MLK Jr. Dream Chat
Pod Save the People
Pod Save the People
4.7 • 8.8K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In celebration of MLK Jr. Day — DeRay, Kaya, and De'Ara cover the underreported news of the week: a new memorial honoring the Martin Luther King family opens on Boston Common, Pittsburgh police ignore city ordinances against traffic stops, and a submission for Saint Omer, a French drama film following the true events of a Black immigrant mother, is accepted by the Academy Awards.
DeRay Pittsburgh Police resume secondary traffic stops despite city ordinance against them
Kaya 'A representation of vulnerability and security': Memorial honoring the Kings opens on Boston Common
De'Ara Director Alice Diop and Star Guslagie Malanda on Their Powerful New Film, Saint Omer
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Durey and we're going to positive that people this week it's me, D.R. and Kaya |
| 0:08.7 | talking about the under-ported news of the week and it's MLK Day. |
| 0:12.2 | So we deep dive into his dreams, legacy and our thoughts and the current state of being |
| 0:15.2 | black people in the US. |
| 0:16.9 | It's fun combo. |
| 0:18.4 | We're back with interviews next week. |
| 0:19.8 | Let's go. |
| 0:20.8 | My advice for this week is to say we're vice every MLK day. |
| 0:25.8 | Remember, MLK was our revolutionary and was radical. |
| 0:28.5 | It just means to be a revolutionary, a revolutionary somebody who has a different expectation for |
| 0:32.2 | this world. |
| 0:33.2 | So we expect that everybody can have breakfast and dinner, that the police should not |
| 0:37.2 | kill you. |
| 0:38.2 | Those different expectations often seem really intense to people given the status quo. |
| 0:42.0 | For a revolutionary just says, have different expectations about this world. |
| 0:46.0 | And radical means that I'm willing to fight for them. |
| 0:48.6 | Here we go. |
| 0:49.6 | Family, welcome to another version of Pod Save, the people so happy you can join us |
| 0:58.0 | again on DR a Balinger. |
| 1:00.1 | You can find me on Instagram at DR a Balinger. |
| 1:03.0 | I'm Kaya Henderson. |
| 1:04.1 | You can find me on Twitter at Henderson Kaya. |
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