And how movies in the 80s were really kinda creepy.This week on Hari and Co. Politically Re-Active, Kamau and Hari chat with author, columnist and legendary internet-troll confronter, Lindy West! West delves into rape culture, the objectification of female Olympians, the perils of white feminism, and why her feelings on Hillary may be complicated, but her decision to vote for her isn’t. Check out Lindy’s new book Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman at lindywest.net, and follow her on Twitter at #thelindywest. And come meet Hari at a venue near you! Find his tour dates at www.harikondabolu.com. That’s also where you can find his new album Mainstream American Comic. And subscribe to Kamau’s million other podcasts at www.wkamaubell.com.We’re answering your questions soon, so send us your Twitter comments and emails!: #politicallyreactive or politicallyreactive@firstlook.org

W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu are comedians who take politics seriously — and longtime friends, trying to help keep each other sane. Join them as they pull the alarm on the dumpster fire that is American politics, and talk to the creators, thinkers, and leaders doing the work to defend and reinvent our democracy.

W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu are comedians who take politics seriously &mdash; and longtime friends, trying to help keep each other sane. Join them as they pull the alarm on the dumpster fire that is American politics, and talk to the creators, thinkers, and leaders doing the work to defend and reinvent our democracy.

Politically Re-Active with W. Kamau Bell & Hari Kondabolu

Lindy West on Seeing Women as Real People

We're sharing an episode from our friends over at Talk Easy. Kamau sits down with host Sam Fragoso to discuss his four-part docuseries We Need to Talk About Cosby.

They talk about Kamau's reluctance to talk about Bill Cosby, whose legacy became something he decided to publicly grapple with. You'll hear about Kamau's approach to the series, the integral women who helped create it, and a formative United Shades of America moment that transformed the way he encounters and tells painful stories. Plus, how the project permanently altered Kamau’s course.

You can listen to more episodes of Talk Easy at https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/politicallyreactivetalkeasy

We're sharing an episode from our friends over at Talk Easy. Kamau sits down with host Sam Fragoso to discuss his four-part docuseries We Need to Talk About Cosby.
They talk about Kamau's reluctance to talk about Bill Cosby, whose legacy became something he decided to publicly grapple with. You'll hear about Kamau's approach to the series, the integral women who helped create it, and a formative United Shades of America moment that transformed the way he encounters and tells painful stories. Plus, how the project permanently altered Kamau&rsquo;s course.
You can listen to more episodes of Talk Easy at&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/politicallyreactivetalkeasy">https://podcasts.pushkin.fm/politicallyreactivetalkeasy</a>

W. Kamau Bell on Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Hari and Kamau face up to their mistakes before it's too late. And we all learn so much.

Rosa Clemente calls bullshit on Puerto Rican statehood—and gives a crash course on the Puerto Rican people’s historic struggle for self-determination.

Yasmin Benoit unpacks the basics of asexuality and shares asexual perspectives on libido, attraction, romance, and kids.

And Oren Nimni talks Cargill v. Doe and Nestle v. Doe—the Supreme Court cases about cocoa, corporate America, and child slavery we should have asked Neal Katyal about.

Plus: The disturbing revelation that Hari is in fact a "strawberry man".

Find our guests:
Rosa Clemente (@rosaclemente) https://rosaclemente.net
Yasmin Benoit (@theyasminbenoit) 
Oren Nimni (@orennimni) https://www.currentaffairs.org/author/oren-nimni

Mentioned on the show:
War Against All Puerto Ricans https://waragainstallpuertoricans.com
Naomi Klein: The Battle for Paradise https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1235-the-battle-for-paradise
Corredor Afro https://corredorafro.org/inicio/
The Asexual Visibility and Education Network https://asexuality.org
Just Security: Nestle/Cargill v. Doe https://www.justsecurity.org/tag/nestle-cargill-v-doe-symposium/

Find us:
Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/
W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/

Find the show:
Twitter (@PoliticReActive)
Facebook (@politicallyreactive)
Instagram (@politicallyreactive)

Produced by Topic Studios. Part of the WarnerMedia Podcast Network.
Full credits.www.PoliticallyReActive.com

Hari and Kamau face up to their mistakes before it's too late. And we all learn so much. Rosa Clemente calls bullshit on Puerto Rican statehood&mdash;and gives a crash course on the Puerto Rican people&rsquo;s historic struggle for self-determination. Yasmin Benoit unpacks the basics of asexuality and shares asexual perspectives on libido, attraction, romance, and kids. And Oren Nimni talks Cargill v. Doe and Nestle v. Doe&mdash;the Supreme Court cases about cocoa, corporate America, and child slavery we should have asked Neal Katyal about. Plus: The disturbing revelation that Hari is in fact a "strawberry man". Find our guests: Rosa Clemente (<a href="https://twitter.com/rosaclemente">@rosaclemente</a>) <a href="https://rosaclemente.net">https://rosaclemente.net</a> Yasmin Benoit (<a href="https://twitter.com/theyasminbenoit">@theyasminbenoit</a>) Oren Nimni (<a href="https://twitter.com/orennimni">@orennimni</a>) <a href="https://www.currentaffairs.org/author/oren-nimni">https://www.currentaffairs.org/author/oren-nimni</a> Mentioned on the show: War Against All Puerto Ricans <a href="https://waragainstallpuertoricans.com">https://waragainstallpuertoricans.com</a> Naomi Klein: The Battle for Paradise <a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1235-the-battle-for-paradise">https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1235-the-battle-for-paradise</a> Corredor Afro <a href="https://corredorafro.org/inicio/">https://corredorafro.org/inicio/</a> The Asexual Visibility and Education Network <a href="https://asexuality.org">https://asexuality.org</a> Just Security: Nestle/Cargill v. Doe <a href="https://www.justsecurity.org/tag/nestle-cargill-v-doe-symposium/">https://www.justsecurity.org/tag/nestle-cargill-v-doe-symposium/</a>
Find us: Hari Kondabolu (<a href="https://twitter.com/harikondabolu?lang=en">@harikondabolu</a>) <a href="http://www.harikondabolu.com/">http://www.harikondabolu.com/</a> W. Kamau Bell (<a href="https://twitter.com/wkamaubell?lang=en">@wkamaubell</a>) <a href="http://www.wkamaubell.com/">http://www.wkamaubell.com/</a> Find the show: Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/politicreactive?lang=en">@PoliticReActive</a>) Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/politicallyreactive">@politicallyreactive</a>) Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/politicallyreactive/">@politicallyreactive</a>) Produced by <a href="https://topic.com/studios">Topic Studios</a>. Part of the <a href="https://www.warnermedia.com/us">WarnerMedia Podcast Network</a>. <a href="https://www.topic.com/politically-re-active">Full credits.</a> <a href="http://www.politicallyreactive.com/">www.PoliticallyReActive.com</a>

Season Finale: MY BAD

LaLa B Holston-Zannell invites Hari and Kamau to let go of the shame and have a real conversation about sex work, white supremacy, and why decriminalization is a matter of life and death for trans Black women.

Then Ilana Glazer talks about mobilizing young voters during a pandemic, the pros and cons of baby modeling, and how to make a horror movie about fertility treatments. And yeah, "Yas queen."

Find our guests:
LaLa B Holston-Zannell (@LaLaZannell) https://www.aclu.org/news/by/lala-b-holston-zannell/
Ilana Glazer (@ilazer) 

ACLU: It's Time to Decriminalize Sex Work https://www.aclu.org/sexwork
Veneno https://www.hbomax.com/veneno
POSE https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/pose
Generator Collective https://www.generatorcollective.com
Indivisible https://indivisible.org
Bessemer Amazon Union https://bamazonunion.org

Find us:
Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) http://www.harikondabolu.com/
W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) http://www.wkamaubell.com/

Find the show:
Twitter (@PoliticReActive)
Facebook (@politicallyreactive)
Instagram (@politicallyreactive)

Produced by Topic Studios. Part of the WarnerMedia Podcast Network.
Full credits.www.PoliticallyReActive.com

LaLa B Holston-Zannell invites Hari and Kamau to let go of the shame and have a real conversation about sex work, white supremacy, and why decriminalization is a matter of life and death for trans Black women. Then Ilana Glazer talks about mobilizing young voters during a pandemic, the pros and cons of baby modeling, and how to make a horror movie about fertility treatments. And yeah, "Yas queen." Find our guests: LaLa B Holston-Zannell (<a href="https://twitter.com/LaLaZannell">@LaLaZannell</a>) <a href="https://www.aclu.org/news/by/lala-b-holston-zannell/">https://www.aclu.org/news/by/lala-b-holston-zannell/</a> Ilana Glazer (<a href="https://twitter.com/ilazer">@ilazer</a>) ACLU: It's Time to Decriminalize Sex Work <a href="https://www.aclu.org/sexwork">https://www.aclu.org/sexwork</a> Veneno <a href="https://www.hbomax.com/veneno">https://www.hbomax.com/veneno</a> POSE <a href="https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/pose">https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/pose</a> Generator Collective <a href="https://www.generatorcollective.com/">https://www.generatorcollective.com</a> Indivisible <a href="https://indivisible.org/">https://indivisible.org</a> Bessemer Amazon Union <a href="https://bamazonunion.org/">https://bamazonunion.org</a>
Find us: Hari Kondabolu (<a href="https://twitter.com/harikondabolu?lang=en">@harikondabolu</a>) <a href="http://www.harikondabolu.com/">http://www.harikondabolu.com/</a> W. Kamau Bell (<a href="https://twitter.com/wkamaubell?lang=en">@wkamaubell</a>) <a href="http://www.wkamaubell.com/">http://www.wkamaubell.com/</a> Find the show: Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/politicreactive?lang=en">@PoliticReActive</a>) Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/politicallyreactive">@politicallyreactive</a>) Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/politicallyreactive/">@politicallyreactive</a>) Produced by <a href="https://topic.com/studios">Topic Studios</a>. Part of the <a href="https://www.warnermedia.com/us">WarnerMedia Podcast Network</a>. <a href="https://www.topic.com/politically-re-active">Full credits.</a> <a href="http://www.politicallyreactive.com/">www.PoliticallyReActive.com</a>

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