From hashtag activism to action offline, Black Twitter has been a vehicle for real change. Host Roy Wood Jr. chats with author of the book, Black AF: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America, Michael Harriot and Professor of Media Studies at Northeastern University, Meredith D. Clark about how Black Twitter has changed the narrative around policing, its influence ... Show More
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TDS Time Machine | Josh at the Desk 2025
Josh Johnson's freshman year at The Daily Show desk was filled with deep dives into the unraveling of the Epstein files, Trump's grudge against "treasonous" Obama, an accidental venture into socialism, a strange debate about pedophilia, and the president's ever-shrinking chances ... Show More
32m 51s
Jan 16
Trump Makes Milk Whole Again, Europe Defends Greenland & MAGA Blasts Mamdani | Wagner Moura
Jordan Klepper covers the latest on Trump’s whole milk antics, the president’s push to take over Greenland that has Europe mobilizing, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s burgeoning communist reign in New York City, which has unleashed terrors such as expanded access to childcare and free ... Show More
38m 50s
Sep 2022
The Power of Black Twitter (feat. Michael Harriot)
From hashtag activism to action offline, Black Twitter has been a vehicle for real change. Host Roy Wood Jr. chats with author of the book, Black AF: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America, Michael Harriot and Professor of Media Studies at Northeastern University, Meredith D. Clark ... Show More
55m 43s
Mar 2023
What Do We Lose if We Lose Black Twitter?
<p>Jason Parham, senior writer at WIRED, walks Jon through the evolution and legacy of Black Twitter. Parham’s three-part series, “A People’s History of Black Twitter,” follows the online community from its early days of late night takes, through an era of platform dominance, and ... Show More
36m 41s
Jul 2016
This Podcast Is for #BlackLivesMatter | Ep. 32
<p>In the wake of police involved shootings with the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille - DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller, and Last Comic Standing Champ, Clayton English, discuss solutions to stop the violence. From the media's failures, to things that just don't add up, ... Show More
1h 13m
Oct 2023
Talking Shit with Cedric Johnson: After Black Lives Matter
<p></p><p>In Episode 57, we are joined by Dr. Cedric G. Johnson, Professor of Black Studies and Political Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, to discuss his book After Black Lives Matter: Policing and Anti-Capitalist Struggle. We discuss the origins of modern polici ... Show More
1h 23m