Raphael Warnock on Faith vs. Politics, Renee Good, & Real Activism

All The Smoke

The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Sports, Society & Culture, Basketball

4.7 • 7.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In this powerful episode, Matt Barnes sits down with Senator Raphael Warnock for an unfiltered conversation about faith, politics, and the America’s division in dark times. Warnock speaks on Renee Good, community resistance, and why hope requires action and not hashtags. He calls out the weaponization of Christianity, breaks down the real stakes around healthcare and choice, and explains how culture and sports can shift political power. This is an urgent and honest dialogue about using your voice, protecting your neighbors, and showing up for the next generation.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.6	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.3	Hello, hello, everybody.
0:05.6	Thank you guys for coming.
0:07.5	YouTube in session, first session of year.
0:10.3	Very excited to be here.
0:11.8	I'm Matt Barnes from All the Smoke, and we're not necessarily known as a political outlet,
0:16.0	but we are someone who aren't afraid to speak our minds and like to call people sometimes on a little bit of
0:21.6	the BS they have. With everything going on in our country today, I felt it's more important than ever
0:25.8	to utilize my platform and my audience to bring awareness and information to people who desperately
0:32.0	need it. I'm very excited to sit down with Senator today, the first black senator from the state of Georgia, first black
0:38.3	southern senator in 150 years to be elected by African-American voters. Without further ado,
0:43.5	I'd like to welcome to the stage. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock.
0:51.8	Good to see.
0:54.9	Thank you.
0:57.2	Senator, how are you?
0:58.3	How's life?
0:59.8	I'm doing well.
1:00.9	How's everybody out there?
1:03.6	I feel like that's a relative question these days.
1:06.0	Right.
1:06.6	What's the energy around the capital like right now?
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