Latest Justice Documentary Podcast Episodes
S3 Ep21 The Eclectic - Conversation with the Charles Wright
Destination Freedom Black Radio Days - April 24, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutesJoin us for our conversation with Charles Wright. Mr. Express Yourself himself. Charles Williams Wright (born April 6, 1940) is an American singer, instrumentalist and songwriter. He has been a member of various doo wop groups in the late 1950s and early 1960s as well as a solo artist in his own ...
Elie Mystal on Why You Don't Need to Like SCOTUS Anymore
Boom! Lawyered - April 12, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutesWith Jess out, Elie Mystal, friend of the pod and justice correspondent at the Nation, joins Imani on a supersized episode of the pod this week! They chat about all your favorite and not-so-favorite Supreme Court justices: Samuel Alito's long hatred for women, how much Amy Coney Barrett hates a...
S3 Ep20 The Eclectic - Conversation with Attorney General of Minnesota Keith Ellison
Destination Freedom Black Radio Days - April 10, 2024 23:48 - 30 minutesJoin me for my conversation with AG Keith Ellison. We hear his thoughts on what can be done the break the wheel of use of force by police against our communities. With this powerful and intimate trial diary, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison asks the key question: How do we break the wheel...
America's Black Capital
Making Contact - April 10, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsAmerica's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy” chronicles how a center of Black excellence emerged amid virulent expressions of white nationalism as African Americans pushed back against Confederate ideology to create an extraordinary locus of ach...
How Some DeSantis Goons Decimated Abortion Access in the Southeast
Boom! Lawyered - April 05, 2024 08:00 - 24 minutesThe Florida Supreme Court was busy this week in issuing decisions surrounding bodily autonomy. In twin decisions the court stripped abortion rights from the Florida Constitution—and to no one's surprise, the reason was dodgy at best—while also allowing voters to decide whether to amend the cons...
Lincoln NE: Comprehensive Climate Action in the Heartland
City Climate Corner - April 04, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsLincoln Nebraska may not be the first city that comes to mind when you think of climate action, but maybe it should be. We interview Kim Morrow, Chief Sustainability Officer for Lincoln, about some exciting city programs, including EV infrastructure, an innovative approach to Rental Rehabilitati...
The Origins of Zionism
Making Contact - April 03, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsFor the last 6 months, the world has been witness to a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Outsized, and unprecedented attacks on the people of Gaza, and support from western countries for these Israeli attacks have led to a situation where Gaza is being referred to as the world’s largest open-air pris...
No, COVID Isn’t “Over,” and the Need for Continued Community
Making Contact - March 27, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsMarch marks four years since the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health failures and government inaction have forced communities to take matters into their own hands. On today's show, we look at two groups steeped in the values of community care. First, we'll hear about the Auntie ...
Mifepristone’s Not-So-Bad Day at the Court
Boom! Lawyered - March 26, 2024 18:25 - 22 minutesWho had a bad day at the Supreme Court this morning for oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine? Erin Hawley. What had an OK day at the Supreme Court? Mifepristone! In this rapid reaction episode, Jess and Imani agree that mifepristone's big moment before the justices didn't...
Two Key Issues to Watch in the High-Stakes Abortion Pill Case
Boom! Lawyered - March 22, 2024 08:00 - 22 minutesPace yourself this Supreme Court season, folks, as we head into oral arguments for two major abortion rights cases before the term ends. First up on Tuesday is FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, which will decide the fate of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions. N...
Reproductive Justice: The Ongoing Struggle for Bodily Autonomy (Encore)
Making Contact - March 20, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsToday we share excerpts from “She's Beautiful When She's Angry,” a documentary filled with stories that still resonate today as women face new challenges around reproductive rights and sexual violence. The documentary tells the stories of the activists of the Women’s Liberation Movement that ...
The Fifth Circuit Just Took Us One Step Closer to Ending Birth Control Access
Boom! Lawyered - March 15, 2024 11:00 - 25 minutesThis week, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in Deanda v. Becerra, which challenges teens’ ability to access birth control without parental consent. The Fifth Circuit, unsurprisingly, ruled in favor of Deanda, upending four decades of federal precedent. Jess and Imani break dow...
Who’s Afraid of DEI?: Interrogating Gender & Race in the Workplace (Encore)
Making Contact - March 13, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings“There was not a moment that I came into the workplace and thought that I would belong or be treated properly or equally.” Ruchika Tulshyan, a workplace inclusion expert, paraphrases an interview with Ijeoma Oluo, a thought leader on race in America, for Tulshyan’s book, Inclusion on Purpose. ...
Political Vaudeville: FTA (1972), Jane Fonda, and Mobilizing the Military Against Vietnam
Politics of Cinema - March 08, 2024 12:30 - 1 hourAs we celebrate 3 years of the show, we decided to take a look at one of our favorite eras of American film - the 1970's. We're specifically looking at the Vietnam Anti-War Movement as captured by a fictional film and a documentary; Milestones (1975) and F.T.A. (1972). On this episode we discu...
The Ethical Dilemma of Geoengineering & Global Warming (Encore)
Making Contact - March 06, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsGeoengineering is defined as some emerging technologies that could manipulate the environment and partially offset some of the impacts of climate change. Seems like the perfect solution for a consumerist society that lives on instant gratification and can’t stop polluting even at the risk of our...
Geothermal power & groundwater
City Climate Corner - March 05, 2024 13:18 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsThere's a lot of exciting things happening in the world of geothermal power. We explore geothermal in general and examine a novel approach leveraging groundwater to substantially reduce the footprint needed. We interview Darcy Solutions CTO Dan King about how their technology is being used by so...
The Feminist Birth of the Home Pregnancy Test
Making Contact - February 28, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsIn 1965 Margaret Crane was a young designer creating packaging for a pharmaceutical company. Looking at the rows of pregnancy tests she thought, “Well, women could do that at home!” and so she made it a reality for potentially pregnant people to be able to know about and take control of their ow...
What’s With All the Fearmongering Over Abortion Pills? (Re-Release)
Boom! Lawyered - February 23, 2024 12:00 - 27 minutesThe next major Supreme Court fight over nationwide abortion access since the overturn of Roe v. Wade is coming up. Oral arguments in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, regarding mifepristone access, one of two drugs used in medication abortion, is set for March 26, and the justices could ...
Jenny Odell on Saving Time
Making Contact - February 21, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsOn this week's episode, we take a critical look at productivity culture and the idea that time is money by speaking with Jenny Odell, acclaimed author of Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock and How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. We dig into the ideas behind Saving...
Valentine's Week Message From Jess and Imani
Boom! Lawyered - February 16, 2024 12:00 - 37 secondsCatch up with stories you may have missed at rewirenewsgroup.com. Rewire News Groupis a nonprofit media organization, which means Boom! Lawyered is only made possible with the support of listeners like you! If you can, please join our team by donating here. And sign up forThe Fallout, a weekly...
Giving Bayard Rustin His Flowers (Encore)
Making Contact - February 14, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsToday, we continue celebrating Black history and heritage with a special encore episode honoring an often forgotten civil rights leader. We take a look at the life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, a central figure in and the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington. Rustin was a trusted advisor to ...
Hello Mife, My Old Friend. Junk Science Is Attacking You Again.
Boom! Lawyered - February 09, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutesJunk science is everywhere surrounding the big medication abortion case the Supreme Court will hear in late March, FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine. The junk science is so improper, in fact, that the academic publishers who published studies that were cited by the plaintiffs—and the lowe...
The Continuous Process of Becoming: Robert Kramer's Milestones (1975)
Politics of Cinema - February 09, 2024 11:30 - 1 hourAs we celebrate 3 years of the show, we decided to take a look at one of our favorite eras of American film - the 1970's. We're specifically looking at the Vietnam Anti-War Movement as captured by a fictional film and a documentary; Milestones (1975) and F.T.A. (1972). On this episode we disc...
Tulsa's Black History Saturday School
Making Contact - February 07, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratings2021 marked the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre - a horrific attack white people waged against Greenwood, a once prosperous Black neighborhood in north Tulsa, Oklahoma. Also in 2021, state legislators passed a law that limits how race is discussed in classrooms. Tulsa activists say HB...
What the Hell Exactly Happened for Abortion in Pennsylvania?
Boom! Lawyered - February 02, 2024 11:55 - 22 minutesThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling this week regarding abortion, and there's been some confusion around it. No, the court didn't find a fundamental right to abortion in the state constitution. However, the justices did pave the way for that possibility as they weighed whether Medicai...
2023 Year in Review
City Climate Corner - January 31, 2024 13:32 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsAbby, Larry, and Isaiah review 2023 and talk about what's coming in 2024.
Building Back Black Wall Street
Making Contact - January 31, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsBlack Wall Street, or the historically Black neighborhood Greenwood, Oklahoma is the site of once a prosperous, thriving, Black community. It is also the site of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a violent attack waged by white supremacists, killing hundreds of residents and leveling homes and busin...
S3 Ep19 The Eclectic - Conversation with author Patti Hartigan of A Life August Wilson
Destination Freedom Black Radio Days - January 31, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutesOur guest is author and award-winning journalist Patti Hartigan. Her recent book August Wilson A Life is receiving praise from literary circles, theatre circles, and academic circles alike. I am joined in conversation with Patti next on Destination Freedom Black Radio Days - The Eclectic. August ...
Why Is the Biden Administration Throwing Doctors Under the Bus?
Boom! Lawyered - January 26, 2024 12:00 - 28 minutesAfter the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Biden administration issued guidance on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) to say that emergency care at Medicare-funded hospitals includes abortion care. So why, when there has been a clear violation of that, did th...
Uncovering the History of the Massacre of Black Wall Street (Encore)
Making Contact - January 24, 2024 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsIn the first of our 3 part series leading up to Black History Month, we turn our focus to how journalists and historians today are covering the Tulsa Race Massacre. We hear from KalaLea, host of the critically acclaimed podcast Blindspot: Tulsa Burning. The series tells the story of the rise of ...
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