Podcasts by Hope

Why Capitalism Is to Blame for the Mental Health Crisis from 2023-10-30T07:00

Dr. Ayesha Khan is an abolitionist, anarchist, clinical microbiologist/ infectious diseases specialist, organizer, political educator and writer focused on decolonizing medicine, dismantling cap...

How the Remarkable Power of Belonging Can Change Everything from 2023-10-23T07:00

Ben McBride is a visionary leader of radical belonging. The co-founder of the Empower Initiative, a capacity building firm devoted to empowering organizations and communities, he is a leading ex...

How Healthy Humans Make Successful Revolutions from 2023-10-16T07:00

Jess Mally is a London based antiracism educator, writer, speaker, podcast host, creative and events producer, consultant and more. With a passion for Social Change, Mental Health, the Arts and ...

The Good&Bad About Relationships From Netflix’s The Ultimatum from 2023-06-19T11:52:58

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Our Reactions To The Little Mermaid from 2023-06-12T07:00

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My Business by Andre Henry
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How White Tears Scar Us (with Ruby Hamad) from 2023-05-29T07:00

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White Tears/Brown Scars by Ruby Hamad

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What Hip-Hop Did To Capitalism (&Vice Versa) from 2023-05-22T07:00

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"14 Big, Bad & Delightfully Weird Ads From Hip-Hop's 50 Years...

Why The Writer's Strike Matter from 2023-05-15T07:00

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Animal by TRISHES
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What's Our Beef with Beef? from 2023-04-24T07:00

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Why Are The White Guys So Sad? from 2023-04-17T07:00

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Why Is Beauty So Inaccessible? from 2023-04-10T07:00

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Why Are All The Damsels White? from 2023-03-27T07:00

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Mobilization and Organizing Made Easy with Zach Hoover from 2022-03-26T07:00

Zachary Hoover is the Executive Director of LA Voice and is in his fourteenth year with Faith in Action (formerly PICO Nat’l Network). He holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard and is ordained ...

Little Justice Leaders with Shelby Kretz from 2022-03-19T07:00

Shelby Kretz is an educational researcher at UCLA and creator of Little Justice Leaders subscription box. Little Justice Leaders is a monthly box for parents and teachers of elementary school st...

Creative Disruption with Eric Stoner from 2022-03-12T08:00

Eric Stoner is a co-founding editor at Waging Nonviolence, an independent, non-profit media platform that covers social movements and activism around the world. He is also an adjunct professor a...

Feeling Powerful with Charity Croff from 2022-02-26T08:00

A former physics major, music scholar, and debate team member at Wiley College; Charity Croff is one of the most eclectic influencers on social media, and Instagram’s coolest Public Intellectual...

Black Liturgies with Cole Arthur Riley from 2022-02-19T08:00

Cole Arthur Riley is the creator of Black Liturgies, a space for Black spiritual words of liberation, lament, rage, and rest; and a project of The Center for Dignity and Contemplation where she ...

Run For Something with Amanda Litman from 2022-02-12T08:00

Amanda Litman is the co-founder and executive director of Run for Something, a PAC that helps recruit and support young, diverse progressives running for down-ballot office. Previously, she was ...

How To Fight Racism with Jemar Tisby from 2022-01-29T08:00

Jemar Tisby is the author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the Church's Complicity in Racism. His latest book is How to Fight Racism. Jemar has be...

Using Truth in the Face of Opposition with Tarika Powell from 2022-01-22T08:00

Tarika is a queer, neurodivergent environmental policy professional who specializes in helping communities fight against large-scale fossil fuel terminals. Over the past decade, she helped kill ...

How History Moves the Conversation Forward with Lettie Elizabeth from 2022-01-15T08:00

Lettie Elizabeth is a historian, educator, and advocate living in Wilmington, NC. She is also the host and owner of her podcast History Shows Us. Lettie’s passion for telling history’s truths an...

Why Liberation Requires Healing Justice with Erica Woodland from 2021-12-18T08:00

Erica Woodland is a black queer/genderqueer facilitator, consultant and healing justice practitioner born and raised in Baltimore, MD. He is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than...

Shoutin'in the Fire with Danté Stewart from 2021-12-11T08:00

Danté Stewart is a speaker and a writer whose work in the areas of race, religion, and politics has been featured on CNN and in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Sojourners, The Witness: ...

How a Fashion Challenge Became an Anti-Human Trafficking Movement with Blythe Hill from 2021-11-27T08:00

Blythe Hill is the CEO and Founder of the Dressember Foundation, an anti-trafficking nonprofit organization. Through their annual campaign, thousands of people across the world commit to wearing...

Why The Revolution Starts With You w/ TRISHES from 2021-11-20T08:00

Multidisciplinary artist TRISHES challenges the confines of art and constructs of self by using live looping, visual art and spoken word to delve into our psyches. Her undeniably original songwr...

Navigating a Shifting Landscape with Sonali Fiske from 2021-11-15T15:56:06.962762

Sonali and Andre talk about what community looks like while being active in revolutionary thought and action.

Why the Police Can’t Be Reformed w/ Alex Vitale from 2021-11-13T15:48:46

Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the ...

The End of Policing with Alex Vitale from 2021-11-13T15:48:46

Andre and Alex discuss what policing actually is and does and that a better way forward can be imagined.

Final Thoughts from 2021-01-23T21:14:35

Thank you for being part of something incredible as we explore practical insight on racial justice and social change.


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Organized Disruption with Aric McBay from 2020-12-12T14:06:28

Aric McBay is an organizer, a farmer, and author of four books. He writes and speaks about effective social movements, and has organized campaigns around prisoner justice, Indigenous solidarity,...

Building Bridges with Latasha Morrison from 2020-11-29T08:00

Note: This interview with Latasha was recorded in the fall of 2019.

Latasha Morrison is a bridge-builder, reconciler, and a compelling voice in the fight for racial j...

CODE RED: Elections Process from 2020-11-19T23:13:42

The elections process has a lot working for it. When those in power seek to undermine it they can do so with precision or by it blowing up. Nandi walks through what that process looks like since...

Assigning White Homework with Tori Williams Douglass from 2020-10-31T07:00

Note: This episode with Tori was recorded at the end of 2019. She is in full swing with her White Homework project mentioned in this episode.

Tori is a writer, speake...

CODE RED: How To Hold The Line from 2020-10-24T14:15:18

Hardy and Marium discuss starting the Hold The Line Guide and what it means to "hold the line" in our spaces of influence.

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CODE RED: A New Series with Hope&Hard Pills from 2020-10-20T18:55:43

With the election nearing every day, how do we prepare ourselves whatever the outcome? Andre Henry fills you in on what this limited series is about and what you can expect.

Going Beyond The Vote with Lauren Duca from 2020-10-17T07:00

NOTE: The interview with Lauren took place in November, 2019. We feel this conversation is still important today.

Lauren Duca is an award-winning and -losing j...

Decentering Whiteness with No White Saviors Part 2 from 2020-04-11T07:00:02

No White Saviors is an advocacy campaign lead by a majority female, majority African team of professionals based in Kampala, Uganda. Our collective experience in the development & aid sectors ha...

Educating Kids About Racism with Britt Hawthorne from 2020-03-21T07:00:17

Britt Hawthorne is a nationally recognized equity trainer in education. Britt partners with action-oriented educators, creating classroom environments that are inclusive and equitable for all le...

Rethinking Faith&Community with Candice Marie Benbow from 2020-02-15T08:00:05

Candice Marie Benbow is a theologian, essayist and creative who situates her work at the intersections of beauty, faith, feminism and culture. Her work gives voice to the shared experiences of h...

Reclaiming Your Voice with Reema Zaman from 2020-01-18T08:00:06

Reema Zaman is an award-winning writer, speaker, actress, and author of the critically acclaimed memoir I AM YOURS. I Am Yours has been adopted into the curriculum of several high schools throug...

Toppling A Dictator with Srdja Popovic from 2019-12-21T08:00:05

Srdja breaks down the elements of what makes a successful movement of resistance and what that looks like in practice.

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Srdja Popovic is the...

Exploring Identity with Jill Louise Busby from 2019-11-30T08:00:10

Jill Louise Busby is a writer and filmmaker critiquing, imploding, and barrel-laughing at our personal and communal hierarchies; the myth of white frag...

Embracing the End of Protest with Micah White from 2019-10-26T07:00:14

Micah White, PhD is the lifelong activist who co-created Occupy Wall Street, a global social movement that spread to 82 count...

Rethinking Incarceration to Fight Concentration Camps with Dominique DuBois Gilliard from 2019-09-28T07:00:04

Dominique DuBois Gilliard is the Director of Racial Righteousness and Reconciliation for the Evangelical Covenant Church. He is the author of Listen

Discovering Pleasure Activism with adrienne maree brown from 2019-09-14T07:00:20

adrienne maree brown is author of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changin...