The Black Sub-World Podcast with/ DeWayne R. Stallworth
The Black Sub-World Podcast with DeWayne R. Stallworth dives deep into the forces that shape Black life (from the lingering legacy of slavery and systemic oppression to social manipulation and cultural resistance)—a religious studies scholar and cultural critic, Dr. Stallworth unpacks religion, history, society, and culture with unflinching honesty, exposing the hidden structures that influence our world. Bold, insightful, and unapologetic, this is where honest commentary, critical thought, and the voice of blackness take center stage.
Episodes
8 episodes
“Come on in:” White bodies, Black Spaces, and the Social Dilemma of the Divine Nine.
In this episode of The Black Sub-World Podcast, host DeWayne R. Stallworth confronts a complex and layered question: What happens when whiteness enters spaces historically created for Black survival, leadership, and advanc...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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20:21
PART II: Surveillance, AI, and the Invisible Chains Shaping Our Future :The New, New World of Blackness
In Part 2 of The Black Sub-World Podcast, DeWayne R. Stallworth takes us deeper into the systems quietly shaping our world —from DARPA’s experiments and Snowden’s revelations to the military-industrial complex, corporate power, and AI ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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24:23
Part I: Surveillance, AI, and the Invisible Chains Shaping Our Future: The New, New World of Blackness
In Part I of this episode of the Black Sub-world Podcast, DeWayne R. Stallworth delivers a quiet but unrelenting examination of the forces reshaping Black life in the 21st century. From the historical roots of surveillance (e.g., slave...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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17:11
Use Your Black/White Privilege for Good: Context, Characters, and Cultural Continuity
In this powerful episode, host DeWayne R. Stallworth unpacks the complex inner world of Black consciousness and the unseen struggle between liberation and internalized limitation. Through a blend of storytelling, history, and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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30:19
The Door God Left Unlocked: A Meditation on How to Get Unstuck in Life
In this transformative episode, Stallworth explores what keeps us stuck in life, how to recognize the unlocked doors that surround us, and the courage it takes to step fully into our authentic selves and calling.Too often, we’ve been tau...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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27:35
I Don't Want You… But I Do: The Soul Conflict in Seeing a Black Woman with a White Man
In this deeply introspective episode, DeWayne R. Stallworth explores the silent, ancestral tension that stirs within the collective Black soul when witnessing a Black woman with a White man. This is not a conversation about judgment or ownershi...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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32:21
You Can Never Be My Nigga. I Can Never Be Your Nigger: The Power of Black Self-Worth and White Ignorance.
In this powerful and unflinching episode, DeWayne R. Stallworth explores the language, history, and psychology behind two of the most charged words in the English language: Nigga and Nigger. Drawing from James Baldwin’s t...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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15:25
Low Pitch: Black Spirituality and the Limits of Progress
In this episode of The Black Sub-World Podcast, host DeWayne R. Stallworth returns from a spiritual sabbatical to unpack what he calls the “low pitch” of Black life today. From poisoned food and music to compromised poli...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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22:27