Special Episode (with Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta)
DeRay interviews Dr. Nabarun Dasgupta about opioid addiction and Project Lazerus. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople.
33m Oct 26, 2021
33m
Give Grace (with Michael Tubbs)
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.
48m Oct 19, 2021
48m
Listen and Learn (with Dr. Marcia Chatelain)
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-mu...
52m Oct 12, 2021
52m
One Hurdle at a Time (with Valerie Jarrett)
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-r...
56m Oct 05, 2021
56m
Ratchet Academics (with Dr. Christopher Emdin)
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-ignored Kaya: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/26/us/oklahoma-abortion.html De'Ara: htt...
59m Sep 28, 2021
59m
Softening into Surrender (with Claire Bidwell Smith)
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-si...
41m Sep 21, 2021
41m
Lean Into the Joy (with Prof. Jessica S. Henry)
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-bl...
52m Sep 14, 2021
52m
Don't Suffer in Excellence (with Cliff Albright)
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-...
57m Sep 07, 2021
57m
Ask the Questions Yourself (with Dr. Elizabeth Mayer)
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-2021-8 Kaya: https:...
54m Aug 31, 2021
54m
Name It (with Rev. Al Sharpton)
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_6116a25fe4b0f7bc26a545d0 Kaya: http://www.theguardian.com/edu...
34m Aug 24, 2021
34m
Remember To Love In A Big Way (with Coby Kennedy)
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-20...
42m Aug 17, 2021
42m
Get the Coffee (with Jonathan McCrory)
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/2...
54m Aug 10, 2021
54m
Go Make Friends (with Michael Levine & Makeda Mays Green)
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-d...
55m Aug 03, 2021
55m
Get the Photos (with Tigray Action Committee)
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.htm...
52m Jul 27, 2021
52m
Go For a Walk (with Carmen Gutierrez)
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-i...
49m Jul 20, 2021
49m
Explore the Options (with Brandon L. Garrett)
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/2021/0...
59m Jul 13, 2021
59m
Chase the Question (with David Smith & Alec Karakatsanis)
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
59m Jul 06, 2021
59m
Pay It Forward (with Jarvis R. Givens & John King Jr.)
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
58m Jun 29, 2021
58m
Trust Your Gut (with Myles E. Johnson & Mario Rosser)
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...
1hr 6m Jun 22, 2021
1hr 6m
Study Juneteenth (with Maya Wiley)
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....
46m Jun 15, 2021
46m
Tell Them You Love Them (with Elizabeth Hinton)
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including Naomi Osaka, AFL-CIO's police reform report, Harlem theater, NFL's race-norming, and childbirth calculators. DeRay interviews Elizabeth Hinton about her new book "America on Fire: The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s". DeRay: https://www.statnews.com/2021/06/03/vbac-calculator-...
58m Jun 08, 2021
58m
Don't Let It Go Unchallenged (with Stanley Nelson & Marco Williams)
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including San Domingo, Oklahoma mayors, Seasame Street, and unmarked Indigenous graves. DeRay interviews directors Stanley Nelson and Marco Williams of the new documentary "Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre". DeRay: https://www.thedailybeast.com/chester-pierce-the-forgotten-tale-of-how-a-black-psychiatrist-helped-make-s...
33m Jun 01, 2021
33m
Answer Your Calling (with Dr. James Wood)
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, the Citizen app, facial recognition, prison staffing, and population stagnation. DeRay interviews Dr. James Wood about racial disparities in orthopedics. DeRay: https://apnews.com/article/business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-prisons-government-and-politics-88fff92...
1hr 2m May 25, 2021
1hr 2m
Take A Step Back (with Dr. Marcus Johnson)
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week, including sickle cells, police reform, critical race theory, and the midterms. DeRay interviews Dr. Marcus Johnson about racial and class disparities in the world of dental health. DeRay: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/15/us/african-americans-sickle-cell-police.html Kaya: https://www.nbcnews.com/know-your-value/feature/bla...
1hr 1m May 18, 2021
1hr 1m
Let Yourself Be Loved (with Desmond Meade & Channel Powe)
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam cover the underreported news of the week, including inmates released during COVID-19, Deana Lawson, Dollar General, and a sewage crisis. DeRay interviews Desmond Meade about voting rights in Florida and Channel Powe about education reform. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople DeRay: https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/business/dol...
59m May 11, 2021
59m
Get Plugged In (with The Sentencing Project)
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam cover the underreported news of the week, including medical race correction, stolen art, Iowa landlords, and Black Pound Day in the UK. DeRay interviews Ashley Nellis about her work with The Sentencing Project. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople DeRay: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/30/gov-kim...
58m May 04, 2021
58m
The 200th Episode (with Larry Krasner)
It's our 200th episode! DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam have a roundtable about the Derek Chauvin verdict and the underreported news of the week, including PPP for female business owners, political engagement, excessive force in prisons, and skipped vaccinations. DeRay interviews Larry Krasner, the focus of a new PBS documentary "Philly D.A.", to talk about the struggles of criminal justice reform...
1hr 6m Apr 27, 2021
1hr 6m
We Can Win (with Luvvie Ajayi Jones)
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam celebrate Earth Day by diving into the underreported news of the week, including environmental justice, La Gran Madre, Brooklyn police corruption, and early voting. DeRay interviews Luvvie Ajayi Jones about her new book "Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual". For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople DeRay: https://got...
42m Apr 20, 2021
42m
Take Your Hand Off (with Alua Arthur)
DeRay, Kaya, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including Maryland police oversight, California child care, college admission essays, and Derek Chauvin's trial. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay interviews Alua Arthur about what it takes to be a death doula.  DeRay: https://cepa.stanford.edu/content/essay-content-strongly-rela...
1hr 2m Apr 13, 2021
1hr 2m
Pat Yourself On The Back (with Shaka King & Dorothy A. Brown)
Kaya Henderson sits down with Shaka King, the director and co-writer of "Judas and the Black Messiah". Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay interviews author/professor Dorothy A. Brown about racial discrepancies in American tax law. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople
51m Apr 06, 2021
51m
Trust the Process (with SaverLife)
DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including Tanzania, suture threads, Tina Turner, and the Klan at Harvard. DeRay interviews Leigh Phillips of SaverLife and Solana Rice of Liberation in a Generation. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. DeRay: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/3/25/harvard-klan-scrut/ Kaya:...
55m Mar 30, 2021
55m
Tell the Truth (with Cleo Wade)
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including first responders, Mississippi Medicaid, pot use at the White House, and another lost Black utopia. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Cleo Wade to discuss her new book, "What the Road Said".  For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked....
54m Mar 23, 2021
54m
Don't Sabotage Love (with Evan Stone)
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including the Royal Family, Black farmers, Mariya Russell, Aya Brown, and the Bruce family. DeRay sits down with Evan Stone, of Educators for Excellence, about the path forward for education. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. Links: DeRay Kaya Sam De'Ara
1hr 4m Mar 16, 2021
1hr 4m
Make Time For Friends (with Justin Fenton)
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including Sunday voting, Colorado bail reform, pandemic overdoses, and Arkansas vaccinations. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Justin Fenton to discuss his new book "We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption". For a transcript of this e...
41m Mar 09, 2021
41m
Our Gifts Don't Require Chaos (with Johnny Celestin & Will Driscoll)
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including drug prosecutions, Billie Holiday, Nashlie Sephus, Black American sign language on Tik Tok. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Johnny Celestin to discuss the political situation in Haiti. De'Ara interviews Will Driscoll about roofing reform for pub...
1hr 16m Mar 02, 2021
1hr 16m
Say Thank You (with Dr. Bob Wachter)
DeRay, Kaya, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including child exploitation during a pandemic, linked fate, and jury exclusion. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Dr. Bob Wachter, guest host of "In the Bubble" podcast on Lemonada Media, to discuss the vaccine roll-out and the dangers of upcoming coronavirus spik...
1hr 2m Feb 23, 2021
1hr 2m
Ask the Question (with Dr. Daniel Laroche)
DeRay, Sam, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including protest data, Black-owned business partnerships, and Harriet Tubman. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Dr. Daniel Laroche to discuss why glaucoma disproportionately impacts the Black community. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com...
53m Feb 16, 2021
53m
Would It Change the World? (with Tishaura O. Jones)
DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including academic racism, vaccine hunters, medical distribution issues, and replacing the police with healthcare workers. Netta Elzie gives an update on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Tishaura O. Jones, who is running for mayor of St. Louis. For a transcript of this episode, please v...
1hr 17m Feb 09, 2021
1hr 17m
Let Yourself Feel (with Maurice Chammah)
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including Seattle PD's budget, billionaire economic recovery, vaccination distribution, and immigration agents within the 287(g) program. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Maurice Chammah, author of "Let The Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Pena...
1hr 12m Feb 02, 2021
1hr 12m
You Don't Have to Always Be Right (with Mahogany L. Browne)
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including LA Sheriffs, GardnerGlobal, school reopenings, and Flint's water crisis. DeRay sits down with author Mahogany L. Browne, to discuss her debut YA novel "Chlorine Sky". For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/podsavethepeople. Links: DeRay Kaya Sam De'Ara
59m Jan 26, 2021
59m
We Have a Dream (with SuChin Pak & Kulap Vilaysack)
DeRay, De'Ara, Sam, and Kaya dive into the underreported news of the week, including male friendships, D.C. statehood, locked Bitcoin, and the documentary "MLK/FBI". Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with SuChin Pak Kulap Vilaysack, of the Lemonada podcast "Add to Cart", to discuss the political and emotional effects of being a consumer....
1hr 1m Jan 19, 2021
1hr 1m
Tell Them You Love Them (with Bianca Tylek)
DeRay, De'Ara, Kaya, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including predatory payday lending, job losses, COVID-19's targeting of the Black community, and Kim Janey. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Bianca Tylek of Worth Rises, who is working to dismantle the prison industry. Links: DeRay Kaya Sam De'Ara
1hr 19m Jan 12, 2021
1hr 19m
Write It Down (with Fix SAPD)
DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including Ayanna Pressley, vaccine awareness, weather modification devices, and the Black amputation epidemic. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Fix SAPD organizers James Dykman and Oji Martin, who are fighting for police accountability in San Antonio.    Lin...
1hr 8m Jan 05, 2021
1hr 8m
Carry It Forward (with Andy Slavitt & Sen. Brian Benjamin)
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including longshoremen protections, the whiteness of the book industry, Pasco county sheriffs, and steam-heaters. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. DeRay sits down with Andy Slavitt from the podcast "In the Bubble" to discuss America's path forward, then chats with New York State...
1hr 15m Dec 15, 2020
1hr 15m
Ban No-Knock Raids (with Ijeoma Oluo)
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including harm reduction, Greg Meeks, Jason Williams, and the plan to fix America. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. Then, DeRay sits down with author Ijeoma Oluo to discuss her new book "Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America". Links: DeRay: https://filtermag.org/...
1hr 5m Dec 08, 2020
1hr 5m
Listen To Yourself (with Vanita Gupta & Wendy Kopp)
DeRay, De'Ara, Sam, and Kaya share their thankfulness affirmations for 2020. DeRay sits down with Vanita Gupta to discuss the Justice Department and the continuing fight to protect democracy. Then, Kaya chats with Wendy Kopp, the CEO and co-founder of Teach For All, regarding the long list of issues facing teachers and students across the country.
1hr 2m Dec 01, 2020
1hr 2m
Ask All The Questions (with Dianne M. Stewart)
DeRay, Kaya, Sam, and De'Ara dive into the underreported news of the week, including young voter turnout, enslaved populations moving to Mexico, school closures, and judicial elections. Netta Elzie gives updates on what's happening with the nationwide protests. Then, DeRay sits down with Dianne M. Stewart to discuss her new book "Black Women, Black Love: America's War on African American Marria...
1hr 14m Nov 24, 2020
1hr 14m
A Matter of Scale (with Megan Rapinoe)
DeRay, Kaya, De'Ara, and Sam dive into the underreported news of the week, including hospital coronavirus infections, virtual learning, sports arena voting, and COVID-19's rural devastation. Then, DeRay sits down with soccer star Megan Rapinoe to talk about her new book "One Life." Links: DeRay: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/11/08/when-going-to-the-hospital-is-just-as-bad-as-jail Kay...
1hr 16m Nov 17, 2020
1hr 16m
Our Take on What's Next (with Stephanie Wittels Wachs & Will Jawando)
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into what comes next for the Biden/Harris administration. DeRay sits down with Stephanie Wittels Wachs, host of Lemonada Media's podcast Last Day, to talk about emotional self-care in late 2020. Then, a quick check-in with Will Jawando, a council member representing one million Americans in Montgomery County, MD. Links: Last Day Podcast
1hr 15m Nov 10, 2020
1hr 15m
We Are The Overcomers (with Chasten Buttigieg & Dani Brzozowski)
DeRay, Sam, Kaya, and De'Ara dive into recent overlooked news including gang symbols, Black voter turnout, Jamie Harrison, and down-ballot criminal justice reform. DeRay sits down with Chasten Buttigieg to talk about his new book "I Have Something To Tell You." Then, a quick check-in with Dani Brzozowski, who is running to represent Illinois’ 16th Congressional District in the House. If you run...
1hr 2m Nov 03, 2020
1hr 2m