Tana Hargest and Nekessa Opoti join Tommy to analyze the latest funny business and perpetuated lies from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and this time St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, a Black man, wanted in on the egregious smoke screens. Also, whit

BONUS: Minneapolis is Irrevocably Broken

Feb 8th, 2022 2h 2m

Nekessa Opoti and Tana Hargest join Tommy to break down the latest press conference held by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey where continued his lies to the public after his Minneapolis Police gang murdered Amir Locke on February 2nd, 2022. We disc

BONUS: Doctors Coping in Covid ft. Azza Gadir

Nov 29th, 2021 22m 37s

Weapon of Choice wanted to check in with a brave, brilliant soul, and truly dope immunologist, Azza Gadir, PhD, a beacon of generous, compassionate, and digestible information to benefit our communities trying to navigate this ever complex pand

Artists Coping in Covid Vol. 10 with Courtney Phillips

Apr 13th, 2021 23m 23s

We keep it together by coming together, and Courtney Phillips is a beaming bright creative light taking Gumbo Media to new heights as we all navigate a challenging world. It's always a pleasure to check in with change makers in community whose

Artists Coping in Covid Vol. 9 with Louise Hazel

Apr 12th, 2021 22m 56s

We checked in with the amazing and innovative Louise Hazel to reflect on realignment of ambition in Covid, the importance of supporting women entrepreneurs, health rituals helping push us through challenges, and more. Tune into our live Insta

C&l*n H#dg@s "Family"

Oct 25th, 2020 3m 16s

Family is all we got...

Artists Coping in Covid Vol. 8 with Alynda Segarra

Oct 16th, 2020 19m 33s

Alynda Segarra aka Hurray for the Riff Raff joined us this summer for a much needed Covid check in. How we cope in this pandemic really depends on whether or not we're connecting with beautiful souls whenever we're able. Alynda reminds us that

Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 7 with Zainab Johnson

Sep 23rd, 2020 23m 30s

A check-in with Zainab Johnson is one that is humbling, fun, centering, and inspirational all at once. Glad we go to chat in this enduring Pandemic. And keep up with Zainab's brilliant voice during all this isolation on her podcast, "HonestTEA

Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 6 with Soleil Laurent

Sep 1st, 2020 22m 14s

It was so good to catch up with Soleil. What more can I say!? Soleil talks about making personal growth a place of refuge during challenging times we're in, how creativity fuels optimism for a better future, and more!Tune into our live Instag

Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 5 with Shaina McCoy

Jul 23rd, 2020 19m 50s

Catching up and having conversations with amazing human and painter Shaina McCoy is a reminder to continue evolving down our unique paths, to let insights and passion flow through us abundantly, and to imagine a better world through celebrating

Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 4 with April Kae

Jul 21st, 2020 22m 48s

Was delighted to have a virtual sit-down with April Kae, who's unique approach to her multidisciplinary artistry is inspiration for navigating the ridiculously multifaceted struggles of this Covid era. There's a world of feeling inside her cont

Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 3 with brontë velez

Jul 6th, 2020 30m 56s

Ease into these beautiful reflections from brontë velez. brontë's revolutionary efforts like Lead to Life make us all more human, if we choose to look closer and engage these powerful visions for the future of our people.Tune into our live In

Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 2 with Seher

Jun 16th, 2020 58m 33s

Seher Sikandar returns for a check-in on our live Instagram miniseries about what these weird pandemic times have meant for her.Tune into our live Instagram and IGTV to watch and listen to artists and advocates we love for powerful short inte

Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 1 with Alok Vaid-Menon

May 25th, 2020 22m 43s

We caught up with Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them), gender non-conforming writer and performance artist, for a chat on our live Instagram miniseries about how they're doing in these strange times.Alok's book, Beyond the Gender Binary, is available

Quarantine BONUS: A Poet and his Podcast

Apr 6th, 2020 13m 51s

Tommy read his poem called, "This Road". The music accompanying the poem was composed by Renée Copeland.In these uncertain times, we wanted to check in and let you know we're with you. And let's hold up this world with empathy. Remember, we c

Voices in the Mirror with Nooshin Hakim

Feb 12th, 2020 1h 52m

How do you extend your arms toward truth? We spent time with Nooshin Hakim to talk about how life's experiences, fights for liberation, and navigating creativity rooted in universal truths can lead us to examine each moment with authentic openn

Black Belt Eagle Scout - Can You Relate?

Feb 4th, 2020 55m

What makes you feel strong? We hung out with KP during Black Belt Eagle Scout's Minneapolis tour stop to talk about the relationship to songwriting, making music that guides the journey, where hope in an absurd world rests, and more. Listen wel

Tommy's Kobe Bryant Story

Jan 31st, 2020 20m 1s

Tommy remembers the late Kobe Bryant with the story of how they first met.Support our show with any dollar amount monthly to keep us going by becoming a Weapon of Choice Member at this link: www.patreon.com/weaponofchoicepodcastOne-time con

A Message from Tommy on Giving Tuesday

Dec 3rd, 2019 5m 45s

Help put a smile on our faces as big as this podcast's muse, Gordon Parks!No advertising, no corporate sponsors, just YOU, our Weapon of Choice Community Members, your belief, and our passion propelling this podcast for these multiple seasons

The Stars and the Blackness Between Them with Junauda

Sep 17th, 2019 1h 19m

What is something that tells you everything is gonna be OK? What brings peace, comfort, healing, laughter and beauty to the human soul are conversations like the one we had with author/filmmaker/performer and poet Junauda Petrus-Nasah about her

Andy Allo - Universal Self

Sep 3rd, 2019 57m 5s

What does knowing yourself mean? Weapon of Choice sat down with Cameroonian American storyteller Andy Allo during her Minneapolis tour stop to talk about the decade long journey she's been on, what helped bring her to a passion for creativity,

BONUS: SHOWIN' UP - Abolish ICE!

Aug 28th, 2019 1h 3m

When will we have a heart-to-heart with our morality? We caught up with brilliant organizers and community leaders Nekessa and Mustafa to talk about ICE, the current state of the movement for immigrant rights and safety, and more, AND THEN you'

Hoda Katebi - Truths Be Told

Aug 5th, 2019 57m

How do you create the space you want? Political fashion creative Hoda Katebi caught up with Weapon of Choice in Chicago to talk about her transformative, revolutionary, and imaginative work that sparks vital global conversations online, in prin

Sham e Ali Nayeem - Like a Moth

Jul 29th, 2019 1h 5m

What makes you feel connected and close to another? In this episode we sat down with Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, an artist whose brilliant words and power fill your mind and any room with a universe of beautiful feeling, reflection, and joyful determina

BONUS: Tommy reads "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" by Frederick Douglass

Jul 5th, 2019 1h 15m

In this special bonus episode, Tommy came across the July 5th, 1852 speech he had never seen or heard of by none other than Frederick Douglas titled, "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro", and he immediately pressed a record button and rea