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