Honestly Speaking
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Honestly Speaking is Co-hosted by Eddie Washington, Michael Farber, and Genesis Be. We're officially back for Season 2! Join the crew each week, Eddie, Farb, and G as we dive deep on the issues and topics that matter to us most. From race to culture and what history can inform us as we look to the future. We know these conversations aren't easy so let us be your guides for unfiltered commentary as we attempt to shed some light while trying to better understand them ourselves! And of course, we'll have best-in-class guests to help us on our learning journey. Subscribe now!
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
Honestly Speaking is Co-hosted by Eddie Washington, Michael Farber, and Genesis Be. We're officially back for Season 2! Join the crew each week, Eddie, Farb, and G as we dive deep on the issues and topics that matter to us most. From race to culture and what history can inform us as we look to the future. We know these conversations aren't easy so let us be your guides for unfiltered commentary as we attempt to shed some light while trying to better understand them ourselves! And of course, we'll have best-in-class guests to help us on our learning journey. Subscribe now!
Language:
English
Contact:
8029223157
Website:
https://pod.co/honestly-speaking
Episodes
Episode 51: Social media, big tech, and the state of our societal division w/ Michael Slaby
3/21/2021
We are joined by author Michael Slaby this week who’s recently published, “For All the People: Redeeming the Broken Promises of Modern Media and Reclaiming our Civic Life.” He earned his chops as CTO and CIO of Obamas 2008 and 2012 campaigns. While we get into big techs role and opine on popular culture discourse such as the social dilemma, we of course gotta bring in the historical lens and economics cus you know how we do. Buckle up, this isn’t your typical tech is making us divided talk!
Duration:00:49:18
Episode 50: The World of Sex Work w/Madame Margherite
3/19/2021
We are joined this week by Madame Margherite, dominatrix, activist, sex work advocate, and co-founder of Dom Com. We dive into the community and therapy aspects of the BDSM world, some misunderstood legal aspects, and if OnlyFans is actually as empowering as some claim.
Duration:00:41:00
Episode 50: The World of Sex Work w/Madame Margherite
3/13/2021
We are joined this week by Madame Margherite, dominatrix, activist, sex work advocate, and co-founder of Dom Com. We dive into the community and therapy aspects of the BDSM world, some misunderstood legal aspects, and if OnlyFans is actually as empowering as some claim.
Duration:00:41:00
Episode 49: Class vs Race with John Ganz
3/4/2021
Writer and author, John Ganz, joins the pod to breakdown why everyone’s a little Marxist, even if you don’t know it. Once and for all, we get into America’s classic conundrum, do our problems stem from Class or Race? You’re not going to wanna miss this one!
Duration:00:35:47
Episode 48: The NYC Mayoral Race + introducing Genesis Be
2/27/2021
We recapped our live pod with Dianne Morales and final take aways + what we feel about the NYC mayoral race in general. And we know many of you are wanting to learn more about our new co-host G Be so we explore her feelings on politics, hip hop, and in defense of Eminem!
Duration:00:24:57
Episode 47: Live w/ Dianne Morales
2/21/2021
NYC mayoral candidate Dianne Morales joins our 2nd live pod to discuss schools, housing, the vaccine rollout, and much more. Were not your average campaign stop so buckle up!
Duration:00:53:07
Episode 46: Season 2 kickoff + we got a new co-host!
2/11/2021
We kick off the second season of Honestly Speaking with a new host, Genesis Be. You might already know her from last season as one of our guests and her work with the Mississippi state flag. We dive into a few hot topics plus preview the season to come. Tune in!
Duration:00:32:04
Episode 45: Election 2020: What just happened? w/ guest Michael Hardaway
11/19/2020
We are over two weeks removed from the election so while the exit polls aren’t fully updated, we dig into the numbers. Joining us in the booth, is Michael Hardaway, Obama alum and former senior advisor to Congressman Hakeem Jeffries to help us make sense of it all. We talk the legacy of Obama with the black community. What’s really going on with the media hype around moderates and progressives. Biden is giving us LBJ vibes, should we believe our own hype? And what we think could be possible...
Duration:00:55:47
Episode 44: Swing Big w/Eliza Orlins & NY State Senator Alessandra Biaggi
10/29/2020
This week we’ve got two heavy hitter politico guests. We kick it off with returning candidate for Manhattan DA, Eliza Orlins, (.50 - 23.34) covering all things the courts. We also are joined by NY State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (23.34 - 56.50) and cover the difference between state and federal responsibilities, Governor Cuomo’s handling of Covid-19, and how we are feeling in the final days ahead of election day.
Duration:00:57:03
Episode 43: Countdown to the Election
10/21/2020
Republican voters edition w/Mike Ponticelli and “Q.” We bring back friend of the pod Mike Ponticelli to see where his vote stands in the lead up along with new guest “Q” who was a Obama voter in 2008, non voter in 2016, and now voting for Trump in 2020.
Duration:01:04:12
Episode 42: 3rd Party Candidates & the VP Debate
10/13/2020
We are in the home stretch of the 2020 campaign. We chop up the latest, plus an update from Farb still on the road.
Duration:00:59:59
Episode 41: The Debate w/ guest Rania Batrice
10/1/2020
We analyze the debate from the perspective of each camp, discuss the infamous Trump tax records, and the big question being thrown around: are you racist if you vote for Trump?
Duration:01:01:05
Episode 40: Farb goes to Trump Country
9/25/2020
Farb is on a road trip through trump country and his faith in Biden is being tested. Plus we chop up the legacy of RBG and what comes next, Bloomberg and Desmond Meade’s work in Florida, plus our new found appreciation for the word caste along with our general love for Isabel Wilkerson's new book.
Duration:00:46:36
Episode 39: Live Show
9/17/2020
Jim is finally back for our first ever live show. We tap in with our audience on what’s happening in their communities across the country. We even sneak in a few of our favorite guests into the mix.
Duration:01:22:32
Episode 38: The Anti-Racist w/ Kondwani Fidel
9/10/2020
We got in the booth with the defacto Poet Laureate of Baltimore, Kondwani Fidel, to talk his new book the Anti-Racist. We also talk about the Black experience growing up in Baltimore, Black Liberation strategies, twitter buck shots, and the nuance of rebellion.
Duration:00:54:19
Episode 37: Blaming the Victim w/ Danneile Davis
9/2/2020
With everything happening in Kenosha, Portland, and across the country we had to dip back into the history of policing. We bring on Field Advisor for the National Network of Safe Communities, Danneile Davis, to set the record straight. We also dive into her work in intimate partner violence prevention and the gender double standards when it comes to policing today.
Duration:00:54:16
Episode 36: Reparations & HR 40 w/ Rania Batrice
8/26/2020
We welcome democrat operative Rania Batrice this week. We learned about her story of growing up in Lubbock Texas as a Palestinian immigrant, lessons from the Bernie 2016 campaign, and her work with a coalition of organizations pushing HR 40 including the NAARC (National African American Reparations Commission).
Duration:00:46:49
Episode 35: The Future of Cities w/ Brad Hargreaves
8/21/2020
This week we chat with Brad Hargreaves, founder of General Assembly and Common. We touch on the rental economy, the impact of Covid 19 on NYC, public vs private solutions to America’s real estate inequality, and the future of cities.
Duration:00:55:18
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING w/ Prof ED: Kamala and the Census
8/19/2020
Professor Ed's take on Kamala and the Census.
Duration:00:08:42
Episode 33: Respectability Politics w/ guest Jonathan Jackson
8/17/2020
We welcome entrepreneur (co-founder of Blavity) and writer Jonathan Jackson this week. Him and Ed explore their unique connection with growing up black in New Hampshire, the role tech has in dealing with racism, society’s upholding of the talented tenth, and our thoughts on media’s role and the future of the opinion section.
Duration:00:58:26