Call It Like I See It

Call It Like I See It proves that news and social commentary does not have to be manipulative or sensationalist to be interesting, so join hosts James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana as they take a weekly look at notable news stories, opinion pieces, or products of our culture and break down what they see.

Call It Like I See It is a news podcast hosted by James Keys, Tunde Ogunlana, with 200 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

James Keys, Tunde Ogunlana hosts Call It Like I See It, a news show with 200 episodes published.

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  Best Of - Political System Entropy Means There's No Going Back to the Old Order

  Aug 22, 20266 min

  Excerpt from the episode "Why a Political System Goes from Order to Disorder, and the Reason 'the Why' Matters." In that episode, James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana considered whether what feels like rising disorder America’s political and legal system is actually the result of entropy, as understood in a physics sense, and discussed what this means for people who value things like representative government and rule of law. https://impartialspectator.substack.com/p/the-entropy-of-power #politicalanalysis #disorder #authoritarianism #podcast #entropy #podcastclips

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  Episode #380

  Transgender Issue Consumes the WNBA and Exposes Americans’ Inability to Have a Discussion

  Aug 19, 202633 min

  James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss at the controversy in the WNBA surrounding the idea of transgender participation that has followed statements by Sophie Cunningham suggesting that transgender girls should be banned from women’s sports and consider why this issue can so reliably get people fired up and how, because of this, it may be being used opportunistically by many actors to raise their profile or as a distraction from other news stories. Lynx hold off Fever 108-100, rallies surround game after Sophie Cunningham's stance on transgender athletes (MPR News) WNBA condemns ‘bad-faith’ efforts to fuel transgender player debate (The Guardian) WNBPA denounces 'demonization' of groups amid debate around transgender athletes, says 'we will not be used as political pawns' (Yahoo! Sports) WNBA says fans should have been free to wear shirts with messaging about transgender issue (Local 10) James Talarico tells Rachel Maddow how bigoted, anti-trans politics distract from GOP corruption (Advocate) "Mostly big black gay ladies and a few scared-looking Sophie Cunninghams" - Joe Rogan calls out NBA-WNBA sexuality double standard (Yahoo! Sports)

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  Episode #379

  When a Political System Goes from Order to Disorder; Also, the Link Between Increasing Anxiety and Rising Self Imposed Perfectionism

  Aug 12, 202643 min

  James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana consider whether what feels like rising disorder America’s political and legal system is actually the result of entropy, as understood in a physics sense, and discuss what this means for people who value things like representative government and rule of law. The guys then react to a recent article that argues that a rise in self-imposed perfectionism that may be tied to societal trends is making kids more anxious, as opposed to just increased screentime as may currently believe. The Entropy of Power (Impartial Spectator Substack) We’ve been blaming screens for anxious kids. A new study points to a completely different culprit (Fast Company)

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  Episode #378

  Is Racial Backlash to The Odyssey About “Owning the Past,” or Ignorance? Also, Tuskegee’s Ban of Durags and Bonnets an Attack on the Culture?

  Aug 5, 202638 min

  James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana take a look at the online backlash to Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” over its inclusion of black characters and consider the extent to which it is driven by people are trying to “own the past” in the Orwellian sense, people who are just ignorant as far as the history of the Mediterranean, or just general malcontents. The guys then discuss the recent move by Tuskegee University, one of the top HBCUs in the country, to ban their students from wearing bonnets and durags to class and in the cafeteria and whether this kind of move is justified or a sneak attack on Black culture. Critics Rave About ‘The Odyssey’—And Slam Elon Musk’s Anti-Woke Campaign (Forbes) Go woke, get rich: why rightwing hate campaigns don’t affect the box office (The Guardian) The Fear of Black Greeks (The Atlantic) ‘The Odyssey’ Is Officially One of the Biggest R-Rated Movies in Box Office History (Collider) No bonnets, du-rags or bedroom shoes: Tuskegee University updates student rules for fall (WSFA) Tuskegee University’s New Dress Code: Bans Bonnets, Durags on Campus (The Source)

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  Episode #377

  “Homo Criminalis” Reveals How the Criminal Underworld and Mainstream Society Create Each Other - Culture Series

  Jul 29, 202640 min

  James Keys and Tunde Ogunlana discuss Mark Galeotti’s “Homo Criminalis - How crime organises the world,” the 2025 book that takes a look at the many forms organized crime has taken in societies throughout history, including how an argument can be made that the state itself is one of those forms. The guys then look at how much of what we see in modern times further illustrate the blurry lines between the overworld and the underworld. Homo Criminalis: How Crime Organises the World (Amazon)

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