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
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Mobilizing Black Brazil: Culture, Power, and the Fight Over Democracy
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This week, we have an episode all about what’s happening right now in Brazil - and how we got here.
We feature an interview with Gilberto Porcidonio, a journalist, screenwriter, and writer from Brazil. He is a reporter and fact-checker for Piauí magazine and narrator of Chumbo & Soul, an Audible podcast series produced by Rádio Novelo about the Brazilian dictatorship from the perspective of the Black population. Chenjerai and Gilberto have a wide-ranging discussion about what’s happening in Brazil right now - from the history of Black politics and policing in Brazil, to the current situation on the ground and the corrupt paramilitary groups who control much of the country.
Also, we also hear an excerpt of Chenjerai’s interview with Pedro Borges, a journalist and the co-founder of Alma Preta, an agency specializing in the coverage of racial issues in Brazil. Listen to the full conversation on the Unruly Patreon page.
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Unruly Subjects is created in partnership with Rowhome Productions
Further reading & sources from this episode
Follow Gilberto Porcidonio on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/puppet_gram/
Listen to Gilberto’s podcast Chumbo & Soul
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chumbo-e-soul/id1853091993
Check out Alma Preta
https://almapreta.com.br/
Here’s How We Pressured An Airline To End Its Contract with ICE
https://truthout.org/articles/heres-how-we-pressured-an-airline-to-end-its-contract-with-ice/
Jesse Jackson Knew Better Than To Forget
https://www.theringer.com/2026/02/18/national-affairs/jesse-jackson-obit-civil-rights-legacy-martin-luther-king-jr
