show episodes
 
Artwork

1
Boom! Lawyered

Rewire News Group's Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly+
 
Every week, Jessica Mason Pieklo and Imani Gandy take you on a wild ride through the latest legal battles in the fight for reproductive justice. On everything from abortion rights to trans discrimination to racial justice, Boom! Lawyered will help you get smart, stay mad, have fun, and fight back. Produced by Rewire News Group.
  continue reading
 
Through conversations with residents, researchers and officials, this podcast explores how in D.C. and nationwide, past policies have left many low-income residents and communities of color disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards. "The Climate Divide" is a podcast from Hola Cultura supported by Spotlight DC and The Pulitzer Center. For the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and subs ...
  continue reading
 
My Grandparents, My Parents and I is a podcast series which highlights the experiences of the Windrush Generation, who travelled to Britain between 1948 and 1971. We explore their challenges and successes, and their influence on British society to mark the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush on its 75th anniversary. We also focus on their relationship with our city of Birmingham.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
On Becoming a Healer

Saul J. Weiner and Stefan Kertesz

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
Doctors and other health care professionals are too often socialized and pressured to become “efficient task completers” rather than healers, which leads to unengaged and unimaginative medical practice, burnout, and diminished quality of care. It doesn’t have to be that way. With a range of thoughtful guests, co-hosts Saul Weiner MD and Stefan Kertesz MD MS, interrogate the culture and context in which clinicians are trained and practice for their implications for patient care and clinician ...
  continue reading
 
Angela Floyd, a respected local business owner and community member, along with her husband Prince Floyd, have been subjected to ongoing discriminatory practices and unwarranted police scrutiny in their Accokeek neighborhood since 2020. The Floyd family has faced a barrage of systemic challenges orchestrated by their Civic Association and exacerbated by several county agencies.The Floyds have tirelessly sought to address these injustices, however the lack of transparency and cooperation from ...
  continue reading
 
Are you an HR Professional or employment lawyer? Do you love employment law? Employment Law Matters is presented by London employment law barrister Daniel Barnett. You'll learn how to deal with tricky, practical, employment law and HR issues in regular, weekly, bite-sized chunks.
  continue reading
 
it's about racism and discrimination and what people might think of it and asking people if th y think it still exists and why Cover art photo provided by Jon Tyson on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@jontyson
  continue reading
 
“Buried Truths” acknowledges and unearths still-relevant stories of injustice, racism, and resistance in the American South. We can’t change our history, but we can let it guide us to understanding. The podcast is hosted by journalist, professor, and Pulitzer-prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff.
  continue reading
 
This podcast is about gender discrimination and I hope this really makes you think about what people say and how people treat you in a different way. Cover art photo provided by bharath g s on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@xen0m0rph
  continue reading
 
Don't have time for a full news hour? Listen to the PBS News Hour, segment by segment. Our full coverage of politics, science, arts, health, national and international news is included in this feed in easy-to-digest 5 to 10 minute segments. Segments are published each night by 9 p.m. Is this not what you're looking for? Don't miss our other podcasts for our full show, Brooks and Capehart, Politics Monday, Brief but Spectacular, and more. Find them in iTunes or in your favorite podcasting app ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
The Internationalist

Association of Commonwealth Universities

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
The Internationalist is a podcast from the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). In each episode, academics, students and practitioners from across the Commonwealth take on the current debates in higher education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  continue reading
 
After 40+ years of reporting, I now understand the importance of limited government and personal freedom. Subscribe to this show, and you’ll get extended interviews with newsmakers and people who I think are interesting or have something important to say. You can watch my video reports on JohnStossel.com --------- John Stossel is a libertarian journalist who hosted a show on Fox Business and co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20. He has received 19 Emmy Awards and has been hon ...
  continue reading
 
Sorry, this isn't where you learn to discriminate. Unfortunately, the discrimination which people have encountered and continue to encounter in Canada is often surprising to us. I've interviewed some remarkable people who have gone through a great deal, continue to, or who have overcome great obstacles. In these interviews I hope you will be inspired to deal with an incidence of discrimination or help someone else who is dealing with discrimination. For more information, please visit my webs ...
  continue reading
 
Explaining Humanist values, how we can live our values to support social justice issues, and responding to science denying Christian Nationalists bent on smashing the wall between church and state. Human problems require human solutions. There will be interviews, from time to time, with Humanists and other secular people in Northwest Ohio and beyond.
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
According to federal data, there were about 925,000 Black farmers in 1920 in the United States. A century later, that number has declined to only about 42,000. John Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, joins Ali Rogin to discuss efforts by the Biden administration to help farmers who have been historically excl…
  continue reading
 
We look into the complex religious dimensions of Project 2025, a strategic initiative shaped by the Heritage Foundation and influenced by various far-right and religious conservative groups. This document serves as a comprehensive playbook for a future conservative presidential administration, detailing policies aimed at reconstituting government t…
  continue reading
 
What’s on my Mind: What Now: News: How Biden Outwitted the Dem Elites Why Does this Keep Happening: https://www.vox.com/criminal-justice/363206/sonya-massey-police-killing-sean-grayson It Didn’t Take: https://julieroys.com/felon-turned-pastor-martinez-charged-sexual-battery-teen-girl/ Conversations with an Atheist: The Pros and Cons of Credulity: h…
  continue reading
 
In our news wrap Saturday, two NASA astronauts will remain on the International Space Station until February, the United Arab Emirates brokered a prisoner swap between Ukraine and Russia, Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people in southern Gaza, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for a deadly knife attack in Germany, and the countdown is o…
  continue reading
 
The American Red Cross says there's an emergency shortage of blood for transfusions. In July, the national supply dropped by more than 25 percent. The Red Cross says the only solution is more blood donors. Jessa Merrill, director of biomedical communications at the Red Cross, joins John Yang to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.or…
  continue reading
 
As new, highly contagious mutations are making this summer's COVID surge significantly bigger than expected, the FDA approved updated COVID vaccines on Friday. But funding runs out this month for a federal program providing free vaccines to uninsured and underinsured Americans. John Yang speaks with PBS News digital health reporter Laura Santhanam …
  continue reading
 
Rising waters due to climate change and erosion are diminishing the landmass of Tangier Island, Virginia, a tiny speck of land in the Chesapeake Bay, and threatening a centuries-old culture fostered by the island's isolation. PBS News Student Reporting Labs' Sabrina Tomei reports on how the community is trying to restore their land and preserve the…
  continue reading
 
What’s on my Mind: The Magic of Getting Off your Ass and Doing Something: News: Oxymoron: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/democratic-republican-conventions-differences-rcna167651 The Definition of Asinine: https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/in-kandiss-taylors-christian-nation-i-dont-have-to-give-you-your-freedom-of-religion/ · Assholes…
  continue reading
 
Kamala Harris is now the first woman of color to become a major party's presidential nominee. That history was made Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Speaking to an energetic crowd, Harris formally accepted her party's nomination and made her case for why she should be the next president of the United States. Lisa Des…
  continue reading
 
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Friday that he is suspending his campaign and that he wants to help former President Donald Trump win the election. Lisa Desjardins joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the announcement and what's next. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
  continue reading
 
In our news wrap Friday, Indian Prime Minister Modi met with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, the White House described ongoing Gaza cease-fire talks as "constructive," a Canadian rail workers union issued a strike warning, 16 GOP-led states sued to end a Biden program that gives immigrants married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship, and the DOJ …
  continue reading
 
Financial markets rallied Friday after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said that it's time to start cutting interest rates. The question now is by how much, and how quickly fed policymakers will act. Powell said inflation is low enough and that the bigger threat to the economy is now a weakening jobs market. John Yang speaks with Rachel Siegel, who cove…
  continue reading
 
With the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, both parties now have their official presidential nominees, and the race to Election Day begins in earnest. For her series, America at a Crossroads, Judy Woodruff takes us back to both convention floors, where she spoke to Republican and Democratic delegates for a sense of how they see the …
  continue reading
 
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including major moments from the Democratic National Convention and what's next in the battle for the White House. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
  continue reading
 
The development of artificial intelligence is speeding up so quickly that it was addressed briefly at both Republican and Democratic conventions. Science fiction has long theorized about the ways in which machines might one day usurp their human overlords. As the capabilities of modern AI grow, Paul Solman looks at the existential threats some expe…
  continue reading
 
On the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris will formally accept her party's nomination for president and outline her vision for the country. Harris' running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, set the stage for her the night before as he introduced himself to the American people and accepted his nom…
  continue reading
 
Democrats are gearing up for their convention's grand finale in Chicago on Thursday, when Vice President Kamala Harris will take the stage to speak as she accepts her party's nomination for president. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López joins Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz to discuss what's on voters' minds. PBS News is supported by - https:…
  continue reading
 
Political parties traditionally don't compete too much with each other's conventions -- usually the opposing presidential candidate holds few, if any, events. But this year, Trump's campaign is rejecting that model, with the former president having one of his busiest schedules of the cycle during the Democratic convention. Lisa Desjardins joins Amn…
  continue reading
 
Georgia is one of a handful of states that could determine the winner of the 2024 presidential election. Geoff Bennett speaks with Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/fundersBy PBS News
  continue reading
 
Kamala Harris is just hours away from making history as the first Black woman and first woman of Indian descent to accept a party's nomination for president. Amna Nawaz speaks with Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., the first Indian-American woman in the House and chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, about Harris' historic nomination. PBS New…
  continue reading
 
In dozens of speeches this week, Democratic leaders have drawn a sharp contrast between how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump would govern. For context to some of what's been said at the party's convention in Chicago, Geoff Bennett speaks with PolitiFact's Katie Sanders. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
  continue reading
 
Kamala Harris has reset the presidential race, but questions remain about whether one crucial Democratic voting bloc will turn out in similar numbers to previous years. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López spoke with several Black men about what Harris needs to do to win their votes. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/a…
  continue reading
 
In our news wrap Thursday, Canada's freight trains came to a halt nationwide amid a labor dispute, the FDA approved new COVID vaccines, Gaza cease-fire talks resumed in Cairo, British tech magnate Mike Lynch's body was recovered from the yacht that sank Monday, and the DOJ announced charges related to the 2022 deaths of 53 migrants in Texas, and se…
  continue reading
 
Two weeks ago, Ukraine's troops launched a surprise incursion into Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Ukraine has captured more territory and Russian soldiers in Russia's Kursk region, while Moscow said it foiled a Ukrainian attempt to seize land in the neighboring region of Bryansk. Nick Schifrin speaks with Hudson …
  continue reading
 
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama took center stage Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, energizing the crowd, delivering scathing criticisms of former President Donald Trump and throwing their weight behind the Harris-Walz ticket. Senior White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López reports. PBS News…
  continue reading
 
Facing the biggest moment of his political career to date, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will introduce himself to voters during his primetime speech Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Laura Barrón-López joins Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz to discuss what to expect. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/abo…
  continue reading
 
Before the Democratic National Convention holds a ceremonial vote to show its support for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the party's vice presidential nominee, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., will deliver a tribute to her governor. Amna Nawaz speaks with Klobuchar for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
  continue reading
 
In the month since the Democratic ticket changed, the Harris campaign says the Democratic map is expanding while Donald Trump's is not. Geoff Bennett speaks with Michael Tyler, communications director for the Harris-Walz campaign, for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
  continue reading
 
Few Democrats are as influential or as politically powerful as South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn. A longtime ally of President Joe Biden, Rep. Clyburn was quick to throw his support behind Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, a move that helped consolidate the party's support for her. Geoff Bennett speaks with Clyburn for mo…
  continue reading
 
In our news wrap Wednesday, Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets toward Israel, Congo health authorities reported more than 1,000 mpox cases in the last week, divers recovered five more bodies from the luxury yacht that sank off Sicily's coast, Russia says Ukraine launched a large drone attack on Moscow, and revised data showed the U.S. economy add…
  continue reading
 
While Gaza endures a devastating war, an increasingly brutal battle is being fought over land in another Palestinian territory: the West Bank. Israeli settlers are attacking Palestinians there more frequently and ferociously than ever before and forcing them to flee their homes. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports. PBS News is supporte…
  continue reading
 
As trees move to the forefront of planning for climate change, U.S. cities are urgently setting tree canopy goals to make sure residents can continue to benefit from this resource that takes decades to grow. But development and other pressures aren't making it easy. In this week’s episode, host Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe speaks with members from the Me…
  continue reading
 
The first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention began to tell the story of Kamala Harris, but it was also a moment for the party to mark the people who paved the way for her rise as she charts a new path for Democrats. President Joe Biden delivered a fiery speech in defense of his decision to step aside, and in support of Harris. Laura B…
  continue reading
 
As Democrats kick off the second night of their national convention in Chicago, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are campaigning at the same Milwaukee venue where Donald Trump was named the GOP presidential nominee last month. The DNC's theme on Tuesday will contrast a Harris presidency with another Trump term, focusing on Project 2025. Laura Barrón-Lópe…
  continue reading
 
For more on the 2024 Democratic National Convention, the Harris-Walz ticket and efforts to implement ethics reforms for the U.S. Supreme Court, Geoff Bennett speaks with Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., on the convention floor in Chicago. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
  continue reading
 
Michigan is among this election's crucial battleground states, part of the Democrats' so-called "blue wall" in the Midwest. The stakes are even higher this cycle with a highly competitive and closely watched Senate race in the state. Amna Nawaz speaks with Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., the party's Senate nominee. PBS News is supported by - https://…
  continue reading
 
In our news wrap Tuesday, Blinken met with negotiators in Egypt and Qatar as efforts continued to bridge a deal between Israel and Hamas, Israel's military said it recovered the bodies of six hostages during a raid in Gaza, Russia and Ukraine each marked military gains in different areas, and an independent commission found authorities missed oppor…
  continue reading
 
In the month that Vice President Kamala Harris has led the Democratic ticket, she has seen a surge in support among Latino voters, up from where President Joe Biden had been polling. But Harris and the Democratic Party still have work to do to motivate these voters who are critical to a winning coalition. Voto Latino CEO María Teresa Kumar joins Ge…
  continue reading
 
For nearly a year and a half, Sudan's army has been locked in a brutal civil war with a militia known as the Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has devastated the country and triggered the world's largest displacement of people. In a rare on-the-ground report, special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen traveled to cities on the front lines to meet th…
  continue reading
 
As summer winds down, much of the U.S. is seeing the biggest COVID wave in at least two years, and hundreds of people are still being killed by the virus every week. According to a CDC analysis of hospitalizations, 25 states have or likely have rising numbers of COVID infections. William Brangham speaks with Dr. Eric Topol about what's behind the u…
  continue reading
 
The term “Narrative Medicine” (NM) refers to a range of activities, including close reading and reflective writing about literature, designed to improve the clinician-patient relationship. What could go wrong? Our returning guest, English professor Laura Greene, lays out the case for narrative medicine, while co-host Saul Weiner highlights his conc…
  continue reading
 
From business owners to college students, Democrats have a new sense of hope around Vice President Kamala Harris' nomination. Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, Laura Barrón-López speaks to voters in Chicago to see if the Harris campaign can maintain that energy from now until November. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newsh…
  continue reading
 
To win the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris will need two key constituencies to show up in swing states across the country: Black voters and young voters. Laura Barrón-López joins Geoff Bennett to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/fundersBy PBS News
  continue reading
 
Long before Chris Coons became a senator from Delaware, he was a Capitol Hill intern for then-Sen. Joe Biden. Amna Nawaz sits down with Coons to talk about his decades-long friendship with Biden and the president's speech at the Democratic National Convention tonight. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
  continue reading
 
Three House Republican committees claimed Monday that President Biden committed impeachable offenses, but stopped short of recommending impeachment itself. After a 1.5-year-long investigation, their 291-page report contained few new details but signals that the GOP effort to impeach Biden is now at an end. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to discus…
  continue reading
 
NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including this critical week in the presidential race and the Republican ticket's efforts to counterprogram the Democratic National Convention. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
  continue reading
 
Pennsylvania is shaping up to be a critical state in the 2024 presidential election, with both the Trump and Harris campaigns spending considerable time there. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 4th district, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
  continue reading
 
Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel and said this week's talks about a cease-fire in Gaza and hostage deal were "the best, maybe last" opportunity to release the hostages and at least pause the war. William Brangham speaks with Nick Schifrin about the proposal and remaining points of disagreement. PBS News is supported by - https://www…
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Quick Reference Guide