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Bourbon 'n BrownTown

Bourbon 'n BrownTown

Di: Caullen Hudson & David A Moran
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Powered by SoapBox Productions and Organizing, Bourbon ‘n BrownTown is a conversation-based podcast that fosters radically imaginative dialogues on media, culture, politics, and our various social movements through a liberatory lens. With a Chicago focus, filmmakers and movement workers Caullen Hudson and David A. Moran unpack complex social issues and topics while building relationships with artists, activists, community organizers, educators, social entrepreneurs, and others working towards a better world. Together, BrownTown holds space to listen, learn, and liberate, all while sippin’ on sumpin’ good. Salud! Visit SoapBoxPO.com/Podcast; follow @BourbonnBrownTown on Facebook/Instagram, @BourbonnBrwnTwn on Twitter; and @SoapBoxPO on all social media.2026 Bourbon 'n BrownTown Arte Politica e governo Scienze sociali
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  • Ep. 130 - Chinga La Migra: Organizing under a MAGA Regime ft. Rey Wences & Any Huamani

    Ep. 130 - Chinga La Migra: Organizing under a MAGA Regime ft. Rey Wences & Any Huamani
    May 30 2026
    BrownTown continues the "Chinga La Migra" series discussing how ICE ain't shit with Rey Wences of Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) and Any Huamani of Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC). Fast-forwarding from the last conversation in summer 2025 focusing on the criminal-legal battles against ICE, the team reflects on the experiences, strategies, and lessons learned from resisting and building power during Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago in fall 2025. Now that the consistent bombardment of ICE violently kidnapping our neighbors is not as ever-present nor making national headlines, how do hyperlocal and regional resistance cadres of everyday people, community-based organizations, and larger policy networks channel energy and, in some cases, new found awakening into sustainable material change? How do we balance responding to the moment effectively while unapologetically exposing the conditions that got us here in the first place? Here's their take. Originally recorded April 17, 2026. GUESTS Rey Wences is a longtime community organizer and advocate with over a decade of experience championing immigrant justice. Born in Mexico City and raised in Chicago, Rey co-founded the Immigrant Youth Justice League and later Organized Communities Against Deportations, leading impactful campaigns such as erasing the Chicago and Cook County gang databases. Their work spans grassroots organizing, direct action, and communications at the local and national levels. Before serving as Chicago's First Deputy of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant, Migrant and Refugee Rights, Rey was Director of Communications at Organizing Power in Numbers, a national economic justice organization. Rey currently works at Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). Follow ICIRR on Facebook, Instagram, and X. Any Huamani is an organizer in the Southwest Side. Her and her family migrated to Chicago’s North Wide from Peru when she was 5. Any grew up in the West Side of Chicago where she saw the disinvestment and an interest grew in her to find out why. Since then, Any volunteered in different non profits and became an organizer the Chicago Hotel Strike in 2018. She is now the Immigration Defense Coordinator at Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (BPNC). She also co-leads Treatment Not Trauma, a city wide mental health campaign calling for the reopening of public mental health centers and a citywide nonpolice crisis response. In her free time, she spends time with her two boys and running. Follow BPNC on Facebook, Instagram, and X. Mentioned in the episode: Ep. 121 - Chinga La Migra: Understanding Your Rights under a MAGA Regime ft. Khiabett OsunaICE Mass Arrests Spark Chaos In South Loop (Block Club Chi)ICIRR Support #: 855.435.7693Organized Communities Against Deportation (OCAD)Southwest Rapid Response LinktreeDonate!What's App ChannelCanvassWelcoming City Ordinance (ordinance & explainer, 2025 hearings, 2025 vote)Alderhomie Rossana Rodriguez debates Alderfuck Raymond Lopez on WTTWBorder Patrol agents shoot armed woman in Chicago as protesters confront immigration personnelDr. Phil & ICE (1, 2, 3)The CHAAD ProjectHow ICE grew to be the highest-funded U.S. law enforcement agency (NPR)“Deportation-Industrial Complex” (Brennan Center)Pilsen Neighborhood Watch CoalitionMidwest Immigration Bond FundNational immigration Justice Center -- CREDITS: Intro song Chinga La Migra by Zada. Outro music Fuck These Fuckin' Fascists by The Muslims. Audio recorded and engineered by Kassandra Borah. Episode photo by Karina Mireya. -- Bourbon ’n BrownTownFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Linktree SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Linktree | Support
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    1 ora e 29 min
  • Ep. 129 - Whiskey & Watching: "Life" (1999) ft. trina reynolds tyler & Maira Khwaja

    Ep. 129 - Whiskey & Watching: "Life" (1999) ft. trina reynolds tyler & Maira Khwaja
    May 22 2026
    BrownTown discusses "Life" (1999) with trina reynolds tyler & Maira Khwaja of TM Productions and the Invisible Institute. The double duo breakdown the cult classic's coverage of US incarceration through the decades, respectability politics within Black and Southern white culture, the guilty-innocent dichotomy through an abolitionist lens, and the relatability and timelessness of '90's buddy comedies. The comedy-drama follows two Black men, loudmouth Harlem grifter Ray and the no-nonsense Claude, during 1930’s Prohibition era who are forced to team up on a bootlegging mission to Mississippi that could solve their money troubles with a New York gangster. But they run into more trouble when a crooked, racist white Sheriff hits them with a phony murder charge and they are given lifetime prison sentences. Originally recorded March 2026. -- GUESTStrina reynolds-tyler is the Data Director at the Invisible Institute, a Pulitzer Prize winning data journalist, and a native of the South Side Chicago. She leads Beneath the Surface, a project employing machine learning to identify gender based violence at the hands of Chicago police. trina works to document how communities unable to depend on the police are forced to create safety and accountability outside of the carceral state. As a data scientist, she centers the practice of narrative justice in her inquiries. trina is also an abolitionist and trained restorative justice practitioner, and on the Board of South Side Together; a community organization whose mission is to secure economic stability and advance human rights. Follow her on Instagram. Maira Khwaja is an educator and multimedia producer. At the Invisible Institute, she directs public impact strategy & outreach. Her work centers on the Youth / Police Project, which primarily builds conversations with young people (ages 16-22) on the South Side about their everyday encounters with policing. Maira was a 2021 Leaders for a New Chicago award winner. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter. trina and Maira are the co-founders of TM Productions! Follow them on Instagram and YouTube. Mentioned in episode: Skullcap Crew"Life" (1999) TrailerScenes from the movie (1, 2)Dump Judge Matt Coghlan (2018) CREDITS: Intro from "Life" (1999) trailer and outro music New Day by Wyclef Jean from the film's soundtrack. Episode photo from the film. Audio recorded by Kiera Battles and engineered by Kassandra Borah. -- Bourbon ’n BrownTownFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Linktree | Patreon SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Linktree | Support
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    1 ora e 18 min
  • 128 - Palestinian Liberation: Artistic Expression through Film, Music, & Identity ft. Dina Amin

    128 - Palestinian Liberation: Artistic Expression through Film, Music, & Identity ft. Dina Amin
    Mar 27 2026
    BrownTown shares virtual space with Dina Amin (AKA Dinamiin), Palestinian filmmaker and singer-songwriter to talk all things art, storytelling, and resistance. Dina shares her journey exploring identity and home through her genre-fluid music and deeply personal yet relatable film work. As the bombardment of war and genocide still cloud the headlines, we refocus our energy on what builds us up in our hearts and our on-the-ground political reality via organizing, political education, artistic influences, and the connections that elevate our souls. Art and media serve as not only framing tools but portals into living out our full humanity in a world that wishes to quash it. Originally recorded March 4, 2026. GUESTSDina (AKA Dinamiin) is a Palestinian filmmaker and singer-songwriter currently based in Los Angeles, pursuing her MFA in Film at CalArts. In 2020, Dina co-founded Space Collective, (site, Instagram), an art house based in the West Bank. Her work explores identity, displacement, memory, and collective liberation through a hybrid of experimental, fiction and documentary. Raised in Palestine, her films often center voices from her community, using cinema as both an archive and a form of expression. Dina co-directed and co-produced her debut short documentary, Rise Up, which was screened at five international film festivals. Over the past ten years, she worked on a range of fiction and nonfiction projects, honing her skills in writing, directing, and producing. Follow her on Instagram, Spotify, YouTube, Facebook, and her website. -- Mentioned Topics & More Info: "I Always Return to My Roots": 40 Minutes with Dina Amin xPATOIS Film FestivalSam Cooke, Muhammad Ali, & Malcolm X were homies (1, 2)Dina singing "Change Gonna Come"Malcolm X film car sceneArabic Maqam or Arabic scalesEp. 46 - Exploring Blackness & Cultural Media ft. Courtney Phillips & Matthew Manning of Gumbo MediaSeguimos Aquí - SoapBox filmDeon Cole, “Fuck ICE” at NAACP Image AwardsA Time That Remains - full filmElia Suleiman, Palestinian film directorThe Taarab ClassicsRelated episodes: Ep. 113 - Palestinian Liberation: Divestment, Encampments, & Institutions ft. AmoonaEp. 112 - DNC: Pt. 2 ft. Nesreen Hasan & Nadiah AlyafaiEp. 111 - Palestinian Liberation: Anti-Zionism & Jewish Solidarity ft. Rabbi Brant Rosen & Lesley WilliamsEp. 102 - Palestinian Liberation: In This Moment ft. Muhammad Sankari -- CREDITS: Intro song from Jowa El-Kon by Dinamiin; outro song A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke. Audio engineered by Kiera Battles. -- Bourbon ’n BrownTownFacebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Linktree | Patreon SoapBox Productions and Organizing, 501(c)3Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Site | Linktree | Support
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    55 min
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