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Given the opportunity, we’ll share anything from comedians who haven’t been bought, who are clear-eyed about their convictions, and who aren’t afraid to be real.
These are the people who can pull you into a conversation and make it feel like we can still come together and change the world.
So as headlines and court rulings continue to fan the flames of collective outrage, someone like W. Kamau Bell feels perfectly suited to the moment. You already know that if you subscribe to his newsletter, where he’s been rekindling his relationship with participating in public discourse on the internet.
Who’s With Me? invites you into a delicate balancing act of humour, heart, and social reckoning, and it could very well leave you feeling a little uncomfortable.
But that’s the point.
W. Kamau Bell, and by extension Who’s With Me?, isn’t afraid to challenge misguided perspectives or tell you exactly how it is for Black people in America.
The first couple of episodes deliver a healthy dose of exactly that through conversations with Delroy Lindo and Congresswoman Lateefah Simon. These discussions about art, life, and public policy set the tone for what’s to come, but you don’t need to infer the show’s mission from the guest list alone.
Bell spells it out himself:
And let’s be real. As a male stand-up comedian, I know there needs to be a clean-up on the podcast aisle. The comedy dudebro podcasts have made quite a mess out here. As a male comedian, I feel partially responsible. I promise that I will never invite Donald Trump on my podcast. I will not give you unscientific medical advice. I will not become a member of the Rogansphere. I will not MAGA all over myself, no matter how much money the Right tries to give me or how many sets Joe Rogan offers me at The Comedy Mothership in Austin, Texas. I will never promote crypto or NFTs. (Remember those?) I won’t encourage you to gamble. I will never sit idly by as democracy falls all around us. I will also never take money from an authoritarian government to do stand-up comedy. Not even if that authoritarian government is the United States of America. Most importantly, I will never try to convince you that A.I. is the new Jesus.
Along with this forthrightness and clear-cut, no-BS explanation of exactly what you’re getting, Bell also isn’t afraid to give people their flowers.
In fact, that may be the show’s biggest draw.
Who’s With Me? is ultimately about seeking out and celebrating the people who help steady the course when the world feels too chaotic, too exhausting, or too overwhelming to actively participate in.
Have a listen, and let us know what you think.
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