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Pod Save the People

322 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 8.6K ratings

Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from Kaya Henderson, De’Ara Balenger, and others. Then he sits down for deep conversations with experts, influencers, and diverse local and national leaders. New episodes every Tuesday.

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Episodes

Happy Halloween (with Destiny Lopez)

November 02, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara, cover the underreported news of the week—including the gubernatorial election in Virginia, Stacy Abrams' efforts toward eliminating medical debt, a police chief in Georgia who is leading on police reform, and a win for fair wages for ICE detainees who work in their detention centers. DeRay interviews Destiny Lopez. DeRay: https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/10/ice-detention-immigration-geo-group-core-civic-lawsuit/ Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/na...

Special Episode (with Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta)

October 26, 2021 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MB

DeRay interviews Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta about opioid addiction and Project Lazerus. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople.

Give Grace (with Michael Tubbs)

October 19, 2021 05:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week. Then, DeRay interviews Michael Tubbs, author of "The Deeper the Roots." For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople.

Listen and Learn (with Dr. Marcia Chatelain)

October 12, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 47.9 MB

DeRay, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week—including Dave Chappelle, Noname's Hood Library, Mount Everest, and John Singer Sargent. DeRay interviews Dr. Marcia Chatelain about the failed promise of Black capitalism explored in her book "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America."  DeRay: https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2020/07/15/isabella-stewart-museum-black-model-singer-sargent De'Ara: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/09/1042720428/mount-everest-fi...

One Hurdle at a Time (with Valerie Jarrett)

October 05, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MB

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week—including Black inventors, New Jersey verdicts, J. Marion Sims, and Soul Train. DeRay interviews Valerie Jarrett about Civic Nation's "Made to Save" initiative to increase vaccine access. DeRay: https://newjerseymonitor.com/2021/09/23/judges-cant-ignore-jury-verdicts-in-deciding-sentencing-n-j-s-top-court-rules/ Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/mothers-gynecology-alabama-memorial-stat...

Ratchet Academics (with Dr. Christopher Emdin)

September 28, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Gayl Jones, abortion laws, and Our Black Girls. DeRay interviews Dr. Christopher Emdin, author of "Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success." DeRay: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignored Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/26/us/oklahoma-abortion.html De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/magazine/gayl-jones-novel-palmares.html For a transcript of this...

Softening into Surrender (with Claire Bidwell Smith)

September 21, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Narcan shortages, CRT debates, welfare reform, and immigration issues. DeRay interviews Claire Bidwell Smith of the Lemonada podcast "New Day" about coping with grief. Deray: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/11/naloxone-demand/ Kaya: https://www.propublica.org/article/to-get-public-assistance-these-single-mothers-are-forced-to-share-intimate-details-about-their-families De'Ara: https://www.nytime...

Lean Into the Joy (with Prof. Jessica S. Henry)

September 14, 2021 05:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including rural schools, suicide rates, Black Film Archives, and Portland's vaccine mandate. DeRay interviews Prof. Jessica S. Henry (author of "Smoke But No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened") about no-crime wrongful convictions. DeRay: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/well/mind/suicide-rates-black-girls.html Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/magazine/rural-public-education.html De'A...

Don't Suffer in Excellence (with Cliff Albright)

September 07, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 52.2 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Naomi Osaka, Black surfers, juvenile discrimination, the labor shortage, and car fatalities. DeRay interviews Cliff Albright about Black Voters Matter Fund and the battle for voting rights. DeRay: https://inquest.org/fear-of-the-black-child/ Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/04/ten-million-job-openings-labor-shortage/ De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/31/sports/black-surf...

Ask the Questions Yourself (with Dr. Elizabeth Mayer)

August 31, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including voting rights, police overtime, eating disorders, and corporate profit from racial justice. DeRay interviews Dr. Elizabeth Mayer about biostatistics and what they reflect about cancer across demographic groups. DeRay: https://www.insider.com/muscle-dysmorphia-makes-me-feel-way-a-man-should-feel-2021-8 Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2021/george-floyd-corporate-america-racial-justice/ ...

Name It (with Rev. Al Sharpton)

August 24, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Josephine Baker, Anthony Wright, Georgia's voter registration rate, and racist school textbooks. DeRay interviews activist Rev. Al Sharpton about March On for Voting Rights. DeRay: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/former-cops-charged-wrongful-conviction_n_6116a25fe4b0f7bc26a545d0 Kaya: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/aug/12/right-wing-textbooks-teach-slavery-black-immigration De'Ara: https://www.nytim...

Remember To Love In A Big Way (with Coby Kennedy)

August 17, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Judge Eunice Lee, universal basic income, Simmont Thomas, and SNAP benefit increases. DeRay interviews artist Coby Kennedy to discuss his installation art piece "Kalief Browder: The Box" on display in Brooklyn's Pioneer Works Garden.   DeRay: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-gorwell-retirement-20210811-ekgfhoj2cbglvklnssgolpicoi-story.html Kaya: https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus...

Get the Coffee (with Jonathan McCrory)

August 10, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including forensic science reform, a Wegmans warehouse, the wealth gap in education, and Rebecca Hall's graphic novel "Wake." DeRay interviews Jonathan McCrory of the National Black Theatre. DeRay: https://theintercept.com/2021/08/08/forensic-science-reform-justice-department/ Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/08/04/why-are-african-american-residents-this-small-town-determined-block-wegmans-warehouse/ ...

Go Make Friends (with Michael Levine & Makeda Mays Green)

August 03, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including small town prisons, #SheWillRise, reductions in the poverty rate, and reverse search warrants. DeRay interviews Michael Levine and Makeda Mays Green from Nickelodeon about how kids interact with entertainment. DeRay: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/06/10/small-towns-used-to-see-prisons-as-a-boon-now-many-don-t-want-them Kaya: https://www.vox.com/recode/22565926/police-law-enforcement-data-warrant Sam:...

Get the Photos (with Tigray Action Committee)

July 27, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Black policewomen, the Cleveland Guardians, executive clemency, and Philadelphia's law enforcement corruption. DeRay interviews Millete Birhanemaskel of Tigray Action Committee about the war in Ethiopia. DeRay: https://www.inquirer.com/news/a/philadelphia-homicide-detectives-bribes-exonerations-murder-20210720.html Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/sports/baseball/cleveland-guardians.html Sam: https://...

Go For a Walk (with Carmen Gutierrez)

July 20, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including critical race theory, nuisance ordinances, district attorney switch-ups, and the $129 billion school stimulus. DeRay interviews sociologist Carmen Gutierrez about health insurance complications for previously incarcerated persons. DeRay: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/08/nuisance-ordinances-the-new-frontier-in-social-control Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/education/school-budget-stimulus.html S...

Explore the Options (with Brandon L. Garrett)

July 13, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including spelling bees, Afghanistan, California jails, and vaccination marketing. DeRay interviews law professor Brandon L. Garrett about his book "Autopsy of a Crime Lab: Exposing the Flaws in Forensics." DeRay: https://calmatters.org/justice/2021/03/waiting-for-justice/ Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/07/10/macnolia-cox-zaila-avant-garde-spelling-bee/ Sam: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bi...

Chase the Question (with David Smith & Alec Karakatsanis)

July 06, 2021 05:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

DeRay interviews healthcare economist David Smith, host of the podcast The Cost of Care from Lemonada Media. Then he sits down with Alec Karakatsanis, the founder and director of the Civil Rights Corp. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Pay It Forward (with Jarvis R. Givens & John King Jr.)

June 29, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MB

DeRay interviews Dr. Jarvis R. Givens about “fugitive pedagogy”—a theory and practice of Black education in America. Kaya sits down with former Obama Secretary of Education Dr. John King Jr. who is running for governor of Maryland. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Trust Your Gut (with Myles E. Johnson & Mario Rosser)

June 22, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including prison mail and forced labor, artist David Drake, and the business of editing bodycam footage. DeRay interviews writer Myles E. Johnson about Black queer representation, then sits down with Mario Rosser—candidate for NYC Council, Central Harlem District 9. DeRay: https://prospect.org/justice/physical-mail-could-be-eliminated-at-federal-prisons/ Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/19/13th-amend...

Study Juneteenth (with Maya Wiley)

June 15, 2021 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including murder rates, honor students, Ralph Northam, and healthcare for Louisiana inmates. DeRay interviews NYC mayoral candidate Maya Wiley ahead of the Democratic primary. DeRay: https://scalawagmagazine.org/2021/05/la-restricted-prison-health/ Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/us/politics/ralph-northam-virginia.html Sam: https://www.vox.com/22529989/2020-murders-guns De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06...

Tell Them You Love Them (with Elizabeth Hinton)

June 08, 2021 07:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Naomi Osaka, AFL-CIO's police reform report, Harlem theater, NFL's race-norming, and childbirth calculators. DeRay interviews Elizabeth Hinton about her new book "America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s". DeRay: https://www.statnews.com/2021/06/03/vbac-calculator-birth-cesarean/ Kaya: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31554110/nfl-halt-race-norming-review-bl...

Don't Let It Go Unchallenged (with Stanley Nelson & Marco Williams)

June 01, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including San Domingo, Oklahoma mayors, Seasame Street, and unmarked Indigenous graves. DeRay interviews directors Stanley Nelson and Marco Williams of the new documentary "Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre". DeRay: https://www.thedailybeast.com/chester-pierce-the-forgotten-tale-of-how-a-black-psychiatrist-helped-make-sesame-street Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/free-blacks-san-domingo-eastern-shore/2021...

Answer Your Calling (with Dr. James Wood)

May 25, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the Citizen app, facial recognition, prison staffing, and population stagnation. DeRay interviews Dr. James Wood about racial disparities in orthopedics. DeRay: https://apnews.com/article/business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-prisons-government-and-politics-88fff925b1901a36a10581c28d826916 Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/22/world/global-population-shrinki...

Take A Step Back (with Dr. Marcus Johnson)

May 18, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including sickle cells, police reform, critical race theory, and the midterms. DeRay interviews Dr. Marcus Johnson about racial and class disparities in the world of dental health. DeRay: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/15/us/african-americans-sickle-cell-police.html Kaya: https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/black-women-will-be-force-be-reckoned-2022-midterm-elections-ncna1267133 De'Ara: https://www.theatla...

Let Yourself Be Loved (with Desmond Meade & Channel Powe)

May 11, 2021 07:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MB

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam cover the underreported news of the week, including inmates released during COVID-19, Deana Lawson, Dollar General, and a sewage crisis. DeRay interviews Desmond Meade about voting rights in Florida and Channel Powe about education reform. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople DeRay: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/business/dollar-store-openings-retail/index.html Kaya: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/06/sewage-...

Get Plugged In (with The Sentencing Project)

May 04, 2021 07:01 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam cover the underreported news of the week, including medical race correction, stolen art, Iowa landlords, and Black Pound Day in the UK. DeRay interviews Ashley Nellis about her work with The Sentencing Project. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople DeRay: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/30/gov-kim-reynolds-signs-bill-letting-landlords-reject-section-8-housing-hud-tenants/4748580001/ Kaya: http...

The 200th Episode (with Larry Krasner)

April 27, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.9 MB

It's our 200th episode! DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam have a roundtable about the Derek Chauvin verdict and the underreported news of the week, including PPP for female business owners, political engagement, excessive force in prisons, and skipped vaccinations. DeRay interviews Larry Krasner, the focus of a new PBS documentary "Philly D.A.", to talk about the struggles of criminal justice reform. DeRay: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/nyregion/rikers-guards-lie-nyc-jails.html Kaya: www.n...

We Can Win (with Luvvie Ajayi Jones)

April 20, 2021 07:01 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MB

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam celebrate Earth Day by diving into the underreported news of the week, including environmental justice, La Gran Madre, Brooklyn police corruption, and early voting. DeRay interviews Luvvie Ajayi Jones about her new book "Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual". For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople DeRay: https://gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-da-will-purge-90-convictions-involving-indicted-detective-100-more-expec...

Take Your Hand Off (with Alua Arthur)

April 13, 2021 07:01 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

DeRay, Kaya, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including Maryland police oversight, California child care, college admission essays, and Derek Chauvin's trial. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay interviews Alua Arthur about what it takes to be a death doula.  DeRay: https://cepa.stanford.edu/content/essay-content-strongly-related-household-income-and-sat-scores-evidence-60000-undergraduate-applications Kaya: https://www.p...

Pat Yourself On The Back (with Shaka King & Dorothy A. Brown)

April 06, 2021 07:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

Kaya Henderson sits down with Shaka King, the director and co-writer of "Judas and the Black Messiah". Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay interviews author/professor Dorothy A. Brown about racial discrepancies in American tax law. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Pat Yourself On The Back (with Dorothy A. Brown & Shaka King)

April 06, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour

DeRay interviews author/professor Dorothy A. Brown about racial discrepancies in American tax law. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. Kaya Henderson sits down with Shaka King, the director and co-writer of "Judas and the Black Messiah". For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trust the Process (with SaverLife)

March 30, 2021 07:01 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB

DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including Tanzania, suture threads, Tina Turner, and the Klan at Harvard. DeRay interviews Leigh Phillips of SaverLife and Solana Rice of Liberation in a Generation. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. DeRay: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/3/25/harvard-klan-scrut/ Kaya: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/high-schooler-invented-color-changing-sutures-detect-in...

Trust the Process (with SaverLife)

March 30, 2021 07:01 - 1 hour

DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including Tanzania, suture threads, Tina Turner, and the Klan at Harvard. DeRay interviews Leigh Phillips of SaverLife and Solana Rice of Liberation in a Generation. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. DeRay: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/3/25/harvard-klan-scrut/ Kaya: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/high-schooler-invented-color-changing-sutures-detect-infe...

Tell the Truth (with Cleo Wade)

March 23, 2021 07:01 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MB

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including first responders, Mississippi Medicaid, pot use at the White House, and another lost Black utopia. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Cleo Wade to discuss her new book, "What the Road Said".  For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. DeRay Kaya Sam De'Ara

Don't Sabotage Love (with Evan Stone)

March 16, 2021 07:01 - 1 hour - 58.8 MB

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including the Royal Family, Black farmers, Mariya Russell, Aya Brown, and the Bruce family. DeRay sits down with Evan Stone, of Educators for Excellence, about the path forward for education. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. Links: DeRay Kaya Sam De'Ara

Make Time For Friends (with Justin Fenton)

March 09, 2021 08:01 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including Sunday voting, Colorado bail reform, pandemic overdoses, and Arkansas vaccinations. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Justin Fenton to discuss his new book "We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption". For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. DeRay Kaya Sam De'Ara

Our Gifts Don't Require Chaos (with Johnny Celestin & Will Driscoll)

March 02, 2021 08:01 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including drug prosecutions, Billie Holiday, Nashlie Sephus, Black American sign language on Tik Tok. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Johnny Celestin to discuss the political situation in Haiti. De'Ara interviews Will Driscoll about roofing reform for public health. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. Links: ...

Say Thank You (with Dr. Bob Wachter)

February 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour

DeRay, Kaya, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including child exploitation during a pandemic, linked fate, and jury exclusion. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Dr. Bob Wachter, guest host of "In the Bubble" podcast on Lemonada Media, to discuss the vaccine roll-out and the dangers of upcoming coronavirus spikes. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. DeRay Kaya Sam In t...

Say Thank You (with Dr. Bob Wachter)

February 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

DeRay, Kaya, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including child exploitation during a pandemic, linked fate, and jury exclusion. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Dr. Bob Wachter, guest host of "In the Bubble" podcast on Lemonada Media, to discuss the vaccine roll-out and the dangers of upcoming coronavirus spikes. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. DeRay Kaya Sam...

Ask the Question (with Dr. Daniel Laroche)

February 16, 2021 08:01 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MB

DeRay, Sam, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including protest data, Black-owned business partnerships, and Harriet Tubman. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Dr. Daniel Laroche to discuss why glaucoma disproportionately impacts the Black community. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. DeRay Sam De'Ara

Would It Change the World? (with Tishaura O. Jones)

February 09, 2021 08:01 - 1 hour - 70.5 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including academic racism, vaccine hunters, medical distribution issues, and replacing the police with healthcare workers. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Tishaura O. Jones, who is running for mayor of St. Louis. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Let Yourself Feel (with Maurice Chammah)

February 02, 2021 05:01 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including Seattle PD's budget, billionaire economic recovery, vaccination distribution, and immigration agents within the 287(g) program. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Maurice Chammah, author of "Let The Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty in the United States" to discuss capital punishment. For a transcript of this episode, please ...

You Don't Have to Always Be Right (with Mahogany L. Browne)

January 26, 2021 08:01 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including LA Sheriffs, GardnerGlobal, school reopenings, and Flint's water crisis. DeRay sits down with author Mahogany L. Browne, to discuss her debut YA novel "Chlorine Sky". For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. Links: DeRay Kaya Sam De'Ara

We Have a Dream (with SuChin Pak & Kulap Vilaysack)

January 19, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

DeRay, De'Ara, Sam, and Kaya dive into the underreported news of the week, including male friendships, D.C. statehood, locked Bitcoin, and the documentary "MLK/FBI". Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with SuChin Pak Kulap Vilaysack, of the Lemonada podcast "Add to Cart", to discuss the political and emotional effects of being a consumer. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople.   Links: DeRay Ka...

Tell Them You Love Them (with Bianca Tylek)

January 12, 2021 08:01 - 1 hour - 72.9 MB

DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including predatory payday lending, job losses, COVID-19's targeting of the Black community, and Kim Janey. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Bianca Tylek of Worth Rises, who is working to dismantle the prison industry. Links: DeRay Kaya Sam De'Ara

Write It Down (with Fix SAPD)

January 05, 2021 08:01 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including Ayanna Pressley, vaccine awareness, weather modification devices, and the Black amputation epidemic. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Fix SAPD organizers James Dykman and Oji Martin, who are fighting for police accountability in San Antonio.    Links: DeRay Kaya Sam De'Ara End All No-Knocks Fix SAPD

Carry It Forward (with Andy Slavitt & Sen. Brian Benjamin)

December 15, 2020 08:01 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including longshoremen protections, the whiteness of the book industry, Pasco county sheriffs, and steam-heaters. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Andy Slavitt from the podcast "In the Bubble" to discuss America's path forward, then chats with New York State Senator Brian Benjamin about NYPD transparency. New episodes of Pod Save The People will resume in...

Ban No-Knock Raids (with Ijeoma Oluo)

December 08, 2020 08:03 - 1 hour - 60 MB

DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including harm reduction, Greg Meeks, Jason Williams, and the plan to fix America. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. Then, DeRay sits down with author Ijeoma Oluo to discuss her new book "Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America". Links: DeRay: https://filtermag.org/fbi-dealers-harm-reduction/ Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/04/business/dealbook/how-to-fix...

Listen To Yourself (with Vanita Gupta & Wendy Kopp)

December 01, 2020 08:01 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

DeRay, De'Ara, Sam, and Kaya share their thankfulness affirmations for 2020. DeRay sits down with Vanita Gupta to discuss the Justice Department and the continuing fight to protect democracy. Then, Kaya chats with Wendy Kopp, the CEO and co-founder of Teach For All, regarding the long list of issues facing teachers and students across the country.

Guests

Julián Castro
2 Episodes
Brian Stelter
1 Episode
Clint Smith
1 Episode
Edward Snowden
1 Episode
Kimberley Motley
1 Episode
Krista Tippett
1 Episode
Nora McInerny
1 Episode
Ramesh Srinivasan
1 Episode
Trevor Noah
1 Episode
Wendy Kopp
1 Episode

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