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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.

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Latest Episodes:

Dr. Brittany Friedman on the Racial Divide Feb 11, 2025

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AI program jails innocent man for 17 months, Katt Williams imperialist rant, Congress members denied access to Department of Education. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. DeRay interviews author Dr. Brittany Friedman about her new book titled Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons.

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Man jailed over police AI program, then freed 17 months after victim raised doubts

Trump says he'd deport US citizens convicted of crimes 'in a heartbeat' if legal

Members of Congress denied access to Department of Education

Musk to rehire DOGE staffer with history of racist tweets

Katt Williams Imperialist Rant

Akilah Hughes on non-voters

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Aaron Robertson on Building Black Utopia Feb 04, 2025

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Trump rewrites history on White House website, study on Harvard finds 43 percent of white students are legacy, athletes, or related to donors/staff, and the rise of Black educators on TikTok. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. DeRay interviews author Aaron Robertson about his new book titled The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America.

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The Rewriting of a Pioneering Female Astronomer’s Legacy Shows How Far Trump’s DEI Purge Will Go

Study on Harvard finds 43 percent of white students are legacy, athletes, related to donors or staff

HillmanTok: The rise of Black educators on TikTok

Trump pauses 25% tariffs on Canadian goods after deal will Trudeau

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The Performance Art of Politics Jan 28, 2025

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Automated grocery prices increase depending on the shopper, Target follows suit in abandoning DEI initiatives, ICE officers issued an arrest quota, and the legacy of Florence Price - the first Black women to premiere works by a US orchestra.

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Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought

Meet Florence Price, the first Black woman to have her work premiered by a US orchestra

Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat

Trump officials issue quotas to ICE officers to ramp up arrests

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This is Not A Drill Jan 21, 2025

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Whistleblower exposes Russian political interference operation, Louisiana governor evicts homeless people ahead of Super Bowl, Mississippi infrastructure neglect leads to parasites in impoverished residents, and Doechii stuns in Black sitcom inspired music video. DeRay interviews Andrew Bakaj and Naomi Seligman of Whistleblower Aid.

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The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Britain

Governor forces removal of homeless people by New Orleans Superdome before Super Bowl

Infrastructure neglect and poverty lead to parasites in the Mississippi Delta

Watch Doechii’s life literally blow up on ‘Denial is a River Show”

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Make Government Boring Again Jan 14, 2025

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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.

Back on that Bull Jan 07, 2025

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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.

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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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Here Comes The Circus Dec 17, 2024

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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.

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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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Conspiracies Unfold Dec 10, 2024

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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.

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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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I Beg Your Pardon! Dec 03, 2024

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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.

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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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Same Goal, New Path Nov 19, 2024

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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.

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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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