Raul Perez drops by to talk about this new book, The Souls of White Jokes: How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy. Raúl Pérez is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of La Verne, and was previously an Assistant Professor of

Building Downtown Los Angeles in Their Image!

Aug 22nd, 2022 52m 36s

Join Dr. Leland Saito and I as we discuss his new book "Building Los Angeles; The Politics of Race and Place in Urban America. It is a tale of displacement, gentrification, race, place, and resistance. Dr. Leland Saito grew up in Boyle Height

South Central Dreams: Finding Home and Building Community in South L.A

Mar 27th, 2022 1h 17m

Join Dr. Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and me as we discuss race and space in historic South Central Los Angeles. Don't believe the hype; this is a story of not just pain and desperation but one of love, hope, and cooperation. Pierrette Hondagneu

Black to the Future: Our Black History Month Special

Feb 1st, 2022 1h 26m

It's Black History Month; Myron Strong joins me in discussing race in Reality TV, Sci-Fi, comics, and Afrofuturism. Myron T. Strong is an award-winning sociologist, who is currently an Associate Professor of Sociology at the Community College

Guns, Vigilantism, and Racism; more American than Apple Pie!

Dec 22nd, 2021 1h 12m

Join Dr. David Embrick and me as we discuss the Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Abery cases, vigilantes, masculinity, and guns. In other words, it's an All-American podcast! Dr. David G. Embrick holds a joint position as Associate Professor in the Soci

Trust and Why We Lack It

Oct 31st, 2021 1h 12m

Dana Williams and I discuss "trust." In particular, we discuss the trust of government, science, the vaccine, and each other. For good measure, we threw in a conversation on anarchy. Join us! Dana Williams is an associate professor of sociolo

One Sociologist's Journey Through In Vitro Fertilization

Oct 17th, 2021 1h 9m

Join Karen Sabbah and me as we discuss her personal experiences with IVF. We discussed the meanings of motherhood, costs, and tribulations of In Vitro Fertilization. Karen Sabbah holds an MA in sociology from Califonia State University Northr

Mind-Ya! Men Keep Creating More and More Draconian Abortion Laws Oppressing Women!

Sep 20th, 2021 56m 23s

Returning guests Celene Fuller, Tiffany Lanoix, and Rebecca Romo join me to discuss the new anti-abortion law in Texas. Celene Fuller is a doctoral candidate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and specializes in the sociological subfield

F-That Rise and Grind!

Aug 24th, 2021 46m 23s

Jake Alimahomed-Wilson and Julio Tsuha discuss the hesitancy for workers to get back to their jobs, quality of life issues, and a crack in capitalism. Jake Alimahomed-Wilson is a Professor of Sociology at California State University, Long Be

Clearly We're Not Penguins

Jul 27th, 2021 1h 19m

Join Celene Fuller and me as we discuss alternatives to monogamy. Professor Fuller breaks down open relationships and polyamory. Celene Fuller is a doctoral candidate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and specializes in the sociological

Where My White Allies At?

Jul 19th, 2021 1h

Dr. Paul E Calarco Jr. joins me to discuss COVID vaccinations, being a White ally, and so much more. Paul is a Ph.D. sociologist with a specialization in gender, he has dedicated the majority of his academic career to addressing inequality and

Refusing Death: Immigrant Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice in LA

Jul 12th, 2021 1h 7m

Nadia Kim joins me to discuss her new book "Refusing Death: Immigrant Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice in LA." We talk about the central role that courageous Asian and Latinx immigrant women play in the environmental justice move

Unconventional Combat

Jul 5th, 2021 1h 12m

Dr. Michael Messner joins me to discuss his new book "Unconventional Combat: Intersectional Action in the Veterans’ Peace Movement." We discuss the way in which veterans who are women, racial, and sexual minorities have affected the military a

Trying Not to Pass on the Sins of the Father

Jun 27th, 2021 1h 10m

Professor Renato Jimenez and I talk about our relationships with our fathers and sociology and how it shapes us as men and fathers. Renato Jimenez is an associate professor of sociology at East Los Angeles College. He identifies as a 1.5 gener

She's Got Next! Women and Sports

Jun 5th, 2021 1h 20m

Dr. Nicole Wilms and I discuss women in sports, transgender women’s participation in sports, and the attack on critical race theory. Nicole Willms received her B.A. in Sociology/Anthropology and Spanish from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Vi

Conversation with Our Grandmother: A discussion of White Male Thought in the "Classics" with the Grandmother of all Disciplines, Philosophy

May 17th, 2021 58m 10s

Join me in a reflexive conversation with Dr. Cara Gillis on the cannons of philosophy and sociology, teaching our disciplines to working-class students of color and women kicking men's ass in sports! Dr. Cara Gillis is a philosopher who special

Trimming the Bad Branches off the Rotten Tree of Law Enforcement!

Apr 26th, 2021 42m 47s

Join Dr. Rashawn Ray and me as we discuss how we actually get police reform. Will the conviction of Derek Chauvin bring reform? How do we not just hold police officers responsible but the policing system itself accountable? If we cant pull t

"Cancel Culture 2," this time its personal!

Apr 19th, 2021 1h 5m

Robert Wonser and I reopen our conversation about the Republican Party's war on “cancel culture." We ask why now and how we can reach across the ideological rift. Robert Wonser has been teaching sociology since 2006. He earned his BS in Busin

Plan for the People and Not the Investors!

Apr 12th, 2021 1h 9m

Former Los Angels and Seattle City Planner Dick Platkin and I discuss how cities ignore the reports of their own city planners to the benefit of real estate developers, dealing with the homeless crisis, and the lack of low income affordable hou

Women of Color Catching Hell and Still Putting It Down!

Mar 29th, 2021 1h 14m

Dr. Sabrina Alimahomed-Wilson joins me to discuss the Matrix of Gendered Islamophobia, why we shouldn't call those who stormed the capitol on January 6th terrorists, and the relationship of gender, war, and imperialism to the shootings of the A

The Ties that Bind!

Mar 22nd, 2021 1h 21m

I discuss the rise in hate crimes towards Asians and the Georgia killings with community/labor organizer Seo Yun Son and Professor of Sociology Julio Tsuha. We examine racist stereotyping of Asians, the model minority myth, racial triangulatio

It's Women's History Month!

Mar 15th, 2021 1h 16m

Join Professor Sheryl Nomelli and I as we give the sisters their due. We talk about a few of her favorite female historical figures, sociologist/activist the historical Jane Addams, Anita Hill, Hill's connection to Joe Bidden, and the #metoo

Over There has Everything to do with Over Here!

Mar 8th, 2021 1h 5m

Dr. Yousef Baker joins me to discuss the effects of the Iraq War on the Iraqi people, the Iraqi Narratives Project and anti-Muslim racism and its connection to larger national and global issues, including racial projects right here in the Unite

Drug Wars, Gentrification, and the Public Intellectual

Feb 22nd, 2021 1h 11m

Tomorrow (February 22) on https://www.sociologiststalkingrealshit.com/podcast: Join Tanya Golash-Boza and I as we talk about the role of the drug war in the gentrification of Washington DC, being a public intellectual, "Get a Life PhD Blog" (ye

“"Once in a While There are Rainbows:” The Thoughts and Actions of an Activist Intellectual

Feb 15th, 2021 1h 50m

I sit down with activist intellectual Dr. Jose Zapata Calderon. We discuss the roots of migration and Biden’s proposed Immigration policies, community engaged scholarship, multiracial coalitions, and in the end some sound solutions for inequali