Slingshot The Podcast
Slingshot The Podcast
Podcast Description
Slingshot The Podcast — The Misunderstood Voice. The Culture’s Power. Hosted by Kadida Kenner, CEO of the New Pennsylvania Project, Slingshot is where bold conversations meet culture, politics, sports, and real-world issues. We amplify the voices too often overlooked or misrepresented—voices that move the culture forward.Kadida brings her background as a civil rights advocate and former TV producer into each episode, offering fresh perspectives on civic engagement, justice, and power. Whether we’re talking policy or pop culture, this is unfiltered truth from the ground up.
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Content Themes
The podcast primarily focuses on themes of civic engagement, justice, and cultural identity, with episodes addressing systemic injustices, personal narratives, and the power of community activism. For instance, Episode 2 discusses the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, while Episode 1 critiques the politicization of diversity, equity, and inclusion through cultural anecdotes and affirmations of Black excellence.
Slingshot The Podcast — The Misunderstood Voice. The Culture’s Power.
Hosted by Kadida Kenner, CEO of the New Pennsylvania Project, Slingshot is where bold conversations meet culture, politics, sports, and real-world issues. We amplify the voices too often overlooked or misrepresented—voices that move the culture forward.
Kadida brings her background as a civil rights advocate and former TV producer into each episode, offering fresh perspectives on civic engagement, justice, and power.
Whether we’re talking policy or pop culture, this is unfiltered truth from the ground up.
In season 2, episode 13, “Friends (How Many of Us Have Them?),” host Kadida Kenner uses Whodini’s 1984 hit “Friends” as a starting point for a deeper conversation about integrating communities, multi-racial friendships, and ensuring the safety of Black friends in predominantly white communities.
What does it really mean to be a good friend? And what does it mean for children facing racism in systems that were never designed with their protection in mind?
America should not strive for a “colorblind” society. We must acknowledge the role race plays in our children’s lives.
From Ruby Bridges and the legacy of school integration to personal dramatic life experiences from the hosts, this episode asks what are we teaching Black children about navigating the world, and what white parents must do now to educate their children about the need to protect their chosen Black friends during turbulent times.
What we also unpack:
– The death of Nolan Wells and the public’s response
– Public criticism of Benjamin Crump and Colin Kaepernick
– Black flight from urban communities to suburbia
– Protecting Black children in predominantly white schools and neighborhoods from possible harm
Because friendship isn’t just about who stands beside you when things are easy. Sometimes, it’s about who shows up when it matters most.
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