There are a number of podcasts created by scholars that are made for both adults and children to educate themselves on issues of race, freedom, and history in the United States. The podcasts below have received acclaim and would be a great place to start:
The Land of Our Fathers, Part 2 – 1619
The Provosts, a family of sugar-cane farmers in Louisiana, had worked the same land for generations. When it became harder and harder to keep hold of that land, June Provost and his wife, Angie, didn’t know why — and then a phone call changed their understanding of everything. In the finale of “1619,” we hear the rest of June and Angie’s story, and its echoes in a past case that led to the largest civil rights settlement in American history.On today’s episode: June and Angie Provost; Adizah Eghan and Annie Brown, producers for “1619”; and Khalil Gibran Muhammad, a professor of history, race and public policy at Harvard University and the author of “The Condemnation of Blackness.”“1619” is a New York Times audio series hosted by Nikole Hannah-Jones. You can find more information about it at nytimes.com/1619podcast.
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Proxy: Nicole Can't Stop Being Aggro – Scene on Radio
A guest episode from the podcast Proxy: Nicole is an organizer who's good at channeling her anger. The trouble is she can't always downshift — or even allow herself to feel sad about the problems she's fighting against. That doesn't seem healthy. Maybe it'll help if Nicole can talk with someone who's been there — years before, in a movement Nicole idolizes. With Proxy host Yowei Shaw.
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#1704: What have we learned? – Our National Conversation About Conversations A…
We wrap up the show with Anna Holmes, Baratunde Thurston, and Tanner Colby reflecting on what they’ve learned through this experiment in multiracial dialogue, and the ways in which we can’t talk, don’t talk, would rather not talk, but intermittently, fitfully, embarrassingly do talk about culture, identity, power, and privilege in our most-definitely-not-yet-pre-post-yet-still-very-racial society.
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The Trojan Horse Affair – Trailer – Nice White Parents
A mysterious letter detailing a supposed Islamist plot to take over schools shocked Britain in 2014. But who wrote it? From Serial Productions and The New York Times, “The Trojan Horse Affair,” an investigation that became bigger than we ever imagined. All eight parts are available now, wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and
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Freedom through the eyes of foes: Rev. Martin Luther King and Sen. Barry Goldwater – Code Switch
In honor of MLK Day, we sit down with historian Nicholas Buccola, author of One Man’s Freedom, to re-examine the concept of "freedom" by comparing the legacies of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and conservative politician Barry Goldwater. In our conversation, Buccola reveals the profound gulf between Goldwater's abstract view of freedom and King's focus on the daily fight for dignity and individual liberty– and he helps us understand what this historical battle can teach us about the fight for freedom today.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
- Freedom through the eyes of foes: Rev. Martin Luther King and Sen. Barry Goldwater
- Venezuela and the long tradition of US interference
- Jelani Cobb talks democracy, Trumpism, and the future of journalism
- How 'The Joy Luck Club' highlighted the complicated dynamics of immigrant families
- Support for Israel is waning, but many White Evangelical Christians remain steadfast
S08 E04: Law and Disorder: Immigration, Policing, and Community Distrust – Pod for the Cause
In this episode, we explore the harms of the Trump Administration’s “unleashing” of law enforcement and what that means for immigration enforcement and policing. As ICE raids and deportations increase, local police departments are being pressured to take on immigration enforcement duties. The lines between public safety and federal immigration policy are blurred, and entire communities are living in fear. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice is rolling back key oversight mechanisms, like consent decrees— effectively ending efforts to hold police departments accountable for racial profiling, excessive force, and other civil rights violations. These shifts will only serve to deepen mistrust in law enforcement, particularly in immigrant and communities of color already subject to over-policing. This conversation examines how immigration enforcement and police accountability rollbacks are reshaping local law enforcement and threatening civil rights.
- S08 E04: Law and Disorder: Immigration, Policing, and Community Distrust
- S08 E03: Counting Chaos: The Fight for a Complete Census and Dependable Data
- S08 E02: The Ballot & The Book: Access to Voting and Education Upon Selma’s 60th
- S08 E01: Solidarity & Strategy: We the Majority Fighting Back
- S07 E12: Building an America as Good as It’s Ideals: A Year in Review
