Podcast
Rational Black Thought
Episodes
Episode 297, August 29, 2026 -" You ain't gotta be locked up to be in prison" — dead prez Behind Enemy LinesSend us Fan Mail dead prez opens this episode with a line about being imprisoned without necessarily being locked behind bars, and that idea ended up providing the structure for al…
Episode 296, August 22, 2026 -"And now we got a revolution, 'Cause I see the face of things to come..." — Nina Simone, "Revolution"Send us Fan Mail Nina Simone opens this one. "And now we got a revolution, 'cause I see the face of things to come." Sit in that line, because it's doing more work than you think.…
Episode 295, August 15, 2026 - " How long should I stay dedicated? How long 'til opportunity meet preparation?”— Nipsey HussleSend us Fan Mail I am your host, Neo Griot. This is Rational Black Thought, Episode 295, August 15, 2026. This week's title comes from Nipsey Hussle's "Dedication": "How long sh…
Episode 294, June 8, 2026 - "Used to call us monkeys and slaves and we overcame…”—Dame D.O.L.L.A.Send us Fan Mail I am your host, Neo Griot. Welcome to Rational Black Thought, a podcast where we discuss news, politics, religion, and culture from a Black, progressive, secular…
Episode 293, June 1, 2026 - "Everyone is crying out for peace, yes / None is crying out for justice”—Peter Tosh, Equal RightsSend us Fan Mail I am your host, Neo Griot. Welcome to Episode 293 of Rational Black Thought, the podcast where we examine politics, religion and culture from a Black, progressive…
Episode 292, July 25, 2026 - "…Bring the Power Back to the Street…" – Dead PrezSend us Fan Mail Power gets talked about a lot and most of the time it is discussed as if it lives in one place. Some people locate it in elections. Others locate it in wealth. So…
Episode 291, July 11, 2026 - "Let Go My Hand," – J. ColeSend us Fan Mail Intro: Welcome to Rational Black Thought, the podcast where we examine politics, religion, culture, and power without superstition, without respectability politics…
Episode 290, July 11, 2026 - "A Lexus or Justice" – dead prezSend us Fan Mail Welcome to Rational Black Thought, the podcast where we examine politics, religion, culture, and power without superstition, without respectability politics, and w…
Episode 289, July 4, 2026 - "Tuggin' on a string that's connected to a dream Head-bussa, hittin' nothing, even if I gotta bleed"Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I am your host, Neo Griot. This is Episode 289, released on July 4, 2026, and the title comes from “Kites” by N.E.R.D., Kendric…
Episode 288, June 27, 2026 - "Fear Not of Man." – Mos DefSend us Fan Mail Welcome to Rational Black Thought, the podcast where we examine politics, religion, culture, and power from a Black, secular, skeptical, and uncompromising perspec…
Episode 287, June 20, 2026 - "Revolutionary curse words. First come, first served. It ain't no lost love. Freedom cost blood." –dead prezSend us Fan Mail Welcome back to Rational Black Thought, the podcast where we challenge the narratives, question the assumptions, and examine the evidence behind the stories shapin…
Episode 286, June 13, 2026 - "Fuck silence, speak up bitch, this shit ill…y'all kill, we kill...fuck cardboard signs, we in the field" YG FTPSend us Fan Mail I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Rational Black Thought. This week’s title comes from YG’s “FTP,” and the message is simple: silence is no longer an option.…
Episode 285, June 6, 2026 - "The sky is falling, the wind is calling. Stand for something or die in the morning." Kendrick LamarSend us Fan Mail I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Rational Black Thought, the podcast where faith gets cross-examined, power gets analyzed without apology, and foolishness ge…
Episode 284, May 30, 2026 - "I break chains all by myself - Won't let my freedom rot in hell" BeyoncéSend us Fan Mail Welcome to Rational Black Thought, the podcast where we examine politics, religion, culture, and society through the lens of critical thinking and Black consciousn…
Episode 283, May 23, 2026 - "Get up, stand up, stand up for your right - Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight"Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Rational Black Thought, the podcast where we examine politics, religion, culture, and society through the lens of critical thinking and Black consciousn…
Episode 282, May 16, 2026 - "Don't Believe the Hype" - Public EnemySend us Fan Mail Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I am your host, Neo Griot. This week's title is "Don't Believe the Hype" from Public Enemy — because this episode is about the…
Episode 281, May 9, 2026 - “Never looking back or too far in front of me-The present is a gift, and I just wanna be”Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I am your host, Neo Griot. This week’s title comes from Common’s “Be,” and it gives us the frame for this episode: the discipli…
Episode 280, May 2, 2026 - “The same people who control the school system - Control the prison system”Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I am your host, Neo Griot. This week’s episode is titled comes from the lyrics from the song “They’ Schools” by dead prez, the…
Episode 279, April 25, 2026 - “Until the philosophy which hold one race Superior and another Inferior Is… Abandoned Everywhere is war”Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Episode 279 of the Rational Black the podcast where we confront ideology with reason, power with truth, and myth with evidence. This week’s title comes…
Episode 278, April 18, 2026 -- “Was all that money I made last year For whitey on the moon?”Send us Fan Mail This week’s title comes from Gil Scott-Heron’s cutting question: “Was all that money I made last year, for whitey on the moon?” It is the kind of line that survive…
