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Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondabolu

W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu are comedians who take politics seriously — and longtime friends, trying to help keep each other sane. Join them as they pull the alarm on the dumpster fire that is Am... Read more

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Roxane Gay on Anger After the Election

Roxane Gay on Anger After the Election

This week on Politically Re-Active, Kamau and Hari process the election results. Standup comedian Laurie Kilmartin and w... Read more

10 Nov 2016

1hr 16mins

Ranked #2

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Facing the Future with CNN’s Jake Tapper

Facing the Future with CNN’s Jake Tapper

What do you do when a liar, xenophobe, misogynist, and racist becomes president? Get to work and do some damn good repor... Read more

17 Nov 2016

1hr 19mins

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Rachel Maddow on Donald Trump, Dick Cheney, and River Monsters

Rachel Maddow on Donald Trump, Dick Cheney, and River Monsters

Not Loch Ness Monsters, River Monsters.Decompress from the presidential debate with your favorite hosts and this week’s ... Read more

28 Sep 2016

1hr 3mins

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Kathleen Hanna on 3rd Wave Feminism & Why She's "With Her"

Kathleen Hanna on 3rd Wave Feminism & Why She's "With Her"

A brief history of third wave feminism and how some of those ideas fit into politics todayPunk and feminist icon Kathlee... Read more

6 Jul 2016

42mins

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Killer Mike of Run the Jewels on Allyship, Equity, and Apocalypse Preparation

Killer Mike of Run the Jewels on Allyship, Equity, and Apocalypse Preparation

You’re going to walk away from this week’s Politically Re-Active, happier and smarter after listening to our conversatio... Read more

27 Jul 2017

1hr 6mins

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Pastor Michael McBride Says Stop Reaching for Whiteness

Pastor Michael McBride Says Stop Reaching for Whiteness

We talk Black Lives Matter and setting white people free.There are two things that Pastor Michael McBride is sure of: Je... Read more

13 Jul 2016

46mins

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Shaun King on Controversy, Color, and Kaepernick

Shaun King on Controversy, Color, and Kaepernick

And Kamau's musical take on the Star Spangled Banner.Our guest this week is known for his bold and relentless writing on... Read more

7 Sep 2016

56mins

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Private Prisons with Shane Bauer

Private Prisons with Shane Bauer

We still have a show!Mother Jones journalist Shane Bauer joins hosts W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu to talk about his ... Read more

30 Jun 2016

33mins

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Robert Reich on Min. Wage, the Bern, & His Date with Hillary

Robert Reich on Min. Wage, the Bern, & His Date with Hillary

Robert Reich wants to save capitalism?The richest people in the U.S. right now are wealthier than they have been “ever i... Read more

14 Jul 2016

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Lewis Black, legendary political comedian is so angry, he won’t even talk about ‘you know who’. Now THAT’S angry!

Lewis Black, legendary political comedian is so angry, he won’t even talk about ‘you know who’. Now THAT’S angry!

This week’s Politically Re-Active finds our hosts meeting up with legendary political comedian Lewis Black, and getting ... Read more

3 Aug 2017

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Aasif Mandvi on the Gaslighting Presidency

Aasif Mandvi on the Gaslighting Presidency

You probably got to know him as the “Senior Middle East Correspondent,” or the “Senior Muslim Correspondent,” or maybe t... Read more

27 Apr 2017

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Is this what democracy looks like? Jake Tapper & Jessica Byrd give their take

Is this what democracy looks like? Jake Tapper & Jessica Byrd give their take

This week, Kamau and Hari cope with possible nuclear threat, learn how Jessica Byrd helps underrepresented communities e... Read more

10 Aug 2017

1hr 14mins

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Naomi Klein Says "No Is Not Enough"

Naomi Klein Says "No Is Not Enough"

It usually takes Naomi Klein five years to write a book. This time, it took her less than five months. The journalist, a... Read more

15 Jun 2017

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Getting Adversarial with Journalist Jeremy Scahill

Getting Adversarial with Journalist Jeremy Scahill

Folks on both the left and the right have a love-hate relationship with reporter and Intercept co-founder Jeremy Scahill... Read more

4 May 2017

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Comedian Hasan Minhaj on New Brown America and His Superpowers

Comedian Hasan Minhaj on New Brown America and His Superpowers

Also, what Chief Wahoo means for #NoDAPL and Native American  rights.We’ve only got a few more episodes left in this sea... Read more

2 Nov 2016

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Smashing the Confederacy in the streets and on the screen

Smashing the Confederacy in the streets and on the screen

The ACLU got a lot of heat last week when their neutral free speech stance had them defending the alt right in Charlotte... Read more

24 Aug 2017

1hr 5mins

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Roy Wood Jr. and Franchesca Ramsey fighting trolls with truth and satire

Roy Wood Jr. and Franchesca Ramsey fighting trolls with truth and satire

How do social commentary and comedy mix? W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu are joined with guests Roy Wood Jr. (The Daily... Read more

31 Aug 2017

1hr 18mins

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Political Analyst Angela Rye Calls It Like It Is

Political Analyst Angela Rye Calls It Like It Is

It’s hard to find a bright spot in the 2016 election, but born woke, political commentator and analyst Angela Rye was on... Read more

11 May 2017

57mins

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Patrisse Khan-Cullors on Black Lives Matter & Resistance under 45

Patrisse Khan-Cullors on Black Lives Matter & Resistance under 45

Kick off Season 2 with your favorite hosts and grassroots organizer, resistance fighter, and #blacklivesmatter co-founde... Read more

29 Mar 2017

1hr 14mins

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Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman Gives Us the Election Unfiltered

Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman Gives Us the Election Unfiltered

(Almost) Live from the DNC!Kamau and Hari are in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention! ...or at least the... Read more

27 Jul 2016

34mins

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