Ep 71: How to Radicalize Your Family Without Starting a War
Ep 71: How to Radicalize Your Family Without Starting a War  
Podcast: Interrupting Business As Usual
Published On: Sun Apr 05 2026
Description: If your family is parroting Fox News talking points, reposting propaganda, defending harmful policies, or just avoiding politics altogether, you've probably felt the tension. You want to say something. But you don't want to ruin dinner. You don't want to make it awkward. You don't want to damage the relationship. So you stay quiet. In this episode of Interrupting Business As Usual, Nikki breaks down how to radicalize your family, without turning every gathering into a battlefield. Because if you're not talking to them, someone else is. And that someone may be reinforcing the very ideologies you're hoping will disappear. In This Episode, You'll Learn: How to have anti-racist conversations with conservative or apolitical family members Why trying to "win the debate" backfires How to plant seeds instead of escalate conflict The power of asking better questions Why stories change hearts more than statistics When and how to set boundaries How consistency creates long-term change Want More Support? If you need a structured framework for leading anti-racist conversations at the dinner table, TAP HERE to revisit Episode 51: Holiday Survival Guide — How to Lead Anti-Racist Conversations at the Dinner Table with Family That episode includes Nikki's signature Confident Conversations Framework to help you navigate high-stakes family dynamics with clarity and confidence. For a deeper dive into how to set loving, effective boundaries, TAP HERE to revisit Episode 52: Teach People How to Treat You by Setting Boundaries Special thanks to Def Sound for providing the theme for Interrupting Everything.⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣ Where do we go from here? To learn more about what you heard on the podcast today, visit nikkiblak.com. TAP HERE to work privately with Nikki TAP HERE to subscribe to the free weekly email series Resourcing a Revolution for more exclusive content Follow Nikki on IG: @nikkiblak