Pod Save the People

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Organizer and activist DeRay Mckesson explores news, culture, social justice, and politics with analysis from Kaya Henderson, De’Ara Balenger, and Myles Johnson. Then he sits down for deep conversations with experts, influencers, and diverse local and national leaders. New episodes every Tuesday.

Recent Episodes
  • Don’t Sleep on the Vote with Cassandra Welchlin
    Nov 5, 2024 – 01:30:18
  • George Johnson on Narrative Reclamation
    Oct 29, 2024 – 01:26:32
  • Emilia Sykes on People over Policy
    Oct 22, 2024 – 01:16:33
  • Zellnor Myrie Zooms In On Policy
    Oct 15, 2024 – 01:42:37
  • Schools, Supreme Court, and Stylistics
    Oct 8, 2024 – 01:31:16
  • Guilty or Innocent?
    Oct 1, 2024 – 00:48:37
  • Jessica Pishko On Unchecked Power
    Sep 24, 2024 – 01:33:05
  • Choose Your Battles
    Sep 17, 2024 – 01:14:47
  • A New Way Forward
    Sep 10, 2024 – 01:26:13
  • Introducing Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD
    Sep 9, 2024 – 00:44:44
  • Defy the Lie
    Aug 27, 2024 – 01:02:59
  • Rich v. Poor
    Aug 20, 2024 – 01:04:12
  • These are Human Beings
    Aug 13, 2024 – 01:13:25
  • Rooting for Everybody Black
    Aug 6, 2024 – 01:07:37
  • What It Feels Like To Win
    Jul 30, 2024 – 00:54:08
  • Unprecedented Times
    Jul 23, 2024 – 01:02:38
  • Violence Trumps Peace
    Jul 16, 2024 – 00:48:51
  • Dems in Doubt
    Jul 9, 2024 – 00:59:11
  • Regulate the Wealthy
    Jun 25, 2024 – 01:31:47
  • Freedom over Fascism
    Jun 11, 2024 – 01:04:12
  • An Inside Look with Rep. Jamaal Bowman
    Jun 4, 2024 – 01:12:37
  • What's Done in the Dark
    May 21, 2024 – 01:07:32
  • Are the States United?
    May 14, 2024 – 00:52:42
  • Culture over Commerce
    May 7, 2024 – 00:47:50
  • The Other Side Has to Cheat
    Apr 30, 2024 – 00:47:39
  • Heroes v. Villains
    Apr 23, 2024 – 01:01:40
  • There's a Killer in Here
    Apr 16, 2024 – 01:13:26
  • Y'all Focused on the Wrong Things
    Apr 9, 2024 – 00:55:58
  • The Great Class Collapse
    Apr 2, 2024 – 01:04:24
  • Political Illusion
    Mar 26, 2024 – 01:14:23
  • The Left Will Win
    Mar 19, 2024 – 00:57:32
  • Jim Crow Makes a Return
    Mar 12, 2024 – 00:56:05
  • The Epidemic of Trumpism
    Mar 5, 2024 – 01:12:11
  • Raquel Willis on Risk and Reward
    Feb 27, 2024 – 01:59:52
  • Equity is Medicine with Uché Blackstock
    Feb 13, 2024 – 01:02:16
  • Poison On The Poll & The Blackest Book Club
    Feb 6, 2024 – 00:45:27
  • The Federal Crackdown
    Jan 30, 2024 – 01:06:24
  • Cultured Election Coverage & Don Graves on Biden's Economic Impact
    Jan 23, 2024 – 01:38:05
  • What Would MLK Say?
    Jan 16, 2024 – 00:36:17
  • Comin' in HOT
    Jan 9, 2024 – 01:16:09
  • Forward March
    Dec 19, 2023 – 00:39:02
  • Story Behind The Story (with Matthew Desmond)
    Dec 12, 2023 – 01:04:24
  • Miscarriage of Justice
    Dec 5, 2023 – 00:59:14
  • Ready for Reckoning
    Nov 28, 2023 – 01:05:49
  • Evolution Has Pros and Cons
    Nov 14, 2023 – 00:58:13
  • Lesser of Two Evils?
    Nov 7, 2023 – 01:05:29
  • All Things Politicized (with Juliet Hooker)
    Oct 31, 2023 – 01:15:59
  • Amanda Seales the Deal
    Oct 24, 2023 – 01:30:00
  • Political Climate (with Daria Dawson)
    Oct 17, 2023 – 01:07:20
  • First of Many (with Roger A. Mitchell Jr. & Jay D. Aronson)
    Oct 3, 2023 – 01:17:16
Recent Reviews
  • C.D.R. Poet
    The news everyone is talking about
    This podcast used to cover the news that other outlets and commentators were overlooking, and they still state that as their mission. But, in actuality, these days they talk about the most popular news stories. The focus has always been Black, and still is, but they have caved to the pressure to have opinions on big headlines rather than trying to elevate smaller headlines. In that regard, they are no longer driving the conversation like they once were; they are following it. I'd love to see them regroup and recommit to their original mission, because there is still a void in coverage there.
  • AKA Queen Mab
    A dope pod and a must-listen!
    Smart, fun hosts and non-cookie-cutter topics. I love that this pod branches out and covers so many interesting stories that don't typically get enough attention.
  • rosess2020
    Vanilla journalism
    Im curious to hear y’all’s thoughts on Cornel West running for president? I was disappointed this morning on the Tim Waltz commentary as if he is a good bland guy. Ain’t no one need that man. I’m surprised that yall forgot who ordered the national guard during the George Floyd protests that yall like to bring up so much. This man is pictured with the fascist Benjamin nehenatu (I don’t care to look that up to spell it right) Waltz is also actively promoting and working on building a stronger Minnesota-Israel partnership. As if occupied Palestine is not experiencing mass starvation and murder by bombs by the IDF. If only yall would talk about cop cities being built and genocide that’s happening under our “precious left”.
  • justice4now
    Thank you! So inspirational and REAL.
    In the Unprecedented Times episode, y’all have surpassed yourselves in your absolute honesty and sharing a realistic view of America which more real than what we are usually fed. Thank you. I’m sharing this with everyone I know. Plus you gave such real specific actions that anyone can do. A huge thanks and much LOVE from a Lululemon wearing white ( rural) woman.
  • Samba mom
    Appreciate you all
    Glad you’re sticking it out and offering a different point of view than the glaringly white PSA bros…
  • dame64
    Love the show!
    Appreciate the show and love the thought out topics!
  • Ruth baider ginsburg 97
    Y’all are amazing. Thank you for this podcast every day!!!
    Appreciate you all so much!!!
  • Andieo1997
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Pod Save the People is a powerful podcast, and each episode offers a treasure trove of profound conversations that will keep you informed and inspired. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone passionate about understanding and engaging with the pressing issues of our time. Highly recommended!
  • SA happy
    Great show, great podcast, thank you!!
    Today’s episode “The Great Class Collapse” is an outstanding example of a consistently excellent podcast. I love it whenever all four of the hosts—DeRay, Kaya, Myles and De’Ara—are in conversation. They go so deep! Their perspectives overlap, but they don’t hesitate to challenge one another. You give me so much to think about, challenge me to be a better person, and share such excellent links to follow up and learn more. Thank you! -Susan in southern Illinois
  • #babyboomer
    Always a a great Listen
    So illuminating. Been listening from the beginning. Thanks for keeping listeners informed and for how joyful the conversation gets now & then.
  • bills34
    Interesting
    Entertaining pod with fun banter among the crew. Love that they tackle current topics in the news and aren’t afraid to push back with light arguments.
  • korb 🍉
    Crooked Relief
    Finally, a take from crooked that represents those who are conflicted between the harm reduction of toeing the “progressive” party line vs the very real implications of our govt actions in Palestine. I thought I was losing my mind for a couple weeks. So grateful for this show.
  • RCaitlin
    The Sky Is Falling
    Miles was on fire this episode! Such excellent points raised by Miles, including the need to take into account socioeconomic inequality when trying to promote a democratic agenda/accomplishments to the black community. Student debt relief helped so many but what about those who didn’t go to college? How are we making schools better so kids want to go to college, and how are we going to take on criminal justice reform? Great episode - thank you!
  • Suthern_Hippie
    💜💜💜💜
    Always love the topics and the information I learn. Keeps me fresh with what’s going on behind the scenes of our world. I always start my Tuesday with coffee and this pod. Thank you!
  • MisMike
    Why such bad Audio issues???
    Guys your Podcast is amazing but as a listener it just sounds like a bad zoom call half the time now. What has gone on with your audio issues the last few episodes??? there is either someone’s mic live, and there’s constantly rustling in the background (very distracting) or in this latest episode someone’s dogs barking entirely cutting off DeRay. Please just mute yourselves when you’re not speaking, or entirely re-record a portion prior to releasing. There is no reason to post a portion that has SO MUCH background interference.
  • MWilsone
    Why is the sound quality always so low?
    I use to love the show with the original crew. I have come around to the changes, but often have to stop listening because one or more of the hosts or guests seem to be phoning in with a bad connection or something is mis-wired and it hurts my ears to try to make out the words through the static and feedback and I just skip the rest of the episode. It’s obviously a professional podcast otherwise, and I’m not sure why the crooked media team doesn’t care more about the technical quality.
  • SueTn
    Excellent podcast!
    I love the diverse viewpoints and the respect in this space. I learned so much from one episode!
  • KatieKpeaceful3
    Always enjoying
    Love this podcast, I’m always learning something new, hosts have me laughing and sometimes crying. Highly recommend to get a sense of untold news .
  • RodandCon
    I love y’all!!
    That’s it! 😘
  • BIGlittle box in the making
    Political Wesponry
    I listen to keep up with current thinking in progressive circles. This episode talks about the effect on Dollar Generals on communities, which I’ve seen in my 99% white, rural, Western, almost 100% White area. Democrats take heed!
  • Adh1626
    Love it!
    Thoughtful & funny (Miles’ description of Ann Coulter’s racist rant about India and Nikki Haley had me on the floor!)And I love the Blackest book review!
  • kooojgijjjji
    Today’s episode was 💯
    I’ve been meaning to leave a review for a while because of all the podcasts I subscribe to- I always listen to this one! I really appreciate you all for bringing these stories to my phone. I love that your podcast is NOT covering the same old stories every single other podcast is each week. On top of all that, you all are some of the only people I hear speaking openly and honestly about all the stuff. I don’t have to fill in all the things not being said, I can actually just listen and feel heard at the same time. Thank you so much 💛
  • smroland12
    Love this Pod in Florida!
    Please come to Florida to start the Revolution— we need all the help we can get!
  • Dolphingirlmd
    Great
    Love y'all
  • yennnyy
    Joy
    The interviews are fantastic but my favorite part is always just listening to y’all be together. You bring me joy during my commute (especially Miles omgggg)!
  • Jaymie H.
    Love the pod but miles….
    I love the pod but I can do without Miles and his commentary. His news is never really news and his responses to everybody else’s news is never really thought provoking. I enjoy the others and I always learn something new when I listen.
  • Rema Vineyard
    Love this Podcast
    This interview w Kevin Hazzard is wild!! Please tell me you all are working on the movie!
  • k hinson
    Johnny Depp
    Amber Hurd was the Aggressor. People act like a man cannot be victims of domestic violence. If you listen to the case and wash the case you can see, they lied on him and try to provoke him.
  • Hengyang
    Worth the listen
    This podcast is way off the radar but shouldn’t be it’s so relevant & worth the listen!!!!
  • Hel-raiser
    Too much focus on entertainment
    I have been a long-time fan of this podcast and rely on it for underreported news on policing and prisons, as well as education and environmental racism. My enjoyment has been lessened in the last year since so much time has been dedicated to dissecting the latest racist tweets and celebrity culture. I have The Read and Keep It for that. Yes, entertainment and celebrities reflect and shape culture, but it’s just not as important or interesting as the political machinations that are happening outside of public view. Wish this pod would go back to a focus on journalism.
  • Yohannan
    Pod Change Our Ignorance
    I’m white. I’m 70. I’m female. I’m a Democrat. I’m a news junkie. And I learn soooo much every week listening to this amazing team of brilliant voices tell me the under reported stories of the day, the week, and the century. Thanks to all of you 🫶🏻
  • PodFan032021
    News you need
    Thoughtful, engaging - and also fun!
  • DulceSupreme327
    Real News and not just doom and gloom
    It’s nice to hear stories focused on the black and brown experience that align with my values. I always feel a little uplifted by the interviews and love hearing the voices of the members give their takes on things.
  • QT McGrue
    The best of Crooked Media
    I love the news you share. I love hearing topics that aren’t being discussed enough. Your insight and humor are great. Unlike the rest of Crooked Media, you’re not mean and catty. Thank you! DeRay, why do you say your twitter handle like that? It’s hard to understand what you’re saying.
  • Raj Fan
    Van Interview
    Great chat! Thank you. No mention of his Oscar win, however. Would have been nice to learn about that journey.
  • liljakey
    Grifters gonna
    Grift. Race hustlers gonna hustle. Good riddance.
  • Rose of Middletown
    Fantastic Podcast
    This podcast never disappoints. Great hosts with thoughtful perspectives on news and events. Fantastic guests. Always thought provoking and always leaving me with something to think about or to dig into a bit more when I’ve finished listening.
  • Wellmandude
    Deray seems sketchy
    Seems like he took Sam Sinyangwe’s Mapping Police Violence idea for his project Campaign Zero, then staging an arrest at a BLM protest, and numerous Twitter spats, I think they need a new host. Crooked has gone down the tubes. Libs do wokeness bad, socialists do it better!
  • sofiaev
    One of my favorite podcasts
    Love the family, the news the bring, and the conversation. I definitely prefer when they can all share their news with each other because I like hearing the reactions from each contributor. It’s a little less enjoyable when they have to set-record their news. I love Miles’ perspective but think they maybe need to edit their scripts a little more before presenting as sometimes I think they get a little too wordy and some of the best nuggets of wisdom they share seem to get lost in the other, less essential ones.
  • Lookey pookey
    Great show
    Love hearing about the stories that aren’t covered elsewhere. 2/22 episode where the team thanks twitter users for their shout-outs was cute. Still waiting on deray to discuss the claims that he’s trying to shut sam out of his police brutality database and assert it as his own. Don’t love that cloud hanging over what is an otherwise great show.
  • fizo!
    Too many ads
    Really like this podcast, but 8 whole minutes of ads before the show even starts? Not a fan
  • USFunkle
    Great perspectives. Too many ads narrated by hosts.
    This show is excellent. It broadens my perspective and insights every time. However, the ads are getting out of control. This morning’s show had 8 MINUTES of the hosts reading ads before the actual content and discussion started. Several minutes of ads are also spread throughout the show several times as well. This degree of narrated advertising from hosts seems unprecedented to other podcasts and unfortunately degrades the show and makes the voices of the incredible and talented hosts feel like paid mouthpieces.
  • podcast listener chi town
    Great listen
    Deray is a great host and brings the listener along his journey to learn something new from his guests. He challenges himself and his fellow hosts to bring a topic to each podcast to consider and challenges the listener to delve deeper, think critically, open yourself to other perspectives. It’s the history class we should have been exposed to.
  • lmdhicks
    Really enjoy this show.
    The hosts are engaging, and the topics are so interesting. I love that the hosts reference specific articles that I save and reference later. The topics vary from episode to episode, but they all focus on lifting up a specific issue that’s not getting enough attention. The show isn’t super heavy though. The topics can be heavy, but I always feel empowered after an episode. Huge fan.
  • ThatGuyJay23
    Get the Photos episode
    Wow, love this. Thank you for talking about what’s happening in Tigray. I’ve been following along and love that y’all got someone who is actually from Tigray to speak on it. I’ve seen too many ppl who aren’t from there trying to cover up what’s happening
  • YM SZN
    Tigray
    Thank you for giving our families a voice. For 266 they’ve been in darkness. The phone lines are currently cut off. Weaponized rape & hunger. No banks or food.
  • BigBossRazz
    Fantastic!
    Great and in depth.
  • miggyc45
    De’Ara is amazinggggg
    I love De’Ara’s energy
  • TG PSTP
    The best!
    I found this podcast while searching for a more diverse set of voices covering daily news. The hosts always bring really interesting news not covered in the national news, and have the BEST guests. Their guests cover such a wide range of subjects that are always fascinating. I am constantly locked into to every episode, I love listening every week!
  • MistahTallyman
    Used to love - too biased now
    Used to enjoy and learn new things. I still think it’s informative but too many recent episodes have me scratching my head. Can we believe the science? Yes. We can believe the science.
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