Unruly Subjects

Text the Unruly Hotline Here This week’s show is about informed consent, pregnancy, drug testing, hospitals, and the family policing system. Specifically, we break down a form of surveillance called “test-and-report” that's being used to punish parents and newborns in medical settings. And we hear from a coalition that's been organizing against it. 📝 Got a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself? Take the Unruly Subjects Audience Survey. 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independentl...

Text the Unruly Hotline Here This week, we hear the story of how the "punishment bureaucracy" uses narrative and media to maintain state violence. We’re looking at the devastating impact of jailing someone simply because they cannot afford to pay bail. We dive into how punishment systems defend themselves and the stories that police, prosecutors, politicians, and media institutions tell in order to make cages sound like safety. 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on...

Text the Unruly Hotline Here Before he was a scholar, journalist, and podcast host, Chenjerai was a rapper. And this week’s show is all about how hip-hop is connected to our larger political struggles. 📝 Got a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself? Take the Unruly Subjects Audience Survey. 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjects First, Chenjerai interviews his friend, the scholar, rapper, ...

Text the Unruly Hotline Here **Got a minute to tell us a little bit about yourself?** Take the Unruly Subjects Audience Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2yAl6HSeeImYB94zgMHftklj_hVArDjRY4Q3fJQ57UgA_hA/viewform Here at Unruly Subjects you know we’re celebrating May Day ✊🏻✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 So this week, we’re featuring two interviews that help us think through this critical question: What does it take to build the kind of power that can actually meet this political moment? 🙏 We make Un...

Text the Unruly Hotline Here This week, we look back at the martial law crisis that happened in South Korea in 2024, the Union-led opposition that organized swiftly, and the nationwide general strike that helped played a key role in defeating martial law and spurring mass mobilization. 🙏 We make Unruly Subjects 100% independently! Support the show on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/UnrulySubjects Chenjerai interviews Mikyung Ryu, the International Director of the Korean Confederat...