Raising Rebels
Raising Rebels is a parenting podcast featuring courageous conversations with real parents. Parenting can be so lonely. Our work is to encourage children to be fully themselves in a society that doesn’t always celebrate them. This season, we tackle everything from sexuality and race, to co-parenting and money, all with the goal of liberating our children.
Our Story (hosted by Blu Radway)
Q&A
It’s the season 4 finale and we are having all the feelings. In this episode Noleca is in the hot seat and Blu, her oldest child, is asking …
Hopeless Joy (with Bayo Akomolafe)
In this very special episode, Noleca is joined by philosopher and writer, Bayo Akomolafe to dig deep into hopelessness. What is possible when we …
Rage and Love (with Resham Mantri, Carvell Wallace & Homero Radway)
Is your child apoplectic, overcome with rage about the state of the world? How do they express that rage? How does that rage trigger you?
Noleca …
Choosing Family ( with Siobhan Anderson & Latoya McFarlane)
Choosing Family
In this very special episode, Noleca is talking about family with her sister and bonus sister, Siobhan Anderson and Latoya McFarlane. …
Big Big Energy (with Vennylinzo Lugard)
S4 E6 Big Big Energy (Vennylinzo Lugard)
In this episode we are talking about SEX. Noleca speaks with artist and dominatrix Vennylinzo Lugard about …
What to keep (with Dani Mcclain)
In this episode, Noleca speaks with writer and journalist Dani Mcclain about archiving. What do we hold on to and preserve? What precious things will …
Yummy (with Noah Tucker)
Yummy (with Noah Tucker)
Welcome all foodies! In this episode, Noleca connects with chef and resurntureur Noah Tucker about food as a way to connect …
Open About Being Open (with Resham Mantri)
Ethical Non-monogamy is on the rise, but how do we talk with our children about unconventional relationships. On this episode of Raising Rebels, …
Letting go, while holding on (with Carvell Wallace)
In this episode, Noleca talks with Carvell Wallace about “empty nest” and the complicated feelings that develop as we witness our children growing …
“You can ask me anything, but…” (with Andrea O'Brien Vives)
Welcome to Season IV! What keeps us from sharing our whole truth with our children? On this episode of Raising Rebels Noleca connects with Andrea …
Introducing #Triggered
Introducing #TRIGGERED a media review podcast about all things that made us feel something and why! Join sister friends Andrea, host of the Cheat …
Black In Amsterdam (with Ayra Kip!)
Ask for more. That's the lesson, and it's one our host Noleca applied when she and her life partner, Homero, moved their family out of the United …
Away-Sickness (with Qianna and Andre Pijeaux!)
To move is to survive, at least that's often the case for Black people.
In this episode our host Noleca chats with Qianna and Andre about movement and …
The Ballot or the Bullet (with Allegra and Keith White!)
Vote or die? Propaganda or facts?
In this episode, Noleca chats with her life partner Homero and friends of the pod, Allegra and Keith White about the …
What in the PWI (with Shalewa Mackall!)
Every decision has a consequence and trade-off, especially when it involves attending or working at a predominately white institution.
In this week's …
Divination (with Timil Jones!)
The ancestors are speaking. Are you listening? Are you open?
This week our host Noleca chats with mystic Timil Jones about all things divination. …
Parenting from afar (with Asad!)
This week we're talking parenting when we are physically apart from our children. We discuss surrendering control, confronting our ego, and how to …
How you going to play if you can't get dirty?
The relationship between black families and the great outdoors, with Gillianne Roberts educator, activist and mother.
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On Beauty (with Ola Ronke!)
This week we’re talking about beauty: what makes us feel beautiful, how to make our children feel beautiful. We get into all the complications of …
The known unknown (with Carvell Wallace!)
This week, our dear dear friend Carvell Wallace joins us for another conversation about the future. Check out his episode from last season, if you haven't already! Carvell is a New York …
How to unschool your children and yourself (with Tiersa McQueen!)
We’re ALL figuring out how to educate our children during the pandemic. It can be overwhelming and scary, and sometimes it feels like we’re all alone as parents, trying to make it work. …
Death is stupid (with Randie and Mikey from Black Millennial Marriage!)
Many of us have experienced and are experiencing tragic loss in this time of pandemic. In this episode, we're joined by Randie and Mikey Chapman, the hosts of our FAVORITE podcast, the …
“You don’t have to earn rest” (with Tricia Hersey of The Nap Ministry!)
This interview was one of our all-time favorites. Tricia Hersey is the founder of The Nap Ministry, a revolutionary organization that examines the …
Hella schoolish (with Akilah Richards!)
This week we’re joined by the incredible Akilah Richards, who is in the vanguard of the deschooling and unschooling movements. Our understanding of …
Imagining a new reality (with Matika Wilbur!)
Welcome to Season 3 of Raising Rebels! We’re so happy to be back. Today we’re joined by Matika Wilbur. Matika is a visual storyteller from the …
RR SEASON 3: Survival Pending Revolution
We're so excited to share Season 3 with you on August 13th. So much has happened since we were last together. Pandemic, uprising, climate change, displacement, concentration camps....and so …
To Freedom
In December 2019, Raising Rebels attended the People of Color Conference in Seattle, WA. It's a space for people of color and allies of all …
Fighting for equity in podcasting
Hey Raising Rebels family! We're hard at work preparing Season 3 (coming soon!) but meanwhile, we wanted to share this special live episode recorded before the pandemic. You'll hear a panel …
Introducing THE CHEAT CODE (your new favorite podcast for quarantine escapism)
Hey Raising Rebels fam,
We're thinking of you all. While we work on Season 3, we wanted to share with you a new project from Domino Sound. It's called The Cheat Code and it's a story of an …
“You can’t please everybody. First, you have to please yourself.”
Remember grandma from the first EVER episode of Raising Rebels? (***If you have not yet heard Season 1, Episode 1, GO BACK & LISTEN ASAP! It is required listening before this ep!***)
We …
The Thrill is Gone :(
Our modern world is experiencing an epidemic of sadness with no certain end in sight. More than 16 million Americans have depression, approximately 2 million of those Americans being …
Introducing The Black Millennial Marriage Podcast!
Our Raising Rebels family would love to introduce you to Randie and Mikey, the hosts of the Black Millennial Marriage Podcast! They are the newest …
Boys don't cry?
Although we fight, gender equality is a distant dream. Our sons have more power in this messed up world than our daughters because the patriarchy is REAL. We must all acknowledge that fact.
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Let the games begin!
Competition isn’t always a good thing. How much is “winning” wrapped up in white supremacy? Are you too harsh on your child when they lose or fail? Is your competitive nature clouding your …
The false safety of proximity to whiteness (Pt. 2 w/ Anastacia-Renee)
When you think of a safe neighborhood in your mind’s eye are you envisioning a white neighborhood? Why is that? Are you low-key promoting white supremacy in the quest for freedom?
Whiteness, …
“I rode down the hill anyway. No hands.” (Pt. 1)
So many parenting anxieties are based in the need for safety.
Parents want to keep their children safe. And safety is on the path the freedom. But …
On being American
Do your immigrant parents hate how you raise our children? Yeahhhhhhhh…..ours, too. We’ve got concentration camps, Nazis & a dictator...are you proud to be an American? Join our host, …
The wonder of the unknown
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“You’re not supposed to curse, Mom!”
How can our focus on language--and how it is spoken--both empower and oppress our children? “We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our …
SEASON 2! All is fair in love
What are we unconsciously teaching our children about what it means to be in love? Is love pain? Ownership? Anger? Sadness? What are they picking up from observing our relationships? Even …
Hey, Auntie!
It's the last episode of Season 1! We are SO lucky that adrienne maree brown joined us for this one. In this episode, we talk about the joys of being an auntie, and the importance aunties …
Reefer Madness
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!! We're hard at work on Season 2. What topics should we cover? DM us on Instagram @RaisingRebelsPod or email us at …
"Playdates are racist"
As black parents, how do we navigate the world of playdates? What happens when the complicated issue of race arises between kids and/or parents? Our guests are Jill and Kovon Flowers.
Get …
Are the kids alright?
How should you tackle the nuanced topic of mental health with yourself & your child(ren)? Thanks to Glen Holland II for being this week's guest.
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Parenting is a team sport
This week: we talk about co-parenting. How do you maintain healthy relationships with your partner while also sharing the responsibilities of parenting? This week's guests are Homero Radway …
Because the internet
How should you monitor your child’s internet use? At what age should they be allowed to use social media? How is the internet changing our children's …
Bumpin' ends
Hair can be a full-time job for black parents. We get real about the politics and historical traditions of black hair, and how the relationship …
"I brought you into this world..."
"...and I can take you out!" How do we discipline our children, compared to how we ourselves were disciplined? Is corporal punishment effective, or damaging? Do we want our children to fear …
Bills, bills, bills
How do you teach black children financial literacy while acknowledging America’s widening racial wealth gap? This week's guests are Homero Radway and Jason Vives. Get bonus content on …
"Mom, I think I'm Gay"
“Can you tell Grandma?” This week, we talk about how to be open, honest and supportive of our children when it comes to gender and sexuality. This week's guest is Bella Jones. Get bonus …
COMING JUNE 20
Welcome to Raising Rebels, a new podcast about oppressed parents raising free children. Our host Noleca Radway talks to black millennial parents …
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