How Racist Ideas Spread! - Ibram X. Kendi & Eddie Glaude Jr.

In a landmark first-ever podcast conversation, Eddie Glaude Jr. and Ibram X. Kendi sit down for a powerful, deeply honest exchange on race, democracy, morality, and power in America. What makes this conversation so compelling is that it goes far beyond surface-level political commentary—they wrestle with whether racism is best confronted through policy, moral transformation, or both, and challenge the idea that simply “admitting” racism exists is enough. Instead, they argue that America has too often confused sentiment, symbolism, and performance with actual structural change.

The conversation also takes a sharp and urgent turn into how anti-racism has been misread, politicized, and weaponized in the current era. Ibram reflects on how his work has often been flattened into something far less radical than he intended, while Eddie pushes the deeper question of what kind of people—and what kind of country—democracy actually requires. By the end, the discussion expands into a chilling analysis of Great Replacement Theory, authoritarian politics, and the dangerous narratives shaping public life around the world. This is not just a podcast—it’s a serious intellectual document of the moment.

This episode is part of the ongoing conversations hosted by Baldwin & Co., a Black-owned bookstore, café, and cultural institution based in New Orleans. Baldwin & Co. exists at the intersection of literature, ideas, and community—creating space for rigorous dialogue, storytelling, and intellectual exchange.

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