How do social commentary and comedy mix? W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu are joined with guests Roy Wood Jr. (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) and Franchesca Ramsey (MTV’s Decoded) to explore the power of humor in today’s polarizing political era. Roy talks about the new sense of diversity on 'The Daily Show' and dissects a rising style of comedy where comedians get audiences to clap in agreement rather than laugh at jokes. Franchesca describes her balancing act with social media and how she avoids sexist and racist trolls online while maintaining her popular presence and personal life.

Follow our guests!
Roy Wood Jr. (@RoyWoodJr) www.roywoodjr.com



Franchesca Ramsey (@Chescaleigh) www.franchesca.net




For updates on us, follow Politically Re-Active on Facebook and Twitter (@PoliticReActive.) Send us your comments using the #politicallyreactive. Thanks! Check out Hari’s tour dates and albums at Harikondabolu.com and for all Kamau’s projects check out wkamaubell.com.

How do social commentary and comedy mix? W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu are joined with guests Roy Wood Jr. (The Daily Show with Trevor Noah) and Franchesca Ramsey (MTV’s Decoded) to explore the power of humor in today’s polarizing political era. Roy talks about the new sense of diversity on 'The Daily Show' and dissects a rising style of comedy where comedians get audiences to clap in agreement rather than laugh at jokes. Franchesca describes her balancing act with social media and how she avoids sexist and racist trolls online while maintaining her popular presence and personal life.Follow our guests!<ul><li>Roy Wood Jr. (@RoyWoodJr) www.<a href="https://t.co/lmUmWLeOm9" target="_blank">roywoodjr.com</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Franchesca Ramsey (@Chescaleigh) <a href="http://www.franchesca.net/" target="_blank">www.franchesca.net</a></li></ul> For updates on us, follow Politically Re-Active on Facebook and Twitter (@PoliticReActive.) Send us your comments using the #politicallyreactive. Thanks! Check out Hari’s tour dates and albums at <a href="http://harikondabolu.com/" target="_blank">Harikondabolu.com</a> and for all Kamau’s projects check out <a href="http://wkamaubell.com/" target="_blank">wkamaubell.com</a>.

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

Roy Wood Jr. and Franchesca Ramsey fighting trolls with truth and satire

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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