In episode 2 of Self Inventory, host Brandan Chastang sits down with Fis Banga, a motivational rapper and community activist based in Philadelphia. They discuss the importance of leaders while they were growing up in Philadelphia and how they can help the next generation.

To start this season, and podcast, we want to address the question: Why should we care about black lives, if black people don’t care about black lives?

Last week, an hour before the Breonna Taylor Verdict was announced, Brandon Chastang sat down with Captain Matthew Gillespie of the 18th District in West Philly. Captain Gillespie addresses the problems of racism and violence within the police force and how he is partnering with the community to come up with real solutions.

While recording the first episode of Self Inventory, we braced ourselves for the verdict involving the three officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor. Brandon Chastang was sitting down with Captain Matthew Gillespie of the 18th District in West Philly.

The first thing you will hear is raw audio of Captain Gillespie talking to Brandon and the audio engineer before we started the interview. He gave us permission to share this audio. Afterwards, we asked Brandon to record his reaction and input after we all heard the verdict.