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The Katie Halper Show: Zohran Mamdani: Socialist or Sell-Out? With Dr Butch Ware
Podcaster and journalist Katie Halper talks with Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, about his gubernatorial campaign, his thoughts on Gavin Newsom, and his critique of Zohran Mamdani for protecting Hakeem Jeffries, Zionism and “playing footsie” with fascists.
Prof Adnan Husain discusses West African Sufi Resistance & Contemporary Freedom Struggles with Dr Butch Ware
Historian & podcaster Professor Adnan A. Husain meets Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, to discuss Butch’s historical scholarship on West African Islamic education, and Sufi mystical and spiritual movements as anticolonial resistance and slave abolition struggles.
Truth to Power Talk: Dr Butch Ware on Democrats winning 2025 elections, SNAP & Government Shutdown
Educator and Truth to Power Talk host Dr. Oya Adwoa Ma’at chats with Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, about his thoughts on the Democrats’ wins in the recent 2025 elections, ordinary people losing their SNAP benefits, and the current government shutdown.
The Ballot or the Bullet: Dr Butch Ware discusses Malcolm X’s famous speech, at Cal Poly Humboldt
Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, joins the North Coast Progressive Alliance & Humboldt for Butch Ware campaign to discuss Malcolm X’s “Ballot or the Bullet,” at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Next System Teach-In.
Drs. Wolff & Ware DESTROY Gavin Newsom on AIPAC/ Housing/ Economy
Marxist economist Richard Wolff & historian & Green Party candidate for Governor of CA Butch Ware take on Gavin Newsom, Cory Booker & the Democratic establishment, while also weighing in on Zohran Mamdani as men with deep knowledge of his father's scholarship. Genuinely one of the best Bad Faith episodes to date.
Dr Butch Ware at Redneck gone green
Welcome to another episode of Redneck Gone Green with David and Shane. Their guest, Dr. Butch Ware, is a historian, activist, and professor at UC Santa Barbara whose work bridges African history, Islam, and movements for justice and liberation. He is a founder of the Initiative for the Study of Race, Religion, and Revolution, and a leading voice connecting spiritual consciousness with political transformation.
Chris Smalls talks with Dr Butch Ware on the relationship between Labor & Liberation
Chris Smalls, founder of the Amazon Labor Union (ALU), talks Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, about the relationship between labor and liberation, in this interview.
From Grassroots to Gaza: A Panel on Palestine (with Dr Butch Ware)
Watch a panel discussion on Palestine featuring Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, and other distinguished speakers, Homayra Yusufi (Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans), Tahzeen Nizam (Council on American Islamic Relations), Mohamed Erekat (Students for Justice in Palestine), and Tareq Rahhal (Democratic Socialists of America), at a community event organized by the Green Party of San Diego.
Connecting the Dots: Dr Butch Ware on the attack on democracy and what the people can do
Political scientist and Connecting the Dots host Dr. Wilmer Leon meets Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, to discuss the growing assault on democracy and what ordinary people can do to defend it.
Dr Butch Ware’s People Power Assembly: Why is a professor running for governor?
Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, holds a town hall at California Polytechnic University Humboldt in Arcata, in this livestream recording by Humboldt Freelance Reporting.
Blue Trump? Dr Butch Ware vs Gavin Newsom on Power, Housing & Healthcare
“Gavin Newsom is blue Trump—the liberal branding on the same punitive playbook,” Dr Ware tells Niko House. From universal healthcare via emergency declaration to taxing vacant corporate portfolios and running state rentals at cost, he outlines how ~18% in June 2026 could force a head-to-head that rewrites California politics.
Dr Butch Ware Discusses Vanguard Politics, Real Solutions on Inner City Left
Dr. Butch Ware joins Inner City Left to break down what a vanguard party really does, why California’s homelessness crisis is a policy failure—not a nuisance—and how universal healthcare, public housing, and UBI fit together to deliver material change.
Dr Butch Ware at the California Educational Gubernatorial Forum in Sacramento
Candidates in California’s gubernatorial race convened at Sacramento State University for a focused discussion on policy, featuring a notable appearance by Dr. Butch Ware.
Dr Butch Ware: The Only Anti-Zionist Candidate for California on Revolutionary Change
Dr Butch Ware joins Revolutionary Change to call out corporate-backed candidates, expose complicity in genocide, and share his people-first vision for California.
#LetButchSpeak Supporters Demand Politico Include Dr Butch Ware in Governor Forum
After a standout SEIU forum performance, Green Party candidate Dr. Butch Ware has been excluded from Politico’s California Governor Candidate Forum. Voters are demanding fairness and transparency.
iMWiL!: Africa and Islam, featuring Dr Butch Ware
Dr. Jared Ball, host of the iMiXWHATiLiKE! podcast, talks with Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, about his scholarship on Africa and Islam, and other topics.
The Remix Morning Show: Featuring Dr Butch Ware
Jared Ball, host of The Remix Morning Show podcast, talks with special guest Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor in this episode.
Dr Butch Ware Talks Black and Arab Unity Against Blue MAGA and Zionism
Is California ready for its own Zohran Mamdani? In this episode of Habibi House, Dr. Butch Ware, educator, historian, and Green Party candidate for governor, calls for strategic Black and Arab unity in the face of Zionism, ICE terror, and liberal betrayal. It’s not about protest, it’s about power.
Dr Butch Ware on Organizing Against Systems: Palestine, State Violence, and ICE Abolition
Historian and Green Party candidate Dr. Butch Ware joins Colonial Outcasts for a brutally honest discussion on ICE raids, Palestine, and rising fascism in the U.S. He pulls no punches in exposing the role of Democrats like Gavin Newsom in enabling state violence, and lays out a roadmap for building real political power in California and beyond.
Interview of Dr Butch Ware on Union or Bust Podcast
In episode #43 of Union or Bust, Dr. Butch Ware breaks down why he’s running for Governor of California - not for politics, but for the people. From labor rights and universal healthcare to Gaza, AI, and the media’s role in controlling the narrative, Dr. Ware offers a fearless vision for reclaiming power from corporate elites and building a future rooted in justice. “If you get me 1.5 million votes by June 2, 2026—I’ll break the duopoly for you.”