Unruly Subjects

Natalie Bencivenga, Hasan Piker & UNRULY SUBJECTS Live from the Socialism Conference!

Before we relaunch our new season later this month, we wanted to share a special update!  We just dropped an interview with journalist and media producer Natalie Bencive

How Trump and Tech Elites Are Branding AI Resistance as Terrorism — and How We Can Fight Back

This week, Chenjerai interviews reporter Daniel Boguslaw about his recent WIRED article, US Law Enforcement Warns of ‘Anti-Tech Extremism’ as AI Hatred Grows. They discus

On the ground at the Delaney Hall Detention Center in Newark, NJ

This week, Chenjerai reports from ground zero outside Delaney Hall, the detention facility in Newark, NJ where hundreds of ICE detainees have been on hunger strike due to

From Detention Centers to Data Centers: Why the Fight Against Data Centers is a Fight for Democracy

🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjects  This week, Unruly Subjects is diving back into on

How the Informed Consent Coalition is Fighting the Family Policing System in Hospitals and Beyond

This week’s show is about informed consent, pregnancy, drug testing, hospitals, and the family policing system. Specifically, we break down a form of surveillance called

Locked Up for Being Poor: The Reality of Cash Bail and the Copaganda Machine

This week, we hear the story of how the "punishment bureaucracy" uses narrative and media to maintain state violence. We’re looking at the devastating impact of jailing s

Being Dope, Staying Unruly: Why We Need Hip-Hop to Understand Power, to Build Power and to Fight the Power

Before he was a scholar, journalist, and podcast host, Chenjerai was a rapper. And this week’s show is all about how hip-hop is connected to our larger political struggle

Getting Unruly on May Day: Education Workers, Labor Power, and the Fight Ahead

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When the President Declares Martial Law: What We Can Learn From South Korea’s Struggle to Defeat an Authoritarian Turn

This week, we look back at the martial law crisis that happened in South Korea in 2024, the Union-led opposition that organized swiftly, and the nationwide general strike

Creating Conditions for Black Mothers to Thrive

It’s Black Maternal Health Week! So on this week’s show we’re taking a deep look at the conditions Black mothers face before and after giving birth.  🙏 We make Unruly Su

Steph Curry, Sportswashing, and Why NBA players are investing in Israeli Security Tech

This week on Unruly Subjects, Chenjerai finally gets into sports. Kind of. Recently, it came to his attention that Steph Curry - one of the greatest NBA players of all ti

Jack Harlow’s "Blacker" Comments: Unpacking the Fallout with D Noble

This week on Unruly Subjects, Chenjerai is joined by his close friend Professor D Noble to unpack the viral fallout surrounding white rapper Jack Harlow. Following Harlow

How to Kill a Data Center

This episode is all about the fight against data centers. Specifically, we’re sharing the story of how the residents of Monterey Park, California waged a successful campa

How to Replace Family Policing with Real Community Care

This week, Chenjerai drives down to Philly to break bread with his friend - community activist and advocate April Lee. They visit Black Dragon, an innovative takeout spot

Chopping it up with Ronald Young Jr. About Building Dialogue When The Stakes Aren’t Equal

This week, the show features a long conversation between Chenjerai and his good friend Ronald Young Jr. Ronald is the creator and host of Weight For It, an award-winning

Why the Fight for Federal Workers Is a Fight About All of Us

This week, we have an episode all about the Trump administration's attack on federal workers and how people are mobilizing to fight back. We feature an interview wit

Mobilizing Black Brazil: Culture, Power, and the Fight Over Democracy

This week, we have an episode all about what’s happening right now in Brazil - and how we got here.   We feature an interview with Gilberto Porcidonio, a journalist, scr

Shackled at 30,000 Feet: What You Don’t Know About ICE Flights—and Who’s Paying for Them

This week, we feature an interview with journalist Gillian Brockell who recently wrote a story published in Mother Jones that breaks down what’s happening onboard ICE dep

Who Polices the Police? with Mac Muir

This week, Chenjerai is back on one of his favorite beats: policing in America 👮 He has a long conversation with Mac Muir, the author of Cop Cop: Breaking the Fixed Syst

What It Takes to Shut It Down: General Strikes, Movement Strategy, Solidarity

This week, we feature a conversation with veteran labor organizer and strategist Bill Fletcher Jr. all about general strikes.  What do people mean when they say general s