Welcome to Season 2 of Slingshot The Podcast, where politics and culture meet in real time.

In episode 1 of season 2, Kadida Kenner and Charles Gregory kick the conversation off by closing out Black History Month with two truths at once: the excellence we celebrate, and the power we still have to challenge. From the 2026 Winter Olympics to voting rights and the SAVE Act, from what young people are doing in the streets to what is happening in Congress, this episode is a reminder that the power is with the people.

In this episode:

• Why Black History Month exists gets debated, and why that debate matters
  
  
• The BAFTA Awards controversy, disability, accountability, and harm
  
  
• We are not apes: a moment of reckoning, and a call to stay alert about what leaders amplify
  
  
• Black excellence on ice: historic Winter Olympics moments and why access to untraditional sports matters
  
  
• Why young people have always been on the front lines of social change, including local student protest moments
  
  
• The SAVE Act explained, and what it could mean for voter registration and your access to the ballot
  
  
• Honoring Rev. Jesse Jackson and “Keeping Hope Alive” as a necessity in2026

Take action: If you care about protecting voting rights, call your U.S. Senators and tell them where you stand on the SAVE Act.

👇🏽 Drop a comment: What part of this episode hit you the hardest, and what does “fight the power” look like in your life right now?

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Slingshot The Podcast: The Misunderstood Voice, The Culture’s Power.

Slingshot The Podcast is a platform for voices that are too often overlooked, misrepresented, or unheard. Through bold conversations on culture, sports, entertainment, and the forces shaping our world, we challenge narratives and amplify perspectives that matter. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a movement to inform, inspire, and empower the culture from the inside out.

Media & booking: media@newpaproject.org

As we close out the year, Slingshot The Podcast takes a moment to reflect, reset, and look ahead. This season-ending 20th episode is a year-in-review conversation and reflection of the stories, voices, and moments that shaped 2025—and why the work must continue.

Co-hosts, Kadida Kenner and Charles Gregory are joined by special guest, Slingshot editor, content creator, and Touch Management owner Tisha Crippen, to recap 2025's most powerful episodes discussing our courts, incarceration, voting and elections, sports, entertainment, music, and community.

We discuss our favorite episodes, hard lessons learned, political realities, and what it means to keep building power in the new year, through conversation, storytelling, and civic engagement and education.

Slingshot's first season would not be possible without those who believe in the work and our mission, who fully funded all 20 episodes. Shout out to the New Pennsylvania Project team for bringing it all together Slingshot is thankful for our co-host and coordinating producer, Charles Gregory (@charelesgregory) and Tisha Crippen (@madimtouch) for the care, creativity, and excellence they bring to each episode.

Additionally, Slingshot is grateful for every guest who joined us in the studio during our inaugural season, and shared their work, wisdom, and expertise. Your voices moved the conversation forward and helped to shape what Slingshot and the mission is all about.

And to our viewers—thank you for watching, sharing, engaging, and most importantly, taking action. We did that in 2025. And we’re carrying that energy straight into 2026 with more civic education ahead, and more work left to do.

Ain’t no stopping us now—we’re on the move.

👇🏽 We want to hear from you:

What was your favorite episode of Season One—and why?

🎥 Watch, subscribe, and share this episode with someone who cares about voter turnout, election outcomes, civic engagement, and the real power of the people at the polls. Catch all episodes of Slingshot The Podcast on YouTube or wherever you stream your podcasts — and don’t forget to subscribe to stay connected to the culture and the movement.

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Time keeps on slippin’, and in this episode we’re soaring straight into the world of sports, culture, money, and the revolution happening on the gridiron and the playing fields.

From the Philadelphia Eagles’ record to the history behind wide receiver “diva” culture, to T.O.’s unforgettable antics, we’re breaking down the real dynamics inside the NFL.

We also get into the impact of Native American History Month, “Blue-Eyed Soul” musical artists, and why certain voices reshape culture in ways people don’t always acknowledge.

Then we take it statewide:
🏈 The NFL Draft is coming to Pittsburgh in 2026 — and hotel prices are already out of pocket
💸 Why games now cost families hundreds just to attend
🦅 What’s really going on with the Eagles
🔥 From AJ Brown to McNabb & T.O., we look at how egos, beef, and brilliance shape the league
And because Slingshot always goes deeper — we shift to the women breaking barriers in sports:
⚾ The new Women’s Pro Baseball League launching in 2026
💰 NIL deals changing the landscape — including the first $1M+ softball deal
🏆 Venus, Serena, Mo’ne Davis, and the athletes redefining gender, pay, and power

This episode is for the sports lovers, the culture analysts, and anyone who knows sports is never just sports — it’s politics, identity, money, and America itself.

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Slingshot The Podcast: The Misunderstood Voice, The Culture’s Power.
Slingshot The Podcast is a platform for voices that are too often overlooked, misrepresented, or unheard. Through bold conversations on culture, sports, entertainment, and the forces shaping our world, we challenge narratives and amplify perspectives that matter. This isn’t just a podcast—it’s a movement to inform, inspire, and empower the culture from the inside out.
Media & booking: media@newpaproject.org

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