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Becoming the People Podcast with Prentis Hemphill

Prentis Hemphill
Grief
Collective Transformation
Social Movements
Transformative Justice
Audre Lorde
Healing
Community Care
Black Feminism
Collective Grief
Activism
Palestine
Community Support
Racial Justice
Patriarchy
Climate Crisis
Hope
Trauma
Survival
Courage and Love
Media Justice

From Prentis Hemphill, the host and producer of the Finding Our Way podcast comes a new podcast: Becoming the People.

Prentis is in conversation with the thinkers, creators, and doers who are exploring some of the most relevant questions of our time: What will it take for us to change as a species? How do we create relationships that lead to collective transformation, and what will it take for us... more

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Prentis addresses the rolling back of the Voting Rights Act and the impacts on our hope and imagination. They remind us of the power and audacity of the visionary ancestors that dared to dream before us, and encourage us to practice recovering our im... more

Aisha Nyandoro is the CEO of Springboard To Opportunities and leader in the campaign to end generational poverty through guaranteed income. She joins Prentis this week to talk about her program Magnolia Mother’s Trust. They also discuss what the true... more

Prentis is sharing a rageful invitation and calling all Traitors to the Project of Patriarchy. They are sharing their thoughts on how the manosphere manipulates men’s pain for more power, and how we need more traitors to reshape what it means to be a... more

Posthumanist thinker, poet, teacher, author and our favorite trickster, Báyò Akómoláfé is on the podcast again. Prentis and Báyò get lost in this episode as they traverse Blackness, radical non-completion, AI, and the second fall of humanity. 

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Recent Guests

Aisha Nyandoro
CEO of Springboard Opportunities; creator of Magnolia Mother's Trust (guaranteed income for Black mothers in poverty in Mississippi)
Springboard to Opportunities / Magnolia Mother's Trust
Episode: Holistic Prosperity with Aisha Nyandoro
Báyò Akómoláfé
Philosopher, poet, and writer described as a public intellectual who blends indigenous cosmologies, Black thought, and radical critique
Independent thinker, author of These Wilds Beyond Our Fences and Selah
Episode: Radical Non-Completion with Báyò Akómoláfé
Melissa Febos
Author of The Dry Season, Girlhood, Body Work
Author (The Dry Season)
Episode: Erotic Energy with Melissa Febos
Ai-jen Poo
Executive Director of the Domestic Workers Alliance; Director of Caring Across Generations
Domestic Workers Alliance; Caring Across Generations
Episode: Care is a Lifeforce with Ai-jen Poo
Dean Spade
Lawyer, law professor, organizer, and author
Dean Spade's affiliations as mentioned in discussion
Episode: Threads of Connection with Dean Spade
Sendolo Diaminah
Co-director of the Carolina Federation, strategist, poet, and community organizer
Carolina Federation
Episode: Hallelujah with Sendolo Diaminah
Tarana Burke
Founder of the Me Too movement and advocate for survivors
Me Too movement
Episode: Survivor Power with Tarana Burke
Contessa Gayles
Director of 'Songs from the Hole'
Episode: SONGS FROM THE HOLE with JJ'88, Contessa Gayles and richie reseda
Richie Reseda
Producer and community leader involved with the film.
Episode: SONGS FROM THE HOLE with JJ'88, Contessa Gayles and richie reseda

Host

Prentis Hemphill
Host and producer of the podcast, exploring significant questions around societal change and personal transformation through engaging conversations with various thinkers and creators.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 2.6k ratings
  • Returning

    Sometimes I go missing and don’t even know I am gone. But when I fall into the wisdom that comes from Prentice Hemphill’s work, I always come back with a better understanding and acceptance of why I had to go. This podcast is so spacious just as becoming should be.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    luv jōnz
    United States20 days ago
  • Love

    I love this podcast! I found about Prentis Hemphill via adrienne maree brown. Not only do they share a lot of authentic wisdom, applicable healing concepts, but also I find their voice and way of speaking to be wonderful and soothing. I recommend their book as well.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ivydreaming
    United States23 days ago
  • medicine

    so often listening to these episodes gives me language to describe something i’ve been struggling to explain, or helped me unpick the knot of something i’ve misunderstood or been confused about. grateful.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    feelings witch
    Canada25 days ago
  • Love!

    Just learned of Prentis’ word via 10% Happier and am binging this pod non-stop. Exactly what my soul needs right now 💕

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    KaleyOne
    United Statesa month ago
  • Pure gold

    I discovered Prentiss and her work when I watched an offering from her on the Trauma Network site. The clarity of her wisdom and insight on the what it means to be a full human being are pure gold. I have learned so much and feel incredibly grateful to have found her.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Cds65
    United Statesa month ago

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Listeners appreciate the deep, transformative conversations that provide a sense of community and shared learning.
The podcast is seen as a vital space for communal dialogue, with a focus on empathy and relational healing that resonates deeply with its audience.
Many find the content nourishing and healing, expressing gratitude for the insights offered on navigating societal challenges.

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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

Holistic Prosperity with Aisha Nyandoro
Q: Why is Magnolia Mother's Trust explicitly targeted to Black mothers, and how has that focus shaped the program?
Focusing on Black mothers in poverty in Mississippi is essential because they are among the most economically vulnerable due to wages, housing, and caregiving burdens; the explicit focus validates who has been most harmed by systemic inequities and ensures the program addresses those specific needs.
Holistic Prosperity with Aisha Nyandoro
Q: When did you first realize guaranteed income could be realized in Jackson, Mississippi, and what challenges did you face?
The idea emerged from listening to the needs of the mothers we serve and recognizing that cash could be a profound, liberating tool; the challenges included skepticism from funders, structural racism, and the difficulty of raising funds for a program led by Black women in the South.
Care is a Lifeforce with Ai-jen Poo
Q: What are three steps we can take?
Prioritize making child care, aging, and disability care affordable and accessible, invest in home- and community-based care, and raise wages for care workers to elevate them into good jobs.
Threads of Connection with Dean Spade
Q: What motivates your work and the book on love in a context of activism and community organizing?
Dean argues that meaningful social change requires reimagining how we relate and cooperate, moving away from liberal reform fantasies toward practical, communal actions that address material conditions and foster trust across differences.
Threads of Connection with Dean Spade
Q: What is love, exactly, when you're talking about it?
Dean describes love as something broader than personal romance, tied to the development and well-being of others, and as a practice that can be cultivated through care, intention, and mutual responsibility.

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Recent guests on this podcast include:

1. Aisha Nyandoro
2. Báyò Akómoláfé
3. Melissa Febos
4. Ai-jen Poo
5. Dean Spade
6. Sendolo Diaminah
7. Tarana Burke
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