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Pod Save the People

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... Read more

Ranked #1

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Ask the Question (with Dr. Daniel Laroche)

Ask the Question (with Dr. Daniel Laroche)

DeRay, Sam, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including protest data, Black-owned business partne... Read more

16 Feb 2021

52mins

Ranked #2

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We’re Not Going Anywhere

We’re Not Going Anywhere

In the Season 2 premiere, DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint are back together for the weekly news. Brené Brown and DeRay ar... Read more

1 May 2018

1hr 4mins

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Ranked #3

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Not Today (with Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich)

Not Today (with Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich)

DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint discuss criminal fines and the disenfranchised, childhood mortality in America, and wheth... Read more

30 Apr 2019

53mins

Ranked #4

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The Facts

The Facts

DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint talk about Jussie Smollet and Howard Schultz, plus colonialism and climate change, a moth... Read more

5 Feb 2019

58mins

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Ranked #5

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Responsibility (In Celebration of Earth Day)

Responsibility (In Celebration of Earth Day)

DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint discuss online diversity trainings, how low-income individuals spend more on health care,... Read more

23 Apr 2019

1hr 6mins

Ranked #6

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BONUS Pod: Charlottesville

BONUS Pod: Charlottesville

DeRay talks with Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe about the deadly white supremacy violence in Charlottesville, VA’s po... Read more

14 Aug 2017

52mins

Ranked #7

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Look for Unlikely Allies

Look for Unlikely Allies

DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss Georgetown's reparations fund, the new Black Maternal Health Caucus, life-long pr... Read more

16 Apr 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #8

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War on Science

War on Science

Gov. Christie Todd Whitman, former head of the EPA under George W. Bush, joins DeRay to explain climate change, why envi... Read more

24 Oct 2017

1hr 33mins

Ranked #9

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Get Creative

Get Creative

DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam talk about using creativity to combat white supremacy, confronting housing segregation, C... Read more

11 Dec 2018

1hr 3mins

Ranked #10

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Season 3 Premiere (with Trevor Noah)

Season 3 Premiere (with Trevor Noah)

For the season 3 premiere of Pod Save the People, DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam discuss the overlooked news, including ... Read more

11 Jun 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #11

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Curiosity

Curiosity

Brittany, Sam and Clint are back with DeRay for the overlooked news, including a discussion of Lifetime’s Surviving R. K... Read more

8 Jan 2019

58mins

Ranked #12

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Students Deserve Better (with Kerry Washington and Julián Castro)

Students Deserve Better (with Kerry Washington and Julián Castro)

DeRay, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss college admissions, standardized testing, NCAA student athletes, and diversity i... Read more

5 Nov 2019

1hr 1min

Ranked #13

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Do The List (with Teach For All CEOs)

Do The List (with Teach For All CEOs)

We're back! This week DeRay, Brittany, and Clint discuss IRS cheats, drug price increases, and the heartbreaking legacy ... Read more

7 Jan 2020

1hr 5mins

Ranked #14

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Play the Long Game

Play the Long Game

DeRay, Sam, Brittany and Clint talk about how the government shutdown is affecting federal prisons, hunger on college ca... Read more

15 Jan 2019

58mins

Ranked #15

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A Long Shadow

A Long Shadow

DeRay, Sam, Clint and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including depiction of abortions in the mainstream and marij... Read more

15 May 2018

1hr 1min

Ranked #16

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Mango Season

Mango Season

DeRay, Brittany, Sam and Clint talk about the unequal distribution of federal disaster funds, how a messenger’s identity... Read more

12 Mar 2019

59mins

Ranked #17

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Net Positives with Ramesh Srinivasan

Net Positives with Ramesh Srinivasan

Deray, Brittany, Clint, and Sam discuss how Facebook bought a police force, cell phones driving the fall of crime rates ... Read more

29 Oct 2019

55mins

Ranked #18

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Talking About the Debates

Talking About the Debates

DeRay, Brittany, Clint and Sam share overlooked news to help inform your perspective as you watch this week's presidenti... Read more

25 Jun 2019

43mins

Ranked #19

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Courage

Courage

DeRay gets together with Chelsea Handler to talk about the world, allyship, and being both funny and angry (swearing abo... Read more

19 Dec 2017

1hr 32mins

Ranked #20

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History is Today (Episode 100)

History is Today (Episode 100)

DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam talk about a Black man who outsmarted a neo-Nazi group, the high cost of insulin, a decre... Read more

5 Mar 2019

1hr 2mins

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