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Dr. Butch Ware and The Conscious Lee go LIVE
Join Dr. Butch Ware, Green Party candidate for Governor of California, with special guest Conscious Lee for a live conversation on politics, power, and the path forward!
Can Butch Ware Upend California? Dr. Ware on the Disinfo Detox Podcast
Dr. Butch Ware was recently invited to appear on the Disinfo Detox podcast, hosted by Dr. Nolan Higdon. The Disinfo Detox is the podcast that cuts through the lies and scrubs propaganda from public discourse. Each episode, they break down major news stories, exposing the spin, omissions, and distortions that mainstream media won’t tell you about. The Disinfo Detox podcast is a part of Dr. Higdon’s Gaslight Gazette Substack newsletter which boasts nearly 80,000 subscribers.
California Black Media Gubernatorial Forum on the Sacramento Observer
Dr. Butch Ware joined other candidates for California Governor on the Sacramento Observer for the California Black Media Gubernatorial Forum. He discussed improving education in California, taxing billionaires, reparations, ranked choice voting, housing, and more.
178: Canary Missin', with Dr. Butch Ware
Matt and Daniel are joined by California Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate Dr. Butch Ware to speed through Norm Finkelstein’s promise to bring a campfire’s worth of smoke to Dersh and Epstein, each of their individual honors in the field of supposed anti-semitism, and expressions of at least two of the pillars of hip hop.
Meet the Candidate Running for CA Governor: Butch Ware
The California Working Families Party (CA WFP) is excited to launch our Meet the Candidate Series where we introduce some of the candidates running for California Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
In this part of our series, we interview former candidate Butch Ware.
The Honorable Nina Turner in Conversation with Butch Ware
Watch this powerful interview with Butch Ware and the Honorable Nina Turner as they dive into revolution, electoral power, and real action—and hear why she’s proudly endorsing Butch Ware.
The Katie Halper Show: Zohran Mamdani: Socialist or Sell-Out? With Butch Ware, Matt Lieb and Daniel Mate
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.
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.
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.
Dump the Duopoly, Power Up for Peace rally
Hear from powerhouse speakers on how we can dismantle the duopoly, build people power, and create an America – and a world – that works for all of us. Featuring Dr. Butch Ware, the Green Party candidate for California Governor, and other distinguished speakers, including Dr. Jill Stein, Briahna Joy Gray, and Medea Benjamin.
The Power to End Genocide
Dr. Butch Ware joins Gabe Medina, Anthony Rogers-Wright, Jen Perelman, Guy Christensen, and Jason Call to discuss building revolutionary political power to end genocide.
Deveras Podcast: Professor Butch Ware
I had the pleasure of speaking with Professor Butch Ware, the Vice Presidential Candidate for the Green Party alongside Dr. Jill Stein. We talked about family, his introduction to the Black radical tradition, the challenges he has faced running as a 3rd party candidate against a two-party system, and what his vision is for the future of organizing after November 5th.
US Elections: Why We Must Be Radical - Professor Butch Ware
The US elections are nearly upon us, and we have all be subject to the empty words and rhetoric of of the two main political parties. The Green Party has gained a lot of traction, especially amongst the countries small but very important Muslim community. I have already interviewed the leader of the Greens, Dr Jill Stein. But Today I have the pleasure to speak with Professor Butch Bilal Ware, its Vice Presidential nominee.
Professor Butch Ware is a lifelong activist and educator specializing in the history of empire, colonialism, genocide and revolution. For the past two decades, Ware has put scholarship in service of the people, especially in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza, as well as the George Floyd murder in 2020.