187 Episodes

  1. Voices of Buffalo, Rep. Ruben Gallego on Racial Terror, and CRT

    Published: 20/05/2022
  2. Preparing for and Fighting Against a Post-Roe Future

    Published: 13/05/2022
  3. Aging with Purpose and Redefining Strength for Black Women

    Published: 06/05/2022
  4. In Depth -- The Investigation into January 6th, plus the Roots of the Insurrection

    Published: 29/04/2022
  5. Leveraging Financial Power to Build Equity; A Brief History of Black Education in America; PLUS Restorative Economics Creating Pathways to Prosperity

    Published: 22/04/2022
  6. Black Women Fighting Against Disinformation and Reshaping Tech; PLUS Inflation & Reproductive Rights Shaping the Midterms

    Published: 15/04/2022
  7. Empowering People in Disaster; Creating a Stronger Democracy; and All Things SCOTUS

    Published: 08/04/2022
  8. "Long COVID”; Decolonizing Parenting; COVID and Mental Health

    Published: 01/04/2022
  9. SCOTUS Confirmation Hearing; A Well-Read Black Girl; Oscar Predictions

    Published: 25/03/2022
  10. Finding Joy, Nikki Giovanni’s Wisdom, and High Gas Prices

    Published: 18/03/2022
  11. Revisiting Pipeline Protests, A Sacred Family Heirloom, and Discrimination During War

    Published: 11/03/2022
  12. Judge Jackson's Nomination, Translating Global News, and the State of the Union

    Published: 04/03/2022
  13. Remembering Sandy Hook; Coping With Inflation; and War in Ukraine

    Published: 25/02/2022
  14. Black Media Mavens, Revisting Malcolm X’s Murder, and Sippin’ Tea with Karen Attiah

    Published: 18/02/2022
  15. Being Muslim in America, Electing Black Women, and Global Affairs

    Published: 11/02/2022
  16. Florida’s Latino Vote and Biden’s SCOTUS Pick

    Published: 04/02/2022
  17. Anti-Trans Legislation and Trans Women in Sports featuring TransLash Media, Plus Bodily Autonomy, the Culture Wars, and the Legacy of Shirley Chisholm

    Published: 28/01/2022
  18. 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

    Published: 21/01/2022
  19. Georgia’s Lead Role in the Voting Rights Battle; and the Podcast "As She Rises" on the Climate Crisis and Women of Color

    Published: 14/01/2022
  20. America Faces the Legacy of the January 6th Insurrection, featuring Sounds Like Hate's "Red Flags Everywhere"

    Published: 07/01/2022

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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.

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