Best Philando Podcasts (2024)

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S6 E5: A Way Forward 58:18

3M ago58:18

58:18

What would it take, and what would it even mean, to heal from a wound like the Wilmington massacre and coup of 1898 — or from centuries of white supremacist violence, disenfranchisement, and theft? An exploration of that question with community members in Wilmington, and experts on restorative justice and reparations. By Michael A. Betts, II and Jo…

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S6 E4: The Forgetting 48:32

3M ago48:32

48:32

After the massacre and coup of November 10, 1898, white supremacists in North Carolina soon finished the job of disenfranchising Black citizens and instituting Jim Crow segregation. They also took control of the narrative. A new propaganda campaign, the one after the fact, succeeded for a century – even as several Black writers tried to tell the tr…

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S6 E3: A Day of Blood 38:21

3M ago38:21

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On November 1898, North Carolina Democrats won a sweeping victory at the polls – confirming the success of their campaign based on white supremacy, intimidation, and fraud. But in Wilmington, the state’s largest city, white supremacist leaders were not satisfied. This episode tells what happened on November 10, 1898, in Wilmington: a massacre of Bl…

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S6 E2: Crying "Negro Rule" 29:12

3M ago29:12

29:12

By 1898, two decades after the end of Reconstruction, white elites, backed by violent terror groups, have installed Jim Crow across most of the South. North Carolina, led by its largest city, Wilmington, is different. A Fusion coalition, made up of mostly-Black Republicans and mostly-White members of the Populist Party, controls the city and state …

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Overview Of Willie Manning's Wrongful Convictions 27:00

3M ago27:00

27:00

Willie Manning Needs Your Assistance. Please learn about his case. Willie Manning has been wrongly convicted and sentenced to death for two separate double murders.He has already been exonerated for the killing of two elderly women in Starkville, MS.The Mississippi Supreme Court found that the State suppressed evidence, and the state's star witness…

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S6 E1: What Was Lost 40:12

4M ago40:12

40:12

This series tells the story of the only successful coup d’etat in U.S. history, and the white supremacist massacre that went with it. It happened in Wilmington, North Carolina in November 1898. But before we get to that story, we explore the surprising world of Wilmington in the 19th century – the world that the massacre and coup violently destroye…

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Season 6 Trailer: Echoes of a Coup 2:48

4M ago2:48

2:48

Introduction to Season 6, a series co-produced by Michael A. Betts II and Scene on Radio producer and host John Biewen, with story editor Loretta Williams. Music by Kevin MacLeod, Okaya, and Lucas Biewen. Echoes of a Coup is a project of America’s Hallowed Ground and Scene on Radio, from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.…

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Update: Scene on Radio status report 2:45

11M ago2:45

2:45

Scene on Radio is on an extended hiatus, but is on its way back. Host and producer John Biewen explains that the show has found a new home: the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University.By Kenan Insitute for Ethics at Duke University

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"The Excess of Democracy": Rebroadcast 51:25

1+ y ago51:25

51:25

In the summer of 1787, fifty-five men got together in Philadelphia to write a new Constitution for the United States, replacing the new nation’s original blueprint, the Articles of Confederation. But why, exactly? What problems were the framers trying to solve? Was the Constitution designed to advance democracy, or to rein it in? And how can the an…

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White Affirmative Action: Rebroadcast 50:11

1+ y ago50:11

50:11

By Kenan Insitute for Ethics at Duke University

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Losing Ground: Rebroadcast 50:57

2y ago50:57

50:57

The next in our summer mini-season of rebroadcasts: For Eddie Wise, owning a hog farm was a lifelong dream. In middle age, he and his wife, Dorothy, finally got a farm of their own. But they say that over the next twenty-five years, the U.S. government discriminated against them because they were Black, and finally drove them off the land. Their st…

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Bonus: Introducing Hot Take 1:14:02

2y ago1:14:02

1:14:02

In this bonus episode we share a recent installment from Hot Take, the climate podcast co-hosted by Amy Westervelt (co-host/reporter for our Season 5 series on climate, The Repair) and writer Mary Annaïse Heglar. They talk with their guest, author and New York Times writer David Wallace-Wells, about the lessons we can learn from Covid-19, the paral…

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Himpathy: Rebroadcast 54:00

2y ago54:00

54:00

Several years after Janey was sexually assaulted by her former boyfriend, Mathew, she told some of her closest friends, and her mother, what Mathew had done. Janey was so troubled by her loved ones’ responses that she went back to them years later to record conversations about it all. In this episode: Janey’s story, and philosopher Kate Manne, who …

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Things I'm Afraid to Say: Rebroadcast 17:52

2y ago17:52

17:52

A refugee from war in Eastern Europe. An NYC-born survivor who grew up poor, Black, Muslim, and gay. And how one, and her music, saved the other. By Aleks Basic, featuring Laila Nur. Part of our summer mini-season of rebroadcasts. Editing by Shea Shackelford and host John Biewen.By Kenan Insitute for Ethics at Duke University

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Prince and Philando and Futures Untold: Rebroadcast 20:12

2y ago20:12

20:12

How to grieve when the deaths come so quickly? How, as a Black mother in America, to protect your child’s innocence and hope? An audio essay by Stacia Brown. The first in a summer mini-season of rebroadcasts. Editing by Shea Shackelford and host John Biewen. Music by Prince, Eme Dm, One World One Nation, Blu & Exile, Otwin, and goodnight Lucas.…

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S5 E11: Change Everything 55:35

2+ y ago55:35

55:35

In our Season 5 finale: What’s the cultural transformation we need to make — in the West, and the U.S. in particular — to live in good health with the rest of the natural world and with each other? Episode 11 of The Repair, our series on the climate emergency. Researched and produced by John Biewen, with co-host Amy Westervelt. Script editor, Chery…

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S5 E10: The Power Structure, Not the Energy Source 1:02:08

2+ y ago1:02:08

1:02:08

The first of two concluding episodes in Season 5, in which we focus on solutions. In Part 10 of The Repair, we look at the actions and policies that people need to push for —now — to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change. Reported by Amy Westervelt. Script editor, Cheryl Devall. Production and mix by John Biewen. Interviews with Kat…

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S5 E9: Pachamama 39:28

2+ y ago39:28

39:28

In several countries around the world, including Ecuador, New Zealand, and the U.S., some people are trying to protect the planet using a legal concept called “rights of nature” – infusing the law with Indigenous understandings of Mother Earth. Part 9 of The Repair, our series on the climate emergency. Reported by Amy Westervelt and Polyglot Barber…

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S5 E8: Last Orders 32:42

2+ y ago32:42

32:42

Among the wealthy, industrialized Western countries that created the climate crisis, Scotland is one of the leaders in pivoting away from fossil fuels – or promising to. Just how quickly will Scots be willing to cut off the flow – of oil, and money? Part 8 of The Repair, our series on the climate emergency. Reported and written by Victoria McArthur…

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S5 E7: Deluges and Dreams 32:45

2+ y ago32:45

32:45

The climate crisis is not new to Bangladesh. For decades, global warming has exacerbated storms and flooding and turned many thousands of people into refugees in their own country. Yet, even though Bangladeshis did almost nothing to create the crisis, some are trying to be part of the solution. Reported by Tareq Ahmed, with recording and production…

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S5 E6: "We Don't Have the Power to Fight It" 57:21

2+ y ago57:21

57:21

Earth’s changing climate is already displacing millions of people, worsening tension and conflict, and sometimes violence – for example, between farmers and traditional nomadic herders in Nigeria. Part 6 of The Repair, our series on the climate emergency. Reported by Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo, with reporting and production assistance from Nchetachi Chu…

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Bonus Episode: Manchin on the Hill, and Introducing Drilled 39:08

2+ y ago39:08

39:08

Co-hosts John Biewen and Amy Westervelt discuss the U.S. Congress’s effort to pass its first major climate bill ever, and Senator Joe Manchin’s move to block a key measure seemingly on behalf of the fossil fuel industry. And an episode of Drilled, Amy Westervelt’s true crime podcast about the climate crisis.…

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S5 E5: Jakarta, the Sinking Capital 41:30

2+ y ago41:30

41:30

Southeast Asia is especially vulnerable to storms, rising oceans, and other climate effects—though countries in the region did very little to create the crisis. In Indonesia, among other climate-related challenges, the capital city is sinking into the sea. Part 5 of our series, The Repair, on the climate emergency. Reported by Nita Roshita, with re…

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S5 E4: Up to Heaven and Down to Hell 1:01:18

2+ y ago1:01:18

1:01:18

Why has the United States played such an outsized role in the creation of the climate crisis? As a settler nation, the U.S. emerged from the colonizing, capitalist West, but what did America and its cultural peculiarities bring to the party? Part 4 of our series, The Repair, on the climate emergency. Researched and written by this season’s co-host,…

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S5 E3: "Managing" Nature 55:20

2+ y ago55:20

55:20

If the Enlightenment was so great, why was it not a course correction? In fact, did cultural values that took hold in the West in this period speed up our race toward ecological suicide? Part 3 of our series, The Repair, on the climate crisis. By season co-host Amy Westervelt, with host and producer John Biewen. Interviews with Devin Vartija, Darre…

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S5 E2: To the Victor 42:45

2+ y ago42:45

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How western Europe really broke bad in its understanding of humanity’s place in the natural world, from the Crusades to capitalism. Part 2 of our series, The Repair, on the climate crisis. By host and producer John Biewen, with co-host Amy Westervelt. Interviews with Charisse Burden-Stelly, Kate Rigby, Enrique Salmón, and David Pecusa. The series e…

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S5 E1: In the Beginning 42:25

2+ y ago42:25

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Part 1 of our series on the climate emergency. How did we drive ourselves into the ecological ditch? And, crucially, who is this ‘we’? Our story starts with … Genesis. By host and producer John Biewen, with co-host Amy Westervelt. Interviews with David Pecusa, Bina Nir, and Kate Rigby. The series editor is Cheryl Devall. Music by Lili Haydn, Kim Ca…

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Season 5 Trailer: The Repair 3:41

2+ y ago3:41

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This season will explore the cultural roots of our current ecological emergency, and the deep changes Western society will need to make to save the Earth and our species. Through interviews with historians and other experts, The Repair will trace the evolution of the West’s colonizing, extractive culture, and how we in the rich Global North drove h…

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Introducing In Front of Our Eyes 2:16

3y ago2:16

2:16

In March 2021, the first of the former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd will go on trial in Minnesota. Police officers are rarely prosecuted in such cases—and the world will be watching. MPR News, which has followed this case in detail from the beginning, will bring listeners updates on this monumental case, and the consequences it h…

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REBROADCAST: S4 E8 The Second Redemption 1:07:13

3+ y ago1:07:13

1:07:13

This special re-broadcast of a Season 4 episode is in response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters. A look at the right-wing counterrevolution in the face of expanding democracy in America: It started long before Donald Trump. By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Nancy Mac…

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BONUS EPISODE: Election 2020 31:14

3+ y ago31:14

31:14

What does the 2020 election in the United States tell us, or remind us, about the state of democracy in America? A follow-up to our Season 4 series on democracy, The Land That Never Has Been Yet. Host and producer John Biewen talks with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Editor, Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewe…

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A WHOLE YEAR IN 1:06:27

3+ y ago1:06:27

1:06:27

No links or resources in this one. This one is for us, though I suppose every recording has aspired to that ideal -- a time capsule of our marriage. "Objective," or at least truthful, to the best of our ability. Pointed at our own growth. And shared publicly because it feels meaningful, inspires more conversations, and contributes, again, to growth…

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Week Fifty One: What Are You Into? 51:01

3+ y ago51:01

51:01

What are you into? What do you like? What gets you excited? These seem like super simple questions, at face value — but for some reason, it didn’t occur to either of us to ask each other anything like that at the beginning of our relationship. Even now, it feels weirdly blunt (even for me, a proudly blunt question-asker) to just ASK Riley what he w…

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Week Forty Nine: You Wanna Talk About Poop And Sex? 57:28

3+ y ago57:28

57:28

As we discuss, we had such an incredible response to our last conversation, opening up about the ways we continue to struggle with our sex life. Kind people reached out to empathize and share their nearly identical feelings and experiences, and I think Caroline and I were both surprised to discover how much shame we had each been feeling, and how m…

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Week Forty Eight: Do We Need a Sex Therapist? 1:02:12

3+ y ago1:02:12

1:02:12

Talking about sex is really hard in any given situation, let alone when it's with your life partner and you're both speaking into a literal megaphone about your perceived failures as a couple. In this conversation, Riley and I hit on pretty much every pain point I could personally think of, when it comes to our shared intimacy: his perception of no…

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Week Forty Seven: Introducing The Edible Games 1:08:50

3+ y ago1:08:50

1:08:50

Incredibly loose timestamping runs as follows: Highs (eh? eh?) and lows (00:05:00) Trust, respect, and communication in shared projects (00:10:00) Butting heads on the bullshit of budgeting (00:32:00) We lose the edible game (00:50:00) We silently follow a fly around the room (01:04:00) As I note in the conversation, The Edible Games will not be a …

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Weeks Forty Five and Six: I'll Have the Last Laugh 57:16

3+ y ago57:16

57:16

When you've gotten yourself entangled in a marriage* where neither one of you fully understands finances, it becomes necessary for a change to be made. That's why I, Caro Bambino, have taken it upon myself to sign up for a finance course this fall, thereby changing the course of our tiny, insignificant lives forever. In this conversation, we chat a…

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Week Forty Four: Two Is the Loneliest Number 57:35

3+ y ago57:35

57:35

In this conversation, Riley and I talk about this type of loneliness — the challenges of moving through a new phase of life alone, with respect to your peers. And conversely, whether that type of peer affirmation matters at all at certain milestones, or if instead, that desire is a phenomenon manufactured by the pop culture we've been raised by. An…

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Week Forty Three: Where to Begin 1:31:40

3+ y ago1:31:40

1:31:40

Riley and I talk about why we stopped recording and sharing, and why we decided to start again. It's difficult and complicated and important, for us, and if you've had similar conversations or better approaches, please share back. The book we talk about this week is The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein. Listen to it via Audible, or listen to the a…

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Hearing Hiroshima (Rebroadcast) 34:02

3+ y ago34:02

34:02

The word “Hiroshima” may bring to mind a black-and-white image of a mushroom cloud. It’s easy to forget that it’s an actual city with a million people and a popular baseball team. In 1995, John Biewen visited the city to speak with survivors and to ask: What did the world’s first atomic bombing mean in the place where it happened? Hearing Hiroshima…

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S4 E12: More Democracy 57:20

4y ago57:20

57:20

What will it take to make the United States a more fully-functioning democracy, and how can we, as citizens, bring about that change? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Michael Waldman, Jennifer Cohn, and Sanford Levinson. The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Erik…

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S4 E11: More Truth 56:43

4y ago56:43

56:43

How well do the news media serve us as citizens, and what role does the notion of “objective,” or “neutral,” journalism play in the failings of American democracy? Story reported by Lewis Raven Wallace, with host/producer John Biewen and collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with David Mindich, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Kevin Young. The serie…

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Week Sixteen: Caroline Throws Up 24:33

4y ago24:33

24:33

No outside resources to note, and since it's a short one, no timestamps. Caroline throws up pretty much right at the ten minute mark though.By Caroline Burke, Riley Strand

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Week Fifteen: 'Agnostic Anger' & Trying to Solve For It 58:26

4y ago58:26

58:26

This week's conversation was recorded on January 26, the day Kobe died. Riley and I open the conversation by talking briefly about Kobe, but I don't think either one of us knew, in that moment, how much it would affect our emotions in the weeks to come, and how much it likely affected the argument we had on this day without our realizing it. You ca…

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S4 E10: Schooled for Democracy 59:06

4y ago59:06

59:06

In most American schools, children *hear about* democracy, but don’t get to *practice* it. What would a more engaged brand of civics education look like? Story reported by Ben James, with host John Biewen and collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Arielle Jennings, Hilary Moss, and Nikole Hannah-Jones. The series editor is Loretta Willia…

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Week Fourteen: Handcuffed to a Drunk Raccoon 1:03:33

4y ago1:03:33

1:03:33

We'll add these in a bit.By Riley Strand, Caroline Burke

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Week Thirteen: Scha·den·fer·tile 57:28

4y ago57:28

57:28

We had to wade through the muck a bit. But ultimately, this is a good one. A note for myself to listen to this before the next time we're apart for a long period of time. Considering that I'm writing this in May of 2020, who knows when that will be. Distance makes the heart grow fonder, perhaps. Distance is also what makes the partners grow stronge…

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S4 E9: American Empire 1:00:53

4y ago1:00:53

1:00:53

“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American empire changed over time? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Nikhil Singh and Daniel Immerwahr. The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Er…

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Week Twelve: Caroline Wrote This Title and Then Riley Micromanaged It 55:46

4y ago55:46

55:46

At one point in the back half of this week’s discussion, I promise a study about how relationships built on shared negativity (dislike for someone or something) are easier to form but weaker in the long term, compared to relationships built on shared interests or affinities. The single silver bullet study to support this idea eludes me (or perhaps …

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