Pod Save the People

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Judge Eunice Lee, universal basic income, Simmont Thomas, and SNAP benefit increases. DeRay interviews artist Coby Kennedy to discuss his installation art piece "Kalief Browder: The Box" on display in Brooklyn's Pioneer Works Garden. DeRay: https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-gorwell-retirement-20210811-ekgfhoj2cbglvklnssgolpicoi-story.htmlKaya: https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-9832ab299bd1a5953f305ec1ae2b8ea9De'Ara: https://newsone.com/4182991/eunice-lees-confirmation-continues-biden-promise-of-diverse-judiciary/Sam: https://www.businessinsider.com/universal-basic-income-new-mexico-guaranteed-monthly-payments-santa-fe-2021-8Cody Kennedy's The Box: https://pioneerworks.org/exhibitions/coby-kennedy-kalief-browder-the-box 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 forensic science reform, a Wegmans warehouse, the wealth gap in education, and Rebecca Hall's graphic novel "Wake." DeRay interviews Jonathan McCrory of the National Black Theatre.DeRay: https://theintercept.com/2021/08/08/forensic-science-reform-justice-department/Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/08/04/why-are-african-american-residents-this-small-town-determined-block-wegmans-warehouse/Sam: https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-was-supposed-to-close-the-wealth-gap-for-black-americans-the-opposite-happened-11628328602De'Ara: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/new-graphic-novel-reveals-black-womens-hidden-role-slave-revolts-rcna1573For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including small town prisons, #SheWillRise, reductions in the poverty rate, and reverse search warrants. DeRay interviews Michael Levine and Makeda Mays Green from Nickelodeon about how kids interact with entertainment.DeRay: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2021/06/10/small-towns-used-to-see-prisons-as-a-boon-now-many-don-t-want-themKaya: https://www.vox.com/recode/22565926/police-law-enforcement-data-warrantSam: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/us/politics/covid-poverty-aid-programs.htmlDe'Ara: https://people.com/politics/meet-women-fighting-to-nominate-black-woman-to-supreme-court/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 Black policewomen, the Cleveland Guardians, executive clemency, and Philadelphia's law enforcement corruption. DeRay interviews Millete Birhanemaskel of Tigray Action Committee about the war in Ethiopia.DeRay: https://www.inquirer.com/news/a/philadelphia-homicide-detectives-bribes-exonerations-murder-20210720.htmlKaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/sports/baseball/cleveland-guardians.htmlSam: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/19/us/politics/biden-prisoners-covid.htmlDe'Ara: https://www.vice.com/en/article/88ndwv/black-women-hired-police-chiefs-columbus-ohio-elaine-bryantTake Crooked's listener survey this week: crooked.com/surveyFor a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including critical race theory, nuisance ordinances, district attorney switch-ups, and the $129 billion school stimulus. DeRay interviews sociologist Carmen Gutierrez about health insurance complications for previously incarcerated persons.DeRay: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/08/nuisance-ordinances-the-new-frontier-in-social-controlKaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/13/education/school-budget-stimulus.htmlSam: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/07/13/when-new-district-attorney-takes-office-police-kill-fewer-people-our-research-finds/De'Ara: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/14/two-voices-resistance-critical-race-theory-backlash-oklahoma/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 spelling bees, Afghanistan, California jails, and vaccination marketing. DeRay interviews law professor Brandon L. Garrett about his book "Autopsy of a Crime Lab: Exposing the Flaws in Forensics."DeRay: https://calmatters.org/justice/2021/03/waiting-for-justice/Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/07/10/macnolia-cox-zaila-avant-garde-spelling-bee/Sam: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-afghanistan-taliban/2021/07/08/3fe9ef50-dfd3-11eb-ae31-6b7c5c34f0d6_story.htmlDe'Ara: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/juvenile-reworks-hit-back-thang-pro-vaccine-vax-thang-n1273287For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay interviews healthcare economist David Smith, host of the podcast The Cost of Care from Lemonada Media. Then he sits down with Alec Karakatsanis, the founder and director of the Civil Rights Corp.For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople

DeRay interviews Dr. Jarvis R. Givens about “fugitive pedagogy”—a theory and practice of Black education in America. Kaya sits down with former Obama Secretary of Education Dr. John King Jr. who is running for governor of Maryland.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 prison mail and forced labor, artist David Drake, and the business of editing bodycam footage. DeRay interviews writer Myles E. Johnson about Black queer representation, then sits down with Mario Rosser—candidate for NYC Council, Central Harlem District 9.DeRay: https://prospect.org/justice/physical-mail-could-be-eliminated-at-federal-prisons/Kaya: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/19/13th-amendment-prisons-juneteenthSam: https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/16/police-pr-video-machine-criticizedDe'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/arts/design/-enslaved-potter-david-drake-museum.htmlDe'Ara's show note: https://www.instagram.com/blackcraftspeopleda/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 murder rates, honor students, Ralph Northam, and healthcare for Louisiana inmates. DeRay interviews NYC mayoral candidate Maya Wiley ahead of the Democratic primary.DeRay: https://scalawagmagazine.org/2021/05/la-restricted-prison-health/Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/us/politics/ralph-northam-virginia.htmlSam: https://www.vox.com/22529989/2020-murders-gunsDe'Ara: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/11/us/west-point-high-school-valedictorian.htmlFor a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople