Politricks Podcast

On this episode, Kerstyn and Norah are joined by Paul Thomas (partner at Parkside Group). They discuss black crime rate surge in Inner cities and the the uptick in snarky comments asking: 'What about Black on Black crime? Why aren't you protesting about that?", they also discussed if  Black Lives Matter failed to raise outrage about Black Americans killing other Black Americans, the media's role is perpetuating the narrative,  as well if  politicians should bear more of the brunt of the rise of violence in Black communities. 

On this episode, Kerstyn and Norah are joined by Maxine. They discuss Joe Biden's decision to select Kamala Harris as his VP candidate. They discuss her record and detractors challenging her racial identity, as well as Black Americans distrust with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' record on crime and what it means to have a Black woman VP candidate.

On this special Black girl magic episode, Kerstyn and Norah are joined by Political Organizer, Jacquelyn Martell they discuss the impact Black Lives Matter movement on society , the affect that 'Karen's" pose to Black and Brown people's safety, the taking down of statues,  their stance on Defund the Police and Joe Biden's potential running mate.

On this episode, the hosts are joined with Jackie M. The hosts discuss the rise in COVID 19 cases and deaths,  US Leadership and media role during the pandemic. They also discussed the importance in social distancing, the 2 Trillion Dollars Relief Package, former Florida governor hopeful, Andrew Gillum Miami scandal and Commissioner Omari Hardy vs Mayor Pam Triolo Viral exchange.

On this episode, the hosts discuss Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders two man Democratic race and the widespread of the COVID-19 also known as Coronavirus.

On this episode, the hosts are joined by Financial Guru, best selling author, Ash Cash and they discuss the median wealth of Black And Latino families could hit zero by 2053, Black consumers spending power, Pres. Trump policies that benefit people of color financially, Democratic Presidential candidates policies that benefit people of color, Billionaire, Byron Allen  wanted to get economic inclusion for people of color during President Obama presidency,  what the average person who makes $30K a year working a 9-5 job do to build his or her own wealth, and if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would be proud of the advances of POCs today.

On this episode, the hosts are joined by Nola Haynes. In a heated conversation, they discuss Trump's controversial decision to pardon Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, Iran 2020 crisis, New York’s Jewish community  spate of anti-Semitic attacks, cash bail and Trump utilizing a portion of military budget for building the wall.

On this episode, the co-hosts go down memory lane and discuss prominent things that occurred during  2010-2020. 

On this episode, the co-hosts are joined by Kyle Ramos from Slightly Sophisticated Podcast they discuss Hillary Clinton's recent interview on the Howard Stern show where she showed more personality, changing the narrative that Democrats aren't affective leaders, US Congress charges Pres. Donald Trump with 2 articles of impeachment and is it enough to impeach the President, Kamala Harris drops out of the Presidential election, The Senate reaches a Bipartisan agreement to permanently fund historically black colleges and universities,  which  brings up the conversation that some folks feel like HBCUs should no longer exist now that PWIs accept all students and Kyle explains what a Constitutionalist is.

On this episode, Chris and Kerstyn are joined by Jackson White, Co-Founder of Politiscope App. They discuss black politicians like Cory Booker and Kamala Harris potentially missing an opportunity to govern on a local level instead of running for President. They also discuss Colin Kaepernick recent work out for NFL teams; a Texas woman sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after sending in the mail explosives to President Obama’s home, Stephen Miller caught sending emails to White Nationalist; Jackson explains why he is a Bernie supporter and how Politiscope can help push voter turnout in future elections

On this episode, Norah Yahyah, NY lobbyist and stand up comedian joins the show as guest co-host. The hosts discuss Roger Stone, former aide and longtime friend of President Trump, guilty verdict, Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg reconsidering entering the Presidential race,  Joe Biden's stance on legalizing marijuana recreationally, and Rodney Reed's pending execution.

On this episode, Elad from Barely Informed with Elad joins the show as a guest co-host. They discuss politics in sports, Veteran's Day, John McCain,  Trump's accomplishments while he is in office, Jeff Bezos visiting a predominantly black High School computer class in DC and does not get recognized by the students, women out earn men, past election results direct Juli Briskman wins political seat after being fired from her job because she gave Trump's motorcade the middle finger while cycling, Andy Beshear wins Governor seat, Steven Reed first black Mayor in Alabama, Nepotism in politics,  tolerance for transpeople, and Donald Trump Jr.'s case for why his father is the most unfairly treated US President.

On this episode, the hosts discuss the new film, Harriet which is opens on 11/1, as well as discuss the black family structure, Harriet on the $20 bill,  Democrat Presidential hopeful, Tulsi Gabbard feud with Hillary Clinton; and they question whether the Electoral College should be abolished and immigrants patriotism to the US.

On this episode, the hosts discuss the Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren attacks on Facebook CEO,  Mark Zuckerberg for his policies on political advertising and fact checking,  the NYC City Council approving to close Rikers Island and replace it with four smaller jails in Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn by 2026; they also discuss Trump wanting to have the G7 meeting in Trump Doral Hotels.

On this episode the hosts discuss Amber Guyer's bizarre Murder Trial (the Dallas cop who mistakenly killed Botham Jean in his home) and President Trump's Impeachment Probe.

On this episode, the hosts discuss the surge in African Americans entrepreneurship and what they believe are contributing factors, as well as institutional education vs self education.

On this episode, the hosts are back from Summer hiatus and have a rapid fire style podcast. They discuss Jay Z's NFL deal, the Democratic Presidential Debates,  Andrew Yang VS The Media, Shaun King Allegations, Transwomen Inclusion In BET's Black Girls Rock, Felicity Huffman sentencing, and Trump Fundraising.

On this episode, the hosts are joined by returning guest, Karl (@_TheCivilRight), they discuss relatability to politicians like Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. They also discuss Trump involvement in  A$AP  Rocky case and the leaked Regan tape where he makes racially disparaging remarks against African delegates in the United Nations.

On this episode, the  hosts discuss the recent mass shootings that have taken place in El Paso, Tx and Dayton, Ohio as well as Chicago shootings this past weekend and Mario Lopez's controversial opinions about children wanting identify as another gender - and wanting to make the transition. 

On this episode, the hosts discuss many political policies and topics with guest,  Elad. He gives his stance on  football,  abortion policies, the environment, gun control, Black community's trust in the police, his disdain for Colin  Kaepernick, and do the police have an inherit bias when dealing with Blacks, as well as NYC politics, his stance on marijuana, outlawing abortions, toxic masculinity. The hosts then get into do Donald Trump's latest tweets attacking Rep. Elijah Cummings Of Baltimore; calling it "unlivable" and "rat infested".

On this episode, the hosts discuss many topics including Mueller Testimony,Trump’s infamous quote “I can shoot someone on 5th Avenue and nothing will happen to me.” Chris talks about him being perceived a Russian Robot.Chris describes seeing the Berlin Wall fall in person as a child. Vice President Pence is like Lyndon B Johnson. Trump and his family being his close political aides. Being Black person, and feeling guilty about showing Patriotism. Chris explains why he didn’t enlist in the army to follow his father’s footsteps. President George W. Bush being worse than President Donald Trump. Jared Kushner’s family shady past. US Women’s Soccer Club just won the World Cup in Paris France the team is advocating for equal pay is that something that Fifa should support? Women’s Sports: Tennis and WNBA. Alexander Acosta resigning as Labor secretary after the Jeffrey Epstein controversy resurfaces from his recent arrest in NYC. 

On this episode,   the hosts discuss Senator Kamala Harris just unveiling of her $100 billion black ownership plan to o “deal with the racial wealth gap,” the proposed  $100 billion federal program will help black people buy homes as well as provide down payment and closing cost assistance of up to $25,000 to people renting or living in historically red-lined communities, which would help some 4 million home-buyers.  They also discuss  Trump considering an executive order to allow citizenship question on Census and the Youtube employee, Christopher Cukor  (white man) and his son who called the police on software engineer, Wesly Michel (African American man).

 On this episode, the hosts discuss Facebook new currency exchange  they are releasing, a cryptocurrency called Libra in 2020, California is set to become the first state to officially ban hair discrimination of any kind and in Shreveport, Louisiana a city known for arresting African American boys for wearing sagging pants the overturning of the law, AOC calls the the border detention concentration camps,  and does the environment need to become a more prominent platform for POC consideration when voting for the next President and all local officials?

On this episode, the hosts invite TV/ Film Actor and Bernie Sanders Supporter, Eme Ikwuakor to  discuss the Opiod crisis versus comparison to drug problems in black community (ie. Crack) and how there are inconsistencies on how the people of color are treated versus white people whom are affected; as well as, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Bennie Sanders advocating to end college debt as well as making public college free for all students. 

On this episode, the hosts discuss the need for Democrats to ignore Donald Trump and focus on the issues for 2020 Presidential election.  Hosts discuss local New York local politics. They also discuss the upcoming Democratic debates, as well as Construction of wall that has started due to private donors fundraising and is there a real end in sight for gun violence.

On this episode,  the hosts discuss the Netlix's film series, "When They See Us". They breakdown the film and discuss topics from the real life 1989 Central Park 5 case.  The hosts discuss  the unlawful 30+ hour interrogation, Police coercion of the teens, the media's role in the covering of the  teenagers, Donald Trump's ADs in New York newspapers asking to bring back the Death penalty on the teens. They also discuss teens serving sentences with adults; the wrongful conviction and how racism played a part in dehumanizing these children, and finally the lasting ramifications of this case on society and how it has shaped how policing is done on black and brown children; as well as how the Central Park teens now men reacclimatizing back into society and their obstacles.  Maxine and Chris discuss their personal interactions with police officers. The show ends on a positive note as the hosts congratulate Hip Hop Mogul, Jay-Z on becoming a billionaire.

On this episode, Karl is back! The host discuss the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson testified before Congresswoman, Maxine Waters’s (D-CA) Financial Services Committee he seemed to not be knowledgeable of simple real estate terms confusing REO (real estate owned) with Oreo Cookies. Is Ben Carson in the wrong role as HUD, wouldn’t he be more qualified for surgeon general?

Sybrina Fulton (Trayvon Martin’s mom) is entering the race to join the 13-member board of Miami- Dade County commissioners. Fulton said she is looking to end gun violence she will challenge Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert the seat that is up in 2020 (because of term limits). We saw in midterm elections. Lesley McSpadden (Michael Brown mom) who ran for a city council seat in Fergusson, Misouri (yet she lost) and Lucy McBath’s mother to Jordan Davis who ran for congress in Georgia and won. Is this the direction more people need to take to change the political structure and laws? Or will this be more people who don’t have experience in office?

On this episode,  the hosts are joined by a special guest, Karl (@_theCivilright)  they discuss how democratic party establishment has been failing black and brown people. Karl discusses hat got him to support Donald Trump in 2016 and  Chris and Karl defend his presidency.  They discuss buying black. The show hosts discuss Billionaire, Robert F Smith’s recent made charitable donation to the Morehouse graduate class of 2019. His pledge to pay off their student loan debt. They discuss what role do billionaires have to give back to the community and society at large and has Michael Jordan done enough for Black community.

On this episode, the hosts discuss the Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signing of a controversial bill into law making Abortion illegal after 6 weeks. Maxine shares a personal story about her sexual abuse that can relatable to so many women, and gives a new perspective on the abortion bill. New York Times put out an article about Donald Trump loosing 1.17 Billion dollars in businesses between the year of 1985 and 1994. How does white privilege come into play with Trump’s business career? With the artificial intelligence and atomization of labor, there will be more people out of work. Companies are bringing in robots and machines to replace humans i.e. self check out (which replaces cashiers) self driving truck (replacing truck drivers), how can we deal with the automation problem that is happening; is training people to do new jobs a solution or are there other solutions like UBI to consider?

On this episode, the hosts discuss what they have been up to. Maxine share her experience visiting Haiti. They then breakdown Jay-Z's latest freestyle, the Freestyle Dedicated To Nipsey Hussle.   

 TOPIC 1: Gentrification

“Gentrify your own hood, before these people do it

Claim eminent domain and have your people movin’
That’s a small glimpse into what Nipsey was doing
For anybody that’s still confused as to what he was doing
The neighborhood is designed to keep us trapped
They red line us, so property declines if you live by blacks
They depress the asset and take the property back
It’s a ruthless but a genius plan in fact”

TOPIC 2: Crabs in a Barrel

“So now we fighting over scraps
Crabs in a barrel, but crabs don’t belong in the barrel and they ain’t never tell us that
So in the barrel, we gonna act like we act
We can easily get out the barrel if we stand on each other’s back
Whoever gets on top, as long as they stay attached
They gonna pull everybody out—I was doing just that”

TOPIC 3:

Georgia Gov makes Abortion illegal after 6 months

-elections have consequences 

White Privilege

Trump lost a Billion $$

TOPIC 3: Wife VS Hoe

“We was chasing our goals, not chasing money
Niggas chasing hoes, we find that funny
I pull up in the Rolls, that hoe gon’ want me
But I don’t want no hoe, I want a wife
Somebody to bounce these ideas off at night”

What are the contributing factors to Black People's mental health and how can they over come their issues? Such as, dealing with bills, safety in the community etc. Maxine also talks about surviving her abusive relationship. The host discuss politicians pandering and if it has gotten out of control.  The  host also talk about why are men unable to deal with women post #MeToo movement.

With 2020 looming over us, how does religion influence political decisions of people of color people?  Are black men and women and teens at risk?  Can community policing actually work?   Can Politicians Do Anything About Race Relations in America?

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On this Episode 3, the hosts debate whether Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was pandering. She was accused of speaking with a “Southern drawl” during a speech on Friday at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Convention in New York...Was she pandering to the crowd? Do you think she can make real change? Muller Report summary was given; Democrats would like the full report of the investigation. Should Democrats move on? Recently, Bernie Sanders did an interview admitting to being a millionaire. Do you feel like this will hurt his candidacy will his base turn on him?  How do you feel about your public servants becoming wealthy while in public office? If Marijuana would become legal across AMERICA and how does it benefit people of color?

On this episode, the hosts discuss the passing of Nipsey Hussle what his influence and legacy will be? What happened to the Black Family? The hosts discuss Democrat presidential  candidates and who can beat Donald Trump and do they need to be POC or minority to win; as well as if Marajuana be legal and how does it benefit POC?

Listen to host, Kerstyn (@kerstynj) and her co-hosts, Maxine (@maxine.outerbridge) and Chris (@conservative_in_ny) debate political topics affecting people of color. 

Our Introduction, Has the Country become too polarized to come together? How did Hillary Clinton loose in 2016? Who is to blame? Is the Democrat Party in trouble in 2020? What policies do people of color need the presidential candidates to focus on in order to win 2020? Should the US pay reparations to Black Americans? What is President Obama’s legacy?