The Performance of Power

Pod Save the People

Crooked Media

Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.7 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Miami elections move forward as the state moves to end all vaccine mandates, Europe bans the use of gel nail polish, a Texas court-appointed lawyer faces white nationalist allegations, and a legendary Southern cookbook celebrates 50 years with a new cover.

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0:00.0	Hey, this is Drey.
0:05.6	Welcome to POTSate of the People.
0:06.5	On this episode, it's me, Miles, and Shuranda, and we are back to talk about the news that you might not have heard around equity, race, injustice, or the news that you did hear and with a different lens.
0:15.7	Don't forget to follow us on Instagram at Pots Save the People.
0:18.2	Here we go.
0:30.2	Nothing says welcome home, like a daily reminder, Trump's dirtiest little secret, and boy,
0:32.2	do we have the doorstep accessory for you.
0:37.0	Release the Epstein files, doormats are available for pre-order now at the curse store. You can make sure no one steps foot in your home without a reminder of the thing Trump wants us to forget.
0:43.0	Shop now at crooked.com.
0:44.4	Store.
0:49.3	Well, we were on break for Labor Day and we are back and it seems like a lifetime worth of news
0:57.6	has happened in between. But here we are. I'm DeRay at DIY on Twitter. I'm Mousie Johnson at Farrell
1:03.2	Rapture on Instagram. And I'm Sharon de Basie. You can find me on LinkedIn or on Instagram at Basacier-Shay or on Spill at Bacier-S.
1:14.3	I need to log back into Spill. I was like an O.G. Spiller and then just fell off.
1:20.0	There's a lot going on. Let's start with rest in peace to Roland Ray. When I saw that online, I was
1:25.9	at first I was like, this is not real because you never know what's real anymore online.
1:30.9	And then it was like, oh, this is real.
1:32.5	And Roland Ray was such a key.
1:35.5	But Miles, lead us into our tribute to Roland Ray.
1:39.7	So, A, I love language.
1:42.6	I love black people who break language and use language in ways that are a big irreverent FU to the people who constructed.
1:53.3	And Rolling Ray is one of those people.
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