MLK Day 2026 Podcasts
Today, we celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. Get inspired on this day of service with podcasts that explore his legacy.
Episodes
January 13, 2026 • 30 mins
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Original Air Date: Jan 16, 1989
Martin Luther King Day 1989, Oprah, Lerone Bennett, Jr., Dr. Dorothy Cotton, Rev. C.T. Vivian, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy remember and honor the short life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who saw suffering and injustice and refused to look the other way.
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Original Air Date: Jan 16, 1989
Martin Luther King Day 1989, Oprah, Lerone Bennett, Jr., Dr. Dorothy Cotton, Rev. C.T. Vivian, and Rev. Ralph Abernathy remember and honor the short life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who saw suffering and injustice and refused to look the other way.
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January 13, 2026 • 6 secs
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"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” Arguably the most celebrated speech of the 20th century, Martin Luther King Jr.’s address in front of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 was a defining moment in the American Civil Rights movement, and to this day remains a symbol of hope, equality, and social chang...
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"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” Arguably the most celebrated speech of the 20th century, Martin Luther King Jr.’s address in front of the Lincoln Memorial in August 1963 was a defining moment in the American Civil Rights movement, and to this day remains a symbol of hope, equality, and social chang...
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January 13, 2026 • 4 mins
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In this episode of I Didn’t Know Maybe You Didn’t Either we learn some lesser known facts about Martin Luther King Jr.
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In this episode of I Didn’t Know Maybe You Didn’t Either we learn some lesser known facts about Martin Luther King Jr.
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January 13, 2026 • 53 mins
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Join us for the inaugural episode of My Legacy, where co-hosts Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Marc Kielburger, and Craig Kielburger take you behind the scenes of this extraordinary series. In this deeply personal conversation, they share heartfelt stories about their journeys, family legacies, and the ...
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Join us for the inaugural episode of My Legacy, where co-hosts Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Marc Kielburger, and Craig Kielburger take you behind the scenes of this extraordinary series. In this deeply personal conversation, they share heartfelt stories about their journeys, family legacies, and the ...
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January 13, 2026 • 29 mins
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<p>This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 93rd anniversary of his birth, with excerpts from Dr. King’s speeches and commentary from the Honorable Andrew Young, the late Robert F. Kennedy, and President Barack Obama.&...
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<p>This week on In Black America, producer and host John L. Hanson, Jr. presents a tribute to the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 93rd anniversary of his birth, with excerpts from Dr. King’s speeches and commentary from the Honorable Andrew Young, the late Robert F. Kennedy, and President Barack Obama.&...
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January 13, 2026 • 41 mins
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In one of the most tumultuous moments in American history, Martin Luther King Jr. travels to Memphis to address the issue of racial and economic injustice. With eloquent language and brilliant rhetoric, he creates a mosaic of the ongoing Civil Rights struggle, culminating with a fearless and defiant premonition. Learn more a...
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In one of the most tumultuous moments in American history, Martin Luther King Jr. travels to Memphis to address the issue of racial and economic injustice. With eloquent language and brilliant rhetoric, he creates a mosaic of the ongoing Civil Rights struggle, culminating with a fearless and defiant premonition. Learn more a...
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January 13, 2026 • 15 mins
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This week Americans have been observing the Martin Luther King Jr Day national holiday, which marks the birthday of the late civil rights leader. The campaign to have Dr King formally recognized in the US was led by his widow, Coretta Scott King. The holiday was finally signed into law in 1983. Farhana Haider has been s...
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This week Americans have been observing the Martin Luther King Jr Day national holiday, which marks the birthday of the late civil rights leader. The campaign to have Dr King formally recognized in the US was led by his widow, Coretta Scott King. The holiday was finally signed into law in 1983. Farhana Haider has been s...
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January 13, 2026 • 19 mins
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Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and occasional speechwriter, describes how he smuggled the letter out of jail.
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Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer and occasional speechwriter, describes how he smuggled the letter out of jail.
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January 13, 2026 • 77 mins
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"In episode 5, NBC's Last Comic standing champ Clayton English joins in to talk about heroes on this special MLK Jr. Day episode.
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January 13, 2026 • 8 mins
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"Many myths about the Civil Rights movement have arisen in the past few decades, including the idea that MLK was always considered an American hero. Learn how public opinion was divided, and how that changed over time, in this episode of BrainStuff.
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"Many myths about the Civil Rights movement have arisen in the past few decades, including the idea that MLK was always considered an American hero. Learn how public opinion was divided, and how that changed over time, in this episode of BrainStuff.
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January 13, 2026 • 14 secs
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On this, our last installment of the powerful words series, we close out with a King delivering the words of a King. Martin Luther King III reads and performs for all of us the powerful words from his father last sermon from the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church. The sermon is called the Drum Major Instinct and from its call...
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On this, our last installment of the powerful words series, we close out with a King delivering the words of a King. Martin Luther King III reads and performs for all of us the powerful words from his father last sermon from the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church. The sermon is called the Drum Major Instinct and from its call...
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January 13, 2026 • 42 mins
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"Martin Luther King Junior was an activist, minister and the most visible leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He advanced civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. His strategy was both revolutionary and effective.
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"Martin Luther King Junior was an activist, minister and the most visible leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He advanced civil rights through nonviolence and civil disobedience, inspired by his Christian beliefs and the nonviolent activism of Mahatma Gandhi. His strategy was both revolutionary and effective.
Learn more abo...
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January 13, 2026 • 49 mins
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Who killed Martin Luther King, and why? While some answers have emerged over the past 50 years, others have been hiding in plain sight.
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Who killed Martin Luther King, and why? While some answers have emerged over the past 50 years, others have been hiding in plain sight.
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January 13, 2026 • 42 mins
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In 1968, Memphis sanitation workers faced dangerous and degrading conditions on the job. The mayor showed the men no respect, paying them poverty wages and refusing to recognize their union. During a driving rainstorm on February 1, Robert Walker and Echol Cole were crushed to death as they sought shelter in the back of thei...
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In 1968, Memphis sanitation workers faced dangerous and degrading conditions on the job. The mayor showed the men no respect, paying them poverty wages and refusing to recognize their union. During a driving rainstorm on February 1, Robert Walker and Echol Cole were crushed to death as they sought shelter in the back of thei...
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January 13, 2026 • 94 mins
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It’s hard to think of a more celebrated figure of the 20th century than Martin Luther King Jr.
He has a national memorial in Washington, D.C. His birthday is one of just 11 federal holidays. His words and legacy are routinely evoked by politicians of both major parties. I would go as far as to say he should be conside...
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/326-the-ezra-klein-show-31142409/
It’s hard to think of a more celebrated figure of the 20th century than Martin Luther King Jr.
He has a national memorial in Washington, D.C. His birthday is one of just 11 federal holidays. His words and legacy are routinely evoked by politicians of both major parties. I would go as far as to say he should be conside...
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January 13, 2026 • 9 mins
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In 1969 photo journalist Moneta Sleet became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for journalism. He won for the black and white image of Coretta Scott King the widow of Martin Luther King taken at the funeral of the murdered civil rights leader. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Moneta Sleet's...
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In 1969 photo journalist Moneta Sleet became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for journalism. He won for the black and white image of Coretta Scott King the widow of Martin Luther King taken at the funeral of the murdered civil rights leader. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Moneta Sleet's...
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January 13, 2026 • 6 mins
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On September 13, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the Berlin Wall.
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On September 13, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at the Berlin Wall.
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January 13, 2026 • 10 mins
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"On this day in 1967, Dr. Martin Luther KIng, Jr. gave his Beyond Vietnam speech, denouncing the war in Vietnam.
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January 13, 2026 • 69 mins
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the guys discuss the history of Martin Luther King and how the holiday has come to be.
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January 13, 2026 • 44 mins
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<p>When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Prize, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. spearheaded a interdenominational celebration of King's work -- but many business leaders refused to go along. In fact, the whole thing may have fallen through were it not for the Coca-Cola company. Tune in to learn mo...
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<p>When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. won the Nobel Prize, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. spearheaded a interdenominational celebration of King's work -- but many business leaders refused to go along. In fact, the whole thing may have fallen through were it not for the Coca-Cola company. Tune in to learn mo...
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