Podcast
Rational Black Thought
Episodes
Episode 303, October 10, 2026 "Reality Will Cause Your Fantasy to Die"Send us Fan Mail Intro "And you think your country is a great democracy Well they just killed your priest for helping folks like me And reality will cause your fantasy to die." B…
Episode 302, October 3, 2026 "You helped to fuel the death machine that down the line will kill you too"Send us Fan Mail As El-P said on the Killer Mike song, "Walking in the Snow." "You helped to fuel the death machine that down the line will kill you too" And he's not talking about…
Episode 301, September 26, 2026 -"Racism is still alive, yellow tape and colored lines."Send 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 300, September 19, 2026 -"Walking talking dead, though we think we're living-We just copy-cat, following the system”Send us Fan Mail That's Nas. "Black Zombie." He wasn't talking about horror movies. He was talking about us. Walking talking dead. Breathing, but on autopilot. Alive, but not liv…
Episode 299, September 12, 2026 -"No longer complacent with surviving”Send us Fan Mail That's BLK ODYSSY — "BLK Revolution." And before we go anywhere else, I want to sit in those two lines, because they name this whole episode. "No longer complacen…
Episode 298, September 5, 2026 -"Crawling through a systematic maze"— D’Angelo The Charade"Send us Fan Mail Crawling through a systematic maze. And it pains to demise. Pain in our eyes. Strain of drownin', wading into your lies. Degradation so loud that you can't hear th…
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…
