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At Liberty

At Liberty

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4.8 • 585 Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

This week, we’re showing thanks to everyone who's stepping up for our collective civil liberties, with a People Power potluck! And we’ve got a seat at the table for you. Our guest of honor is Maribel Hernández Rivera, the ACLU’s National Director of Immigrant Community Strategies. And we have three volunteers from the ACLU’s grassroots network People Power stopping by. Kathy joins us just around the 20-minute mark from Minnesota, Sophia around 40 minutes in from Colorado, and Terry at the hour mark from Tennessee. Listen in as they speak with Kamau about why and how they're advocating for immigrants’ rights, and what their hopes are for their communities—and yours—this giving season and beyond. If you’d like to join Kathy, Sophia, Terry, and other People Power volunteers, now’s the perfect time. You can head to aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives/people-power to learn more. And make sure to check out the ACLU's Holiday Conversation Guide, at aclu.org/the-aclus-holiday-conversation-guide. At Liberty is a production of the ACLU. For the ACLU, our senior executive producer is Sam Riddell, our executive producer is Jessica Herman Weitz, and our intern is Madhvi Khianra. W. Kamau Bell and Melissa Hudson Bell, PhD are executive producers for Who Knows Best Productions. At Liberty is produced and edited by Erica Getto and Myrriah Gossett for Good Get. This episode was recorded at Skyline Studios in Oakland, CA.

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, it's me, W. Kamau Bell.

0:04.5

Welcome back to the ACLU's podcast at Liberty.

0:08.5

It's the day after Thanksgiving.

0:11.1

Are you still full?

0:12.9

Hope you had a good meal.

0:14.4

Hope you saw some family.

0:16.6

Hope you had a talk with that uncle that you knew you needed to talk with.

0:20.5

Hope you watched something on a device that made you feel good. Hope you had a talk with that uncle that you knew you needed to talk with. Hope you watched something on a device that made you feel good.

0:24.0

Hope you sat at the kids table, even though you're too old for it.

0:27.5

Whatever you did.

0:28.7

Maybe you're on a walk in your hometown.

0:30.9

Maybe you're having a second helping of sweet potato pie.

0:33.9

We don't do pumpkin pie in my house.

0:35.3

What we do, but I don't do it.

0:36.3

Maybe you're getting a head start on your 2026 New Year's resolution.

0:40.8

Or maybe you're finally getting around to your 2025 one.

0:43.9

Wherever you are, we're thankful for you.

0:47.8

And in the spirit of the giving season, we're taking time to honor folks around the country who have shown up for their communities.

0:54.3

Showing up could mean you participated in a rally or canvassed for a cause you care about.

1:00.6

Maybe you joined a mutual aid effort.

1:03.4

Maybe you helped a food drive or a food bank.

1:06.6

Maybe you had a tough discussion with someone you care about.

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