Mic'd Up

By Charleston Activist Network

An unapologetic, Lowcountry-based podcast from the Charleston Activist Network. Hosted by activist/organizer, Mika Gadsden... more

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The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.

Mic'd Up episodes:

October 04, 2019 Saving Wadmalaw Island
Host Mika Gadsden sits down with fellow Wadmalaw Island resident, Kelly Doyle, to discuss the local community's efforts to fight commercial re-zoning and protect one of the last remaining rural areas in Charleston county.
New to the Pod, check out this previous episode: bit.ly/ImmigrantDetentionInChas
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We run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp
Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet
Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:
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Email Mika: [email protected]
Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com
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September 22, 2019 Mic'd Up On Ohm - Cultural Appropriation In The Charleston Food Industry
Mika gives her take on a new local restaurant with a name and signature dish that harkens back to Historically Black Southern Food Culture.
Devita Davison - https://youtu.be/vKGxMnAlMWE
New Yorker Magazine - www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/04/the-family-business-that-put-nashville-hot-chicken-on-the-map
New to the Pod, check out this previous episode: bit.ly/ImmigrantDetentionInChas
Please Favorite, Share, Rate and Subscribe!
We run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp
Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet
Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:
FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork
IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork
Twitter: @ChsActNet
Email Mika: [email protected]
Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com
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September 13, 2019 Black Women's Labor In The South
Mika speaks about her own experiences working in the South as a Black woman and challenges the ways in which Black women's labor is often consumed and marginalized. Episode also includes audio clips featuring author Saidiya Hartman, Eve Ewing, Dr. Brittney Cooper and Rihanna.
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/19/books/wayward-lives-beautiful-experiments-saidiya-hartman.html
Saidiya Hartman at the Hammer Museum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGxZQ3Py4-A&t=821s
Greenville Ordinance for Negro Women: https://twitter.com/BaelockHolmes/status/1077006002392834053
Katrina Andry at the Halsey Institute: halsey.cofc.edu/main-exhibitions/katrina-andry/
New to the Pod, check out this previous episode: bit.ly/ImmigrantDetentionInChas
Please Favorite, Share, Rate and Subscribe!
We run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp
Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet
Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:
FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork
IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork
Twitter: @ChsActNet
Email Mika: [email protected]
Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com
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August 30, 2019 The 1619 Project w/ Benny Starr
On this episode of Mic'd Up on Ohm, Mika sits down with friend and South Carolina performing Hip Hop artist, Benny Starr, to discuss the critically acclaimed 1619 Project from the New York Times.
Important Links:
The 1619 Project - bit.ly/CAN1619Project
PDF version - bit.ly/CAN1619PDF
LIVE Presentation of the 1619 Project - bit.ly/CAN1619Live
Pulitzer Classroom Curriculum - bit.ly/CANPulitzer1619Curriculum
The Halsey/Katrina Andry - http://halsey.cofc.edu/main-exhibitions/katrina-andry/
The Halsey/Colin Quashie - http://halsey.cofc.edu/main-exhibitions/linked/
New to the Pod, check out this previous episode: bit.ly/ImmigrantDetentionInChas
Please Favorite, Share, Rate and Subscribe!
We run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp
Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet
Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:
FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork
IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork
Twitter: @ChsActNet
Email Mika: [email protected]
Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com
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August 18, 2019 Chef Elaina Ruth a.k.a @Treatgod
Naturalista and all around culinary master, Chef Elaina Ruth stops by the Ohm Radio studio to share her thoughts (and her delicious juice recipes)on healthier eating habits. For more Elaina Ruth, you can find her on IG: @Treatgod and listen to her on a previous episode of Mic'd Up. (Link Below).
New to the Pod, check out this previous episode: bit.ly/ConjureSessionsTreatGod
Please Favorite, Share, Rate and Subscribe!
We run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp
Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet
Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:
FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork
IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork
Twitter: @ChsActNet
Email Mika: [email protected]
Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com
...more
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August 09, 2019 Cory Booker Town Hall, Voter Suppression & Gadsden Creek Update
On this episode of Mic'd Up, Mika recaps her time covering Cory Booker's most recent visit to the "Holy City", stresses the importance of electoral justice and gives an update on efforts to save the Gadsden Creek from greedy developers!
Jhacova Williams Voter Research: https://youtu.be/bgJe2bBO3iE
Jhacova Williams Post & Courier Article: https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/counties-with-higher-lynching-rates-have-low-voter-turnout-today/article_627132ba-9375-11e9-b335-3f61123ae128.html
Friends of Gadsden Creek Update: https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/TheBattery/archives/2019/08/09/plans-to-fill-gadsden-creek-seen-as-both-an-injustice-and-a-last-chance-to-help-westside-flooding-at-public-meeting
Meg Kinnard from the AP Cory Booker Coverage: https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/tim-scott-says-cory-booker-not-joe-biden-is-trump/article_7fe6399c-babe-11e9-80ec-c7a4031f766e.html
New to the Pod, check out this previous episode: bit.ly/buddybambahda
Please Favorite, Share, Rate and Subscribe!
We run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp
Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet
Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:
FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork
IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork
Twitter: @ChsActNet
Email Mika: [email protected]
Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com
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August 02, 2019 Nina Turner (Exclusive Interview)
Mika Gadsden sits down for an exclusive interview with Sen. Nina Turner, surrogate & co-chair of the Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign. Plus, Mika gives her take on the second round of Democartic Debates airing on CNN earlier in the week.
New to the Pod, check out this throwback episode: bit.ly/blkbodies
Please Favorite, Share, Rate and Subscribe!
We run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp
Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet
Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:
FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork
IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork
Twitter: @ChsActNet
Email Mika: [email protected]
Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com
...more
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August 02, 2019 Black Voters Matter Live in Studio
On Friday, June 14th, 2019, LaTosha Brown, Jazz Johnson and Cliff Albright of Black Voters Matter stopped in to talk w/ Mic'd Up on Ohm show host, Mika Gadsden to discuss Voter Outreach, Building Political Power Among Black Voters and Much More!
New to the Pod, check out this throwback episode: bit.ly/blkbodies
Please Favorite, Share, Rate and Subscribe!
We run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp
Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet
Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:
FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork
IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork
Twitter: @ChsActNet
Email Mika: [email protected]
Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com
...more
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July 29, 2019 Mic'd Up Ep. 21 - Conjure Sessions 2
Acapella Hip-Hop Cypher(begins at 29:19 min. mark) featuring: Geechie Lord, Maliik, Keem, Salis, Buddy Bambahda & Benny Starr
On this "Lost Episode", podcast host, Mika Gadsden invites her friends, Chef Elaina Ruth & Yoga Instructor Ashley Limehouse, to talk about the Black experience in Charleston, wellness, health, culture and much more. This is a second installment of the Conjure Sessions, a secret, invite only pop-up event specifically for Black folk living in the Charleston, SC area. This event was created to be a "safe space" designed in the tradition of what Gullah Folk and Black Southerners called a "Secret Black People Meeting".
Previous Content From C.A.N.:
Conjure Sessions I: Beach Vibes w/ Benny Starr: http://bit.ly/1ConjuredMic
The Conjure Sessions Video: youtu.be/I4TnJnadZ-w
Please Favorite, Share, Rate and Subscribe!
We run on love & community support: bit.ly/SupportCAN , $mikagadsden on CashApp
Get exclusive content by supporting this podcast via Patreon: patreon.com/ChsActNet
Follow the Charleston Activist Network on Social Media:
FB: @charlestonactivistnetwork
IG: @charlestonactivistnetwork
Twitter: @ChsActNet
Email Mika: [email protected]
Website: www.charlestonactivistnetwork.com
...more
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July 27, 2019 Mic'd Up Promo for Ohm Radio
When you read the words "Charleston Activist Network" think PRESS. Think MEDIA, digital content, social media, podcasts, radio and more! The Charleston Activist Network is not an organization, it is a platform that creates content with an unapologetic, activist message. Led by Mika Gadsden!
Listen to Mika LIVE on the airwaves, each week on 96.3 FM Ohm Radio. You can also stream the show...visit ohmradio963.org for more information on the OHM Radio App.
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FAQs about Mic'd Up:

How many episodes does Mic'd Up have?

The podcast currently has 146 episodes available.