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Unruly Subjects

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Unruly Subjects is a weekly show about politics and culture hosted by Chenjerai Kumanyika, media professor and Peabody Award-winning audio journalist. Each week, Chenjerai makes sense of the week’s struggles with some of his favorite people - thinkers, journalists, friends, and folks who can help us laugh through the pain. The show is created in partnership with Rowhome Productions. Support Unruly Subjects at Patreon.com/UnrulySubjects

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What do we need from the culture? Lovia Gyarkye on writing critically in an age of fascism 04.12.2025 1:15:17

Text the Unruly Hotline Here This week, we’re featuring an interview with the writer & culture critic Lovia Gyarkye , an editor at Hammer & Hope, a magazine of Black politics and culture. Lovia discusses her approach to cultural critique, looks back at a 2017 piece she wrote about Trevor Noah, makes a case for why everyone should become familiar with the Jamaican-born cultural theorist Stu...

The Truth Behind The Joke: Roy Wood Jr. on Comedy and Survival 21.11.2025 1:02:22

Text the Unruly Hotline Here This is the very first episode of Unruly Subjects! And we’re featuring an interview with Roy Wood Jr. Roy is a stand-up comedian and Emmy-nominated writer with a new book out - a memoir entitled The Man of Many Fathers . We talk about fatherhood, dive deep into a segment he did on the Daily Show about Cop City, and the role of comedy in times of political turmoil. Al...

Introducing Unruly Subjects 30.10.2025 3:00

Text the Unruly Hotline Here Unruly Subjects is a new podcast from Chenjerai Kumanyika and Rowhome Productions about the world as we’re living it, right now. Each week, we’ll check in about what’s happening in the news, and bring on some of the most brilliant, funny, and inspiring people to help us make sense of it all. We’ll also be finding ways to connect with you and deepen the conversation on...