Hope & Hard Pills

In This Episode:Mike recommends following Dr. Chelsia on TikTokCaesar by TRISHESThandiwe by Andre HenryCotton Candy by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

Episode NotesIn This Episode:Caesar by TRISHESThandiwe by Andre HenryCotton Candy by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:Venom by TRISHESCotton Candy by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

In This Episode:Hydra by TRISHESIt Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre HenryFind TRISHES on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. You can find more about Andre at his website and on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.  Catch the songs you heard today and more of their music on Spotify.  If you’d like to support what we’re doing here, and see the video of Andre and TRISHES and conversation, you can join the Patreon.Thanks for being here!

Social media sensation George Lee isn’t your typical corporate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion instructor.With over a million followers and over 40 million likes on his TikTok channel “TheConsciousLee”, this intellectual debating, hip hop dancing, thought-provoking, and workshop facilitating keynote speaker proves that Black intellectuals don’t have to play respectability politics to deliver a message that resonates. Mr. Lee holds a bachelor’s degree in African & African American Studies and a Master’s degrees in both Human Relations and Adult Higher Education. He also holds Graduate Certificates in Women and Gendered Studies, along with Human Resource and Diversity Development from the University of Oklahoma.In This Episode:Book Conscious Lee to speakFollow @theconsciouslee on TikTok, Twitter, and InstagramYou can order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

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 in the American Baptist Church.Since joining LA Voice, he has led organizing campaigns that have increased access to groceries in food deserts, increased public accountability for reinvestment by major financial institutions, increased voter participation in communities of color, removed obstacles to employment for formerly incarcerated Angelenos, and bridged gaps between communities divided by race, class and geography.In This Episode:You can keep up with LA Voice on their website and Instagram.You can order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

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 students, which provides resources each month to learn about a new topic of social justice.In This Episode:You can keep up with Little Justice Leaders on the website, Instagram, and Facebook.You can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

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 at St. Joseph’s College, and has taught courses on civil resistance and social justice at Rutgers University and St. Peter’s University. Eric has reported from Afghanistan and the Philippines, and his articles have appeared in The Guardian, Mother Jones, Salon, The Nation, Sojourners and In These Times, among other publications.In This Episode:You can find more info at Eric's websiteYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

Mikaela Loach is a climate justice activist, co-host of The Yikes Podcast, writer and 5th year medical student. She is one of three claimants on the Paid To Pollute case taking the UK government to court to challenge the Oil & Gas Association's policy in the North Sea and the subsidies and tax breaks the industry is given by the UK government.Her organizing work and Instagram focuses on highlighting the harm caused by the fossil fuel industry, and the intersections of the climate crisis with oppressive systems such as white supremacy and migrant injustices. You can support the Paid To Pollute court case by visiting the website.In This Episode:You can find Mikaela on Instagram & TwitterCheck out the Stop Cambo Campaign and The Yikes PodcastYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry

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! Whether heightening the collective consciousness with educational videos or elevating the aural existence of humanity with depth-centered music-based edutainment; Charity's work embraces a limitless lifestyle of love, empathy, & creativity. It all started with a viral video, and then another, and another, then voila... 300 MILLION views! As a burgeoning influencer of thought, Charity endeavors to influence social change through the promotion of empathy, critical thinking, and activation of the infinite potential that dwells within the fiber of humanity. His curiosity leads him to explore and create engaging content on topical social issues such as the environment, theology, enlightenment, race, and gender.Charity is also a U.S based song writer, producer, and Hip Hop vocalist. As a songwriter Charity is working with multiple producers and artists in the music industry. Look for some of his upcoming work on BET+ “All the Queens Men” and a wide variety of your favorite recording artists.Be on the lookout for his upcoming project “Build and Destroy” which is a transformational book that will be accompanied by an album that will feature collaborations from a few of the world’s favorite recording artists!In This Episode:You can keep up with Charity on Patreon, Instagram, and FacebookYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!Music: It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (Remix) by Andre Henry.