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Our Take on What's Next (Stephanie Wittels Wachs & Will Jawando)
November 10, 2020
- 1:23:33
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into what comes next for the Biden/Harris administration. DeRay sits down with Stephanie Wittels...
We Are The Overcomers (with Chasten Buttigieg & Dani Brzozowski)
November 3, 2020
- 1:08:57
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including gang symbols, Black voter turnout, Jamie Harrison, and...
Fired Up and Ready to Go (with The Collective PAC & Antwan Phillips)
October 27, 2020
- 1:17:02
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including the reality show “Live PD,” confiscation of IDs by jails,...
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Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from Sam Sinyangwe, Kaya Henderson, and De’Ara Balenger. Then he sits down for deep conversations with experts, influencers, and diverse local and national leaders. New episodes every Tuesday.
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Our Take on What's Next (Stephanie Wittels Wachs & Will Jawando)
November 10, 2020
- 1:23:33
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into what comes next for the Biden/Harris administration. DeRay sits down with Stephanie Wittels...
We Are The Overcomers (with Chasten Buttigieg & Dani Brzozowski)
November 3, 2020
- 1:08:57
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including gang symbols, Black voter turnout, Jamie Harrison, and...
Fired Up and Ready to Go (with The Collective PAC & Antwan Phillips)
October 27, 2020
- 1:17:02
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including the reality show “Live PD,” confiscation of IDs by jails,...
Indulge a Little (with Terrance Woodbury & Joyce Elliott)
October 20, 2020
- 1:21:33
DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including jail deaths, public school enrollment, Upper West Side NIMBYs,...
Do the Work and the Rest Will Follow (with Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden)
October 13, 2020
- 1:09:51
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into recent overlooked news including wrongful incarceration, California's prison factories, Rhode...
Cleaning Up (with Brian Stelter)
October 6, 2020
- 55:44
DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including Sag Harbor, Colorado's sweeping marijuana pardon, job markets,...
Get It Together (with Julie Gunnigle)
September 29, 2020
- 1:00:31
DeRay, Sam, De'Ara, and Kaya dive into recent overlooked news including state funding for coronavirus relief, Supreme Court...
Write It Down (with Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg)
September 22, 2020
- 1:17:25
DeRay, De'Ara, Sam and Kaya dive into recent overlooked news including child care, income inequality, dental service, and who Biden...
Showing Up To Fight Fires (with Gregory Washington)
September 15, 2020
- 54:07
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into recent overlooked news including Black veganism, California's inmate firefighters, a Georgia...
The Odds Are Stacked (with Julián Castro)
September 8, 2020
- 1:00:22
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into recent overlooked news including coronavirus test delays, Trump cancelling racial sensitivity...
Get a Change of Scenery (with Kimberley Motley)
September 1, 2020
- 1:23:28
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into recent overlooked news including Iowa's voter suppression, national standards for police...
Everybody, Get A Therapist
August 25, 2020
- 58:34
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including H.P. Lovecraft's racism, Tennessee law, mortality rates, and...
[Check This Out] The Untold Story: Policing
August 21, 2020
- 55:18
Take a listen to the first two episodes of DeRay's, Sam and Netta’s new project. The Untold Story: Policing is a four-part podcast...
Swing State Stress (with Ben Wikler)
August 18, 2020
- 1:15:18
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including HBCUs joining Esports, streaming DNC, mental health in a...
Scams, Unraveling and Advice (with Jaime Primak Sullivan)
August 11, 2020
- 1:06:30
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including ad scams, Iowa voting rights, Joe Arpaio, and the unraveling of...
Go Where The Love Is (with Zo Orchingwa and Emma Gray)
August 4, 2020
- 1:06:05
DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Sam dive into recent overlooked news including teachers' unions, police discipline records, election delays,...
On the Ground in Portland (with Sarah Iannarone)
July 28, 2020
- 1:16:43
DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Sam dive into recent overlooked news including food insecurity, voting rights for ex-felons, election polling,...
A National Reckoning (with Elise Buik)
July 21, 2020
- 1:14:42
DeRay, Sam, De'Ara, and Kaya dive into recent overlooked news including anti-vaxxers, reparations, CDC pandemic data, and Candace...
Will Schools Reopen? (with Sonja Santelises)
July 14, 2020
- 1:16:39
DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Sam dive into recent overlooked news including 'no knock' warrants, coroner elections, Oklahoma's Supreme Court...
We've Been Here Before (with Mary Kay Henry)
July 7, 2020
- 1:08:48
DeRay, Sam, De'Ara, and Kaya dive into recent overlooked news, including judicial misconduct, cultural quilting, the blockades of...
The Blackest State (with Soledad O'Brien)
June 30, 2020
- 1:19:01
DeRay, Sam, De'Ara, and Kaya tackle this week’s overlooked news, including poisoned baby powder, DC statehood, major strides in police...
What Comes Next (with Joanna Schwartz)
June 23, 2020
- 1:13:24
DeRay and Sam are joined by Kaya Henderson and De'Ara Balenger, new Pod Save the People news crew members. They discuss LA evictions,...
We Deserve Better (with Angie & June Provost)
June 16, 2020
- 1:05:00
This week DeRay sits down with Black farmers Angie & June Provost to talk about their unique experiences and challenges, including...
What Science Says About Police (with John Rappaport)
June 9, 2020
- 48:27
This week DeRay sits down with John Rappaport, a law professor and research scholar examining criminal procedures in the justice system....
Keep the Fight (with Justine Barron and Amelia McDonell-Parry)
June 2, 2020
- 1:07:33
This week DeRay, Brittany, Sam, and Clint discuss the murder of George Floyd and the protests around the nation. Then, DeRay sits down...
Engage In Joy (with Dr. Nzinga Harrison)
May 26, 2020
- 1:14:36
This week DeRay, Brittany, Sam, and Clint discuss police accountability, city funding, the data on social distancing, and the history of...
Common Language of Emotions (with Mehrsa Baradaran)
May 19, 2020
- 1:11:12
This week DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Ohio's hacker protest, prisoner connectivity apps, Africa's coronavirus response, and...
Justice for Ahmaud Arbery (with State Senator Bill Ferguson)
May 12, 2020
- 1:08:04
Content Warning: Violence. This week, DeRay, Brittany, Sam, and Clint discuss social distancing arrests, Ahmaud Arbery's murder,...
You Need Everyone (with Mike Schmidt)
May 5, 2020
- 59:47
This week, DeRay, Sam, Brittany, and Clint discuss food stamp limitations, racial disparities in coronavirus deaths, Missouri...
Voting Rights and Medical Fights (with Vanita Gupta)
April 28, 2020
- 1:05:35
This week, DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss college courses for inmates, the story of Onesimus, Fox News misinformation, and the...
Even the Best Players Have Coaches (with Dr. Clint Smith III)
April 21, 2020
- 1:00:19
This week, DeRay, Clint, and Sam discuss stimulus checks for the rich, coronavirus' impact on the environment, and Trump's new...
Battle-Tested (with Mayor Lori Lightfoot)
April 14, 2020
- 1:05:43
This week, DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss how the US Postal Service is critical to November elections, stimulus oversights for...
Exploitation of a Crisis (with David Cole)
April 7, 2020
- 1:08:25
This week, DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Florida's unemployment blowback, COVID-19's impact on the disabled, and the disease's...
Pandemics And Prison (with Keri Blakinger)
March 31, 2020
- 1:11:49
This week, DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Joseph Lowery's legacy, class divides in medical care, grocery store supply chains,...
Even Alone, We're Still A Collective (with Rep. Maxine Waters)
March 24, 2020
- 1:01:49
This week, DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the coronavirus and its influence on food stamp recipients, abortion clinic closures,...
Take This Seriously (with Andy Slavitt)
March 17, 2020
- 59:28
This week DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the spread of coronavirus and America's responses regarding law enforcement, prison...
System Not Psyche (with Jessica Pishko)
March 10, 2020
- 1:01:34
This week, DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the remaining Democratic nominees, coronavirus fears, new protest laws, and car...
Even The Best Players Have Coaches (with George Gascón)
March 3, 2020
- 1:04:07
This week DeRay, Clint, and Sam discuss San Francisco's sentencing enhancements, Virginia's child parole, and the voter suppression of...
Our Presidential Roundtable
February 25, 2020
- 57:32
This week DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the entire list of Democratic candidates ahead of Super Tuesday....
What Should You Chase? (with Garlin Gilchrist)
February 18, 2020
- 1:08:31
This week DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Google's boundary redraws, college loans, the Party of Lincoln, and the Kentucky...
Hold Them Lovingly Accountable (with Michael & Pele Bennett)
February 11, 2020
- 1:18:39
This week DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss solitary confinement, New York's free college program, prison torture, and the end of...
Demand More (with Zach Norris)
February 4, 2020
- 1:02:50
This week DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Trump's extended travel ban, civil rights statues, birth tourism, and surgical gown...
Know Your Limit (with Professor Richard L. Hasen)
January 28, 2020
- 1:15:49
This week DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Seattle's smartphone voting, Florida's felon fines, Houston's cancer clusters, and...
Go Where the People Are (with Brittany Young)
January 21, 2020
- 1:06:16
This week DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss facial recognition technology, the link between guns and racism, Johns Hopkins ending...
Imagine More Radically (with Saidiya Hartman)
January 14, 2020
- 1:06:17
This week we've got DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam covering The Royal Family, racism in textbooks, poverty replacing the draft,...
Do The List (with Teach For All CEOs)
January 7, 2020
- 1:08:50
We're back! This week DeRay, Brittany, and Clint discuss IRS cheats, drug price increases, and the heartbreaking legacy of January 1 for...
What's Good For Me Is Good For Society (DA Rachael Rollins and College Behind Bars documentary)
December 24, 2019
- 1:02:23
This week we've got two interviews: The first is with DA Rachael Rollins, who is the first woman to hold the office of Suffolk County...
Every Little Bit Counts (Mondaire Jones)
December 17, 2019
- 59:01
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss how an IRS notice saved 700 lives, death penalty repeal, Kentucky's voter rolls, and UNC's...
Democracy Is A Full-Contact Sport (DeNora Getachew)
December 10, 2019
- 59:06
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss California's police policies, high interest loans, food safety risks, and how McKinsey helped...
In Your Skin (Nic Stone)
December 3, 2019
- 56:03
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the hidden history of slavery in the North, alien encouragement provisions, misguigded...
No In Between (Ibram X. Kendi)
November 26, 2019
- 1:04:50
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss WeWork's collapse, refugee resettlement, real estate investigations, and ballot organization...
Let's Push Together (Randi Weingarten)
November 19, 2019
- 1:02:28
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Brooklyn's attempt to integrate middle schools, the psychology of inequality, partisan District...
Present Not Permanent (Amb. Susan Rice)
November 12, 2019
- 58:54
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Twitter banning political ads, Harvard's reparations, Native peoples' adoption opportunities,...
Students Deserve Better (Kerry Washington and Julián Castro)
November 5, 2019
- 1:01:24
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss college admissions, standardized testing, NCAA student athletes, and diversity in the suburbs....
Net Positives with Ramesh Srinivasan
October 29, 2019
- 55:52
Deray, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss how Facebook bought a police force, cell phones driving the fall of crime rates in the 90s, the...
Take A Break But Don't Quit (with Alphonso David)
October 22, 2019
- 57:06
Deray, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss Puerto Rico's indefinitely delayed financial relief, environmental effects of urban living,...
Brittany Got Married!
October 15, 2019
- 1:08:25
Deray, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the effect of incarcerated family members on children, the transgender Supreme Court battle,...
Get Grounded in Yourself (with Krista Tippett)
October 8, 2019
- 28:15
DeRay talks to Krista Tippett about the On Being Project that explores spiritual equity and the art of living. The News Crew will be...
Most Solutions Are Simple, But Not Small
October 1, 2019
- 57:29
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss the racial disparity in student debt, remaking the charity system, mandatory minimums hiding...
Come Out of the Shadows
September 24, 2019
- 53:38
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss D.C. statehood, Baltimore's refusal to internally review their police department, a recently...
Everyday Is the Right Day to Tell the Truth
September 17, 2019
- 1:00:30
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss Felicity Huffman, LA's draconian proposal for anti-homeless measures, California's public prison...
Be Ready to Be Tired
September 10, 2019
- 1:03:41
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss the man behind modern Republican gerrymandering, the connection between the firing of NYPD...
Maintain Your Demands (PJ Morton)
September 3, 2019
- 49:03
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint discuss Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio's attempt to reclaim his post, what will happen during the upcoming...
Corner to Corner (Chef Roy Choi)
August 27, 2019
- 1:00:60
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint discuss a new rule that enables the Trump administration to change the asylum law, global wildfires, a...
Measure Fear Against the Outcomes
August 20, 2019
- 32:52
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss The 1619 Project from The New York Times, prison gerrymandering, how Google plans to tackle...
Walk Into Your Gifts
August 13, 2019
- 53:21
DeRay, Clint and Sam discuss how the PATRIOT Act targets drug use more than terrorism, unequal access to opportunities for students, and...
Clean the Grill. Start Fresh.
August 6, 2019
- 1:03:53
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss detention centers for immigrant children, ways Black WWII veterans were denied benefits from the...
Change the Terms (David Treuer)
July 30, 2019
- 1:04:44
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint discuss the history of the motto "In God We Trust," low-wage health care jobs, a proposal to ban facial...
Interrogate the Obvious (In the Dark)
July 23, 2019
- 1:05:06
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint discuss a plan to fix inequality in San Francisco, officers illegally using information from sealed...
Unlearning Fear (Logan Browning)
July 16, 2019
- 55:50
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss racial hierarchies in the culinary field, bias within disability classifications, vanilla ice...
Be in the Room to Make Change
July 9, 2019
- 1:01:12
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint discuss economic myths about undocumented immigrants, conditions in prisons, California's ban against...
The Power of a True Apology (Nora McInerny)
July 2, 2019
- 1:00:24
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss the history of school busing, language used among athletic leagues, two recent Supreme Court...
Talking About the Debates
June 25, 2019
- 43:24
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam share overlooked news to help inform your perspective as you watch this week's presidential debates....
Listen to Yourself (Blair Underwood)
June 18, 2019
- 1:02:21
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint discuss how sheriffs undermine their successors, a multipronged approach to eliminating inequality,...
Season 3 Premiere With Trevor Noah
June 11, 2019
- 1:03:42
For the season 3 premiere of Pod Save the People, DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss the overlooked news, including a review of the...
Draw Strength from Your Weaknesses
June 4, 2019
- 52:11
This episode, DeRay is joined by activist and writer Feminista Jones to discuss organizing, Black Feminism, and the power of the...
Leave Your Ego Outside (Glenda Jackson)
May 28, 2019
- 58:06
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss the overlooked news, including illegal police raids, the original symbolism of The Statue of...
When People Say...
May 21, 2019
- 1:08:30
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint discuss Ben Carson, the debate around Rikers Island, factoring adversity into the SAT's, and how the War...
Growth (House Majority Whip James Clyburn)
May 14, 2019
- 59:07
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss abortion, school lunches, ICE hacking phones, and how Black Lives Matter protests have affected...
Climb More Trees
May 7, 2019
- 1:00:02
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss New York's decision to become the first major city to stop charging for calls from jail, a...
Not Today (Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich)
April 30, 2019
- 53:10
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint discuss criminal fines and the disenfranchised, childhood mortality in America, and whether or not...
Responsibility (In Celebration of Earth Day)
April 23, 2019
- 1:06:53
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint discuss online diversity trainings, how low-income individuals spend more on health care, the history of...
Look for Unlikely Allies
April 16, 2019
- 1:03:19
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss Georgetown's reparations fund, the new Black Maternal Health Caucus, life-long prison sentences...
Inside Outside Strategy (LIVE from Portland, OR)
April 9, 2019
- 1:01:23
DeRay, Sam and Brittany are LIVE from Portland, Oregon. They’re joined by Representative Jennifer Williamson and Commissioner Jo Ann...
There Is No Straight Line (LIVE from Seattle, WA)
April 2, 2019
- 1:00:01
DeRay, Brittany and Sam are LIVE from Seattle, Washington with Mayor Jenny Durkan. They discuss overlooked news, houselessness,...
Rest Doesn’t Mean Failure (LIVE from Los Angeles, CA)
March 26, 2019
- 1:12:50
DeRay and Sam are LIVE from Los Angeles with Pod Save America's Jon Lovett, Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Erica Chidi Cohen,...
We Don’t Agonize, We Organize (LIVE from San Francisco, California)
March 19, 2019
- 59:35
DeRay, Brittany and Sam are LIVE from San Francisco with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and...
Mango Season
March 12, 2019
- 59:15
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint talk about the unequal distribution of federal disaster funds, how a messenger’s identity affects a...
History is Today (Episode 100)
March 5, 2019
- 1:02:40
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam talk about a Black man who outsmarted a neo-Nazi group, the high cost of insulin, a decrease in Black...
Unforced Errors (LIVE from Philadelphia, PA)
February 26, 2019
- 1:10:24
DeRay, Sam and Brittany are LIVE from Underground Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Plus, DeRay is joined by Philly district attorney Larry...
Early Polling (LIVE from Brooklyn, NY)
February 19, 2019
- 1:02:28
DeRay, Brittany and Sam are LIVE from The Bell House with founder and editor in chief of FiveThirtyEight Nate Silver and comedian Hari Kondabolu.
Don't Plateau
February 12, 2019
- 48:59
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany explain what’s on their hearts and minds during Black History Month. President and CEO of the Public...
The Facts
February 5, 2019
- 58:20
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint talk about Jussie Smollet and Howard Schultz, plus colonialism and climate change, a mother’s fatal fall...
I Exist
January 29, 2019
- 54:59
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including Marsy’s law, bias in court reporting, predatory ticketing in St....
Sit With Your Ideas
January 22, 2019
- 57:08
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss how police are treated as a protected class, the lack of diversity within the Green Movement,...
Play the Long Game
January 15, 2019
- 58:55
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint talk about how the government shutdown is affecting federal prisons, hunger on college campuses, the...
Curiosity
January 8, 2019
- 58:54
Brittany, Sam and Clint are back with DeRay for the overlooked news, including a discussion of Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly, Alexandria...
Trust What Got You Here
January 1, 2019
- 52:05
For this special holiday episode, DeRay talks to Sarah Koenig, the host and executive producer of the podcast Serial, and Emmanuel...
Build Communities
December 25, 2018
- 53:14
For this special holiday episode, DeRay talks to Lizz Winstead about creating "The Daily Show" and founding Lady Parts Justice League,...
Remember Your Motivation
December 18, 2018
- 1:06:18
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint talk about Florida legislation that protects police, the effects of tuition-free college, HUD oversight...
Get Creative
December 11, 2018
- 1:03:43
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam talk about using creativity to combat white supremacy, confronting housing segregation, Cyntoia Brown's...
Embrace the Complexity
December 4, 2018
- 58:35
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss the Wrongful Conviction Tax Relief Act, the effect of racism on home ownership, fraud in North...
Worthy
November 27, 2018
- 1:04:28
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint discuss the overlooked news, including "Black Wall Street," domestic violence, global gun policies, and...
Keep Raising Hell
November 20, 2018
- 1:07:10
DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss the Georgia gubernatorial election, the new prison reform bill, incarcerated firefighters, and...
Celebrate the Wins
November 13, 2018
- 1:00:32
DeRay, Sam, Brittany, and Clint discuss the overlooked news, including Roe v. Wade's vulnerability, holistic public defense, the role of...
Can’t Stop Thinking About...
November 6, 2018
- 59:27
DeRay, Brittany, Sam, and Clint discuss how one vote can make a difference and the overlooked news they can't stop thinking about. Cook...
Know the Source
October 30, 2018
- 1:15:29
DeRay, Clint, Sam, and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including the population decline in Chicago's public schools, how jury...
Midterm Review Session
October 23, 2018
- 1:08:15
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss the midterm elections, ballots to watch, decreased protections for transgender people, a new DUI...
Flint: Lead & Beyond
October 16, 2018
- 58:44
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint discuss the overlooked news, including the decline of U.S. prison populations, how American abortion...
We Gotta Live Our Commitments
October 9, 2018
- 1:10:19
DeRay, Clint, Sam and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including the recent earthquake in Haiti, the consequences of privatizing...
Plant the Seeds
October 2, 2018
- 50:14
DeRay, Clint, Sam and Brittany discuss Brett Kavanaugh's nomination, and the overlooked news, including the treatment of unaccompanied...
There's No Power Like People Power
September 25, 2018
- 1:13:16
DeRay, Clint, Sam and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including why many college students don't vote, midterm predictions among...
Never Cover Your Eyes
September 18, 2018
- 1:27:25
Clint, Brittany and DeRay are on to discuss the overlooked news, including the impact of economics on the ability to evacuate from a...
Walk Into The Risk
September 11, 2018
- 1:44:27
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint discuss voter ID for older voters, Rachael Rollins and criminal justice reform, voter suppression, and...
Hope
September 4, 2018
- 1:25:01
In this episode Tish James joins to discuss her run to be the next NY Attorney General and Brittany, Clint, Sam, and DeRay discuss the...
Tell Someone
August 30, 2018
- 1:05:10
DeRay talks with actor Terry Crews about #MeToo, Hollywood, and the work ahead. Sam, Clint and Brittany are on to talk this week's news,...
Keep the Same Energy
August 21, 2018
- 1:17:03
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including how Georgia is attempting to consolidate voting locations in ways...
The Politics of Teeth
August 14, 2018
- 58:17
DeRay, Sam and Brittany are on to talk about Spike Lee’s new movie Blackkklansman, the white supremacy rally in DC, and this week’s...
Politics of Fear
August 7, 2018
- 1:07:30
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including how white Americans support welfare programs — but only for...
Oppression Depends on Secrecy
July 31, 2018
- 49:39
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including how the Trump administration is attacking a crucial lifeline for...
Movements
July 24, 2018
- 1:10:06
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including Target's coupon fix for cash-strapped teachers and what it says...
Historic Wins
July 17, 2018
- 1:12:00
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including what white, middle-class parents report saying to their children...
Choice
July 10, 2018
- 53:52
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including a Judge’s ruling in Detroit that access to literacy is not a...
Smart Justice
July 3, 2018
- 1:11:19
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including Alexandria Ocasio’s definition of democratic socialism and the...
I Really Do Care
June 26, 2018
- 1:02:18
DeRay, Sam and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including the not-so-secret meaning of Melania Trump’s jacket and how Starbucks and...
Cages
June 19, 2018
- 53:03
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including how to decide who to root for in The World Cup and how the Trump...
Politics of Confrontation
June 12, 2018
- 1:13:46
DeRay, Brittany and Sam are together for the news, including a discussion of unsolved murders, the politics of health care, and the...
The Party
June 5, 2018
- 1:01:02
DeRay, Clint, Sam and Brittany talk Drake and Pusha T, Black women voters, and the many deaths following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico....
Not Every Ground is a Battleground
May 29, 2018
- 1:03:17
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam talk about the latest NFL controversary, a spike in overdoses in libraries, a wide array of criminal...
Protect the Win
May 22, 2018
- 1:03:55
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint talk about the new blue lives matter law in the House and Senate, a steep rise in suicide rates among...
A Long Shadow
May 15, 2018
- 1:01:05
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including depiction of abortions in the mainstream and marijuana arrests in...
If You Believe in Justice
May 8, 2018
- 58:30
DeRay, Clint, and Brittany discuss women’s wages, misconduct records for corrections officers, prison riots in context, and Donald...
We’re Not Going Anywhere
May 1, 2018
- 1:04:13
In the Season 2 premiere, DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint are back together for the weekly news. Brené Brown and DeRay are together in...
Year Gone By
April 24, 2018
- 49:30
In between seasons, DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint all have their own special messages for listeners (and yes, Clint has poems). Hear...
Be Part of the Story (LIVE from NYC)
April 17, 2018
- 1:01:32
DeRay, Brittany and Sam, with special guest Rembert Browne, are live from NYC opening the NYC Podfest to talk about the NFL, the Flint...
Race is Making Everything About Me (LIVE from Nat Geo HQ)
April 10, 2018
- 1:05:58
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint are live from National Geographic HQ in Washington, D.C. to discuss race and science, MLK, Maya Angelou,...
The Formula
April 3, 2018
- 1:08:07
The full crew is together for the news, including a discussion of new evidence in the Alton Sterling case. Derek Thomson, author of Hit...
Don’t Leave Anyone Behind
March 27, 2018
- 1:03:49
DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint talk about Koch brothers spreading fake news in the Black community, how NY is forgetting juveniles in...
People Built This
March 20, 2018
- 1:00:41
DeRay, Sam, Clint, and Brittany talk about the assassination of Marielle Franco, charging low-income college students to stay on campus...
Think Before You Retweet
March 13, 2018
- 1:03:54
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint discuss a new study on the rapid spread of fake news on Twitter, the racial wealth gap, arming teachers,...
Joy & The Gift
March 6, 2018
- 1:00:33
Clint, Sam and DeRay talk about land reform in South Africa, a stalled child marriage bill in KY and progressive voting rights...
Don’t Tell Your Story Too Soon
February 27, 2018
- 1:03:45
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam talk about applying a racial equity lens to gun control, what guns do to bodies, the lastest on...
The World We Want to Live In (LIVE from Washington, D.C.)
February 20, 2018
- 1:34:45
DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany are live from The Lincoln Theatre. Washington Post’s Wesley Lowrey joins the news crew fresh from his...
Representation
February 13, 2018
- 58:46
Sam, Clint, Brittany and DeRay discuss this week’s news, including cuts to Medicaid and PA’s gerrymandering battle. Science fiction...
Outrage and Action
February 6, 2018
- 1:03:54
Clint and Brittany join DeRay to talk the news during our first Black History Month podcast. Sam shares a special call to action....
Can’t Pour From An Empty Cup
January 30, 2018
- 1:25:13
DeRay, Brittany, Sam, and Clint talk about Flint’s water crisis, Florida’s potential restoration of voting rights, minimum wage, and the...
Challenge and Confront
January 24, 2018
- 1:26:44
Brittany, Sam, DeRay and Clint are on for the news. Wendy Kopp, co-founder and CEO of Teach For All, joins DeRay talk through lessons...
Just Let the People Do It
January 16, 2018
- 1:08:40
Clint, Sam, Brittany and DeRay talk through his week’s news, and invite you to the first Pod Save the People live show in D.C. on 2/18...
Put Your Plan Together
January 9, 2018
- 1:16:30
Sam, Clint and Brittany are back for the news. DeRay sits down to talk with program director Amy Roza, and students Donte Small, Ramieka...
Lifting Others Up
January 2, 2018
- 46:04
DeRay talks with Wes Moore about his new role fighting systemic poverty at Robin Hood, #closerikers, and hope. Laura Weidman Powers of...
Let's Do Better in the New Year
December 26, 2017
- 1:13:54
DeRay joins Piper Kerman, author and producer of Orange is the New Black, and Georgia Lerner, ED of the Women’s Prison Association to...
Courage
December 19, 2017
- 1:32:30
DeRay gets together with Chelsea Handler to talk about the world, allyship, and being both funny and angry (swearing abounds). Political...
Bonus Pod: Tom Perez Talks Doug Jones
December 15, 2017
- 25:38
DeRay sits down to talk to Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez to process the special Alabama U.S. Senate race and Democratic...
You Are Already Political
December 12, 2017
- 1:24:40
Sam, Brittany and DeRay discuss the week’s news, and Clint joins for a special spoken word message about who in society is deemed worthy...
It’s Such BS
December 5, 2017
- 1:16:18
DeRay sits down for a deep conversation with U.S. Senator (NY) Kirsten Gillibrand at the Senate studio to talk about leading in a time...
Take the First Step
November 28, 2017
- 1:10:38
Clint, Sam and Brittany join DeRay for the weekly news, including the effect of climate change on child brides, the recent news on human...
This Is Personal
November 21, 2017
- 1:21:31
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint talk about this week’s news including, #metoo, the current tax bill, a study on the impact of teachers of...
The Race to Zero
November 14, 2017
- 1:35:36
The news crew gathers to discuss defense attorneys in immigration court, the impact of non-profits in low-income communities, and more...
It’s Election Day
November 7, 2017
- 1:19:41
This Election Day episode is dedicated to voting rights with Faiz Shakir, National Policy Director for the ACLU, and journalist Ari...
Rejecting The Wrong Questions
October 31, 2017
- 1:31:24
FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny joins to talk with DeRay about how antitrust and consumer protection affects our daily lives. Then...
War on Science
October 24, 2017
- 1:33:23
Gov. Christie Todd Whitman, former head of the EPA under George W. Bush, joins DeRay to explain climate change, why environmental...
Your Founding Fathers Were Protestors
October 17, 2017
- 1:18:56
Deesha Dyer, former White House Social Secretary for President Obama, joins DeRay to share stories from Obama’s White House. DeRay is...
The Answer to Our Ancestors’ Prayers
October 10, 2017
- 1:10:07
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam talk about Indigenous Peoples Day, restoring prisoner rights in Florida, and more. Dr. Henry Louis Gates...
Ask the Biggest Question
October 3, 2017
- 1:29:22
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam talk about this week’s news, including the deadly violence in Las Vegas. David Cole, national legal...
Didn’t Get Here Alone
September 26, 2017
- 1:16:42
DeRay, Clint, Sam and Brittany talk about Puerto Rico, NFL protests, North Korea and police union contracts. The New Yorker writer Evan...
We Can All Win
September 19, 2017
- 1:16:50
DeRay talks with TN State Senator Lee Harris about the outrageous prison sentences related to drug free school zones. Sheriff Tom Dart...
Navigating Identity and Navigating Justice
September 12, 2017
- 1:29:22
DeRay and Congressman John Yarmuth (D-KY) help us understand the federal budget, including the latest debt ceiling deal among Trump,...
Her Wings Were Clipped Short
September 8, 2017
- 41:36
DeRay speaks with Marissa about her experiences and perspectives as a DACA recipient. Eric Columbus, former special counsel for Homeland...
We Don't Know How This Movie Ends
September 5, 2017
- 1:14:15
Brittany, Clint and Sam join to discuss this week’s news, including the threat to DACA and Houston. Georgia gubernatorial candidate...
Justice In 36 Seconds
August 29, 2017
- 1:16:36
DeRay sits down for a personal conversation with Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to talk about her path, bond and bail systems,...
On Their Shoulders
August 22, 2017
- 1:21:60
Colin Warner, Nnamdi Asomugha and and Matt Ruskin from the film Crown Heights stop by the studio, and President Obama’s former Drug...
The House We Live In
August 15, 2017
- 1:17:36
DeRay talks to Common about The 13th’s Emmy nomination, Charlottesville, and art + activism, criminal justice and the NFL. DeRay chats...
BONUS Pod: Charlottesville
August 14, 2017
- 52:12
DeRay talks with Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe about the deadly white supremacy violence in Charlottesville, VA’s police and state...
Win the Available Victory
August 8, 2017
- 1:39:53
DeRay interviews NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio at Gracie Mansion about policing, universal pre-K, and turnstyle jumping. Sam, Clint and...
Don’t Forget Your Purpose
August 1, 2017
- 1:46:12
Sam, Brittany and Clint are on for the news, and Andy Slavitt joins for another health care update. Former US Secretary of the Navy...
Stay in Your Lane Sounds a Lot Like Stay in Your Place
July 25, 2017
- 1:46:06
DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint talk about prisons, inequitable foster care practices, Trump’s refusal to enforce public law and the new...
This is No Time to Grow Weary
July 18, 2017
- 1:28:08
DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss the week’s news and Andy Slavitt joins for a timely health care bill update. Valerie Jarrett,...
A Box Won't Fix Racism
July 11, 2017
- 1:43:50
DeRay sits down in person on his birthday to discuss the news with Brittany, Sam and Clint. Andy Slavitt joins again this week for brief...
Intentional Inequity
July 4, 2017
- 1:38:13
DeRay speaks with Senator Schatz from Hawaii about the current political context and also brings back Andy Slavitt, the former head of...
Education Nation
June 27, 2017
- 1:38:10
DeRay speaks with Andy Slavitt, the former head of Obamacare for 3 years, who provides a brief update on the status of the healthcare...
FCC and Me
June 20, 2017
- 1:22:22
DeRay speaks with Andy Slavitt, the former head of Obamacare for 3 years, who provides a brief update on the status of the healthcare...
When You Have to Face Yourself
June 13, 2017
- 1:28:11
DeRay sits down for a candid conversation with Katy Perry in person about race, cultural appropriation, allyship, political tension in...
Do You Love Justice, or Not?
June 6, 2017
- 1:02:51
DeRay talks candidly with Congressman and DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison (MN-5th) about Resistance Summer, who’s on the 2020...
The Iconography of Resistance
May 30, 2017
- 1:23:37
DeRay, Brittany and Sam go deep on the past week’s news, including the economics of mass incarceration, emoluments, education budgets,...
Behind the Vote
May 16, 2017
- 1:13:41
DeRay sits down to talk about voting rights with Carolyn DeWitt, Executive Director of Rock the Vote, Kristen Clarke, head of the...
BONUS POD with Edward Snowden
May 12, 2017
- 1:32:58
DeRay speaks with Edward Snowden about his perspective on Trump's decision to fire FBI Director Comey, the intersection of race and...
“Product, Not the Producer”
May 9, 2017
- 1:33:35
DeRay, Brittany Packnett and Sam Sinyangwe are together again to talk about the most important news of the past week. Then, Grammy-award...
"American Do-Over"
May 2, 2017
- 1:32:07
In the inaugural episode, DeRay is joined by Senator Cory Booker to reflect on Trump's First 100 Days and the work that lies ahead in...
Pod Save the People - TEASER
April 25, 2017
- 01:23
Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson takes you inside conversations about culture, social justice, and politics by exploring the...