• Don’t Sleep on the Vote with Cassandra Welchlin
    Nov 5 2024

    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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    2024 Pre-Election Cold Open - SNL

    Quincy Jones, musical titan and entertainment icon, dead at 91

    Off With Their Instagram! The Death of Celebrity Worship

    Jury convicts former Kentucky officer of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during deadly raid

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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • George Johnson on Narrative Reclamation
    Oct 29 2024

    Tensions high as the presidential election draws near, personal phones lawfully tracked to abortion clinics, and influential hip-hop producer Clark Kent passes from colon cancer. Myles interviews award winning author and producer George Johnson about their newest book titled Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known.

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    DJ Clark Kent, influential hip-hop producer, reportedly dies after battle with colon cancer

    It’s Possible to Track Someone’s Personal Phone to an Abortion Clinic. And It’s Legal Too.

    Dance Party with Beyoncé (Remix)

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Emilia Sykes on People over Policy
    Oct 22 2024

    Death row inmate receives life-saving subpoena, member of the school-integrating Little Rock Nine passes at 83, and Black US surfers reclaim the waters. DeRay interviews Ohio Congresswoman Emilia Sykes about her ongoing advocacy around issues related to Black maternal health, domestic violence, abortion, and more.

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    Robert Roberson set to testify before Texas lawmakers days after they saved him from execution

    Central Park 5 Sue Trump For Defamation After He Again Blamed Them For Crime During Presidential Debate

    ‘The ocean doesn’t care what color I am’: Black US surfers reclaim the waters

    Thelma Mothershed Wair, of the School-Integrating Little Rock Nine, Dies at 83

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Zellnor Myrie Zooms In On Policy
    Oct 15 2024

    Alaska exposed as state with the highest rate of women killed by men in the nation, Harris releases campaign agenda for Black men, pushback against racism's classification as health threat, and the resurfaced story of the soul group Superiors. DeRay interviews New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie about his ongoing Congressional efforts and NYC mayoral campaign.

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    Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and DUI Cases Are Being Dismissed en Masse in Anchorage

    Harris releases agenda for Black men as she ramps up effort to court them

    Racism was called a health threat. Then came the DEI backlash.

    A Truth of Self: The Story of the Dynamic Superiors

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Schools, Supreme Court, and Stylistics
    Oct 8 2024

    Elite college students struggle with literacy, U.S. Supreme Court kicks off a new term, Mississippi voter suppression, and Israel marks one year since Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Myles interviews Herb Murrell of the Stylistics about their October 11th return to Carnegie Hall.


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    The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
    Call her Daddy Podcast with VP Kamala Harris

    ‘Voting feels like a battle’: In Mississippi, a group of Black women is reimagining voter turnout

    Six Former Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Sentenced for Torturing and Abusing Two Black Men

    Ta-Nehisi Coates Defends Palestinian Voices After CBS Correspondent Labels Him An ‘Extremist’
    The Supreme Court's new term starts this week. Here's what to know and the cases to watch.

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • Guilty or Innocent?
    Oct 1 2024

    New York City Council decriminalizes jaywalking, Black New Orleanians reclaim historical beach, and Questlove to direct documentary on Earth, Wind, and Fire.

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    NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on 5 federal public corruption charges, including bribery and wire fraud

    Modified ‘Jaywalking’ Repeal Passes Council

    In New Orleans, a ‘Black Beach’ Is Being Rescued From the Ruins

    Questlove To Direct Earth, Wind & Fire Documentary

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    49 mins
  • Jessica Pishko On Unchecked Power
    Sep 24 2024

    Bodies of the poor leased for cash without family consent, independent grocery stores suffer under inflation, and a 1833 meteor shower falls on America's Deep South. DeRay interviews Jessica Pishko about her new book THE HIGHEST LAW IN THE LAND: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy.

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    Cut up and leased out, the bodies of the poor suffer a final indignity in Texas

    Small grocers feel squeezed by suppliers, and shoppers bear the pain

    ‘They thought it was judgment day’: The night the stars fell on the US south

    ‘I shouldn’t have listened to those around me’: Janet Jackson on Michael, motherhood and how she’s taking back control

    Janet Jackson’s ‘Apology’ for Ill-Informed Comments About Kamala Harris Was Not Authorized

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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Choose Your Battles
    Sep 17 2024

    A study exposes superfluous hiring of D.C. patrol officers, a grant program for Black women disbanded after right-wing pushback, and an overdue conversation about the depreciation of journalism.

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    Study Finds D.C. Doesn’t Need More Police Officers Walking the Beat. Will Anyone Listen?

    Fearless Fund settles with DEI foes, ends grant program for Black women

    Katy Perry Defends Collaboration With Dr. Luke On New Album: “I Understand It Started A Lot Of Conversations”

    James Earl Jones' Comments Dissing Black Women Resurfaced and Black Twitter is Outraged and Confused

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    1 hr and 15 mins