Pod Save the People

Updated: 17 Dec 2024 • 381 episodes
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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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17 Dec 2024 • EN

Here Comes The Circus

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 P

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10 Dec 2024 • EN

Conspiracies Unfold

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-

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03 Dec 2024 • EN

I Beg Your Pardon!

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 t

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19 Nov 2024 • EN

Same Goal, New Path

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,

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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.

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Election day is here: Kamala Harris makes SNL appearance, jury convicts former officer Brett Hankison of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor, a debate on celebrity in politics, and an ode to late music icon Quincy Jones. Kaya interviews Cassandra Welchlin, executive director of Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable.

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