The Fire This Time Podcast

In ep34, Ahki & Sunny discuss the death of US military and political figure Colin Powell--faithful servant of US empire. Additionally, the pair discuss the recent kidnapping of US-based missionaries in Haiti within the context of the global capitalist suppression of Haitian autonomy. 

Ahki & Sunny take ep33 to explore the current crisis with the US & global supply chain, the white liberal MacArthur Foundation (friend of the Ford Foundation) choice of black intellectual leaders to pedestal w/ their newest bunch of genius grant awardees, and discuss Haile Gerima's 'Sankofa' hitting Netflix.

In episode 32, Ahki & Sunny tackle a range of issues both global and domestic, including: the Tiffany Diamond fiasco with the Knowles' family, recent news concerning the US empire in Afghanistan, the uprisings in South African against joblessness and landlessness amongst the Black working class, and finally give an analysis of the Patrisse Cullors produced "Eyes on the Prize" remix now on HBO Max--pointing out some of its reactionary elements.

On ep31, Ahki & Sunny discuss the ongoing debate over Critical Race Theory and how it is being watered down by liberals as it is being attacked by the right. Later in this episode, the duo breakdown Frantz Fanon's ideas on colonialism and gender within his book A Dying Colonialism. Namely, Sunny reads from the first chapter of the book, entitled "Algeria Unveiled".

In ep30, Ahki and Sunny keep it 1-hunnid on Sha'Carri Richardson, the Pan-Africanism vs. ADOS debate; later we honor Dr. Jim Sidanius for his work on Social Dominance Theory and the Subordinate Male Target Hypothesis, and discuss this theory in light of some worrying trends for Black men in 2021 and beyond.

In Ep29, Ahki & Sunny discuss the Ho Chi Minh & Marcus Garvey connection while previewing Taurus Season (Malcolm X's birthday is on May 19th, along with Ho Chi Minh's!), analyze the latest "intersectional" CIA recruitment video, break down the lavish lifestyles of Patrisse Cullors and the elite Black leadership of the BLM Global Foundation, and end with a discussion on the rising contradictions between homophobia and the resistance of Black working class people to a postmodern & colonial white gender system that dominates the academic and media spheres of the US.

Links:

Stephanie L. Phillips - Against Competitive Victimhood - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S3CAcXkoq5gdSzIaRc-mTEjosi8_Qwly/view?usp=sharing

Study on Bias, Black men, and Perceived Heterosexuality - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TaCwWa-TNxR3H6B1TbNBGNx0HemtgfIr/view?usp=sharing

CIA 'Intersectional' Recruitment Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHckeZoYx04

In Ep28, Ahki & Sunny react to the recent Roland Martin vs. King Randall debate over self determination and voting in the Black community.

In ep27, Ahki & Sunny look at the Grammy winners briefly before launching into a conversation over the nature of Hip-Hop and its relationship to the Black musical tradition.  Later, the duo discuss Mike Brown's father, and the Black Ferguson community's, recent demand of resources to the elitist Black Lives Matter national organizing body.

In ep26, Ahki & Sunny discuss the history of Haiti and their ongoing fight against US/Western imperialism, and discuss hypergamy and Black womanhood in light of the recent Maxine Waters and Meg the Stallion interview.

In ep25, Ahki & Sunny review the new Judas & the Black Messiah film depicting FBI informant William O'Neal & Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.  The crew also update the people on new evidence released in the FBI and NYPD assassination of Malcolm X.