Pod Save the People

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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

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 Many Fulbright scholars say they feel stranded after the Trump administration suspended their funding 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 Follow @PodSavethePeople on Instagram.

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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

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 Curry J. Hackett has a vision for Black futurity that drives his work in art, design, and urban planning Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

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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 his 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 Akilah Hughes on non-voters Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram

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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

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” Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

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 Vote Save America & Crooked Ideas Action FundDisplaced Black Families GoFundMe DirectoryNews 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.

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 The Militia and the Mole Critically acclaimed Luther Vandross documentary now streaming: How to watch High Housing Costs Force Many Employed People Into Homelessness Driver who exploded Tesla Cybertruck at Trump hotel in Las Vegas was an active-duty Army Green Beret, source says Texas Rep. Kay Granger, 81, who missed six months of key House votes — found living at retirement community that specializes in memory care Republican congresswoman, 81, falls down marble stairs at the Capitol Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

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 The Black Church is Cooked Joe Biden Pardons His Son Hunter Inside the Effort to Market Russia and Putin To Africans Cynthia Erivo on Bringing Her Black Queer Identity to ‘Wicked’: ‘It’s a Love Letter to Everyone Who Feels Different’ Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

Hosts gather for a post-election reflection episode. Myles interviews author Brit Barron about her new book Do You Still Talk to Grandma?. Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

Systematic racism, police brutality and generational trauma all play a huge role into the mental health of the Black Community. The ladies of Imani State of Mind are taking a deep dive into what it really means to be Black in America and the harsh realities race plays on the Black community's mental health.