Pod Save the People

DeRay, Myles, Kaya and De’Ara  cover the underreported news of the week— including U.S postal workers dying from heat stroke, Minneapolis plan to fire white teachers, Kanye West on Fox News, and artist Isaac Julien breathes new life into the Harlem Rennaisance. DeRay interviews award winning investigative reporter J.David McSwane about his new book Pandemic Inc.: Chasing the Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick.NewsDeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/20/business/ups-postal-workers-heat-stroke-deaths.htmlKaya https://thegrio.com/2022/08/19/the-whitelash-behind-minneapolis-plan-to-fire-white-teachers-explained/De’Ara https://news.artnet.com/art-world/isaac-julien-barnes-foundation-2160491Myles https://pitchfork.com/news/kanye-west-goes-on-fox-news-to-defend-selling-clothes-in-construction-bags/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Myles, and Kaya  cover the underreported news of the week— including stolen skulls of Black Philadelphians displayed in Ivy League schools, the massive effort to change the way kids are taught to read, and the life and legacy of Issey Mayake. DeRay interviews activist and founder Elizabeth Pfiester about T1International and the Insulin4All movement.https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/08/insulin-price-cap-diabetes-senate-republicans/ News:DeRay https://time.com/6205084/phonics-science-of-reading-teachers/Kaya https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/13/us/penn-museum-skulls-black-philadelphians-reaj/index.htmlMyles https://www.ft.com/content/6b1d879c-610d-42d1-8b06-a31cdd06876d Transcript coming soon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Myles, and De’Ara  cover the underreported news of the week— including Republicans sue for rights to discriminate against LGBT+ students, a pipeline for Black aspiring pilots, and the life and legacy of Nichelle Nichols. DeRay interviews author and journalist  Professor Linda Villarosa about her new book Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives & on the Health of Our Nation. NewsMyles https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/31/obituaries/nichelle-nichols-dead.htmlDe’Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/airlines-struggling-shortages-want-recruit-diverse-pilots-hbcu-solutio-rcna40990DeRay https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/republican-attorneys-general-sue-federal-government-lgbtq-school-meal-rcna40250 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Myles, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including Oklahoma State Board of Education downgrading Tulsa schools  accreditation over implicit bias training, nursing homes suing friends and family to collect on patient bills, Beyoncé pays homage to historical figures on the Renaissance album, while superstar Kelis accuses Beyoncé of disrespect. DeRay interviews author and historian Professor Robin D.G. Kelley about his new book Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination. NewsDeRay https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/28/1113134049/nursing-homes-are-suing-friends-and-family-to-collect-on-patients-billsDe'Ara https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/07/29/beyonce-samples-barbara-ann-teer-speech-on-alien-superstar-and-fans-are-obsessed/?ampMyles https://www.thefader.com/2022/07/29/kelis-accuses-beyonce-neptunes-disrespect-over-renaissance-trackKaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/07/30/crt-oklahoma-tulsa-schools-shame-white/  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Myles, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including scorching temperatures in Texas prisons, land stolen from a Black family returned, Oxford dictionary seeks to define African-American language, and a big win for actress Mo’Nique. De’Ara interviews political strategist Valerie Biden about her new book Growing Up Biden: A Memoir. News:DeRay https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-prisons-heat-issues-110-degrees-july-2022/287-9724faa7-9b6f-4661-9ca1-909c50b82b45Kaya https://www.bet.com/article/k131wp/land-stolen-from-a-black-family-returned-after-nearly-100-yearsDe’Ara https://www.axios.com/2022/07/22/oxford-dictionary-african-american-english-gatesMyles https://twitter.com/strongblacklead/status/1549424361723105283?s=21&t=IfxS47ATig73-q5JCOUbug Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Myles, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including U.S. states charging families for foster care, an increasing amount of Democrats switching to Republican, D.C mayor clears up cryptic comment on her sexuality, and Macy Gray apologizes for anti-train comments. DeRay interviews author and producer Van Lathan Jr. about his new book Fat, Crazy, and Tired: Tales from the Trenches of Transformation. News: Myles https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/07/macy-gray-apologizes-anti-trans-comments-misunderstood-today-show-hoda-kotb-piers-morganKaya https://abc11.com/democrats-switching-to-republican-registered-voters-midterm-elections-2022-republicans/11998169/DeRay https://www.npr.org/2022/07/01/1107848270/foster-care-child-supportDe’Ara https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/7/15/dc-mayor-bowser-not-closeted-lesbian-proud-straight-allyhttps://www.them.us/story/jalen-mckee-rodriguez-became-texas-first-black-gay-lawmaker Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, De’Ara, Myles and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including Biden’s executive order on abortion, Beyoncé’s new abuser-vetting system, the discovery of a 1955 arrest warrant from the Emmett Till case, and the Raiders historic hire of the NFL's first Black female president.News:DeRay https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/07/bidens-pro-abortion-gambit/Myles https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/56509/1/beyonce-metoo-checks-collaborators-renaissance-album-break-my-soulDe’Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna37125Kaya https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-make-historic-hire-name-sandra-douglass-morgan-nfls-first-black-female-president/?fbclid=IwAR0BwFPJaunNA3M48UO2bf7ATEZyxy2YMRnYAj3nUeUk3UTEZn4xoAL79AY Transcript coming soon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This July 4th holiday week, DeRay shares the underreported news of the week, highlighting police harrassment of Angeli Rose Gomez, mother of two children who were held hostage during the Uvalde shooting and rushed in past the police to save them. Gomez has been an outspoken parent about the police's response to the shooting. DeRay also speaks to Leah Goodridge, a Commissioner from the NYC Planning Commission and housing rights advocate. News: https://globalnews.ca/news/8957137/uvalde-school-shooting-police-harassment/ https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/2022/06/30/akron-police-shooting-jayland-walker-protesters-block-traffic/7776152001/https://therealdeal.com/2022/04/25/harlem-resi-project-heads-to-contentious-council-vote/ Transcript coming soon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including a stark racial bias among forensic scientists, the unique impact of Roe v Wade on Black women of the South, and a US Representative’s public declaration of “victory for white life”. DeRay interviews leader and activist Andrea Guerrero of Alliance San Diego about the cover up unit within the U.S. Border Patrol Agency. NewsDeRay https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rep-miller-thanks-trump-victory-white-life-campaign-says-misread-remar-rcna35359Kaya https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/us/medical-examiners-autopsy-racism.htmlDe’Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/black-women-south-bracing-roes-fall-decades-rcna27097 Transcript coming soon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DeRay, Myles, De’Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including the Uvalde police department cover up, Wells Fargo conducts fake interviews for women and PoC, new music from Beyonce, a new Black Hamlet play in theaters near you. DeRay interviews author David Dennis Jr. about his new book The Movement Made Us: A Father, A Son and the Legacy of the Freedom Ride. News:DeRay https://www.vice.com/en/article/88q95p/uvalde-contracts-private-law-firm-to-argue-it-doesnt-have-to-release-school-shooting-public-recordsKaya https://www.thinkadvisor.com/2022/06/13/wells-fargo-in-criminal-probe-over-fake-job-interviews-report/De’Ara https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/26/theater/fat-ham-review.htmlMyles https://www.vogue.co.uk/fashion/article/beyonce-vogue-cover-new-music Transcript coming soon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.