revolutionary Movement. We’re in the studio this week choppin it up! As Joe Biden visited New York City last week and was greeted with protests against his greenlighting of the genocide in Gaza, we discuss the NYPD’s...

TOPICS: How Many Stops Act Veto Overridden, Senate Social Media Hearing, Stonewall Was A Riot, Migrants confront NYPD Officers We welcome on our comrade Sony (@sonysviews) to the show this week to discuss their work as a protest safety monitor, photographing protests, avoiding trauma porn. We then get into the week's topics which include the NYC City Council voting to override Eric Adams veto of t...

TOPICS: Slumlords and Real Estate in NYC, Migrant Crisis at Tompkins Square Park, Stonewall Was A Riot Updates, Patriot Front White Nationalist Militia Marches in NYC, Greg Abbott Challenging Biden Border Policy Myles and Rudy are back this week as we get into a news-packed episode. We start out discussing how corrupt real estate actors create and perpetuate the housing crisis here in New York Cit...

TOPICS: Revolutionary History, Dismissal in Daniel Penny Case Dismissed, Stonewall Was A Riot Updates, Eric Adams Vetoes Police Accountability and Solitary Confinement Ban Bills We welcome two comrades, Blu (@authentic_duplicate) and Oasis (@oasisarumai) to the show this week! We start off by getting down to business with some revolutionary strategy talk, including how to avoid divide & conque...

TOPICS: MLK Day, US Bombs Yemen, Soulless Judges in the Court System, Katt Williams on Shannon Sharpe, 2024 Election Year Circus We welcome on guest host and comrade Myles Carter to chop it up on this week’s episode! We start off talking MLK Day, the co-option of Martin Luther King’s image and message, and how it's important to go beyond viewing the holiday as simply a day off from work or school....

For our first episode back from the new year, we welcome on Hawk & Chivona Newsome, the co-founders of Black Opportunities, based in the Bronx. In a wide ranging discussion, we tackle everything from Relly & Hawk recounting meeting on the frontlines of the George Floyd protests in 2020, Hawk & Chivonna’s legislative and community work in New York and beyond, their differences in opinio...

Please enjoy the second and final wrap-up episode for Unapologetic Tawk 2023! This compilation shows clips from current events discussions and guest interviews from the latter half of 2023 episodes. Let us know in the comments which episodes or discussions you found important, or how the podcast has affected you this year. Check out our website: www.unapologetictawk.com Subscribe & watch the e...

In this episode we run it back and revisit some of the classic clips and conversations from our first 7 episodes. You'll see footage from current event updates and from each interview for a fun compilation episode (part 1!). The Unapologetic Tawk is beyond grateful for every single one of you. Your support makes this a podcast! Your views, likes, comments, shares, and subscriptions are the clicks...

TOPICS: IOF kills 3 Israeli hostages, temporary ceasefire in Congo, leaked video of Senate staffer having fun in Congressional hearing room. Short one this week as we head into the holidays! We kick it off talking about the Israeli Occupation Forces killing three Israeli hostages after they escaped their captivity. Then Rudy breaks down the news of a two week ceasefire in Congo, and delves deeper...

TOPICS: Updates on the Daniel Penny Trial, US Vetoes UN Resolution for Permanent Ceasefire In Gaza, Meeting former Black Panther and Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush, Updates on Eric Adam’s shenanigans, Updates on Diddy’s assault allegations, Venezuela Signals Intent to Annex Guyana Relly starts this week’s episode out with updates on Daniel Penny’s trial being delayed until after the new year. We...

TOPICS: Updates on Palestine, Cobalt Mining in Congo, Palestinian Solidarity Actions in NYC, Updates on Eric Adams Corruption News, The Xenophia of Dr. Umar Johnson, The YSL/Young Thug Trial Begins We keep it in-house this week, because we always have enough to say ourselves… until the next lineup of guests coming soon! We begin discussion with updates on the genocide in Gaza, including reaction t...

TOPICS: Pro-Palestine actions in NYC over the past week, Eric Adams sued for Sexual Assault, NYPD attempting to close public access to radio transmissions, White House working with AT&T to surveil Americans’ phone records, a conversation on Black Creators and their art. This week’s episode kicks off with discussion of a packed week of Pro-Palestine actions in New York City– including several d...

TOPICS: Jesus Ociel Baena, first out, NB magistrate in Mexico murdered, Daniel Penny Trial Update, Breonna Taylor mistrial, Tech Industry profiting from non consensual AI porn This week’s current event discussion starts with Dimez covering the tragic news of Jesús Ociel Baena, Mexico’s first out, non-binary, being killed. Then the crew discusses the beginning of the trial of Daniel Penny, for seco...

TOPICS: Eric Adam’s phone seized by FBI, funeral for 7-year-old Boy killed by NYPD tow truck, updates on charges in Montgomery Riverfront Brawl case, updates on the genocide in Palestine We kick the show off by discussing another big update in the unfolding corruption case surrounding Eric Adam’s mayoral campaign. Then Dimez describes their experience attending the funeral of Kamari Hughes, the 7-...

TOPICS: Celebrity Mayor Adams campaign fundraising manager raided by FBI, Murder Charges Reinstated Against Philly Cop, Genocide from Palestine to Eastern DRC. Guest Isabelle Levya. Relly breaks down Leroy Adams latest scandal with the FBI raiding the home of his chief campaign fundraising manager Brianna Suggs, and Dimez gives an update on Palestine including the bombings of Jabalia refugee camp...

This is our first episode with Rudy, organizer with We The People and founder of BlackSky ( https://bsky.app/profile/rudyfraser.com ), as our third host! Welcome back to the show to stay! In our current events discussion we start off with preparing for Daniel Penny’s upcoming murder trial for choking Jordan Neely to death on a subway car in NYC earlier this year. Our hosts shed light on a transpho...

Relly recounts his experience at the June 5th 2021 protest to defend Washington Square Park. Dimez discusses the aggressive arrests at last week’s pro-Palestine “Stonewall Was A Riot” march. This turns into a discussion about the beauty of solidarity at the Oct 21st Flood Brooklyn For Palestine march organized by Within Our Lifetime Palestine (@wolpalestine on Instagram, wolpalestine.com ), and ho...

We start today's episode by talking about the horrific violence in Gaza and discuss the importance of intersectionality between colonized peoples in liberation struggles. We then move on to talking about two more instances of NYPD brutality, the weaponization of social media against activists. Leading into our interview with Des, from Rebellious NY (@rebellious_NY on Instagram) we talk about the l...