Anasa and Calvin are joined by activist, musician and preacher Rev. Sekou on this special episode of The Big We. The trio gets into America’s acknowledgment of Juneteenth, share honest opinions on Beyonce’s latest release and explore what abolition and protection really look like. They also talk Dave Chappelle’s 8:46 and discuss the possibilities of the future under new suns. Tell us what y'all think at @thebigwepodcast & check us out at thebigwepodcast.com.

This is a bonus episode to start off Season 3. Anasa and Calvin attempt to make sense of what's happening in the world right now. They get into what defunding the police really means, tackling unique issues in the workplace and what to tell all those nice folks asking how they can help. They also talk John Boyega's fiery Hyde Park speech, Problem Areas with Wyatt Cenac, and the transformational Wellness of We. Tell us what y'all think at @thebigwepodcast & check us out at thebigwepodcast.com.

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Wayne’s World dissolve

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We're coming back for Season 3! In our first episode of 2020 Anasa and Calvin WENT LIVE on Facebook to catch up and talk adjusting to life during a pandemic. We get into Bill Withers, discuss Cardi B's political musings and talk about what freedom really looks like. We're also are joined by a very special surprise guest!  Tell us what y'all think at @thebigwepodcast & check out the show notes at thebigwepodcast.com

 Anasa and Calvin dive into Harriet, the new Harriet Tubman biopic directed by Kasi Lemmons starring Cynthia Erivo. We explore Harriet as a freedom fighter, prophet, mystic, and military leader and what it’s like to engage with her legacy during this Year of Return. Tell us what y'all think at @thebigwepodcast & check out the show notes at thebigwepodcast.com

We talk to our favorite comedian Kevin Avery about the new blaxploitation throwback film, Dolemite is My Name starring Eddie Murphy. Kevin Avery is a brilliant comedian, producer, and writer—he’s written on shows like HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, and Comedy Central's The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn & Open Mike Eagle. We talk to Kevin about the legacy of blaxploitation, gender, race, and how marginalized groups have always found creative ways to get their work seen by the world. Whether Kevin is roasting Anasa or waxing poetic about the role of a comic storyteller today, he had us giggling til our faces hurt. Tell us what y'all think at @thebigwepodcast & check out Kevin’s full bio in the show notes at thebigwepodcast.com

What do our superpowers teach us about our longings?  How do we create spaces for young people to fully step into their voices and power? In this special episode, we’re THRILLED to be joined by our favorite sci fi & Afrofuturism visionaries, Autumn Brown and adrienne maree brown! Join our juicy conversation about love, parenthood, imagination, youth, magic, and longing as we explore the new scifi show “Raising Dion. Tell us what you think @thebigwepodcast and [email protected] and visit http://thebigwepodcast.com for full show notes. 

adrienne maree brown is author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. She is a writer, social justice facilitator, Octavia Butler scholar, pleasure activist, healer, singer/speaker (including wedding singer!), founder of the Emergent Strategy Institute, and a doula living in Detroit. 

Autumn Brown is a mother (of dragons!), organizer, theologian, sci-fi writer, artist, and facilitator. She is a Worker-Owner at the Anti-Oppression Resource & Training Alliance (AORTA), a worker-owned cooperative devoted to strengthening movements for social justice and a solidarity economy through political education, training, and planning. 

How to Survive the End of the World is adrienne maree & Autumn Brown's podcast where they "learn from the apocalypse with grace, rigor and curiosity."

What do our superpowers teach us about our longings?  How do we create spaces for young people to fully step into their voices and power? In this special episode, we’re SO thrilled to be joined by our favorite sci fi & Afrofuturism visionaries, Autumn and adrienne maree brown! Join our juicy conversation about love, parenthood, imagination, youth, magic, and longing as we explore the new scifi show “Raising Dion. Tell us what you think  @thebigwepodcast and [email protected] & read the full show notes at http://thebigwepodcast.com

adrienne maree brown is author of Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. She is a writer, social justice facilitator, Octavia Butler scholar, pleasure activist, healer, singer/speaker (including wedding singer!), founder of the Emergent Strategy Institute, and a doula living in Detroit.  http://adriennemareebrown.net/

Autumn Brown is a mother (of dragons!), organizer, theologian, sci-fi writer, artist, and facilitator. She is a Worker-Owner at the Anti-Oppression Resource & Training Alliance (AORTA), a worker-owned cooperative devoted to strengthening movements for social justice and a solidarity economy through political education, training, and planning. https://iambrown.org/

How to Survive the End of the World is adrienne & Autumn’s podcast where they share lessons from the apocalypse with grace, rigor and curiosity

#RaisingDion #superpowers #afrofuturism #adriennemareebrown #autumnbrown

Afrofuturism is everywhere!  Allow Calvin and Anasa to be your guides to the Renaissance of Black storytellers who are accessing their imaginations to liberate the past, present and future… Nerd out with us on Beyonce’s return to the Continent, Black identity and storytelling at the Emmy’s, the nuanced magic of David Makes Man, Ta Nehisi Coates’ brilliant new Afrosurrealist novel, and more!

Don’t miss this episode’s Afrofuturist Afterparty playlist of our fave Afrobeats from across the continent and the Diaspora on Spotify. Send us more recommendations! @thebigwepodcast on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and [email protected]

Visit http://thebigwepodcast.com for the episode's companion playlist and show notes!