What makes you feel strong? We hung out with KP during Black Belt Eagle Scout's Minneapolis tour stop to talk about the relationship to songwriting, making music that guides the journey, where hope in an absurd world rests, and more. Listen well, friends!

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Black Belt Eagle Scout - Can You Relate?

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Tana Hargest and Nekessa Opoti join Tommy to analyze the latest funny business and perpetuated lies from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and this time St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, a Black man, wanted in on the egregious smoke screens. Also, white Minneapolis Twitter and non Black social media grifters are once again up to no good and trying to capitalize on Black death and pain. You gotta love this city! Thanks for listening.

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Jacob Frey and His Phantom Black Police Chief (BONUS)

Nekessa Opoti and Tana Hargest join Tommy to break down the latest press conference held by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey where continued his lies to the public after his Minneapolis Police gang murdered Amir Locke on February 2nd, 2022. We discuss the tone of the city and it's "playhouse theatre" antics on both sides surrounding these events while our community struggles to heal for the last several years. 

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BONUS: Minneapolis is Irrevocably Broken

Weapon of Choice wanted to check in with a brave, brilliant soul, and truly dope immunologist, Azza Gadir, PhD, a beacon of generous, compassionate, and digestible information to benefit our communities trying to navigate this ever complex pandemic. We are grateful for Azza's remarkable gifts she shares with the world as we try to collectively push through.

Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short interviews about creatively transitioning in a time of uncertainty.

In these challenging times, we wanted to check in and let you know we're with you. And let's hold up this world with empathy. Remember, we can be kind in this troubled world.

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