Real Sankara Hours

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Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and international politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture. Hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn. Website: https://realsankarahours.org/ Subscribe to us on Patreon to get bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours Our SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/realsankarahours

  1. MAR 23

    RSH 154 – America Done F***ed Up Now (3.22.2026)

    Adam and Peter discuss the U.S./Israel war against Iran. They mention the long history of the U.S. foreign policy blob and imperialists wanting war in Iran going back to the 2003-2011 Iraq war. (Recorded March 15, 2026)    If you liked this episode and want bonus content, subscribe for $5 a month to Real Sankara Hours on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours     Remember to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!    Get Real Sankara Hours bonus content for $5 a month on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours Make a one-time donation to Real Sankara Hours on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/realsankarahours  Subscribe to Real Sankara Hours YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@realsankarahours   Socials, links, and where to listen to Real Sankara Hours https://linktr.ee/realsankarahours  Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/    HELP the people of GAZA  Urgent Relief for Family in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/129265-urgent-relief-for-family-in-gaza  Gaza Food Aid Initiative: https://shorturl.at/q8WlF (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcrew_etaam)  Gaza’s Roots: https://www.instagram.com/gazasroots  Links, research related to episode:   John McCain sings “Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7s5pT3Rris  Outdated intel likely led US to carry out deadly strike on Iranian elementary school, AP sources say https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-school-hegseth-trump-2ffff06808f7a584b0a03831897ab0b8  Iran war: Israel tells US it's running low on missile interceptors https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iran-war-israel-tells-us-its-running-low-missile-interceptors  Joy Reid: African Wasn’t “Cool” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcj_s4S_Lek  Up to 5,000 US marines and sailors dispatched to Middle East: Report https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/5000-us-marines-and-sailors-dispatched-middle-east-report  Warnings of Iran Invasion Grow as US to Send Up to 5,000 Marines, Sailors to Middle East https://www.commondreams.org/news/5000-marines-warships-iran  More Marines and Warships Being Sent to Middle East, U.S. Officials Say https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/world/middleeast/us-marines-warships-middle-east.html  How US Sending of Marines to Strait of Hormuz Signals Posture Shift https://www.military.com/daily-news/headlines/2026/03/14/us-sends-marines-toward-strait-of-hormuz-crisis.html  Why Is Iran Blocking the Strait of Hormuz? https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/world/middleeast/strait-of-hormuz-iran-blockade-explained.html  The Nubian Queen Who Fought Back Caesar’s Army https://www.history.com/articles/nubian-queen-amanirenas-roman-army  Forgotten Wars - The Roman Invasion of Nubia (24 BC) DOCUMENTARY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5u6oQ6rI74Y    Theme song: “Real Sankara Hours theme song”  Peter MGunn – bass guitar  Adam Hudson – drums      Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.

    2h 45m
  2. MAR 8

    America Bombs Iran; White Culture is Western Civilization {Adam's Riffs #8.2 (3.8.2026)}

    In the Part 2 of Adam’s Riffs #8, Adam starts by discussing the joint U.S.-Israel war in Iran, the Border Patrol killing of Alex Pretti, Black America’s relationship with the anti-ICE protests, non-Black people waking up to the racism Black America has long recognized, argues that there is a White culture (defined by Western civilization), and explains what African-American music is and its African roots. (Recorded March 3, 2026; Addendum: March 4, 2026)    If you liked this episode and want bonus content, subscribe for $5 a month to Real Sankara Hours on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours     Remember to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!    Get Real Sankara Hours bonus content for $5 a month on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours Make a one-time donation to Real Sankara Hours on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/realsankarahours  Subscribe to Real Sankara Hours YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@realsankarahours   Socials, links, and where to listen to Real Sankara Hours https://linktr.ee/realsankarahours  Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/    HELP the people of GAZA  Urgent Relief for Family in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/129265-urgent-relief-for-family-in-gaza  Gaza Food Aid Initiative: https://shorturl.at/q8WlF (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcrew_etaam)  Gaza’s Roots: https://www.instagram.com/gazasroots  Links, research related to episode:   Minab school bombing: how the worst mass casualty event of the Iran war unfolded – a visual guide https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/03/minab-school-bombing-how-the-worst-mass-casualty-event-of-the-iran-war-unfolded-a-visual-guide  ‘Underequipped for the task at hand’: US needs to stockpile munitions, invest in low-cost weapons, Sullivan says https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-12-04/munitions-weapons-stockpiles-ukraine-china-russia-16061738.html  Fixing munitions shortages demands better hardware and new software https://defensescoop.com/2025/07/08/fixing-munitions-shortages-demands-better-hardware-new-software/  US depleted its missiles in Ukraine, Israel. Now it wants more fast. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/missile-stockpiles/  U.S. Munitions Supply DANGEROUSLY LOW Former DoD Official Warns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLadDHhG8Tc  How depleted weapons stockpiles could affect the Iran conflict https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxzzqe82d2o  Ms Anne Wants Police To Go Back To Targeting Only Black Americans, She Doesn't Like Equal Treatment https://www.youtube.com/live/sURq1JrWzmo?si=4Q3z63yCa6uvgT3i  'White People' SHOCKED 'ICE Is Attacking Whites': "Can We Get Regular Brutality?" - HP News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_oAzj1pAwI  What is "white culture," anyway? (NPR) https://youtu.be/fbVCJOHnbQc?si=7ilT47VE1zmH5uIY   The Evolution of Western Civilization https://youtu.be/CY6HChRVeVc?si=T59Ue-glRqA5U_oi  The Myth of White Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zMRDMHTXVI  Ancient Rome and the American Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9urhV9lwZVQ  History of the drum set by Daniel Glass (all parts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH-jVncTJbg  The Birth of the Modern Drum Kit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1F6o5haJgcM  The Birth of the Drum Set https://folkways.si.edu/magazine-winter-spring-2015-the-birth-of-the-drum-set/article/smithsonian  Clips:  There is no “white culture” IG reel by Joris Lechene https://www.instagram.com/p/DRxF50SCCiu/?hl=en  Kpop is Black Culture https://www.instagram.com/p/DSBnMXBiewS/?hl=en  Latina Admits Black Americans Told Everyone About The Police But They Chose To Ignore It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSXSEp5xfkM  Minneapolis ICE Protests Leads the Murder of Alex Pretti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akt3Nx4F-uI (Flagrant Clip)  Yankee Doodle (Fife and Drum) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIIufQKM2K0  James Iron Head Baker - Black Betty (1933) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4XFXJSQQOI  The British Grenadiers fife and drum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGrxHO-B2TY  'White People' SHOCKED 'ICE Is Attacking Whites': "Can We Get Regular Brutality?" - HP News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_oAzj1pAwI   Adam’s Riffs intro. & outro.    Adam Hudson – djembe (intro); drum kit (outro)     Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.

    2h 35m
  3. MAR 6

    Trump Bombs the Caribbean…Thanks to the War on Terror {Adam's Riffs #8.1 (3.5.2026)}

    This is the first part of a two-part Adam’s Riffs episode. In the first part, Adam takes a deep dive into the CIA-backed Afghan death squads called “Zero Units,” the Obama administration’s assassination/drone strike program, and how the War on Terror paved the way for the Trump administration to launch unilateral military strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. (Recorded February 3, 2026)    If you liked this episode and want bonus content, subscribe for $5 a month to Real Sankara Hours on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours     Remember to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!    Get Real Sankara Hours bonus content for $5 a month on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours Make a one-time donation to Real Sankara Hours on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/realsankarahours  Subscribe to Real Sankara Hours YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@realsankarahours   Socials, links, and where to listen to Real Sankara Hours https://linktr.ee/realsankarahours  Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/    HELP the people of GAZA  Urgent Relief for Family in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/129265-urgent-relief-for-family-in-gaza  Gaza Food Aid Initiative: https://shorturl.at/q8WlF (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcrew_etaam)  Gaza’s Roots: https://www.instagram.com/gazasroots  Links, research related to episode:   The First Person Who Reached Alex Pretti's Body Described What Confused Him Most Amid the Incident in Minneapolis https://shorturl.at/5TklV   Data/information on Latinos making up bulk of Border Patrol and ICE agents:   https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/department-homeland-security-dhs-0  https://www.npr.org/2019/07/07/739288297/understanding-the-border-patrol  https://thetriibe.com/2026/01/commentary-the-making-of-an-ice-agent/  In-depth ProPublica report on the Afghan Zero Units https://www.propublica.org/article/afghanistan-night-raids-zero-units-lynzy-billing; key take aways: https://www.propublica.org/article/afghanistan-night-raids-zero-units-investigation-takeaways  The CIA’s Afghan Death Squads https://theintercept.com/2020/12/18/afghanistan-cia-militia-01-strike-force/  CIA’s Afghan Forces Leave a Trail of Abuse and Anger https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/world/asia/cia-afghanistan-strike-force.html  “They’ve Shot Many Like This” Abusive Night Raids by CIA-Backed Afghan Strike Forces https://www.hrw.org/report/2019/10/31/theyve-shot-many/abusive-night-raids-cia-backed-afghan-strike-forces  The National Guard shooting suspect was in one of the CIA’s “Zero Units” https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/11/28/national-guard-rahmanullah-lakanwal-shooting-suspect/  National Guard shooting suspect served in CIA counterterrorism unit, group says https://www.npr.org/2025/11/27/nx-s1-5623041/national-guard-shooting-suspect-cia-unit-afghanistan  National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from injuries after D.C. shooting https://www.npr.org/2025/11/27/nx-s1-5622955/national-guard-shooting-washington-dc-updates  Rahmanullah Lakanwal May Have Been ‘Blackmailed’ by Taliban Before National Guard Shooting: Report https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/rahmanullah-lakanwal-may-blackmailed-taliban-130815353.html  ‘Today’s the day’: Video shows suspect shoot 2 Va. officers during traffic stop before fatal OIS https://www.police1.com/body-camera/todays-the-day-video-shows-suspect-shoot-2-va-officers-during-traffic-stop-before-fatal-ois (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOmqWNe9DrQ )  Fairfax police release body cam video of police shooting in Greenbriar https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northern-virginia/fairfax-police-release-body-cam-video-of-police-shooting-in-greenbriar/3921110/  Armed Man Rants About Taliban and Opens Fire On Fairfax Cops in Fatal Traffic Stop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DchO6ciuJCs (full footage)  Asserting a License to Kill: Why the Caribbean Strike is a Dangerous Departure from the “War on Terror” https://www.justsecurity.org/120568/caribbean-strike-departure-war-on-terror/  Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-military-drug-cartels.html  Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers, Operation Southern Spear, Operation Absolute Resolve https://www.justsecurity.org/120753/collection-u-s-lethal-strikes-on-suspected-drug-traffickers/  Murder by Drone: The Legal and Moral Stakes of the Caribbean Strikes https://www.justsecurity.org/120794/legal-moral-stakes-caribbean-strike/  Bombshell Lawsuit Could EXPOSE Trump Lies Over Boat Murders https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1luZgXZxQh4  2026 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill summary https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy26_homeland_security_conference_bill_summary.pdf  "Death By Metadata" Jeremy Scahill Slams Obama Drone Policy on MSNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QphqXvnN0mg  Jeremy Scahill Takes Down MSNBC Panel On Obama Foreign Policy 360p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ziOjNtg1g  How Google and the Big Tech Companies Are Helping Maintain America's Empire (by Adam Hudson) https://www.alternet.org/2014/08/how-google-and-big-tech-companies-are-helping-maintain-americas-empire#  The Assassination Complex https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/the-assassination-complex/  The NSA’s Secret Role in the U.S. Assassination Program https://theintercept.com/2014/02/10/the-nsas-secret-role/  Exclusive: ICE’s Secret Watchlists of Americans https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ices-secret-watchlists-of-americans?utm_source=post-email-title  ICE CAUGHT w/ ILLEGAL ‘SECRET WATCH LIST’ OF AMERICANS https://youtu.be/AvCOfJ3lXUg?si=m31a4HXmLyKATAKS  ICE has spun a massive surveillance web. We talked to people caught in it https://www.npr.org/2026/03/04/nx-s1-5717031/ice-dhs-immigrants-surveillance-confrontation-deportation-mobile-fortify  Senate Democrats Block D.H.S. Funding Again Over Enforcement Guardrails https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/senate-democrats-dhs-shutdown-ice-immigration.html  Trump fires Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-says-kristi-noem-stepping-homeland-security-secretary-rcna248719  House Passes H.R. 7744 to End Democrat Shutdown and Fully Fund Homeland Security https://appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-passes-hr-7744-end-democrat-shutdown-and-fully-fund-homeland-security  Clips:  AC-130 gun run https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F809jKdD-E  "Death By Metadata" Jeremy Scahill Slams Obama Drone Policy on MSNBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QphqXvnN0mg  Jeremy Scahill Takes Down MSNBC Panel On Obama Foreign Policy 360p https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4ziOjNtg1g  Armed Man Rants About Taliban and Opens Fire On Fairfax Cops in Fatal Traffic Stop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DchO6ciuJCs    Adam’s Riffs intro. & outro  Adam Hudson – djembe (intro); drum kit (outro)     Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.

    1h 55m
  4. JAN 27

    RSH 152 – Chickens Coming Home to Roost (1.26.2026)

    In this episode, Adam and Peter discuss ICE killing Renee Nicole Good, follow-up on Venezuela, the protests in Iran, Trump’s desire to annex Greenland, Jasmine Crockett’s support for Israel, the Congressional Black Caucus partnership with AIPAC and irrelevance with Black America. (Recorded January 18, 2026)    If you liked this episode and want bonus content, subscribe for $5 a month to Real Sankara Hours on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours     Remember to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!    Get Real Sankara Hours bonus content for $5 a month on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours Make a one-time donation to Real Sankara Hours on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/realsankarahours  Subscribe to Real Sankara Hours YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@realsankarahours   Socials, links, and where to listen to Real Sankara Hours https://linktr.ee/realsankarahours  Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/    HELP the people of GAZA  Urgent Relief for Family in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/129265-urgent-relief-for-family-in-gaza  Gaza Food Aid Initiative: https://shorturl.at/q8WlF (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcrew_etaam)  Gaza’s Roots: https://www.instagram.com/gazasroots  Links, research related to episode:   U.S. Military Command That Attacked Venezuela Gutted Its Civilian Harm Team https://theintercept.com/2026/01/13/civilian-harm-venezuela-airwars-southcom/  YouGov poll https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/econtoplines_YpmxDW2.pdf  U.S. Military Killed Boat Strike Survivors for Not Surrending Correctly https://theintercept.com/2025/12/23/boat-strikes-venezuela-hegseth-bradley-legal/  After Undercounting Boat Strike Killings, U.S. Military Updates Death Toll https://theintercept.com/2026/01/08/us-military-boat-strike-deaths-undercount/  Who owns Greenland? Why the island’s history is more complicated than you think  https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/who-owns-greenland-history-explained/  Greenland History https://www.britannica.com/place/Greenland/History  Why Trump says the US ‘needs’ Greenland – and what the fallout could be https://news.sky.com/story/why-trump-says-the-us-needs-greenland-and-what-the-fallout-could-be-13285350  Greenland’s only US military base (quietly) getting a massive upgrade https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/15/trump-military-greenland-pituffik-space-base/88201534007/  Northwest Passage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Passage  Mike Pompeo on Muslims, torture and Guantanamo Bay https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/3/14/mike-pompeo-on-muslims-torture-and-guantanamo-bay  Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/us/politics/rubio-trump-greenland.html  Iran accuses foreign intelligence of being behind protest movement https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/14/iran-accuse-foreign-intelligence-behind-protest-movement  The Congressional Black Caucus’s Silent Partnership With AIPAC https://www.thenation.com/article/society/congressional-black-caucus-aipac-gaza/#  Real Sankara Hours episode on the 1972 Gary Convention https://www.patreon.com/posts/44026829  Privileged white people are not the only ones concerned about war https://adamhudson.org/2013/09/23/privileged-white-people-are-not-the-only-ones-concerned-about-war/  Talarico, Crockett, And The Democratic Base On Israel And Palestine https://www.lonestarleft.com/p/talarico-crockett-and-the-democratic     Theme song: “Real Sankara Hours theme song”  Peter MGunn – bass guitar  Adam Hudson – drums      Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.

    2h 27m
  5. JAN 13

    RSH 144 -- America’s War on Terror in the Sahel (7.23.2025) (UNLOCKED)

    In this bonus episode, Peter and Adam focus on Africa. Adam talks in-depth about a book recently read The Dying Sahara: U.S. Imperialism and Terror in Africa by Jeremy Keenan, which shows the roots of the U.S. War on Terror in Africa. The Algerian deep state, with the support of the U.S. and Europe, supported al-Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb (AQIM) (with training and many Algerian deep state operatives being al-Qaeda members), fabricated false flag terrorist attacks in the Sahel region, which Algeria blamed on the Tuareg and used as an excuse to expand the War on Terror. They also talk about the importance of African history, why African affairs are relevant to Black America, and Ibrahim Traore. (Recorded May 31, 2025)     If you liked this episode and want bonus content, subscribe for $5 a month to Real Sankara Hours on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours   Remember to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!  Get Real Sankara Hours bonus content for $5 a month on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours Make a one-time donation to Real Sankara Hours on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/realsankarahours  Subscribe to Real Sankara Hours YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@realsankarahours   Socials, links, and where to listen to Real Sankara Hours https://linktr.ee/realsankarahours  Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/ Urgent Relief for Family in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/129265-urgent-relief-for-family-in-gaza  Links, research related to episode:   Intelligence agencies are running al-Qaeda camps in North Africa – UN consultant (EXCLUSIVE)  https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/intelligence-agencies-are-running-al-qaeda-camps-in-north-africa-un-consultant-exclusive-6e19eec5d834  Algeria Unseen: How the Secret Service Kept the Country Hostage  https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/algeria-unseen-how-the-secret-service-kept-the-country-hostage-25662 ; https://researchcentre.trtworld.com/featured/perspectives/algeria-unseen-how-the-secret-service-kept-the-country-hostage/  Why Bouteflika dissolved Algeria’s powerful spy agency? https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2016/2/26/why-bouteflika-dissolved-algerias-powerful-spy-agency  Mali accuses Algeria of fuelling Sahel insecurity by supporting Tuareg rebels https://www.rfi.fr/en/africa/20250103-mali-accuses-algeria-of-fuelling-insecurity-in-the-sahel-by-supporting-tuareg-rebels  Slave Voyages Map database https://www.slavevoyages.org/  Burkina Faso citizenship initiative for the African diaspora https://ouraddi.org/burkina-faso/ (FAQs: https://ouraddi.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/FREQUENTLY_ASKED_QUESTIONS-BURKINA_FASO_CITIZENSHIP_INITATIVE-Updated_Feb2125.pdf)  Theme song: “Real Sankara Hours theme song”  Peter MGunn – bass guitar  Adam Hudson – drums      Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.

    1h 41m
  6. JAN 12

    RSH 151 – Free The Hostage Maduro (1.11.2026)

    Adam and Peter discuss Venezuela in this episode: the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, the Bolivarian revolution led by Hugo Chavez, and the bad arguments in favor of U.S. intervention in Venezuela. Adam also mentions Trump’s Christmas military strikes in Nigeria (recorded January 4, 2026).    If you liked this episode and want bonus content, subscribe for $5 a month to Real Sankara Hours on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours   Remember to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!  Get Real Sankara Hours bonus content for $5 a month on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours Make a one-time donation to Real Sankara Hours on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/realsankarahours  Subscribe to Real Sankara Hours YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@realsankarahours   Socials, links, and where to listen to Real Sankara Hours https://linktr.ee/realsankarahours  Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/    HELP the people of GAZA  Urgent Relief for Family in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/129265-urgent-relief-for-family-in-gaza  Gaza Food Aid Initiative: https://shorturl.at/q8WlF (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcrew_etaam)  Gaza’s Roots: https://www.instagram.com/gazasroots  Links, research related to episode:   Trump says U.S. will run Venezuela after U.S. captures Maduro https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/loud-noises-heard-venezuela-capital-southern-area-without-electricity-2026-01-03/  Machado celebrates Maduro ouster, but is scorned by Trump https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/01/03/machado-celebrates-maduro-ouster-but-is-scorned-by-trump_6749043_5.html  Shock, concern and celebration: Venezuelans react to US strikes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c0I0twPA2Q  Trump Bombs Venezuela, Removes Maduro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNFB6G84Z1Q  Trump 2025 National Security Strategy https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-National-Security-Strategy.pdf?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNTY3MDY3MzQzMzUyNDI3AAGn4Kp8yez8ZElkgXb7cVIXIy3803aVk2FdpPl83-AouXiQAyAGHblfxg7I40E_aem_osXaUbBimQcSL0cIy3Rtgw  Venezuela seizes foreign oil fields (Chavez nationalized Venezuela’s oil in 2007) https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/may/02/oilandpetrol.venezuela  The real reason Venezuela matters youtube.com/watch?si=MYGKtgXWyg19J-zJ&v=Pgwny1BiCYk&feature=youtu.be (oil)  What’s the difference between heavy and light crude oils? And why do American refineries need both? https://www.afpm.org/newsroom/blog/whats-difference-between-heavy-and-light-crude-oils-and-why-do-american-refineries  Trump demands Venezuela return oil to the United States https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSYm3-okpFg/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng%3D%3D  Trump: US WILL RUN Venezuela, Boots On The Ground https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-7GZHrzueA  Trump has made the US a ‘rogue state’, says international relations expert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thy0XyLkWOg  Jeffrey Sachs: U.S. Attacks Venezuela & Kidnaps President Maduro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhZuTOuwKGA  The Theft That Never Was: Inside Venezuela’s 1976 Oil Takeover https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2025/12/26/the-theft-that-never-was-inside-venezuelas-1976-oil-takeover/  Venezuela's oil and mining sectors: large potential, weak infrastructure https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/venezuelan-oil-industry-worlds-largest-reserves-decaying-infrastructure-2026-01-03/  Trump Rules Out Venezuela’s Opposition Leader Machado Taking Power https://www.newsweek.com/trump-venezuela-opposition-leader-machado-not-taking-power-11302719  US air strikes in northern Nigeria: possible windfalls, as well as dangers https://theconversation.com/us-air-strikes-in-northern-nigeria-possible-windfalls-as-well-as-dangers-272630  Nigerians react to surprise US strikes on militants youtube.com/watch?si=kHnSPawjNVtnXjNy&v=M4wpfhzugOs&feature=youtu.be  Breaking down U.S. strikes on ISIS in Nigeria and the complicated conflict there https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLTELlHgP3A  Niger restricts visas for U.S. citizens https://finance.yahoo.com/news/country-makes-call-cancel-visas-184700960.html  Mali and Burkina Faso Impose Travel Bans on Americans https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/africa/mali-burkina-faso-us-travel-ban.html  BREAKING! Trump ATTACKS Nigeria! youtube.com/watch?si=OJh8XRMDo-mWkEAD&v=dvj78uVI1L0&feature=youtu.be    Theme song: “Real Sankara Hours theme song”  Peter MGunn – bass guitar  Adam Hudson – drums      Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.

    2h 27m
  7. 12/06/2025

    RSH 150 -- What's Up With Sudan (12.6.2025)

    In this episode, Peter and Adam discuss resistance against ICE deportations, the ending of the longest government shutdown, the recent Gaza ceasefire (and Israel’s violation), and the historical context behind the genocide in Sudan. (Recorded November 10, 2025)    If you liked this episode and want bonus content, subscribe for $5 a month to Real Sankara Hours on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours     Remember to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!    Get Real Sankara Hours bonus content for $5 a month on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours Make a one-time donation to Real Sankara Hours on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/realsankarahours  Subscribe to Real Sankara Hours YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@realsankarahours   Socials, links, and where to listen to Real Sankara Hours https://linktr.ee/realsankarahours  Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/    HELP the people of GAZA  Urgent Relief for Family in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/129265-urgent-relief-for-family-in-gaza  Gaza Food Aid Initiative: https://shorturl.at/q8WlF (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcrew_etaam)  Gaza’s Roots: https://www.instagram.com/gazasroots  Links, research related to episode:   Visible from space, bloody sands expose the slaughter of tens of thousands in Sudan https://www.nbcnews.com/world/africa/sudan-africa-civil-war-rapid-support-forces-el-fasher-massacre-rcna240708  Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity https://theconversation.com/sudans-civil-war-is-rooted-in-its-historical-favouritism-of-arab-and-islamic-identity-228533   A simple guide to what is happening in Sudan https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjel2nn22z9o  Sudan Crisis Explained https://www.unrefugees.org/news/sudan-crisis-explained/  Sudan Civil War: History & Implications [6 Root Causes] https://sapa-usa.org/sudan-civil-war/  The Sudan under the Anglo-Egyptian Condominium https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Sudan/The-Sudan-under-the-Anglo-Egyptian-Condominium  Sudan in Crisis https://origins.osu.edu/article/sudan-darfur-al-bashir-colonial-protest  British policy in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan bears some responsibility for the deep-rooted divisions between North and South https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2012/07/02/british-policy-in-anglo-egyptian-sudan-bears-some-responsibility-for-the-deep-rooted-divisions-between-north-and-south/  Israeli drone strike kills two in Gaza as ceasefire violations mount https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/10/israeli-drone-strike-kills-two-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-violations-mount  The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over. Here's what you need to know https://www.npr.org/2025/11/15/nx-s1-5609367/trump-government-shutdown-what-to-know-longest    Theme song: “Real Sankara Hours theme song”  Peter MGunn – bass guitar  Adam Hudson – drums       Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.

    1h 43m
  8. 11/07/2025

    RIP D'Angelo; Computers Killed Music (RSH Adam's Riffs #7; 11.6.2025)

    Adam pays homage to the late R&B/neo-soul musician D’Angelo, who passed away on October 14. He also talks about the detrimental impact of digital overproduction on music by reading and discussing a New York Times article on the rise of roots music. (Recorded October 27, 2025)  If you liked this episode and want bonus content, subscribe for $5 a month to Real Sankara Hours on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours   Remember to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE!    Get Real Sankara Hours bonus content for $5 a month on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/realsankarahours Make a one-time donation to Real Sankara Hours on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/realsankarahours  Subscribe to Real Sankara Hours YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@realsankarahours   Socials, links, and where to listen to Real Sankara Hours https://linktr.ee/realsankarahours  Real Sankara Hours website: https://realsankarahours.org/    HELP the people of GAZA  Urgent Relief for Family in Gaza: https://chuffed.org/project/129265-urgent-relief-for-family-in-gaza  Gaza Food Aid Initiative: https://shorturl.at/q8WlF (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbcrew_etaam)  Gaza’s Roots: https://www.instagram.com/gazasroots  Links, research related to episode:   In The Age of the Algorithm, Roots Music Is Rising https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/magazine/roots-music-streaming-algorithms.html  After D’Angelo Bared It All, His Career Was Never The Same  https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/arts/music/dangelo-untitled-video.html  Inside D’Angelo’s struggles before his death at age 51: ‘He was really conflicted’ https://nypost.com/2025/10/14/entertainment/inside-dangelos-struggles-before-his-death-at-age-51/  How D’Angelo Embodied Black Genius https://time.com/7325682/dangelo-remembrance/  Billboard Year End Hot 100 Singles of 2000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_2000  Looking Back at D'Angelo's 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)': How the Sexy Single and Its Music Video Changed His Career 25 Years Ago https://people.com/d-angelo-s-untitled-how-does-it-feel-changed-his-career-25-years-ago-11829526  Mojos Working: A History Of Recorded Blues https://www.udiscovermusic.com/in-depth-features/history-of-recorded-blues/  The History of Audio Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pl2rsLhhwQ  How the machine killed music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jjq3DclclI   Computer Music Is Not Real Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAAYkmJVJjE  The Real Reason Why Analog Recording Is Better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq4BOSaKiYo  Spanish Joint acoustic demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KRTO9Pi1E  D’Angelo performs a cover of SOS Band’s “Do You Still Care?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIaUjvrLqA8 (original by SOS Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpYZhXif8B0)   Adam’s Riffs intro. & outro.   Adam Hudson – djembe (intro); drum kit (outro)     Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.

    1h 37m

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