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The Nod

The Case for Police Abolition

The Nod

Gimlet

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Arts

4.83.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

More people are beginning to declare “abolish the police”. It’s not a new position, but it’s still largely misunderstood. We’re joined by Bilphena Yahwon, a dedicated abolitionist, who explains why she thinks we shouldn’t dismiss the concept. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey y'all, it's Brittany.

0:02.0

And we are back added again with a very special episode

0:05.3

of our Quibi show, The Nod with Brittany and Eric.

0:08.6

Every weekday, we're bringing you a quick,

0:10.8

concentrated hit of all things black.

0:13.9

A new episode of The Nod drops on the Quibi app

0:16.6

every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

0:19.4

And each Quibi sign up comes with a 14 day free trial.

0:23.4

For today's episode, we're delving into a topic

0:25.9

that has been on all of our minds recently.

0:28.7

Police Abolition.

0:30.4

As calls to defund the police have gotten louder,

0:32.8

questions have risen about what a world without police

0:35.7

and prisons actually looks like.

0:37.8

This conversation often happens in the media

0:39.7

between journalists and talking heads.

0:42.0

But we thought it was important to talk to a person

0:44.4

who's been fighting for abolition

0:46.2

before it became the talk of every cable news program.

0:50.0

We hope you like this episode.

0:51.5

We certainly learned a lot.

0:54.0

At the time of this recording,

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