In this episode of “People’s Party With Talib Kweli,” Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with comedian, actress, director, producer, writer, podcaster and activist:
AIDA RODRIGUEZ
Here’s what we got into:
• The two comedians that she has drawn the most inspiration from.
• Love for conscious hip hop and her son knowing the words to ‘Luchini.’
• Being teased over her name and embracing it after learning it’s history.
• Colorism and nativism within black and latinx communities.
• Calling out those posing as agents of change, while failing to deliver.
• Tensions of Dominicans and Puerto Ricans rooted in white supremacy.
• The comedy event to raise funds for Puerto Rico’s hurricane recoveries.
• Thanking Aida for not listening to those who told her not to do the interview.
• Why online hate she has experienced herself actually drives her.
• Aida’s op-ed she wrote for the LA Times about her childhood.
• Advice for single mothers who aren’t getting help from co-parents.
• An intense discussion with a guest on The Young Turks over abortion.
• The hypocrisy of those who critique her use of heavy topics.
• Being shamed over the dress she wore at ‘Last Comic Standing.’
• Traveling to the Dominican Republic to spend time with her father.
• Her ‘Fighting Words’ special held at the food stamp building in the Bronx.
• Aida’s work as a director for two episodes of ‘Entre nos’.
• Highlighting the genius of Dominican comedian, Ian Lara.
• Showing love for Donald Glover and what he did with, ‘Atlanta.’
• Being criticized online for her use of the term ‘unhoused’.
• Breaking down her line of ‘ain’t nothing scarier than a d*ck you don’t want’.
• Breaking down her line of ‘men should have to own their own d*cks’.
• What’s next for Aida Rodriguez.
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