Pod Save the People

By Crooked Media

Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from Kaya Henderson, De’Ara Balenger, and Myles Johnson. Then he sits down for deep conversatio... more

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April 29, 2025 When Bigotry Goes Viral w/ Alphonzo Terrell
Wisconsin judge arrested by the FBI, Kehlani performance cancelled by Cornell University due to anti-war stance, and Mexico's president bans U.S. ads targeting migrants. Myles interviews Alphonzo Terrell, CEO of Black-owned social media platform SPILL.

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Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI, charged with obstructing immigrant arrest
Mexico’s president wants to ban U.S. ads warning against migration
Kehlani Responds After Having Cornell University Performance Canceled Due to Stance on Israel
NFL is “reviewing” Jeff Ulbrich’s role in the Shedeur Sanders prank call
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Reinstates Commonsense School Discipline Policies

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2h 1min
April 22, 2025 Monopolies, Movies & Mystery Meat
DOGE places AmeriCorps staff on administrative leave, Google in the hot seat for its search engine monopoly, 'Sinners' dominates the box-office with $45M on opening weekend, and lab-grown chicken nuggets make its way in rotation.

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DOGE comes for AmeriCorps staff in Washington and across the country
This week in science: Drumming crabs, lab-made nuggets and LSD without the trip
'Sinners' is a box-office winner, making $45 million on its opening weekend
The Justice Department is about to make its case for a Google breakup. Here's what to know

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1h 2min
April 15, 2025 Bob The Drag Queen on Black Imagination
DOJ ends agreement to address wastewater problems in rural Alabama, elevated blood levels of mercury and lead found in Palisades firefighters, and mixed feelings on the Dems recent public appearances. Myles interviews actor, performer, and New York Times Best Selling Author Bob The Drag Queen about their new book Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert.

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DOJ ends environmental justice agreement in Alabama county citing Trump
Palisades and Eaton firefighters had elevated blood levels of mercury and lead, according to an early study
Quick, No One Tell Trump About Bernie Sanders and AOC’s Crowd Sizes
Education Secretary Linda McMahon confuses AI with A1, sauce brand capitalizes on blunder

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1h 49min
April 08, 2025 Let's Talk About The Resistance
NC Supreme Court blocks order to throw out 60,000 ballots, Barack Obama doubles down on criminalization of Assata Shakur, and a debate on the ethics of genetically screened embryos.

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NC Supreme Court temporarily blocks court order to throw out 2024 ballots in Riggs-Griffin race
Why Assata Shakur was suddenly promoted to terrorist
Should human life be optimized?
The Rise and Fall of 'the Resistance'

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1h 23min
April 01, 2025 The Evolution of Black Literacy w/ Derek W. Black
Louisiana voters reject far-right constitutional amendments, sudden influx in foreign recruitment of American scientists, Black expats share why they're happier living outside the U.S. DeRay interviews author and law professor Derek W. Black about his new book Dangerous Learning: The South’s Long War on Black Literacy.

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Louisiana voters reject all four constitutional amendments, despite Gov. Jeff Landry's support
Countries boost recruitment of American scientists amid cuts to scientific funding
Black expats share why they’re happier living outside the U.S.: I get to ‘exist in peace’

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1h 37min
March 25, 2025 The Aunties on Self-Reparations
FDA targets popular gay party drug, majority-Black town starts armed protection group, and Dems draw thousands at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally. Myles interviews filmmakers Charlyn Griffith-Oro and Jeannine Kayembe-Oro to explore their short film The Aunties which shares the story of Black land stewards & culture bearers Donna Dear and Paulette Greene.

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A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally
FDA crackdown on poppers prompts rush on popular gay party drug
AOC and Bernie Sanders draw thousands of people at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally in Denver
Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76

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1h 47min
March 18, 2025 Ebonee Davis on Collective Identity
White House ignores federal orders, Fulbright scholars left stranded internationally, and California cannabis contaminated with pesticides. Myles interviews world renowned artist and model Ebonee Davis about her journey toward authorship of her book titled Daughter.

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Exclusive: How the White House ignored a judge's order to turn back deportation flights
Many Fulbright scholars say they feel stranded after the Trump administration suspended their funding
Contamination fears drive push to remake state cannabis agency
Vulgar Rangers hat selling big on secondary market as other team hats removed from MLB online shop

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1h 27min
March 11, 2025 Nic Stone on Fiction vs. Reality
The dark history of retinol, the causal myth of bacterial vaginosis, and Abel Selaocoe crosses time and cultures in new album. DeRay interviews Nic Stone about her new book, Dear Manny.

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Retinol: The Skin-Care Ingredient With a Horrifying History
A Third of Women Get This Infection. The Fix: Treat Their Male Partners.
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue across time and cultures in a new album
House votes to censure Rep. Al Green with Democrats' help
Louisiana college student's death investigated as possible hazing incident

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1h 32min
March 04, 2025 Brian Benjamin on the Power of State
Dems veer right, Trump-Zelensky heated exchange, and Curry J. Hackett use of AI in art, design, and urban planning. DeRay interviews former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin.

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Playbook: Democrats in despair
'It never should have happened': Americans frustrated by Trump-Zelensky spat
Curry J. Hackett has a vision for Black futurity that drives his work in art, design, and urban planning

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1h 45min
February 25, 2025 Michael Harriot on Histories Untold
Jury finds Alabama police force operated as a 'criminal enterprise', Joy Reid's MSNBC show canceled, Luigi Mangione's lawyer receives key evidence from HBO doc, and Voletta Wallace, mother of Notorious B.I.G., passes at 78. In the final week of Blackest Book Club, Kaya interviews author Michael Harriot about his book titled Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America.

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Alabama police force put on leave after grand jury says it operated like a "criminal enterprise"
Luigi Mangione's Lawyer: NYC Mayor Shared Key Evidence on HBO 'Before Defense Had Even Seen It'
Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother, Dead at 78
Joy Reid’s MSNBC Show Canceled in Major Shake-Up
MSNBC's Joy Reid addresses homophobic blog post controversy
Kennedy Center reeling from 'stunning' ticket sales collapse after Trump takeover: report

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1h 32min

FAQs about Pod Save the People:

How many episodes does Pod Save the People have?

The podcast currently has 398 episodes available.