Harvard professor Khalil Jabram Muhammad and journalist Ben Austin are friends,

one black, one white, who grew up together on the South side of Chicago.

As adults, Khalil and Ben are still best friends, but they know that

interracial friendships aren't going to solve the problems of a deeply divided country.

On some of our best friends are, Khalil and Ben have real talks about the absurdities

and intricacies of race in America. They invite guests like Attorney General

Yakholder, Daniel Cereyd, and Sherman Dilla Thomas to join critical conversations that are once

personal, political, and playful. Listen to some of my best friends are wherever you get your podcast.

Hey, this is Duret. I'm going to pause here to people in this episode. It's me, DR Amiles and Kaya,

talking about the under-apported news of the week. The news that you didn't know, with regard to

race, justice, and equity that you should know. Then I sit down and talk to journalist and

former paramedic Kevin Hazard about his new book, American Sirens, the incredible story of the

black man who became America's first paramedics. I loved it. I hit Kevin up on Twitter. I saw an article

about this book and was like, oh my goodness, we got to get him on. Loved learning about

what he wrote about in the book and am a dedicated fan of Kevin Hazard. I'm excited for you to

learn from him and to hear about his new book. Here we go.

Am I right to this week is to get a book and read it? Read a book. I will not

shut out the book that I am reading yet because I'm not done it. But when I'm finished, if it is

amazing, I'll let you know. But it has been so good to just like get back an effective world. I

read so much nonfiction for the podcast and for my work that I haven't read a piece of fiction

in so long. So find a book to read. Family, welcome to another episode of Pod, save the people.

I'm DR a Balanjer. You can find me on Instagram at DR a Balanjer. I am Mildi Johnson. You can find

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