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**Pod Save the People**

On Pod Save The People, host DeRay Mckesson explores social justice, culture, politics – and the various ways they all collide – with cohosts Myles E. Johnson and Sharhonda Bossier.

Each Tuesday, the crew digs into the current events driving the political discourse – bringing cultural context, actionable insights, and a hot take or two – to help empower listeners to engage as thoughtful members of their communities…and their group chats.

Alongside special guests, the show uplifts overlooked news stories that impact people of color and amplifies underrepresented voices who are working to create meaningful change.

Latest Episodes:

Special Episode (with Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta) Oct 26, 2021

Show notes

DeRay interviews Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta about opioid addiction and Project Lazerus.

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

Give Grace (with Michael Tubbs) Oct 19, 2021

Show notes

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week. Then, DeRay interviews Michael Tubbs, author of "The Deeper the Roots."

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

Listen and Learn (with Dr. Marcia Chatelain) Oct 12, 2021

Show notes

DeRay, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week—including Dave Chappelle, Noname's Hood Library, Mount Everest, and John Singer Sargent. DeRay interviews Dr. Marcia Chatelain about the failed promise of Black capitalism explored in her book "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America."

DeRay: https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2020/07/15/isabella-stewart-museum-black-model-singer-sargent

De'Ara: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/09/1042720428/mount-everest-first-all-black-climbing-team

Myles: https://thegrio.com/2021/10/04/noname-opens-radical-hood-library/

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

One Hurdle at a Time (with Valerie Jarrett) Oct 05, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week—including Black inventors, New Jersey verdicts, J. Marion Sims, and Soul Train. DeRay interviews Valerie Jarrett about Civic Nation's "Made to Save" initiative to increase vaccine access.

DeRay: https://newjerseymonitor.com/2021/09/23/judges-cant-ignore-jury-verdicts-in-deciding-sentencing-n-j-s-top-court-rules/

Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/mothers-gynecology-alabama-memorial-statue/2021/10/01/cca0a788-21fd-11ec-8200-5e3fd4c49f5e_story.html

De'Ara: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/27/1040795026/patricia-bath-marian-croak-national-inventors-hall-of-fame-first-black-women

Myles: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/30/1041793651/its-been-5-decades-since-soul-train-was-first-nationally-syndicated

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

Ratchet Academics (with Dr. Christopher Emdin) Sep 28, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Gayl Jones, abortion laws, and Our Black Girls. DeRay interviews Dr. Christopher Emdin, author of "Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success."

DeRay: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignored

Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/26/us/oklahoma-abortion.html

De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/magazine/gayl-jones-novel-palmares.html

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

Softening into Surrender (with Claire Bidwell Smith) Sep 21, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Narcan shortages, CRT debates, welfare reform, and immigration issues. DeRay interviews Claire Bidwell Smith of the Lemonada podcast "New Day" about coping with grief.

Deray: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/11/naloxone-demand/

Kaya: https://www.propublica.org/article/to-get-public-assistance-these-single-mothers-are-forced-to-share-intimate-details-about-their-families

De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/us/texas-migrants-del-rio.html

Sam: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/schools-facing-critical-race-theory-battles-are-diversifying-rapidly-analysis-n1278834

New Day podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-day/id1568014296

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

Lean Into the Joy (with Prof. Jessica S. Henry) Sep 14, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including rural schools, suicide rates, Black Film Archives, and Portland's vaccine mandate. DeRay interviews Prof. Jessica S. Henry (author of "Smoke But No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened") about no-crime wrongful convictions.

DeRay: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/well/mind/suicide-rates-black-girls.html

Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/magazine/rural-public-education.html

De'Ara: https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/black-film-archive-streaming-cinema-history.html

Sam: https://www.opb.org/article/2021/09/08/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-police-bureau-citywide-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/

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

Don't Suffer in Excellence (with Cliff Albright) Sep 07, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Naomi Osaka, Black surfers, juvenile discrimination, the labor shortage, and car fatalities. DeRay interviews Cliff Albright about Black Voters Matter Fund and the battle for voting rights.

DeRay: https://inquest.org/fear-of-the-black-child/

Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/04/ten-million-job-openings-labor-shortage/

De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/31/sports/black-surfers.html

Sam: https://www.fastcompany.com/90657165/how-a-century-old-brand-is-transforming-itself-and-the-auto-industry?dclid=COiPlbfn6PICFUtf1QodDkYFTA

Mortality Gap Report: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/08/30/the-black-mortality-gap-and-a-century-old-document

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

Ask the Questions Yourself (with Dr. Elizabeth Mayer) Aug 31, 2021

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DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including voting rights, police overtime, eating disorders, and corporate profit from racial justice. DeRay interviews Dr. Elizabeth Mayer about biostatistics and what they reflect about cancer across demographic groups.

DeRay: https://www.insider.com/muscle-dysmorphia-makes-me-feel-way-a-man-should-feel-2021-8

Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2021/george-floyd-corporate-america-racial-justice/

De'Ara: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/27/house-debates-voting-rights-its-jim-crow-all-over-again/

Sam: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-28/lapd-overtime-budget-was-slashed-now-the-city-owes-47-million-dollars

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

Name It (with Rev. Al Sharpton) Aug 24, 2021

Show notes

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Josephine Baker, Anthony Wright, Georgia's voter registration rate, and racist school textbooks. DeRay interviews activist Rev. Al Sharpton about March On for Voting Rights.

DeRay: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/former-cops-charged-wrongful-conviction_n_6116a25fe4b0f7bc26a545d0

Kaya: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/aug/12/right-wing-textbooks-teach-slavery-black-immigration

De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/world/europe/josephine-baker-pantheon-burial.html

Sam: https://www.ajc.com/politics/almost-all-eligible-georgians-are-registered-to-vote-data-show/WVN373LTIZAN7IJECDODHRJWLM/

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

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