Our Body Politic

By Diaspora Farms

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Episodes: 189

Robert
 Oct 16, 2022
As a white man, I appreciate the perspectives and explanations given in every podcast by the host and guests. It is great to hear perspectives other than the white perspectives on our society. Knowing more helps me to understand the everyday issues that people who don't look like me have to deal with in our society and what needs to be done to bring about much needed changes.

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Created and hosted by award-winning journalist Farai Chideya, Our Body Politic is unapologetically centered on reporting on not just how women of color experience the major political events of today, but how they're impacting those very issues. Weekly episodes feature in-depth conversations about the economy, health, politics, education, the environment, and the most prescient issues—because all issues are women's issues. Tune in every Friday everywhere you listen to podcasts, and on public radio stations around the country.

Episode Date
Black Country Music Stars on Diversifying The Genre
Feb 23, 2024
How Native Women Are Working to End the MMIW Crisis
Feb 16, 2024
Can BIPOC Musicians Shape the Future of Classical Music?
Feb 09, 2024
Innovative Solutions For A Growing Nationwide Mental Health Crisis
Feb 02, 2024
Black Maternal Matters
Jan 26, 2024
How Black Women are Leading the Soft Life Movement
Jan 19, 2024
Black Country Music Stars on Diversifying The Genre
Jan 12, 2024
6. Jan 6th: An American Story - Why January 6th is Not Over
Jan 04, 2024
5. Jan 6th: An American Story - The Lawmakers
Jan 04, 2024
4. Jan 6th: An American Story - The Book of Purple
Jan 04, 2024
3. Jan 6th: An American Story - America In Black and White
Jan 04, 2024
2. Jan 6th: An American Story - 187 Minutes
Jan 04, 2024
1. Jan 6th: An American Story - Legal Eagles
Jan 04, 2024
OBP’s Best Books of 2023 with Tananarive Due, Linda Villarosa, and Baynard Woods
Dec 29, 2023
Conversations on Care: How to Give a Good Apology and Music for Mindfulness
Dec 22, 2023
A Love Letter to Hip-Hop: How Women Shaped the First 50 Years
Dec 15, 2023
Mobilizing for 2024: The Power of Ballot Initiatives and Engaging Black and Asian American Voters
Dec 08, 2023
2023 Labor Movements And An Immigrant Capitol Sergeant’s Perspective On the January 6th Insurrection
Dec 01, 2023
OBP Rewind: The Gift of Health And Deb Haaland on Being an Indigenous Leader
Nov 24, 2023
Living Data: Insights on Cultural Competency and the American Mindset
Nov 17, 2023
Examining Election Day, VP Kamala Harris’s Ratings, and America’s History of Division
Nov 10, 2023
How Poll Workers, the Supreme Court, and Medical Biases Impact U.S. Democracy
Nov 03, 2023
What Horror Noire Reveals About American Society
Oct 27, 2023
Israel-Hamas Conflict and Roxane Gay On Her Latest Book ‘Opinions’
Oct 20, 2023
Redistricting Battles: Exploring Their Impact from Los Angeles to Alabama
Oct 13, 2023
How Native Women Are Working to End the MMIW Crisis
Oct 06, 2023
The Dangers of Medical Racism and Our GOP Debate Recap
Sep 29, 2023
Georgia Politics: Voter Mobilization and A Democrat’s Journey to the GOP
Sep 22, 2023
Whose Vote Counts? Suspended Florida Prosecutor Worrell’s 2024 Run and Political Lawsuits
Sep 15, 2023
The Rising Danger Of Extremism In America
Sep 08, 2023
Can BIPOC Musicians Shape the Future of Classical Music?
Sep 01, 2023
The Continuing Effects of Summer Heat and Student Loan Repayments
Aug 25, 2023
Tonya Mosley’s Path to Journalism Royalty
Aug 18, 2023
Trump’s Federal Indictment, Political Rumors and the Dangers of Tech
Aug 11, 2023
Hollywood’s Historic Strikes And BIPOC Representation On-Screen
Aug 04, 2023
OBP's Summer Book Club
Jul 28, 2023
The Power of Mindfulness
Jul 21, 2023
The Downfall of Affirmative Action: What Happens Now?
Jul 14, 2023
The Crisis of Caregiving
Jul 07, 2023
Examining America’s “Whitelash” and the state of voting rights
Jun 30, 2023
Transpolitics 101
Jun 23, 2023
Juneteenth Celebration of Black Memory and Black Freedom
Jun 16, 2023
Our Nation’s Enduring Public Health Emergency: Gun Violence
Jun 09, 2023
Layoffs, Shutdowns, and Cancellations: The Latest News About the News
Jun 02, 2023
Finding Joy in Wellness and Movement at Every Age
May 26, 2023
A Guest-Host Celebration!
May 19, 2023
The Complexity of South Asian American Identity
May 12, 2023
OBP Rewind: Collective Crises: Infectious Disease and Informed Democracy
May 05, 2023
Innovative Solutions For A Growing Nationwide Mental Health Crisis
Apr 28, 2023
Women and Transgender Athletes in Sports
Apr 21, 2023
Local, State, and National: The Power of Political Coalitions
Apr 14, 2023
Just Economy: Jelani Cobb On Rebuilding Trust In The Media
Apr 07, 2023
Around the World: The Latest in Geopolitics from Ukraine to China to Nigeria.
Mar 31, 2023
Mandela Barnes on Wisconsin State Supreme Court
Mar 29, 2023
The State of America Summit: How Storytelling and Civic Engagement Go Hand-in-Hand
Mar 24, 2023
Black Women Creating a New Media Landscape
Mar 17, 2023
Pandemic Woes and How Black Women Helped Build the Biden Administration
Mar 10, 2023
How Turkey’s Earthquake May Shake Up Its Political Future and Making the Case for Good Apologies
Mar 03, 2023
The Censorship of Black History and its Impact on Students, Teachers, and Society
Feb 24, 2023
The Truth Behind Deputy Gangs Inside the LA Sheriff’s Office
Feb 17, 2023
Indigenous Leaders on Protecting Native Rights, Land, & Culture
Feb 10, 2023
The Growing Crisis of U.S. Gun Violence
Feb 03, 2023
OBP 124 Extras: Brazil and the Global Rise of Far-Right Populism
Feb 03, 2023
OBP 123 Extended Edition: Black Financial Planning
Jan 27, 2023
Building Black Wealth through Reparations, Restoration and Information
Jan 27, 2023
The Tech Industry’s Influence Online and In Communities
Jan 20, 2023
Embracing Creative Action in Culture and Society
Jan 13, 2023
How to Spot – and Stop – the Makings of a Civil War
Jan 06, 2023
OBP Rewind: Celebrating 100 Episodes: Past, Present and Future
Dec 30, 2022
OBP Rewind: Remembering Urvashi Vaid and Creating Liberation
Dec 23, 2022
Black Women on the Future of Twitter and Building Generational Wealth
Dec 16, 2022
Our Political Remix 3: Gun Violence and Policing in America
Dec 09, 2022
Refining How We View U.S. History, Politics, and Community
Dec 02, 2022
OBP Archives: Aging with Purpose and Redefining Strength for Black Women
Nov 25, 2022
Going Uphill and Unpacking the 2022 Midterm Results
Nov 18, 2022
Discussing Georgia’s Midterm Election Results and Diving Into International Politics
Nov 11, 2022
Political Polarization Ahead of the 2022 Midterms
Nov 04, 2022
Understanding “Black Disprivilege” and Using Culturally Responsive Care to Heal Communities of Color
Oct 28, 2022
Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes on the Campaign Trail, and Bodily Autonomy in Iran
Oct 21, 2022
Our Political Remix 2: Covering, Questioning and Re-Imagining U.S. Government
Oct 14, 2022
Gen Z In The Midterms: 25-Year-Old Congressional Candidate Maxwell Frost and HBCUs Voter Base
Oct 07, 2022
Exposing Environmental Racism and Election Security Woes
Sep 30, 2022
Our Political Remix #1: NY AG Letitia James, Latino Voters, Immigration in Politics, and Gubernatorial Candidate Wes Moore
Sep 23, 2022
Women of Color Mobilizing Before the Midterms and The Passing of Queen Elizabeth II
Sep 16, 2022
All Things Midterms and How Race & Culture Shape Our Identity
Sep 09, 2022
Charting the Long March to Equality, Justice, and Joy
Sep 02, 2022
Collective Crises: Infectious Disease and Informed Democracy
Aug 26, 2022
Celebrating 100 Episodes: Past, Present and Future
Aug 19, 2022
How We Value Black Women’s Health in the US and Abroad
Aug 12, 2022
How Feminists in China Fight Authoritarianism, Facing Food Apartheid in the U.S., and Black Women Get Real about Preparing for Retirement
Aug 05, 2022
How Building & Maintaining Community Makes a Healthier Society for All
Jul 29, 2022
The Lessons We Learn from Lived Experiences
Jul 22, 2022
Closing the Nature Gap and the Latest from the Jan 6 Committee
Jul 15, 2022
Women of Color Leading the Charge Towards Workplace Equity
Jul 08, 2022
Remembering George Floyd and Reimagining Abortion and Community Care
Jul 01, 2022
Breaking Down the Jan 6 Hearings with Jill Wine-Banks
Jun 24, 2022
Remembering Urvashi Vaid and Creating Liberation
Jun 17, 2022
Repairing A Nation And Fighting Online Disinformation
Jun 10, 2022
Finding Joy in Stories, Service, and the Great Outdoors
Jun 03, 2022
Spotlighting Black Women & Femmes in Pop Culture and Seeking Wellness in the Face of Tragedy
May 27, 2022
Voices of Buffalo, Rep. Ruben Gallego on Racial Terror, and CRT
May 20, 2022
Preparing for and Fighting Against a Post-Roe Future
May 13, 2022
Aging with Purpose and Redefining Strength for Black Women
May 06, 2022
In Depth -- The Investigation into January 6th, plus the Roots of the Insurrection
Apr 29, 2022
Leveraging Financial Power to Build Equity; A Brief History of Black Education in America; PLUS Restorative Economics Creating Pathways to Prosperity
Apr 22, 2022
Black Women Fighting Against Disinformation and Reshaping Tech; PLUS Inflation & Reproductive Rights Shaping the Midterms
Apr 15, 2022
Empowering People in Disaster; Creating a Stronger Democracy; and All Things SCOTUS
Apr 08, 2022
"Long COVID”; Decolonizing Parenting; COVID and Mental Health
Apr 01, 2022
SCOTUS Confirmation Hearing; A Well-Read Black Girl; Oscar Predictions
Mar 25, 2022
Finding Joy, Nikki Giovanni’s Wisdom, and High Gas Prices
Mar 18, 2022
Revisiting Pipeline Protests, A Sacred Family Heirloom, and Discrimination During War
Mar 11, 2022
Judge Jackson's Nomination, Translating Global News, and the State of the Union
Mar 04, 2022
Remembering Sandy Hook; Coping With Inflation; and War in Ukraine
Feb 25, 2022
Black Media Mavens, Revisting Malcolm X’s Murder, and Sippin’ Tea with Karen Attiah
Feb 18, 2022
Being Muslim in America, Electing Black Women, and Global Affairs
Feb 11, 2022
Florida’s Latino Vote and Biden’s SCOTUS Pick
Feb 04, 2022
Anti-Trans Legislation and Trans Women in Sports featuring TransLash Media, Plus Bodily Autonomy, the Culture Wars, and the Legacy of Shirley Chisholm
Jan 28, 2022
Our Body Politic Presents: the Podcast "Into America" on Banned Books and the Trauma of Witnessing George Floyd’s Death, Plus a Special Roundtable on Covid
Jan 21, 2022
Georgia’s Lead Role in the Voting Rights Battle; and the Podcast "As She Rises" on the Climate Crisis and Women of Color
Jan 14, 2022
America Faces the Legacy of the January 6th Insurrection, featuring Sounds Like Hate's "Red Flags Everywhere"
Jan 07, 2022
Workers in the U.S. Feel the Squeeze of Inflation, the Booming Business of Astrology, and the First Year of Vice President Kamala Harris
Dec 31, 2021
Best Of 2021: Addressing Maternal Physical and Mental Health, the Ongoing Crisis over What to Teach Kids, and How One Activist Disrupts from Within Institutions
Dec 24, 2021
How Confronting the Myth of American Innocence Can Stop Our Slide into Authoritarianism, and a Look Ahead at the Political Lessons We Carry into 2022
Dec 17, 2021
Voting Rights Activism from Fannie Lou Hamer to Today, Tackling High Maternal Mortality Rates in the U.S., and How to Reframe Abortion as a Liberty Issue for All
Dec 10, 2021
Why Voters Lose When Democrats Fight Each Other, Back to Basics with Covid-19 Prevention, and a Call to Action for Women of Color
Dec 03, 2021
How Feminists in China Fight Authoritarianism, Facing Food Apartheid in the U.S., and Black Women Get Real about Preparing for Retirement
Nov 26, 2021
Honoring the Emanuel Nine, What We Can Do about Information Disorder, and Critical Race Theory as a Political Football
Nov 19, 2021
The Challenge to Define Accountability in the Criminal Justice System, Anti-racism in Media, and What’s Really Going On with Facebook
Nov 12, 2021
What the Elections Teach Us About Swing Voter Issues Today, How Race and Ethnicity Shape Young People of Color Politically, and Why Welcoming Refugees Helps Us
Nov 05, 2021
A Candidate in Virginia Challenges the Two-Party System, the Two Sisters Using Their Skills to Address Afghan Refugee Health, and Why Stan Culture Harms Us All
Oct 29, 2021
A Haitian Author on Her Family’s Immigration Story, Celebrating and Supporting Black Women in the Media, and What We Lose Politically with the Death of Colin Powell
Oct 22, 2021
Anita Hill on Fighting Gender Violence for Thirty Years, How the Digital Economy Infringes on Our Civil Rights, and the Mask Debate in Schools
Oct 15, 2021
How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace, Celebrating Women of Color in Hollywood’s Nerdiest Genres, and a Frank Conversation About the Future of the U.S. Military
Oct 08, 2021
Why the Economic Recovery Has Been Slow for Women of Color, Research Says Millennials of Color Are Worried and Hopeful about Money, and How Pauli Murray’s Writing and Thinking Still Influence Us Today
Oct 01, 2021
Reporting on Domestic Extremism, One Family Marked by It and White Evangelical Christianity’s Extremist Links
Sep 24, 2021
The January Insurrection According to Rep. Pramila Jayapal, What Families Need to Know about Covid in Kids, and Our Roundtable Debates AOC’s Met Gala Moment
Sep 17, 2021
A Latina Veteran on the U.S.’s Role in the World Today, Following the Corporate Money Pledged to Racial Equality, and Roundtable Guests Reflect on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
Sep 10, 2021
When Public Health Saves Lives, Returning to In-Person Education with a Disability, and Texas Abortion Ban’s Impact on Women of Color
Sep 03, 2021
Centering the Experiences of Afghan Women, Why the U.N. Climate Report is a Gift, and #MeToo as a Social Justice Issue
Aug 27, 2021
Documenting Extremist Youth Recruitment, the Power of Protest, and Examining Our Narratives about Afghanistan
Aug 20, 2021
A Deep Dive into Voting Rights, the Impact of Cuomo’s Resignation, and Politics in Haiti in Context
Aug 13, 2021
Making the Most of College, Books that Educate and Empower, and Two New Models of Community-based Journalism
Aug 06, 2021
Black Women on Writing with Purpose, and What History Says about Overlooking the Insurrection
Jul 30, 2021
The Complex Task of Public Safety Reform, Live Entertainment Slowly Regains Steam, and An Astrophysicist Takes on Bias in STEM
Jul 23, 2021
Next-Level Thinking for Public Safety, Meet a 10-Year-Old Chess National Master, and the Biden-Harris Administration Toughens Up on Covid-19 and Voting Rights
Jul 16, 2021
Engaging the Latino Electorate, the Challenges of Immigration Reform, and Women of Color Building Their Own Institutions
Jul 09, 2021
Voting Rights under Attack, Talking to Loved Ones about the Covid-19 Vaccine, and Freeing Ourselves from Political Myths
Jul 02, 2021
How the Military is Tackling Sexual Assault and Extremism, and Reviewing the Latest Supreme Court Decisions
Jun 25, 2021
Black Americans Call for Political Substance over Symbolism, the Biden-Harris Administration on Systemic Racism, and the Power of Telling Our Stories
Jun 18, 2021
Real Talk on Parenting During the Pandemic and the Mental Health Impacts on Mothers and Children, Voting Rights Under Threat, and the Benefits of Being Outdoors
Jun 11, 2021
Why the Tulsa Massacre Matters Today, the Insurrection as White Supremacist Backlash, and Tackling Algorithmic Bias
Jun 04, 2021
How Racism Is at the Root of White Evangelical Power, Why Child Care Is Also Necessary Infrastructure, and Practical Advice for Securing Your Finances
May 28, 2021
A Conservative on Rejecting Trumpism, Why the Vaccination Push Here and Abroad Must Continue, and Making Sense of the Infighting among Republicans
May 21, 2021
Senator Mazie Hirono Tackles Anti-Asian Hate Crimes from the Senate, the Supreme Court Rules on Minors in Prison, and What the World Thinks of the U.S. After Trump
May 14, 2021
How History Books and Monuments Shape our National Narrative, Preparing for the Next Pandemic, and Practical Advice on Staying Safe During Police Encounters
May 07, 2021
DC Statehood Back in Play, Why National Security Risks Need Reassessing, and Looking Back on 100 Days of Biden-Harris Administration
Apr 30, 2021
Samaria Rice, Tamir Rice’s mother, on the Chauvin verdict, Yamiche Alcindor and April Ryan Talk about Holding the Powerful Accountable
Apr 23, 2021
Combatting Domestic Terrorism, a Cannabis Entrepreneur and a Policymaker on Social Equity in the Industry, and Why #OscarsSoWhite Still Applies
Apr 16, 2021
The Black Maternal Death Crisis, the Real Reason Black Women Die from Covid-19 More Than White Men
Apr 09, 2021
How Georgia’s Draconian Voting Restrictions Threaten the Constitution, James Clyburn Says We Can’t Prevent Another Insurrection, and Jemele Hill on Why Athletes Won’t Ever ‘Shut Up and Dribble’
Apr 02, 2021
Ayanna Pressley on “Legislating Equity, Healing, and Justice,” a GA State Senator on Treating Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue, and Imara Jones on Why Patriarchy Threatens All Women
Mar 26, 2021
WNBA Star Layshia Clarendon Gets Political, the Anti-Asian violence in Georgia, and the Lives of Black Mothers of Three Civil Rights Leaders
Mar 19, 2021
The Actual Cost of Racism in the U.S., One Woman’s Battle with Covid-19, and the State of Security at the Capitol
Mar 12, 2021
How the Covid-19 Pandemic Raises Issues of Ableism, Investment Opportunities in WoC Entrepreneurs, and Black Maternal Health Disparities
Mar 05, 2021
Elizabeth Warren on What an Economy Should Do, How Covid-19 Vaccination Protects Others, and the Stigma of Intimate Partner Violence
Feb 26, 2021
A Provocative Way to Build Black Voting Power, Why Covid-19 Vaccination Must Be a Global Effort, and the Limits of Inclusion at the Golden Globes
Feb 19, 2021
Tackling Racism and Sexism in the Tech Industry, Ecofascism Explained, the Political Aftermath of a Second Trump Impeachment Trial
Feb 12, 2021
Speaking with Hispanic Republicans, Vaccinating the Country Equitably, and Who Faced Accountability for the Insurrection
Feb 05, 2021
Black Identity in the White House and Beyond, Unpacking the First Set of Biden-Harris Executive Orders
Jan 29, 2021
Maxine Waters on How the Democratic Party Moves Forward, Black and Indigenous Strategists Demand More from the Government, and the New Administration's Biggest Challenges
Jan 22, 2021
AG Tish James Seeks Accountability for President Trump, the “Black Cassandra” Syndrome, and Why Journalists of Color Need to Be Heard
Jan 15, 2021
The Power of Investing in Women Entrepreneurs, and a New Way to Grasp the Meaning of Work
Jan 08, 2021
Futurist Mutale Nkonde on How to Achieve Your Goals, a Psychologist on How to Shape Conversations about Racism
Jan 01, 2021
How the New Georgia Project Made Voting Cool, and What Inspires Local Leaders from California to Arizona
Dec 25, 2020
Black Homeownership Rates in a New Light, Rep. Veronica Escobar on Leading El Paso Through the Covid Crisis, and Latino Representation on the Small Screen
Dec 18, 2020
Tressie McMillan Cottom on Black Womanhood, Why the 2020 Census Remains in Contention, and Jamaal Bowman on a Divided Democratic Party
Dec 11, 2020
Dallas Police Chief Renee Hall on Being fully Black and Fully Blue, Filipino Americans Fighting Disinformation
Dec 04, 2020
Maria Hinojosa on Inclusive Storytelling, and Journalists of Color Creating Newsrooms from Tennessee to Laguna Pueblo Lands
Nov 27, 2020
Rashida Tlaib on the Future of the Democratic Party, and Yaa Gyasi on the Power of Faith
Nov 20, 2020
Tammy Duckworth on a Lifetime of Service, Breaking Down the “WoC Vote,” and the Freedom to Imagine Liberation
Nov 13, 2020
Truth in the Age of Disinformation, the Resilience of Black Voters, and Escaping into Fantasy
Nov 06, 2020
2020 Election Special: What's on the Agenda for Women of Color Starting the Day After
Nov 04, 2020
The Rising Influence of the HBCU Vote, SCOTUS and Healthcare Access, and Dolores Huerta, Still Fighting for All of Us
Oct 30, 2020
Black Americans Buying Guns, Making Your Voting Plan, and an Inspiring Filipina Filmmaker
Oct 23, 2020
WoC and the Republican Party, Healthcare for the People, and the Activism of 2020
Oct 16, 2020
Divers Discover Sunken Slave Ships, Amna Nawaz on the VP Debate, and How White Supremacy is Bad for Your Health
Oct 09, 2020
Understanding Disinformation Campaigns, Deb Haaland on Leading as a Laguna Pueblo Native, Why Flu Shots Are Vital Right Now
Oct 02, 2020
Naomi Osaka's Activism, Replacing RBG with a Black Woman, and the Fight Over the Census
Sep 26, 2020
Our Body Politic Trailer
Sep 22, 2020