How to be a Leader, with Dr. Shavon Arline-Bradley and Bishop Vashti McKenzie
In a moment when Black-led institutions are facing unprecedented attacks, Brittany sits down with two visionary women who know what it takes to build, protect, and transform them from the inside. Reve...
6 Aug 59min
Time to Kiss Kumbaya Goodbye, with Brian Tyler Cohen
If everyone is against the Republican hatemongering, why can’t we, you know, get rid of them, for real this time? YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen, author of the new book The Day After: How to Wield Power i...
23 Jul 47min
Nikole Hannah-Jones Explains It All: Reparations, Rage, and How we Have Hope
What does reparations actually mean? And why is it important to talk about right now? In this special live episode of Undistracted, Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with someone perfectly posit...
2 Jul 49min
The Power of “I Deserve This,” with Jemele Hill
It’s a magic moment for sports—and no, we’re not talking about the Knicks over in the MNBA, we’re talking the WNBA, where women just negotiated a huge, historic new collective bargaining agreement for...
25 Jun 57min
Juneteenth and the Debt We're Still Owed, with Adam Serwer
As we get ready to celebrate Juneteenth and the nation's 250th anniversary, Brittany Packnett Cunningham is asking: What would it actually take to repair the worst of America’s history, and build the ...
18 Jun 50min
Serena’s Back, Slush Fund Is Dead and…They Tried to Ban Roots?
We’re talking Summer House and Freedom Summer in this episode! Because we love our reality TV and also we love our democracy. Our special guests? Attorney, activist, and Bravo alum Preston Mitchum, an...
11 Jun 50min
We Should All be Backtalkers, with Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw
She’s the scholar behind the idea of intersectional feminism—and but those words aren’t just political to her, they’re personal. In her new memoir Backtalker, Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw traces her own life...
4 Jun 52min
