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Woke AF Daily with Danielle Moodie powered by DCP Entertainment is a podcast that explores the current political climate while waking people up to their power. Get BTS access and more exclusive content at Patreon.com/WokeAF.

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Woke AF Daily episodes:

05.09.2024
I Don't Like Biden.
But we still have to vote for him in November. Jonathan Metzl joins to discuss his newest piece, What Could American-Style Gun Culture Do to Israel? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05.08.2024
Biden's Failed Doctrine
The whole world is watching, and Joe Biden is not answering the call. On this Woke Wednesday, Danielle gets very real about the struggle facing voters six months out from the election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05.07.2024
Trump's Tenth Try
Have you ever been given a second chance, or even a third? What about a TENTH? That's what Donald Trump is currently being given by the American "justice" system. Skye Perryman, President & CEO of Democracy Forward, returns to discuss recent...
05.06.2024
Biden's Pill is Harder to Swallow
In 2020, up against Donald Trump, Joe Biden was already a tough pill to swallow. Now in 2024, even against the same threat of Trumpism, it's even harder to accept the decision facing Americans at the polls in November. See...
05.03.2024
Handing 2024 to Trump
That's exactly what Joe Biden is doing, with his weak and misguided response to student protests across the country for justice in Gaza. Mark Thompson returns to Woke AF Daily for a special conversation with Danielle Moodie about this crucial...
05.02.2024
1968 Part Two
Joe Biden is currently the "Sophie's Choice" candidate and Danielle is starting to waver in her public support for this administration. Dr. Jonathan Metzl joins to give his perspective as both a sociologist and a Jewish American, recorded BEFORE the...
05.01.2024
How Many War Crimes Does It Take
Danielle continues to shine a light on the most important story in America: the violent crackdown on student protests on college campuses across the country. This is actually not a "complex" issue, and we as a people need to think...
04.30.2024
Conservative Depravity
The philosophy of this Supreme Court and the entire right-wing movement that has led to this moment is one of depravity. Law professor Jennifer Taub returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss this critical moment and why President Biden, if...
04.29.2024
The Dark Mindset of the Supreme Court
You asked and Woke AF delivered! Elie Mystal, Justice Correspondent for The Nation, returns to Woke AF Daily to share his legal perspective on our unaccountable Supreme Court, as well as his personal response to mainstream media scrutiny of campus...
04.26.2024
America Hates Women
It is a dark time in America, and as always the cruelty is the point. Since the fall of Roe v. Wade, new and renewed draconian laws have sprung up which all have the same goal: controlling and punishing women. IF...
04.25.2024
Trump's Apparent Cognitive Decline
Dr Suzanne Lachmann returns to Woke AF Daily to share a perspective echoed by other experts: Donald Trump is exhibiting signs of dementia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04.24.2024
We're Not Going Back to Sleep
For more and more of us, especially young people, the "American dream" is no longer a pacifier. As for Danielle, this election she is voting to bide time, not for Biden. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04.23.2024
The Cost of Unconditional War
Danielle's Democracy-ish cohost Wajahat Ali joined her for a very real discussion about who does and does not have the right to defend themselves and whether Biden's unwavering support of Israel is worth risking our own democracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for...
04.22.2024
We Are Not Your Superheroes
Black Girl Magic is real, but it is not a tool for white people to use at their own whim. Dr. Christina Greer joins Danielle once again for a discussion about the politics of respectability as it relates to Black...
04.19.2024
The Ultimate Grift
"Ultimate" as in supreme, and "ultimate" as in final. Trumpism is the ultimate grift. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04.18.2024
Moving Through this Moment
We need to be playing the long game, and Dr. Jonathan Metzl joined Danielle once again to discuss just that. How many rights are people willing to lose before we finally come together? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04.17.2024
Tsunami of Hate
We are living through a moment where it feels like everything is unraveling, and rather than trying to keep up with the madness, Danielle is working on creating a different pace. Because exhaustion and burnout is exactly what Republicans want...
04.16.2024
Sliding Door Moments
Mark Rank is back with a new book, The Random Factor: How Chance and Luck Profoundly Shape the World Around Us. While a lot of people tell themselves their success - or failure - is entirely due to their own actions,...
04.15.2024
Walking Out of Crooked Rooms
Jenn M. Jackson returns to celebrate the publication of their new book, Black Women Taught Us. Together with Danielle, they talk about recognizing "crooked rooms" and how love with no accountability is a form of abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
04.12.2024
Not Everybody Wants to Get Free
OJ Simpson is dead, and Donald Trump is attempting to win Black voters by buying them Chick Fil A. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04.11.2024
Shifting Perspectives
Everything changes, and we need to have the courage to challenge our own narratives. Jonathan Metzl joins to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04.10.2024
Take Our Country Back
Donald Trump is apparently pro choice now. And if you believe that, Danielle has earthquake insurance to sell you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04.09.2024
Erasing the Stigma
ABORTION. The more we say it, the less it's stigmatized. Danielle Campoamor joined Danielle once again to discuss the state of reproductive rights at a crucial crossroads for our country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04.08.2024
The Future Republicans Want
We continue to see the extremist Republican party abusing and undermining the ballot initiative process, further chipping away at our democracy. Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, BISC's Executive Director, talks with Danielle about the attacks on our democracy and what they...
04.05.2024
Patterns of Intentionality
How long will it be until the Biden administration, his campaign, and the mainstream media recognize Israel's repeated patterns of war crimes in Gaza? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04.04.2024
Waiting For a Tipping Point
Dr. Jonathan Metzl returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss what he saw, heard, and learned on his tour promoting his new book What We've Become, as well as the breaking news of seven aid workers being killed in Gaza and...
04.03.2024
The Illusion of Justice
Since Trumpism broke through into the mainstream, our systems have not held - the holes in our system have only gotten wider. Democracy is going down, and if we don't plug the holes we will go down with the ship. See...
04.02.2024
Preserving Our Future
Children are our future, and groups like the Children's Partnership are working to ensure their - and our - futures are healthy. Mayra Alvarez joined to talk about their important work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04.01.2024
Change is An Inside Job
Welcome to season five of Woke AF Daily! On this commemorative episode, Danielle reflects on the last five years of Woke AF Daily and the many changes we have gone through together as Americans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.29.2024
Life in the Express Lane
Amidst the fallout from Diddy's unraveling, Danielle Moodie cannot help but compare it to the kid gloves used on Donald Trump. Danielle also discusses the quick exit of Ronna Romney McDaniel from NBC News and the mainstream media's continued embrace...
03.28.2024
The Lie of the Girlboss
Lark Lewis, co-host of the podcast Hearsay produced by the National Women's Law Center, spoke with Danielle about how mainstream media depictions of women reflect the social advances women have made over the last 50 years, but also how they...
03.27.2024
Footsies With Fascists
The mainstream media embraces MAGA world once again, while the justice system once again proves that it works just fine for the people it was intended to benefit: wealthy white men. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.26.2024
This Precarious Moment
Malia Lazu, author of From Intention to Impact, joined Danielle for a discussion against the history of whitelash in America and how it's manifesting in its current form as attacks against DEI programs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.25.2024
Profiles in Courage
Krystale Littlejohn returned to Woke AF Daily to discuss the new book Fighting Mad and how we fight for reproductive rights after the fall of Roe v. Wade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.22.2024
A Hopeful Place
On this Friday, Danielle reflects on stories from Alabama up to the Supreme Court, and shares a dream that can still become our reality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.21.2024
The Now Place
Where we were is not where we are, and where we are is not where we want to be. Danielle Moodie and Dr. Jonathan Metzl discuss our present moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.20.2024
The Importance of Hopefulness
On this Woke Wednesday, Danielle Moodie feels that the window of opportunity is closing...not voting in 2024 isn't an option when Donald Trump and the Supreme Court are putting out a hit job on democracy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.19.2024
Life on Earth Two
Susie Banikarim is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the co-host of the In Retrospect podcast. She joined Danielle to discuss the media's malpractice when it comes to reporting on Trump and whether any lessons have been learned in the 2024...
03.18.2024
Running Out the Clock for Trump
Glenn Kirschner, legal analyst and Justice Matters host, returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss the numerous cases involving Donald Trump, the Supreme Court's intervention, and how likely it is that he will even see a criminal trial before the...
03.15.2024
Backing Away From Netanyahu
On this Friday, Danielle gives her take on special counsel Robert Hur's contradictory report and testimony - and Merrick Garland's continued failures as Attorney General - the hypocritical "Tik Tok ban" bill, and finally, the delicate topic of how America...
03.14.2024
Permission to Publicly Grieve
It has been four years of COVID-19, and four years of Danielle's conversations with Dr. Jonathan Metzl. They reflect on that milestone and how our perceptions as a society have been altered in that time. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.13.2024
Four Years of COVID
This week marks four years since the WHO declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. Today, Danielle examines the buried trauma that many Americans have experienced as well as her own story of what she experienced at the start of the...
03.12.2024
Age of Anxiety
Patrick Gaspard, CEO of the Center For American Progress Action Fund, joined Danielle to discuss the dire need for Democrats and American liberals to have a counter to "Project 2025", the Trumpist authoritarian agenda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.11.2024
Our Nuclear Present
On the night of this year's State of the Union address, Joe Biden delivered when he needed to the most, while the Republican party continues to push its regressive propaganda. While they are working to send us back to the...
03.08.2024
Wall of Authoritarianism
Recorded before this year's State of the Union address, Danielle gets frank about Joe Biden's prospects in the face of the party that wants to seat the first fascist president. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.07.2024
An Unclean Binary
Danielle talks with Dr. Jonathan Metzl about feeling a "sense of stuck" between a rock and a hard place as we approach the 2024 elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.06.2024
Pressing Pause on Genocide
The whole world is watching as American democracy collapses. Republicans are pushing for it and Democrats are not doing nearly enough to fight back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03.05.2024
The Existential Threat of Trumpism
William He founded Dream For America when he was just sixteen years old and has been doing political work since the age of 11. Danielle spoke with him about his organization's work and the political issues that matter to his...
03.04.2024
As Goes Texas, So Goes America
Gina Ortiz Jones is the founder of the Find Out PAC, a Texas group targeting three state Supreme Court justices - Jimmy Blacklock, John Devine, and Jane Bland - who f*cked around with reproductive freedoms. Danielle talks with her about...
03.01.2024
The Unraveling of Humanity
On this Friday, Danielle calls out the New York Times and other mainstream media outlets for the media blackout and disinformation around the extreme protest of former serviceman Aaron Bushnell, who died from self-immolation while crying out for a free...

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Woke AF Daily episodes:

I Don't Like Biden.

Biden's Failed Doctrine

Trump's Tenth Try

Biden's Pill is Harder to Swallow

Handing 2024 to Trump

1968 Part Two

How Many War Crimes Does It Take

Conservative Depravity

The Dark Mindset of the Supreme Court

America Hates Women

Trump's Apparent Cognitive Decline

We're Not Going Back to Sleep

The Cost of Unconditional War

We Are Not Your Superheroes

The Ultimate Grift

Moving Through this Moment

Tsunami of Hate

Sliding Door Moments

Walking Out of Crooked Rooms

Not Everybody Wants to Get Free

Shifting Perspectives

Take Our Country Back

Erasing the Stigma

The Future Republicans Want

Patterns of Intentionality

Waiting For a Tipping Point

The Illusion of Justice

Preserving Our Future

Change is An Inside Job

Life in the Express Lane

The Lie of the Girlboss

Footsies With Fascists

This Precarious Moment

Profiles in Courage

A Hopeful Place

The Now Place

The Importance of Hopefulness

Life on Earth Two

Running Out the Clock for Trump

Backing Away From Netanyahu

Permission to Publicly Grieve

Four Years of COVID

Age of Anxiety

Our Nuclear Present

Wall of Authoritarianism

An Unclean Binary

Pressing Pause on Genocide

The Existential Threat of Trumpism

As Goes Texas, So Goes America

The Unraveling of Humanity