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The Breakdown with Shaun King

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

Join Shaun as he unpacks the most important stories of injustice, racism and corruption, but also tells you who's fighting back and how you can support and join them with practical action steps.
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The Breakdown with Shaun King - Ep. 232 - Ahmaud Arbery was lynched.

Ep. 232 - Ahmaud Arbery was lynched.

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05/06/20 • 18 min

After a shocking video of Ahmaud Arbery lynching was leaked, Shaun updates us on the grave injustice that occured in Brunswick, Ga and gives updated action steps. We need EVERYONE on deck!

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The Breakdown with Shaun King - Ep. 246 - Knowing How It's Built, So That We Can Tear It Down
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05/27/20 • 17 min

Today Shaun wants to teach you what may be his most important lesson on how we can actually abolish the systems and structures of mass incarceration and police brutality. We often fail in these attempts, because we don't actually know what we're tearing down. It's not one system. And we are choosing to believe that's good news. It's 30,000 microsystems. Let us explain.

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The Breakdown with Shaun King - Ep. 231 - New legislation from AOC to protect small businesses
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05/05/20 • 15 min

Mega businesses are using the coronavirus crisis to take public money and then demolish vulnerable small and medium sized businesses. New legislation that we should all support halts all mega-mergers during the crisis. Today I unpack why we should all care.

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The Breakdown with Shaun King - Ep. 226 - We're demanding justice for Ahmaud Arbery
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04/28/20 • 15 min

2 months ago two white supremacists murdered an innocent Black jogger in Brunswick, Georgia in broad daylight on a Sunday afternoon. We're demanding justice.

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In today's episode Shaun King breaks down the horrible story of a wonderful man who is being sent back to prison for a crime he already served his time for. Also, Shaun unpacks the recent decision of Facebook to finally ban white supremacy and white nationalism. Lastly, Shaun explains why we must all defend and protect Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.

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The Breakdown with Shaun King - Ep. 1 - Introduction to The Breakdown

Ep. 1 - Introduction to The Breakdown

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03/26/19 • 3 min

A brief introduction from Shaun King on what to expect from The North Star’s first full episode of The Breakdown - a daily podcast that will analyze and break down the most pressing news stories of the day.

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The Breakdown with Shaun King - Ep. 364 - Florida Police Just Murdered These Two Teenage Boys
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11/19/20 • 17 min

This past Friday police in Cocoa, Florida shot and killed these two teenage boys, AJ Crooms and Sincere Pierce, in what increasingly seems like a horrible case of mistaken identity. Today, I am beginning to dig into the case. It's ugly. I don't think I've ever seen police shoot and kill two children like this before.
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The Breakdown with Shaun King - Ep. 2 - How We Make Radical Changes in America’s Justice System
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04/01/19 • 18 min

Are you outraged by injustice, police brutality, & mass incarceration in the United States but don’t know what to do about it? Start here as Shaun King breaks down how we can abolish the system together. Also, learn about 3 brilliant young leaders we can all support who are doing the work.

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The Breakdown with Shaun King - Ep. 286 - What do mass incarceration and the coronavirus have in common?
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07/27/20 • 15 min

The United States is experiencing a failure of both systems and personnel. It's not one, but both. And as a consequence, the single most famous stat for mass incarceration is now the exact same as this horrible new stat for the coronavirus. It's because the stats are produced by the same source.

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The Breakdown with Shaun King - Ep. 4 - A Eulogy for Nipsey Hussle

Ep. 4 - A Eulogy for Nipsey Hussle

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04/03/19 • 27 min

In this episode of The Breakdown, Shaun King unpacks the life and death of Nipsey Hussle, explores the conversations now happening around the issue of Black on Black violence, and offers the best way we can honor Nipsey and his legacy.

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How many episodes does The Breakdown with Shaun King have?

The Breakdown with Shaun King currently has 923 episodes available.

What topics does The Breakdown with Shaun King cover?

The podcast is about News, Society & Culture and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on The Breakdown with Shaun King?

The episode title 'Ep. 232 - Ahmaud Arbery was lynched.' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Breakdown with Shaun King?

The average episode length on The Breakdown with Shaun King is 19 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Breakdown with Shaun King released?

Episodes of The Breakdown with Shaun King are typically released every day.

When was the first episode of The Breakdown with Shaun King?

The first episode of The Breakdown with Shaun King was released on Mar 26, 2019.

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