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Episode 12: "Our goal is to destroy these people"--Chris Hedges at Left Forum
This week Maz & Juan hit the road and visit Left Forum where we interview author and journalist Chris Hedges about his new book Wages of Rebellion.
We also ran into a crazy, racist, white woman who called BLM protesters thugs and told a Mexican-American to go back to Mexico, before she mistakenly meandered into a gathering of Marxists. -
Episode 11: Dastardly Dynasties & A Defense of Cornel West
Maz & Juan return for season 2 of the award winning podcast. This week we dissect dastardly, dynastic, presidential politics. We then offer a mild defense of Cornel West against Michael Eric Dyson's scathing TNR profile.
And in Tell Me Something Good we discuss, well, art, and how Juan just doesn't get it. -
Episode 10: Black Mental Health & A Hanging In Mississippi
This week Maz is joined by guest host Andrew Jones and guests: reporter Terrell Starr, and human rights researcher Indrani Balaratnam.
The foursome breakdown a recent Buzzfeed essay by Starr that focused on his suicidalization and the broader issue of black mental health and trauma. They also discuss the hanging death of Mississippi's Otis Byrd. -
Episode 9: Why White Folk Can't Understand the Animus Against Police & Media Unfairness
No guest, means more conversation from Maz & Juan this week. We dives into the inability of white people to understand the animus many non-white people have toward police. Then we lay into news outlets like that NY Daily News that treat black crime differently from white crime.
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Episode 8: We Disagree On god
On this special episode of Maz & Juan we debate one of the oldest questions in the history of the world: Does god exist?
It's the only major issue on which your humble hosts disagree.
Journalist Andrew Jones joins the show. -
Episode 7: Benjamin Netanyahu's Never Ending Fear Mongering & the Ferguson Report
Maz & Juan are joined by Jewish Voice for Peace's Naomi Dann to break down Netanyahu's one millionth warning about Iran. Maz & Juan then dissect the horror story that is the Ferguson Report. Plus, as always, "Tell Me Something Good". And this week we have outtakes.