The Tight Rope

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Subscribers: 139
Reviews: 3
Episodes: 89

BPol
 Oct 26, 2020
Let Dr. Cornel West be your guiding light in everything.

Nic Rom
 Sep 18, 2020
A beautiful pairing.

Joseph Fleming
 Aug 6, 2020
Thank you all for a stimulating discussion. I am skeptical that education alone can abolish racism as I understand that Germany was the most "educated" nation in the world at the time they were assigning human beings to the gas chambers.

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As we navigate the balance between hope and uncertainty, we invite you to join Dr. Cornel West & Professor Tricia Rose on The Tight Rope, a weekly program where we welcome listeners and guests as thought collaborators. The Tight Rope is rich in creative, unfiltered dialogue on topics ranging from culture, art, and music to the contours of systemic racism, philosophy, the power of Socratic self-examination, and the possibilities of a peaceful and just world. Our innovative and interactive format will highlight the professors’ combined expertise to encourage critical thinking, self-reflection, and human connection as we navigate The Tight Rope.

Episode Date
Legendary Saxophonist Sonny Rollins on Broken Record
Jun 22, 2022
Grammy Award Winning Artist PJ Morton On Broken Record
Jun 10, 2022
Dr. Cornel West on Talk Easy
Feb 23, 2022
The Tight Rope Final Episode: Reflecting on a Year of Love, Wisdom, and Fortitude
Sep 09, 2021
Purple Rain: Prince's Legacy Lives On (Re-Release)
Sep 02, 2021
Marc Lamont Hill on Why He Debates Conservatives: Critical Race Theory, Bill Cosby, and More
Aug 05, 2021
Renee Montgomery On Opting Out of the WNBA, Social Justice, and Protesting the National Anthem
Jul 29, 2021
Philosophical Conversations with Cornel West, Tricia Rose, and Teodros Kiros
Jul 22, 2021
Cornel West and Tricia Rose: Love and Death
Jul 15, 2021
Jane Fonda On Grace and Frankie, Activism, and the Fire That Keeps Her Going
Jul 08, 2021
Kenneth Morris, Jr. On Celebrating Black Excellence with HITRECORD
Jul 01, 2021
Integrity, Humility, and the Death of Humanity
Jun 24, 2021
Cornel West Responds to Dr. Gina Paige of African Ancestry: “I’m Not Giving You My DNA”
Jun 17, 2021
Stokley Williams of Mint Condition on Solo Project Sankofa and Being a Sonic Healer
Jun 10, 2021
Killer Mike Is Not ‘The Man’
Jun 03, 2021
Roxane Gay Is Not Trying to Please You
May 27, 2021
Roxane Gay Preview & The Murder of George Floyd One Year Later
May 25, 2021
Dr. Maulana Karenga, the founder of Kwanzaa on the Legacy of Malcolm X
May 20, 2021
Father Michael Pfleger: “Where Are Your Wounds?”
May 13, 2021
Professor Jeff Stout: True Friends of Justice
May 06, 2021
Mitch Landrieu: Divided by Design
Apr 29, 2021
Haki Madhubuti Pt. 2: Liberation Narratives
Apr 22, 2021
Cornel West & Tricia Rose Have an Announcement
Apr 20, 2021
Haki Madhubuti Pt. 1: Taught By Women
Apr 15, 2021
Bob The Drag Queen: RuPaul's Drag Race Winner On 'Non-Conformity' in the Black Community
Apr 09, 2021
The Tight Rope Celebrates Women’s History Month
Apr 01, 2021
Cornel West - Goodbye Harvard, Hello Union Theological
Mar 25, 2021
No Justice, No Peace: Rapsody on Art, Activism, and the Power of Music
Mar 18, 2021
Lorraine Hansberry & Gwendolyn Brooks: Darlings of the White Liberal Establishment?
Mar 11, 2021
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum: The ABC's of Representation in Education
Mar 09, 2021
Mayim Bialik - "S*** Got Deep with Me and Cornel West"
Feb 25, 2021
Cornel West - “My Ridiculous Situation at Harvard”
Feb 23, 2021
Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Pt. 2) - The Black Church
Feb 18, 2021
The Lucas Bros. & Lil Rel - Judas and the Black Messiah
Feb 13, 2021
Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Pt. 1) - The Black Church
Feb 11, 2021
DeRay Mckesson - Policing is the Laziest Response
Feb 04, 2021
Charles Blow - The Devil You Know
Jan 28, 2021
Max Alvarez - The Tight Rope on The Real News
Jan 28, 2021
Frederick Joseph - "The Black Friend" Talks Marketing for Justice
Jan 25, 2021
Rev. Barber (Pt.2) - Building on the Legacy of MLK
Jan 18, 2021
Rev. Barber (Pt.1) - "Why America May Go to Hell"
Jan 14, 2021
The Tight Rope - Courage
Jan 07, 2021
The Tight Rope: 2020 Reflections
Dec 31, 2020
Common - A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1)
Dec 17, 2020
The Tight Rope x Bad Faith - Crossover
Dec 10, 2020
Fred Hampton Assassination: A People's History with #BlackPantherParty Lawyer Flint Taylor
Nov 30, 2020
Rashad Robinson from Color Of Change on Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Cancel Culture
Nov 24, 2020
Peppermint: I Live at the Intersection of Trans, Black, and Female #TDOR
Nov 20, 2020
Office Hours XL: Healing is Not the Next Darn Step
Nov 12, 2020
Tracee Ellis Ross: I Don't Think I'm Funny, I'm Silly and Sewn to Joy and Light
Nov 05, 2020
Don't Let Trump Steal This Election: Kshama Sawant and Connie Rice
Nov 04, 2020
Jacobin's Bhaskar Sunkara and Highlander Center's Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson
Nov 04, 2020
Dr. Eddie Glaude: Millions of Americans Don't Give a Damn about Democracy
Nov 04, 2020
Father Pfleger and Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah: A Creative Prayer for #Election2020
Nov 04, 2020
Marianne Williamson: Democratic Presidential Candidate Manifests a Better Universe
Nov 04, 2020
Michael Moore: Turn Pre-Election Anxiety into Action and Hold Biden Accountable
Nov 02, 2020
Faith-Based and Pro-Choice: Black and Catholic Voters Shift Towards Reproductive Justice
Nov 01, 2020
Rep. Ilhan Omar: What We Are Seeking to Do Has Never Been Done Before
Oct 30, 2020
Office Hours: The Obama Generation is Discontented with Democracy
Oct 27, 2020
#Debate After Party Briahna Joy Gray, Ron Daniels, and John Fetterman
Oct 23, 2020
Jack Conte: #LiveMusic Isn't Dead, It's Just Moving to Patreon
Oct 21, 2020
Patricia Arquette: How Her Oscar Speech Sparked a Revolution #EqualPay #ERA
Oct 16, 2020
#VPDebate After Party @CornelWest @ProfTriciaRose @RepBarbaraLee Matt Gonzalez @TriciaForWI
Oct 08, 2020
Daniel Ellsberg: #JulianAssange Witness Blows the Whistle on America's Dark Side
Oct 04, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci: The Real-Life Superhero Who Literally Has Saved Millions of Lives
Oct 02, 2020
Mahershala Ali on Becoming Blade, Winning Oscars, and Discovering Islam
Oct 01, 2020
Office Hours #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor
Sep 25, 2020
Rakim: The Humility of Hip Hop's Greatest M.C.
Sep 24, 2020
Office Hours on RBG: Our spirits become more fortified as things get grimmer
Sep 21, 2020
Office Hours on ICE: This Is What Fascism Looks Like
Sep 18, 2020
Noam Chomsky: Will the Human Experiment Continue?
Sep 17, 2020
Gangster in the White House attacks Nikole Hannah-Jones and her controversial 1619 Project
Sep 11, 2020
Tight Rope Funk Edition: Bootsy Collins and the Power of the One
Sep 10, 2020
Saxophone Colossus Sonny Rollins celebrates his 90th birthday on The Tight Rope
Sep 07, 2020
Former FBI Agent Erroll Southers Says Police Should be Guardians, Not Gladiators
Sep 03, 2020
Office Hours: Marvelous Resistance in Wisconsin
Aug 28, 2020
NFL veteran Michael Bennett: Uncomfortable Conversations
Aug 27, 2020
#DemConvention Watch Party with Ro Khanna, Zephyr Teachout, Howie Hawkins, and Angela Walker
Aug 21, 2020
George Lipsitz: The Eminem of Black Studies
Aug 20, 2020
#DemConvention Watch Party with Connie Rice
Aug 18, 2020
How Did Yara Shahidi Get James Baldwin's Signature?
Aug 13, 2020
Jane Elliott on why her Blue Eyes Brown Eyes exercise still rings true
Aug 06, 2020
Lecrae in The Deep End: Finding Restoration and Forward Motion
Jul 30, 2020
Michael Moore wishes Breonna Taylor a Happy Birthday
Jul 23, 2020
Beyond Basketball with Isiah Thomas
Jul 23, 2020
Daveed Diggs: Tony Award-winning star of Hamilton says Watch My Joy
Jul 23, 2020
Gina Belafonte: Carrying forth the legacy of her father Harry Belafonte
Jul 23, 2020
Purple Rain: Prince's Legacy Lives On
Jul 23, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez AOC Is Not Understood For Who She Really Is
Jul 23, 2020