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On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Mara S. Campo looks at the foundational role of Black Americans... more
On this special episode of Our Body Politic produced in partnership with Level Forward, we highlight the Murdered and Missing... more
Can the world of classical music become more inclusive given its history? On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest... more
Guest host Mara S. Campo, Anchor and Managing Editor at Revolt Black News, looks at the ongoing national mental health... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, Farai Chideya looks back at our conversations around Black Maternal health. First, she... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Mara S. Campo looks at the idea of the “soft life”... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Mara S. Campo looks at the foundational role of Black Americans... more
PART 6: January 6th neither began nor ended on that date. The legal and moral implications of January 6th continue... more
PART 5: In this episode, we turn our mics to the elected officials who ran the House committee. We speak... more
PART 4: This explosive episode reveals how senior investigator Candyce Phoenix, who led the Purple team, pushed for a different... more
PART 3: The investigators take us deep inside to reveal how race touched every piece of the January 6th investigation.... more
PART 2: The investigators take listeners behind the scenes to show what went into the investigation and how a case... more
PART 1: By now, the story of what happened on January 6 2021 is seared into the public psyche. But... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, host Farai Chideya looks back on some of our favorite conversations with authors... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, host Farai Chideya looks back on our best advice from guests about how... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Callie Crossley, who is a host and commentator for GBH Boston,... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, Sayu Bhojwani, guest host and founder of Women’s Democracy Lab, speaks with Chris... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, Karen Attiah, guest host and Columnist for the Washington Post, speaks with labor... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, host Farai Chideya listens back to some of the conversations she is thankful... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, host Farai Chideya talks with Shannon-Janean Currie, vice president at Benenson Strategy Group,... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Sayu Bhojwani talks with Adriane Lentz-Smith, associate professor of history at... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Karen Grigsby Bates talks with Virginia Kase Solomón, CEO of the... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, host Farai Chideya is celebrating the spooky season with Black women creators of... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Hagar Chemali, Creator and Host of Oh My World! talks with... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest host Karen Grigsby Bates talks about redistricting and newly redrawn maps in... more
On this special episode of Our Body Politic, we highlight the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women’s (MMIW) crisis. Guest-host Andrea... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, host Farai Chideya, speaks with Linda Villarosa, journalist, author and educator about the... more
We’re celebrating our third year anniversary at Our Body Politic! We started this journey covering the 2020 election, so let’s... more
From redistricting to Governors acting against the will of the people, we explore, whose vote counts? On this episode of... more
One of the biggest threats facing Americans today…is extremism. What can be done to combat the rising danger of extremist... more
Can the world of classical music become more inclusive given its history? On this episode of Our Body Politic, guest... more
Fall is on the way, and school is back in session. And THIS year, the summer heat and student loans... more
Tonya Mosley never expected to become a darling of public radio and podcasting; in fact, she had her heart set... more
This week, Our Body Politic host and creator Farai Chideya unpacks the latest indictment against former President Trump, with former... more
Hollywood is on strike. How will this historic double strike affect the already dwindling numbers of writers of color in... more
This week on Our Body Politic, Farai Chideya revisits some of her favorite conversations with three authors. She starts with... more
America is in a time of unprecedented mental health challenges. Many different cultures developed mindfulness techniques over millennia, and now,... more
On June 29, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against a long-standing college admissions practice: affirmative action. For... more
This episode of Our Body Politic is a special on caregiving. We start the show with the voices of caregivers,... more
On this episode of Our Body Politic, we focus on two hot topics in the news: the wave of white... more
Transgender rights are increasingly under attack in the United States, despite studies showing that the majority of Americans don’t want... more
On June 19, 1865, enslaved people were finally freed in Texas – a day of joy that would become known... more
An elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. A grocery store in East Buffalo, New York. A mall in Allen, Texas. The... more
Between layoffs, show cancellations, downsizing and network shut-downs, some are calling the recent news about the news an all out... more
In today’s image-obsessed world, the pressure from celebrities, beauty brands and pop culture toward changing and manipulating one’s body can... more
Our Body Politic was founded on a mission to give a platform to and uplift the voices of Black women... more
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic group in the United States. And people of Indian descent make up... more
This week, an Our Body Politic encore: Farai interviews Steven Thrasher, LGBTQ scholar, journalist and author of “The Viral Underclass:... more
Guest host Mara S. Campo, Anchor and Managing Editor at Revolt Black News, looks at the ongoing national mental health... more
More than fifty years after Title IX, we take a wider look at the treatment and coverage of female and... more
Guest host Natasha Alford, in for Farai Chideya, explores political coalition building through three lenses. From the national stage -... more
Guest host and Washington Post Columnist Karen Attiah sits down with writer, historian, and scholar Jelani Cobb at the 2023... more
Guest host Hagar Chemali, foreign policy expert and Creator and Host of the YouTube show "Oh My World!" looks closely... more
Another OBP Extended Edition! Guest host Natasha Alford speaks with former Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes on the hotly contested... more
This week, we share a panel from the 92nd Street Y’s State of America Summit. Host Farai Chideya asks:... more
Guest host and ESPN executive Marsha Cooke continues a conversation about black women in the media. Panelists share how they... more
Three years after the first lockdowns in the US, we look at how public health has changed and how we... more
The Turkish government's weak response to the region’s devastating earthquakes may signal the beginning of a political shift away from... more
When the College Board removed concepts like “intersectionality, mass incarceration, reparations, and the Black Lives Matter movement” from its Advanced... more
There are at least 18 documented gangs inside the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. Farai speaks with award-winning reporter Cerise... more
We’re uplifting Indigenous voices! First, Farai interviews Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on what she’s learning from the survivors... more
Hagar Chemali, foreign policy expert and host of the YouTube Show "Oh My World”, facilitates a conversation with OBP creator... more
Farai interviews senior news writer and founding staffer at The Trace, Jennifer Mascia on the recent shootings in California, and... more
Want more 'Our Body Politic' Episode 123? Here's the full conversation between guest host and NPR Correspondent Cheryl Corley and... more
NPR Correspondent Cheryl Corley guest-hosts this week’s episode on the racial wealth gap and how Black Americans are working to... more
Our Body Politic joined KPCC’s Public Radio Palooza for a special live taping featuring Farai in discussion with Dr. Safiya... more
Farai interviews transmedia conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas and art curator, Rujeko Hockley about building an artistic legacy as life... more
Two years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Farai interviews Dr. Barbara F. Walter, Rohr Professor of Pacific International... more
Our Body Politic celebrates the new year by re-airing our 100th episode. Farai reflects on some of the show’s most... more
This week we re-air an episode from June 2022, featuring a past interview between Farai and the late intersectional activist,... more
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Farai interviews senior news writer and founding staffer at The Trace, Jennifer Mascia on the recent shootings in California, and what's going... more