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Rwebel Radio is a monthly podcast focused on unpacking culture and difference in under 10 minutes (without ads). ​Monthly, topics will be selected and broken into 3 segments. Join a Rwebel with a cause on a journey toward enlightenment! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

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    • Feb 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 10m AVG DURATION
    • 23 EPISODES


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    Ep 301: Set It Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 10:56


    Is it time to Set It Off? Our Rwebel in Chief weighs in on the aftermath of Jason Van Dyke's release. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep 207: Truth Hurts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 17:58


    What does it mean to grow up Black, plus-sized, Queer, and neurodiverse? It's a lot, says Khaaliq Crowder, our guest on this episode. From being made fun of for his weight to having only acquaintance-ships with White people, there are many challenges. Listen to today's episode to see how he navigates the challenge of intersectionality. To leave a comment, check out our blog page. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep 206: Speak Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 12:37


    CONTENT WARNING: The following episode describes rape culture and sexual assault, so listener disrection is advised. As a part of our 2021 Noise series, we are talking consent once more. In this episode, our Rwebel in Chief interviews her best friend and former co-director Genevieve Antoine. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep 205: My Type

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 15:01


    In the wake of Dani Leigh's latest faux pas, our Rwebel in Chief hops on the podcast with her siblings to talk about colorism in the entertainment industry and even in their family. See the text version of this story here! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep 204: Shots Fired

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 11:28


    Mayor Lori Lightfoot is on the hot seat yet again. This time, our Rwebel in Chief looks at the situation with Anjanette Young and the outrage it sparked. Tune in now to hear her educated hot take. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep 203: End of Daze

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 13:18


    Our Rwebel in Chief interviews her brother about Lori Lightfoot and some of his experiences with the Chicago Police. Also tune in for a very special surprise at the end! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep 202: Bills, Bills, Bills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 10:59


    "Can you pay my bills?" Javanna asked to the heavens. In this follow up to our Season premiere, our certified Rwebel in Chief sounds off on money. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    BONUS: Defund Tha Police?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 2:31


    As national conversations center around defunding the police, I use a simple analogy to talk about why some feel it is time. Check out this 2 minute excerpt now! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep 201: Slow Down

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 14:02


    After a few scary hospital runs, a certified Rwebel in Chief offers some words on slowing down. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Season 2 Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 0:47


    Jay’s Jukebox will be jumping this season, and this is just a taste. Get ready for a whole new way to podcast. Song: “Upside Down” by Luke Christoper (I do not own the rights to this music) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep 111B: I wanted to be Romantic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2019 12:25


    In the Season Finale, Javanna interviews millennials on the "L" we all love to hate. Listen now to different approaches to romance. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep. 111A: I wanted to be Rap Genius

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 11:07


    Last summer, some artists came with the heat, while other artists needed to go back to the kitchen. In today's episode, I play gatekeeper while looking at three summer projects that I stan. A lot. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep. 110: I wanted to be Rhythmic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 11:23


    I once said, "The only rhythm I have is in my poetry," and I still believe that to be true. In this episode, I walk listeners through my process of creating raps, which is my poetry set to music. Check it out now! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep. 109: I wanted to be Regal

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 11:00


    In one song, I say, "Call me Zola Reaux today - first of her name and one of one." As I produce my 3rd novel, I want to bring readers into "Afromerica" little by little. Enjoy the first official preview of "Chaos and Magic." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep 108: I wanted to be Resourceful

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 11:01


    I wanted to use the resources at my disposal to do some housekeeping while reflecting on the contentious plant that so many love. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep. 107: I wanted to be Relieved

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2019 11:00


    With my health insurance having an expiration date and my family's health concerns, I thought it would be timely to talk about health in the Black community and Black women's health. Really, I wanted to be Relieved from the stress that comes with trying to stay healthy in America. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep. 106: I wanted to be Rooted

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 10:59


    Since 2006, and some experts might say it started before that, Chicago's Black population has been on the decline. Eager to understand why, I asked over 40 Chicagoans, "Have you considered leaving?" Listen now to hear some of the responses! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep. 105: I wanted to be Radical

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2019 11:00


    Many people like to quote Malcolm X when talking about the issues the Black woman faces in America, but this is disingenuous to a certain degree, since there are many Black women who have said the same. In this episode, host Jay. Tha Poet centers the voice of two Black women as she and her guest dialogue about believing Black women. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep. 104: I wanted to be Receptive (Pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 15:06


    Take a trip inside Dr. Beatrice Akala's African home. After returning from South Africa, I wanted to snapshot my trip, so I use a moment from the last day of my trip to talk about gender (in)equity in South Africa and some other highlights from my visit to the Rainbow Nation! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep. 103: I wanted to be Receptive

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 11:06


    This is part of a two part episode series about my South Africa trip.  Before I took my 8,000 mile journey, I wanted to be ready to learn, laugh, live, and love. I wanted to be receptive, and I set the tone in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep. 102: I wanted to be Reflective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2019 11:39


    In this second episode of Rwebel Radio, I highlight interviews I had with past and current members of Northwestern University’s National Pan Hellenic Council just ahead of several founders day’s for the council. In these conversations, I reflect on how the NPHC is an inner space designed to uplift. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Ep. 101: I wanted to be Revolutionary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 11:00


    In this episode, I look at difference as it pertains to the extent of one's activism. I spoke with Pierce Cruz, who debuted six pieces at the Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago, Ill. We discussed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., modern Black activism, and the fear of being a revolutionary. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rwebel-radio/support

    Rwebel Radio (Trailer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 0:14


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