Pod Save the People

DeRay interviews Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta about opioid addiction and Project Lazerus.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople.

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week. Then, DeRay interviews Michael Tubbs, author of "The Deeper the Roots."For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople.

DeRay, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week—including Dave Chappelle, Noname's Hood Library, Mount Everest, and John Singer Sargent. DeRay interviews Dr. Marcia Chatelain about the failed promise of Black capitalism explored in her book "Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America." DeRay: https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2020/07/15/isabella-stewart-museum-black-model-singer-sargentDe'Ara: https://www.npr.org/2021/10/09/1042720428/mount-everest-first-all-black-climbing-teamMyles: https://thegrio.com/2021/10/04/noname-opens-radical-hood-library/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and guest Myles E. Johnson cover the underreported news of the week—including Black inventors, New Jersey verdicts, J. Marion Sims, and Soul Train. DeRay interviews Valerie Jarrett about Civic Nation's "Made to Save" initiative to increase vaccine access.DeRay: https://newjerseymonitor.com/2021/09/23/judges-cant-ignore-jury-verdicts-in-deciding-sentencing-n-j-s-top-court-rules/Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/mothers-gynecology-alabama-memorial-statue/2021/10/01/cca0a788-21fd-11ec-8200-5e3fd4c49f5e_story.htmlDe'Ara: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/27/1040795026/patricia-bath-marian-croak-national-inventors-hall-of-fame-first-black-womenMyles: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/30/1041793651/its-been-5-decades-since-soul-train-was-first-nationally-syndicatedFor a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Gayl Jones, abortion laws, and Our Black Girls. DeRay interviews Dr. Christopher Emdin, author of "Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success."DeRay: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040048967/missing-black-women-girls-left-out-media-ignoredKaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/26/us/oklahoma-abortion.htmlDe'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/17/magazine/gayl-jones-novel-palmares.htmlFor a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Narcan shortages, CRT debates, welfare reform, and immigration issues. DeRay interviews Claire Bidwell Smith of the Lemonada podcast "New Day" about coping with grief.Deray: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/11/naloxone-demand/Kaya: https://www.propublica.org/article/to-get-public-assistance-these-single-mothers-are-forced-to-share-intimate-details-about-their-familiesDe'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/us/texas-migrants-del-rio.htmlSam: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/schools-facing-critical-race-theory-battles-are-diversifying-rapidly-analysis-n1278834New Day podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-day/id1568014296For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including rural schools, suicide rates, Black Film Archives, and Portland's vaccine mandate. DeRay interviews Prof. Jessica S. Henry (author of "Smoke But No Fire: Convicting the Innocent of Crimes that Never Happened") about no-crime wrongful convictions.DeRay: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/well/mind/suicide-rates-black-girls.htmlKaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/magazine/rural-public-education.htmlDe'Ara: https://www.vulture.com/2021/09/black-film-archive-streaming-cinema-history.htmlSam: https://www.opb.org/article/2021/09/08/portland-mayor-ted-wheeler-police-bureau-citywide-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Naomi Osaka, Black surfers, juvenile discrimination, the labor shortage, and car fatalities. DeRay interviews Cliff Albright about Black Voters Matter Fund and the battle for voting rights.DeRay: https://inquest.org/fear-of-the-black-child/Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/04/ten-million-job-openings-labor-shortage/De'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/31/sports/black-surfers.htmlSam: https://www.fastcompany.com/90657165/how-a-century-old-brand-is-transforming-itself-and-the-auto-industry?dclid=COiPlbfn6PICFUtf1QodDkYFTAMortality Gap Report: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/08/30/the-black-mortality-gap-and-a-century-old-documentFor a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including voting rights, police overtime, eating disorders, and corporate profit from racial justice. DeRay interviews Dr. Elizabeth Mayer about biostatistics and what they reflect about cancer across demographic groups.DeRay: https://www.insider.com/muscle-dysmorphia-makes-me-feel-way-a-man-should-feel-2021-8Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2021/george-floyd-corporate-america-racial-justice/De'Ara: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/27/house-debates-voting-rights-its-jim-crow-all-over-again/Sam: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-08-28/lapd-overtime-budget-was-slashed-now-the-city-owes-47-million-dollarsFor a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Josephine Baker, Anthony Wright, Georgia's voter registration rate, and racist school textbooks. DeRay interviews activist Rev. Al Sharpton about March On for Voting Rights.DeRay: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/former-cops-charged-wrongful-conviction_n_6116a25fe4b0f7bc26a545d0Kaya: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/aug/12/right-wing-textbooks-teach-slavery-black-immigrationDe'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/22/world/europe/josephine-baker-pantheon-burial.htmlSam: https://www.ajc.com/politics/almost-all-eligible-georgians-are-registered-to-vote-data-show/WVN373LTIZAN7IJECDODHRJWLM/For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople