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Hope & Hard Pills — 92 episodes

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1

Susanna Barkataki Reveals Yoga's Revolutionary Roots

2

Shahem Explains Why Mental Health is Holistic

3

Dayna Nuckolls Talks Political Astology & Why Revolution Begins In the Body

4

Tanmeet Sethi Talks the Secret Link Between Psychedelics & Liberation

5

Joris Lechêne Talks the Surprising Connections Between Autism & Oppression

6

Karen Hayes Reveals the Revolutionary Power of Storytelling

7

Dr. Sophia McClennon & Srdja Popovich Reveal the Revolutionary Power of Humor

8

Dr. Raquel Martin Talks Burnout & Black Mental Health

9

Kalaya'an Mendoza Talks Protest Safety

10

Nikki Blak Talks Interrupting Racism

11

Yolo Akili Explores the Liberating Connections Between Black Emotional & Mental Health

12

The One About Mindfulness w/ Ashley & Shabazz Larkin

13

The One About the Enneagram & Black Liberation w/ Chichi Agorom

14

The One About Black Feminism w/ EbonyJanice

15

The One About Political Depression

16

The One About Black Joy

17

The One About Black Mental Health

18

The One About the Power of Mutual Aid

19

The One About the Hidden Link Between Black Wellness & Black Liberation

20

The One Where You Start a Renaissance of Your Own

21

The One About the Revolutionary Power of Joy

22

The One About Well-Being Science & Racial Stress

23

Why We Need a Soulful Revolution & What It Looks Like

24

How to Raise Anti-Racist Children in a Changing World

25

How to Be Radically Content in a Marginalized Body

26

The Surprising Connection Between Food and Black Empowerment

27

The Unusual Story of One Woman's Escape From America's Narcissist Abuse

28

The Startling Rise of American Authoritarians and How to Fight Them

29

Why Capitalism Is to Blame for the Mental Health Crisis

30

How the Remarkable Power of Belonging Can Change Everything

31

How Healthy Humans Make Successful Revolutions

32

The Good & Bad About Relationships From Netflix’s The Ultimatum

33

Our Reactions To The Little Mermaid

34

What Succession Teaches Us About Whiteness with Touré

35

How White Tears Scar Us (with Ruby Hamad)

36

What Hip-Hop Did To Capitalism (& Vice Versa)

37

Why The Writer's Strike Matter

38

How AI Erases Black People

39

Can We Matchmake Diversity and Accountability?

40

What's Our Beef with Beef?

41

Why Are The White Guys So Sad?

42

Why Is Beauty So Inaccessible?

43

What Are "Real Men" Like?

44

Why Are All The Damsels White?

45

Debating with The Conscious Lee

46

Mobilization and Organizing Made Easy with Zach Hoover

47

Little Justice Leaders with Shelby Kretz

48

Creative Disruption with Eric Stoner

49

Representation in Climate Activism with Mikaela Loach

50

Feeling Powerful with Charity Croff

51

Black Liturgies with Cole Arthur Riley

52

Run For Something with Amanda Litman

53

Red Lip Theology with Candice Marie Benbow

54

How To Fight Racism with Jemar Tisby

55

Using Truth in the Face of Opposition with Tarika Powell

56

How History Moves the Conversation Forward with Lettie Elizabeth

57

How To Tell Better Stories for Change with Anat Shenker-Osorio

58

Why Liberation Requires Healing Justice with Erica Woodland

59

Shoutin' in the Fire with Danté Stewart

60

Why We're All Complicit with Jill Louise Busby

61

How a Fashion Challenge Became an Anti-Human Trafficking Movement with Blythe Hill

62

Why The Revolution Starts With You w/ TRISHES

63

Why the Police Can’t Be Reformed w/ Alex Vitale

64

How To Bring Power Back To Yourself w/ Sonali Fiske

65

Code Red: The Insurrection & Beyond

66

Final Thoughts

67

Organized Disruption with Aric McBay

68

Building Bridges with Latasha Morrison

69

CODE RED: Elections Process

70

Assigning White Homework with Tori Williams Douglass

71

CODE RED: How To Hold The Line

72

CODE RED: A New Series with Hope & Hard Pills

73

Going Beyond The Vote with Lauren Duca

74

Always Looking Forward with Bree Newsome

75

Decentering Whiteness with No White Saviors Part 2

76

Decentering Whiteness with No White Saviors Part 1

77

Educating Kids About Racism with Britt Hawthorne

78

Engaging In Activism Spiritually with Rachel Ricketts

79

Rethinking Faith & Community with Candice Marie Benbow

80

Moving The Needle with Zellie Imani

81

Reclaiming Your Voice with Reema Zaman

82

Toppling A Dictator with Srdja Popovic

83

I Am Not My Ancestors with Rob Lee

84

Exploring Identity with Jill Louise Busby

85

Laughing While Black with Damon Young

86

Embracing the End of Protest with Micah White

87

Rethinking Incarceration to Fight Concentration Camps with Dominique DuBois Gilliard

88

Discovering Pleasure Activism with adrienne maree brown

89

BONUS: Introducing Alicia T. Crosby

90

Becoming the Majority We Already Are with Onnesha Roychoudhuri

91

Not Asking Permission with Rachel Cargle

92

Asking “The Next Question” with Austin Channing Brown