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Top Civil Rights Podcasts

May 18, 2024

The Best Civil Rights Podcasts from millions of podcasts available on the Goodpods platform and ranked by listens, ratings, comments, subscriptions and shares.

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History Detective

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Top 10 Best History Detective Episodes

89 Episodes

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Avg Length 13m

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Latest episode 16 days ago

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History Detective is a podcast for teachers, students and lovers of history. It delves into stories from the past that don’t always get told in the textbooks. Every episode will include an original song that compliments the topic. This is a classroom friendly resource that aligns with history curriculums. Visit Amped Up Learning for accompanying teaching resources for every episode.

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Stanford Legal

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Stanford Legal
Top 10 Best Stanford Legal Episodes

137 Episodes

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Avg Length 28m

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Latest episode 9 days ago

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Law touches most aspects of life. Here to help make sense of it is the Stanford Legal podcast, where we look at the cases, questions, conflicts, and legal stories that affect us all every day. Stanford Legal launched in 2017 as a radio show on Sirius XM. We’re now a standalone podcast and we’re back after taking some time away, so don’t forget to subscribe or follow this feed. That way you’ll have access to new episodes as soon as they’re available. We know that the law can be complicated. In past episodes we discussed a broad range of topics from the legal rights of someone in a conservatorship like Britney Spears to the Supreme Court’s abortion decision to how American law firms had to untangle their Russian businesses after the invasion of Ukraine. Past episodes are still available in our back catalog of episodes. In future shows, we’ll bring on experts to help make sense of things like machine learning and developments in the regulation of artificial intelligence, how the states draw voting maps, and ways that the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling will change college admissions. Our co-hosts know a bit about these topics because it’s their life’s work. Pam Karlan studies and teaches what is known as the “law of democracy,”—the law that regulates voting, elections, and the political process. She served as a commissioner on the California Fair Political Practices Commission, an assistant counsel and cooperating attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and (twice) as a Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. She also co-directs Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, which represents real clients before the highest court in the country, working on important cases including representing Edith Windsor in the landmark marriage equality win and David Riley in a case where the Supreme Court held that the police generally can’t search digital information on a cell phone seized from an individual who has been arrested unless they first get a warrant. She has argued before the Court nine times. And Rich Ford’s teaching and writing looks at the relationship between law and equality, cities and urban development, popular culture and everyday life. He teaches local government law, employment discrimination, and the often-misunderstood critical race theory. He studied with and advised governments around the world on questions of equality law, lectured at places like the Sorbonne in Paris on the relationship of law and popular culture, served as a commissioner for the San Francisco Housing Commission, and worked with cities on how to manage neighborhood change and volatile real estate markets. He writes about law and popular culture for lawyers, academics, and popular audiences. His latest book is Dress Codes: How the Laws of Fashion Made History, a legal history of the rules and laws that influence what we wear. The law is personal for all of us—and pivotal. The landmark civil rights laws of the 1960s have made discrimination illegal but the consequences of the Jim Crow laws imposed after the civil war are still with us, reflected in racially segregated schools and neighborhoods and racial imbalances in our prisons and conflict between minority communities and police. Unequal gender roles and stereotypes still keep women from achieving equality in professional status and income. Laws barring gay people from marrying meant that millions lived lives of secrecy and shame. New technologies present new legal questions: should AI decide who gets hired or how long convicted criminals go to prison? What can we do about social media’s influence on our elections? Can Chat GPT get copyright in a novel? Law matters. We hope you’ll listen to new episodes that will drop on Thursdays every two weeks. To learn more, go to https://law.stanford.edu/stanford-legal-podcast/.

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Monday Morning QB

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Top 10 Best Monday Morning QB Episodes

167 Episodes

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Avg Length 60m

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Latest episode 5 days ago

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On Monday Morning QB, Askia is joined by his news team to push trending stories to a new level. His colleagues, the finest coe-producer’s and reporter’s, Sue Goodwin and Chris B.D. They take on large topics affecting real people today in the legal process by investigative journalism. Covering their fight for justice and equal human rights. Monday Morning QB consults prominent journalists and professionals to deliver top tier progressive new to WPFW. Monday Morning QB, Monday’s at 11am on 89.3FM Washington.
Iowa Civil Rights History
Top 10 Best Iowa Civil Rights History Episodes

40 Episodes

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Avg Length 39m

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Latest episode 17 days ago

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Discover Iowa’s role in the advancement of civil rights. Learn how landmark Iowa court cases, the Iowa Underground Railroad, Iowa towns like Buxton, and Iowa civil rights pioneers like Alexander G. Clark, Ralph Montgomery, Edna Griffin, and more guided the future of the state and the nation. We will look at how the nation’s path forward might be discovered by gleaning the wisdom of Iowa's history. For any questions or suggestions, please email Erick at [email protected]

We Can Do This!

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Top 10 Best We Can Do This! Episodes

25 Episodes

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Avg Length 44m

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Latest episode 1 month ago

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“We Can Do This!” from the National Consumers League, a nonprofit with a 120+ year history advocating for consumers on marketplace and workplace issues.

In each episode, we talk through some of the major cultural issues and public policy battles of today with individuals helping to shape our nation’s social and economic reforms in health, data and privacy, food and nutrition, labor, and finance.

Hosted by NCL Executive Director Sally Greenberg and NCL’s senior policy staff.

Send inquiries and questions to:

[email protected]

Or reach out to us on social media at:

Twitter — @ncl_tweets

Facebook — National Consumers League

Another Noisy Noise Podcast
Top 10 Best Another Noisy Noise Podcast Episodes

10 Episodes

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Avg Length 87m

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Latest episode 1 year ago

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Another Noisy Noise Podcast! host Thomas Burgos aims to present an informal and informative show that leaves pretense behind and welcomes all who want to speak or be the change they wish to see in the world. The topics covered are done so having a heavy emphasis placed on the effects and impacts felt by all of the beings that are occupying every space on Earth. The show itself is founded upon the ideas and philosophies often labeled as "left" using the graph that denotes an individuals political leanings and is a show that advocates for the divestment from and abandoning notions to protect eurocentric ideologies, nationalistic ideologies, and the capital driven "free" market and the failed systems of democracy that hold in its grip people and animals alike.

Accessory to Justice

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Top 10 Best Accessory to Justice Episodes

18 Episodes

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Avg Length 36m

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Latest episode 1 year ago

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Accessory to Justice is not your ordinary legal podcast. While we invite all of our fellow legal professionals to join us, our show explores so much more than just the courtroom! Accessory to Justice is about the fight for equity from the perspective of those deemed guilty until proven innocent. Accessory to Justice will also be your guide to connecting the dots between the work of activists and experts of various fields and the legal world. When things get complicated we're here to break it down!

Buried Truths

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Top 10 Best Buried Truths Episodes

57 Episodes

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Avg Length 34m

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Latest episode 9 months ago

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“Buried Truths” acknowledges and unearths still-relevant stories of injustice, racism, and resistance in the American South. We can’t change our history, but we can let it guide us to understanding. The podcast is hosted by journalist, professor, and Pulitzer-prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff.

Sidebar by Courthouse News
Top 10 Best Sidebar by Courthouse News Episodes

50 Episodes

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Avg Length 32m

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Latest episode 11 days ago

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Sidebar by Courthouse News tackles the stories you need to know from the legal world. Join reporters Hillel Aaron, Kirk McDaniel, Amanda Pampuro and Kelsey Reichmann as they take you in and out of courtrooms in the U.S. and beyond and break down all the developments that had them talking.

Money on the Left

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Top 10 Best Money on the Left Episodes

193 Episodes

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Avg Length 69m

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Latest episode 14 days ago

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Money on the Left is a monthly, interdisciplinary podcast that reclaims money’s public powers for intersectional politics. Staging critical conversations with leading historians, theorists, organizers, and activists, the show draws upon Modern Monetary Theory and constitutional approaches to money to advance new forms of left critique and practice. It is hosted by William Saas and Scott Ferguson and presented in partnership with Monthly Review magazine. Check out our website: https://moneyontheleft.org Follow us on Twitter & Facebook at @moneyontheleft

Voces For Change

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Top 10 Best Voces For Change Episodes

20 Episodes

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Avg Length 20m

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Latest episode 3 years ago

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This weekly, bilingual podcast highlights unsung heroes, mostly Hispanic, who are making a difference in their local communities across the United States and Puerto Rico, as volunteers, entrepreneurs, researchers, or advocates for social justice, racial equity, and social change.

Democracy IDEAs

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Top 10 Best Democracy IDEAs Episodes

35 Episodes

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Avg Length 36m

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Latest episode 24 days ago

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Democracy IDEAs is brought to you by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). Our podcasts share analyses, data, and insights from experts worldwide to help you understand the challenges of democracy in times of crisis. Find more information to empower you on decision-making processes at www.idea.int

Right the Wrong

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Top 10 Best Right the Wrong Episodes

6 Episodes

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Avg Length 15m

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Latest episode 2 years ago

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We've made it half-way through season 1! RTW has been on a long break- our host had an intense year (the joys of indie podcasting). RTW is still active- we're going through a re-structuring, and will be moving to a model that's less than biweekly, but will get content out soon. As a one-person team, thanks for patience. Follow us on IG to stay up to date. As always, thanks for your support!----------------Every year, hundreds of global human rights defenders are murdered, imprisoned, or disappeared for their commitment to rights. But how many of those names do you know? Right the Wrong is for people who love true crime, care about understanding the world, and care even more for the people who fight to make it better. Join Ta’Mara Hill, for a deep dive into the cost of defending rights. These inspiring reflections will highlight a global advocate whose story needs to be told, and whose work lives on. Come discuss state crime, history, global affairs, and human rights. Come be angry...come be inspired...come ready to Right the Wrong. Visit rightthewrongpodcast.blogspot.com to learn more; and listen wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the podcast on IG at: www.instagram.com/RightTheWrongPodcast

EU Scream

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Top 10 Best EU Scream Episodes

107 Episodes

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Avg Length 37m

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Latest episode 11 hours ago

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European politics podcast from Brussels

Black Diamonds

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Top 10 Best Black Diamonds Episodes

85 Episodes

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Avg Length 48m

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Latest episode 3 months ago

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SiriusXM and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum will present an exclusive new podcast series, Black Diamonds. Hosted by museum president and historian Bob Kendrick, the podcast will showcase the history of the Negro Leagues, highlighting the players, people and events that shaped them, as well as spotlighting the leagues’ achievements and innovations during a time of segregation and inequality. Listeners will hear the stories of baseball legends like Jackie Robinson, Oscar Charleston, Josh Gibson and Satchel Paige, and important figures like Rube Foster, Effa Manley, Buck O’Neil and many more.
Civil Rights History Project
Top 10 Best Civil Rights History Project Episodes

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On May 12, 2009, the U. S. Congress authorized a national initiative by passing The Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-19). The law directs the Library of Congress (LOC) and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) to conduct a survey of existing oral history collections with relevance to the Civil Rights movement to obtain justice, freedom and equality for African Americans and to record new interviews with people who participated in the struggle, over a five year period beginning in 2010. The activists interviewed for this project belong to a wide range of occupations, including lawyers, judges, doctors, farmers, journalists, professors, and musicians, among others. The video recordings of their recollections cover a wide variety of topics within the civil rights movement, such as the influence of the labor movement, nonviolence and self-defense, religious faith, music, and the experiences of young activists. Actions and events discussed in the interviews include the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963), the Albany Movement (1961), the Freedom Rides (1961), the Selma to Montgomery Rights March (1965), the Orangeburg Massacre (1968), sit-ins, voter registration drives in the South, and the murder of fourteen year old Emmett Till in 1955, a horrific event that galvanized many young people into joining the freedom movement. Many interviewees were active in national organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Other interviewees were key members of specialized and local groups including the Medical Committee for Human Rights, the Deacons for Defense and Justice, the Cambridge (Maryland) Nonviolent Action Committee, and the Newark Community Union Project. Several interviews include men and women who were on the front lines of the struggle in places not well-known for their civil rights movement activity such as Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Saint Augustine, Florida; and Bogalusa, Louisiana. Several of the interviews were conducted with the children of local civil rights leaders including Clara Luper and Gayle Jenkins. This site also guides researchers to collections in several Library divisions that specifically focus on the Civil Rights movement as well as the broader topic of African American history and culture. The Civil Rights History Project Collection (AFC 2010/039) contains 401 items consisting of video files, videocassettes, digital photographs and interview transcripts, with several more such items to be added once the interviews conclude in 2015.

Ladies of Sosa

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Top 10 Best Ladies of Sosa Episodes

39 Episodes

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Avg Length 57m

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Latest episode 4 days ago

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Join us as we step into the role of storytellers, not merely the subjects. We bring you the unfiltered, authentic stories and experiences of South Sudanese people across the diaspora. From tales of resilience and triumph to navigating the complexities of identity and culture, our podcast explores the vibrant tapestry of voices that often go unheard. Through interviews, personal narratives, and in-depth discussions, we shed light on the rich heritage, challenges, and aspirations of our diverse diaspora. Tune in to discover the untold stories that shape our communities and inspire meaningful conversations.

Night Raid

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Top 10 Best Night Raid Episodes

9 Episodes

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Avg Length 46m

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Latest episode 10 months ago

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From Oscar and Emmy Award winning documentarian, Kary Antholis, Night Raid is a story about the tragic death of a Pomona SWAT officer ... and the story of the man accused of killing him.

Ask any public defender in the LA criminal courts to name the most complicated and heart-wrenching case in the past decade and almost everyone will tell you it’s The People vs. David Martinez. Ask the prosecutors and they’ll admit the case is tragic. But complicated? No. They say it’s murder plain and simple.

There is no dispute that Officer Shaun Diamond was a man of good character whose death is horrific ... or that David Martinez was affiliated with a motorcycle club that had conflicts with law enforcement. But Night Raid avoids a rush to judgment and considers all aspects of a very murky case. And in the process explores our own prejudices and preconceptions about cause and effect, guilt and innocence ... even punishment and redemption.

There are no videos of the raid and David Martinez isn’t an ACLU poster boy. He’s a family man with vices that may have contributed to the shotgun blast that killed Diamond on the night of October 28, 2014. In the eight episodes of Night Raid, we unravel the compelling story of The People vs. David Martinez - not just the events of David’s two trials but the reasons for the SWAT raid and the planning behind it, the relationship between David and the Mongols Motorcycle Club, and how the intertwined narratives of this story reflect larger issues in our judicial system. The series takes an intimate look at Diamond’s death through unprecedented access to search warrant materials and recordings of detective interviews with David’s family and other Pomona SWAT officers.


Executive Producer — Kary Antholis

Host, Producer, Writer — Molly Miller


Night Raid is a production of Crime Story Media and eOne Entertainment. The podcast debuts on LAist 89.3 on Saturday May 6 at 2pm with a rebroadcast on Sunday May 7 at 7pm. Each episode of the eight part Night Raid special series will air Saturday’s at 2pm and rebroadcast Sunday at 7pm. The first episode of the podcast will be released on all podcast players after the second LAist broadcast on May 7, with new episodes airing each Sunday thereafter.

The eight episode Night Raid series will conclude its run on the weekend of June 24.



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Empire State of Rights
Top 10 Best Empire State of Rights Episodes

42 Episodes

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Avg Length 31m

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Latest episode 10 days ago

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A biweekly podcast produced by Disability Rights New York. "Empire State of Rights" is your source for current topics and trends essential to disability rights advocacy.
Smithsonian Channel Presents Black History Month
Top 10 Best Smithsonian Channel Presents Black History Month Episodes

20 Episodes

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Latest episode 9 years ago

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Honoring the achievements. Remembering the struggle.

Practical Reason

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Top 10 Best Practical Reason Episodes

3 Episodes

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Avg Length 25m

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Latest episode 2 years ago

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Practical Reason explores stories about provocative issues that are worthy of examination.

Coffee With My Ma

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Top 10 Best Coffee With My Ma Episodes

27 Episodes

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Avg Length 29m

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Latest episode 3 months ago

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My radical activist mother Kahentinetha Horn tells me stories of her very long adventurous life, always with the sense of humour that carried herthrough.

The Ronin Project Podcast
Top 10 Best The Ronin Project Podcast Episodes

38 Episodes

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Avg Length 32m

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Latest episode 2 months ago

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The RONIN PROJECT PODCAST is a weekly podcast airing on Sundays hosted by veteran political strategist Bill Wong about bad Asians getting into good trouble. This podcast will feature Asian American elected officials, candidates, and career campaign operatives to give Asian Americans insight and inspiration into claiming their rightful place in the halls of power and to curate Asian American political stories that have heretofore been ignored or erased. It will be real and raw conversations on Asian Americans and where they meet or miss the arena of politics, power, influence, justice, and representation. This no-nonsense podcast is for Asian Americans who want to know more about how politics is played, political professionals that want to know more about Asian Americans and how they vote, and troublemakers who want to make the world a better place. Bill Wong has over 30 years of experience that includes work as a chief of staff, a lobbyist, a political director, and a strategist to community non-profits, powerful labor organizations and Fortune 100 companies. He recently served as the senior political advisor to California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon and led efforts that elected and held the largest Assembly Democratic supermajority in over 130 years. In addition, he has dedicated his career to mentoring Asian Americans political professionals and helping elect a historic number of Asian Americans to local, state, and federal offices.

5 Questions

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Top 10 Best 5 Questions Episodes

19 Episodes

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Avg Length 13m

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Latest episode 3 years ago

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5 Questions is the show where I interview activists, lawyers, writers, musicians and so many others to reveal the personal stories and lives of incredible people who work every day to improve the lives of those around them through their work and outspokenness through 5 simple questions.

Amplified Voices

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Top 10 Best Amplified Voices Episodes

47 Episodes

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Avg Length 53m

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Latest episode 1 month ago

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Amplified Voices is a podcast that lifts the voices of people and families impacted by the criminal legal system. Hosts Jason and Amber speak with real people in real communities to help them step into the power of their lived experience. Together, they explore shared humanity and real solutions for positive change.

Secular Left

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Top 10 Best Secular Left Episodes

81 Episodes

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Avg Length 38m

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Latest episode 6 days ago

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There is a well organized and well funded effort to gut the Bill of Rights in this country and in the age of Trump, secular people seem to taking it on the chin more often. Secular Left is meant to be the light in the fog of Christian Nationalism supporting the idea that toxic religious belief is the root of most social justice issues today.

Making History

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Top 10 Best Making History Episodes

10 Episodes

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Avg Length 20m

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Latest episode 10 years ago

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Making History aims to give students an understanding of the role and importance of historiography (the particular ‘spin’ or interpretation in history) and an awareness of significant historiographical changes in the discipline of history as a whole.
The Activist Files Podcast
Top 10 Best The Activist Files Podcast Episodes

59 Episodes

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Avg Length 39m

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Latest episode 14 days ago

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The Activist Files is a podcast by the Center for Constitutional Rights where we feature the stories of people on the front lines fighting for social justice, including activists, lawyers, and storytellers.

One Minute Lawyer

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Top 10 Best One Minute Lawyer Episodes

3 Episodes

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Latest episode 14 years ago

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Know Your Rights!