

Pod Save the People
Crooked Media
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.
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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Nov 19, 2019 • 59min
Let's Push Together (with Randi Weingarten)
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Brooklyn's attempt to integrate middle schools, the psychology of inequality, partisan District Attorney problems, and Trump's EPA lighting the planet on fire. Then, DeRay chats with Randi Weingarten, the leader of the American Federation of Teachers, regarding union fights facing the nation.https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/01/15/the-psychology-of-inequalityhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/11/15/what-happened-when-brooklyn-tried-integrate-its-middle-schools/?arc404=truehttps://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3243162http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/11/trumps-unpopular-epa-agenda-could-cost-him-in-2020.htmlhttps://www.getquip.com/affiliate?affiliate=crooked&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=pod_save_the_peoplehttps://burrow.com/PEOPLEhttps://www.policygenius.com/https://secure.actblue.com/donate/vsafairfight?refcode=VSAWe Live Here, wherever you get your podcasts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 12, 2019 • 56min
Present Not Permanent (with Amb. Susan Rice)
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Twitter banning political ads, Harvard's reparations, Native peoples' adoption opportunities, and the oppressive National Vetting Center just created by the Trump administration. DeRay talks to Ambassador Susan Rice about her new book "Tough Love" and her work in both the Clinton and Obama administrations.https://www.propublica.org/article/border-agents-can-now-get-classified-intelligence-information-experts-call-that-dangeroushttps://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/11/09/tribal-families-get-priority-native-american-adoptions-an-appeals-court-will-decide-whether-thats-fair/https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/30/20940587/twitter-political-ad-ban-election-2020-jack-dorsey-facebookhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/11/06/harvard-law-school-antigua-barbados-reparations/#click=https://t.co/TlexwkTN7Mhttps://www.grove.co/welcome/mmcdcad-hiw/?offer=savethepeoplepod19&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=or&utm_campaign=acq-savethepeople&utm_term=savethepeople&utm_content=2770 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nov 5, 2019 • 58min
Students Deserve Better (with Kerry Washington and Julián Castro)
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss college admissions, standardized testing, NCAA student athletes, and diversity in the suburbs. DeRay talks to actress Kerry Washington about her work on Netflix's "American Son". Then, DeRay and presidential candidate Julián Castro chat by phone briefly to discuss Castro's police reform plan.https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/25/us/democrats-republicans-suburbs.html?smid=tw-nytnational&smtyp=curhttps://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/a-civil-rights-challenge-to-testing-joins-the-college-admissions-battlehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-08-27/what-if-everyone-applied-to-collegehttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/ncaa-had-cut-student-athletes-better-deal/601036/https://www.upstart.com/People Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 29, 2019 • 50min
Net Positives with Ramesh Srinivasan
Deray, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss how Facebook bought a police force, cell phones driving the fall of crime rates in the 90s, the destruction of Central Park communities, and Historically Black Colleges. DeRay talks to Ramesh Srinivasan about his new book Beyond The Valley and the intersection between technology and political bias.https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/05/how-mobile-phones-could-have-changed-the-drug-game/590503/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/20/arts/lyons-seneca-village-monument.htmlhttps://www.vice.com/en_us/article/d3akm7/how-facebook-bought-a-police-forcehttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/opinion/hbcu-college.htmlhttps://simplisafe.com/peoplehttps://www.getquip.com/affiliate?affiliate=crooked&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=pod_save_the_peoplehttps://casper.com/?coupon_code=deray100&coupon_code_amount=100&cvo_placement=landingpage&cvosrc=podcast.podcast.deray100&partner_hero_name=Pod+Save+the+People&partner_hero_type=listener&promo_code=deray100&promo_type=standard&utm_campaign=deray100&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=podcasthttps://harrietfilmtickets.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 22, 2019 • 52min
Take A Break But Don't Quit (with Alphonso David)
Deray, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Puerto Rico's indefinitely delayed financial relief, environmental effects of urban living, genetic mutations worth testing for, and the LAPD's use of undue force against the homeless. DeRay talks to Alphonso David, who is the first person of color to lead the Human Rights Campaign.https://e360.yale.edu/features/can-we-turn-down-the-temperature-on-urban-heat-islandshttps://www.newsweek.com/puerto-rico-access-billions-disaster-relief-delayed-hud-violating-law-1466099https://laist.com/2019/03/12/lapd_homeless_report_force_citation.phphttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/16/opinion/beyonce-father-breast-cancer.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=curhttps://www.grove.co/s/springmeyers?offer=savethepeoplepod19&utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=or&utm_campaign=acq-savethepeople&utm_term=savethepeople&utm_content=2770https://bombas.com/pages/people?utm_source=people&utm_medium=podcasthttps://harrietfilmtickets.com/BollandBranch.com, promo code PEOPLE Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 15, 2019 • 1h 4min
Brittany Got Married!
Deray, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the effect of incarcerated family members on children, the transgender Supreme Court battle, Baltimore's mass sweep of illegal convictions, and the trap-release-trap process of avoiding medical bills for inmates. DeRay talks to Ashlee Marie Preston about Trans-representation and what the media is doing wrong across the board.https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-09-young-adults-exposed-incarceration-children.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/06/im-transgender-attorney-fighting-my-community-will-that-make-difference-supreme-court/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-mosby-drops-cases-20191004-xzeplbzxovcwtb7gr4bh74e2ha-story.htmlhttps://www.propublica.org/article/these-sheriffs-release-sick-inmates-to-avoid-paying-their-hospital-billshttps://simplisafe.com/peoplehttps://burrow.com/PEOPLEhttps://www.harrietfilmtickets.com/Ear Hustle; wherever you get your podcasts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 8, 2019 • 22min
Get Grounded in Yourself (with Krista Tippett)
DeRay talks to Krista Tippett about the On Being Project that explores spiritual equity and the art of living. The News Crew will be back together next week.SimpliSafe.com/PEOPLEGETQUIP.com/SAVETHEPEOPLECasper.com/DERAY100 and use DERAY100 at checkoutBuffy.co. with code PSTThe 57 Bus by Dashka Slater is available wherever books are sold. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Oct 1, 2019 • 55min
Most Solutions Are Simple, But Not Small
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss the racial disparity in student debt, remaking the charity system, mandatory minimums hiding police misconduct, and Trump cutting 500,000 student lunches for cruelty's sake. DeRay talks to residents and corrections officers at the Young Men Emerging unit in the D.C. Department of Corrections about policing.https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/trump-administration-rule-could-end-free-school-lunches-for-about-500000-children/2019/09/24/4c488f66-def1-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.htmlhttps://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/9/20/20856818/wealth-tax-emmanuel-saez-gabriel-zucman-bill-gates-charityhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/opinion/mandatory-minimum-sentencing.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/opinion/mandatory-minimum-sentencing.htmlhttps://www.getquip.com/affiliate?affiliate=crooked&utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=sponsor&utm_campaign=pod_save_the_peoplehttps://simplisafe.com/peoplehttps://crooked.com/podcast-series/america-dissected/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 24, 2019 • 50min
Come Out of the Shadows
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss D.C. statehood, Baltimore's refusal to internally review their police department, a recently unearthed secret plan to circumvent Brown vs. Board of Education in Texas, and why South Dakota (of all places) leads the nation in jail admissions. Stephanie Wittels Wachs, host of the new podcast, "Last Day," and co-founder of Lemonada Media, and Ithaca's Mayor Svante Myrick, join DeRay to talk about America's opioid crisis.https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-harrison-gttf-20190917-gh2um4wjcnfvfippwyh3prti6u-story.htmlhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/how-ut-used-standardized-testing-to-slow-integration/597814/https://theappeal.org/south-dakota-leads-nation-on-jail-admissions-new-report-finds/https://www.washingtonpost.com/https://simplisafe.com/peopleDailyHarvest.com, promo code PEOPLEThe 57 Bus, Wherever books are sold Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sep 17, 2019 • 58min
Everyday Is the Right Day to Tell the Truth
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss Felicity Huffman, LA's draconian proposal for anti-homeless measures, California's public prison ban, the complicated history of sugar in America, and post-incarceration finances. Paul Tough, author of "The Years That Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us" joins DeRay to discuss the broken collegiate system.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2019/09/10/what-gate-money-can-and-cannot-buyhttps://www.latimes.com/projects/homeless-sleeping-maps/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/sugar-slave-trade-slavery.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/12/california-private-prison-ban-immigration-icehttps://www.lbjschool.info/indexhttps://www.upstart.com/personal-loans?podcast=PEOPLE&utm_campaign=PEOPLE&utm_source=podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/america-dissected/id1461399066 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.


