On this MLK Day episode of Politics Unfiltered, Hendrell delivers a reflection on the fight to make MLK Day a national holiday, and how Dr. King’s battles against segregation, voter suppression, and poverty have modernized into discriminatory legislation, economic exclusion, and digital intimidation.

The episode calls out the weaponization of institutions, the persistence of racial and economic inequality, and the danger of complacency from politicians, clergy, and community leaders. Hendrell issues a clear call to action: quoting Dr. King isn’t enough, listeners must speak up, organize, and defend democracy.

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Hendrell closes out 2025 with Episode 25, a raw, no-holds-barred recap of 2025; a year he calls a political reckoning. This solo episode walks listeners through the biggest themes that defined the year: expanding executive power, a paralyzed Congress and politicized courts, runaway corporate profits amid everyday economic instability, and the immigration chaos that left communities exhausted.

2025 disillusioned more Americans than it radicalized. It proved that a broken system delivered for insiders while leaving most behind. This episode reveals that anger from the American people signals awareness and must be channeled into results, not more political theater.

In this episode of Politics Unfiltered Hendrell sits down with DNC Chair Ken Martin in Nashville,TN to discuss his first 10 months leading the national party, lessons from his 14 years as Minnesota DFL Chair, and the DNC’s long-term strategy of organizing everywhere.

The two discuss Ken Martin's transition from state to national leadership, recent special-election wins and over performance across the country, fighting redistricting and gerrymandering, coalition-building with young and Latino voters, and the urgent policy challenges around affordability, health care, and SNAP. Chair Martin explains the party’s focus on infrastructure, local investments, and winning through addition, not subtraction.