Resistance

By Gimlet

What's Resistance about?

Resistance is a show about refusing to accept things as they are. Stories from the front lines of the movement for Black lives, told by the generation fighting for change. Hosted by Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr.

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Resistance episodes:

09.17.2021
Big Floyd
Before George Floyd was known to the world, he was known to his friends as Big Floyd - a gentle giant who loved to rap. Our friends at Mogul made him this tribute. To hear more from them, follow Mogul...
09.03.2021
Live From The Tribeca Film Festival
Comedian Elsa Eli Waithe, Musician Ivy Sole & poet Dominique Christina take the stage to induct three new icons into the FYWF Hall of Fame. You can find a transcript of this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
06.25.2021
Bushwick and the Beast
When Flako moved back home to Bushwick, he noticed hella changes to the place that raised him. But Flako’s determined to not let gentrification win. Instead, he’s digging in and fighting the beast with the tools his community gave him. Learn...
06.11.2021
Get Back In The Water
On a stretch of beach in Southern California, a Black couple once created an oasis for Black joy. A place to swim, a place to breathe. This is the story of how it was destroyed, and the fight for its...
05.28.2021
Jesus Was An Enemy Of The State
Like a lot of disillusioned Christians, Mack left the church a long time ago. But then he met Jacquie and Abdus, two people who found a way to align their faith and their sense of justice. Learn more about your ad...
05.14.2021
F Your Everything
F Your Elections. F Your Gun Laws. F Your War. F Your President. F Your Everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
04.30.2021
F Your Bayonet
The woman with the meanest side eye you've ever seen is inducted into the F Your Water Fountain Hall of Fame. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
04.16.2021
F Your Water Fountain
An iconic image of a Black teenager drinking at a whites only water fountain inspired us to celebrate daring people who push through their fear, go up against the odds and look damn good doing it. You can find the...
04.02.2021
Geechee World Order
In the low country of South Carolina the Gullah Geechee are engaged in a fight to preserve their land and determine their destiny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
03.05.2021
Didn’t We Just March For This?
It’s been nine months since protests kicked off in New York City. Has anything changed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
02.19.2021
I Want To Report A Theft
All around the world, museums are filled with stolen artifacts. A man named Mwazulu Diyabanza is doing something about it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
02.05.2021
My Somebody
Kelly never saw herself as a ride or die. But that all changed when her partner Keith Davis Jr. was locked up. You can find the transcript for this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12.25.2020
Borders Between Us
Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr.’s award winning story Borders Between Us. It’s about his mother’s journey to America and how Saidu tried to make sense of their relationship years after her death. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12.11.2020
Give Me War Music
NYC activist John Acosta came out this summer to fight alongside his chosen family. But when they disagreed on how to make change, things started to fall apart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.27.2020
Lesser Known Creeps
We all know about the campaigns to tear down statues of Columbus and Lee, but what about the remnants of slavery we walk past every day and don't even realize are there? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11.13.2020
See You On The Road
The #EndSARS movement started as a way to bring an end to police brutality in Nigeria. But young Nigerians know that to change policing, they have to change the whole country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.30.2020
Coach G
The only Black man in Harvard, Nebraska puts on the first Black Lives Matter protest the town has ever seen. But will anybody show up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.23.2020
Shake The Room
What's it like when it's just you against the largest police department in the country? You can find the transcript for this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10.16.2020
Is It Too Revolutionary?
When the protests kicked off in New York City this summer, 22 year old Chi Ossé joined them right away. And when he went out, what he saw changed the trajectory of his life. You can find the transcript for...
09.23.2020
Resistance Official Trailer
Resistance is a show about refusing to accept things as they are. Stories from the front lines of the movement for Black lives, told by the generation fighting for change. Coming October 14th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's Resistance about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Resistance episodes:

Big Floyd

Live From The Tribeca Film Festival

Bushwick and the Beast

Get Back In The Water

Jesus Was An Enemy Of The State

F Your Everything

F Your Bayonet

F Your Water Fountain

Geechee World Order

Didn’t We Just March For This?

I Want To Report A Theft

My Somebody

Borders Between Us

Give Me War Music

Lesser Known Creeps

See You On The Road

Coach G

Shake The Room

Is It Too Revolutionary?

Resistance Official Trailer