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The Inner Cities Podcast

The Inner Cities Podcast

By: Tochi Onyebuchi & A. Zell Williams
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 Award-winning author and lawyer, Tochi Onyebuchi, and award-winning play/TV writer, A. Zell Williams, discuss the news, politics, and culture from the perspective of 2 black men to need to laugh to keep from screaming.© 2025 The Inner Cities Podcast Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Time Magazine's Dystopians of the Year

    Time Magazine's Dystopians of the Year
    Dec 14 2025

    Tochi and Zell refuse to praise the makers of the T-1000. They discuss the US’s unapproved assault on Venezuela, Israel’s continued breaking of the ceasefire on Gaza, Paramount’s hostile takeover attempt of Warner Bros., and why AI is the Scam of 2025.

    **We want to hear from you! Email the show at InnerCitizens@gmail.com and tell us what you like about the podcast, what you don't, and what would make you recommend the show to your friends. Thank you!**

    Order Tochi's latest, Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet, and check out his interview on NPR's All Things Considered.

    Email the show: InnerCitizens@gmail.com

    Tochi's Links:

    www.TochiOnyebuchi.com, www.tochionyebuchi.substack.com

    Zell's Links:

    www.AZellWill.com, www.azellwill.substack.com, www.twitch.tv/azellwill

    Support the show

    Got a question for Tochi & Zell? Message them on Insta:
    @Treize64
    @AZellWill
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • It’s Not TV. It’s Monopolization.

    It’s Not TV. It’s Monopolization.
    Dec 7 2025

    Tochi and Zell return from the holidays stuffed. They discuss Pete Hegseth’s clear and present war crimes. And the impact of Netflix possibly buying WB Studios.


    **We want to hear from you! Email the show at InnerCitizens@gmail.com and tell us what you like about the podcast, what you don't, and what would make you recommend the show to your friends. Thank you!**

    Order Tochi's latest, Racebook: A Personal History of the Internet, and check out his interview on NPR's All Things Considered.

    Email the show: InnerCitizens@gmail.com

    Tochi's Links:

    www.TochiOnyebuchi.com, www.tochionyebuchi.substack.com

    Zell's Links:

    www.AZellWill.com, www.azellwill.substack.com, www.twitch.tv/azellwill

    Support the show

    Got a question for Tochi & Zell? Message them on Insta:
    @Treize64
    @AZellWill
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 15 mins
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