Citizen the Pod

Citizens welcome Black with No Chaser to show! Host, Keina Zontel chops it up CJ and Cirilo about the lawsuit placed against the family of Trayvon Martin, the Kamala Harris double standard and Trump impeachment. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for the production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Citizen the Pod taped its first live show during this years Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's Annual Legislative Conference in Washington D.C. . Keina Zontel was joined by Bear Clarke, owner of Bear's Vibes, and Taj Tashombe, Vice President of Government Affairs for Oakland Athletics. We discussed the cannabis industry, economic development strategies for communities of color and why it's important for young people to find creative ways to participate in these spaces. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for the production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

On today's episode, host Keina Zontel chops it up with Instagram's, the Political Plug. We discuss the Squad, Trump's tweets & rhetoric towards these women of color and the candidates seeking the 2020 Democratic nomination for President. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Join host, Keina Zontel, and Jeralyn Cave and Denise Lieberman of the Advancement Project, as we discuss our unique opportunity to create political power, the long game of voter disenfranchisement and Democracy Rising- a study that focused on felony voter disenfranchisement and the issues that motivate millennial voters of color. If your interested in reading Democracy Rising, click the link https://advancementproject.org/resources/democracyrising/. Citizens we need your support. We need to ensure that New York State and any state that decides to legalize cannabis, passes legislation that will benefit communities of color in the following ways: address the disparities in the criminal justice system, invest in the communities most impacted by the war on drugs and make sure the process to enter the market legally does not shut POCs out, so go to www.smart-ny.com to spread the message. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Join host, Keina Zontel, Ekua Aidoo Mens, Equity and Inclusion Officer for Evergreen Health and Adrienne Garr, our resident social worker, as we discuss health equity, Senator Klobuchar's robust addiction and mental health platform, and 45's troubling foreign policy decisions. Citizens we need your support. We need to ensure that New York State and any state that decides to legalize cannabis, passes legislation that will benefit communities of color in the following ways: address the disparities in the criminal justice system, invest in the communities most impacted by the war on drugs and make sure the process to enter the market legally does not shut POCs out, so go to www.smart-ny.com to spread the message. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Join Keina Zontel and political strategist, Paul Hypolite, as we discuss the 2020 Democratic Presidential candidates, their viability and the new goals of the Democratic electorate. Citizens we need your support. We need to ensure that New York State and any state that decides to legalize cannabis, passes legislation that will benefit communities of color in the following ways: address the disparities in the criminal justice system, invest in the communities most impacted by the war on drugs and make sure the process to enter the market legally does not shut POCs out, so go to www.smart-ny.com to spread the message. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Join Keina Zontel and the NYS Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, Kassandra Frederique, as we discuss the status of cannabis legalization in New York State and her role in the Netflix documentary Grass is Greener directed by Fab 5 Freddy. This bonus episode is apart of my series, "The real affects of incarceration, where does change start." Citizens we need your support. We need to ensure that New York State and any state that decides to legalize cannabis, passes legislation that will benefit communities of color in the following ways: address the disparities in the criminal justice system, invest in the communities most impacted by the war on drugs and make sure the process to enter the market legally does not shut POCs out, so go to www.smart-ny.com to spread the message. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Join Keina Zontel and the CEO of Beautiful Brains, Christian Johnson, as we discuss the March 25th New Zealand terrorist attack and Andrew Yang, the Universal Basic Income candidate running to be the Democratic nominee for the 2020 Presidential race. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

On today's episode host Keina Zontel sits down with Ato Clyburn. We discuss my family's connection to the criminal justice system, his personal experience and the school to prison pipeline; this is part two of a series titled "the Real Affects of Incarceration: where does change start." Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

On today's episode, host Keina Zontel is joined by India Walton, community organizer for Open Buffalo, as we discuss criminal justice reform from the ground up; this is the beginning of a series titled "the Real Affects of Incarceration: where does change start." I'm also joined by Hank Pirowski, former Council President for the City of Lackawanna and self proclaimed, Conservative Democrat and Constitutionalist, as we discuss how regular people feel about the Mueller investigation and the media's role in our every day discourse. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Join Keina Zontel and her guest Rashied McDuffie, Assistant Corporation Council for the City of Buffalo, as we discuss the the College Admissions Fraud Case, the Bob Mueller Investigation and Biden/Abrams 2020. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Join host, Keina Zontel, and Adrienne Garr, social worker and member of International Child Advancement, as they break down the problematic mental capacity & influencers of 45, Crooke County and the prosecutorial record of Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews Control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Join host, Keina Zontel, and Brittney Baxter, Ladders to Success Principal, as they break down the problematic moments of Black History Month 2019 and the infamous Michael Cohen hearing in front of the House Oversight Committee. Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Join Keina Zontel on location at the NYSABPRL weekend in Albany NY as she chats with Senator Kevin Parker representing Brooklyn NY. They get some time to talk about all the things Democrats will be able to get done while they have a Democratic majority in the state capitol. Criminal justice reform, campaign finance reform and the highly anticipated legalization of recreational marijuana is all on the table and Democrats are getting to work! Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Citizen the Pod is back with Season 2 hosted by Keina Zontel and she's joined by producer & host of the Shift & Crew, Sir Aimezing, and criminal justice reform advocate Atu as we discuss the Trump Shutdown and the First Step Act. I also have a candid "keep it all the way real" interview with radio personality and host of Let Your Voice Be Heard, author and Citizen Action NYC Campaign Manager Stan Fritz. #thesurge2020 #citizenthepod Join the movement and subscribe to Citizen the Pod on all of your podcast platforms and follow Keina Zontel on Youtube, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter. Special thanks to Crews control Media for production and Danny Switchblade for the music.

Join Keina Zontel as she discusses the high and lows of the 2018 Midterm Election. #thesurge2020

Join Keina Zontel and the Buffalo Chapter of the Urban League Young Professionals (YP) as we watch the 2018 Midterm Election Night Results roll in; bring on the Caravan, the drinks and the #Bluewave! Thank you YP, Majority Leader of the Erie County Legislature April Baskin & Senor Tequilla for hosting an awesome Election Night event with Citizen the Pod. #thesurge2020

Are y'all ready for tomorrow?!? We are surging into the Midterms 2018 and who better to get you ready and amped then your host, Keina Zontel. I've got some heavy hitters on the pod, Activist and Spoken Word Artist Mysonne and National Co-Chair of the Women's March and Social Activist Tamika Mallory; you don't want to miss this conversation! #thesurge2018 #citizenthepod

On this bonus Get Out The Vote for the Midterms episode Keina Zontel kicks it with youth advocate and co-host of the Shift and Crew, Sir Aimezing. We discuss why this is the most important vote of our lifetime, what issues are resonating with young people and the importance of Tuesday. Listeners get your tribe ready to vote on Tuesday November 6th! Three days away from surging in the polls baby! #thesurge2018 #midtermsmatter #citizenthepod

Episode 17 puts you on to recently introduced legislation, HR 6691, in the new segment, the Okie Doke, and talks to political strategist Marc Pope about what's at stake on Tuesday and what happens when we can't communicate with folks on the other side of the isle. #thesurge2018 #citizenthepod

On this episode, host Keina Zontel introduces her new segment called the Okie Doke in which she discusses the tactics being done in the dark to move this country backwards. She is also joined by her homie, Adam Hollier, Detroit native & Democratic Candidate for the Michigan State Senate, 2nd District, to discuss the journey to victory, his motivations & what's at stake for Michiganders! The 2018 Midterm Election is two weeks away be ready to surge the polls on November 6th! #thesurge2018

Join host, Keina Zontel, as she talks to the Honorable Assembly Member Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes.

Host, Keina Zontel, chops it up with her homie, James Williams, about business start up mistakes and how to get it right from the start. #thesurge2018

Tune in as host, Keina Zontel, discusses the importance of representation, Kavanaugh and why votes matter with the Majority Leader of the Erie County Legislature April Baskin. #thesurge2018

If you don't know why the Midterms of 2018 is so litty, let me sprinkle some black pepper on it! Surge into the Midterms with host Keina Zontel as she puts you on to some exciting candidates to watch. #thesurge2018

Tune in as host, Keina Zontel, chops it up with her homie, Charell Elliott, as they discuss the infamous Stand Your Ground Law and the midterm elections!

Join Keina Zontel and the homie, Jamaal Williams, as they chop it up about the current state of education. If you haven't joined the movement do so on Instagram and Twitter @theSurge2018!

On this weeks episode, host Keina Zontel is discussing political ethics with Dr. Nicole Jowsey.

On this episode, we discuss grassroots campaigning, how to win without money and regular folks running for office with the homie Jesse Lenney, Western Region Political Director for the Working Families Party.

On this episode of Citizen the Pod, host, Keina Zontel talks to the homie Jamil Crews about 45's tweets, Omarosa and civic responsibility.

Join Keina Zontel and her homie Tarae Howell as they discuss the law, the Justice Kennedy resignation and the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.

Join Keina Zontel and her homie Phylicia Dove, owner of Black Monarchy, as we discuss police brutality, hashtags and policing communities of color. Subscribe to my YouTube channel, Keina Zontel. There you will find our first taped episode at Black Monarchy Buffalo as well as previously released content.

Join Keina Zontel and her homie Joe as we talk talk the Helsinki Summit, tariffs and Democratic Socialism.

Join Keina Zontel and her homie Paul Hypolite as they discuss black entertainers in politics.

Happy Juneteenth! This special episode gives you a rundown of issues and new stories you should pay attention to as we get closer to the Midterm Elections. I was also joined by my homie Brittny Baxter! To ask questions and send topic suggestions join us at #thesurge2018 on Twitter and IG

Keina Zontel introduces Citizen the Pod and discusses 45 & Dennis Rodman in North Korea with her homie Joe Sargent co-host of the Receding Hairlines Podcast.