From the award-winning journalist Farai Chideya
A podcast unapologetically reporting how women of color impact today’s major political events.
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Our Body Politic’s 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.
Honoring the Emanuel Nine, What We Can Do about Information Disorder, and Critical Race Theory as a Political Football
This week I spoke about the power of forgiveness with Rev. Sharon Risher (pictured above) whose relatives were among the Mother Emanuel shooting victims. Michael Arad, the architect behind the new memorial to the Emanuel Nine, discussed the collaborative process of...
The Challenge to Define Accountability in the Criminal Justice System, Anti-racism in Media, and What’s Really Going On with Facebook
This week I spoke with MacArthur Fellow, poet Reginald Dwayne Betts (pictured above), about why we struggle to articulate exactly how we want to change the prison system in the U.S. OB-GYN Dr. Jamila Perritt explained why she dreams of exercising her medical practice...
What the Elections Teach Us About Swing Voter Issues Today, How Race & Ethnicity Shape Young POC Politically, and Why Welcoming Refugees Helps Us
This week I spoke with longtime immigrant rights expert Cecilia Muñoz about Welcome.US, a website that connects people to the process of resettling newcomers. Our Body Politic contributors Diane Wong and Jenn Jackson, researchers at the GenForward survey, shared their...
Virginian Candidate Challenges the Two-Party System, Two Sisters Use Their Skills to Address Afghan Refugee Health, and Why Stan Culture Harms Us All
This week I asked Virginia gubernatorial candidate Princess Blanding about running on a third-party ticket and how her platform is diverse and inclusive. Our Body Politic public health contributor Dr. Kavita Trivedi covered everything we need to know about vaccines,...
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Farai Chideya
Host of Our Body Politic
I listen critically to stories about our human journey, and track the data on people, governments, and our global society.
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