Bonus Episode: 'Not Just Another Protest'

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4.6 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Suffice it to say, the past few weeks have been a lot to unpack. So today, we're bringing you a special bonus episode from our friends at It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders. The podcast explores how protests have changed over time, and how certain people's thoughts about race are evolving.

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0:00.0	I'm Jean Demby.
0:01.0	I'm Shireen Marisol Maraji.
0:03.0	And this is Coatswitch from NPR.
0:08.8	We know y'all are extra hungry this week to understand what's been going on in the country.
0:12.6	So today we're bringing you a special bonus episode from our play cousins over at It's
0:17.2	Been a Minute with Sam Sanders.
0:19.4	Sam lives here in L.A. and he's stopped by a few of the demonstrations that have been
0:23.9	happening out here and talked with protesters.
0:27.0	Sam also checked in with Kenya Young, who y'all may not know, but she's the executive
0:31.3	producer of NPR's Morning Edition.
0:33.5	She also happens to be a black woman.
0:36.2	And he talked to her about the conversations that she is having with her three sons compared
0:41.2	to the conversations she's having with her colleagues, most of whom.
0:45.5	All right.
0:47.0	Hmm.
0:48.0	But first, Sam checked in with his Aunt Betty, who I've met in real life.
0:53.2	She's so great.
0:54.2	She's wonderful.
0:55.2	She's visiting Sam and we got to meet her and one of her friends and it was awesome.
0:59.2	For those of you who are regular listeners to It's Been a Minute, you know that Sam's
1:02.7	Aunt Betty is a regular on the show.
1:05.6	You'll often hear her kick off the show.
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