Politricks Podcast

On this episode, the  hosts discuss the recent mass shootings that have taken place in El Paso, Tx and Dayton, Ohio as well as Chicago shootings this past weekend and Mario Lopez's controversial opinions about children wanting identify as another gender - and wanting to make the transition. 

On this episode, the hosts discuss many political policies and topics with guest,  Elad. He gives his stance on  football,  abortion policies, the environment, gun control, Black community's trust in the police, his disdain for Colin  Kaepernick, and do the police have an inherit bias when dealing with Blacks, as well as NYC politics, his stance on marijuana, outlawing abortions, toxic masculinity. The hosts then get into do Donald Trump's latest tweets attacking Rep. Elijah Cummings Of Baltimore; calling it "unlivable" and "rat infested".

On this episode, the hosts discuss many topics including Mueller Testimony,Trump’s infamous quote “I can shoot someone on 5th Avenue and nothing will happen to me.” Chris talks about him being perceived a Russian Robot.Chris describes seeing the Berlin Wall fall in person as a child. Vice President Pence is like Lyndon B Johnson. Trump and his family being his close political aides. Being Black person, and feeling guilty about showing Patriotism. Chris explains why he didn’t enlist in the army to follow his father’s footsteps. President George W. Bush being worse than President Donald Trump. Jared Kushner’s family shady past. US Women’s Soccer Club just won the World Cup in Paris France the team is advocating for equal pay is that something that Fifa should support? Women’s Sports: Tennis and WNBA. Alexander Acosta resigning as Labor secretary after the Jeffrey Epstein controversy resurfaces from his recent arrest in NYC. 

On this episode,   the hosts discuss Senator Kamala Harris just unveiling of her $100 billion black ownership plan to o “deal with the racial wealth gap,” the proposed  $100 billion federal program will help black people buy homes as well as provide down payment and closing cost assistance of up to $25,000 to people renting or living in historically red-lined communities, which would help some 4 million home-buyers.  They also discuss  Trump considering an executive order to allow citizenship question on Census and the Youtube employee, Christopher Cukor  (white man) and his son who called the police on software engineer, Wesly Michel (African American man).

 On this episode, the hosts discuss Facebook new currency exchange  they are releasing, a cryptocurrency called Libra in 2020, California is set to become the first state to officially ban hair discrimination of any kind and in Shreveport, Louisiana a city known for arresting African American boys for wearing sagging pants the overturning of the law, AOC calls the the border detention concentration camps,  and does the environment need to become a more prominent platform for POC consideration when voting for the next President and all local officials?

On this episode, the hosts invite TV/ Film Actor and Bernie Sanders Supporter, Eme Ikwuakor to  discuss the Opiod crisis versus comparison to drug problems in black community (ie. Crack) and how there are inconsistencies on how the people of color are treated versus white people whom are affected; as well as, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Bennie Sanders advocating to end college debt as well as making public college free for all students. 

On this episode, the hosts discuss the need for Democrats to ignore Donald Trump and focus on the issues for 2020 Presidential election.  Hosts discuss local New York local politics. They also discuss the upcoming Democratic debates, as well as Construction of wall that has started due to private donors fundraising and is there a real end in sight for gun violence.

On this episode,  the hosts discuss the Netlix's film series, "When They See Us". They breakdown the film and discuss topics from the real life 1989 Central Park 5 case.  The hosts discuss  the unlawful 30+ hour interrogation, Police coercion of the teens, the media's role in the covering of the  teenagers, Donald Trump's ADs in New York newspapers asking to bring back the Death penalty on the teens. They also discuss teens serving sentences with adults; the wrongful conviction and how racism played a part in dehumanizing these children, and finally the lasting ramifications of this case on society and how it has shaped how policing is done on black and brown children; as well as how the Central Park teens now men reacclimatizing back into society and their obstacles.  Maxine and Chris discuss their personal interactions with police officers. The show ends on a positive note as the hosts congratulate Hip Hop Mogul, Jay-Z on becoming a billionaire.

On this episode, Karl is back! The host discuss the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson testified before Congresswoman, Maxine Waters’s (D-CA) Financial Services Committee he seemed to not be knowledgeable of simple real estate terms confusing REO (real estate owned) with Oreo Cookies. Is Ben Carson in the wrong role as HUD, wouldn’t he be more qualified for surgeon general?

Sybrina Fulton (Trayvon Martin’s mom) is entering the race to join the 13-member board of Miami- Dade County commissioners. Fulton said she is looking to end gun violence she will challenge Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert the seat that is up in 2020 (because of term limits). We saw in midterm elections. Lesley McSpadden (Michael Brown mom) who ran for a city council seat in Fergusson, Misouri (yet she lost) and Lucy McBath’s mother to Jordan Davis who ran for congress in Georgia and won. Is this the direction more people need to take to change the political structure and laws? Or will this be more people who don’t have experience in office?