Pod Save the People

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: <a href="https://prospect.org/justice/physical-mail-could-be-eliminated-at-federal-prisons/">https://prospect.org/justice/physical-mail-could-be-eliminated-at-federal-prisons/</a>Kaya: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/19/13th-amendment-prisons-juneteenth">https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/06/19/13th-amendment-prisons-juneteenth</a>Sam: <a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/16/police-pr-video-machine-criticized">https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/16/police-pr-video-machine-criticized</a>De'Ara: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/arts/design/-enslaved-potter-david-drake-museum.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/arts/design/-enslaved-potter-david-drake-museum.html</a>De'Ara's show note: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackcraftspeopleda/">https://www.instagram.com/blackcraftspeopleda/</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.