Pod Save the People
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Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from Kaya Henderson, De’Ara Balenger, and Myles Johnson. Then he sits down for deep conversations with experts, influencers, and diverse local and national leaders. New episodes every Tuesday.
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United States
Description:
Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from Kaya Henderson, De’Ara Balenger, and Myles Johnson. Then he sits down for deep conversations with experts, influencers, and diverse local and national leaders. New episodes every Tuesday.
Language:
English
Episodes
Make Government Boring Again
1/14/2025
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.
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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.
Duration:01:25:07
Back on that Bull
1/7/2025
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
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Duration:01:24:34
Here Comes The Circus
12/17/2024
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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Duration:01:19:14
Conspiracies Unfold
12/10/2024
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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Duration:01:24:20
I Beg Your Pardon!
12/3/2024
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’
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Duration:01:33:33
Same Goal, New Path
11/19/2024
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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Duration:01:16:19
Brit Barron on Navigating Complicated Relationships
11/12/2024
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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Duration:01:48:23
Introducing Imani State of Mind: REALailties of being a Black in America
8/29/2022
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.
Duration:01:07:29