Pod Save the People

Crooked Media
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Apr 5, 2022 • 1h 2min

Listen Better

DeRay, Kaya, and Myles cover the underreported news of the week— including shadow credit scores, a Black community built on contaminated land, and Mo’Nique & Lee Daniels Patch a 14-year Feud.News:Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/04/01/new-orleans-gordon-plaza-epa/DeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/how-your-shadow-credit-score-could-decide-whether-you-get-an-apartmentMyles https://deadline.com/2022/04/monique-lee-daniels-end-feud-replace-octavia-spencer-in-netflix-thriller-demon-house-1234992730/For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Mar 29, 2022 • 1h 17min

Keep it in the Chat (with Reshma Saujani)

DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including home appraisal racial bias, mild COVID linked with brain damage, two Black brothers exonerated from a murder charge, and an interactive Prince exhibit in Chicago. DeRay interviews author and activist Reshma Saujani about her new book Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (and Why It's Different Than You Think). News:Kaya https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/long-covid-even-mild-covid-linked-damage-brain-months-infection-rcna18959DeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/23/us/michigan-brothers-exonerated-murder.htmlMyles https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/55767/1/lets-go-crazy-in-the-new-interactive-prince-exhibition-chicago-superflyDe’Ara https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/23/home-appraisal-racial-bias/ For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Mar 22, 2022 • 1h 15min

Read Out Loud (with Bridget Todd)

DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a judge's criminalization of mothers who report domestic abuse, Black women targeted by big Pharma, Black Americans leading the NFT/crypto revolution, and the trials and triumph of artist Campbell Addy. DeRay interviews activist and speaker Bridget Todd about the roots of the internet, the impact that it has, and why it disproportionately harms women, communities of color, and LGBTQ folks.Kaya https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-drug-pregnant-women-doesnt-fda.htmlDeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/she-said-her-husband-was-abusive-a-judge-took-away-her-kids-and-ordered-her-arrestMyles https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-black-americans-are-leading-the-nft-crypto-revolution-201819748.htmlDe’Ara https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/style/campbell-addy-feeling-seen.html For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Mar 15, 2022 • 41min

Free Keith Davis Jr. (with Nicole Lynn Lewis)

DeRay and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including three Black women oversee voting access for more than 37 million Americans and eight young burglars exposure of cointelpro + FBI misconduct. DeRay interviews author and CEO Nicole Lynn Lewis about her non-profit organization Generation Hope and her personal memoir PREGNANT GIRL: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families. De'Ara https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/3-black-women-secretaries-state-are-protecting-voting-rights-rcna18754DeRay https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/us/burglars-who-took-on-fbi-abandon-shadows.html For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Mar 8, 2022 • 1h 5min

Check In (with Lizz Winstead)

DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including US basketball players stuck in Ukraine and Russia, Hertz car rental report returned cars as stolen, and a free library by Solange’s Saint Heron studio featuring books by Black creators. DeRay interviews activist and comedian Lizz Winstead about her legacy on the Daily Show and her recent advocacy around the Mississippi abortion case.  Myles https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/solange-saint-heron-free-library-rare-black-books-1235088292/ Kaya https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33408315/former-ncaa-basketball-star-maurice-creek-heads-home-getting-stuck-ukraine DeRay https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fifty-people-join-lawsuit-saying-hertz-reported-cars-they-returned-as-stolen For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Mar 1, 2022 • 47min

More to Learn (with Candice Benbow)

DeRay, Myles, De'Ara and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including skyrocketed ambulance costs, a Florida bill targeting transgender youth, a Baltimore museum of art and the efforts of Destination Crenshaw. DeRay interviews theologian and author Candice Benbow about her new book Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who've Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn't Enough. DeRay https://www.axios.com/ambulance-rides-are-getting-a-lot-more-expensive-cee897fe-63b7-4412-aa67-718109773e79.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=health-ambulanceMyles https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/texas-governor-calls-citizens-report-parents-transgender-kids-abuse-rcna17455De'Ara https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-10-13/destination-crenshaw-projects-get-city-approval-what-big-names-in-black-art-are-making-for-l-aKaya https://www.npr.org/2022/02/23/1082350352/baltimore-museum-of-art-guarding-the-art For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Feb 22, 2022 • 1h 19min

Continue the Fight (with Prof. Gregory Cooke)

DeRay, Myles, and Kaya cover the underreported news of the week— including billions of dollars in hoarded welfare funds, a senate vote to evict Black people to Africa, and a Miss Cleo psychic documentary. DeRay interviews filmmaker and historian Professor Gregory S. Cooke about his documentary Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II. Myles https://www.vibe.com/news/movies-tv/miss-cleo-psychic-documentary-1234648679/Kaya https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/02/20/mississippi-black-africa-mccallum/ DeRay https://www.propublica.org/article/states-are-hoarding-52-billion-in-welfare-funds-even-as-the-need-for-aid-grows  For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Feb 15, 2022 • 47min

Do It Now (with Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu)

DeRay, Myles, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including Black people enslaved long after Emancipation Proclamation, a Missouri art gallery celebrating Black History Month, and the life and death of the true "Godmother of Funk". DeRay interviews Dr. Kristen Nwanyanwu about her work as an vitreoretinal surgeon and her research on health disparity and treatment gaps for Black people and people of color. Myles https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60330415De’Ara https://khqa.com/news/local/black-history-month-art-exhibit-featured-in-hannibalDeRay https://www.vice.com/en/article/437573/blacks-were-enslaved-well-into-the-1960sFor a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Feb 8, 2022 • 59min

Stick to the Values (with Dustin Gibson)

DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including reparations for Black Californians, representation on executive boards, and a possible resurrection of the War on Drugs. De'Ara interviews Dustin Gibson about his roots, disability justice work and recent Justice Rising Award from the Open Society Foundations. Kaya https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/02/02/california-could-pay-black-americans-reparations-after-2023/9293476002/?gnt-cfr=1De’Ara https://fortune.com/2022/02/01/black-women-on-boards-representation-executives-diversity/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=broadsheet&utm_content=2022020314pm&tpcc=nlbroadsheetDeRay https://twitter.com/notcapnamerica/status/1488973685096697860?s=20&t=5HhvrFgr2jo92k6PgTLtdwFor a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Feb 1, 2022 • 1h 21min

All About the Work (with Portia Wood)

In the debut episode of Black History Month, DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week— including a not so shocking outcome of the child tax credit, a booming private prison industry despite federal ban, the disillusionment of a young Biden official, and two spiritual icons' effort towards building a community of love. DeRay interviews Portia Wood about her mission as a generational wealth planning attorney and the importance of the work within the Black community.News:Myles https://www.lionsroar.com/bell-hooks-and-thich-nhat-hanh-on-building-a-community-of-love/DeRay https://www.grid.news/story/politics/2022/01/26/a-year-after-bidens-executive-order-on-private-prisons-business-is-still-booming/De’Ara https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/the-disillusionment-of-a-young-biden-officialKaya https://www.npr.org/2022/01/27/1075299510/the-expanded-child-tax-credit-briefly-slashed-child-poverty-heres-what-else-it-d For a transcript, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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