Black History’s Creation, A Nomad Chef , Proud Trans and Biden
Raquel Willis – I’m Trans And Proud
Raquel Willis is a major trans activist and the author of a powerful memoir called The Risk It Takes To Bloom. We dive deep into what it means to be trans from her coming out to her politics to her dating life. Amazing conversation.
Finding a Home in Cannabis with The Nomad Cook
Your Hosts, Xzibit & Tammy, The Cannabis Cutie, chat with Chef Travis Petersen, the Nomad Cook. Growing up in Vancouver, Canada, Cannabis culture was long accepted before legalization in 2018, influencing the young chef to develop an understanding and love for the plant.
Frank Lyga Origin Story Pt. 3
Imagine the upper level management team of the LAPD, coming off Rodney King, OJ, the murder of and the murder of an up-and-coming Hip-Hop star in the city. And then the police chief gets the news that two of their cops have gotten into a shoot-out in broad daylight, and guess what — one of them is an undercover cop, and the other cop — African-American and someone who has a bad jacket. While Lyga/Gaines was this fluke incident, it now will forever be attached to Rampart, to Biggie, to David Mack & Rafael Perez.
Biden, We Have a Problem
Whether it's Gen Z organizing on college campuses and in the streets or the Muslim community in Michigan telling Biden not to come or Black Pastors saying they're having trouble aligning their parishioners with Biden on genocide in Gaza--every critical constituency of the Democratic Party is ringing a 5-alarm bell--and on this week's episode Waj and Danielle ask, is anyone in Biden world listening?!?
Black Lawmakers in California Share a Reparations Plan with Few Direct Payments
Throwback Spotlight
Black Thought-How to MC
Black Thought is one of the greatest MCs of all time. In this throwback interview, we talk about how he became a monstrous talent, what his favorite words are, and the crazy story of what happened to his parents.
40 Years of Cannabis Before Legalization
Hosts Xzibit and Tammy the Cannabis Cutie discuss how they got into the cannabis industry and their first times using cannabis. Xzibit brings on his long-time friend and cannabis advocate Jerry Krecicki on the show to discuss what it was like to be a stoner long before cannabis was legal.
What We Are Loving
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Culture Study Podcast
Anne Helen Peterson puts the genius of her newsletter of the same name into podcast form with pop culture interviews that investigate topics like why the quality of the clothes we buy has degraded so much, the collective infatuation with Taylor and Travis, and the resurgence of early 2000s music.
Fun Fact
Carter G. Woodson is regarded as the creator of Black History.
Story From History
This week in history: On February 1, 1960, the Greensboro sit-in kicked off and led to further nationwide sit-ins in “whites only” spaces.