Podcast Episodes

The Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network

Season 6 Episode 2

Hussein Al-Rahman Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network discusses the struggle for Palestinian prisoners, some of the resistance tactics imprisoned Palestinians have used, and the importan…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

The Nonprofit Industrial Complex

Season 6 Episode 1

How did we get to an entire grassroots "industry" dominated by billionaire philanthropists? How do they influence and politically limit the "organizing", activism, and advocacy that thousands of peop…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

'The Movement Underestimates Fascism' - Gerald Horne

Season 5

The goat 🐐 himself Dr. Gerald Horne joined me for a special bonus episode of the groundings podcast. We discuss the current state of global politics, imperialism in crisis, the potential for a new mu…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

The Artists Against Apartheid

Season 5

This is audio from a panel discussion about the role of artists against imperialism and apartheid, that took place on November 29, 2023 in Atlanta, GA. Our focus was on the genocide unfolding in Pale…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

the apocalypse

Season 5

"the apocalypse" by Musa Springer, Protean Magazine, Nov. 3, 2020

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

The Framing of Leonard Peltier

Season 5 Episode 8

Nick joins the show to provide a comprehensive and riveting breakdown of the struggles faced by Leonard Peltier, one of the longest held political prisoners in the world, incarcerated for almost five…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

The COINTELPRO war

Season 5 Episode 7

In this episode of the Groundings podcast, host Musa Springer talks with Dr. Akinyele Umoja, a scholar, activist, and author, about the notorious COINTELPRO program. This program was led by the FBI a…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

The U.S. and Cuba during Slavery and Jim Crow

Season 5 Episode 6

Dr. Gerald Horne, the 🐐historian and author of "Race to Revolution: The U.S. and Cuba during Slavery and Jim Crow”, discusses the intricate history of race and slavery between the U.S. and Cuba, the …

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

The Legacy of Imam Jamil Al-Amin

Season 5 Episode 5

Activist and musician Baba Bilal Sunni-Ali, of the Jamil Al-Amin Action Network, joins Groundings to discuss the life, legacy, and impact of current political prisoner Imam Jamil Al-Amin.

Formerly kno…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

The Jailhouse Lawyer Known As Sundiata Jawanza

Season 5 Episode 4

In this episode, we discuss the story of Sundiata Jawanza, who has been in prison since 1995 on a life sentence. Sundiata has spent the last 28 years working towards self-development and has become a…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago