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Sinners (And Safe Spaces)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 53:19


Ken Makin talks about Sinners, safe spaces (at HBCUs) and Shay Sharpe.

I Am Nobody's Slave

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 39:42


Host Ken Makin speaks with Lee Hawkins, the author of "I Am Nobody's Slave," a devastating memoir about Black parenthood and survival.

F- Calling It Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2025 36:33


F- Calling It Culture by Makin' A Difference

Still A King

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 30:02


Still A King by Makin' A Difference

Have The Democrats Given Up On South Carolina?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 31:09


Our host discusses the election and the state of the Democratic party in South Carolina.

The Agenda

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 41:21


Ken responds to the rhetoric surrounding Barack Obama's talk with Black men in Pittsburgh and Kamala's last-minute plan for brothas.

Mayor's Coup? Let's Review

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 14:16


Ken speaks with District 5 Commissioner Bobby Williams in the aftermath of a crazy day in Augusta (Ga.) politics.

VOTING | is it enough?

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 29:26


HINT: Voting is NOT enough.

X-Men 97 Review

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 44:58


Ken reviews the first season of X-Men 97 and predicts what will happen in the season finale! Plus Kendrick vs. Drake!

Power Up

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 22:38


Nice change of pace pod featuring one of Ken's favorite shows and guilty pleasures, Raising Kanan.

We Need More Sankofas

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 38:27


In remembering the late Joe Madison, also known as "The Black Eagle," Ken finds inspiration in an African symbol of the past to come up with political and social solutions in the present. Not bird-brained at all.

Power

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 29:38


We're starting off 2024 the right way! Katt Williams teaches us about the power of narratives and Ken talks about the importance of manifestation.

MAD After Dark | Whelmed.

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 30:08


Easy listening. Hard truths. And the space to think.

SATE (Select Access To Excess)

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 33:32


SATE (Select Access To Excess) by Makin' A Difference

Program Building (feat. Olajuwon Paige)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 25:41


Program Building (feat. Olajuwon Paige) by Makin' A Difference

SC Legislative Review Preview

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023 26:37


A review/preview of the the 2023 Legislative Workshop for the media. Ken fills in with some of the discussions that weren't had around the proverbial roundtable.

Leave No Doubt

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 34:30


Ken talks about the controversies surrounding Kanye and Kyrie, then laments the death of beloved Migos member Takeoff.

Lynn Gladney | Soulful Service

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 20:55


Ken Makin speaks with Lynn Gladney, a candidate for Georgia House District 130, ahead of the November 8 election.

When The Players Speak Up (feat. Troy Reddick)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 52:40


Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville recently made racist comments about Black people and the need for reparations. Now, one of his former players boldly responds with a personal, political and powerful narrative. Meet Troy Reddick.

Stop Playing With Us

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 30:35


Stop Playing With Us by Makin' A Difference

America The Deadbeat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 26:47


On this episode, Ken talks about the fallout from SCOTUS' decision to strike down Roe v. Wade and what it means for Black folks.

Views From The Sixth Congressional District (feat. Marcel Dixon)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 40:31


Host Ken Makin speaks with Gregg "Marcel" Dixon, a candidate for the Sixth Congressional District seat in South Carolina. Dixon speaks boldly about his campaign, with a centerpiece of Black reparations and points of reference about gun rights and immigration.

The Reparations Administration (feat. Tamara Johnson-Shealey)

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 22:30


Tamara Johnson-Shealey, a candidate for Georgia Senate, is running on a reparations agenda and explains it boldly with host Ken Makin.

Declaration of Black Independence

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 40:03


Ken Makin revisits the Black National Political Convention of 1972 and speaks about the urgent need for a Black Agenda in 2022.

We Were Already At War

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 39:54


On this episode, Ken responds to the saturated media response regarding Ukraine and Russia, and notes America's shameful practices both at home and abroad. Also, yes, that is a picture of yellow cake. Don't drop that s---.

Manifesting Reparations (feat. Sandy Darity and Kirsten Mullen)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 62:26


Dr. Sandy Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen graciously made a second appearance on our podcast. Originally recorded in July 2021, this conversation could have easily been recorded yesterday in light of the continuing need for reparations for Black people.

New Year. New Me. Same Me Though

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 22:56


King Day. Saving the children. A Black agenda. And much more!

Faith, Family and Football (feat. De'Angelo Bryant)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 32:40


On this episode, Ken speaks with Silver Bluff (S.C.) High School coach De'Angelo Bryant ahead of the team's Lower State Championship matchup with rival Barnwell High School. Bryant, an alum of Wake Forest University and Silver Bluff, talks about what it takes to build a winning program.

The Real Is Back

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 47:24


The Real Is Back by Makin' A Difference

Request Line

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 28:23


On this episode, Ken answers questions on a new segment: Request Line! This episode's questions are relating to HBCU sports, as well as the relationship between Black men and Black women. Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jc54RvDUZU

Trina Mackie: A Voice For All Citizens

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 22:47


On this episode, Ken Makin speaks with Trina Mackie, an at-large candidate for City Council in North Augusta (S.C.) ahead of a local election on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

Ceretta Smith: Ready To Listen And Lead

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 15:09


On this episode, Ken speaks with Ceretta Smith, a veteran and a candidate for an at-large seat on the city council in Grovetown, Ga.

Movies And Messiahs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 47:37


Ken gives his review of "Judas And The Black Messiah" -- and reviews Black movies in general. Put it this way -- a lot is said in 45 minutes.

Polar Cap (Ice Cube)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 50:03


On this episode, Ken talks about Ice Cube's decision to advise the Trump administration on its "Platinum Plan." From there, Ken provides a layered discussion on the "bad faith" that goes into political engagement with African-Americans.

#Augusta2020: Lia Abney

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 33:30


As a part of our election coverage, Ken speaks with Lia Abney, a candidate for the District 4 School Board seat in Augusta-Richmond County (Ga.)

The Memeification Of Breonna Taylor

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 56:37


On this episode, Ken laments the grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case — and everything surrounding it.

Election 2020: Dr. Patricia Hanks

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 15:27


On this episode, Ken Makin speaks with Dr. Patricia Hanks, a candidate for the District 4 School Board seat in Aiken County. Dr. Hanks speaks eloquently about uplifting teachers and students in the midst of COVID-19.

#Augusta2020: Jordan Johnson (District 1 Runoff)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 25:54


On this episode, Ken speaks with Augusta-Richmond County District 1 Commissioner candidate Jordan Johnson ahead of the Tuesday, August 11 runoff. Johnson has been endorsed by Democratic luminary Stacey Abrams.

Reopening? Ask The Teachers FIRST

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 97:36


On this episode, Ken speaks with a trio of educators, including Chanda Jefferson, the South Carolina Teacher of the Year. Other educators include Israel Butler, a former administrative assistant whose career path led him to the classroom, and Earl Grey Summers, a second-generation educator who has pinpointed the challenges in education in an almost clairvoyant fashion.

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Detanglement

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 57:21


In this episode, Ken talks about the dangers of allowing celebrity culture to dictate moral code and social policy. This past week was crazy! Ken talks about all of it, to include Jada and Will, Nick Cannon, and GOP governors.

Black On Black

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 76:33


On this episode, Ken dissects and rebukes the notion of "Black on Black crime," while challenging Black elected officials who wage war on their Black constituencies. This episode also highlights the importance of Black labor in American history and in the midst of this pandemic.

Major Responsibility (feat. James Woodall)

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 28:06


On this episode, Ken speaks with James "Major" Woodall, the president of the Georgia NAACP. Ken and James talk about the Ahmaud Arbery case, the rebuke of Joe Biden's claim that the NAACP endorses him, as well as the relevance of the NAACP in the current age.

More Than MAD (feat. King Maine)

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 31:36


On this episode, Ken speaks with Maine Bradley, the host of More Than The Masters podcast. What results is a straightforward conversation that advances beyond the traditional response to tragedies and atrocities against Black people.

From Here To Equality: THE Conversation About Black Reparations

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 61:46


On this episode, Ken Makin and special guest co-host Jerome Ferguson talk with Dr. William "Sandy" Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen, the authors of "From Here To Equality: Reparations For Black Americans In The Twenty-First Century". The dialogue features the couple's book, their reparations program, along with a sociological and historical view of the urgent need for Black reparations.

#Augusta2020: Mark Bowen

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 11:51


On this episode, Ken Makin talks with Mark Bowen, the Coroner of Augusta-Richmond County (Ga.) Bowen talks about some of the initiatives of his office ahead of his re-election bid on June 9, 2020.

#Augusta2020: Ramone Lamkin

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 16:16


On this episode, Ken Makin speaks with Ramone Lamkin, the Marshal of Augusta-Richmond County, ahead of his re-election bid.

Coronaspiracies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 63:12


On this episode, Ken Makin talks about the local, state and national fallout surrounding COVID-19.

#Augusta2020: Cory Carlyle

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 11:35


On this episode, Ken Makin speaks with Cory Carlyle, who's running for Coroner in Augusta-Richmond County (Ga.) Carlyle, who has more than 20 years of experience in law enforcement, talks about bringing life to an office that most people associate with death.

Transportation Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2020 24:50


On this episode, Ken talks with Dr. Oliver Page from the City of Augusta (Ga.) and consultant Glenn Coyne about the Augusta Regional Transportation Study, or ARTS. The study relies on public input to provide perspective about how Richmond County (Ga.) and surrounding counties should approach transportation in the near and distant future.

An Emphatic Endorsement (feat. Stacey Abrams and Jordan Johnson) #Augusta2020

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 64:59


When Stacey Abrams and Fair Fight came to Augusta, Ga., in support of a local candidate's political campaign, it showed the power of local politics. That candidate, Jordan Johnson, is running for the District 1 Commission seat in Augusta-Richmond County. Ken Makin hosts a powerful dialogue with both Abrams and Johnson that shows how we should view and build our politics.

Uncivil War

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 86:36


Host Ken Makin addresses the collective incivility of our society, from the origins of the Civil War, to exchanges between entertainment personalities. This podcast is political and personal.

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