Vanguard Army
8 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Vanguard Army (@VanguardArmyPod) is a weekly podcast within the Rezistans Nwa network (@RezistansNwa) hosted by Lili Smallwood daGraça (@LilTheTrill) in Canada and Aaron Thorpe (posadist_trapgd) in the United States. Focusing on the politics of our respective countries through an anti-capitalist framework, we examine and discuss issues rooted in settler colonialism and white supremacy with nuance and accessibility for those who not only read theory but live it.
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Episodes
Episode 6: Allied Courses
August 25, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 165 MBVanguard Army (@VanguardArmyPod) joins forces with the Progressive Army (@ProgressiveArmy) with Lili (@LilTheTrill) and Aaron (@posadist_trapgd) welcoming Benjamin Dixon (@BenjaminPDixon) to talk about the DNC, the VP pick, and the paths to November for everyone. Discussing the Democrats' decades long flawed strategies, why they don't work, and what everyone on the left needs to do to get not only Trump out but this legacy of corporate Democrats' failures. ★ Support this podcast ...
Episode 4: Black Cons
August 19, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 215 MBLili (@LilTheTrill) & Aaron (@posadist_trapgd) react to the VP announcement, and welcome T (@RickyRawls) from the Champagne Sharks Podcast (@ChampagneSharks) to discuss Black conservatives, the history of Black conservatism and the evolution to Black Neo-Cons and beyond.
Episode 5: Black Cons
August 19, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 215 MBLili (@LilTheTrill) & Aaron (@posadist_trapgd) react to the VP announcement, and welcome T (@RickyRawls) from the Champagne Sharks Podcast (@ChampagneSharks) to discuss Black conservatives, the history of Black conservatism and the evolution to Black Neo-Cons and beyond. Covering the Black Nationalist roots of the Black conservatism of Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass to the modern bastardization of Cand*ce Ow*ns and clan. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Episode 4: Useful Negroes
August 12, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 197 MBLili (@LilTheTrill) and Aaron (@posadist_trapgd) interview Irami Osei-Frimpong (@IramiOF), a philosopher, political thinker, and host of the YouTube channel The Funky Academic. Discussing the black misleadership class and their collusion with corporate Democrats to maintain the status quo, their failure to synthesize political power and economic independence within the black community, Cori Bush, the destructive nature of the nuclear white family and white culture, and more. The Fu...
Episode 3: Racialnomics
August 05, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 226 MBLili (@LilTheTrill) and Aaron (@posadist_trapgd) welcome Vanguard Army's (@VanguardArmyPod) first guest and Rezistans Nwa (@RezistansNwa) founder Andray Domise a.k.a. Q (@andraydomise) for a conversation on decades of economic racism, its effects and the long lasting financial reality for Black people in Canada and the US. Some light reading mentioned in this episode: Black Reconstruction in America, 1860-1880 (Du Bois, W.E.B.) Black Marxism (Robinson, C.) ★ Support this podcast...
Episode 2: Back To "Normal"
July 29, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBLili and Aaron discuss the push to "reopen the economy," despite conflicting numbers and community sentiment; the Ontario Conservative government continuing to avoid talking about the racialized affects of COVID-19; the Republicans' dangerous rush and its results for Black communities in Georgia; and how the capitulation of Liberals and Democrats pushes the oppressive nature of normalcy. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Episode 1: Fever Pitch
July 20, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 168 MBIn Vanguard Army's inaugural episode, Lili (@LilTheTrill) and Aaron (@posadist_trapgd) discuss the politics and dialectics of the pandemic and Black Lives Matter in Canada and the U.S., and why liberal parties in both countries have failed Black people. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Rezistans Nwa: Launching Soon
July 13, 2020 10:00 - 2 minutes - 3 MBRezistans Nwa is a project that recognizes the diverse nature of Blackness, one that recognizes liberation cannot wait, and that recognizes we will never liberate ourselves by assimilating into relationships of power created by and maintained for the benefit of our oppressors. We’re here to collaborate, synthesize, and most importantly, learn and grow together. To support us, go to www.patreon.com/RZNWA and become a patron of our network. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ ...