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In this riff, Adam follows up on his criticism of the Joe Budden podcast, why comedian/celebrity/bro podcasters need to follow media ethics, the responsibility of Americans to challenge U.S. imperialism, the majority of Palestinians killed by Israel are civilians, Trump’s fascism, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali embracing indigenous languages as the official languages, and an update to the Slave Voyages database on the transatlantic slave trade. (Recorded August 26, 2025) 

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Links, research related to episode:  

• How Low Institutional Trust Fed New Media’s and Joe Rogan Style Journalism, with Ryan Grim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z92IIRJXTZg 
• Why Leftists Are Suddenly Lifting More Weights https://shorturl.at/ctdPx 
• Slave Voyages database (updated) https://www.slavevoyages.org/ 
• Vast majority of Israelis believe there are “no innocents” in Gaza https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/vast-majority-israelis-believe-there-are-no-innocents-gaza-says-poll 
• IDF database suggests at least 83% of Gaza dead were civilians https://www.972mag.com/israeli-intelligence-database-83-percent-civilians-militants/ 
• Entebbe raid https://www.britannica.com/event/Entebbe-raid 
• DNC punts on Israel resolutions as Chair Ken Martin calls for bridging the divide https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/26/dnc-israel-palestine-arms-embargo-resolution-00525446 
• DNC panel fails to advance dueling resolutions on Israel’s war in Gaza https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/26/politics/dnc-israel-gaza-resolution-vote 
• Trump sends National Guard troops to Chicago https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/22/chicago-will-be-next-trump-teases-troop-expansion-in-democrat-led-cities; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PHXqZmtEWI 
• Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger leave group of French-speaking countries https://apnews.com/article/mali-niger-burkina-aes-withdrawal-francophonie-43d04a46d293f647d7eb69f6c17d1592;  https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/03/18/mali-follows-niger-and-burkina-faso-in-quitting-group-of-french-speaking-nations_6739294_4.html 

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Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.