Woke

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Woke has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Nov 2025 on Megyn Kelly. In the Megyn Kelly podcast episodes, the concept of "woke" is discussed critically. Kelly mentions a strain of woke that leads to misery and expresses a desire for it to "die." She also notes that "wokesters" are often seen as lacking respect for authority, describing them as "inmates running the asylum.

Woke is an adjective derived from African-American English used since the 1930s or earlier to refer to awareness of racial prejudice and discrimination, often in the construction stay woke, recorded since at least 1924. The term acquired political connotations by the 1970s and gained further popularity in the 2010s with the hashtag #staywoke. Over time, woke came to be used to refer to a broader awareness of social inequalities such as sexism and denial of LGBTQ rights. Woke has also been used a