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Black Scare/Red Scare

June 01, 2026

Jasmine speaks with scholar and author Charisse Burden-Stelly about the intertwined histories of anti-Black racism and anti-communism in the United States. Charisse Burden-Stelly is the author of the book Black Scare/Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States. This episode explores political education, movement building, parenting, and the importance of continuing the struggle for justice.

Unrig The Game

March 21, 2025

This episode is for the truth-tellers, the burned-out organizers, the benched leaders, and the ones who refuse to play a rigged game. Host Jasmine Banks is joined by Vanessa Daniel, longtime organizer and author of Unrig the Game, for a searing conversation that takes direct aim at the nonprofit industrial complex, influencer activists chasing clout, and the weaponization of identity inside our movements. They talk survival, silence, and betrayal—especially what happens when women of color ri...

Redneck Gone Green

March 06, 2025

The two-party system isn’t just broken—it’s failing our families, our communities, and our planet. In this episode of Parenting is Political, Jasmine sits down with David Cobb—eco-socialist, activist, and host of Redneck Gone Green—to unpack why the U.S. political system is designed to maintain corporate power and suppress real change. We dive into the possibilities and limitations of third-party movements, including the Green Party, and what a true challenge to the status quo would require. ...