Pod Save the People

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: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/11/naloxone-demand/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/08/11/naloxone-demand/</a>Kaya: <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/to-get-public-assistance-these-single-mothers-are-forced-to-share-intimate-details-about-their-families">https://www.propublica.org/article/to-get-public-assistance-these-single-mothers-are-forced-to-share-intimate-details-about-their-families</a>De'Ara: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/us/texas-migrants-del-rio.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/us/texas-migrants-del-rio.html</a>Sam: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/schools-facing-critical-race-theory-battles-are-diversifying-rapidly-analysis-n1278834">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/schools-facing-critical-race-theory-battles-are-diversifying-rapidly-analysis-n1278834</a>New Day podcast: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-day/id1568014296">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-day/id1568014296</a> For a transcript of this episode, please visit <a href="http://crooked.com/podsavethepeople">crooked.com/podsavethepeople</a>

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