Episodes

This episode explains why I am proud to be who I am: A Black Man In America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erik-fleming1/support

This hot mic episode discusses the importance, and joy, of Black fatherhood and why Juneteenth is both a celebration and a reminder about the value of freedom. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s...

This hot mic episode deals with the Trump indictment, the Allen v. Milligan decision and the record $45 million settlement in the New Haven, CT police misconduct incident, tinged with a piece of advice: don’t get too excited ...

This episode addresses the problem of usurpation in America, as highlighted by the Juneteenth Celebration controversy in Greenville, SC. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erik-fleming1/suppo...

This hot mic episode deals with the question: Why is it ok for white people to engage in riotous behavior that is frowned upon in other communities? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erik-fl...

This episode declares something that we all should already know: the Right’s political rhetoric is making it unsafe for African Americans and other citizens that oppose their rhetoric. --- Support this podcast: https://po...

This episode looks at recent events that define the mission of many to devalue, and ultimately destroy, African American existence. It is the hope that this episode gives those who need it the inspiration to combat against th...

This episode lifts up the names of Anthony Watts, Areanah Preston, Amy St. Pierre and Jordan Neely. It is the hope that their tragic deaths invokes conversations concerning gun violence, homelessness, mental health awareness ...

In this episode, Kim Crayton, The Anti-Racist Economist, talks about her book, Profit Without Oppression, and the work she does based off the book. Later, I offer a tribute to the iconic Harry Belafonte. --- Support this podc...

In this episode, Dr. P. Gabrielle Foreman, Founding Faculty Director of the Colored Conventions Project, discusses how the Project is beneficial in understanding the true legacy of African American political thought. In the s...

This hot mic episode goes in on the self-proclaimed arbiters of blackness and how questioning someone’s “Blackness” is inappropriate, let alone out of their lane. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po...

In this hot mic episode, I express my disdain toward the expulsion of two black men from the Tennessee House of Representatives using historical, and spiritual, context. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify...

This hot mic episode reflects on recent events to justify that America needs to redeem itself before it can truly rebuild into a better nation. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/erik-fleming...

This hot mic reflects on the tragic shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee and the real reason why these tragedies are allowed to happen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/e...

In this episode, Artinese Myrick, Lead Organizer for Live Free Illinois, makes the case for a permanent Office of Gun Violence Prevention to be created in the City of Chicago. This podcast also highlights the victory the Divi...

This hot mic episode delves into how fears and misconceptions greatly impact our politics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https:/...

In this first episode of Season 7, I point out President Biden’s hypocrisy towards the District of Columbia and I express my disdain for anarchy and fascism being normalized in our political conversations. --- This episode...

This episode talks about how Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, made a miscalculation while trying to be an agent provocateur concerning race, and got canceled in the process. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The...

This hot mic episode deals with elected officials that are more concerned about entertaining than legislating, especially one in particular. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. h...

In this episode, Dr. Jacqueline Battalora, author of The Birth of a White Nation, guides us through the origin of “white” in America; Dana Brownlee, author of The Unwritten Rules of Managing Up, talks about antiracism work in...

This hot mic episode deals with the concept of a menace to society from a black and white perspective. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podca...

In this special episode, Rep. Michele K. Rayner-Goolsby (Florida) and Former Rep. Brenda Lopez Romero (Georgia) talk about the political climate in their respective states and how it is impacting legislation. --- This episode...

In this episode, Robert Chelsea, the first African American male to receive a face transplant, makes an appeal for more Black organ donors; Elizabeth Leiba, author of the new book I'm Not Yelling, talks about why it was impor...

Dr. D'Andra Orey, Political Science Professor at Jackson State University, discusses the challenges and importance of the Black Vote in this special podcast episode. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way ...