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Pod Save the People

Look for Unlikely Allies

Pod Save the People

Crooked Media

Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.78.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss Georgetown's reparations fund, the new Black Maternal Health Caucus, life-long prison sentences without the possibility of parole, and “proactive policing.” New York Times Magazine Staff Writer Emily Bazelon joins DeRay to talk about the power of prosecutors, transforming the American court system and ending mass incarceration.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, this is Drey.

0:05.8

And welcome to Patti of the People.

0:06.9

On this episode, we're joined by the gifted and amazing writer, Emily Baselon.

0:11.0

And we're talking about her new book, Charged.

0:13.2

If my book only accomplishes that more people know that they have the power to elect their

0:17.6

local district attorney, I will be happy because the ACLU did a survey a year ago.

0:23.1

And like half of Americans didn't know that district attorney was an elected office.

0:28.5

And then we have the news with me, Brittany Clinton, Sam.

0:31.1

We're back after all the live podcast shows.

0:33.6

It's good to be back on the regular schedule.

0:35.7

Also, don't forget to vote for us to win two webbies.

0:38.2

We're in the running for best news in politics, podcasts, and best podcast host.

0:42.1

In order to win, we need you, our listeners to go vote at webbyawards.com.

0:46.2

You can also find links to vote in our show notes.

0:48.9

And the message for this week is about notifications.

0:51.9

You know, I have been going into talks recently and having to put my phone on, do not disturb

0:56.1

the notifications come up.

0:58.5

But recently, like two days ago, I just turned off my notifications for I message for

1:03.9

all these things I turn them off.

1:05.7

And what I realized is like they're only a handful of people that I need like a notification

1:10.3

for when they're trying to get in touch with me.

1:12.4

It's like my father and my sister just trying to make sure everything is okay with the

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