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Rational Black Thought
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Episode 276, April 4, 2026 -- “Make America great again the middle just love it / When he wanna talk, walk y’all straight to them ovens”Send us Fan MailWelcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot. Public Enemy gave us the language for this week’s title before most people were willing to admit what…
Episode #275 | Is the Total Story Told or Is It They Hide You From?Send us Fan MailWelcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot. This week’s title comes from Blackalicious’ Brain Washers, and it captures something essential about t…
Rational Black Thought Ep. 274 | Trump, Iran, Empire and the Politics of Devouring PeopleSend us Fan MailEpisode #274 – March 21, 2026 – “…"Don't you know the powers that be Are using people as pawns, devouring we” | Hi and welcome to Episode 274 of the Rational Blac…
Episode #273 – March 14, 2026 – “You need to get up, get out, and get something”Send us Fan MailWelcome to Episode 273 of Rational Black Thought. This week’s title is “You need to get up, get out, and get something.” From Outkast, and that title captures the c…
Episode #272 – March 7, 2026 – “Living under my greatness / What don’t kill me is motivation.” Anderson PaakSend us Fan MailI am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Episode 272 of the Rational Black Thought Podcast. This week’s title is “Living under my greatness / What don’t kill me is m…
Episode #271 – February 28, 2026 – “Crawling through a systematic maze…And it pains to demise…Pain in our eyes…”Send us Fan MailEpisode #271 – February 28, 2026 – “Crawling through a systematic maze…And it pains to demise…Pain in our eyes…” - D’Angelo and The Vanguard I am your host, Neo Gr…
Episode #270 – February 21, 2026 – “Our culture beautiful, battle-tested and tough, we had enough-So you either come with some change or it's gon' be rough-Period"Send us Fan MailI am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Episode 270 of the Rational Black Thought Podcast. This week’s title comes from Dame D.O.L.L.A.’s song “Blacklist”: “Our cu…
Episode #269 – February 14, 2026 – “Drug dealer buy Jordans, crackhead buy crack / And a white man get paid off of all of that”Send us Fan Mail | I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Episode 269 of the Rational Black Thought Podcast. This week’s title is a line Kanye dropped that still cuts like a scalp…
Episode #268 – February 6, 2026 -- We're gonna move on up-Two by two-And this whole world-Is gonna be brand-new-Am I black enough for you?Send us Fan Mail | I’m your host, Neo Griot, and welcome back to Rational Black Thought. This week’s title is a lyric from a Song by Billy Paul, “Am I Black Enough for You” and it…
Episode #267 – January 31, 2026 -- “ Y'all think it's bougie, I'm like, it's fine But I'm tryin' to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99.”Send us Fan MailHey, family. I’m Neo Griot—Afrocentric, Pan-African, secular humanist, atheist, skeptic. And this is Rational Black Thought—where we don’t do feel good pieces, we d…
Episode #266 – January 24, 2026 -- “We are the winners if we unclose our eyes.”Send us Fan MailPeace, family. I’m Neo Griot—Afrocentric, Pan-African, secular humanist, atheist, skeptic.And this is Rational Black Thought—where we don’t do bedtime stories for a…
Episode #265 – January 17, 2026 – “The Constitution, a noble piece of paper Would free society. It struggled but then died in vain”Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot. This week’s theme: Is about moving beyond survival, it is time for us to stop “living to fight another…
Episode #264 – January 10, 2026 – “I feel like the destinies of those meant / To be the best / Are in the hands of liars now the world is on fire”Send us Fan MailOur title today comes from Ay-Shay (an African musician) from her song “The Way I Feel” whose words really struck me this week, some of the other lines from this so…
Episode #263 – January 3, 2026 – “The Year-End Audit: Receipts, Forecasts, and the God-Argument Hustle”Send us Fan MailWelcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot—secular humanist, skeptic, atheist, Afrocentric, Pan-African… and morally allergic to propaganda. This…
Episode #262 – December 27, 2025 – “Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it.”Send us Fan MailIntro: Quote of the Week: Frantz Fanon Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: When Reality Collapses at the Top: Foreign Policy Watch: “Quarantine” as Empire-Speak an…
Episode #261 – December 20, 2025 – Power Without ConscienceSend us Fan MailIntro: Quote of the Week: James Baldwin Unmasking the News: Democracy Watch: The Chief of Staff as Confessor: When the Mask Slips: When Empathy Dies, Fascism Smiles…
Episode #260 – December 13, 2025 – “Random Musing” by Neo GriotSend us Fan MailThe Irrational Resolution of Cognitive Dissonance (Case Study)Brief SetupWhat Was SaidCognitive Dissonance 101How the Somali Republican’s Mind Is Likely WorkingIden…
Episode #259 – December 6, 2025Send us Fan MailIntro: Quote of the Week: Maya Angelou “For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he kno…
Episode #258 – November 29, 2025Send us Fan MailIntro: Quote of the Week: Bell Hooks“...“white supremacy” is a much more useful term for understanding the complicity of people of color in upholding and maintainin…
Episode #257 – November 22, 2025 – “In a land of liars, an honest man is always at a disadvantage …”Send us Fan MailIntro: Quote of the Week: Neo Griot Unmasking the News: When You Pay the Ransom, You Get More Hostages: White supremacy never retired: When Churches Say “No” To A H…
