Honestly Speaking
Honestly Speaking
BREAKOUT
Honestly Speaking is a weekly podcast that dives deep into the biggest topics of the week impacting the political & cultural landscape. Co-Hosted by Michael Farber and Eddie Washington. We're excited to announce that for the upcoming season 3 launching this November we'll be joined in the booth by friends of the pod Michael Hardaway (Former Obama + Comms w/Congressman Hakeem Jeffries) & Alessandra Biaggi (Current NY State Senator) to round out the weekly discourse!
Episode 72: Can Elon Musk save our Climate? w/ Dr. Katherine Wilkinson
This week we discuss all things climate change! Dr. Wilkinson runs us through Project Drawdown, generational shade, and whether or not Elon Musk stans are delusional or not.
Sep 9, 2021
47 min
Episode 71: Withdrawing from Afghanistan w/ Mike Hardaway
This week we bring back former Obama advisor and current tech entrepreneur Mike Hardaway. We add context to the Afghanistan withdrawal, discuss the recently passed infrastructure bill, and dive into CA’s gubernatorial recall election.
Sep 1, 2021
46 min
Episode 70: A Quick Podcast Check In
A quick podcast check in.
Aug 24, 2021
8 min
Episode 69: The Master Plan with Chris Wilson
This week we finally bring on close friend of the pod Chris Wilson. He’s the author of the Master Plan, a visual artist, film producer, storyteller, and modern day renaissance man. We talk about the meaning of success, the work he is doing to help uplift those behind the fence, Plato’s allegory of the cave, and how he is connected to the PayPal mafia.
Aug 18, 2021
52 min
Episode 68: The American Dream
This week we discuss the American Dream. Is it dead, different, or just an illusion?
Aug 4, 2021
42 min
Episode 67: Takes That Could Get Us Cancelled
We tease out some possibly cancelable takes of ours from the progressive left and if any are actually bringing the heat. We dive into homelessness, did we really go to the moon, and should we be cash apping Black folk for reparations. Listen in!
Jul 23, 2021
40 min
Episode 66: NY Politics with NYS Senator Alessandra Biaggi
On today’s episode, New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi joins us to break down her thoughts on the recent NYC Mayoral Primary, on why rank choice voting should not be taking the rap for NYC’s problematic Board of Elections, and lastly why even though running a campaign is hard, there are some easy things to avoid.
Jul 14, 2021
58 min
Episode 65: Quentin Tarantino, Tyler Perry, and Marvel
On this pop culture roundtable episode, we dig into Quentin Tarantino’s obsession with the “N word”, on whether or not Tyler Perry is good for Black people, and how American portrayals of Black Americans affect the perceptions of everyone else in the country, including African immigrants.
Jul 6, 2021
38 min
Episode 64: Radical love w/ Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis
We’ve got a real treat for you with G’s mentor and head pastor of Middle Church here in New York City on this weeks pod. We get a little history on where Middle Church’s progressive roots come from, their place in the larger religious community, and what it means to always be on.
Jun 30, 2021
45 min
Episode 63: The Critical Race Theory Debate w/ Mike Ponticelli
We bring back returning friend of the pod Mike “Ponto” Ponticelli, our resident conservative expert, to be the voice of the right to defend their stance on Critical Race Theory. Is there any validity? Listen up!
Jun 21, 2021
45 min
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