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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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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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English


Episodes
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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. 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.

Duration:01:25:07

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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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

Duration:01:24:34

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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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

Duration:01:19:14

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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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

Duration:01:24:20

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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’ Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

Duration:01:33:33

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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 Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

Duration:01:16:19

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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?. Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

Duration:01:48:23

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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