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The Work Continues (with Jonathan Katz) Jan 18, 2022

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DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including a new Black tech hub, forged DNA evidence, and a reverse migration to the South. DeRay interviews Jonathan Katz on his new book Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and Breaking of America's Empire.

News:

Myles https://www.businessinsider.com/blacktag-founders-black-creators-audiences-platform-2022-1

Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/14/black-migration-south/

DeRay https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072766152/virginia-beach-forged-evidence-investigation

For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Speak Up and Honest (with Samira Sangare) Jan 11, 2022

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DeRay, Myles, Kaya, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including Black climbers on Mount Everest, false positive drug tests in state prisons, and the life and death of Black political icons Sidney Poiter and Lani Guinier. DeRay interviews activist Samira Sangare about her work and advocacy with Saratoga Black Lives Matter in New York State.

News:

DeRay https://www.news10.com/news/nys-inspector-general-report-reveals-rampant-false-positive-drug-test-results-in-state-prisons-led-to-undue-punishment/

Myles https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/a38695714/oprah-sidney-poitier-interview/

Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/mount-everest-black-climbers/2021/12/31/b5d28a70-3757-11ec-8be3-e14aaacfa8ac_story.html

De’Ara https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/07/us/politics/lani-guinier-dead.html

For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

I'm Ready (with Myisha Cherry) Jan 04, 2022

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Myles, De'Ara, Kaya, and DeRay welcome the new year and cover the underreported news of the week— including DC police failed attempts to reprimand officers, Black artists revolutionize medical illustrations, Proud Boys regroup to local municipalities, and the life & death of bell hooks. DeRay interviews philosopher & longtime friend Myisha Cherry on her book The Case for Rage: Why Anger Is Essential to Anti-Racist Struggle.

News:

Myles https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article256616171.html

De’Ara https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/8892939002

Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/us/proud-boys-local-issues.html

DeRay https://revealnews.org/article/dc-police-tried-to-fire-24-current-officers-for-criminal-offenses/

For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Have the Conversation (with Anushay Hossain) Dec 15, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week—including high rates of dementia for Black and Latino women, Las Vegas persecution of minor sex-trafficking victims, and the life & death of Elder Malidoma Patrice Somé. DeRay interviews writer and a feminist policy analyst Anushay Hossain on her book Pain Gap: How Sexism & Racism in Healthcare Kill Women.

News:

Kaya https://wapo.st/3GEUknG

Myles https://www.malidoma.com/main

DeRay https://www.wapo.st/3oTKY1l

For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

All is Not Lost (with Tony Messenger) Dec 07, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, De’Ara, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week—including a Miami Art Basel policy change, Josephine Baker's high honor in France, Black tech entrepreneurs tackling health care's race gap, and the world of underground adoption. DeRay interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Messenger on his book PROFIT AND PUNISHMENT: How America Criminalizes the Poor in the Name of Justice.

News:

Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/04/arts/design/art-basel-miami-diversity.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage&section=Style

Myles https://www.npr.org/2021/11/30/1059776777/josephine-baker-france-pantheon

De’Ara https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/11/29/1056494505/how-black-tech-entrepreneurs-are-tackling-health-cares-race-gap

DeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/they-took-us-away-from-each-other-lost-inside-americas-shadow-foster-system

For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Communication is Key (with Barrett Holmes Pitner) Nov 30, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week—including GoGo at the Grammy's, exoneration with no restitution, a Hendrix family dispute, and thousands of Latino drivers labeled as white. DeRay interviews Barrett Holmes Pitner about his new book The Crime Without A Name: Combatting Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in America which was named one of NPR's 2021 Best Books of the Year.

News:

DeRay

https://twitter.com/RichardAWebster/status/1462774838150545410?s=20

De’Ara

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/gogo-dc-grammy-awards/2021/11/22/e7db3fd0-4b16-11ec-b73b-a00d6e559a6e_story.html

Myles

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/13/jimi-hendrix-family-dispute-escalates-over-use-of-name-for-music-school

Kaya

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/27/us/kevin-strickland-exonerated-fundraiser.html

For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Rest is Essential (with Malcolm Bell) Nov 23, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week—including a student loan forgiveness program, the first Black woman to live in a space station, a charity aiming to end youth violence through creativity, and the shocking acquittal of a serial rapist. DeRay interviews Malcolm Bell about his new book The Attica Turkey Shoot: Carnage, Cover-Up and the Pursuit of Justice.

News:

DeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/nyregion/christopher-belter-rape-sentence.html

Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/20/public-service-student-loan-forgiveness-pslf/

Myles https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/54666/1/save-art-against-knives-the-charity-preventing-youth-violence-through-art

De’Ara https://www.npr.org/2021/11/19/1057180212/jessica-watkins-astronaut-first-black-woman-iss-space-station

For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Choose You (with Dr. Priya Fielding-Singh) Nov 16, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week—including new policies at St. Jude hospital, a fake landlord scandal, and a John Coltrane album gone platinum. DeRay interviews Dr. Priya Fielding-Singh about her new book How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food & Inequality in America.

News:

DeRay

https://www.propublica.org/article/st-jude-hoards-billions-while-many-of-its-families-drain-their-savings

Myles

https://variety.com/2021/music/news/john-coltrane-love-supreme-platinum-1235108885/

Kaya

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fake-landlord-home-rental-scam-detroit-rcna4941?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR18n_BsQXEUCR0bb1TJPYWDHnFG6eQ4ZMhZ-9cTn2bUFObb6H36-K9YOtw

For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Move with Intent (with Stanley Nelson & Traci Curry) Nov 09, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, and De’Ara cover the underreported news of the week—including Black women in elected office, public bathrooms, and a scandal involving D.C. police and whiskey. DeRay interviews Stanley Nelson & Traci Curry about their new Showtime documentary "Attica."

News stories:

De’Ara https://thegrio.com/2021/11/01/black-women-running-for-statewide-offices/

DeRay https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-11-05/why-american-cities-lost-their-public-bathrooms

Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-police-lodge-jack-daniels-committee-investigation/2021/11/04/e035a92a-3377-11ec-a1e5-07223c50280a_story.html

For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

Happy Halloween (with Destiny Lopez) Nov 02, 2021

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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/national/a-shoot-to-incapacitate-policy-puts-georgia-police-chief-and-town-in-the-spotlight/2021/10/24/d64b86f4-3378-11ec-9241-aad8e48f01ff_story.html

De'Ara: https://apnews.com/article/health-alabama-georgia-philanthropy-stacey-abrams-3395744e46ed8da6eea80f4164284435

For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

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