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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Jun 26, 2024 • 1h 4min
Blackness: Terraform - The Expectations Project
Today we talk to Zakiya Jackson, president of The Expectations Project, a DC-based organization that is doing amazing work advocating for kids in the hood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 19, 2024 • 56min
Blackness: Juneteenth - A Guide for White People
Prop teaches us what Juneteenth is, why it matters and gives a couple pointers on appropriate ways to participate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 12, 2024 • 1h 6min
Blackness: The State of Blackness 2024 Mid-Year Check-In
We're at the halfway point of the year, so I wanted to take a moment to reflect on how Black people are feeling so far in 2024. From Katt Williams to Jasmine Crockett, it turns out, we all decided that we had time this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 5, 2024 • 45min
The Culture with Canadian Correspondent Shad
We tap in with our Canadian Correspondent and newly crowned greatest rapper from Canada, Shad to talk about what it means that Drake isn't apart of "The Culture."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 29, 2024 • 52min
You Wasn't Outside: How Rick Ross Can Help You Understand Iran, Big 3 Lessons, pt 3
This Iran "jumping in the fight" is not in fact a jumping in at all. It is a whole other thing that conveniently dovetails into their own interests. Which is why Rozay is even in the convo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 22, 2024 • 40min
Terraform: Woke AF
This is a collab episode with the good folks at Woke AF daily.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 15, 2024 • 37min
The Memeification Of It All. Lessons From The Big 3, pt 2
In the era of music we are in now, the art of battle rap and diss tracks can slide into petty memes which go from being funny to silly. Kinda like...our elections. How do we remain serious in a deeply unserious time that has such high stakes?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 8, 2024 • 38min
What You Won't DoooHOoooooo
The first ever criminal trial for a president and it's all over trying to cover up a sneaky link.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 1, 2024 • 55min
Am I Really Roasting a Man for Apologizing? Lessons From the Big 3, pt 1
So..... Kdot disses Drake and Cole, then Cole claps back and then apologizes. What does that teach us about American politics?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 24, 2024 • 45min
WENAHAVDAT
When you order at a Jamaican restaurant, make sure you have 4 choices in mind because 100% they won't have your first choice. And for some reason I feel like our democracy has become like ordering at a Jamaican restaurant. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
