🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 64 The Assault and Gaslighting of America📅 November 14, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NC🔥 What We're Covering:🏛️ Government ReopensWhat happened? Who won? What did we give up to get here?📁 Epstein & TrumpThe documents. The connections. The silence from those who claim to care about protecting children.🚨 ICE & CBP Come to CharlotteFederal immigration enforcement is here. What does that mean for our communities? How do we respond?📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected] 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE#RadicalRootsPodcast #GovernmentReopens #EpsteinTrump #ICEinCharlotte #Charlotte #UnionCountyNC #Immigration #CBP

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 63: Dems Win, Dems Cave—Here's What WE Do Next📅 November 9, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCDemocrats swept major races—but what does victory actually mean when the system is still broken?We're back post-election with a LOT to unpack. From the government shutdown hitting Day 40 to Mamdani's NYC win, we break down what happened, what the margins tell us, and how we prepare for the real fight: November 25 boycotts, organizing our communities, and reimagining what the holidays mean.Elections are a tool, not the endgame. Now we keep the momentum organizing.🔥 What We're Covering:🗳️ Post-Election Analysis: Democrats Sweep—Now What?Mamdani won NYC. Progressives flipped key seats. But winning elections is Step 1. Holding elected officials accountable is the real work. Are we ready to pressure them to deliver?📊 The 10%+ Margin Reality: Why Progressives Had to Win BigWe said progressives would NEED 10%+ margins to overcome Trump administration voter disenfranchisement. And that's exactly what happened. The margins prove the system was rigged against us, but organizing overcame it.🏛️ Raum's Run for Stallings Mayor & Local ActivismWin or lose, this campaign was about showing up, giving voters a choice, and modeling what local activism looks like. What did we learn? What comes next?🚨 Government Shutdown Day 40: Crisis DeepensOver 2,500 flights cancelled. SNAP benefits reversed. 900,000 federal workers furloughed. Military families relying on food pantries. This is engineered cruelty—and the Senate is in rare Sunday session trying to end it.🤝 Dems Preparing to Cave on Shutdown Despite Sweep, No Principles.You just WON. You have a mandate. Why are you already talking about compromising? SNAP cuts and federal worker pay aren't bargaining chips—they're people's lives.😡 Van Jones & Debra Messing Meltdown Over Mamdani WinEstablishment liberals are LOSING IT over a Democratic Socialist winning NYC. The meltdown exposes who's really on our side. We're taking receipts.🤥 Mike Johnson's Lies Lose Power When People Stop BelievingPropaganda only works if people believe you. Mike Johnson is losing credibility. Truth-telling is our strategic advantage.🎯 Trump Sees the Writing on the WallAfter the Democratic sweep, even Trump is recognizing the political landscape is shifting. But don't get complacent—the far-right is regrouping.🛒 Next Steps: Preparing for November 25 BoycottsBlack Friday boycotts are coming. No shopping. No online purchases. Hit corporations where it hurts. Start conditioning friends and family NOW.🎄 Turn Christmas Into Giving Back: Reimagining the HolidaysDonate toys. Support mutual aid. Reject consumer Christmas. Real joy comes from community, not Amazon packages.👧 Raum's Daughter Aaliyah's Response to Small ChristmasKids are resilient. They learn what we teach them. If we teach them connection and care = love, they'll carry that forward. The personal is political.✊ The Real Question:What does victory actually look like to you? And are you ready to do the work that comes AFTER the ballot?📢 Elections Are a Tool, Not the Endgame:Now we organize. Now we hold people accountable. Now we prepare for November 25 boycotts and reimagine what solidarity looks like this holiday season.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected] 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE#RadicalRootsPodcast #GovernmentShutdown #Day40 #PostElection #MamdaniWins #RaumForMayor #November25Boycott #BlackFridayBoycott #VanJonesMeltdown #ReimaginChristmas #MutualAid #Organizing #UnionCountyNC

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 62: From City Hall to Civil War: The Fight for Power Everywhere📅 November 2, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCLive from Union County, where one of your hosts just threw his hat in the ring for mayor—and we've got a LOT to unpack this week.From a write-in mayoral campaign in Stallings to hurricanes in Haiti and famine in Sudan, this episode is about understanding how power works at every scale—and how we organize to challenge it.Power operates at every level. So does resistance.🔥 What We're Covering:🗳️ Raum's Run for Stallings Mayor (Write-In Campaign)David Scholl was running unopposed—until now. Raum Sandoval is running as a write-in to give voters a choice and bring radical transparency, community resilience, and accountability to local government. Democracy requires choices. This is what local organizing looks like.👑 Union County Delta Sigma Theta - The People's BrunchBlack women are the backbone of organizing. Delta Sigma Theta hosted The People's Brunch, creating space for coalition-building, political education, and Black women's leadership in Union County.🗽 NYC's Big Election and Other Major RacesProgressive candidates are challenging establishment Democrats in high-stakes races across the country. What do these elections tell us about money, media, and machine politics?🚫 Government Shutdown & SNAP CutsThe shutdown continues. Republicans are using it to gut food assistance and safety net programs. Millions of people—White, Black, Brown, and rural—are at risk. This is the federal breakdown we warned about.🪧 US Department of Labor Posters: Nazi Propaganda Aesthetics?New DOL workplace posters are circulating online—and people are noticing the similarities to Nazi propaganda. Bold graphics. Nationalist imagery. Workers in heroic poses. Are we being too sensitive, or are we watching fascist aesthetics get normalized in real time? Wait, are these ALL white men?🌊 Jamaica, Haiti Hurricane & Humanitarian CrisisHaiti was hit by another devastating hurricane. Where's the global response?🌍 Sudan, Nigeria, Venezuela: Global Crises We're Not Talking AboutSudan is experiencing famine and civil war. Nigeria is facing violence and displacement. Venezuela is being threatened with war by the United States. 👔 Kirk's New Boo Has Charlie Kirk's wife moved on just weeks after his death?✊ The Real Question:What are you doing at the LOCAL level to build power? Are you paying attention to GLOBAL struggles? How are you connecting the dots?📢 Power Is Everywhere. So Is Resistance:Whether you're running for mayor in a small town, supporting Black women's leadership, or standing in solidarity with people facing famine abroad—it's all part of the same fight.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected] 🌐 https://radicalroots.us and DONATE🗳️ VOTE NOVEMBER 5TH: If you're in Stallings, write in "RAUM SANDOVAL" for Mayor.#RadicalRootsPodcast #StallingsNC #WriteInCampaign #RaumForMayor #ThePeoplesBrunch #DeltaSigmaTheta #NYCElection #GovernmentShutdown #SNAPCuts #DOLPropaganda #FascistAesthetics #Haiti #Sudan #Nigeria #Venezuela #GlobalSolidarity #LocalPower #UnionCountyNC

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 61: The Imperfect Ally📅 October 26, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCWhat does it mean to show up imperfectly? How do we confront the systems that shaped us? And how do we build real solidarity across race and class in red and rural America?Tonight we're having a raw, honest conversation about race, privilege, and allyship with William Reynolds Broker—regular joe, white Southern male, liberal-leaning—here for a vulnerable conversation about what it takes to do the work.This isn't about being the "good white person." It's about showing up imperfectly, confronting privilege, and figuring out what real solidarity looks like.🔥 What We're Covering:🏞️ White "Survival" vs. Black "Survival" | Urban "Survival vs Rural "Survival"Both narratives are real—but shaped by fundamentally different systems. What did survival look like where you grew up? How do we acknowledge survival stories without erasing how white families got access while Black families were systematically excluded?🏠 American "Dream" — Aspiration, Ownership, and the Myth of the Level Playing FieldWanting to own something, build something, leave a legacy—that's not the problem. Pretending we all started from the same place IS the problem.🤖 AI Mistakes Doritos for a WeaponIn Baltimore, AI surveillance flagged a Black student's bag of Doritos as a weapon. Cops swarmed. This isn't a glitch—it's how racism gets baked into "neutral" technology.🗳️ Zohran Mamdani and Racist/Islamophobic Political AttacksA Democratic Socialist running for NYC mayor faces relentless racist attacks—not just from Republicans, but from establishment Democrats. What does it look like for white allies to defend leaders of color?💬 The Imperfect Ally: Confronting Race, Getting It Wrong, and Staying in the WorkBeing an imperfect ally means showing up even when it's messy. Making mistakes. Being called in. Staying committed to growth and action. Vulnerability without action is just performance.✊ Building Real Solidarity in Red and Rural AmericaRed and rural spaces are where white supremacy thrives—but also where multiracial coalitions can break the right's stranglehold. What are we building together?✊ The Real Question:What are YOU willing to confront in your own story? How are you showing up for solidarity—not just in words, but in action?📢 This Is About Action, Not Performance:Imperfect allyship isn't an excuse to stay comfortable. It's a commitment to keep showing up—even when you mess up. Especially in red and rural spaces where these conversations are rare but desperately needed.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected]🌐https://radicalroots.us and DONATE#RadicalRootsPodcast #ImperfectAlly #RaceAndClass #RedRuralAmerica #Solidarity #AIBias #ZohranMamdani #WhiteAllyship #CrossRacialOrganizing #UnionCountyNC #ruralamerica #urbanamerica

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 60: When the Mask Slips: Teachers Strike, Political Betrayals, and Fascism Goes Global📅 October 23, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCLive from Union County, where teachers are on strike and politicians are showing their whole ass.This week is about betrayal and solidarity. Who shows up for workers when it counts? And who sells out the moment it costs them something? From our own backyard to global fascist alliances—the mask keeps slipping.🔥 What We're Covering:✊ Union County Public Schools Teacher StrikeTeachers are fighting for fair wages, better conditions, and respect—RIGHT HERE in our backyard. Who's showing up? Who's staying silent? This is the litmus test.🗺️ NC Map Redistricting Shoved Through by GOPDonald Trump ordered it. The NC General Assembly obeyed. Democracy is being dismantled in real time—right here in North Carolina.🤔 Graham Platner: The New Fetterman and Tricia Cotham?Is he the real deal or another Democrat who talks progressive and votes like a Republican? What's with the tattoo??📚 The Mamdani EffectHow colonial powers create divisions to maintain control—and how it's happening right now in Union County and across America. Manufactured divisions prevent solidarity.🌎 US Aid to Argentina's Fascist GovernmentThe U.S. is funding Javier Milei's far-right regime while claiming to defend democracy. American imperialism and American fascism are feeding each other.🏴‍☠️ Trump Calls Colombian President Gustavo Petro a "Drug Lord"Classic imperialist propaganda. A leftist Latin American leader pushes back against U.S. control, so Trump calls him a criminal. The racism is blatant.🚫 Government Shutdown ContinuesFederal workers aren't getting paid. Essential services are stalled. Republicans are using it as leverage. Maybe this IS the time for a national strike.🏛️ Whitehouse BallroomWrecking ball metaphor.✊ The Real Question:Are you supporting the teachers in YOUR community? Are you holding local politicians accountable? What are you doing to resist—not just at the ballot box, but in the streets?📢 This Is About Solidarity:Local fights and global fights are connected. A teacher strike in Union County is part of the same fight as resisting U.S. imperialism and fascist alliances.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected]#RadicalRootsPodcast #UnionCountyTeacherStrike #NCRedistrictingScam #GrahamPlatner #USImperialism #FascismGoesGlobal #GovernmentShutdown #MamdaniEffect #Solidarity #WorkersRights

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 59: Mask Off: When the Cruelty Becomes the Point📅 October 19, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCAt what point do you stop calling it politics and start calling it what it is—fascism with a body count?The mask isn't slipping. It's off entirely. Racist group chats. Extrajudicial killings. AI propaganda. And anyone who resists gets labeled "Antifa." This is the normalization of cruelty and state violence in real time.🔥 What We're Covering:🌊 Extrajudicial Killings in International WatersU.S. forces executing boaters at sea—no trial, no due process. State-sanctioned murder is being normalized, and the media is silent. How long before this comes home?🤖 Trump AI Video: Mocking Citizens (Literally)AI-generated Trump shitting on Americans. Real or fake doesn't matter—it's psychological warfare. Cruelty is the brand. Dehumanization is the strategy.💬 Racist and Antisemitic Republican "Children" Group Chat ExposedA chat full of slurs, violent language, coordinated hate. These aren't edgy teens—they're being groomed into white supremacist violence. Where are the parents?✊ No Kings Day Rallies Dismissed as "Antifa"Nationwide rallies against authoritarianism are being painted as terrorism. If rejecting tyranny makes you "Antifa," then anti-fascism is the most American thing you can be.🎯 The Pattern: Cruelty IS the PointThe group chat, the killings, the AI mockery, the demonization of protestors—it's all connected. This isn't chaos. It's strategy. White supremacy doesn't hide anymore because it doesn't have to.✊ The Real Question:How are you protecting your kids from radicalization? How are you showing up to resist? What does accountability look like when the state won't hold itself accountable?📢 This Is the Mask-Off Moment:Fascism isn't coming—it's here. The question is: what are YOU going to do about it?📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected]#RadicalRootsPodcast #MaskOff #CrueltyIsThePoint #ExtrajudicialKillings #StateViolence #WhiteSupremacy #NoKingsDay #Antifa #Resistance #FascismIsHere

🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Season 2 Episode 58: The Enemy in Your House: Confronting Fascism at the Dinner Table📅 October 12, 2025 | 🕗 8:30 PM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCWe've been warning you. Now what?Season 2 isn't about predicting the collapse—it's about organizing through it. The alarm has been sounded. Now the real work begins. And it starts inside your home.🔥 What We're Covering:🏠 The Enemy Inside Your HomeFascism isn't just policy—it's personal. Husbands voting for Trump. Sons radicalized into violence. The call is coming from inside the house.🛏️ Protest Your Bedroom, Not Just the StreetsMarching on Saturday but sleeping next to someone funding fascism on Sunday? Accountability starts at home. There is no middle ground with fascism.🤖 AI, Surveillance & the Wild Cards We Can't SeeSocial media is surveillance. AI will accelerate authoritarian control in ways we can't imagine. Are we prepared for threats we can't even fathom?🕶️ Shadow Government & the National StrikeThey're dismantling elections. The time for shadow governance and mass resistance is now. Are you ready to move beyond performance into real disruption?⚡ We're Not Talking Current Events—We're Talking PowerEvery podcast covers Trump's latest move. We're covering what YOU do with that information. Get organized. Build coalitions. Make sacrifices.✊ The Real Question:What are YOU willing to sacrifice? Who in your life needs to be confronted? What are you doing beyond showing up to the march?📢 This Is Season 2:The rules have changed. The fight isn't hypothetical anymore. Shadow governance starts with YOU. Mutual aid starts with YOUR people.

📍 Live from Union County, North Carolina

📅 October 9, 2025

In this bold and unapologetic episode, we tackle one of the most contested concepts in American politics: patriotism. What does it mean to be a patriot in a nation built on contradictions? Who gets to claim the flag, and who has been excluded from that narrative?

✝️The weaponization of patriotism by white Christian nationalists

✊🏾Black Americans as the most patriotic people in history—from Harriet Tubman to MLK

🚩Symbols of patriotism: flags, pledges, and who they were really designed for

🛞The difference between restoration and revolution

👑Palestine, Gaza, and the imperial playbook coming home💣What comes after this system collapses?

👷🏾‍♀️Season 2 vision: moving from resistance to rebuilding

Bottom Line: Patriotism isn't about flags or pledges—it's about fighting for the humanity and dignity of all people. The real patriots have always been those demanding this country live up to its stated ideals, not those defending its worst instincts.

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🎙️ Radical Roots Podcast – Episode 56: Sexual Matador Unleashed: Steven Miller's Fascist Playbook📅 October 2, 2025 | 🕗 11:15 AM ET | 📍 Live from Union County, NCThe government is shut down. Pete Hegseth got silence from the generals. Steven Miller is unleashing ICE like it's 1939. Farmers who voted for Trump are losing their farms. And Bad Bunny just sent MAGA into a full racist meltdown.This week has been a lot. Let's dig in.🔥 What We're Covering:🪖 Pete Hegseth's Propaganda Rally FlopsTrump walked into a room of military generals and got stone-cold silence. The D-team is trying to execute an A-level coup—and it's already crumbling.🏦 Government Shutdown: Project 2025 in ActionTrump met with Russ Vought to slash "Democratic agencies." They're hiding the data, but they can't hide the reality. Chapter 28 was the blueprint all along.💪🏻 White Supremacist Violence & the Media Cover-UpAnother white shooter. Another church. Kash Patel posted "evidence" within minutes while scrubbing DOJ reports on white supremacy. The pattern is undeniable.🤪 Ezra Klein Said Charlie Kirk "Did Politics Right"Tanahasi Coates shut it down. Van Lathan broke it down. We explain why white liberalism always folds when fascism knocks.😈 Steven Miller: "You Are Unleashed"In Tennessee, Miller told cops the handcuffs are off them and on "the criminals" now. This is the language of state violence—and it's happening in real time.🧑🏻‍🌾 Farmers Losing Everything to Trump's Tariffs"It'll probably work out," one farmer said while losing his livelihood. Biden gave them subsidies. Trump gave them devastation. Dying of whiteness in action.🐰 Bad Bunny & the Super Bowl MAGA MeltdownThe most-streamed artist on Spotify is headlining Super Bowl 2026. He doesn't sing in English. He endorsed Kamala. MAGA can't handle it—and we're here for it.✊ The Big Question: What More Do You Want From Us?Parron asks what white America won't answer: What more can Black people do? We've done everything asked. When do white people step up with skin in the game?📢 Final Thought:This regime is doomed to fail. All fascist regimes collapse under their own weight. But we still have to resist—every day, in small ways.📢 Join the Movement:💬 Drop your thoughts below 📲 Follow: @RadicalRootsPodcast on IG, Threads, Bluesky 🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell 📩 [email protected]📌 Upcoming Events:🗓️ Saturday, 10/3 1pm: Anita Earls Canvas & Lunch (Charlotte, NC)🗓️ Thursday 10/2 6:30pm: Matthews AI Data Center Q&A (Matthews City Hall)#RadicalRootsPodcast #PeteHegseth #Project2025 #StevenMiller #BadBunny #SuperBowl2026 #TrumpTariffs #DyingOfWhiteness #Resistance

🎙️ Radical Roots x Drawing Bigger Circles – Episode 55: America's Reckoning & Resistance

📅 September 28, 2025 | 🕗 Recorded Live in Monroe, NC

This isn’t your typical political podcast. This was community in conversation.

In a powerful joint episode, the hosts of Radical Roots and Drawing Bigger Circles sit down in Monroe, NC, to unpack the intersection of grief, memory, race, and power — after a Charlie Kirk vigil in town stirred controversy and calls for accountability.

🔥 What We Cover:

📍 Mayor Burns & Parron BaxterWe dig into the Mayor’s online targeting of a resident, community backlash, and the NAACP’s formal call for his removal. What does it say when elected officials wield their platform to silence dissent?

🕯️ The Vigil Heard 'Round the CountyWhat started as a memorial for Charlie Kirk took a chilling turn. We ask: Who gets to define mourning, and who gets erased in the process?

⚠️ White Supremacy, Memory, and Manufactured MythFrom Monroe to MAGA, we look at how power distorts narrative, especially around race and class.

💰 Organize or Obey: Economic ResistanceIt’s time to stop funding systems that harm us. We talk economic boycotts, narrative ownership, and why local action is our most potent weapon.

📢 Closing ChallengeSilence is not neutrality. Show up. Speak out. Or get out of the way.

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