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We Did the Reading. Fascism Came Anyway.
Episode 302
The most informed progressive public in American history is watching a fascist takeover in real time. In her first solo episode, Imani Gandy wants to…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The New Parental Rights Legal Grift
Episode 301
In this episode, Imani and Jess break down the latest anti-trans decision from the Supreme Court, Mirabelli v. Bonta and explain how the conservative…
7 months, 1 week ago
There’s More Drama at the Supreme Court
Episode 300
In this episode! Imani and Jess spill the tea on the recent Supreme Court drama, from infighting among the justices in the Trump tariff decision, to …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz Takes You Inside the True Crime Machine
Episode 299
In part two of her series on true crime and disability, Imani Gandy interviews Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz about true crime as a machine t…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
What’s Going On In the Fight Over Abortion Pills
Episode 298
In this episode, Imani and Jess walk through the current legal threats to medication abortion access and explain how the national abortion landscape …
8 months ago
Can Trump Really End Birthright Citizenship
Episode 297
Imani and Jess are off this week, but in this episode republished from 2024 they explain the spurious new legal arguments underpinning the conservati…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Justice Department Tries to Prosecute Black Journalists
Episode 296
In this episode, Imani Gandy and Jess Pieklo unpack the federal charges brought against Black journalists and advocates in connection to an anti-ICE …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
In Mercy's Shadow: The Mercy Narrative in True Crime
Episode 295
True crime is everywhere—but crimes against disabled people are rarely treated as “true crime” at all. Imani Gandy talks with disability justice advo…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Conservatives Want to Ban Trans Girls from Sports
Episode 294
In this episode, Imani Gandy and Jess Pieklo discuss the ICE raids in Minnesota, Trump’s threats to “buy” Greenland, and explain how a ruling in favo…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
My Holidays Look a Little Different This Year (Thanks, Portia)
Episode 293
Imani Gandy interviews Portia Burch about what it means to get through the holidays when you don’t love them. Together, they talk about companionship…
10 months ago