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  • Bad Bunny, The Super Bowl, and the American Denial of Puerto Rico

    Bad Bunny, The Super Bowl, and the American Denial of Puerto Rico
    2026/02/06
    Your conservative uncle is wrong about Bad Bunny. So are Trump, all of MAGA, and the angry drunk guys who watch the NFL. They're mad because Bad Bunny will be performing the half time show at the Superbowl this Sunday, and he'll be singing in Spanish - you know, the language the songs are written in - and believe that that makes him fundamentally un-american. Unfortunately, this is not a unique experience. Puerto Rico, where Bad Bunny is from, has faced this same rejection and discrimination for years. But why? What did Puerto Rico ever do to them? Becca Ramos and I are going to find out. SUBSCRIBE to How Is This Better wherever you get your podcasts including YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 分
  • The Wrestling-ification of Politics (Unedited Bonus with Josie Riesman)

    The Wrestling-ification of Politics (Unedited Bonus with Josie Riesman)
    2026/01/30
    This is our last unedited bonus before we're back with a brand new episode next week! This week, we bring you the entirety of my conversation with Josephine Riesman who authored Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America. We talked about the parallels between wrestling and modern politics and had a blast doing it. Please enjoy and stay tuned for a new episode next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 分
  • There's No DEI in Baseball (Roy Wood Jr. Extended Conversation)

    There's No DEI in Baseball (Roy Wood Jr. Extended Conversation)
    2026/01/23
    Is it DEI to honor one of the greatest baseball players of all time? Our president seems to think so. Comedian Roy Wood Jr. weighs in on Trump's crusade to end diversity initiatives and tarnish Jackie Robinson's legacy. Before we get back to new content, we thought we'd release some of our favorite conversations from 2025 in all their unedited glory. For the full, edited episode featuring more conversations (and more of my commentary), click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 分
  • Adam Mockler on Masculinity and the Right-Wing Pipeline (BONUS)

    Adam Mockler on Masculinity and the Right-Wing Pipeline (BONUS)
    2026/01/16
    Remember that conversation we had last year? The one with Adam Mockler, about the nightmare that is modern masculinity? Well, we have more where that came from. Before we get back to new content, we thought we'd release some of our favorite conversations from 2025 in all their unedited glory. To watch the original cut down version of this video, you can click here: https://tinyurl.com/32e7xvnj More bonuses in the coming weeks and brand new, fully edited and produced episodes coming soon. Subscribe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 分
  • A Surprising Grade for 2025

    A Surprising Grade for 2025
    2025/12/19
    As we all know, 2025 was the best year that any of us have ever had. Nothing went wrong, no evil was done, and things were generally really, really chill. In reality, Akilah is joined this week by Ryan Broderick, host of COURIER’s Panic World, in order to review all of the political and pop culture chaos that went down over the past twelve months. Together they’ll try to answer the fateful question: was anything about this year better? The answer might surprise you. You can find Ryan at @ryanhatesthis on IG, and you can listen to Panic World at @panicworldpod or on your favorite listening platforms. SUBSCRIBE to @howisthisbetter How Is This Better? is a @COURIERHQ production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 4 分
  • Black Women Are Doubled Taxed in America. There's Data.

    Black Women Are Doubled Taxed in America. There's Data.
    2025/12/12
    In a second-term Trump economy obsessed with the word “meritocracy,” Black women are being pushed out of the workforce at alarming rates — while the least qualified men fail upward. Akilah Hughes sits down with economist and author Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman to unpack her book, The Double Tax: How Women of Color Are Overcharged and Underpaid. You can find Anna and her book at www.annagifty.com CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Black women & the workforce 07:07 What is the Double Tax? 11:41 How much does Anna’s life show up in the book? 13:58 The DEI crackdown’s impact 17:49 How do we fight for an equitable future? 24:55 This is not better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 分
  • Can Boycotts Fight Fascism?

    Can Boycotts Fight Fascism?
    2025/12/05
    You may have heard a lot about boycotting this year, especially when talking about Target or Amazon. Organized actions like these have been happening year-round, but are reaching peak intensity now that we’re well within the holiday season. One such boycott, called We Ain’t Buying It, aimed to draw attention to how giant retailers are using our money against our own interests: funding candidates like Trump and policies that endanger our communities, civil rights and economic interests. LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter who helped organize the campaign, joined the podcast this week to talk about what the campaign hoped to achieve, the history of boycotting as a political tool in the US, and why where you spend this holiday season actually matters. You can find Latosha at @mslatoshabrown on IG, and learn more about the boycott at weaintbuyingit.com. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:13 We Ain’t Buying It 09:27 How corporations are funding Trump 14:17 Why are boycotts effective? 17:54 Where should people redirect their money? 19:37 Your money talks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 分
  • Space is Over

    Space is Over
    2025/11/21
    What happens when a president decides America is done with space? This week on How Is This Better?, Akilah Hughes digs into the Trump administration’s unprecedented plans to slash NASA’s budget. Akilah sits down with Casey Dreier of the Planetary Society to unpack how America went from bipartisan support for space exploration to a full-blown dismantling of the country’s most beloved science agency—and why turning over the future of space to billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos is both dangerous and undemocratic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 分