Ep. 282 - A Tale of Two Commencement Speeches

On today's episode, Alii shares the results of her campaign for city council and gives her take on the 2025 election cylce and what the GOP needs to do to start winning elections again.

On today's episode, Alii talks about the reaction to her viral video criticizing the No Kings rally in suburban Cleveland and how responses by their supporters turned increasingly personal.

On this episode of Pillow Talk with Alii Michelle, Alii calls out racist, antisemitic white nationalist Nick Fuentes and his attempt to elevate himself as a representative of the conservative and America First movements.

On today's heart wrenching episode of Pillow Talk, Alii shares a story out of Cleveland of a young autistic girl who was brutally attacked by other juveniles, the mother's quest for justice and the failure of the juvenile justice system to enforce the law and protect victims.

Hilary Jackson, head of the Cuyahoga County (Ohio) chapter of Moms For Liberty joins the show to talk about the organization, its mission, responds to criticisms and shares explosive details about the Department of Education that she recieved while being briefed by the White House. 

In this special episode, Alii opens up about recieving hate mail at her home - a targeted attack meant to shame her into silence and intimidate her as she continues to step into public life. Instead of staying silent, she's speaking out. This raw and honest conversation exposes the ugly side of politics and the courage it takes to stand firm in the truth.

On today's episode of Pillow Talk Alii gives her thoughts on the Charlie Kirk memorial service and the strength and grace of his widow Erika. 

On this emotional episode of Pillow Talk, Alii talks about the tragic assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. 

Dr. Joe Rigney joins Kira to talk about empathy - what is it, why is it so destructive and how have we misunderstood it both in the church and society in general? Rigney discusses his new book, “The Sin of Empathy,” and why we need to “sober-minded” rather than peddlers of pity. “The main virtue that I commend is sober-mindedness. This is, another biblical term. And if you think about what does the word sober-minded mean, well, normally you think of sober in terms of drunkenness and alcohol, right? If you get drunk on alcohol, you're not sober, and so you need to sober up. The basic biblical claim then is you can be drunk on more than just alcohol.”Rigney is Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College. He lives in Moscow, ID with his wife and three sons. Find his book on Amazon or wherever books are sold https://www.amazon.com/Sin-Empathy-Compassion-Its-Counterfeits/dp/B0DV3L5KR3

This week Kira takes on the controversial Texas stabbing that has ignited yet another race war in the media. Motivations of the case aside, Kira explores some deeper questions: Where are all our Black male leaders and what exactly are we normalizing in our own community? How does this case underscore a larger issue within the Black American community? What are our responsibilities to ourselves and the bridging of the racial divide? What would happen if we changed how we communicated our priorities?This isn’t an episode about who Kira thinks is right or wrong in this case. This is an episode about what Kira thinks is right and wrong about how we’re addressing this case.