Explore every episode of the podcast Pod Save the People
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| Spirit Beyond Survival | 26 Aug 2025 | 01:14:26 | |
Trump admin’s sweeping review of 55 million visas, the alarming rise in millennial deaths, Lil Nas X and the psychosis of celebrity, Sister Gertrude Morgan’s transition from artist to spiritual leader.
News Millennials are dying at an alarming rate. We have a few ideas as to why. Sister Gertrude Morgan showed art at early NOLA Jazz Fest
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| Black Genius in a World on Fire w/ Tre Johnson | 19 Aug 2025 | 01:47:19 | |
National Guard troops flood D.C., DOJ worker fired for sandwich assault on CBP officer, Burkina Faso’s military junta moves to criminalize homosexuality., and L.A. endures a traumatic summer of wildfire recovery, ICE raids, and protests. Myles and Sharhonda sit down with Tre Johnson, author of Black Genius: Essays on an American Legacy.
News Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying Burkina Faso's military junta to ban homosexual acts
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| America's Golden Ticket To Nowhere | 12 Aug 2025 | 01:01:03 | |
Apple’s Tim Cook delivers a golden box of nothing to the White House, Ice Cube defends his role advising Trump on a plan for Black Americans, WNBA games see a bizarre crypto-linked sex toy stunt, and grandmas run a summer camp serving up cooking skills and life lessons.
News Ice Cube defends advising Trump on plan for Black Americans WNBA sex toy incidents may be linked to cryptocurrency group’s money scheme At this summer camp run by grandmas, kids learn cooking skills and life advice
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| The Math Ain't Mathing | 05 Aug 2025 | 00:54:16 | |
Trump fires head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics over poor jobs report, a new tactic weaponizes state systems to crush opponents' credit, and a new spotlight shines on self-taught artist Bill Traylor.
News WATCH: ‘I think their numbers were wrong,’ Trump says after firing BLS head over jobs report How people are weaponing state systems: ‘We file liens that crush their credit’ The Utterly Original Bill Traylor
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| Epstein Files, ICE Control, Truth Revealed | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:53:40 | |
Trump named in Epstein files, ICE expands GPS ankle monitoring for immigrants, L.A. prosecutor struggles to land protest-related indictments, and a long-overlooked Black tech pioneer finally gets his due.
News ICE moves to shackle some 180,000 immigrants with GPS ankle monitors Trump’s top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases Another Hidden Figure: The Black Man Behind the Computer
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| No Strings Attached | 22 Jul 2025 | 00:57:17 | |
Beto O’Rourke urges Democrats to fight “fire with fire”, Trump releases frozen school grants with strings attached, and Zora Neale Hurston’s final home is rescued from disrepair.
O’Rourke urges Democrats to fight ‘fire with fire’ in redistricting battle Trump releases frozen school grants with conditions; most funds for California still in limbo Zora Neale Hurston’s Last Home Saved From Disrepair, To Be Preserved By Florida Foundation
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| Dreaming Beyond the Now w/ Saul Williams & Anisia Uzeyman | 15 Jul 2025 | 01:50:11 | |
Trump faces backlash from MAGA base, UnitedHealth works to silence critics, Mississippi water crisis continues, and the life and legacy of Jewel Thais-Williams. Myles interviews Saul Williams and co-director Anisia Uzeyman about their film Neptune Frost, now streaming on AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.
News Trump faces a revolt from his MAGA base over the Epstein files UnitedHealth’s Campaign to Quiet Critics Jewel Thais-Williams, founder of Jewel's Catch One, dies at 86 The Ugly Politics of Jackson, Mississippi’s Ongoing Water Crisis
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| Leadership as Resistance w/ AG Andrea Joy Campbell | 08 Jul 2025 | 01:38:01 | |
A deceptive “beautiful” bill conceals dangerous policy, Trump administration withholds billions in school funding, Essence Fest faces accusations of cultural erasure, and former politician Rick Perry finds purpose in psychedelics. DeRay interviews Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell on justice, leadership, and protecting communities under threat.
News 10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Trump administration withholds billions in school grants for critical programs Is Black American Heritage being pushed out of Essence Fest? Rick Perry: I’m dedicating my life to fighting for a psychedelic drug
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| Division by Design w/ Deborah N. Archer | 24 Jun 2025 | 01:31:44 | |
Trump orders US bombing of Iran nuclear sites, ICE impersonations surge amid immigration crackdowns, young men emerge as a swing vote to watch, and Tyler Perry hit with a $260 million sexual-assault and harassment lawsuit. DeRay interviews Deborah N. Archer about her new book Dividing Lines: How Transportation Infrastructure Reinforces Racial Inequality.
News Trump Claims Success After Bombing Key Iran Nuclear Sites Why Young Men Voters May Be More Likely To Swing Back ICE officer impersonations spike in wake of immigration crackdown What to Know About Tyler Perry’s $260 Million Lawsuit
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| Less Warfare, More Welfare w/ Brad Lander | 17 Jun 2025 | 01:04:43 | |
Democratic lawmakers attacked in Minnesota, tensions rise between Iran and Israel, SNAP work requirements threaten food access, tech bros’ bizarre transition to the military, and a reflection on the legacy of Living Single. DeRay interviews NYC Comptroller Brad Lander about his mayoral candidacy.
Erika Alexander and Kim Coles on ReLiving Single: Why Black Women’s Stories Still Matter
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| Amanda Litman on the Future of Leadership | 10 Jun 2025 | 01:33:52 | |
AOC backs Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor, DOGE engineer calls federal fraud ‘relatively nonexistent,’ and one far-right influencer finds outrage doesn’t always pay. DeRay interviews Amanda Litman about her new book When We're in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership.
News Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent' AOC backs Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor He’s a Master of Outrage on X. The Pay Isn’t Great.
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| The Warping of Public Memory | 03 Jun 2025 | 01:16:01 | |
CBS considers airing PSAs to settle Trump lawsuit, RFK Jr. offers to rescue bird flu-infected ostriches, HHS cuts Moderna’s vaccine funding, and AI threatens half of all entry-level white-collar jobs.
News Behind the Curtain: A white-collar bloodbath HHS cancels funding for Moderna to develop vaccines to combat bird flu RFK Jr offers to save Canadian ostriches with suspected bird flu and move them to US
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| America is Criminal w/ Sandy Hudson | 20 May 2025 | 01:27:50 | |
Trump admin uses ICE to target political enemies, considers producing a reality show where immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship, and calls the future of social security into question. DeRay interviews author and activist Sandy Hudson to chat about her new book DEFUND: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All.
News A Reality Show Where Immigrants Compete for U.S. Citizenship? D.H.S. Is Considering It. Why Are So Many Retirees Filing for Social Security Earlier? Officials plead for the public’s help in capturing 7 escaped New Orleans inmates still on the run
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| Keeping ICE Under Heat | 13 May 2025 | 01:24:09 | |
House Dems face disciplinary action over opposition to ICE, white South African refugees welcomed into U.S. while others refused, a debate on mainstream use of Black revolutionary rhetoric.
News Trump admin eyes arrests for House Dems over ICE incident U.S. to accept white South African refugees while other programs remain paused Shedeur Sanders fan sues NFL for $100 million over draft drop: ‘severe emotional distress’ Multiple ICE impersonation arrests made during nationwide immigration crackdown NEW: Ohio Dad's Son RUNNING For His Life
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| The Seduction of Supremacy | 06 May 2025 | 01:02:27 | |
Trump approval rate tanks among Latino voters, Met Gala 2025 theme met with mixed emotions, and universal anti-venom develops from man with 200 snake bites.
News New polls of Latino voters have warnings for Trump — and Democrats Met Gala makes history with exclusive focus on Black men's fashion Universal Anti-venom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him 200 Times
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| When Bigotry Goes Viral w/ Alphonzo Terrell | 29 Apr 2025 | 02:00:15 | |
Wisconsin judge arrested by the FBI, Kehlani performance cancelled by Cornell University due to anti-war stance, and Mexico's president bans U.S. ads targeting migrants. Myles interviews Alphonzo Terrell, CEO of Black-owned social media platform SPILL.
News Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI, charged with obstructing immigrant arrest Mexico’s president wants to ban U.S. ads warning against migration Kehlani Responds After Having Cornell University Performance Canceled Due to Stance on Israel NFL is “reviewing” Jeff Ulbrich’s role in the Shedeur Sanders prank call Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinstates Commonsense School Discipline Policies
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| Monopolies, Movies & Mystery Meat | 22 Apr 2025 | 01:01:01 | |
DOGE places AmeriCorps staff on administrative leave, Google in the hot seat for its search engine monopoly, 'Sinners' dominates the box-office with $45M on opening weekend, and lab-grown chicken nuggets make its way in rotation.
News DOGE comes for AmeriCorps staff in Washington and across the country This week in science: Drumming crabs, lab-made nuggets and LSD without the trip 'Sinners' is a box-office winner, making $45 million on its opening weekend The Justice Department is about to make its case for a Google breakup. Here's what to know
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| Bob The Drag Queen on Black Imagination | 15 Apr 2025 | 01:48:32 | |
DOJ ends agreement to address wastewater problems in rural Alabama, elevated blood levels of mercury and lead found in Palisades firefighters, and mixed feelings on the Dems recent public appearances. Myles interviews actor, performer, and New York Times Best Selling Author Bob The Drag Queen about their new book Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert.
News DOJ ends environmental justice agreement in Alabama county citing Trump Quick, No One Tell Trump About Bernie Sanders and AOC’s Crowd Sizes Education Secretary Linda McMahon confuses AI with A1, sauce brand capitalizes on blunder
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| Let's Talk About The Resistance | 08 Apr 2025 | 01:22:05 | |
NC Supreme Court blocks order to throw out 60,000 ballots, Barack Obama doubles down on criminalization of Assata Shakur, and a debate on the ethics of genetically screened embryos.
News NC Supreme Court temporarily blocks court order to throw out 2024 ballots in Riggs-Griffin race Why Assata Shakur was suddenly promoted to terrorist Should human life be optimized? The Rise and Fall of 'the Resistance'
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| The Evolution of Black Literacy w/ Derek W. Black | 01 Apr 2025 | 01:36:17 | |
Louisiana voters reject far-right constitutional amendments, sudden influx in foreign recruitment of American scientists, Black expats share why they're happier living outside the U.S. DeRay interviews author and law professor Derek W. Black about his new book Dangerous Learning: The South’s Long War on Black Literacy.
News Louisiana voters reject all four constitutional amendments, despite Gov. Jeff Landry's support Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding Black expats share why they’re happier living outside the U.S.: I get to ‘exist in peace’
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| The Aunties on Self-Reparations | 25 Mar 2025 | 01:46:53 | |
FDA targets popular gay party drug, majority-Black town starts armed protection group, and Dems draw thousands at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally. Myles interviews filmmakers Charlyn Griffith-Oro and Jeannine Kayembe-Oro to explore their short film The Aunties which shares the story of Black land stewards & culture bearers Donna Dear and Paulette Greene.
News A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally FDA crackdown on poppers prompts rush on popular gay party drug AOC and Bernie Sanders draw thousands of people at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally in Denver Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76
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| Ebonee Davis on Collective Identity | 18 Mar 2025 | 01:26:48 | |
White House ignores federal orders, Fulbright scholars left stranded internationally, and California cannabis contaminated with pesticides. Myles interviews world renowned artist and model Ebonee Davis about her journey toward authorship of her book titled Daughter.
News Exclusive: How the White House ignored a judge's order to turn back deportation flights Contamination fears drive push to remake state cannabis agency Vulgar Rangers hat selling big on secondary market as other team hats removed from MLB online shop
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| Nic Stone on Fiction vs. Reality | 11 Mar 2025 | 01:31:01 | |
The dark history of retinol, the causal myth of bacterial vaginosis, and Abel Selaocoe crosses time and cultures in new album. DeRay interviews Nic Stone about her new book, Dear Manny.
News Retinol: The Skin-Care Ingredient With a Horrifying History A Third of Women Get This Infection. The Fix: Treat Their Male Partners. South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue across time and cultures in a new album House votes to censure Rep. Al Green with Democrats' help Louisiana college student's death investigated as possible hazing incident
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| Brian Benjamin on the Power of State | 04 Mar 2025 | 01:44:52 | |
Dems veer right, Trump-Zelensky heated exchange, and Curry J. Hackett use of AI in art, design, and urban planning. DeRay interviews former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin.
News Playbook: Democrats in despair 'It never should have happened': Americans frustrated by Trump-Zelensky spat
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| Michael Harriot on Histories Untold | 25 Feb 2025 | 01:31:05 | |
Jury finds Alabama police force operated as a 'criminal enterprise', Joy Reid's MSNBC show canceled, Luigi Mangione's lawyer receives key evidence from HBO doc, and Voletta Wallace, mother of Notorious B.I.G., passes at 78. In the final week of Blackest Book Club, Kaya interviews author Michael Harriot about his book titled Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America.
News Alabama police force put on leave after grand jury says it operated like a "criminal enterprise" Luigi Mangione's Lawyer: NYC Mayor Shared Key Evidence on HBO 'Before Defense Had Even Seen It' Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dead at 78 Joy Reid’s MSNBC Show Canceled in Major Shake-Up MSNBC's Joy Reid addresses homophobic blog post controversy Kennedy Center reeling from 'stunning' ticket sales collapse after Trump takeover: report
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| Dr. Brittany Friedman on the Racial Divide | 11 Feb 2025 | 01:56:53 | |
AI program jails innocent man for 17 months, Katt Williams imperialist rant, Congress members denied access to Department of Education. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. DeRay interviews author Dr. Brittany Friedman about her new book titled Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons.
News Man jailed over police AI program, then freed 17 months after victim raised doubts Trump says he'd deport US citizens convicted of crimes 'in a heartbeat' if legal Members of Congress denied access to Department of Education Musk to rehire DOGE staffer with history of racist tweets Katt Williams Imperialist Rant
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| Aaron Robertson on Building Black Utopia | 04 Feb 2025 | 01:35:55 | |
Trump rewrites history on White House website, study on Harvard finds 43 percent of white students are legacy, athletes, or related to donors/staff, and the rise of Black educators on TikTok. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. DeRay interviews author Aaron Robertson about his new book titled The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America.
News The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go Study on Harvard finds 43 percent of white students are legacy, athletes, related to donors or staff HillmanTok: The rise of Black educators on TikTok Trump pauses 25% tariffs on Canadian goods after deal will Trudeau
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| The Performance Art of Politics | 28 Jan 2025 | 00:59:09 | |
Automated grocery prices increase depending on the shopper, Target follows suit in abandoning DEI initiatives, ICE officers issued an arrest quota, and the legacy of Florence Price - the first Black women to premiere works by a US orchestra.
News Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought Meet Florence Price, the first Black woman to have her work premiered by a US orchestra Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests
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| This is Not A Drill | 21 Jan 2025 | 01:39:04 | |
Whistleblower exposes Russian political interference operation, Louisiana governor evicts homeless people ahead of Super Bowl, Mississippi infrastructure neglect leads to parasites in impoverished residents, and Doechii stuns in Black sitcom inspired music video. DeRay interviews Andrew Bakaj and Naomi Seligman of Whistleblower Aid.
News The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Britain Governor forces removal of homeless people by New Orleans Superdome before Super Bowl Infrastructure neglect and poverty lead to parasites in the Mississippi Delta Watch Doechii’s life literally blow up on ‘Denial is a River Show”
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| Make Government Boring Again | 14 Jan 2025 | 01:25:07 | |
Meta makes up with MAGA, Black students barred from empowerment clubs, tow companies allowed to sell people's cars, and the legacy of Dada Masilo. Support California wildfire relief efforts with a donation to News Behind the Curtain: Meta's make-up-with-MAGA map Gone in 15 Days: How the Connecticut DMV Allows Tow Companies to Sell People’s Cars World of dance mourns death of ‘brilliant light’ Dada Masilo at age of 39 DC Public Schools hit with federal civil rights complaint over 'student affinity group' ‘Essential’: nearly 800 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfires I talked to Meta’s Black AI character. Here’s what she told me. | |||
| Back on that Bull | 07 Jan 2025 | 01:24:34 | |
An inside look into a white supremacist militia, GOP Congress member goes missing, housing costs force employed people into homelessness, and a new documentary on the late Luther Vandross.
News Critically acclaimed Luther Vandross documentary now streaming: How to watch High Housing Costs Force Many Employed People Into Homelessness Republican congresswoman, 81, falls down marble stairs at the Capitol
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| Here Comes The Circus | 17 Dec 2024 | 01:19:14 | |
Trump rolls back on campaign promises, Black feminist artist Lorraine O'Grady becomes an ancestor, and a debate on the future of the Democratic Party.
News Lorraine O’Grady, Conceptual Artist Who Advocated for Black Women’s Perspectives, Dies at 90 Why aren’t Black women in the conversation to lead the Democratic Party? Trump now says bringing down grocery prices, as he promised, will be 'very hard' Comcast Plans Massive Cable Spin-Off, Separating USA, MSNBC and More From NBC, Theme Parks Luigi Mangione Isn’t The Brilliant Thirst Trap Y'all Made Him Out to Be
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| Conspiracies Unfold | 10 Dec 2024 | 01:24:20 | |
Conspiracies unfold as Florida prosecutors vacate convictions for people who bought crack made by the Sheriff's Office, Biden urged to empty federal death row before Trump presidency, and the most-known cause for depression debunked.
News Florida prosecutor seeks to clear records of people charged with buying police-made crack in 1980s Biden urged to empty federal death row before Trump takes office Depression Is Not Caused by Chemical Imbalance in the Brain
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| I Beg Your Pardon! | 03 Dec 2024 | 01:33:33 | |
A deep dive into the self harm occurring within a Virginia Supermax prison, Putin's efforts to market Russia to Africans, and the declining reputation of the Black church.
News Prisoners Intentionally Burned Themselves at Troubled Virginia Supermax Joe Biden Pardons His Son Hunter Inside the Effort to Market Russia and Putin To Africans
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| Same Goal, New Path | 19 Nov 2024 | 01:16:19 | |
Schools eerily quiet about election results, Bernice King 2017 election advice resurfaces, an ode to Ella Jenkins legacy in children's music and Malcolm Peacock uses art to push boundaries.
News Schools Are Eerily Quiet About the Election Results, Educators Say Ella Jenkins, Chicago's first lady of children's music, dies at 100 Malcolm Peacock Asks, “When Is the Last Time You Trusted Yourself?” | Studio Museum in Harlem Bernice King: Post-Election Advice
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| Brit Barron on Navigating Complicated Relationships | 12 Nov 2024 | 01:48:23 | |
Hosts gather for a post-election reflection episode. Myles interviews author Brit Barron about her new book Do You Still Talk to Grandma?.
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| Don’t Sleep on the Vote with Cassandra Welchlin | 05 Nov 2024 | 01:30:18 | |
Election day is here: Kamala Harris makes SNL appearance, jury convicts former officer Brett Hankison of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor, a debate on celebrity in politics, and an ode to late music icon Quincy Jones. Kaya interviews Cassandra Welchlin, executive director of Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable.
News 2024 Pre-Election Cold Open - SNL Quincy Jones, musical titan and entertainment icon, dead at 91 Off With Their Instagram! The Death of Celebrity Worship Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid
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| George Johnson on Narrative Reclamation | 29 Oct 2024 | 01:26:32 | |
Tensions high as the presidential election draws near, personal phones lawfully tracked to abortion clinics, and influential hip-hop producer Clark Kent passes from colon cancer. Myles interviews award winning author and producer George Johnson about their newest book titled Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known.
News DJ Clark Kent, influential hip-hop producer, reportedly dies after battle with colon cancer It’s Possible to Track Someone’s Personal Phone to an Abortion Clinic. And It’s Legal Too. Dance Party with Beyoncé (Remix)
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| Emilia Sykes on People over Policy | 22 Oct 2024 | 01:16:33 | |
Death row inmate receives life-saving subpoena, member of the school-integrating Little Rock Nine passes at 83, and Black US surfers reclaim the waters. DeRay interviews Ohio Congresswoman Emilia Sykes about her ongoing advocacy around issues related to Black maternal health, domestic violence, abortion, and more.
News Robert Roberson set to testify before Texas lawmakers days after they saved him from execution ‘The ocean doesn’t care what color I am’: Black US surfers reclaim the waters Thelma Mothershed Wair, of the School-Integrating Little Rock Nine, Dies at 83
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| Zellnor Myrie Zooms In On Policy | 15 Oct 2024 | 01:42:37 | |
Alaska exposed as state with the highest rate of women killed by men in the nation, Harris releases campaign agenda for Black men, pushback against racism's classification as health threat, and the resurfaced story of the soul group Superiors. DeRay interviews New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie about his ongoing Congressional efforts and NYC mayoral campaign.
News Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and DUI Cases Are Being Dismissed en Masse in Anchorage Harris releases agenda for Black men as she ramps up effort to court them Racism was called a health threat. Then came the DEI backlash. A Truth of Self: The Story of the Dynamic Superiors
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| Schools, Supreme Court, and Stylistics | 08 Oct 2024 | 01:31:16 | |
Elite college students struggle with literacy, U.S. Supreme Court kicks off a new term, Mississippi voter suppression, and Israel marks one year since Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Myles interviews Herb Murrell of the Stylistics about their October 11th return to Carnegie Hall.
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books ‘Voting feels like a battle’: In Mississippi, a group of Black women is reimagining voter turnout Six Former Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Sentenced for Torturing and Abusing Two Black Men Ta-Nehisi Coates Defends Palestinian Voices After CBS Correspondent Labels Him An ‘Extremist’
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| Guilty or Innocent? | 01 Oct 2024 | 00:48:37 | |
New York City Council decriminalizes jaywalking, Black New Orleanians reclaim historical beach, and Questlove to direct documentary on Earth, Wind, and Fire. News Modified ‘Jaywalking’ Repeal Passes Council In New Orleans, a ‘Black Beach’ Is Being Rescued From the Ruins Questlove To Direct Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary
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| Jessica Pishko On Unchecked Power | 24 Sep 2024 | 01:33:05 | |
Bodies of the poor leased for cash without family consent, independent grocery stores suffer under inflation, and a 1833 meteor shower falls on America's Deep South. DeRay interviews Jessica Pishko about her new book THE HIGHEST LAW IN THE LAND: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy.
News Cut up and leased out, the bodies of the poor suffer a final indignity in Texas Small grocers feel squeezed by suppliers, and shoppers bear the pain ‘They thought it was judgment day’: The night the stars fell on the US south Janet Jackson’s ‘Apology’ for Ill-Informed Comments About Kamala Harris Was Not Authorized
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| Choose Your Battles | 17 Sep 2024 | 01:14:47 | |
A study exposes superfluous hiring of D.C. patrol officers, a grant program for Black women disbanded after right-wing pushback, and an overdue conversation about the depreciation of journalism.
News Study Finds D.C. Doesn’t Need More Police Officers Walking the Beat. Will Anyone Listen? Fearless Fund settles with DEI foes, ends grant program for Black women James Earl Jones' Comments Dissing Black Women Resurfaced and Black Twitter is Outraged and Confused
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| A New Way Forward | 10 Sep 2024 | 01:26:13 | |
Harris campaign releases initiatives ahead of presidential debate, American adults struggle with illiteracy, childcare funding under attack, a nonprofit newsroom receives past due support, and Sade teases new music as part of Transgender Awareness Compilation.
News Harris/Walz: A New Way Forward A Fifth of American Adults Struggle to Read. Why Are We Failing to Teach Them? Project 2025 plan calls for shifting funding for childcare to in-home care The 19th wanted to ‘normalize’ women in power. In 2024, it’s dreaming bigger. Sade to Release First New Song in Years as Part of Transgender Awareness Compilation
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| Introducing Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD | 09 Sep 2024 | 00:44:44 | |
The police tell us they are here to protect us. But what if their original purpose was something else altogether? Peabody Award-winning host Chenjerai Kumanyika takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history of the largest police force in the world – from its roots in slavery, to rival police gangs battling across the city, to everyday people who resisted every step of the way. As our society debates where policing is going, Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD explores where the police came from. From Wondery, Crooked Media and PushBlack. Follow Empire City wherever you get your podcasts and listen to the second episode, available now. You can listen ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App or on Apple Podcasts. | |||
| Defy the Lie | 27 Aug 2024 | 01:02:59 | |
Myths uncovered: The 1994 Crime Bill, Democratic National Convention, and Black horror films.
The Biggest Myth About the 1994 Crime Bill Still Haunts Joe Biden. It Shouldn’t. Minyon Moore Helped Harris Rise. Now She’s Leading Her Convention. Ganja & Hess: The 50-year-old vampire movie masterpiece critics got all wrong
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| Rich v. Poor | 20 Aug 2024 | 01:04:12 | |
Hosts debate the prominence of celebrity culture in politics, a historic payout to Black farmers, and wealthy Arizonians blow threw the state budget.
News Kerry Washington, Mindy Kaling and more will serve as DNC hosts Republicans scrambled to get Cornel West on the Arizona ballot. The left-wing academic is OK with it
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| These are Human Beings | 13 Aug 2024 | 01:13:25 | |
Black men rally for Kamala Harris, new map shows the deadliest neighborhoods for police killings, a fashion historian unveils a hidden archive, and a debate on politician accountability.
News New map unveils the deadliest neighborhoods for police killings Black Men Rally for Kamala Harris, and Confront an Elephant in the Room ‘I Am Speaking Now’: At a Rally in Detroit, Harris Stares Down Her Detractors Through Bill Cunningham’s Lens, the Glitz and Drama of an Era-Defining Fashion Show
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| Rooting for Everybody Black | 06 Aug 2024 | 01:07:37 | |
Soaring death rates at Maricopa County Jail, Trump attends the National Association of Black Journalists Conference, Bloomberg donates record funding to HBCU medical schools, NYC restores budget to public libraries. News 'Dying in the dark': Investigation finds 'astronomical' death rate in Maricopa County jails You Did It, NYC! Library Budgets Have Been Saved Opinion At NABJ, Trump was both a missile and a mirror Bloomberg gives record $600 million to HBCU medical schools Sylvester: The Disco Diva You Didn't Know You Knew
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