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The Drop Squad is a society and culture podcast featuring friends who chop it up weekly on everything from news and politics, to culture and entertainment

Q. Anthony Omene,


    • Dec 8, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 43m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Drop Squad

    Deion Sanders, Buffalo Soldier or Monorail Salesman?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 85:16


    The Drop Squad crew discussed Van Jones' apology on behalf of the Black community, and Deion Sanders exit from Jackson State to Colorado Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Discourse Roundup

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 126:56


    The Drop Squad crew takes your questions on this week's discourse, debates, and theory questions. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Black Hebrews and Broken Bucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 96:58


    The Brooklyn Nets make an example out of Kyrie Irving, while Black men are accused of “failing” Stacey Abrams. How do Black men in the 21st century navigate politics while being denied political agency? Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Can't Tell Ye Nothing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 113:58


    As expected, Ye losing sponsorships left right and center. But how much social punishment is too much? And why can't Black people get this kind of action when a celebrity insults our community? Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Type 2 Dialectics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 159:03


    A viral video featuring a Mondelez dietitian advertising food neutrality to Black people has the Drop Squad asking: is it fatphobic to say junk food is bad for you? Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Death Con 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 110:14


    The Drop Squad returns to cover Kanye's latest public self-detonation, Instacart discourse, and why you, as a Black man, don't have $1000 to give to your lady on demand Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Y'all N***as Need Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2022 104:16


    Reny and Q unpack the insane social media discourse on Black men, therapy, accountability, and pathology Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Misandrynoir

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 100:45


    Reny, Jamel, and Q tackle the current events concerning structural violence against Black boys, and the terrible discourse surrounding them Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Free Britney Renner (and nobody else)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 93:06


    The Drop Squad crew returns with a topic you knew we were gonna cover: Brittany Renner, drug sentencing, and all-around hypocrisy Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Blame Black Men: Midterms Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 119:31


    With the Democrats facing a 2022 midterm sweep, a familiar scapegoat rises from the dead... Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    We Will Shoot Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 88:19


    The Negro Subversive joins Q and Reny to talk Black community self-defense, gun control, and revolutionary history. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Black Death, Blue Checks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 137:38


    Last week's mass shooting in Buffalo brought out all the usual suspects with all the usual takes. None of it has done a damn thing. What do we do now? Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Kevin Samuels: Thought Leader?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2022 50:50


    The crew talks about the passing of controversial “image consultant” Kevin Samuels, and what it means for Black people on social media to look to inflammatory influencers for thought leadership Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Is code-switching necessary?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 120:15


    Survival mechanism or social climber toolkit? The Drop Squad crew discuss the necessity of code switching in the workplace and academia Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Will the real intersectionality please stand up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 119:57


    The Drop Squad gets into the recent backlash to Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and the intersectional discourse clashing with Florida's Don't Say Gay bill. Plus, Ralph Richard Banks once again makes the case for Marrying Out Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    What is “The Work?”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 78:27


    After a Black man led a successful labor movement to unionize Amazon, we find out BLM turned dead Black men into a multimillion dollar real estate empire Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    The Slap Heard ‘Round the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 101:40


    Reny and Q discuss That Moment at the Oscars, with Plan A's Teen Sheng Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Social media against Black organizing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 89:05


    The Drop Squad talks about social media, privacy, and what it means to watch what you say online Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Kanye West: Super Jeenyus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 79:21


    The Drop Squad reviews the Netflix special Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    War: Best time for a news drop

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 95:03


    Johnson and Johnson found a rather fortuitous time for a bombshell release, regarding human experiments… Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    #SaveSumyStudents - Black students in Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 132:44


    Students at State University of Sumy are trapped, caught between the Russian border and two war zones. They're running out of food and water, and are desperate to escape. The Drop Squad crew discusses the facts Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Slave Played

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 111:30


    The Drop Squad crew discusses the recent backlash to the Broadway show Slave Play, and Brian Flores's lawsuit against the NFL gets…complicated Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Maidan 3.0

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 81:13


    Moss Robeson joins us to talk about border tensions in Ukraine, and the century-old fascist movement supported by the US, Canada, UK, and other western countries Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Little Family Quarrels

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 91:33


    Whoopi Goldberg gets suspended from The View, and of course the weird conversations follow Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    ADOScalypse Now Redux

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 146:19


    We're joined by Deej (twitter.com/fanoniscanon) to talk about the diaspora war cycle, reactionary Black politics, and why no UK rapper will ever be GOATed Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Bylines Are Not Revolutionary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 107:22


    A Vanity Affair Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    The rise and fall of the BLM network

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2022 82:30


    Martin X has spent the last ten years advocating for Black lives, addressing the systemic issues that affect Black and marginalized groups through both conventional and unconventional avenues. Using his background as a mental health counselor, Martin is able to add nuance and clarity to the way we support the livelihood of Black people. Through seminars, community events, rallies, and curriculum development, Martin has worked with thousands of people around prison abolition, the fight against white supremacy, and lifting up Black communities. Martin has worked extensively with the Black Lives Matter Boston chapter, and is also a restorative justice coach working with various institutions in and around Boston. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Revolutionary Cypher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 101:12


    The Haitian Revolution and 1/6: same-same Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    With All Due Respect, Tell The Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 94:43


    We back and shooting the shit Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Barbershop Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 115:26


    A recent episode of Harlem got us thinking about barbershops, toxicity, and Hollywood representation of Black life Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

    Yeah We Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 71:27


    Let us be salient Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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