Blair Imani on What Actually Changes Institutions

Blair Imani on What Actually Changes Institutions

In this week’s episode of B*tch, Listen, Imani Gandy taps political educator Blair Imani to answer that question.  The pair discuss whether online political education actually moves institutions, or just moves the people who already agree. Blair, who created the viral series Smarter in Seconds, has reached millions of people and seen real policy changed. So naturally, she had thoughts. And they complicated some of Imani's assumptions—in the best way. Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth.  Become a supporter today [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/support-b-tch-listen-rss/ ]. -  https://rewirenewsgroup.com/support-b-tch-listen-rss/  Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/] - https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/ [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/] Sign up for our newsletters [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/] to read it first. https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/ [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/]   Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify:  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646  [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1 [https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1] Follow Rewire News Group on Social Media. Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com [https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/ [https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp [https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp ] Threads: https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup [https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/] Follow Imani on Social Media: Imani on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app [https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app] Imani on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/ [https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/]

We Did the Reading. Fascism Came Anyway.

The most informed progressive public in American history is watching a fascist takeover in real time. In her first solo episode, Imani Gandy wants to know why. From Black Twitter to the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act dying in the Senate twice, she builds the argument—and then pokes holes in it herself. She doesn't have a clean answer. That's why she's asking. Correction: In this episode I state that New York cut a billion dollars from the police budget — they pledged to cut a billion but ultimately cut approximately half a million. I also state that Los Angeles boosted its budget by 3 percent after cutting 150 million — the actual increase was closer to 6 percent. The broader point stands: both cities reversed course.   Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth.  Become a supporter today [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/support-b-tch-listen-rss/ ]. -  https://rewirenewsgroup.com/support-b-tch-listen-rss/  Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/] - https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/ [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/] Sign up for our newsletters [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/] to read it first. https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/ [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/]   Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify:  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646  [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1 [https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1] Follow Rewire News Group on Social Media. Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com [https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/ [https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp [https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp ] Threads: https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup [https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/] Follow Imani on Social Media: Imani on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app [https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app] Imani on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/ [https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/]

Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz Takes You Inside the True Crime Machine

In part two of her series [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/01/29/in-mercys-shadow-the-mercy-narrative-in-true-crime-podcast/] on true crime and disability, Imani Gandy interviews Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz about true crime as a machine that decides whose stories get told—and whose don’t. From missing Black women, to missing and murdered Indigenous people, to the near invisibility of disabled victims, they talk about what true crime shows—and what it leaves out. Because attention itself is a form of power. (And yes, there’s a Bill Hader moment.) Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth.  Become a supporter today [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/support-b-tch-listen-rss/ ]. -  https://rewirenewsgroup.com/support-b-tch-listen-rss/  Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/] - https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/ [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/] Sign up for our newsletters [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/] to read it first. https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/ [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/]   Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify:  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646  [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1 [https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1] Follow Rewire News Group on Social Media. Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com [https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/ [https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp [https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp ] Threads: https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup [https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/] Follow Imani on Social Media: Imani on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app [https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app] Imani on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/ [https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/]

In Mercy's Shadow: The Mercy Narrative in True Crime

True crime is everywhere—but crimes against disabled people are rarely treated as “true crime” at all. Imani Gandy talks with disability justice advocate Vilissa Thompson about why disabled victims are erased from true crime, how ableism shapes which stories get told, and what ethical storytelling requires when disability is involved. Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth.  Become a supporter today [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/support-b-tch-listen-rss/ ]. -  https://rewirenewsgroup.com/support-b-tch-listen-rss/  Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/] - https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/ [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/] Sign up for our newsletters [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/] to read it first. https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/ [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/]   Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify:  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646  [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1 [https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1] Follow Rewire News Group on Social Media. Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com [https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/ [https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp [https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp ] Threads: https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup [https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/] Follow Imani on Social Media: Imani on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app [https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app] Imani on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/ [https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/]

My Holidays Look a Little Different This Year (Thanks, Portia)

Imani Gandy interviews Portia Burch about what it means to get through the holidays when you don’t love them. Together, they talk about companionship, Black joy without the performance or obligation, and building a season that feels steadier and more survivable. Expert Repro Journalism That Inspires. Episodes like this take time, research, and a commitment to the truth.  Become a supporter today [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/support-b-tch-listen-rss/ ]. -  https://rewirenewsgroup.com/support-b-tch-listen-rss/  Imani has relaunched her column, AngryBlackLady Chronicles [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/] - https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/ [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/ablc/] Sign up for our newsletters [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/] to read it first. https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/ [https://rewirenewsgroup.com/newsletters/]   Subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify:  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646  [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/boom-lawyered/id1282116646] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1 [https://open.spotify.com/show/110tPZQY3WD2mkq6EYqZf1] Follow Rewire News Group on Social Media. Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com [https://bsky.app/profile/rewirenewsgroup.com] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/ [https://www.instagram.com/rewirenewsgroup/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp [https://www.tiktok.com/@rewirenewsgrp ] Threads: https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup [https://www.threads.com/@rewirenewsgroup] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rewire-news-group/] Follow Imani on Social Media: Imani on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app [https://bsky.app/profile/angryblacklady.blacksky.app] Imani on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/ [https://www.instagram.com/angryblacklady/]