abolitionISH

jon jon welcomes long-term homie and uc irvine culture & theory phd candidate mehra gharibian to the podcast to talk about getting older and theorizing in grad school, catfishing, orientalism, video games, and why spongebob squarepants is the critique of modernity you didn’t know you needed. it all makes sense, we promise. 

Obama has a bone to pick with "woke" niggas. Seeing as he's unlikely to shut up, let's get real about his desires and stop faking the funk. Find this essay published in RaceBaitr: https://racebaitr.com/2019/11/26/yes-we-cant-undoing-obamas-regulation-of-black-political-imagination/

jon jon and his roommates-- african-american studies phd students kevin rigby jr. and gilberto rosa-duran-- talk about saidiya hartman, getting blocked from tinder, our first crushes, and the (im)possibility of empathizing with black people.  featuring music by stush kaiser and poetry by ariana brown. 

we're back and this time we have mics! the debut episode of abolitionish finds jon jon and his roommate-- african-american studies phd student gilberto rosa-duran-- reflecting on the impact of toni morrison and crowning the first ever brown clown of the week.  featuring music by the psychonuat. 

here goes.... everything. hosted weekly by jon jon moore @hoodqueer. AbolitionISH is a podcast dedicated to Black culture, philosophy, politics & shit talking hosted weekly straight from the brink of apocalypse by way of Oakland, CA, right here on Anchor and with your help, the first episode will be live and on your favorite platform in no time.  Except Tidal. Jay-Z is rich enough. support abolitionish here: https://anchor.fm/abolitionish/support or here: https://cash.me/jonathanjacobmoore see you on the other side of something better. jon jon