Pod Save the People

By Pod Save the People

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.

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March 24, 2026 425: Selective Accountability w/ Chenjerai Kumanyika
A federal appeals court revives a lawsuit against DeRay McKesson, prompting warnings that the decision could threaten First Amendment protections. In Los Angeles, a former police commander wins a $5.7 million judgment after alleging she was held to a different standard than her male colleagues. And in culture, Telfar announces it will donate 100% of net profits to global liberation efforts. DeRay interviews researcher and journalist Chenjerai Kumanyika about his podcast Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD.
Judge warns revival of lawsuit against Black Lives Matter organizer 'imperils' First Amendment

LAPD commander fired over drunken incident wins $5.7 million lawsuit

Did Telfar just begin the revolution? And by a Black Muslim woman at that.

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1h 38min
March 17, 2026 424: Mastering the Algorithm w/ Jesse Johnson
Kash Patel announces that UFC fighters will help train FBI agents, the Washington Post experiments with subscription prices set by algorithms using readers’ personal data, and after years helping run one of morning TV’s biggest shows, a CBS News producer Shawna Thomas steps away with a simple message: “I’m tired”. DeRay interviews former Washington State Representative for the 30th Legislative District Jesse Johnson.

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'I’m tired y’all': CBS producer Shawna Thomas leaves network to prioritize rest
Kash Patel Confirms UFC Fighters Will Train FBI Agents: "Historic Opportunity"
The Washington Post Is Using Reader Data to Set Subscription Prices. How Does That Work?
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1h 19min
March 10, 2026 423: They’re All in Cahoots
A growing “pardon industry” helps wealthy offenders hire lobbyists to secure clemency from the White House, Chinese billionaires use surrogacy to produce dozens of U.S.-born heirs to inherit their empires, and Jill Scott tops the R&B charts with “Pressha,” a reminder that while the powerful build dynasties, the culture does too.
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Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump
Chinese billionaire who has fathered more than 100 children hopes to have dozens of U.S.-born boys to one day take over his business

Jill Scott's 'Pressha' Hits No. 1 at R&B Radio

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1h 6min
March 03, 2026 422: Bought, Sold, and Silenced
A tech billionaire makes a $108 billion push to continue the conservative takeover of traditional media, Kansas orders trans residents to surrender their driver’s licenses on one day’s notice, and at the BAFTAs, a racial slur interrupts a celebration of Black artistry.
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A Father, a Son and Their $108 Billion Push for Media Moguldom
Kansas Orders Trans Drivers to Surrender Licenses With One Day’s Notice
Anti-blackness is the Grammar of the World: The BAFTAs and the AfterMath
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1h 15min
February 24, 2026 421: Survival of the Richest
Middle-class Americans are increasingly selling their own plasma to keep pace with an economy that keeps taking more than it gives, election officials in Georgia find fraudulent ballot applications tied to a PAC backed by Elon Musk, and international travelers are skipping the United States as ICE and aggressive border enforcement make visiting America feel less like a vacation and more like a risk.
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Why the United States Is Seeing an Ongoing Tourism Slump
Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk
Middle-class Americans are selling plasma to keep up with rising costs

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February 10, 2026 420: Dignity In Demand
Advocates outline a concrete roadmap to dismantling ICE, new data shows Black defendants in San Diego are increasingly steered toward life-without-parole charges, and a reminder that being bougie and Black isn’t a trend but a legacy.
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A clear roadmap to ending ICE starts with what we can demand today.

In San Diego, the racial divide in charges that can lead to life without parole has grown

Being Bougie & Black: Then, Now & Always

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1h 31min
February 03, 2026 419: Black History in Real Time
Republicans unveil the most extreme federal voting restrictions proposed in modern history, Tennessee officials are accused of quietly propping up a payday lender’s failed sports betting operation, and scholars warn the U.S. may be entering the early stages of genocide against trans Americans.
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New GOP anti-voting bill may be the most dangerous attack on voting rights ever
How a Tennessee Official Kept Advance Financial’s Sports Betting Company Alive
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans
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1h 16min
January 27, 2026 Hold Your Applause
Trump signs a “Board of Peace” charter as allies push back on his Gaza plan, Illinois investigates allegations that a landlord tipped off ICE to target Black and Hispanic tenants in a Chicago building, and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners makes Oscar history with a record 16 nominations.

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Trump signs Board of Peace charter at Davos as allies split on Gaza plan
Illinois Investigates Claim That Landlord Tipped Off High-Profile ICE Raid
'Sinners' tops Oscars with record 16 nominations.

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1h 22min
January 20, 2026 The Code of Consequence
The Justice Department moves to block the release of Epstein files, SpaceX rockets explode over active flight paths with little consequence, and a prominent gospel singer faces sexual abuse allegations—another reminder of how power shields itself across institutions and industries.

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Justice Department urges a judge to reject a request from US Reps on the release of Epstein files
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”
Grammy-winning gospel singer and pastor accused of sexually abusing a young man

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1h 21min
January 13, 2026 Brooke Butler on Who Gets Protected
Utah lets artificial intelligence start prescribing medication, Elon Musk’s Grok AI violates privacy by “undressing” non-consenting users, and a death inside a Mississippi jail raises familiar questions about brutality, cover-ups, and accountability. DeRay interviews Brooke Butler, Political Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, about Our Power, Our Country—the party’s earliest-ever investment to mobilize voters of color and rural communities ahead of the 2026 midterms.

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Artificial intelligence begins prescribing medications in Utah
‘Misogyny by design’: Is it possible to escape getting ‘undressed’ by AI?
Death at a Mississippi Jail: Brutal Beating or a Fall From Bed?

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1h 26min

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