Yo, Is This Racist?

Yo, Is This Racist?

Yo, Is This Racist?, hosted by Andrew Ti, creator of the popular blog of the same name, is now a weekly podcast! Every Wednesday, Ti, co-host Tawny Newsome, and their guests answer questions from fan-submitted voicemails and emails about whether or not something is, in fact, racist.

Episodes

July 2, 2025 38 mins

Tawny and Andrew discuss turmeric, 28 Years Later and some listener updates!

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Andrew, Kevin and Jessica Gao discuss the ICE raids and protests in LA.

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June 19, 2025 34 mins

Andrew and Cody Ziglar discuss fun dumb internet purchases and a stand-up losing touch.

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Tawny, Andrew and podcast CEO Jessica Gao talk about Andrew’s $14 rule, Chicago Pope and answer a few listener questions!

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May 7, 2025 33 mins

Andrew, Tawny and Kevin discuss new glasses, new colors and a few listener questions!

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April 23, 2025 29 mins

The crew discuss preparing for a big hike, implicit bias training and Love on the Spectrum.

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April 9, 2025 46 mins

Tawny, Andrew and Kevin discuss coffee, deleting social media apps and answer a few listener questions!

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March 26, 2025 37 mins

Andrew, Tawny and Kevin discuss 23andMe selling your DNA data and answer a few listener questions!

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Andrew, Tawny and Kevin discuss zodiac signs, Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower and answer some listener questions!

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Andrew, Kevin and special guest co-host Punam Patel discuss cruises, competing in problem solving tournaments as kids and answer some listener questions!

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February 12, 2025 38 mins

The crew discuss their various illnesses, the NFL removing "end racism" from the end zone during the Super Bowl and answer some listener questions! 


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January 29, 2025 45 mins

Andrew, Zig and Kevin discuss the bizarre last few weeks, all of the recent horny but not sexy movies and a few listener questions. 


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January 15, 2025 40 mins

The crew discuss the wildfires in Los Angeles. 

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January 1, 2025 30 mins

Tawny, Andrew and Kevin discuss hour 18 of the brisket, a holiday recap and answer a few listener questions! 


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December 18, 2024 32 mins

Tawny, Andrew and Kevin discuss customer service, a gallon of English mess and answer some listener questions!

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December 4, 2024 43 mins

Tawny and Andrew discuss Thanksgiving, post-election discourse and a voicemail about AI being used for false advertising. 

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Andrew and comedian Steve Hernandez discuss people who defend their racism and talk about religious horror movies. 

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November 13, 2024 33 mins

Andrew and Kevin discuss the election results and what to focus on next (locally!). This is an un-paywalled episode of last week's Yo, Can We Live. 

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October 30, 2024 43 mins

Tawny and Andrew discuss Halloween hypotheticals, the election and answer some listener questions! 

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October 16, 2024 45 mins

Andrew, Cody Ziglar and Kevin discuss Zig's new comic book Goobers, a recent Vegas trip and answer some listener questions!


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