Unscripted. Unfiltered. Uncomfortable—in the best way. Straight Talk drops into living rooms, barbershops, corners, and council halls to parse real life: housing, wages, power, and the culture wars reshaping our cities. Host Rev. Renaldo C. McKenzie brings neighbors, thinkers, and doers to the mic for fast, frank dialogue that cuts through spin and lands on action. No pundit panels—just people with skin in the game. Tune in, speak up, walk good.Podcast Episode Description
Title: Straight Talk: Section 8, Gentrification & Why “Apolitical” Isn’t Neutral
Show: The Neoliberal Round – Straight Talk by Renaldo C. McKenzie
Guests: Keeana Centy, Randolph Travis
Content Note: Contains strong language.
Renaldo sits down with Keeana Centy and Randolph Travis for a raw, on-the-block conversation about Section 8’s two-year window, landlord-tenant realities, Philly’s gentrification wave, voter apathy, demographic anxiety, immigration, gun culture, and the escalating stakes of American politics. It’s unscripted, unfiltered—and pointed toward action: register, vote, organize, and build assets before policy happens to you.
You’ll hear:
Why assistance must be a runway, not a rut
How redevelopment becomes displacement without safeguards
The math behind “landslides” in a country where half sit out
A hard look at identity politics and institutional power
Practical steps: tenant rights, land trusts, workforce pipelines, civic habit-building
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00:00 Intro & format (Straight Talk)
01:10 Section 8 realities & the “two-year” runway
06:40 Landlords, inspections, and tenant responsibility
10:55 Gentrification corridors in Philly (University City → 50th, East/West Lehigh)
14:50 Voter math, apathy, and power’s vacuum
18:30 Demographics, abortion politics, and backlash
22:15 Immigration, gun laws, unequal enforcement
26:10 What it means to be “apolitical”
- 29:00 Action steps & closing
Executive Producer/Creator: Renaldo Mckenzie
The Neoliberal Round
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