What's the Deal???

What's the Deal???

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What's the Deal??? episodes

  • Life on the Inside: From Prison to Politics with Qiana Johnson, Founder of Life After Release

    Headlines were MASSIVE this week as we discuss the partisan pipe bomber, Megyn Kelly's defense of blackface, the Honduran asylum caravan and more!

    And you MUST stick around til the end for our conversation with Qiana Johnson who founded Life After Release, which focuses on what she calls Mass Liberation. In other words, reforming the criminal justice system by engaging formerly incarcerated AND elected officials. Her work is amazing, do not miss this interview!
    Follow her work and get connected by visiting www.lifeafterrelease.com, search for her on Facebook at Qiana Johnson and Instagram @Mz_Q. Or call her at 240-8454007.

    1 hr 6 min
  • Me, Run for Office? YEAH, You! with Comisisoner Sharece Crawford

    This week in news we talk about election tampering in Georgia, throwing racists in jail, dirty cops and more.

    We also talk with Sharece Crawford an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for Ward 8 in Washington, D.C. Her path to office will surprise you... just like it surprised HER. Learn how easy it is to get involved in government and make an impact!

    1 hr 7 min
  • Me, Run for Office? YEAH, You!
    This week in news we talk about election tampering in Georgia, throwing racists in jail, dirty cops and more.We also talk with Sharece Crawford to learn how easy it is to get involved in government and make an impact in your community. She is an Advisory Neighbrhood Commissioner in southeast Washington, D.C.
    1 hr 7 min
  • Dismantling the School to Prison Pipeline

    This week we have some AMAZING special guests in studio!!!! We discuss the Credible Messengers method for youth mentorship, crime prevention and dismantling the school to prison pipeline with Jason Clark of King County Superior Court in Washington State, and Willard Jimerson Jr and Eddie Howard of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle.

    For more information, be sure to check out these resources:

    D.C. Dept. of Youth Rehabilitation Services- Credible Messengers Initiative: https://dyrs.dc.gov/page/credible-messenger-initiative

    Credible Messenger Justice Center: https://cmjcenter.org/

    King County Credible Messenger Initiatve: https://www.facebook.com/kingcountycrediblemessenger/

    Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle: https://urbanleague.org/

    55 min
  • The World Laughs at Trump, then Cries at Kavanaugh

    We're back again with a new episode of What's the Deal??? but not much has changed: We all know the world laughs at Trump but this week we got actual video of it happening! The controversy continues around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. And as usual we run the weekly checklist of police corruption. Tune in!

    59 min
  • Kaepernick, Kavanaugh and the White Woman Who Runs HipHop

    YEAAAAHHHHH BOOOYYYYYYY (Flava Flav voice) we're BACK! We pack in a lot on ths episode: the assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett "Straight Outta Bethesda"/"Keepin It Gangsta" Kavanaugh; who really deserves credit for Nike endorsing Colin Kaepernick; mass shooting in Maryland, and much more.

    41 min
  • The Madness Continues... Police Brutality as Routine

    This week Jay Calli and I are off taking care of some personal business. In this solo shot, Steve Discourse unpacks and vents on the nature and normality of police violence in the USA, following the police murder on Thursday of Bothom Shem Jean, a 26 year old man in Dallas.

    We would love ot hear your reactions, questions and comments to this shocking incident and about this pattern of police violence in general. Hit me up @SteveDiscourse and @itsJayCalli on Instagram and @whatsthedeal18 and @Stevediscourse on Twitter.

    And please follow, share, and review our podcast!

    19 min
  • How to Make Political Moves

    What's the deaaaaalllll???? Rock with us this week as Steve Discourse and Jay Calli jump into:

    -UNC students and Confederate Monuments

    -Using Republican tactics... to advance progressive issues???

    -Prisoners demand humane conditions nationwide

    -Immigrants don't kill women, Americans kill women!

    Damn that list sounds heavy... Yeah it is but we make it look sexy!

    48 min

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Ayo, what happened this week? You don't even know do you? Check in with Steve Discourse and Jay Calli as they disect the biggest headlines of the week.