
We're constantly bombarded by grifters who claim to have all the solutions. From Donald Trump promising to "make America great" to tech bros who say they're making the world a "better place." Akilah Hughes has had enough. She's finally asking...How Is This Better?
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 38 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Society & Culture | |||

Long before Donald Trump entered politics, he understood professional wrestling.
In this bonus conversation from How Is This Better?, Akilah Hughes sits down with writer and former WWE writer Dave Schilling to unpack how wrestling became a blueprint... more
Akilah Hughes travels to Selma and Montgomery, Alabama for “All Roads Lead to the South,” a national day of action responding to the Supreme Court’s latest attack on the Voting Rights Act.
Along the way, she speaks with Bernice King, Justin Pearson,... more
Young voters — especially young men — are drifting to the right. At least, that’s the narrative dominating politics right now.
But according to Elise Joshi, the head of More Perfect University, the bigger story might actually be something deeper: a ... more
After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Erika Kirk tried to turn grief into political momentum. Instead, the internet turned the entire thing into a meme.
Akilah Hughes talks with journalist Kat Tenbarge about Erika Kirk’s chaotic rise inside Turning P... more
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Thank you for being you. Your voice is made for audio and love hearing your perspective. Also, more Dr. Abdul El-Sayed pleease. I miss his podcast so much
I listened to the episode featuring Oscar review. Why are you using the word (like) all the time? It doesn’t need to be in your sentence 99% of the time and please stop ending your sentence with (right). Do any podcasters have any degrees that relate to journalism or English?
So excited to see How Is This Better in my feed again after the new year! I’ve been desperately waiting this is THE podcast of 2025 for me and I can’t wait to se where she takes the show this year! 6 stars!!!!
I didn’t realize how much I needed to hear this version of an end of 2025.
Listening to the episode on the Double Tax. I love the interviewee’s honesty. I have followed her on Instagram and on her press tour and I really appreciate how she is able to quantify the racist impact on Black women. I downloaded a few more episodes. Loving the pod!
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Recent guests on How Is This Better? include:
1. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
2. Bernice A. King
3. Justin Pearson
4. Elise Joshi
5. Kat Tenbarge
6. Jonathan Hayden
7. Abdul El-Sayed
8. John Russell
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