Nicki Minaj’s political evolution has sparked a much bigger conversation about fame, power, loyalty, and Black cultural responsibility. Marcus Anthony Hunter and David Johns go beyond the headlines to ask a harder question: what happens when a Black celebrity’s politics begin to clash with the community that helped make them powerful? This is not just a conversation about Nicki Minaj or MAGA—it’s about influence, identity, accountability, and who gets to shape the culture in this moment.

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The Trump administration just overhauled roughly $4 billion in homelessness funding, shifting emphasis away from permanent housing. Trump-backed changes to SNAP have coincided with about 4 million fewer Americans receiving food assistance. From food to housing, Gary Hoover asks the uncomfortable question behind “America Is Killing Poor People”: when the safety net gets smaller for people already struggling to survive, is poverty really their failure—or ours? Economist Gary “Hoov” Hoover, Executive Director of the Murphy Institute and professor of economics and law, argues that America doesn’t simply fail poor people—it often builds systems that keep them poor and then blames them for it. His warning lands at a critical moment: 

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Former U.S. Senator Carol Moseley Braun, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate, offers a striking perspective on Kamala Harris and what her presidential defeat says about women and power in America. Braun argues that Harris was extraordinarily qualified, understood the issues, and “did everything right”—and rejects the idea that the loss should simply be placed at Harris’s feet. Drawing from her own experience breaking political barriers, Braun connects Harris’s treatment to deeply rooted attitudes about whether women are capable of holding ultimate authority, including serving as commander in chief. Yet she remains hopeful that those attitudes are changing as a new generation of girls grows up believing there are no positions beyond their reach.

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Antonio Michael Downing joins Jerid P. Woods for a powerful conversation about ancestry, identity, writing, and claiming your place in the Black literary tradition. Antonio reflects on the influence of his grandmother, overcoming impostor syndrome, removing ego from the creative process, and how doubt—even from haters—can become fuel for purpose, discipline, and greatness.

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Welcome to Baldwin & Co. Author Dialogues, the official podcast of Baldwin & Co. coffee + bookstore—a sanctuary for literature, creativity, and community. Sponsored by Baldwin & Co. Foundation 501(c)3.

This podcast is your front-row seat to the world of books, ideas, and thought-provoking conversations with some of the most brilliant minds and celebrated authors of our time.

At Baldwin & Co., we believe that stories have the power to inspire, connect, and transform. Through this podcast, we bring the pages of bestselling novels, memoirs, and groundbreaking works of nonfiction to life. Whether you’re an avid reader, aspiring writer, or simply someone who enjoys meaningful discussions, Baldwin & Co. Author Dialogues is here to ignite your curiosity and enrich your understanding of the world.

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In this gripping and emotionally charged conversation, author Jared Fishman and Judge Calvin Johnson unpack the horrifying case of Henry Glover in post-Katrina New Orleans and the federal investigation that exposed corruption, violence, and systemic failures inside the New Orleans Police Department. Fishman reflects on his journey from international conflict zones to the DOJ, revealing how war, race, policing, and power intersected in one of the most disturbing civil rights cases in modern American history. Together, they explore police cover-ups, the “blue wall” of silence, the moral cost of institutional corruption, and how the Henry Glover case ultimately helped force reforms inside the city’s police department.

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Welcome to Baldwin & Co. Author Dialogues, the official podcast of Baldwin & Co. coffee + bookstore—a sanctuary for literature, creativity, and community. Sponsored by Baldwin & Co. Foundation 501(c)3.

This episode is part of the ongoing conversations hosted by Baldwin & Co., a Black-owned bookstore, café, and cultural institution based in New Orleans. Baldwin & Co. exists at the intersection of literature, ideas, and community—creating space for rigorous dialogue, storytelling, and intellectual exchange.

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Why are coroner's reports often incomplete or misleading? This deep dive reveals how societal biases, historical disenfranchisement, and a focus on biology over social context create a "coroner's silence," obscuring the true circumstances of many deaths, especially those involving state institutions.

Terence Keel is an interdisciplinary scholar and Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) within the Department of African American Studies and the Institute for Society and Genetics. He is the Founding Director of the Biocritical Studies Lab, which examines the intersections of race, religion, law, and modern science, with a focus on police violence and forensics.

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In this powerful and unflinching dialogue, Nikesha Elise Williams and Taylor Murphy examine Nikesha's book, "The Seven Daughters of Dupree" book. This conversation examines the deep intersections of history, identity, and storytelling through Nikesha's novel spanning 160 years of Black womanhood. The conversation confronts uncomfortable truths about slavery, generational trauma, and the myths America tells about itself—challenging the idea that enslaved people were passive and highlighting the many forms of resistance that have been erased from mainstream narratives.

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In this gripping exchange, cognitive scientist Maya Shankar and journalist Evan Smith confront a disturbing reality: we are drowning in information—and it’s breaking us. From the psychological toll of nonstop news to the quiet collapse of civic participation, they unpack how doomscrolling, distrust in media, and algorithm-driven outrage are reshaping our minds and our democracy. But beneath the chaos lies something even more unsettling—people aren’t disengaging because they don’t care… they’re disengaging because they’re overwhelmed. And that may be the most dangerous shift of all. This conversation doesn’t just diagnose the problem—it exposes the invisible forces influencing how we think, what we believe, and whether we act at all.

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Irvin Weathersby Jr. and cultural strategist Gia Hamilton deliver a deeply reflective and personal conversation about grief, memory, and the transformative power of storytelling. With poetic clarity and emotional honesty, Irvin shares how the loss of his father and the devastation of Hurricane Katrina shaped his writing and identity as a Black man from New Orleans. Gia Hamilton, in turn, explores the intersections of trauma and creativity, asking how Black artists reclaim beauty from pain and build archives that preserve our truths. Together, they dive into the messy, necessary work of naming what hurts—and finding liberation in the telling.

This episode is part of the ongoing conversations hosted by Baldwin & Co., a Black-owned bookstore, café, and cultural institution based in New Orleans. Baldwin & Co. exists at the intersection of literature, ideas, and community—creating space for rigorous dialogue, storytelling, and intellectual exchange.

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In a landmark first-ever podcast conversation, Eddie Glaude Jr. and Ibram X. Kendi sit down for a powerful, deeply honest exchange on race, democracy, morality, and power in America. What makes this conversation so compelling is that it goes far beyond surface-level political commentary—they wrestle with whether racism is best confronted through policy, moral transformation, or both, and challenge the idea that simply “admitting” racism exists is enough. Instead, they argue that America has too often confused sentiment, symbolism, and performance with actual structural change.

The conversation also takes a sharp and urgent turn into how anti-racism has been misread, politicized, and weaponized in the current era. Ibram reflects on how his work has often been flattened into something far less radical than he intended, while Eddie pushes the deeper question of what kind of people—and what kind of country—democracy actually requires. By the end, the discussion expands into a chilling analysis of Great Replacement Theory, authoritarian politics, and the dangerous narratives shaping public life around the world. This is not just a podcast—it’s a serious intellectual document of the moment.

This episode is part of the ongoing conversations hosted by Baldwin & Co., a Black-owned bookstore, café, and cultural institution based in New Orleans. Baldwin & Co. exists at the intersection of literature, ideas, and community—creating space for rigorous dialogue, storytelling, and intellectual exchange.

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