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CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM IS A CONTRADICTION | itsnotapodcast Ep. 35 ft. Phill Campbell, Yale PhD Student

Perspective Network — Tue, 19 May 2026 20:45:36 GMT

What does it actually mean to be "conscious" while still being a capitalist? This week we sit down with Phil Campbell — a Bronx organizer, Yale Black Studies PhD, and member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, fresh off a trip to Cuba — for a real conversation about scientific socialism, black capitalism, the Democratic Party, and what revolution actually requires. Ka'Nye holds it down on the conscious-capitalist side. BEST SHOW ON THE INTERNET EP 35!

We're hosted on the Perspective Media Network — insightful conversation for Gen Z, by Gen Z.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Cold open — "to be conscious and capitalist is a contradiction"
00:36 Intro & welcome Phil
01:55 Who is Phil? Bronx organizer to Yale PhD
04:36 Black capitalism vs socialism in the media
05:51 Organizing New Haven, PSL, housing & Palestine
08:30 What a community organizer actually does
10:02 Growing up in the Bronx & finding the work
16:28 The left, Jubilee vs the Chainslayers & left media
19:43 What Phil identifies as politically (scientific socialist)
24:54 Racial capitalism — race as the capitalist's weapon
29:15 Revolution is not an exportable commodity
30:46 Socialism represented in the U.S. — literacy & Cuba
39:53 "I'd never vote Democrat again" — elections & 2024
46:11 You don't have to be a communist — the ecosystem
50:58 Is anarchy an option? Why it fails our people
54:09 Socialist Reconstruction & what socialism really is
58:12 "So I'm a capitalist — you got capital?"
01:02:12 Who are you exploiting to make your money?
01:09:40 Does socialism need to govern capitalism? (the Mamdani question)
01:12:00 Why "conscious capitalism" is a contradiction
01:14:04 Imperialism, Nkrumah & the Black community's role
01:19:02 Anti-imperialism, war & self-defense
01:23:55 Let Cuba Live — solar panels & how to support
01:24:32 Get organized — closing & part two

REFERENCED -
Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) — Socialist Reconstruction (book)
Kwame Nkrumah & Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) — on imperialism
Let Cuba Live solar campaign — letcubalive.info/shirt
Shout outs: All-African People's Revolutionary Party, Black Men Build, CodePink

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THE SUPREME COURT JUST GUTTED BLACK VOTES IN LOUISIANA | itsnotapodcast Ep. 34

Perspective Network — Mon, 11 May 2026 14:00:19 GMT

The Supreme court is continuously mowing civil rights down, Mamdani establishes an office for deed theft, and Ka’Nye thinks he can beat Saadiq at Michael Jackson Experience…we must be in latest late stage of capitalism! BEST SHOW ON THE INTERNET EP 34!

We're hosted on the Perspective Media Network — insightful conversation for Gen Z, by Gen Z.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & Share Perspective launch
05:00 Mamdani's Office of Deed Theft
17:00 Freeze your credit — protect yourself
20:00 Mamdani goes global
24:00 Louisiana 6-3: SCOTUS rolls back voting rights
30:00 The 60-year experiment on Black votes
38:00 Colorblindness vs. equity
43:00 Bellevue mental health housing
46:00 Michael (the movie)
53:00 Break of Dawn & Michael's genius

REFERENCED -
Jermaine Fowler — "The 60-Year Experiment on Black Votes Is Over" (Substack) -
Fox 5 segment on deed theft scams
Michael (2026 biopic) — from the team behind Bohemian Rhapsody

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Guest episode dropping Thursday — Phil from Yale University

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#PerspectiveNetwork #ItsNotAPodcast #Mamdani #VotingRights #GenZ #NYCPolitics #DeedTheft #LouisianaRedistricting

No newsletter this week, Happy Mother’s Day!

Perspective Network — Sun, 10 May 2026 23:35:38 GMT

Pardon the empty inbox y’all—this was a much needed rest week for me. But Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommies, mine especially.❤️‍🔥

And please check back next week for a topical read!

- With love, Ife

ZIMBABWE JUST SAID NO TO $367 MILLION FROM THE US?? | itsnotapodcast Ep. 33

Perspective Network — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:34:27 GMT

Senegal, Malawi, and Ghana are freezing mineral contracts and expelling legacy European mining companies. Ghana just led a UN resolution naming the slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. Zimbabwe rejected $367M in U.S. health funding because the strings attached touched data sovereignty. Africa is practicing sovereignty while the West is distracted.

Meanwhile at home — Mamdani might actually save New York from this Iran war (we said what we said), Ozempic studies are showing 75% of the weight comes back within a year, Delta cut its luxury division for Congress members until TSA gets paid, and ICE is being weaponized against roofers who already finished the job. We close with how we’re prioritizing health and headspace through all of it.

This week’s breakdown ⬇️
00:00 Intro & episode framing
03:54 Iran war updates — “is there a way back?”
06:34 Mamdani as the unlikely savior
10:55 $200M/day, U.S. credit rating slipping & how Britain actually fell
15:38 Russia & China playing chess while Europe divests
18:42 Mineral freezes — Senegal, Malawi & Ghana expel legacy mining companies
23:35 Ghana leads UN resolution on the slave trade — who voted against it
27:46 Reparations & the case for “good business”
30:33 Zimbabwe says no to $367M — data sovereignty as the new battleground
35:08 Ozempic, GLP-1 ad saturation & “The Beauty” parallel
38:39 The study — 75% of weight loss comes back
50:23 Delta suspends luxury division for Congress until TSA is paid
53:03 Trump signs TSA relief EO & the ICE-at-airports problem
55:24 Prioritizing health — drawing, journaling, finding your river

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THEY'RE SENDING 4,500 TROOPS & WE DON'T HAVE A SINGLE ALLY?? | itsnotapodcast Ep. 32

Perspective Network — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:18:08 GMT

🧠 It’s not a podcast — it’s a show. WELCOME BACK!

4,500 troops just got deployed, gas is $4 in New York, we’ve got no allies left, and Trump is out here making Hiroshima jokes to the Japanese Prime Minister. Cuba is getting squeezed out of the entire Caribbean while they’re running one of the most ambitious medical programs on the planet. And Gen Z is about to inherit all of this — the most multicultural generation in American history, in a country where 88% of the stocks are still owned by one group. So what are we actually going to do about it?

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This week’s breakdown ⬇️
00:00 Intro & Episode Framing
02:01 Iran War Update — 4,500 Ground Troops Deployed
06:00 Gas Hits $4 in New York
10:00 Iranian Protests in Washington Square Park
14:30 What Does It Mean to Serve in This Military?
38:47 50% of Gen Z is Multicultural — Racial Capitalism Explained
53:00 Build Your Own or Take Over Theirs? The Red Lobster Debate
58:20 Cuba — The Medical Program They’re Trying to Destroy
01:06:57 Trump Mocking Hiroshima & Burning Our Allies
01:09:00 Blind Allegiance, Class War & Who’s Really Paying the Price

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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN BLACK PROFESSIONALS STOP LEAVING & START BUILDING? | itsnotapodcast Ep. 31

Perspective Network — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:33:35 GMT

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THE SUPREME COURT JUST COST TRUMP $150 BILLION — WHO'S PAYING FOR IT? | itsnotapodcast Ep. 30.5

Perspective Network — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:26:26 GMT

🧠 It's not a podcast — it's a show.
This week, we're unpacking how power moves in 2026 — from the Supreme Court ruling Trump's tariffs illegal, to the government trying to seize control of Anthropic's AI, to cancer-linked herbicides being quietly shielded under national defense law.
From the courtroom to the State of the Union fact-check, from $150 billion in tariffs that need to be refunded to Hegseth giving an AI company an ultimatum by Friday — this episode connects law, money, technology, and control — and asks who benefits from the systems we're told are "necessary."
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HEAVEN OR WAR STOCKS?? | itsnotapodcast Ep. 30

Perspective Network — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:47:33 GMT

BIG EPISODE #30 we deep dive the US/Israel vs Iran War, Kristi Noem replaced as DHS secretary, college campus censorship, and much more!

Iran reportedly launched over 500 missiles, yet within days its missile deployment dropped 84% after US and Israeli attacks on underground bunkers.

If Iran was this technologically outmatched… why did this conflict escalate in the first place?
And more importantly — who benefits?

We also examine what this moment means for Iranian civilians, where reports indicate 1,000+ Iranians killed, including over 150 children, and six US soldiers dead during the initial strikes.

Story doesn’t stop there.

This week’s episode also unpacks:

• The controversy surrounding Kristi Noem’s removal from DHS leadership and the $140M “ghost contract” investigation
• Allegations of illegal deportation practices and federal defiance revealed during recent hearings
• The growing censorship across college campuses, from canceled student speeches to the financial pressures universities face after federal funding cuts
• And a bizarre twist in the information economy: an $87K bet on Polymarket placed just 71 minutes before the Iran strike, raising questions about prediction markets and access to classified information

From geopolitics to campus politics, this episode connects the systems shaping power, media, and information in 2026.

This week’s breakdown ⬇️

00:00 Introduction & episode framing

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📚 Sources referenced include reporting from Al Jazeera, WSJ, and independent journalists covering the conflict and policy responses.

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PAM BONDI PUTS THE DOW JONES BEFORE KIDS?? | itsnotapodcast Ep. 28

Perspective Network — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:26:01 GMT

🧠 It’s not a podcast — it’s a show.

This week: accountability, midterms, Black futurism, and diasporan music.

From legal consequences for public officials to preparing for 2026 elections. From imagining a Black-built town to tracing how African rhythm circled the globe. From lobbying rooms to brotherhood retreats — what does responsibility actually look like? WORLD BUILDING.

This week’s breakdown ⬇️

Introduction & framing
02:11 Pam Bondi, perjury talk & what it takes to jail an official
09:48 Midterms prep — GovTrack case study (NY)
16:22 Bare minimum civic engagement vs real political literacy

• Lobbying experience — who really writes policy?

Eastdale & what a Black futuristic town could look like
• Ownership
• Infrastructure
• Cultural safety

Bad Bunny & diasporan sound as power
• West Africa → Americas → Europe → Africa (full circle flow)

GQ Retreat
• 40-hour “full-time” culture
• Brotherhood vs performance
• What does a “brother” look like to you?

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#itsnotapodcast #perspectivemedianetwork #genz #midterms #blackfuturism #diaspora #civicliteracy #culture #power

TRUMP GAVE NICKI A GOLD CARD? | itsnotapodcast Ep. 26

Perspective Network — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:16:24 GMT

🧠 It’s not a podcast — it’s a show.

This week, we’re unpacking how power moves in 2026 — from gun violence and state expansion at home, to influencer capital markets, AI regulation, and global labor migration abroad.

From Minneapolis to TikTok, from Trump-era housing pressure to Khaby Lame entering the capital markets, this episode connects culture, money, media, and control — and asks who benefits from the systems we’re told are “normal.”

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#itsnotapodcast #perspectivemedianetwork #genz #politics #internetculture #ai #creatorEconomy #housingCrisis #medialiteracy #culturalcommentary #power

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