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For the first time in 40 years the writers and actors of Hollywood have linked arms and are taking on the studios and networks. While streaming is making record profits the actual workers and creatives behind their success are left with enough to scrape by. In the first part of this two part series on the Hollywood strike Danielle and Waj chat with actor and writer Rafael Casal about issues that have led to this historic strike.Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's been a while since Waj and Danielle have been together and what a news cycle to walk back into. They didn't know where to start so join them for a new game: Wheel of Chaos!Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1948 America looked a lot like 2023 as Democrats decided to punt racial progress and equality to appease white moderate voters. That was until young Hubert Humphrey took the stage at the 1948 DNC and made the case for inclusiveness and reaching out to Black voters. Journalist Samuel G Freedman joins us to connect the historical dots between then and now and fill in the historical amnesia for a new generation fighting against the same? old forces of white supremacy.Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's old is new again and we're not just talking fashion. The Republican Party is remixing some of its worst hits when it comes to attacks on the education system, young people, people of color etc. So, what do we need to do to combat the racist remix?!? Daily Beast Columnist, Rotimi Adeoye, joins Danielle today on #democracyish (Waj is out) to breakdown some necessary history.Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wajahat took pen to paper and wrote a recent piece for the NYT entitled: We Muslims Used to Be the Culture War Scapegoats. Why Are Some of Us Joining the LGBTQ Pile On? On this episode of #democracyish Danielle and Waj dig into the far right's strategy of courting their once sworn enemies by finding a new common target.Read Wajahat Ali's New York Times Column Below https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/opinion/lgbtq-muslims.htmlHosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Help our show better serve you by completing the show survey below:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_PCmhqQmQNSTpyepBSPrdLkuGqBORPhx7gcPWUCIG1X5GMQ/viewformSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Historian of Science and Tech and co-author of the book: The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market,Erik M. Conway, joins democracyish and takes Waj and Danielle on a journey to how the business lobby destroyed our concept of government for and by the people. It's a BIG episode folks!Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Help our show better serve you by completing the show survey below:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_PCmhqQmQNSTpyepBSPrdLkuGqBORPhx7gcPWUCIG1X5GMQ/viewformSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Esteemed Political professor and author of the new book Why Politics Fail, Ben Ansell, joins democracyish to discuss why our collective desires are being thwarted by our individual needs. We want climate change, democracy and other rights but what are we willing to sacrifice? Waj and Danielle get into a gripping conversation with Ben we think y'all will enjoy!Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Help our show better serve you by completing the show survey below:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_PCmhqQmQNSTpyepBSPrdLkuGqBORPhx7gcPWUCIG1X5GMQ/viewformSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 It doesn't matter who the Republican candidate is the message is clear--their war on transgender Americans is here to stay. From Nikki "Not a Chance in Hell" Haley to Communion Wafer Mike Pence the Republican Party isn't mincing words as they amp up their rhetoric towards roughly 1 million Americans--namely, a minority of a minority. It's time to connect the dots between their rhetoric, the both-sides BS of CNN and the rise in violence. Waj and Danielle tackle this and more under the haze of an apocalyptic orange sky!Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Help our show better serve you by completing the show survey below:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_PCmhqQmQNSTpyepBSPrdLkuGqBORPhx7gcPWUCIG1X5GMQ/viewformSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when speaking truth to power gets you cancelled?!? What happens when sharing your experience of oppression and white supremacy get you silenced?!? We are living at the breaking point of all we have believed to be true. On today's episode Wajahat shared an incredibly infuriating situation that happened to him while being invited as a guest speaker at a company during AAPI month and Danielle reflects on what Pride month means in this moment. This one is juicy folks! Buckle up.Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali  Executive Producer: Adell Coleman  Senior Producer: Quinton Hill  Distributor: DCP Entertainment  Help our show better serve you by completing the show survey below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_PCmhqQmQNSTpyepBSPrdLkuGqBORPhx7gcPWUCIG1X5GMQ/viewformSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the storied civil rights organization, The NAACP, issued a travel warning to Black Americans and LGBTQ+ folks for the state of Florida. With now, presidential candidate Ron DeSantis waging war on anyone not affiliated with white evangelicals, the NAACP says it's basically a terrorist state.On this episode of #democracyish, Danielle and Waj wonder if issuing travel advisory to hostile states is the beginning of our new normal?!!Hosts: Danielle Moodie & Wajahat Ali Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Senior Producer: Quinton Hill Distributor: DCP Entertainment Help our show better serve you by completing the show survey below:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_PCmhqQmQNSTpyepBSPrdLkuGqBORPhx7gcPWUCIG1X5GMQ/viewformSupport the show: https://www.dcpofficial.com/democracy-ishSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.