

Hood Politics with Prop
Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
The political landscape can be confusing, but it doesn't have to be. If you've survived junior high, lived in an urban city or understand gang life, you can understand geopolitics. Join rapper and author Propaganda and his friends as they use their hood-knowledge to break down the political scene.
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Aug 25, 2021 • 41min
Whiteys on the Moon
The space race of 2020s has some similarities to the 1960s, but the big difference is the privatization and WHY we are there. either way...Gill Scoot spoke no truer wordshttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-take/id1438817292?i=1000529324175 https://genius.com/Gil-scott-heron-whitey-on-the-moon-annotated Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 18, 2021 • 36min
Gotcho Self a Gun
The situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated to the worst possible scenario and was 100% predictable. America's stance in the situation now? "Hope you gotcho self a gun" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 11, 2021 • 37min
THEY BUSS WE BUSS Fill A Buster Wit Holes
A gangster knows what they signed up for. You shoot knowing the opp gon shoot back. But that doesn’t stop you fro shooting. Today we talk about what a filibuster is and why you may or may not want to stop it. https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/filibusters-cloture/overview.htm https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-does-the-filibuster-work https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/biden-dodges-on-eliminating-the-senate-filibuster-478000 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 4, 2021 • 40min
Use Your Antennas
Trumps cases, Leaving Afghanistan, The assignation of Haitis President...what is even happening?! lets use our antennas to see if we cann predict some things Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 28, 2021 • 41min
The Global Hood Part 2
The Global response to Covid highlighted issues that were always there. The Global south is a phrase that replaced "third world" the formation of what makes such a global wealth gap sounds so familiar. It reminds me of how hoods formed here in the U.S. In episode two we talk about the Northern triangle and the history of destabilizing central America.Sources:https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/12/interview-how-policing-one-us-city-hurts-black-and-poor-communities# https://inequality.org/facts/global-inequality/ https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/flex2.pdf https://globalsouthstudies.as.virginia.edu/what-is-global-south https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/latest-data-on-covid-19-vaccinations-race-ethnicity https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/02/experts-seek-allay-covid-vaccine-hesitancy-black-americans https://inequality.org/facts/racial-inequality/ https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210424-billion-covid-19-vaccine-doses-administered-globally-afp-tally https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/central-americas-turbulent-northern-triangle?gclid=CjwKCAjw_o-HBhAsEiwANqYhp3pFqPBj-5d6PlnG7f4M9m1KehD9cxNDgeFz4PrMdUgh-1dHqdL9RxoCp1MQAvD_BwE https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/documentary-history-greece-1943-1951-truman-doctrine-and-marshall-plan?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxJqHBhC4ARIsAChq4avD--h3LYWt0DRN1ls8UuDmXtBuvHEbR-4t3bbN-UCD9K2ZB5nmqFMaAtpuEALw_wcB Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 21, 2021 • 39min
The Global Hood Part 1
The Global response to Covid highlighted issues that were always there. The Global south is a phrase that replaced "third world" the formation of what makes such a global wealth gap sounds so familiar. It reminds me of how hoods formed here in the U.S. Episode one we talk about how hood is created and maintainedSources:https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/09/12/interview-how-policing-one-us-city-hurts-black-and-poor-communities# https://inequality.org/facts/global-inequality/https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/flex2.pdfhttps://globalsouthstudies.as.virginia.edu/what-is-global-southhttps://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/latest-data-on-covid-19-vaccinations-race-ethnicity/https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/02/experts-seek-allay-covid-vaccine-hesitancy-black-americanshttps://inequality.org/facts/racial-inequality/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 14, 2021 • 43min
Corner Boys and Plugs
The worst kept secret in capitalism is that the company needs the worker just as much as as the worker needs the company. This show is about this symbiotic relationship. We talk about Amazon, Labor unions and unemployment benefits.Sources:https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/28/millions-of-people-in-24-states-set-to-lose-unemployment-benefits.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaharziv/2021/06/14/heres-what-happened-in-states-that-said-300-unemployment-benefits-would-end-early/?sh=8013b66570f2 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 7, 2021 • 30min
Cliqued Up At The Lunch Tables
Foreign policy feels just like that, foreign, distant. But getting it wrong can cost actual lives. The best way to understand it is answering this question from high school: "where will I sit at lunch?" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 30, 2021 • 34min
The Block is Literally Hot
In this episode, rather than talking from the hood, I’m talking to the hood. We are making a case for why BIPOCs should care about climate change. Answer: bc it effects us the most .Sources https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/11/climate/california-western-drought-map.html Water Rights FAQs | California State Water Resources Control Board https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_seeding https://www.businessinsider.com/american-cities-disappear-sea-level-rise-2100-2019-3 https://efc.web.unc.edu/2016/10/19/public-vs-private-a-national-overview-of-water-systems/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 23, 2021 • 28min
SC Wants All the Smoke
It's looks like all the pieces are in place to for the conservative wing to make they move. Mitch got all the pieces in place and now the Supreme Court is ready to take on all cultural flash points. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.