The Council
Smart people, cool conversations.
Episodes
December 5, 2019 • 29 mins
Associate Executive Director for Brave Space Alliance, Stephanie Skora, and intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis joined Jill Hopkins on this week's Council to discuss gender fluidity and the return of "The L Word" Showtime series.
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November 27, 2019 • 17 mins
Veronica Arreola and Coya Paz join us this week on The Council to discuss why the division of labor around Thanksgiving holiday is still drawn along gender lines.
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August 22, 2019 • 30 mins
Exavier Pope, host of the Suit Up podcast, and Corey Richardson, author, joined Jill Hopkins on The Peace Council to discuss multiple current events including The Great Sandwich War of 2019 and the NFL news that rapper Jay-Z is now affiliated with the sports league and some controversy surrounding his involvement.
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July 10, 2019 • 17 mins
Audra Wilson, the Executive Director at League of Women Voters of Illinois, talks on the Council of Feminist Thought about the gender pay gap, the FIFA Women's World Cup, and more. "Equal Pay!" was the chant that broke out at the end of US women's soccer team championship. It's also the topic central to Democratic platform and Audra unpacks all of this on the Council.
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Coya Paz is the Associate Professor and the Theater School at DePaul University and the Artistic Director at the Free Street Theater. Veronica Arreola is the Director of UIC's Latinos In Science program and a blogger at Viva La Feminista. They joined us this week on Council of Feminist Thought to discuss the recently passed marijuana bill in Illinois and how the bill will affect women and people of color. Also, the first Democr...
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Yesterday, Special Counsel Robert Mueller gave a press conference after two years of not speaking publicly on his report on the Russian interference investigation. In it, the by-the-book lifelong Republican stressed what he wrote in his 448-page report: If President Donald Trump had not committed a crime, investigators would have said so. Mueller’s statement was not in line with Attorney General William Barr’s previous comments dow...
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May 22, 2019 • 29 mins
In our recurring panel discussion segment, "Council of Feminist Thought," we look at and analyse current events through a Feminist lens. In the past several months several States (including Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Ohio) have passed abortion ban bills that place higher restrictions on abortion that Roe vs. Wade ruling allows. In several cases, these bills outlaw abortion almost entirely, coming into a direct violat...
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May 16, 2019 • 25 mins
Corey Richardson is the Director and Cultural Anthropologist at Fluent 360, and a contributing writer at Very Smart Brothas and Fatherly. He joined Jill Hopkins on this week's Peace Council to look at the legacy of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and ahead at the future of Chicago with new Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
The Morning AMp airs weekdays 8-10 AM on Vocalo Radio 91.1 FM (Chi) and streaming at vocalo.org
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May 3, 2019 • 24 mins
On this edition of The Peace Council, activists and creatives from across Chicago joined Jill Hopkins to share their experience with pronouns. The significance of sharing preferred pronouns in everyday conversation is especially important to Pidgeon Pagonis (they/them), Sean Safia Wall (he/him) and Kristen Kaza (she/her) who work to make the city a more inclusive and welcoming space for all. Tune in to listen to our panel.
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April 24, 2019 • 33 mins
In this week's Council of Feminist Thought, Arionne Nettles and Sameena Mustafa joined Jill Hopkins in the studio to discuss Beyonce's new feature film "Homecoming" and the coverage, or lack thereof, of female candidates in the upcoming 2020 presidential race.
Beyonce's new feature length film details her preparation for a Coachella performance, and provides commentary on Historically Black Universities (HBU...
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April 18, 2019 • 28 mins
Robert "Scoop" Jackson is a sports journalist and cultural critic currently contributing to ESPN and its many properties. Exavier Pope is host of the Suit UP Podcast, a sports legal analyst, and an award winning sports and entertainment attorney.
They joined Jill Hopkins on this week's Peace Council to take a look at the different reactions to the Notre Dame cathedral fire and opinions about the funding for its reco...
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April 10, 2019 • 27 mins
On this week's Council of Feminist Thought, Jill Hopkins was joined by Veronica Arreola and Claudia Garcia-Rojas. The Council took on the recent allegations against Joe Biden and how they might impact his political standings (or not). They also discuss what the College Admission Scanal has to do with domestic life and the expecations of mothers, particularly white rich ones.
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March 13, 2019 • 28 mins
In our recurring segment, The Council of Feminist Thought, Vocalo invites female-identified professionals on the air to discuss the latest news and how those current events have impacted women. This week we were joined by Coya Paz, an associate professor at The Theatre School at DePaul University and Melissa DuPrey, a performance jack of all trades for Free Street Theater.
The discussion revolved around actor Terry Crews's r...
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February 21, 2019 • 25 mins
Tiffany Walden is the Co-Founder and Editor-In-Chief of The Triibe. Jackie Serrato is a Multimedia Producer for Hoy Media. They joined Jill Hopkins and guest co-host Mike McGee on this week's Peace Council to look at the Black and Brown votership in Chicago ahead of next week's municipal elections. They also discussed what the Black and Latino Caucuses have done for us lately.
The Morning AMp airs weekdays 8-10 AM on 9...
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February 13, 2019 • 25 mins
Veronica Arreola and Sameena Mustafa join Jill Hopkins on the Council of Feminist Thought to weigh in on the women running for POTUS and the Supreme Court's decision to uphold reproductive rights in Louisiana.
The Mornign AMp airs every weekday from 8 to 10 AM
Listen here: vocalo.org // 91.1 FM
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February 8, 2019 • 27 mins
Whitney Capps is a leadership and team effectiveness coach with ClearSpace, LLC, the co-host and co-creator of the Split The Difference podcast, a host of Grown Folks' Stories and The Forum monthly community events at The Silver Room. She is also a member of improv teams Daytona and FlyClap.
Corey Richardson is a contributing writer for Very Smart Brothas and author of the children's book for dads, "We Used To Have ...
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January 24, 2019 • 34 mins
Exavier Pope and Whitney Capps joined Jill Hopkins and special guest co-host Daniel Kisslinger on this week's Peace Council to discuss the conclusion and the aftermath of the Jason Van Dyke trial. The ex-Chicago cop received a sentence of 81 months in prison for the murder of Laquan McDonald in 2014. Van Dyke fired 16 shots at the unarmed Black teenager. The Council also talked about the recent viral and much-discussed incident...
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January 16, 2019 • 30 mins
Claudia Garcia-Rojas is a Chicago-based writer and activist. She is co-director of the Chicago Taskforce on Violence Against Girls & Young Women and a Black Studies doctoral candidate at Northwestern.
Melissa DuPrey is an actor/comic/playwright/producer with Free Street Theater and Las BomPleneras. They joined Jill Hopkins on this week's Council of Feminist Thought to discuss dating while Feminist, the new Gillette ad th...
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October 11, 2018 • 25 mins
Exavier Pope is host of the Suit UP Podcast, a sports legal analyst, and an award winning sports and entertainment attorney. Corey Richardson is a contributing writer for Very Smart Brothas and author of the children's book for dads, "We Used To Have Money, Now We Have You". This joined Jesse and Jill on this week's Peace Council to discuss the Brett Kavanaugh lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court, as well as th...
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September 27, 2018 • 32 mins
Exavier Pope, lawyer and host of #SuitUP Podcast, and Corey Richardson, author and writer for Very Smart Brothas, converse with Jill Hopkins about Jason Van Dyke and Brett Kavanaugh on this week's Peace Council. They discuss the latest news with each event and share their thoughts on both court proceedings.
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