Kamau Right Now! show

Kamau Right Now!

Summary: W. Kamau Bell and KALW have teamed up to create KAMAU RIGHT NOW! a live radio and social media event that transforms the political and cultural conversation of the moment into what Kamau calls “a three-ring circus of relevance.”

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Podcasts:

 #16: Danny Glover, Anita Sarkeesian, Irene Tu | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:08:50

#16: Danny Glover, Anita Sarkeesian, Irene Tu Irene has solar eclipse FOMO, Kamau explores what we do when nazis come to your town, Anita calls out the ACLU, and when it comes to resistance and activism - Danny ain't to old for this...stuff. Music from Antique Naked Soul.

 #15: Favianna Rodriguez, Merrill Garbus, Francesca Fiorentini | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:15:24

Francesca brainstorms slogan improvements for the Dems in '18, Favianna reverse gentrifies Burning Man, Merrill talks white fragility songwriting, and Kamau can't help but talk about OJ.

 #14 Aya De Leon, Sam Greenspan, Mallory Ortberg, Pendarvis Harshaw, Allison Anderman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:23:15

Aya introduces the panel to her feminist heist fiction, Sam breaks the news of his secret podcast project, Mallory reminisces on how we didn't love Brendan Fraser enough and we don't deserve him, Pendarvis shares the wisdom he learned from Oakland OG's, and Kamau breaks down Dennis Rodman and North Korea. Music by Antique Naked Soul.

 #13 Cat Brooks, Jeff Chang & Natasha Muse | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:20

Cat Brooks goes all in on defunding the police, Jeff Chang talks hip-hop for the resistance, Natasha spends too much time thinking about her teeth, and Kamau learns some new things from the audience about Whoopi Goldberg and Cannabis. Music by Mino Yanci with special appearance from Karega Bailey.

 #12: Malkia Cyril, Nato Green, Ayelet Waldman | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:38:19

Kamau helps an audience member cope with their Trump-voting relative, Nato crushes a fan's dream of comedy, Ayelet makes the Berkeley Mayor uncomfortable, and Malkia talks of smashing the ladder, not climbing the ladder.

 #11: Pastor Michael McBride, Zahra Noorbakhsh & Professor Ian Haney-López | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:31:39

Kamau lays out his plan for Calexit, Zahra owns a white man through marriage, Pastor Mike urges us all to listen more to black women, Ian and Turha debate the importance of self-reliance, Cat talks about the activism leading up to #Hellnawguaration, and Nihar and Sam talk about community in the wake of the Ghostship fire.

 #10: Anna Sale, Alicia Garza & Jessi Klein | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:01:44

Cody Hall updates us on NoDAPL, Anna escapes the election through maternity leave, Alicia on Condy/Michelle 2024, Jessi on Andrew Jackson's Halloween mask, and Shane Bauer on white ISIS.

 #9: Judge LaDoris Cordell, Kaseem Bentley & Mallory Ortberg | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:23:36

Kamau salutes Kaepernick's Afro, Mallory notices a disturbing trend in horror films, Judge Cordell tells us her three "B"s, Kaseem speaks truth to black Trump supporters, and things get a little awkward with a couple of Semites named Sydney.

 #8: Hari Kondabolu, Rachel Swan & Nenna Joiner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:25:02

Kamau converts a Trump supporter, Rachel kicks while pregnant, Nenna takes her grandmother to a strip club, and Hari continues his vendetta against Mark Wahlberg.

 #7: Nikki Jones, Irene Tu, Jamie DeWolf, Sarah Shourd & Shane Bauer | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:19:59

Nikki remembers why you can't vacation while black, Jamie on why ginger lives matter, and Irene reveals why she can never move to Canada. Plus: Sarah and Shane on marital redlining and Martin Luther makes Kamau sweat.

 #6: Ericka Huggins, Avery Trufelman & Karinda Dobbins | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:13:54

Avery on the design of the AR-15; Karinda goes down the battle rap rabbit hole, and Ericka chooses love. Plus a chicken dinner with Ban Ki Moon.

 #5: Frisco 5, Adam Mansbach, Lauren Chief Elk, Natasha Muse, Nena Joiner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:23:17

Members of the Frisco 5 recall their hunger strike and celebrate their recent victory. Kamau and his guests talk Azalea Banks, the seven deadly sins, and why all police chiefs aren't old black ladies. A lucky audience member finds out what Feelmore Adult Gallery puts in their "Gentrification Package." Music by The Ferocious Few. Recorded live at the Starline Social Club in Oakland on May 19, 2016

 Kamau Right Now! #4 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:16:15

Lateefah Simon, Davey D., Bucky Sinister, and Libby Schaaf join W. Kamau Bell on his radical new public radio show. With music by Bhi Bhiman, broadcast live from the Impact Hub in Oakland on March 17, 2016.

 Kamau Right Now! #3 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:26:31

Lindy West, Kaseem Bentley, Broke-Ass Stuart, and Sgt. Yulanda Williams join W. Kamau Bell on his radical new public radio show. With music by Zach Sherwin, broadcast live from the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco on February 18, 2016.

 Kamau Right Now! #2 The Afterparty | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:27:37

Ryan has a gender binary urge. Favianna shows how culture moves faster than politics. Zahra compares her husband to a golden retriever. And Kamau asks why Bernie Sanders can’t imagine reparations. Uncensored post-show conversation from The New Parish in Oakland on January 21, 2016.

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