Woke AF Daily

Marcie Bianco is the author of  Breaking Free: The Lie of Equality and the Feminist Fight for Freedom . She joined Danielle Moodie for a probing conversation about the shortcomings of binary feminism that focuses on "equality" with white men.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MAGA is the disease.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Republican also-rans had yet another debate last night, but let's be real: Trump is their man, and he is an existential threat to America's future. Check out former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown's piece in The Guardian: Here’s what Trump 2.0 will bring: ignorance and vengeance in the US, chaos for world order . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Raquel Willis is an activist and writer who has recently published her memoir,  The Risk It Takes To Bloom . She spoke with Danielle about the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality, and writing about her own experiences as a Black trans woman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This show is called Woke AF Daily, and on this Woke Wednesday, Danielle Moodie reminds you of the urgency of getting woke and  staying woke. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justin Lofton is a young bisexual Black man who just won election to office in...Mississippi! He joined Danielle Moodie for a conversation about excelling while existing at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities, and the importance of running - and voting - in local elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Barack Obama's campaign and election in 2008 gave us hope, but the fight was unfortunately far from over. The rise in hate has been palpable and exponential for years, and as we unfortunately know all too well, hate begets violence. Dr. Jonathan Metzl joins Woke AF Daily once again to discuss the tragic shooting of three Palestinian college students in Vermont, and discusses with Danielle Moodie h...

Henry Kissinger is dead. While some in the mainstream media want to valorize him in death, it is important to tell the entire story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Every day, we are seeing images of violence and devastation online and on our phones. Freelance journalist Danielle Campoamor actually visited Gaza, and she spoke with Danielle about her experience. Check out her reporting in Time: https://time.com/6337685/kfar-aza-survivors-hamas-attack-rebuilding/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Messaging matters, but platforms also matter. The picture Democrats are painting for 2024 is not good, and we need a better one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In 2024, we are either voting for democracy or for our demise. But in order to get people to the polls, Danielle Moodie knows that Democrats have a lot of work today. She was joined by Words To Win By host Anat Shenker-Osorio to discuss the urgent importance for Democrats to develop a winning message and   a winning agenda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Jonathan Metzl returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss the current political moment one year out from the 2024 elections, and how Democrats can meet their base where they are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, returned to Woke AF Daily to discuss how parents showed up at the ballots in 2023, how Democrats can listen heading into 2024, and the issues facing teachers and students since COVID upended our systems in 2020. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Labor activist & journalist Kim Kelly returns to Woke AF Daily for a conversation about the gains and breakthroughs the labor movement has made in America this year, as well as how & why the renewal of the American labor movement has been happening over the last few years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No, that title isn't a typo. On this Woke Wednesday, Danielle checks the political forecast...and the outlook is not good. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle was reunited with the extremely talented Franchesca Ramsey for an expansive conversation about the Hollywood strikes and how they relate to the greater labor issues and awareness arising this year in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Jonathan Metzl once again joins Danielle for another discussion about the perilous societal moment we are in, and the shortcomings of living life through the lens of identity politics. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle Moodie speaks off the "doom dome" on this Friday. The disease of Trumpism has spread and America has already devolved so far. Where will we be a year from now? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ashley Shelton, Executive Director of Power Coalition for Equity and Justice joined Danielle for a conversation about the takeaways from 2023's elections, the upcoming special elections in Louisiana, and what the outlook is for 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Woke Wednesday is...Woke Wilson! Wilson Cruz, actor and chair of the board at GLSEN, joined Danielle Moodie for a wide-ranging conversation about the important work GLSEN is doing to protect LGBTQ+ students, his experience as a queer person of color in Hollywood, and his thoughts on the labor issues underlying the then-ongoing SAG-AFTRA strikes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i...

In the first of two great conversations with GLSEN, Danielle is joined by Executive Director Melanie Willingham-Jaggers to discuss the organization's crucial work in this time of renewed discrimination and marginalization of LGBTQ+ Americans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are the walking wounded. Jonathan Metzl joined Danielle for a conversation about the Democrats' 2023 successes and what they can do to ride the wave into 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is Danielle's birthday, and she reflects on where we are as a nation, as a people, and where we are headed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anand Giridharadas, author of The Persuaders , returns to Woke AF Daily for a timely discussion about the unique nature of the American experiment and the very real risk of failure we are all facing in this moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Democratic allies and commentators are brushing off younger voters' very valid concerns with "Genocide Joe" a year out of next year's election - Danielle Moodie cautions why they should be taken more seriously. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.