Unruly Subjects
Unruly Subjects is a weekly show about politics and culture hosted by Chenjerai Kumanyika, media professor and Peabody Award-winning audio journalist. Each week, Chenjerai makes sense of the week’s struggles with some of his favorite people - thinkers, journalists, friends, and folks who can help us laugh through the pain.
The show is created in partnership with Rowhome Productions. Support Unruly Subjects at Patreon.com/UnrulySubjects
Unruly Subjects
*BONUS EPISODE* News Fiend #3 (Dec 8-12, 2025)
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NEWS FIEND is a weekly segment where Chenjerai offers his commentary and reflections on some of the week's headlines. This is a feature that is offered for all Patreon members of Unruly Subjects, but we wanted to give our listener's here a taste of the UNRULY SUPPORTER perks. We're a completely independent show! Each new supporter helps us make this project possible.
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Included below are links to some additional articles and resources about the topics covered in this week's segment.
Afghan CIA fighters, like National Guard attack suspect, face stark reality in U.S.
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/10/nx-s1-5637440/afghan-zero-unit-lakanwal-national-guard
More than 200 environmental groups demand halt to new US datacenters
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/08/us-data-centers
Louisiana v. Callais and voting Rights
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/section-2-voting-rights-act-supreme-court
Spotify Unwrapped campaign calls for boycott over ICE ads and AI music
https://www.nme.com/news/music/spotify-unwrapped-campaign-calls-for-boycott-over-ice-ads-and-ai-music-3915774
Unruly Subjects is created in partnership with Rowhome Productions
