Woke AF Daily

Malia Lazu, author of  From Intention to Impact , joined Danielle for a discussion against the history of whitelash in America and how it's manifesting in its current form as attacks against DEI programs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Krystale Littlejohn returned to Woke AF Daily to discuss the new book Fighting Mad and how we fight for reproductive rights after the fall of  Roe v. Wade . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Friday, Danielle reflects on stories from Alabama up to the Supreme Court, and shares a dream that can still become our reality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Where we were is not where we are, and where we are is not where we want to be. Danielle Moodie and Dr. Jonathan Metzl discuss our present moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Woke Wednesday, Danielle Moodie feels that the window of opportunity is closing...not voting in 2024 isn't an option when Donald Trump and the Supreme Court are putting out a hit job on democracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Susie Banikarim is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the co-host of the In Retrospect podcast. She joined Danielle to discuss the media's malpractice when it comes to reporting on Trump and whether any lessons have been learned in the 2024 election news cycle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glenn Kirschner, legal analyst and Justice Matters host, returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss the numerous cases involving Donald Trump, the Supreme Court's intervention, and how likely it is that he will even see a criminal trial before the election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Friday, Danielle gives her take on special counsel Robert Hur's contradictory report and testimony - and Merrick Garland's continued failures as Attorney General - the hypocritical "Tik Tok ban" bill, and finally, the delicate topic of how America can back away from supporting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu without Jewish Americans feeling unsupported. See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

It has been four years of COVID-19, and four years of Danielle's conversations with Dr. Jonathan Metzl. They reflect on that milestone and how our perceptions as a society have been altered in that time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week marks four years since the WHO declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Today, Danielle examines the buried trauma that many Americans have experienced as well as her own story of what she experienced at the start of the outbreak. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patrick Gaspard, CEO of the Center For American Progress Action Fund , joined Danielle to discuss the dire need for Democrats and American liberals to have a counter to "Project 2025", the Trumpist authoritarian agenda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the night of this year's State of the Union address, Joe Biden delivered when he needed to the most, while the Republican party continues to push its regressive propaganda. While they are working to send us back to the days of the nuclear family, there is also the issue of nuclear power - journalist Sarah Scoles, author of Countdown: The Blinding Future of Nuclear Weapons joined Danielle to dis...

Recorded before this year's State of the Union address, Danielle gets frank about Joe Biden's prospects in the face of the party that wants to seat the first fascist president. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle talks with Dr. Jonathan Metzl about feeling a "sense of stuck" between a rock and a hard place as we approach the 2024 elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The whole world is watching as American democracy collapses. Republicans are pushing for it and Democrats are not doing nearly enough to fight back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

William He founded Dream For America when he was just sixteen years old and has been doing political work since the age of 11. Danielle spoke with him about his organization's work and the political issues that matter to his generation in this election cycle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gina Ortiz Jones is the founder of the Find Out PAC , a Texas group targeting three state Supreme Court justices - Jimmy Blacklock, John Devine, and Jane Bland - who f*cked around with reproductive freedoms. Danielle talks with her about how they're going to make them find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Friday, Danielle calls out the New York Times and other mainstream media outlets for the media blackout and disinformation around the extreme protest of former serviceman Aaron Bushnell, who died from self-immolation while crying out for a free Palestine. We are our own last stand for truth and democracy. We have to fight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Mitch McConnell announces he is stepping down from his position as Senate Minority Leader, Danielle Moodie reflects on his time in leadership and the many times Democrats chose to "compromise" rather than fight back. Jonathan Metzl returns to recap the discussions he's been having as he tours to promote his new book What We've Become . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Woke Wednesday, Danielle takes on the media's intentionally irresponsible coverage of Aaron Bushnell's self-immolation to protest Israel's continued genocide in Gaza. She also directly compares Fanni Willis with Clarence Thomas, the man who continues to get away with political grift from the highest office in the country, and opines how the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling on IVF may end up...

Propaganda, host of Hood Politics with Prop , joined Danielle for a crossover conversation about the origins of their podcasts, the importance of letting people know that politics is connected with our everyday lives, and...why some Black men love Donald Trump. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lee Saunders, president of AFSCME - the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - joined Danielle Moodie for a conversation about the rise of labor movements, their historical significance, and why we need to push even harder to reform labor laws in America. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"It can't happen here." It can, it is, and it only will get worse if we allow Trumpism to win in 2024. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle was joined by Reverend Mark Thompson a few weeks ago to discuss the New York Times report on Black pastors urging President Biden to call for a cease-fire in Gaza. In the weeks since then, hundreds if not thousands more Palestinians have been killed, and the AME Church Bishops Council has called not just for a ceasefire but for an end of US aid to Israel. Is the Biden administration's con...

On this Woke Wednesday, Danielle discusses the tragic story of the killing of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary high schooler in Oklahoma, and how tragedies like these underscore the importance of keeping Trump and Republicans out of government. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.