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Hip Hop Can Save America — 133 episodes

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Capturing Hip-Hop’s Golden Era: Martin Pearson and Devril Weeks on Art, Archives, and Authenticity

2

Alabama's Voting Rights Crisis + Hip Hop Activism [with Dr. Adia Winfrey]

3

Hip Hop at Princeton, Hip Hop Theater, Beatboxing & Activism with Chesney Snow

4

Previewing the 20th Trinity International Hip Hop Festival + Why Hip Hop Conferences Are Impactful

5

Miss-Education: The Groundbreaking Women of Hip-Hop Course at Princeton

6

RIP Mr. Complex | Hip Hop Vs. ADHD | John Lewis Musical | Mero on Hot 97 | A$AP Rocky Goes to School

7

HHNews: Women in Hip Hop at Princeton, Activist Rapper vs ICE, DJing for ADHD, Hip Hop's GRAMMY Kids

8

Citizen Reporting in Minneapolis and Hip Hop's Spirit in Journalism: With Keisha "TK" Dutes

9

Hip Hop, Poetry & Power: Lyrical Faith & the Black AF (Artistic Freedom) Conference at UMass Amherst

10

Hip Hop News That Isn’t About Dumb Sh*t — Week of Jan 26, 2026

11

How Hip Hop Teaches Social Emotional Learning (SEL) | David Spellmon

12

MLK: What They Won't Teach In School

13

Hip Hop News That Isn't About Dumb Sh*t - Week of Jan 12, 2026

14

Hip Hop and Neurodivergence with Spin The Spectrum and Andrew Wang

15

The Making of "The Graphic History of Hip Hop" with Dr. Walter Greason & Tim Fielder

16

The Resistance, Power, and Voice of Hip Hop with Ashley Tate, Founder, "To The Beat Y'all Symposium"

17

Trump, PragerU, and The Attack on Education - And How Hip Hop Can Fight Back!

18

What Freestyle Rappers Can Teach Us About Building a Better World

19

Hip Hop Has What Our Schools Are MIssing

20

Hip Hop Can Save America is now a book!! Plus, quick update on the podcast!

21

The Wisdom of Toni Blackman - Hip Hop, The Cypher, Staying Motivated and Other Gems

22

This is What Top Tier Hip Hop Content Creation Looks Like With Instagrammer REAL QUICK

23

HHCSA IN PERSON! With artist, producer, educator & author John Robinson

24

Hip Hop Summit at the 2025 Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee with Dr. Adia Winfrey

25

Hip Hop and Mental Health Therapy with Dr. Randy Sconiers of Mental-Hop

26

Upcoming Hip Hop Conferences / Calls For Papers

27

Did Kendrick's Performance Even Matter? (SPOILER: Yes, if we do THIS...)

28

Is THIS What HIP HOP Has Become?!? Snoop Dogg, Nelly, the Trump Inauguration, and #TheCulture

29

Lupe Fiasco's A.I. Fiasco! | Rapper Faces Backlash for "Endless LUP" A.I. Music Project with MIT

30

Hip Hop News That Isn't About Dumb Sh*t - Week of Dec. 16, 2024

31

Hip Hop at SiriusXM with Joshua "J1" Raiford, VP of Music Programming

32

Hip Hop News That Isn't About Dumb Sh*t - Week of Dec. 9, 2024

33

Inside Loyola's Hip Hop Bachelor's Program with Prof. Raney Antoine Jr.

34

Hip Hop at Howard: Hip Hop Studies Conference and Minor Program

35

"We Have The Tools To Heal Within Our Community" - Hip Hop AS mental health therapy with Dr. James Norris

36

EXCLUSIVE: DatPiff Hip Hop Mixtape Archive DISAPPEARS Overnight! Is It Gone Forever?

37

Youth Empowerment with Ozay Moore of All Of The Above Hip Hop Academy

38

DJ Notation / Turntablist Transcription Methodology with DJ Raedawn

39

Breaking in the Olympics: An Important Thing to Remember Now That It's Over

40

Hip Hop Meets STEM: Dr. Raphael Travis Recaps 2024 STEM-BEATS CAMP at Texas State University

41

Hip Hop Pedagogy with Dr. Lauren Kelly & Dr. Daren Graves

42

Not Everything That Hip Hop Glitters is Hip Hop Gold

43

#HipHopEd: The Concept. The Movement. The Conference. - Dr. Chris Emdin & Timothy Jones

44

How Hip Hop Made the World: Dr. Todd Boyd on Cultural Foundations & Global Impact of Hip Hop

45

Hip Hop and Technology, AI and more with Darrell Booker from Microsoft

46

Hip Hop x Occupational Therapy / Occupational Science with Dr. Jian Jones

47

Why Questlove's "Hip Hop Is Truly Dead" Claim is Wrong... and Harmful

48

Channeling Hip Hop's True Culture for Peace and Empowerment with Chosen Zulu King, PRiZM

49

Hip Hop Doesn't Need 'More Balance' in the Mainstream! (Wait. What??)

50

Music & Message: Y?'s Blueprint for Activism Through Art, Music and Hip Hop Culture!

51

Hip Hop x Financial Empowerment with fintech founder, DIVINE of Solvent

52

Social and Emotional Learning through Hip Hop? Jamila Sams & We Do It 4 The Culture's SEL curriculum

53

A "Hip Hop Task Force" in Congress? Rep. Jamaal Bowman on Hip Hop as a political force for change

54

RAP MUSIC ON TRIAL: Is Hip Hop a Target of Law Enforcement? Kemba and J.M. Harper from "As We Speak"

55

How Can "The Hip Hop Mindset" Lead You To A Successful Life?

56

Hip Hop Studies x Hip Hop Archiving with Dr. Murray Forman

57

PREVIEW: 2024 Hip Hop Music Pedagogy Workshop

58

Hip Hop x Politics x Activism with Dr. Adia Winfrey

59

Celebrating Women in Hip Hop: Author Nadirah Simmons Discusses her book, "First Things First"

60

Hip Hop x Education x Philanthropy with UnLearn The World, Education Director for Hip Hop For Chaage

61

Hip Hop Education with Professor of Hip Hop, Dr. J. Rawls of Ohio State University

62

Hip Hop's greatest gift isn't rap music

63

Hip Hop Can Teach Computer Coding - Richard Achee & Calvin Pinney from Google & breakbeatcode

64

"BILLION DOLLAR COVER-UP" - The ongoing LAPD / Biggie Smalls saga with Don Sikorski

65

The Healing Power of Hip Hop with Dr. Raphael Travis Jr.

66

Hip Hop x Theater x Longevity in Rap with Masta Ace

67

Hip Hop Can Save America! 3.0 - An Update From Manny Faces

68

News Beat's Exclusive Interview With Dr. Cornel West

69

Hip Hop x The Black Voice x Academia with Dr. A.D. Carson

70

Hip Hop Educator, Journalist & Curator: Mikal Amin Lee

71

The Far Right Infiltration of Hip Hop

72

Hip Hop x Philanthropy with Mazi Mutafa of Words, Beats & Life

73

Hip Hop, Entrepreneurship & Rapping Dinosaurs w/ Zeps, Creator of Children's Book Series Rhymosaurs

74

Hip Hop Theater with Hip Hop Cinderella's Rona Siddiqui and Brittany Nicole Williams

75

Hip Hop x Entrepreneurship = University of Dope with A.V. Perkins

76

Celebrating 50 Years of Hip Hop on New Year's Eve in BK with Jay Hill from Brooklyn Rising

77

Parents Just Don't Understand: How Hip Hop Can Help Strengthen Our Relationships With Our Kids

78

Stories With Style - Hip Hop at the J.C. Montgomery School in the Kings County Juvenile Center

79

Hip-Hop, Social Justice & Independent Artistry with LiKWUiD

80

Hip Hop at Carnegie Hall with LeBrandon Smith

81

Hip Hop x Financial Literacy with Andrea Ferrero of Pockets Change

82

Hip-Hop, Community, and the Fight to End Illiteracy with Jonathan Beatty (ILOVEBOOKS.org)

83

Hip-Hop Education, Movement & Empowerment with Aysha Upchurch

84

Dance and International Diplomacy with Junious Brickhouse

85

Hip-Hop Meets the Orchestra with Thee Phantom

86

The Healing Power of Hip-Hop with Dr. Raphael Travis Jr.

87

Hip Hop Therapy with J.C. Hall

88

Hip-Hop + Youth Empowerment + Social Justice with Khafre Jay

89

Hip-Hop x Civics, Education & Activism with Ellect

90

Hip-Hop x Philosophy with Dr. Mark Sanders

91

This is What Hip-Hop Activism Looks Like [Genesis Be]

92

Mental Health Therapy Through Hip-Hop Beat Making with Dr. Elliot Gann

93

Youth Empowerment, #HipHopEd, and God with Timothy David Jones

94

Freestyle Mondays + 20 Years of Evolving Artistry with Corey James Gray (fka Illspokinn)

95

Entrepreneurship, Black Independent Media & Self-Care Gems with Bondfire Radio

96

#VTDITC: Hip-Hop Studies at Virginia Tech with Craig Arthur

97

How Hip-Hop Can Improve Mental Health Therapy & School Counseling with Dr. Ian P. Levy

98

The Cultural Importance of Mixtapes + Hip-Hop Meets Technology

99

Hip Hop Association of Advancement and Education President Dr. Tasha Iglesias

100

Hip-Hop x College: Guiding Students to Success with Dr. Nate Nevado

101

'Why White Christians Need Hip-Hop' with Delvyn Case

102

Building Community, Connecting Creatives, and Facilitating Impact with #CultureFix

103

How Hip-Hop Remixed The Fashion Industry with Elena Romero

104

How Hip Hop Can Improve Public Health with Lori Rose Benson (HHPH.org) [HHCSA DAILY]

105

Social Justice Meets Hip-Hop With Groundbreaking 'News Beat' Podcast

106

Mikal Amin: Critical Hip-Hop Pedagogy, Working with Institutions and Empowering Youth [HHCSA DAILY]

107

Legendary Hip-Hop Photographer Ernie Paniccioli [HHCSA DAILY]

108

HHCSA DAILY - Dr. Marti Cason on #HipHopEd Pedagogy: Teaching Math & Teaching Teachers

109

The Art, Science, Brilliance and Universal Applications of Freestyle Rap with David "BS" Bradshaw

110

HHCSA DAILY - Adum7 on independent artist evolution & longevity, healthy eating & Wakanda

111

HHCSA DAILY - Dyalekt on Hip-Hop theater + etymology + financial literacy

112

Hip-Hop x Social Justice with Innocence Project Ambassador Silent Knight

113

Hip-Hop, Bluegrass & Freedom with Gangstagrass

114

Can't Stop Hip-Hop Education at Harvard University

115

Mini-Ep! Celebrating Women & Girls In/With Hip-Hop #WomensMonth

116

Keeping Hip-Hop Based Education 'Real,' with Dr. Lauren Leigh Kelly

117

The Influence of Cold Chillin' Records & the Juice Crew with Author Ben Merlis

118

Hip-Hop World Diplomacy with Mark Katz

119

Hip-Hop Music Education with Jarritt Sheel

120

Hip-Hop + Computer Coding with Richard Achee (Google / PythonMC)

121

What The Jay-Z / NFL Deal Is Still Missing

122

HHCSA Update + Jay Z's REAL Mistake

123

Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings [Hip-Hop Education Pioneer]

124

Tierney Oberhammer of Flocabulary [Hip-Hop Education]

125

Ben Ortiz [Hip-Hop Archiving, Hip-Hop Education]

126

Dr. Andrea Hunt [Hip-hop education, community service]

127

Baba Brinkman [Hip-Hop Theater, Science]

128

Sage Salvo [Hip-Hop Education, Literacy]

129

Kevin Kosanovich [Hip-Hop Archiving, Education]

130

Mikal Amin [Hip-Hop Education, Events, Youth]

131

Hip Hop Fundamentals [Hip-Hop Dance, Education]

132

Dr. Ian Levy [Hip-Hop Education, Counseling, Therapy]

133

Dr. Bettina Love [Hip-Hop Education & Civics]