We're Having a Moment

2. No Right Way to Protest

Baratunde speaks about the stark difference between the protests again public health precautions and the Black Lives Matter protests. In discussion with actor and activist, Kendrick Sampson, and North Minneapolis resident, Gunnar Carlson, Baratunde explores the way two Americas have diverged under the dual pandemics.  Visit <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fbaratunde-website-itunes&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cjoellesmith%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd09f1d345b3945b16b4308d81d68c350%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637291683076203546&amp;sdata=4f9w2nsh8JntPGUy3GQA14rCHPY0l4xGBYrVbsNjfUw%3D&amp;reserved=0">Baratunde's website</a> for his newsletter, TED talk, and more. Follow him <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fbaratunde-instagram&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cjoellesmith%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd09f1d345b3945b16b4308d81d68c350%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637291683076213540&amp;sdata=rkt4OOAt%2B%2FUlWNAoFLBSUIF8n1wpxVu0Bi%2BwNka92MI%3D&amp;reserved=0">on Instagram</a> or join <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fbaratunde-patreon-itunes&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cjoellesmith%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd09f1d345b3945b16b4308d81d68c350%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637291683076213540&amp;sdata=RfICpSo4cFFNs9mem2b8X190DSvd6u5ltCHBIXO48NU%3D&amp;reserved=0">his Patreon</a>. You can even text him, like <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fnewtunde&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cjoellesmith%40iheartmedia.com%7Cd09f1d345b3945b16b4308d81d68c350%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C637291683076223535&amp;sdata=e%2BoBizgtCt239ipasnO9b6WkHkg8XqGsc4w7IqGmirA%3D&amp;reserved=0">right now</a> at 202-894-8844. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

It's true. We all feel it in the United States. We are having some kind of moment. Where it goes, we can't say, but right here, right now, something significant is happening involving race and in particular, policing. In this limited run series, Baratunde Thurston explains and explores what feels like a defining moment in American history.When Mitt Romney joins a Black Lives Matter march, when NASCAR bans the Confederate flag, when major cities actually contemplate defunding the police, and when Adidas retweets Nike in support of Black lives, something big is going on.