The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Roy Wood Jr. is joined by Daily Show writer X Mayo and producer Ashton Womack for a discussion about Black mental health, the Black church and the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What’s the difference between racism in South Africa and racism in America? It comes down to directness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roy Wood Jr. teaches a lesson on the origins of hip-hop – and of that iconic record scratch noise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everyone learns about Congress and the president in school, but you don’t need to know any of that. Dulcé Sloan has the inside scoop on the government branches that you’ll meet in real life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eve L. Ewing breaks down the history behind the racial divide in America’s schools and explains what gets in the way of giving every child a high-quality education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Highways are the vital arteries that help transport goods and help workers commute to the office, but their origins are rooted in racism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alexander Skarsgård discusses his epic Viking movie “The Northman” and how his family roots are tied to Viking lineage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Parents should treat playgrounds, the way people should treat airport carousels…take a step back.” Trevor discusses the difference between American and South African parenting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Not only was a Black jockey the first to win the Kentucky Derby in 1875, but Black riders were some of the best. Roy Wood Jr. discusses a few of the greatest Black horse racers in history, including 17-year-old Cheryl White, the first licensed Black female jockey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While America has made progress in removing confederate statues from public squares, many remain standing. Director of the PBS documentary The Neutral Ground, CJ Hunt, and founder of Project Say Something, Camille Goldston Bennett, join Roy Wood Jr. to discuss why these monuments were erected in the first place, how many are left, what’s being done on the ground to remove them, and where they should end up once they’re removed.  Watch the original segment: https://youtu.be/rUZL4z5Drcw Donate to Project Say Something: https://projectsaysomething.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices