Ayana Explains It All

06/30/2025

Ayana Fakhir shares her frustrations and insights on a range of pressing issues in America today. She discusses the controversy of funding professional sports stadiums, the intricacies of Supreme Court decisions regarding Donald Trump's executive orders, and the expanding scope of presidential powers. Ayana also delves into topics of racial injustice, specifically the historical and ongoing persecution of various minority groups in the United States, and the dangerous rhetoric around immigration and Islamophobia. She calls out the erasure of uncomfortable historical truths and the current climate of political and social delusion. This episode is a raw and enlightening take on the many challenges and contradictions that define contemporary America.

05/16/2025

No War on Christians: Government Overreach & Religious Freedom
The government is not curtailing religious practice, but establishing religion, which violates the First Amendment. We discuss how the claim of a 'war on Christianity' is false and designed to exert control.

05/16/2025

First Amendment: Religious Freedom and Separation of ChurchWe explore the First Amendment's religious clauses. Free exercise vs. establishment. We highlight judicial review's role, challenging religious favoritism. We advocate inclusive policies reflecting religious diversity and civic literacy. Public resources shouldn't be tied to belief. Listen to diverse voices!

05/09/2025

Host Ayana Fakhir examines how the Democratic party, once rooted in working-class struggles and civil rights advocacy, has become disconnected from its base. The ep…

05/08/2025

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01/20/2025

Season 4 is blooming! Listen to the episode that breaks down the TikTok ban and the impact of social media on our daily lives, China to Cleveland. Ayana R. Fakhir

01/20/2025

New Episode! "Social Media v. The Banhammer"

Ayana dives into the dumpster fire that is social media, waxing poetic about our life-long love-hate relationship with it. She shares how the TikTok ban has her scrambling to find dopamine on another app, and guess what? She'...

Ayana dives into the dumpster fire that is social media, waxing poetic about our life-long love-hate relationship with it. She shares how the TikTok ban has her scr…

01/12/2025

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12/17/2024

What does it mean to truly be resilient?
Join me on Ayana Explains It All as I delve into how resilience transformed in 2024 and how we can carry it forward into 2025.
Listen and learn!

Resilience--it's the gift that keeps on giving. And, you don't have to drill for it, baby. Sources used in the making of this episode: https://www.teneo.com/insights/articles/why-2024-is-the-year-for-resilience/ "The Gifts of Imperfection" by Brene Brown

11/13/2024