Pod Save the People
On Pod Save the People, DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with Kaya Henderson, Myles Johnson, and Sharhonda Bossier. They offer a unique take on the news, with a special focus on overlooked stories and topics that often impact people of color. There’s also a weekly one-on-one interview with DeRay and special guests, from singer/songwriter John Legend to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. The experts, influencers, and diverse local and national leaders who come on the show go deep on social, political, and cultural issues. New episodes every Tuesday.
Episodes
AOC backs Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor, DOGE engineer calls federal fraud ‘relatively nonexistent,’ and one far-right influencer finds outrage doesn’t always pay. DeRay interviews Amanda Litman about her new book When We're in Charge: The Next Generation’s Guide to Leadership.
News
Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'
CBS considers airing PSAs to settle Trump lawsuit, RFK Jr. offers to rescue bird flu-infected ostriches, HHS cuts Moderna’s vaccine funding, and AI threatens half of all entry-level white-collar jobs.
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Trump admin uses ICE to target political enemies, considers producing a reality show where immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship, and calls the future of social security into question. DeRay interviews author and activist Sandy Hudson to chat about her new book DEFUND: Black Lives, Policing, and Safety for All.
News
House Dems face disciplinary action over opposition to ICE, white South African refugees welcomed into U.S. while others refused, a debate on mainstream use of Black revolutionary rhetoric.
News
Trump admin eyes arrests for House Dems over ICE incident
U.S. to accept white South African refugees while other programs remain paused
Shedeur Sanders fan sues NFL for $100 million over draft drop: ‘severe emotional distress’
Trump approval rate tanks among Latino voters, Met Gala 2025 theme met with mixed emotions, and universal anti-venom develops from man with 200 snake bites.
News
New polls of Latino voters have warnings for Trump — and Democrats
Met Gala makes history with exclusive focus on Black men's fashion
Universal Anti-venom May Grow Out of Man Who Let Snakes Bite Him 200 Times
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Wisconsin judge arrested by the FBI, Kehlani performance cancelled by Cornell University due to anti-war stance, and Mexico's president bans U.S. ads targeting migrants. Myles interviews Alphonzo Terrell, CEO of Black-owned social media platform SPILL.
News
Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI, charged with obstructing immigrant arrest
Mexico’s president wants to ban U.S. ads warning against migration
DOGE places AmeriCorps staff on administrative leave, Google in the hot seat for its search engine monopoly, 'Sinners' dominates the box-office with $45M on opening weekend, and lab-grown chicken nuggets make its way in rotation.
News
DOGE comes for AmeriCorps staff in Washington and across the country
This week in science: Drumming crabs, lab-made nuggets and LSD without the trip
DOJ ends agreement to address wastewater problems in rural Alabama, elevated blood levels of mercury and lead found in Palisades firefighters, and mixed feelings on the Dems recent public appearances. Myles interviews actor, performer, and New York Times Best Selling Author Bob The Drag Queen about their new book Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert.
News
DOJ ends environmental justice agreement in Alabama county citing Trump
NC Supreme Court blocks order to throw out 60,000 ballots, Barack Obama doubles down on criminalization of Assata Shakur, and a debate on the ethics of genetically screened embryos.
News
NC Supreme Court temporarily blocks court order to throw out 2024 ballots in Riggs-Griffin race
Why Assata Shakur was suddenly promoted to terrorist
Should human life be optimized?
The Rise and Fall of 'the Resistance'
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Louisiana voters reject far-right constitutional amendments, sudden influx in foreign recruitment of American scientists, Black expats share why they're happier living outside the U.S. DeRay interviews author and law professor Derek W. Black about his new book Dangerous Learning: The South’s Long War on Black Literacy.
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Louisiana voters reject all four constitutional amendments, despite Gov. Jeff Landry's support
FDA targets popular gay party drug, majority-Black town starts armed protection group, and Dems draw thousands at 'Fighting Oligarchy' rally. Myles interviews filmmakers Charlyn Griffith-Oro and Jeannine Kayembe-Oro to explore their short film The Aunties which shares the story of Black land stewards & culture bearers Donna Dear and Paulette Greene.
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A majority-Black town starts armed protection group after neo-Nazi rally
White House ignores federal orders, Fulbright scholars left stranded internationally, and California cannabis contaminated with pesticides. Myles interviews world renowned artist and model Ebonee Davis about her journey toward authorship of her book titled Daughter.
News
Exclusive: How the White House ignored a judge's order to turn back deportation flights
Many Fulbright scholars say they feel stranded after the Trump administration...
The dark history of retinol, the causal myth of bacterial vaginosis, and Abel Selaocoe crosses time and cultures in new album. DeRay interviews Nic Stone about her new book, Dear Manny.
News
Retinol: The Skin-Care Ingredient With a Horrifying History
A Third of Women Get This Infection. The Fix: Treat Their Male Partners.
South African cellist Abel Selaocoe fosters dialogue across time and cultures in a new album
Dems veer right, Trump-Zelensky heated exchange, and Curry J. Hackett use of AI in art, design, and urban planning. DeRay interviews former Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin.
News
Playbook: Democrats in despair
'It never should have happened': Americans frustrated by Trump-Zelensky spat
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Jury finds Alabama police force operated as a 'criminal enterprise', Joy Reid's MSNBC show canceled, Luigi Mangione's lawyer receives key evidence from HBO doc, and Voletta Wallace, mother of Notorious B.I.G., passes at 78. In the final week of Blackest Book Club, Kaya interviews author Michael Harriot about his book titled Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America.
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AI program jails innocent man for 17 months, Katt Williams imperialist rant, Congress members denied access to Department of Education. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. DeRay interviews author Dr. Brittany Friedman about her new book titled Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons.
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Trump rewrites history on White House website, study on Harvard finds 43 percent of white students are legacy, athletes, or related to donors/staff, and the rise of Black educators on TikTok. Pod Save The People is back with the Blackest Book Club reading list in collaboration with Reconstruction and Campaign Zero. DeRay interviews author Aaron Robertson about his new book titled The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the P...
Automated grocery prices increase depending on the shopper, Target follows suit in abandoning DEI initiatives, ICE officers issued an arrest quota, and the legacy of Florence Price - the first Black women to premiere works by a US orchestra.
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Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought
Meet Florence Price, the first Black woman to have her work premiered by a US orchestra
Whistleblower exposes Russian political interference operation, Louisiana governor evicts homeless people ahead of Super Bowl, Mississippi infrastructure neglect leads to parasites in impoverished residents, and Doechii stuns in Black sitcom inspired music video. DeRay interviews Andrew Bakaj and Naomi Seligman of Whistleblower Aid.
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The Westminster whistleblower: how my friend Sergei tried to expose the Kremlin plot against Bri...
Meta makes up with MAGA, Black students barred from empowerment clubs, tow companies allowed to sell people's cars, and the legacy of Dada Masilo.
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Behind the Curtain: Meta's make-up-with-MAGA map
Gone in 15 Days: How the Connecticut DMV Allows Tow Companies to Sell People’...
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