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Unruly Subjects is a weekly show about politics and culture hosted by Chenjerai Kumanyika, media professor and Peabody Award-winning audio journalist. Each week, Chenjerai makes sense of the week’s struggles with some of his favorite people - thinkers, journalists, friends, and folks who can help us laugh through the pain.
The show is created in partnership with Rowhome Productions. Support Unruly Subjects at Patreon.com/UnrulySubjects
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How to Replace Family Policing with Real Community Care
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Chopping it up with Ronald Young Jr. About Building Dialogue When The Stakes Aren’t Equal
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Why the Fight for Federal Workers Is a Fight About All of Us
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Mobilizing Black Brazil: Culture, Power, and the Fight Over Democracy
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Shackled at 30,000 Feet: What You Don’t Know About ICE Flights—and Who’s Paying for Them
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Who Polices the Police? with Mac Muir
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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What It Takes to Shut It Down: General Strikes, Movement Strategy, Solidarity
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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How Trump 2.0 Built a Vote Purging Machine with Abby Vesoulis
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Debate, Journalism, and Power in the Feed with George “Conscious” Lee
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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*UNRULY HOTLINE* The Love Struggle
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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How Civil Rights Law Became a Weapon Against Dissent—on Palestine and Beyond
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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*BONUS EPISODE* News Fiend #3 (Dec 8-12, 2025)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Giving organizers of color power in electoral politics with Maya Meredith
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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What do we need from the culture? Lovia Gyarkye on writing critically in an age of fascism
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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The Truth Behind The Joke: Roy Wood Jr. on Comedy and Survival
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Introducing Unruly Subjects
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Oct 30, 2025 |