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Pod Save the People

We Gotta Live Our Commitments

Pod Save the People

Crooked Media

Society & Culture, News, Politics

4.78.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2018

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

DeRay, Clint, Sam and Brittany discuss the overlooked news, including the recent earthquake in Haiti, the consequences of privatizing policy policymaking, who can get charged with felony murder in California, and how limited access to abortion harms women. Jon Favreau joins DeRay and Tre'vell Anderson of the LA Times to talk about the future of activism and American politics.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, this is Dere.

0:03.0

Welcome to Potsy of the People.

0:04.0

In this episode, we have the news with me, Brittany Clinton, Sam, as usual.

0:08.0

And then we have a portion of my recent book tour.

0:12.0

I went to I was joined by John Favreau of the first pod on crooked media, Potsy, America.

0:19.0

There is an ingrained belief in much of the media, especially much of the political media,

0:24.0

that balance is the highest virtue.

0:28.0

And truth should be the highest virtue.

0:31.0

My message for this week is to remember that even in the midst of all these things happening that are not good,

0:37.0

that challenge our belief in the better world and certainly our faith,

0:41.0

remember that we have to keep asking for the biggest ask possible.

0:46.0

I'm putting forward a vision of America and like what it means to be a citizen,

0:51.0

and the young person, and activists, and some of you, okay,

0:54.0

it's like bigger than the opposition.

0:57.0

So these moments, you know, I think about Kevin, I've been in the court hard.

1:02.0

Is that what the right wants to happen, though, is for you to get demoralized,

1:05.0

so you stop fighting, because I know that the people are actually on the outside.

1:08.0

The numbers are on the outside.

1:10.0

The question becomes, can we organize them? Let's go.

1:16.0

It's the news. This is Brittany Pacnett, at Miss Pacquetti, on all social media.

1:21.0

And this is Sam Siniangui, at Sam's way on Twitter.

1:24.0

And this is Clint Smith, at Clint Smith III.

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