What's so funny about race?

There’s a growing backlash to the surveillance systems that have quietly wired themselves into American neighborhoods, with concern growing among people who have never felt watched this way before. Gene talks with historian Matthew Guariglia about how the surveillance state got b ...  Show more

In the 25 years since 9/11, we've seen the definition of terrorism expand. The Trump administration has called more and more groups “terrorists,” from “narco-terrorists” in Ecuador to people who protest ICE to the entire Democratic party. This week, our conversation with Saher Se ...  Show more

Yamaneika Saunders joins the crew. They talk race, Rachel Dolezal, and how everyone’s a little bit racist. They also play Black History with Keith and Pound It or Pass on Loni Anderson (back in the day and now). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

ASK FANTIListener Michael wants advice about an uncomfortable assignment a professor has given him and fellow students in a college class on the history of imperialism and nationalism in Africa.Listener FeedbackJo wrote it with a request for Tre’vell & Jarrett to share their thou ...  Show more

Yamaneika Saunders joins the crew. They talk race, Rachel Dolezal, and how everyone’s a little bit racist. They also play Black History with Keith and Pound It or Pass on Loni Anderson (back in the day and now). Season two of "3 Girls, 1 Keith" is available only on Spotify Free a ...  Show more

Continuing from last week, Jo, Dre, and Maz talk about how to "unlock" the audience during a virtual comedy show, and explore the way senses of humor differ across different cultures and how people relate DESPITE those differences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon ...  Show more