Rational Black Thought
A discussion of all topics as seen through the eyes of a Black Atheist, Skeptic, Humanist, Existentialist
Episodes
292 episodes
Episode 287, June 20, 2026 - "Revolutionary curse words. First come, first served. It ain't no lost love. Freedom cost blood." –dead prez
Welcome back to Rational Black Thought, the podcast where we challenge the narratives, question the assumptions, and examine the evidence behind the stories shaping our lives.I am your host, Neo Griot.This is Episode 287 and our...
Episode 286, June 13, 2026 - "Fuck silence, speak up bitch, this shit ill…y'all kill, we kill...fuck cardboard signs, we in the field" YG FTP
I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Rational Black Thought.This week’s title comes from YG’s “FTP,” and the message is simple: silence is no longer an option.Not when power lies openly.Not when democracy is treated like a...
Episode 285, June 6, 2026 - "The sky is falling, the wind is calling. Stand for something or die in the morning." Kendrick Lamar
I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Rational Black Thought, the podcast where faith gets cross-examined, power gets analyzed without apology, and foolishness gets dragged into the sunlight where it can no longer pretend to be wisdom....
Episode 284, May 30, 2026 - "I break chains all by myself - Won't let my freedom rot in hell" Beyoncé
Welcome to Rational Black Thought, the podcast where we examine politics, religion, culture, and society through the lens of critical thinking and Black consciousness. I am your host, Neo Griot. Our title today comes from Queen B’s Freedom, bec...
Episode 283, May 23, 2026 - "Get up, stand up, stand up for your right - Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight"
Welcome to Rational Black Thought, the podcast where we examine politics, religion, culture, and society through the lens of critical thinking and Black consciousness. I am your host, Neo Griot.This week’s episode is inspired by Bob Mar...
Episode 282, May 16, 2026 - "Don't Believe the Hype" - Public Enemy
Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I am your host, Neo Griot.This week's title is "Don't Believe the Hype" from Public Enemy — because this episode is about the stories power tells to hide what power is actually doing.The hype t...
Episode 281, May 9, 2026 - “Never looking back or too far in front of me-The present is a gift, and I just wanna be”
Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I am your host, Neo Griot.This week’s title comes from Common’s “Be,” and it gives us the frame for this episode: the discipline of being present.Not present as in passive. Not present a...
Episode 280, May 2, 2026 - “The same people who control the school system - Control the prison system”
Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I am your host, Neo Griot.This week’s episode is titled comes from the lyrics from the song “They’ Schools” by dead prez, the full lyrics I want to quote are:Why haven't you learned anythin...
Episode 279, April 25, 2026 - “Until the philosophy which hold one race Superior and another Inferior Is… Abandoned Everywhere is war”
Welcome to Episode 279 of the Rational Black the podcast where we confront ideology with reason, power with truth, and myth with evidence.This week’s title comes from Bob Marley’s War, and those lyrics still cut with brutal precision: “...
Episode 278, April 18, 2026 -- “Was all that money I made last year For whitey on the moon?”
This week’s title comes from Gil Scott-Heron’s cutting question: “Was all that money I made last year, for whitey on the moon?” It is the kind of line that survives because the contradiction it names never really dies. It forces...
Episode 277, April 11, 2026 -- “Black is not divisive, they been lyin', and I hate the shit-Black has never been a competition, we all make this shit”
Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot.This week’s title comes from the UK rapper Dave and his song "Black" and says something that needs to be said plainly because too many people still pretend not to understand it...
Episode 276, April 4, 2026 -- “Make America great again the middle just love it / When he wanna talk, walk y’all straight to them ovens”
Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot. Public Enemy gave us the language for this week’s title before most people were willing to admit what they were seeing. Public Enemy said it plainly: “Make America great again t...
Episode #275 | Is the Total Story Told or Is It They Hide You From?
Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot. This week’s title comes from Blackalicious’ Brain Washers, and it captures something essential about the moment we are living through. The song is not merely about lies. It is a...
Rational Black Thought Ep. 274 | Trump, Iran, Empire and the Politics of Devouring People
Episode #274 – March 21, 2026 – “…"Don't you know the powers that be Are using people as pawns, devouring we” | Hi and welcome to Episode 274 of the Rational Black Thought podcast. I am y...
Episode #273 – March 14, 2026 – “You need to get up, get out, and get something”
Welcome to Episode 273 of Rational Black Thought. This week’s title is “You need to get up, get out, and get something.” From Outkast, and that title captures the central truth of this moment. We are living in a time of confusion,...
Episode #272 – March 7, 2026 – “Living under my greatness / What don’t kill me is motivation.” Anderson Paak
I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Episode 272 of the Rational Black Thought Podcast. This week’s title is “Living under my greatness / What don’t kill me is motivation.” by Anderson Paak and the Vanguard.The full lyrics ...
Episode #271 – February 28, 2026 – “Crawling through a systematic maze…And it pains to demise…Pain in our eyes…”
Episode #271 – February 28, 2026 – “Crawling through a systematic maze…And it pains to demise…Pain in our eyes…” - D’Angelo and The Vanguard I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Episode 271 of the Rational Black Thought Podc...
Episode #270 – February 21, 2026 – “Our culture beautiful, battle-tested and tough, we had enough-So you either come with some change or it's gon' be rough-Period"
I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Episode 270 of the Rational Black Thought Podcast. This week’s title comes from Dame D.O.L.L.A.’s song “Blacklist”: “Our culture beautiful, battle-tested and tough, we had enough-So you ...
Episode #269 – February 14, 2026 – “Drug dealer buy Jordans, crackhead buy crack / And a white man get paid off of all of that”
| I am your host, Neo Griot, and this is Episode 269 of the Rational Black Thought Podcast. This week’s title is a line Kanye dropped that still cuts like a scalpel: “Drug dealer buy Jordans, crackhead buy crack / And a white ...
Episode #268 – February 6, 2026 -- We're gonna move on up-Two by two-And this whole world-Is gonna be brand-new-Am I black enough for you?
| I’m your host, Neo Griot, and welcome back to Rational Black Thought. This week’s title is a lyric from a Song by Billy Paul, “Am I Black Enough for You” and it’s not for nostalgia. It’s a political forecast
Episode #267 – January 31, 2026 -- “ Y'all think it's bougie, I'm like, it's fine But I'm tryin' to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99.”
Hey, family. I’m Neo Griot—Afrocentric, Pan-African, secular humanist, atheist, skeptic. And this is Rational Black Thought—where we don’t do feel good pieces, we do the hardcore truth. Episode 267 is titled: “ Y'all think it's bou...
Episode #266 – January 24, 2026 -- “We are the winners if we unclose our eyes.”
Peace, family. I’m Neo Griot—Afrocentric, Pan-African, secular humanist, atheist, skeptic.And this is Rational Black Thought—where we don’t do bedtime stories for adults. Episode 266 is titled: “We are the winners if we u...
Episode #265 – January 17, 2026 – “The Constitution, a noble piece of paper Would free society. It struggled but then died in vain”
Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot. This week’s theme: Is about moving beyond survival, it is time for us to stop “living to fight another day” and to start fighting to win…for good. Our title today comes fr...
Episode #264 – January 10, 2026 – “I feel like the destinies of those meant / To be the best / Are in the hands of liars now the world is on fire”
Our title today comes from Ay-Shay (an African musician) from her song “The Way I Feel” whose words really struck me this week, some of the other lines from this song are: I feel like I'm not the only one who's frustrated ...
Episode #263 – January 3, 2026 – “The Year-End Audit: Receipts, Forecasts, and the God-Argument Hustle”
Welcome to Rational Black Thought. I’m your host, Neo Griot—secular humanist, skeptic, atheist, Afrocentric, Pan-African… and morally allergic to propaganda. This is a year-end audit episode. Not a highlight reel. Not a “best-of” m...
