Pod Save the People
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.
Episodes
U.S. states double down on resistance to racial equity, the Met Gala sparks intense protest amidst Gaza-Israel conflict, and skepticism around Biden's upcoming Morehouse commencement speech.
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Katie Britt proposes federal database to collect data on pregnant people
Aces star A'ja Wilson announces signature shoe with Nike
Anita Baker Atlanta concert canceled minutes before showtime
Kendrick and Drake battle it out in a war of words, a rich white community in Baton Rouge forms its own city, and widespread misconduct outed within the NYC marshall.
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New wealthy, white city in Louisiana just became one of state's largest towns
Many City Marshals Have Been Disciplined for Misconduct, Chief Investigator Te...
Student organizers unite in support of Palestine, Alameda County discriminates against Black and Jewish jurors, DeSantis strips healthcare coverage from thousands of children, and President Biden signs law to ban TikTok.
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As student protesters get arrested, they risk being banned from campus too
Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley refuses to pull over for traffic stop because she "didn't feel like" it.
New York DA Sandra Doorley apol...
U.S. Supreme Court threatens the right to protest, Nestlé adds sugar to infant milk in poorer countries, Participant Media shuts down operations after two decades, and the ongoing history of Tybee Island.
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The Supreme Court Has Ruled to Let Louisiana Keep Hunting DeRay McKesson
Caitlin Clark signs 8-figure signature sneaker deal; yet, no Black WNBA players have signature shoes
Iran launches attack on Israel, Louisiana Supreme Court vindicates pedophilic priests, Tennessee K-12 teachers allowed to carry handguns, and a reflection on the lives of the late OJ Simpson, Mister Cee, and Faith Ringgold.
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Iran launches retaliatory attack on Israel with hundreds of drones, missiles
Louisiana High Court: Priests Have a “Property Right” Not to Be Sued For Sexual Abuse
Trump faced with law and order, Trans Visibility Day lands on Easter, an attempt to bar incarcerated people from the sky, a biased test stands between Black people and kidney transplants and fem creatives' ongoing battle for rest.
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Trump loses bids to dismiss classified docs, Georgia election cases on the same day
"Unforgivable": José Andrés' NGO says 7 aid workers killed in Gaza strike
Biden's historical fundraising effort, Trump aka the Bible salesman, white supremacists' government overthrow, the history of Renaissance era rent parties, Sean Combs ongoing abuse allegations, and a painter's proclamation of rest as a revolutionary act.
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When White supremacists overthrew a government
Biden’s Fundraiser With Obama and Clinton Nets a Record High $25 Million, Campaign Says
Trump forced to pay the piper, Rio police chief arrested for murder, bittersweet news out of Wales, and Freaknik's hidden truth.
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Donald Trump hits $454 million bond deadline. Will Letitia James move in on his cash, buildings?
Boeing CEO to step down in broad management shake-up as 737 Max crisis weighs on aerospace giant
A message from Catherine, The Princess of Wales
Tammy Murphy drops out of NJ Senate Democratic primary to replac...
Trump calls for a bloodbath, appeals court blocks Floridian 'Stop Woke Act', U.S. government scrambles for control of TikTok, and Regina King opens up about her son's death by suicide.
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In Ohio campaign rally, Trump says there will be a "bloodbath" if he loses November election
Regina King Opens Up About Son’s Death: “He Didn’t Want to Be Here”
Appeals court blocks Fla. ‘Stop Woke Act,’ says it’s a ‘First Amendment sin’
DeRay, De'Ara and Myles chat Alabama Senator Katie Britt's sinister code switch, prison disciplinary fines, minority-business agencies forced to accommodate all races, and a new PBS doc on 'Reading Rainbow'.
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Listen to the difference between Alabama Senator Katie Britt’s natural voice and her speech voice.
How a New Hulu Doc Chronicles the Birth, Rise and Backlash of Black Twitter
Trump advances on the ballot, Ghana criminalizes LGBTQ community at its own expense, and SF judges under scrutiny for ethical rulings. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero.
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Trump says he’s long worked ‘hand in hand’ with Black people. Let’s review.
Far right nazism, the conservative sneaker, national guard on high school grounds, and more election frenzy. Myles interviews Raquel Willis about her new book The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation.
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Trump Fraud Trial Penalty Will Exceed $450 Million
How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Became One of Joe Biden’s Most Valuable Boosters
Fox News Star: Black People Will Vote for Trump Because ‘They Love Sneakers’
Measles make a comeback, Black pastors pressure Biden for cease-fire, and none of these candidates please! Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. DeRay interviews Dr. Uché Blackstock about her new book Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine.
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Measles making a comeback in US due to vaccine skepticism, says CDC
Court scandals, unlikely political allies - here's your weekly download leading up to the November Primary. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero.
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Affirmative Tactics (with Donovan Ramsey)
Fani Willis admits relationship with prosecutor on Trump Georgia case
Black male voters tell MSNBC why Trump appeals to them: 'We're broke with Biden... with ...
Pay up! Trump ordered to pay 83M in defamation damages, diversity blamed for defective airplanes, new federal regulations on Native museum displays, D'Angelo's creative journey, and did a Black woman teach you how to type?
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Trump ordered to pay E. Jean Carroll $83.3M in defamation damages trial
How right-wing influencers turned airplanes and airports into culture war battlegrounds
Ron Desantis, Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, oh my! Republicans scramble for their chosen candidate, crime and inflation on a quiet decline, an uncanny publication merger, a timely inquiry into Watts Happening Cultural Center, and a historic donation to Atlanta's Spelman College. DeRay interviews U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves on the advancing economic initiatives within the Biden administration.
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DeRay, Kaya, and Myles celebrate MLK Day and cover the underreported news of the week — Black people screened out of clinical trials for new Alzheimer's treatment, Regina King set to play Shirley Chisholm in upcoming Netflix film, and vice president of a Missouri HBCU dies by suicide after colleague intimidation.
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In the first episode of 2024: DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara and Myles cover the underreported news of the week — sickle cell treatments advance with limited accessibility, Taraji. P. Henson criticizes 'The Color Purple' production, GOP active in Iowa but absent for the state's only minority-focused forum, Democrats begin election-time appeal to Black voters.
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The Right Is Dancing on Claudine Gay’s Grave. But It Was the Center-Left That Di...
In the final episode of 2023: DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, widening disparity in mortgage approval rates between White and Black borrowers, and a debate the American vote.
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Mother of 6-year-old who shot his teacher sentenced to 2 years in prison for child neglect
Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry fi...
DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week — noise surveillance in the nation's largest city, the decline of youth voters, and unprecedented diversity in president-appointed judges. DeRay interviews Pulitzer prize winning author Matthew Desmond about his new book Poverty, by America.
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Quiet, Please: New York’s ‘Noise Cameras’ Are Listening
Most of Biden’s appointed judges to date are women, racial or ethnic ...
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