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This episode features a scholar, educator, content creator, NAACP Image Award nominee whose work centers education as liberation, our homie The Conscious Lee!! This conversation connects lived experience to systemic critique in real time.

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We sat down with Kat Abughazaleh, a candidate running for Congress in Illinois’ 9th District, for an in depth and wide ranging conversation about her life, politics, and the moment we’re living in right now.

It’s a real discussion about power, resistance, and what it takes to run for office in a system that often punishes dissent. Whether you’re interested in progressive politics, grassroots organizing, or the future of democracy, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.

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In this episode, we break down the disconnect between rhetoric and reality among prominent right-wing internet figures and call out how the personas they preach online fall apart in a real world setting. We discuss the irony of “alpha” branding colliding with insecurity, contradiction, and performative behavior.

We also pivot to politics, examining Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland and why. Finally, we draw parallels between ICE and the mindset of Confederate power structures, questioning whether current policies echo what the Confederacy might have looked like had it succeeded after the Civil War.

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What looks like entertainment, policy debate, and internet culture is really a map of power and who it serves. The conversation then tightens around policy and culture. We break down how Zohran Mamdani helped make universal childcare a reality in New York City and why billionaire-owned media rushed to frame it as “impossible.” We unpack what it means for Timothée Chalamet to be crowned “White Boy of the Year,” who benefits from cultural proximity without responsibility, and how Hollywood’s comfort zone keeps rewarding the same archetypes. We also discuss Kai Cenat signaling burnout with the streaming economy and searching for something more substantive beyond clout.

We close with ICE escalating violence in Minneapolis, where federal agents are operating with impunity, misinformation, and open political cover. What’s happening isn’t a failure of procedure. It’s a system doing exactly what it was designed to do.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR JAAM FAMILY!! Hopefully yall had a wonderful transition into 2026 because we're 9 DAYS in and this administration has already started with the BS. In this episode we talk about our New Years celebration, grifters like Fresh and Fit and Adin Ross's unwarranted hatred for Doechii. We also dive into the controversy behind the Critics Choice Awards and the ongoing conflict in Venezuela. Based on how this month started.... ITS GOING TO BE A LONG YEAR

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This week on The JAAM, we’re closing out the year with a special holiday episode featuring Chicago legend, Grammy nominated, multi platinum artist Vic Mensa.

Vic pulls up for a wide-ranging conversation covering everything from his early Chicago roots and the Internet Tape era to hip-hop culture, artistic independence, mental health, African history, and navigating fame in the internet age. We dive deep into creativity, ownership in the music industry, politics, spirituality, and what it really means to stay authentic while evolving.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

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In the final regularly scheduled episode of the year, we reflect on a chaotic, transformative season for both the podcast and the world around us. We dive into men’s mental health conversations, celebrity accountability, gun violence, and systemic failures across politics, healthcare, and justice.

We appreciate the love and support you all showed us this year! Next year is GOING TO GET CRAZY! STAY TUNED!!!

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The JAAM takes on another GTA 6 delay, Met Gala announcements, Jasmine Crockett’s Senate bid, and the hard emotional labor of being a Chicago Bears fan.

Then we dive into the advent of Kalshi, the probability-market betting app trying to turn politics, news, and daily decisions into tradable wagers. The boys break down the ethics,the influencer pressure and accountability, exploring the disturbing reality that Kalshi lets users bet on things like famine in Gaza, polio coming back, and other crises that should never be treated like sportsbook props.

We also break down the dumpster fire that was the Streamer Awards; terrible production, cameras cutting to the wrong Black streamers, tension between the “poggers” side and the W/L community, and the general chaos of the whole thing. From India Love’s “Kanye moment” to Kai’s responsibility as the face of the platform, the crew asks what these awards even do for Black creators and why everyone still chases white validation.

And then, unfortunately, it’s finally time to talk about Nick Fuentes. His latest viral moment forced its way into the discourse, so we break down what happened and why he keeps resurfacing. We also get into why he might literally be the antichrist of American politics and why the direction he’s dragging young men in is deeply concerning. Tap in.

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