2 Protest or 2 Riot Pocast
Welcome to 2 Protest or 2 Riot — the unapologetic news and politics podcast where we don’t just ask what happened… we ask how mad should we be about it?
Hosted by two Black voices with too many opinions and not enough patience for propaganda, this show cuts through the noise with raw commentary, unfiltered debates, and satirical side-eyes at the people and systems failing us daily. Whether we’re dissecting political stunts, calling out performative allies, or asking if a peaceful protest is even worth it this time—we’re here to unpack the headlines, the harm, and the hypocrisy.
This isn’t NPR. This is the cookout table. Pull up, get loud, and ask yourself every week:
Is it time to protest… or is it time to riot?
Episodes
6 episodes
Episode 6 – "Empire without Permission"
An ICE agent kills Renee Good in Minneapolis, and the political machine moves faster than the facts—labels get assigned, narratives get locked, and accountability gets buried. Nelson and Javier zoom out to the bigger pattern: Greenland treated ...
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Episode 6
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1:21:04
Episode 5 - "Last But Loud"
MAGA’s not just loud this week — it’s leaking, cracking, and losing ground in real time. Nelson and Javier dig into Republicans pitching “remigration” like diet segregation with branding, a movement built on noise finally turning on itself, and...
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Episode 5
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1:02:50
Episode 4 - "Never Forget 45/47"
America’s in shutdown mode — government checks delayed, ACA lies spreading, and faith in leadership running on fumes. Nelson and Javier cut through the chaos: Republicans pushing “Obamacare for illegals,” Fox hosts calling for a “real” white-Ch...
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Episode 4
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1:06:37
Episode 3 - "Urgency without Agency"
Obama handed Democrats the blueprint: a sturdy coalition of young people, Black voters, suburban moderates, and college-educated whites. By 2016, the seams split, and Hillary couldn’t hold it together. Nelson & Javier unpack what it means t...
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Episode 3
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59:19
Episode 2 - "I See My House in Russia"
Texas hits remix on redistricting mid-decade like democracy’s a mixtape, Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin looks like prom night for autocrats, and DC’s “law and order” cosplay feels like a test run for dictatorship. Nelson and Javier dive into ...
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Episode 2
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58:58
Episode 1 - "Big Bills and Bigger Lies"
No guests. No hand-holding. Just a cold slap of reality with a side of sarcasm. In this debut episode, the hosts dig into the mess that is Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” the smoke-and-mirrors handling of the Epstein files, and what happens when ...
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Episode 1
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1:01:46