Podcast
Le Soapbox
Hosted by Baudelaire · EN
Le Soapbox is a podcast dedicated to informing young people, and particularly young black people, on subjects that affect us everyday. The phrase, “getting on your soapbox” is used for those who are sharing their views unabashedly on a given subject at a given time. Each week, while weaving in soundbites and clips from some of the greatest black minds we have ever heard, Baudelaire hops on his soapbox to dive into one topic or person specifically, to share some things you probably didn’t know while sharing some of his own views as well.
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Pan-Africanism
Mar 8, 202100:39:51Tap to summarizePan-Africanism is the unity of African people no matter where they live on this earth. In the second season finale, Baudelaire dives into why Pan-Africanism may be the greatest threat to the global systems of white supremacy and capitalism, and may be the only hope of African people all over the world.Send Voice Memos to: LeSoapboxPod@gmail.comFollow on Social MediaInstagram: @BauKnowsTwitter: @Baudelaire
Transcribe →All Black Lives
Mar 1, 202100:35:26Tap to summarizeThe Black community is not the only community with anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments but on this episode of Le Soapbox, Baudelaire speaks to the Black community and explains how Black LGBTQ+ liberation is directly tied to Black liberation and if how our creating a safe space for our LGBTQ+ siblings to be their best and most honest selves, then creates a better and stronger Black community as a whole.Send Voice Memos to: LeSoapboxPod@gmail.comFollow on Social MediaInstagram: @BauKnowsTwitter: @Baudelaire
Transcribe →Farrakhan
Feb 22, 202100:56:59Tap to summarizeLouis Farrakhan is a man with a complicated legacy. Though loved my many in the Black community, Farrakhan is usually spoken of in mainstream media with words like "anti-semite" and "racists" sure to follow. On this episode of Le Soapbox, Baudelaire dives into why Farrakhan is loved by so many, and where those who hate him may be misunderstanding his message.Send Voice Memos to: LeSoapboxPod@gmail.comFollow on Social MediaInstagram: @BauKnowsTwitter: @Baudelaire
Transcribe →Meditation is Key
Feb 15, 202100:20:26Tap to summarizeAs a people we are finally starting to understand that mental health is as important as physical, but many of the tools and ideas to improve our mental health are out of the grasp of the masses of Black people. Today on Le Soapbox, Baudelaire discusses the most accessible resource to improve our mental health, meditation.Send Voice Memos to: LeSoapboxPod@gmail.comFollow on Social MediaInstagram: @BauKnowsTwitter: @Baudelaire
Transcribe →Reparations NOW
Feb 8, 202100:37:42Tap to summarizeReparations for slavery is a topic brought up by some when speaking on Black economic justice in America. The topic is often relegated to something like a pipe dream but on this episode of Le Soapbox, Baudelaire discusses why reparations are a necessity and why the idea isnt as irrational as some would lead you to believe.Send Voice Memos to: LeSoapboxPod@gmail.comFollow on Social MediaInstagram: @BauKnowsTwitter: @Baudelaire
Transcribe →Assata
Feb 1, 202100:57:30Tap to summarizeAssata Shakur is a revolutionary heroine of Black America who's story is a perfect example of how America treats Black America's heros.Send Voice Memos to: LeSoapboxPod@gmail.comFollow on Social MediaInstagram: @BauKnowsTwitter: @Baudelaire
Transcribe →Season II.
Jan 29, 202100:03:19Tap to summarizeSeason II of Le Soapbox will start on Feb 1st 2021! In this quick episode, Baudelaire explains the theme of this upcoming season.
Transcribe →Bonus Episode 5: Bau & Dro
Jul 19, 202000:48:13Tap to summarizeWhat was planned as a season overview became two brothers reviewing their path to consciousness. In between a few episode recaps, Baudelaire and Evandro (@Dread_EM) talk on the phone about how their fifteen year friendship led to both men having their current understanding of the situation for Black people in America.
Transcribe →Bonus Episode 4: Tired But Focused
Jul 12, 202000:28:17Tap to summarizeIn this bonus episode, Baudelaire discusses the exhaustion that is a natural part of learning the history of black suffering in America. He also goes into the ways he learned to deal with that exhaustion. Also discussed in this bonus episode is the legacy of Malcolm X, and the Vietnam war's affect on the Human Rights Movement.Send Voice Memos to: LeSoapboxPod@gmail.comFollow on Social MediaInstagram: @BauKnowsTwitter: @BaudelaireLike on Facebook: Facebook.com/LeSoapbox
Transcribe →The Other Malcolm
Jul 6, 202000:35:27Tap to summarizeThere is no black leader with a legacy more misconstrued than Malcolm X. There are even black people who feed into the idea that Malcolm was at best, an irresponsible black leader who's methods were not as effective, or rational as the peaceful Martin Luther King. Today on Le Soapbox, via his "Ballet or The Bullet" speech, Baudelaire clears up many misconceptions about the iconic leader and explains his political and economic philosophy at his time of death, Black Nationalism.Send Voice Memos to: LeSoapboxPod@gmail.comFollow on Social MediaInstagram: @BauKnowsTwitter: @BaudelaireLike on Facebook: Facebook.com/LeSoapbox
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