Cognitive Dissident

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College, about the history of Black Abolition and the role political violence can play in forcing social change.

I discuss how the concept of "child endangerment" has been used by the government to police and incarcerate vulnerable black and brown women.

In a raw and occasionally funny episode, I attempt to capture what it was like to be a Wellesley College student in the era of coronavirus.

Experience a week in politics with me, from the South Carolina primary to Super Tuesday!

I discuss how biometric technologies are being used by states as a method of social control.

I discuss the racialization of Muslims post 9/11 and its connection to the American surveillance state 

I trace the history of abortion in America and discuss the way federalism makes way for restrictive regulations on abortion.

I discuss Asian American voting patterns and why they matter.

I explain how the House’s impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump came to be.

I discuss the foreign policy alignments and policies of 2020 Democratic candidates.

In this special episode, I breakdown India’s recent power grab in Kashmir and what it means for secularism in the country

I answer some of your questions about the election and the Mueller hearings.

I dive into the winners and losers of the first round of debates in the 2020 Democratic Primary.

I dive into the campaigns of Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker, and Beto O’Rourke, the “dark horses” in the 2020 election race.

Season 2 begins with a deep dive into the Democratic Party’s 2020 Election front-runners; Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, and Bernie Sanders.

I discuss the troubling intersection between science and the detention of Uighurs, a primarily Muslim ethnic minority, in China.

In which I break down the findings of the released Mueller Report.

I discuss the recent conflict between India and Pakistan and it’s implications with special guests Maheen and Aliza.

In which I answer all your pressing questions about politics!!

Alexa talks about how redistricting can help improve racial diversity in schools.

I talk about the college admissions scandal with my friend Alexa (my first guest)

In which I talk about racial discrimination in the housing market and how it had disenfranchised African Americans for generations.

I talk about some of the most incredible women journalists and writers of their time.

I talk about Michael Cohen’s testimony and what it means for Trump’s impeachment.

I talk about voter suppression in America and collaboration between African Americans and Asian Americans during the Civil Rights Era!

In which I talk about the Japanese Internment camps and their troubling legacy for the United States

I talk about Trump’s national emergency and what it means for America.