Rational Black Thought

Michael
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A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist

  1. Episode #263 – January 3, 2026 – “The Year-End Audit: Receipts, Forecasts, and the God-Argument Hustle”

    2D AGO

    Episode #263 – January 3, 2026 – “The Year-End Audit: Receipts, Forecasts, and the God-Argument Hustle”

    Send us a text Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot—secular humanist, skeptic, atheist, Afrocentric, Pan-African… and morally allergic to propaganda.   This is a year-end audit episode. Not a highlight reel. Not a “best-of” montage. An audit. Because reflection is not nostalgia—it’s strategy. It’s how you stop repeating cycles that were designed to keep you tired, confused, and compliant.   So today we’re doing three things:   We’re going to look back at the major themes from the past year of Unmasking the News. We’re going to forecast 2026—not with wishful thinking, but with pattern recognition.And for Bible Study with an Atheist, we’re going to expose one of the slickest scams in modern religion: pseudo-science for God—and why “generic God” still doesn’t get you to anybody’s holy book. Intro: Quote of the Week: Octavia E. Butler Unmasking the News:  Democracy Watch: Authoritarianism as a System, Not a Personality Religious Corruption: The Charity Gap and the Opacity Advantage Good News: Black Capacity Still WinsBible Study with an Atheist: Pseudo-Science for God — and Why “Generic God” Doesn’t Get You to Religion:  Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:  Sources: https://commongood.cc/reader/a-few-rules-for-predicting-the-future-by-octavia-e-butler/?https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trump-administrations-campaign-undermine-next-election?https://www.epi.org/publication/trumps-assault-on-independent-agencies-endangers-us-all/?https://faithcommunitiestoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FACTs-on-Finance-Report_Trends-on-Congregational-Economics_Mar-2022.pdf?https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2025/02/25/black-entrepreneurs-indianapolis-growth?Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1h 25m
  2. Episode #262 – December 27, 2025 – “Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.”

    6D AGO

    Episode #262 – December 27, 2025 – “Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.”

    Send us a text Intro: Quote of the Week: Frantz Fanon Unmasking the News:  Democracy Watch: When Reality Collapses at the Top: Foreign Policy Watch: “Quarantine” as Empire-Speak and Nigeria: A Crusade Fantasy in Modern Clothes: The Holy Hustle Continues: Good News: Black Success That Circulates Power: Strategies for Black Power: South Africa & Rhodesia — Independence Without Power Is a Costume: Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:  Sources: https://www.factcheck.org/2025/12/factchecking-trumps-rapid-fire-prime-time-address/?https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/white-house-orders-us-forces-focus-quarantine-venezuela-2025-12-24/?https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-launches-strikes-against-islamic-state-militants-northwest-nigeria-trump-says-2025-12-25/?https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/brooklyn-church-pastor-pleads-guilty-tax-evasion-scheme?https://www.reuters.com/world/china/keith-lee-named-creator-year-first-ever-us-tiktok-awards-2025-12-19/?Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    57 min
  3. Episode #261 – December 20, 2025 – Power Without Conscience

    12/19/2025

    Episode #261 – December 20, 2025 – Power Without Conscience

    Send us a text Intro: Quote of the Week: James Baldwin Unmasking the News:  Democracy Watch: The Chief of Staff as Confessor: When the Mask Slips: When Empathy Dies, Fascism Smiles: Holy Robbery: Good News: Capacity, Not Vibes: Bible Study with an Atheist: The Immorality of Divine Tribalism: From Eden to Genocide: Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:  Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/18/trump-vanity-fair-interview?https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-harsh-comments-rob-reiners-murder-spark-rare/story?id=128421268&https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdil/pr/former-southern-illinois-pastor-sentenced-prison-fraudulently-obtaining-covid-19?https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/university-confers-455-degrees-honoring-historic-cohort-with-104-first-generation-graduates.html?Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    56 min
  4. Episode #260 – December 13, 2025 – “Random Musing” by Neo Griot

    12/12/2025

    Episode #260 – December 13, 2025 – “Random Musing” by Neo Griot

    Send us a text The Irrational Resolution of Cognitive Dissonance (Case Study) Brief SetupWhat Was SaidCognitive Dissonance 101How the Somali Republican’s Mind Is Likely WorkingIdentity-Protective Cognition: When Truth Loses to TribeHistorical & Psychological Roots: The Colonized MindWhy This Matters Beyond One Man on CNNThe Insidious Nature of Irrational Dissonance ResolutionA Rational Way to Resolve the DissonanceBringing It Back Home: Our Own DissonanceCall to ActionPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    57 min
  5. Episode #259 – December 6, 2025

    12/06/2025

    Episode #259 – December 6, 2025

    Send us a text Intro: Quote of the Week: Maya Angelou “For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.”   Unmasking the News:  Trump’s Map of Minority Rule: Trump’s Statements, Performative with a Body Count: Preying on the Vulnerable: Good News: The BLACKprint for Black Economic Power: Strategies for Black Power:  A Psychohistory of White Supremacy – and How We Kill Its Power: Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:  Sources: https://www.newsweek.com/map-donald-trump-approval-rating-each-state-10-months-11127534https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-says-airspace-above-surrounding-venezuela-be-closed-its-entirety-2025-11-29/https://abuseguardian.legalexaminer.com/laurence-banville/legal/greenwood-pastor-and-ex-calhoun-falls-mayor-johnnie-waller-sexual-abuse-lawyer/https://usblackchambers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-2026-Blackprint.pdfPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1h 41m
  6. Episode #258 – November 29, 2025

    11/28/2025

    Episode #258 – November 29, 2025

    Send us a text Intro:  Quote of the Week: Bell Hooks “...“white supremacy” is a much more useful term for understanding the complicity of people of color in upholding and maintaining racial hierarchies that do not involve force (i.e slavery, apartheid) than the term “internalized racism”- a term most often used to suggest that black people have absorbed negative feelings and attitudes about blackness. The term “white supremacy” enables us to recognize not only that black people are socialized to embody the values and attitudes of white supremacy, but we can exercise “white supremacist control” over other black people.” Unmasking the News:  Texas Tries to Jim Crow the Map (Again): When the Monster Eats Its Own: Beating Children “in Jesus’ Name”: Good News: Black Brilliance in the Engine Room of Tech: Bible Study with an Atheist: Five Core “Truth” Claims of Christianity — and Why They Collapse:  Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:  Sources: https://www.newsweek.com/samuel-alito-texas-election-map-supreme-court-challenge-11100706https://www.thedailybeast.com/mtgs-boyfriend-brian-glenn-sides-with-trump-in-furious-maga-divorce/?https://www.bet.com/article/3539sw/pastor-at-atlanta-megachurch-arrested-after-son-arrived-to-school-with-blood-on-his-pantshttps://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/11/21/inaugural-black-in-business-awards-program-celebrates-entrepreneurs/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1h 28m
  7. Episode #257 – November 22, 2025 – “In a land of liars, an honest man is always at a disadvantage …”

    11/21/2025

    Episode #257 – November 22, 2025 – “In a land of liars, an honest man is always at a disadvantage …”

    Send us a text Intro: Quote of the Week: Neo Griot Unmasking the News:  When You Pay the Ransom, You Get More Hostages: White supremacy never retired: When Churches Say “No” To A Hungry Baby: Good News: Good News, But Also a Blueprint: Strategies for Black Power: Are we in a “post-logic” world?: Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:  Sources: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/16/republicans-won-government-shutdown/87307434007/https://apple.news/ApNx2IpCETlmAN2YfKlsw8Qhttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/tiktok-test-churches-baby-formula-social-experiment_l_6917436de4b0781acfd5dbc5https://thegrio.com/2025/11/20/descendants-obtain-works-of-enslaved-potter-in-landmark-restitution-deal/Power Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1h 40m
  8. Episode #256 – November 15, 2025

    11/14/2025

    Episode #256 – November 15, 2025

    Send us a text Intro: Quote of the Week: “…equality must be won — by every generation — because it will never be freely granted.” -- Charles M. Blow Unmasking the News:  The Cost of Caving: Epstein Files, Power, and Probable Guilt: The Gospel of Hypocrisy: Good News: Building More Than Buildings: Bible Study with an Atheist: From the Shrines of Arabia to an Arabic Monotheism: Reflections and Call to Action: Closing/Outro:  Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/11/opinion/charles-blow-this-is-your-moment.htmlhttps://prospect.org/2025/11/10/most-frustrating-thing-about-shutdown-cave/https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-democrats-release-epstein-papers-saying-trump-knew-about-girls-2025-11-12/?https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/03/25/516870/deer-park-church-pastor-faces-backlash-after-attacking-sexuality-of-dpisd-superintendent-finalist/https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/how-this-black-woman-owned-construction-company-stays-grounded-while-lifting-others-upPower Concedes Nothing without a Demand...

    1h 8m
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A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist

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    Michael
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    268
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