Weapon of Choice Podcast
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Weapon of Choice Podcast
A podcast where creatives across mediums give us insight into the weaponry of their art. Join your hosts Tommy Franklin and Andrew Benda as they offer a nuanced way of discussing the intersection of arts and activism with our fearless guest artists. Special Menu Productions creates content that we b...
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Jacob Frey and His Phantom Black Police Chief (BONUS)
Tana Hargest and Nekessa Opoti join Tommy to analyze the latest funny business and perpetuated lies from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and this time S...
BONUS: Minneapolis is Irrevocably Broken
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 t...
BONUS: Doctors Coping in Covid ft. Azza Gadir
Weapon of Choice wanted to check in with a brave, brilliant soul, and truly dope immunologist, Azza Gadir, PhD, a beacon of generous, compassionate, a...
Artists Coping in Covid Vol. 10 with Courtney Phillips
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...
Artists Coping in Covid Vol. 9 with Louise Hazel
We checked in with the amazing and innovative Louise Hazel to reflect on realignment of ambition in Covid, the importance of supporting women entrepre...
Artists Coping in Covid Vol. 8 with Alynda Segarra
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 whe...
Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 7 with Zainab Johnson
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. A...
Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 6 with Soleil Laurent
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'...
Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 5 with Shaina McCoy
Catching up and having conversations with amazing human and painter Shaina McCoy is a reminder to continue evolving down our unique paths, to let insi...
Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 4 with April Kae
Was delighted to have a virtual sit-down with April Kae, who's unique approach to her multidisciplinary artistry is inspiration for navigating the rid...
Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 3 with brontë velez
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...
Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 2 with Seher
Seher Sikandar returns for a check-in on our live Instagram miniseries about what these weird pandemic times have meant for her.
Tune int...
Artists Coping in Covid - Vol. 1 with Alok Vaid-Menon
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...
Quarantine BONUS: A Poet and his Podcast
Tommy read his poem called, "This Road". The music accompanying the poem was composed by Renée Copeland.
In these uncertain times, we wan...
Voices in the Mirror with Nooshin Hakim
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...
Black Belt Eagle Scout - Can You Relate?
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, m...
Tommy's Kobe Bryant Story
Tommy remembers the late Kobe Bryant with the story of how they first met.
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A Message from Tommy on Giving Tuesday
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The Stars and the Blackness Between Them with Junauda
What is something that tells you everything is gonna be OK? What brings peace, comfort, healing, laughter and beauty to the human soul are conversatio...
Andy Allo - Universal Self
What does knowing yourself mean? Weapon of Choice sat down with Cameroonian American storyteller Andy Allo during her Minneapolis tour stop to talk ab...
BONUS: SHOWIN' UP - Abolish ICE!
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 I...
Hoda Katebi - Truths Be Told
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 transformati...
Sham e Ali Nayeem - Like a Moth
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...
BONUS: Tommy reads "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro" by Frederick Douglass
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,...
Kristiana Rae Colón - Play, right?
What mistake do you want the most freedom to make? Kristiana Rae Colón, poet, playwright, educator, rapper in repose, joined Weapon of Choice to talk...
BONUS Episode: SHOWIN' UP for #Sudan
We showed up to a #sudanuprising rally in Downtown Minneapolis to march in solidarity and support of the people of Sudan who are resisting governmenta...
BONUS EPISODE: SHOWIN' UP - No More Abortion Bans
We showed up to a #nomorebans rally at the Minnesota State Capitol to support body autonomy, the right to choose, and hear from those most directly af...
adrienne maree brown - Power of the P (Pleasure Activism)
Welcome to Season 3! We had the honor and immense pleasure of talking with adrienne maree brown, author of the brand new New York Times bestselling bo...
Safia Elhillo - The Swim I Live In
Welcome to the Season 2 finale! We can't be more excited to bring you our interview with Safia Elhillo, a writer whose beautiful realness brilliantly...
Silvio - La Grande Bellezza
What is something that makes life more beautiful to you? We had the great pleasure of sojourning to Milan, Italy for a beautifully honest and insightf...
Crystal Clarity - I Won't Complain
What do you do when your passion never goes away? We experienced a rare beautiful realness while sitting down with Crystal Clarity, a Brooklyn based i...
Evolving Doors with Seher
How do you practice filling your glass beyond half full? In this episode we had the honor and privilege to sit down with Seher in Brooklyn to hear her...
Joseph Capehart - Inward Outer Space
How do you honor your hopefulness? We had the immense pleasure of sitting down with performance poet Joseph Capehart in Brooklyn, NYC for an insightfu...
Lamia Abukhadra - Narrative Terrorist
Do you censor yourself in your daily life? Palestinian American artist Lamia Abukhadra takes us down a brilliant unique road of changing the story in...
On the Other Side of Midterms with DeRay McKesson
How do you imagine building on the progressive political wins of 2018? We talked with civil rights activist and author DeRay Mckesson about visions fo...
Olivia Gatwood - True Chime
What do you have when you listen deeply to another’s truth? Olivia Gatwood joined us in Minneapolis to talk about her journey, the complexities of cre...
Blair Imani - Master of None
Who motivates you to “level up”? Behold our Brooklyn interview with author and radical historian Blair Imani. If you’ve never heard her story, start h...
To the Wonder with Sagirah Shahid
How do you show up for community with a humble heart? Sagirah Shahid joined us to talk about her life and its clear connections to her creativity. Her...
James Spooner - All Joy and No Fun
What does it mean to have balance in your life? Our amazing and introspective guest, James Spooner, reflectively illustrated some of his life and work...
Mica Grimm: Woman on Fire
How do you live from your core? Our guest, Mica Grimm, shared with us some of her layers, some of what she's learned from movements and a life growing...