Safety Doesn’t Mean More Guns (with John Legend)

Our America with Julián Castro

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Season Finale! We’re ending on a high note with Grammy-award winning musician and social justice advocate, John Legend, who joins us to talk about using his platform to fight for racial equity, and his personal connection to reforming the criminal justice system and upholding the voting rights of formerly incarcerated folks. Keep up with Julián on twitter @JulianCastro and Instagram @JulianCastroTX. Resources from the episode: Learn more about changing the conversation on incarceration through the FreeAmerica initiative. Check out the FreeAmerica + New Profit partnership, Unlocked Futures, that funds social entrepreneurs with a connection to the criminal justice system. Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows. To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/our-america shortly after the air date. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, it's me Ricky Lake. You probably know me for my hit 90s talk show, but if I'm being totally
0:05.8	honest, I was juggling so much and didn't have time to stop and think about what truly went
0:10.5	into living a full and vibrant life.
0:13.1	We'll fast forward to today, I'm 55 and a half years old
0:16.7	and I am happier than ever.
0:18.4	And I'm so excited to help you find your joy
0:21.4	on my new show, The High Life with Ricky Lake.
0:24.0	Together we'll learn new ways to live better.
0:27.0	Listen to The High Life with Ricky Lake from Lemonotta Media.
0:30.0	Out now, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:36.0	Lemonade.
0:37.0	Over the course of the season of our America, I've had the privilege of
0:47.2	speaking to some truly inspiring people from the confines of my closet
0:51.3	recording booth. Are you in the closet?
0:54.0	I see the shoes.
0:55.0	Ooh, what kind of shoes did those in the background?
0:58.0	I'm doing just, are you in a closet?
1:00.0	What is that? Is that like a closet?
1:02.0	You're in a closet? You're in a closet!
1:04.8	I met some of these folks on the campaign trail,
1:07.5	like the father and son duo fighting for paid sick leave in Nevada.
1:11.4	The couple in Flint, Michigan, holding politicians accountable for the damage done to their community's health, and Arleta Swain, the 93-year-old affordable housing advocate in small town Iowa.
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