Podcast appearances and mentions of Alex S Vitale

City Lights LIVE presents investigative journalist Justine Barron, in conversation with Rabia Chaudry, Alex Vitale, Kim Brown and Sierria Warren, to celebrate the release of "They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up Hardcover," published by Arcade Books. "They Killed Freddie Gray" exposes a conspiracy among Baltimore leaders to cover up what actually happened to Freddie Gray, who was fatally injured in police custody in April 2015. A viral video showed an officer leaning on Gray's back while he cried out in pain. But the autopsy concluded he was fatally injured later that morning while the van was in motion—during a multi-stop “rough ride”—from sudden impact to his head. None of the officers were convicted of any crimes based on this theory. "They Killed Freddie Gray" solves the mystery of Gray's death by uncovering new evidence of how he was killed by police and how his cause of death was covered up. This book includes a detailed map with annotations by the author, photographs, and a foreword by Rabia Chaudry. Justine Barron is an investigative journalist whose work focuses on crime, corruption, and media criticism, with a special emphasis on Baltimore. She is also an acclaimed storyteller and four-time winner of the Moth storytelling competition. In 2017, she co-investigated and co-hosted Undisclosed: The Killing of Freddie Gray. Justine grew up in Maryland and attended Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in English. She holds a master's degree in English Literature from Duke University. She now lives in Miami, Florida. Kim Brown has been covering national and international politics for over 10 years and has been a sought-after voice on issues on race and culture. She is the host of the Real News show Stir Crazy. Rabia Chaudry is an attorney, advocate, and author of the New York Times bestselling "Adnan's Story" and the critically acclaimed "Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family". Rabia received her Juris Doctorate from the George Mason School of Law. Alex S. Vitale is a professor of sociology at Brooklyn College. He is also the coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, The Appeal, USA Today, Vice News, and other media outlets. Sierria Warren is a mother, activist, podcaster, and comedian. She witnessed the police van's stop at Mount and Baker streets during Freddie Gray's fatal encounter with Baltimore City police. You can purchase copies of “They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up Hardcover” at https://citylights.com/they-killed-freddie-gray/ This event is made possible with the support of the City Lights Foundation. To learn more visit: https://citylights.com/foundation/

Original Air Date: 8/8/2020 Today we take a look at the concept of defunding the police; what it means, what it doesn't and what the goals of the movement are.  Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Race, Police, & The Pandemic - FRONTLINE - Air Date 6-2-20 Jelani Cobb describes how the relationship between black Americans and the police has become a “barometer” for race relations in the country and that explosive tensions are “overwhelmingly” in response to an issue of police use of force. Ch. 2: Panel Discussion on Radical Police Reform - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-10-20 Trevor hosts a panel on movements to radically reimagine policing in the U.S. with Patrisse Cullors, Josie Duffy Rice, Sam Sinyangwe, Mychal Denzel Smith and Alex S. Vitale. Ch. 3: The Racial Justice Uprising in the U.S. is Taking Hold Overseas - The Takeaway - Air Date 6-8-20 Explaining that an overburdened police system that takes on way too much, including much that is outside the realm of their training, is something that no one should want. Ch. 4: The End of Policing with Alex Vitale - The Bastani Factor, Novara Media - Air Date 6-3-20 Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing', Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it. Ch. 5: Defunding the Police Is Only the Beginning - The Mother Jones Podcast - Air Date 6-17-20 Josie Duffy Rice joins Jamilah King for a discussion about the recent police killing of Rayshard Brookes in Atlanta, the deep racist and classist structural issues with policing in America, and why defunding the police is only step one. Ch. 6: Defund Police What It Means & How It Would Really Work - News Beat - Air Date 6-16-20 In the wake of the police slaying of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters have not only flooded the streets, but they're actively pushing reforms that go well beyond traditional solutions. Ch. 7: How to Defund the Police - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 6-11-20 Racism is baked into the U.S. model of policing. More and more people are starting to believe that no amount of "reform" will help; a full tear-down is required. But what does "defunding the police" actually mean? Ch. 8: Is It Time To Defund the Police? - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-11-20 Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the future of policing and community-oriented systems of public safety in the United States. Ch. 9: The Politics of "Defund the Police" - Politics with Amy Walter, The Takeaway - Air Date 6-12-20 Congress is reckoning with how to respond to the protests and calls for police accountability. Two national reporters join to discuss the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Ch. 10: We Can't Let The Uprising Get Co-opted - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 6-10-20 Notes on the uprising and how we move forward without allowing the forces of neoliberalism to co-opt the movement. Ch. 11: Angela Davis: Abolishing police is not just about dismantling. It's also about building up. - Democracy Now - Air Date 6-12-2020 Amid a worldwide uprising against police brutality and racism, we discuss the historic moment with legendary scholar and activist Angela Davis. EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE The Movement for Black Lives Introduces the BREATHE Act (Colorlines) What Exactly Does It Mean to Defund the Police? (The Cut, NY Mag,) What Does It Mean to Invest in Black Communities? (The Nation) How to Defund the Police (The New Yorker) How to Make Defunding the Police a Reality (The Nation) Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer (ACLU) Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman  MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com ​ ​ ​

Matthew was born and raised in Los Angeles and has been in the entertainment business for most of his adult life — first in music and then as an award-winning writer/director. During the pandemic, he returned to school to obtain a Master's degree in Public Administration so that he could have more of an impact in helping to create communities that work for everyone. His course of study involved a deep dive into understanding policing, the carceral system, and public safety. Now, his work involves utilizing art to influence positive change.Reimagining SafetySynopsis:Worldwide protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd included calls to defund or abolish the police until a sharp rise in crime gave politicians and police supporters the fuel they needed to suppress the movement. Unfortunately, a detailed conversation about transforming public safety was never had. In Reimagining Safety (shot on iPhone), 10 experts (including LA County District Attorney George Gascón, USC Law professor Dr. Jody Armour and law enforcement expert Alex S Vitale) discuss the false premise that more police and more prisons make us safer. It does this while providing practical and actionable solutions toward achieving systems of safety that work for everyone.The film is already receiving very positive feedback and support from social justice organizations and newly elected progressive leaders. The next screening is at The People's Film Festival June 4, in Harlem, New YorkTrailer: https://vimeo.com/matthewsolomonfilms/rstrailerWebsite: https://www.reimaginingsafetymovie.comhttps://www.matthewsolomonconsulting.com 

Correção: a próxima edição do Inquietações, o clube de discussão Fumaça, é na próxima quarta-feira (dia 24) às 18h30, não às 16h30.Em 2021, o Ministério da Administração Interna do governo de António Costa anunciou um plano que promete mudar as polícias e o policiamento em Portugal: o Plano de Prevenção de Manifestações de Discriminação nas Forças e Serviços de Segurança. Alex S. Vitale, sociólogo e autor do livro The End of Policing, explica porque as reformas prometidas não funcionam.  Lê mais sobre este tema em https://fumaca.pt/Ajuda-nos a ser a primeira redação profissional de jornalismo em Portugal totalmente financiado pelas pessoas: https://fumaca.pt/contribuir/?utm_source=podcast+appSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Con la participación del autor del libro El final del control policial (Capitan Swing, 2021), Alex S. Vitale; les coautores de Metropólice. Seguridad y policía en la ciudad neoliberal (Traficantes de Sueños 2021), Cristina Fernández Bessa y Sergio García García; el periodista especializado en antidiscriminación y antirracismo e integrante de Rights International Spain, Youssef M. Ouled; y la jurista especializada en represión y tortura y miembro de la Comisión Legal Sol, Sara López Martín. Organizada por el Seminario Internacional de Criminología y Política Criminal , Departamento de Derecho Procesal y Derecho Penal, de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, la mesa debate aborda desde diferentes perspectivas temas como el control policial, pero, sobre todo, alternativas, experiencias y estrategias llevadas adelante en diferentes ciudades y por distintos colectivos.

Sup wizard? Today we're listening to Buckethead's Pikes 265-267 (Ride Operator Q Bozo, Far, and Thoracic Spine Collapser). We also discuss how Spenser gets drafted into a command position on the Geek Militia and is sent to Password University, Pooldiaper (No Tool Pool), fuck George W Bush, Kravis's goth bachelor party, The Requin (2022), Mad God (2022), Buckethead (and most of Praxis) on Ben Wa - Devil Dub (1999), Q Bozo Drop, the songs you when driving in someone else's truck in Alaska, the worst place to have to ask to use the bathroom, Spenser's best burger, playing bass riffs while the Hindenburg goes down, what does God's cum taste like?, cheese whiz, predictability in music, The Emperor in Star Wars is just older Dani Filth, the G String on every guitar is always going out of tune, getting in trouble with God for spilling the seed, Jordan Vine doesn't poop, War, what is it (good for)?, there's a hole in my bucket dear Liza, the Hoobastank Hooburrito at Denny's, The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale, Before the Storm by Rick Perlstein, and some failed one-liners. Support the show

In the summer of 2020, author Veronica Chambers had what she calls an “aha moment.”   Born in Panama and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Veronica's Afro-Latina heritage has always been very important to her, and she worked hard to make sure her then-12-year-old daughter felt the power of her “Black girl magic.”   But when protests were happening across the country and in their own city, Veronica realized she needed to be able to teach her daughter more about race, systemic racism and the role of protests.   Veronica's recently published book, “Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter,” was born out of this desire to teach her own daughter.    “Call and Response” is just one of many projects Veronica has produced during her prolific writing career. She is the editor of Narrative Projects for The New York Times, a public speaker, and author and editor of more than a dozen books — which span a spectrum in subject from several about food to books for kids to helping influential people with their memoirs and more.   Veronica was gracious enough to join me for an interview for this week's podcast — Season 5 Episode 4: “Blake Lives Matter: How Will You Respond?” In this interview, Veronica shares:   Thoughts on how to talk to kids — all kids, not just Black children — about police What protesting looks like for different people and finding what it looks like for you and your family. Insights on how to avoid burnout. Using your skills and what you love to do to make a difference.   It was truly an honor to read “Call and Response:The Story of Black Lives Matter” and to have Veronica share her time and thoughts with me. I sure learned a lot and know you will too!   Bite-sized Black History  Bite-sized Black History is a program that empowers you to teach the little ones you love about brilliant Black Americans who have been largely overlooked by our history books. We featured 12 different people in Season 1 of the program and will feature 12 all new Black Americans in Season 2. And, if you missed Season 1, both seasons will be available for purchase. Click here to be the first to receive the coupon code on Feb 1st when the program launches! Articles, Studies, & Podcasts Referenced in the Episode   Books edited or written by Veronica Chambers   New York Times Learning Network “Lesson of the Day: ‘Black Surfers Reclaim Their Place on the Waves'”   For info about Bakers Against Racism, read this newsletter by Veronica Chambers   “13th” documentary available on Netflix   Veronica Chambers' Instagram @vvchambers   Visit Veronica's website for additional information, including booking her for speaking events.   “The End of Policing” by Alex S. Vitale   “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson    Song Credit: “Sleeper” by Steve Adams” and “Dive Down” by VYEN  

For many years, black and brown Americans living in cities, towns and rural areas across the nation have rightfully been afraid of uniformed officers. Far too often, police officers engage in indefensible violence against the very people they are supposed to serve and protect. The long arm (and brutal violence) of the law also extends to homeless populations, the mentally ill, sex workers, people facing eviction, protestors, workers on strike and many others. This is a result of the emergence of the new Gilded Age brought on by austerity and ever-widening economic gaps. We talk with Professor Alex Vitale (@avitale) at Brooklyn College about policing in our current state of affairs. We discuss the need for police, how liberal politicians continue to support the police (as well large numbers of rank and file Democrats, according to polls) and the influence and role of police unions. We also get into the "Defund the Police" movement, the backlash against it, the war on drugs, gun control and how the current debate around police is effected by rising homicide rates. Plus a brief history of Cop-aganda (i.e. how police and Hollywood have collaborated for decades to portray police as heroes in television and film). Like Brendan Behan said, "I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse." We get into all of it. Bio// Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. Prof. Vitale is the author of City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics and The End of Policing. He is also a frequent essayist, whose writings have been published in The NY Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Nation, Vice News, Fortune, and USA Today. He has also appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, PBS, Democracy Now, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. You can get the new edition of "The End of Policing" at Verso Books (@VersoBooks): https://bit.ly/3q3rIy5 Outro music// Capitalism (A Lonesome Rider) by Consolidated on the Emergency Hearts (@eHeartsATX) label. --------------------------------------------------------------- Links// The United States homicide rate continues to soar in 2021. Why?(https://bit.ly/3F1vUnY) Americans Don't Want to Defund the Police. Here's What They Do Want. (https://bit.ly/3IWeRX8) Vitale:“Policing Is Fundamentally a Tool of Social Control to Facilitate Our Exploitation”(https://bit.ly/3H2ig4X) Hammer and Tongs: Alex Vitale on Cop-aganda (https://bit.ly/3IUKH6z) Follow Green and Red// https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast Donate to Green and Red Podcast// Become a recurring donor at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast Or make a one time donation here: https://bit.ly/DonateGandR This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). “Green and Red Blues" by Moody. Editing by Isaac.

Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. In This Episode:Alex's websiteThe Policing & Social Justice ProjectThe End of Policing by Alex VitaleAlex on TwitterFind local resources at the Defund the Police websiteYou can pre-order Andre's book All The White Friends I Couldn't Keep. Sign up for Andre's Hope & Hard Pills Newsletter at his website. Catch up with Andre on Twitter, Instagram, & Facebook. Check out Andre's Patreon if you'd like to support what's going on with his work!

El tren de proximitat en via morta. Entrevista d'Alex S. Vitale, professor de sociologia: "És ingenu pensar que policia i presons són la millor forma de generar seguretat". L'escena femenina de les “skaters”. L'incert futur de l'Afganistan. Conversa amb Sondos Shabayek, la guionista, periodista i dramaturga que ha documentat centenars de testimonis de dones que han patit assetjament o violència sexual a Egipte. Suplement sobre el projecte d'ampliació de l'aeroport de Barcelona.

As police violence continues to surge and mass incarceration plagues our communities, people call for the abolition of police and prisons. Tatiana sits down with Professor Alisa Bierria, a professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California Riverside, to discuss the abolitionist movement. Thank you to Professor Bierria for their time and for providing us with several resources to advance our abolitionist mission! Blake celebrates a newlywed Ariana Grande; Tatiana puts you on to all the new music out this week; Daniel reminds us of PRIDE month's importance and UFOs??? If you're interested in learning more about abolition, check out these works! Are Prisons Obsolete by Angela Davis Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea Ritchie The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale If you are in California and would like to schedule a vaccination appointment, please click the following link: My.Turn.CA.Gov The biggest thank you to every listener who is supporting us through Anchor's 'Listener Support!' If you haven't lent yourself to listener support and are interested, the link can be found below. Sponsorship begins at just 99 cents! MENTIONED ON THE POD The Audre Lorde Project | Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color community organizing center, focusing on the New York City area Bay Area Transformative Justice Collective | Building Transformative Justice Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Creative Interventions | Resources for Everyday People to End Violence INCITE! | INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence May 17 | The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia The New York Times | Yes, We Literally Mean Abolish the Police Survived and Punished | Survived and Punished: End the Criminalization of Survival Transform Harm | A Resource Hub About Ending Violence MUSIC ON THE POD Slate of Affairs Introduction | A Boquet of Roses by DJ Quad Category Is | Circuit (Feat. Pryces) by Jeff Kaale Slate of Affairs Outro | Baguette by Dyalla Departing Message | Bon Bon by Dyalla FOLLOW THE POD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slateofaffairspod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aslateofaffairs Website: https://www.slateofaffairs.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/slateofaffairs/support

The Ark of E Network is Proud to Present The Triumphant Return of Bending Not Breaking. Sunshine, Ben, & Max are back and all geared up for SEASON 4! Join Them Every Tuesday for the Next 4 Weeks as they journey through Season 1 of The Legend of Korra, Episode by Episode! Each Week, Sunshine & Ben will also look at the given episode through a unique lens. For Episode 8 : When Extremes Meet, they chose to discuss POLICING. AND this week they're joined by the incredibly talented sociologist and author of the brilliant book The End of Policing, Professor Alex S. Vitale. We hope You enjoy the episode, whether You're a Die-Hard Fan or a Total Newcomer; The Legend of Korra is a unique and wonderful series with so much depth to explore, We hope You'll join us for the journey ahead... AND A HUGE THANK YOU to Everyone Who Listened to Seasons 1-3 and has supported us here on our very own feed! Intro/Bumper/Outro ("Beyond the Warriors" by Guifrog) Produced By : Max Gongaware , @maxgongaware Follow Sunshine & Ben On Instagram : @mayfieldja & @nebfabulous , Twitter : @Mr_Sun_Shine & @nebfabulous Send Feedback : thearkofe@gmail.com

Sputnik News Analyst Wyatt Reed, joins us from Ecuador ahead of Sunday’s Presidential and National Assembly to discuss what’s going on and which candidate the people really want.Award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist Ted Rall, joins us to discuss Joe Biden’s foreign policy comments yesterday at the State Department and what it means for those of us living inside the empire. Fred Rabner, Pittsburgh-based civil rights and trial attorney and Alex S. Vitale, Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College, join us to to bring attention to Columbus, Ohio where an Ohio grand jury on Wednesday indicted a former Columbus police officer in the fatal shooting of a Black man who was at the garage of a home where he was a guest.Eugene Puryear, host at Breakthrough News and author of "Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America, joins us to discuss the latest job numbers, Democrats seeming desire for a workers revolt in the country. Eljayem, Jr. Partner at Newton Media and founder of Speakezie Go Hard and Eugene Craig III, Republican strategist and former vice-chair of the Maryland Republican Party, joins us to discuss who needs to take several seats for the weekend, from entertainers to politicians.

This is a segment of episode #285 of Last Born In The Wilderness “Capitol Failures: The Future Of Policing & Domestic Terror Laws In The US w/ Alex Vitale.” Listen to the full episode: http://bit.ly/LBWvitale2 Learn more about and follow Prof. Vitale’s work: http://www.alex-vitale.info / https://twitter.com/avitale Professor Alex Vitale, sociologist and author of ‘The End of Policing,’ joins me to discuss the Capitol siege on January 6th, the role the Capitol police played in the event, and the deeply political reasons the police were under-resourced, under-staffed, and completely overwhelmed in the face of the mob.  Prof. Vitale steps outside the narratives that have inevitably emerged in the wake of this event: 1) That the failure to secure the Capitol is due to a lack of police funding and training (meaning we need to beef up policing in a general sense, leading to more legislation to "combat domestic terror" by expanding the surveillance and police state in the US). 2) That the police were "letting" the rioters into the Capitol building and actively cooperating with them (which there are isolated examples of, no doubt, but not in a general sense). These narrow interpretations exclude the true complexities of the event. Prof. Vitale provides deeper context into the ongoing efforts to scale back and defund the police nationwide, and how the narratives around this particular event at the Capitol obscures the deeper questions we should be asking about the role police play in the systemic oppression of communities across the US. Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. Prof. Vitale is the author of ‘City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics’ and ‘The End of Policing.’ His academic writings on policing have appeared in Policing and Society, Police Practice and Research, Mobilization, and Contemporary Sociology. He is also a frequent essayist, whose writings have been published in The NY Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Nation, Vice News, Fortune, and USA Today. He has also appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, PBS, Democracy Now, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast BOOK: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr ATTACK & DETHRONE: https://anchor.fm/adgodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

In this episode of Keen On, Andrew is joined by Alex S. Vitale, the author of The End of Policing, to discuss the history of policing and mass-incarceration in America, as well as to examine the roots and consequences of police brutality in the United States. Alex exposes the political agendas over time that have enabled racial profiling and fueled police violence towards people of color. ​Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. Prof. Vitale is the author of City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics and The End of Policing. His academic writings on policing have appeared in Policing and Society, Police Practice and Research, Mobilization, and Contemporary Sociology. He is also a frequent essayist, whose writings have been published in The NY Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Nation, Vice News, Fortune, and USA Today. He has also appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, PBS, Democracy Now, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[Intro: 10:27] Professor Alex Vitale, sociologist and author of ‘The End of Policing,’ joins me to discuss the Capitol siege on January 6th, the role the Capitol police played in the event, and the deeply political reasons the police were under-resourced, under-staffed, and completely overwhelmed in the face of the mob.  Prof. Vitale steps outside the narratives that have inevitably emerged in the wake of this event: 1) That the failure to secure the Capitol is due to a lack of police funding and training (meaning we need to beef up policing in a general sense, leading to more legislation to "combat domestic terror" by expanding the surveillance and police state in the US). 2) That the police were "letting" the rioters into the Capitol building and actively cooperating with them (which there are isolated examples of, no doubt, but not in a general sense). These narrow interpretations exclude the true complexities of the event. Prof. Vitale provides deeper context into the ongoing efforts to scale back and defund the police nationwide, and how the narratives around this particular event at the Capitol obscures the deeper questions we should be asking about the role police play in the systemic oppression of communities across the US. Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. Prof. Vitale is the author of ‘City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics’ and ‘The End of Policing.’ His academic writings on policing have appeared in Policing and Society, Police Practice and Research, Mobilization, and Contemporary Sociology. He is also a frequent essayist, whose writings have been published in The NY Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Nation, Vice News, Fortune, and USA Today. He has also appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, PBS, Democracy Now, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Episode Notes: - Learn more about and follow Prof. Vitale’s work: http://www.alex-vitale.info / https://twitter.com/avitale - Purchase ‘The End of Police’ from Verso Books: http://bit.ly/3sHXbpR - Music provided by Eli Stonements. WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness DONATE: https://www.paypal.me/lastbornpodcast BOOK: http://bit.ly/ORBITgr ATTACK & DETHRONE: https://anchor.fm/adgodcast DROP ME A LINE: Call (208) 918-2837 or http://bit.ly/LBWfiledrop EVERYTHING ELSE: https://linktr.ee/patterns.of.behavior

As Anabaptist christians, we claim to center Jesus' work and actions in our faith. If Jesus came to set the oppressed free, how can we go about our lives while ignoring the truth that our brothers and sisters are not only oppressed, but often murdered without justice? This is Episode 2 of the What Would it Take? podcast. Today we're exploring police abolition as we wrestle with the question: What would it take for everyone to be free? Links to sources from this episode: Washington Post article about John Crawford III - https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/09/25/ohio-wal-mart-surveillance-video-shows-police-shooting-and-killing-john-crawford-iii/ Washington Post article about Kenneth Walton's traffic Stop -https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/08/16/father-utterly-terrified-after-trooper-points-gun-at-his-7-year-old-during-traffic-stop/ 8toAbolition policy changes PDF - https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5edbf321b6026b073fef97d4/t/5ee0817c955eaa484011b8fe/1591771519433/8toAbolition_V2.pdf 8toAbolition Resource library - https://www.8toabolition.com/resources NPR article about the Rodney King Riots -https://www.npr.org/2017/04/26/524744989/when-la-erupted-in-anger-a-look-back-at-the-rodney-king-riots Democracy Now! article about the Fred Hampton Assassination - https://www.democracynow.org/2014/12/4/watchtheassassinationoffred_hampton Link to The End of Policing by Alex S Vitale - https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing Link to The Politics of Jesus by Obery M. Hendricks Jr. - https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Jesus-Rediscovering-Revolutionary-Teachings/dp/0385516657/ref=pdlpo14t0/132-1448369-0171828?encoding=UTF8&pdrdi=0385516657&pdrdr=f3c9a2b9-fc16-4433-a4b5-3c61c4a5bac4&pdrdw=pofwA&pdrdwg=fKHIB&pfrdp=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pfrd_r=9N5TVD5ZEW7JN68RKG85&psc=1&refRID=9N5TVD5ZEW7JN68RKG85

Jaws of Justice Radio Investigates how to achieve justice in America.  On our next show, host Teresa Wilke speaks with Mark Dupree, District Attorney of Wyandotte County, KS, the 4th largest county in the State of Kansas. https://www.wycokck.org/DA/Biography.aspx Mr. Dupree was sworn into office in January 2017.  He has been re-elected for a second four-year […] The post Mark Dupree, WYCO DA, and Alex S. Vitale, Author of The End of Policing, Each Speak on Justice appeared first on KKFI.

Michelle explores The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale. She explores police brutality, the militarization of law enforcement, and much more. From the back cover: "The problem is not overpolicing, it is policing itself. Why we need to defund the police and how we get there. Recent weeks have seen an explosion of protest against police brutality and repression. Among activists, journalists and politicians, the conversation about how to respond and improve policing has focused on accountability, diversity, training, and community relations. Unfortunately, these reforms will not produce results, either alone or in combination. The core of the problem must be addressed: the nature of modern policing itself. This book attempts to spark public discussion by revealing the tainted origins of modern policing as a tool of social control. It shows how the expansion of police authority is inconsistent with community empowerment, social justice— even public safety. Drawing on groundbreaking research from across the world, and covering virtually every area in the increasingly broad range of police work, Alex Vitale demonstrates how law enforcement has come to exacerbate the very problems it is supposed to solve. In contrast, there are places where the robust implementation of policing alternatives—such as legalization, restorative justice, and harm reduction—has led to a decrease in crime, spending, and injustice. The best solution to bad policing may be an end to policing."

For this Part 2 episode, Bekah and Jess sit down (aka zoom) with an INCREDIBLE panel of #broadsquad members to discuss racism in the education system, law enforcement/the court system, public health, real estate, etc. They talk about the effect of microaggressions, “common” lies that are taught via racism, ways to be an ally, and much more. Please see below to find out more about the panelists and all the resources they have shared. AMRITA KHALSA:Amrita’s graduate focus is in Education Administration with a focus on restorative justice. She would love to continue having conversations or answer questions about education policy, and specific impacts on black students.Her Suggested Resources:“The Case for Reparations” by Ta-Nehisi Coates“White Rage” by Carol AndersonWebsite for compiled resources including reading material, black businesses to support, workshops, etc: https://www.theantiracistsocial.clubInstagram: theantiracistsocial.clubFollow her @amrriittaaAASHNA AGGARWAL M.S.Ed:Counseling Psychology Doctoral CandidateCollege of Education, Purdue UniversityInstagram: aashnacat Email: aashnaba@gmail.comHer suggested resources:https://linktr.ee/lanihp http://criticalresistance.org/policing-timeline/ "Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon" AMANDA MONTEZ: Amanda is a middle school Spanish teacher finishing up her graduate degree in International and Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco. Her research focuses on anti-racist education and tools needed to support students of color learn about racial and ethnic identity, something she wishes she had as a kid. Instagram: @amontezzzA resource guide she put together for educators: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HYOPrTglpZkgY7ZMbA_Gu4_rAJb8w52lhFKbFPBzDsc/edit?usp=sharing A website she helped build that gives a lot of resources for professional development and basics for equity work:https://www.jesuitswestcore.org MEGAN LYNEIS - Public Defender:Instagram: @ meglyneistik tok: @ megthepublicdefenderHer suggested resources to learn more about racism and the CJS: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers-Resources on Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: https://www.nacdl.org/Content/RacialDisparityResources"Rose Brewer and Nancy Heitzeg, The Racialization of Crime and Punishment: Criminal Justice, Color-Blind Racism, and the Political Economy of the Prison Industrial Complex""Mumia Abu-Jamal, Live from Death Row""Mika'il Deveaux, The Trauma of the Incarceration Experience""Alex S. Vitale, The End of Policing""Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow"How Prisons Serve Capitalism: https://www.publicbooks.org/how-prisons-serve-capitalism/The Marshall Project: https://www.themarshallproject.org/"Bell Hooks, Killing Rage: Ending Racism"The Sentencing Project, Black Lives Matter: Eliminating Racial Injustice in the Criminal Justice System: https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/black-lives-matter-eliminating-racial-inequity-in-the-criminal-justice-system/The Atlantic, The Constitution is on Pause in America's courtrooms: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/constitution-pause-americas-courtrooms/616633/Link to an online bookstore to buy your anti-racist and social justice materials from that is an alternative to Amazon:https://www.versobooks.com/EJ DUSIC:EJ (they/them) is a Master's student studying public health genetics focused on how risk factors such as race become embodied and create health inequities.Their Instagram: @d00bsickTheir Suggested Resources:"Medical Apartheid by Harriet Washington""Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the 21st Century by Dorothy Roberts”THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS: CARE/OF:For 50% off your first Care/of order, go to TakeCareOf.com/chatty50 and enter code chatty50SKILLSHARE: Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/BROADS and the first 1,000 people to use our link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership!TALKSPACE: Go to Talkspace.com or download the app and use the code CHATTY to get $100 off your first month! FEETURES: Go to feetures.com/CHATTY for $10 Off your first pair! Contact us at: askthebroads@gmail.com

Paul Holdengräber is joined by Alex Vitale on episode 131 of The Quarantine Tapes. Alex is a Professor of Sociology who has written extensively on policing. In the last few months, Alex has found himself incredibly busy working to translate the message of “Defund the Police” and what it could mean to rethink our reliance on police as the solution to social problems.Alex and Paul have a fascinating conversation about the origins of policing, how Alex came to this subject, and what it can look like to start shrinking the influence of police and reinvesting in community programs. Alex breaks down his perspective on abolition and offers a vision for a future with a radically different understanding of justice and public safety. Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. Prof. Vitale is the author of City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics and The End of Policing. His academic writings on policing have appeared in Policing and Society, Police Practice and Research, Mobilization, and Contemporary Sociology. He is also a frequent essayist, whose writings have appeared in The NY Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Nation, Vice News, Fortune, and USA Today.

On this episode, BSA members LaKase, Demetrius, and Tony discuss the reactionary tendencies on display within white Leftist media and how they effect online political discourse. Recorded on 09-27-20. Show Notes Breonna Taylor Protests (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/us/breonna-taylor-protests-photos.html) ICE Hysterectomies (https://theintercept.com/2020/09/15/hysterectomies-ice-irwin-whistleblower/) FinCen Flies Investigation (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/fincen-files-financial-scandal-criminal-networks?bftwnews&utm_term=4ldqpgc#4ldqpgc) Critical Resistance (http://criticalresistance.org/) "It's Not Police Brutality"- Dylan Rodriguez for Critical Resistance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylEUT2BvvtM&ab_channel=CriticalResistance) "The Dirtbag Left"- Emerican Johnson (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtNkZeZiBEs&ab_channel=NonCompete) The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale (https://libcom.org/files/Vitale%20-%20The%20End%20of%20Policing%20(Police)%20(2017).pdf) Our Enemies in Blue by Kristian Williams (https://libcom.org/library/our-enemies-blue-kristian-williams) Authoritarian Leftists Kill the Cop in Your Head by Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin (https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/lorenzo-kom-boa-ervin-authoritarian-leftists)

In this episode of Across The Margin: The Podcast, host Michael Shields interviews Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College, Alex S. Vitale. Professor Vitale has spent the last thirty years writing about policing and consults with police departments and human rights organizations internationally. He is a frequent essayist, whose writings have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Nation, Vice News, Fortune, and USA Today and he has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR, PBS, Democracy Now, and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Professor Vitale is the author of City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics and The End of Policing, his latest book which lies at the core of this episode. The End of Policing attempts to spark public discussion by revealing the tainted origins of modern policing as a tool of social control. It shows how the expansion of police authority is inconsistent with community empowerment, social justice — even public safety. Drawing on groundbreaking research from across the world, and covering virtually every area in the increasingly broad range of police work, Professor Vitale demonstrates how law enforcement has come to exacerbate the very problems it is supposed to solve. Expounding upon the ideas put forth in The End of Policing, this episode explores the bevy of myths that surround policing, ones regarding the benefits of diverse police forces, the capabilities of police training, and the idea that the police exist to protect us from the “bad guys.” This episode also surveys the history of policing as we know it, the concept of “broken-window” policing, what Defund The Police authentically means, how alternatives to police such as legalization, restorative justice, and harm reduction can led to reductions in crime, spending, and injustice, and so much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does it mean to “defund the police”?   Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Alex S. Vitale, of Brooklyn College, to discuss “defunding” the police.   Many protester signs carry this slogan.  And the President is stoking fears among voters through his dark “911” video political ads.  Aaron and Alex dive deep into the topic to explore what it would actually mean to end policing as we know it.   What role have police played in our communities historically?  Whose safety and interests were the police protecting?  Slaves or Slave-owners?  Workers or Industrialists?  Is the ideal we all have that police are in the business of keeping all of us safe, all of us equally safe more a myth than a reality?   Should police be in the business of “law enforcement” in schools?  Rounding up the homeless and the mentally ill? Filling our prisons with low-level drug offenders?  Should these functions be in the hands of counselors and social workers and other community oriented professionals, rather than armed police?   Do police reforms even work?  The police department in Minneapolis that employed the officer who killed George Floyd offered training in implicit bias; had policies and procedures; had committed to greater diversity in hiring,   Are there better ways to spend the vast resources now spent on policing?  Could we improve public safety better, actually reduce suffering and crime if we dedicated resources to communities in need and attacked the roots of social and economic harm that give rise to crime?   These are challenging and difficult questions.  We need to have a conversation about this and understand the facts and not react reflexively.  We hope this episode is a start.   Alex is a Professor of Sociology in the School of Humanities and Social Justice, as well as a Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and is a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. Professor Vitale’s expertise is in sociology, policing, community policing, civil disorder, demonstrations, crime, alternatives to incarceration, youth violence, gangs, drug policy, school safety, sex work, social movements and urban politics. In addition to The End of Policing, Alex is also the author of City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York. His academic writings on policing have appeared in Policing and Society, Police Practice and Research, Mobilization, and Contemporary Sociology. Professor Vitale is also a frequent essayist, whose writings have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Nation, Vice News, Fortune, and USA Today.   Listen in to learn more!   To learn more about Professor Vitale, please visit his bio page here.   Please out check out Alex’s personal website here for further publications, resources, announcements and more. To learn more about Alex’s book, The End of Policing, please click here. To learn more about the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College please visit their website here.     Host: Aaron Freiwald Guest: Alex S. Vitale

Air Date 8/8/2020 Today we take a look at the concept of defunding the police; what it means, what it doesn't and what the goals of the movement are.  Be part of the show! Leave us a message at 202-999-3991 Transcript MEMBERSHIP ON PATREON (Get AD FREE Shows & Bonus Content) Support us on PodHero Support us on Flattr EPISODE SPONSORS: Clean Choice Energy IF YOU’RE GOING TO SHOP AMAZON: Amazon USA | Amazon CA | Amazon UK SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Race, Police, & The Pandemic - FRONTLINE - Air Date 6-2-20 Jelani Cobb describes how the relationship between black Americans and the police has become a “barometer” for race relations in the country and that explosive tensions are “overwhelmingly” in response to an issue of police use of force. Ch. 2: Panel Discussion on Radical Police Reform - The Daily Show - Air Date 6-10-20 Trevor hosts a panel on movements to radically reimagine policing in the U.S. with Patrisse Cullors, Josie Duffy Rice, Sam Sinyangwe, Mychal Denzel Smith and Alex S. Vitale. Ch. 3: The Racial Justice Uprising in the U.S. is Taking Hold Overseas - The Takeaway - Air Date 6-8-20 Explaining that an overburdened police system that takes on way too much, including much that is outside the realm of their training, is something that no one should want. Ch. 4: The End of Policing with Alex Vitale - The Bastani Factor, Novara Media - Air Date 6-3-20 Aaron Bastani interviews author of ‘The End of Policing’, Alex Vitale, to ask just how bad law enforcement is in the United States, and what can be done about it. Ch. 5: Defunding the Police Is Only the Beginning - The Mother Jones Podcast - Air Date 6-17-20 Josie Duffy Rice joins Jamilah King for a discussion about the recent police killing of Rayshard Brookes in Atlanta, the deep racist and classist structural issues with policing in America, and why defunding the police is only step one. Ch. 6: Defund Police What It Means & How It Would Really Work - News Beat - Air Date 6-16-20 In the wake of the police slaying of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters have not only flooded the streets, but they're actively pushing reforms that go well beyond traditional solutions. Ch. 7: How to Defund the Police - Boom! Lawyered - Air Date 6-11-20 Racism is baked into the U.S. model of policing. More and more people are starting to believe that no amount of "reform" will help; a full tear-down is required. But what does "defunding the police" actually mean? Ch. 8: Is It Time To Defund the Police? - Deconstructed with Mehdi Hasan - Air Date 6-11-20 Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors joins Mehdi Hasan to discuss the future of policing and community-oriented systems of public safety in the United States. Ch. 9: The Politics of "Defund the Police" - Politics with Amy Walter, The Takeaway - Air Date 6-12-20 Congress is reckoning with how to respond to the protests and calls for police accountability. Two national reporters join to discuss the Justice in Policing Act of 2020. Ch. 10: We Can't Let The Uprising Get Co-opted - The Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 6-10-20 Notes on the uprising and how we move forward without allowing the forces of neoliberalism to co-opt the movement. Ch. 11: TAKE ACTION:#DefundthePolice Locally via @IndivisibleTeam & Nationally with The #BREATHEAct via @Mvmnt4BlkLives Call on Local Officials to #DefundthePolice via Indivisible Ch. 12: Angela Davis: Abolishing police is not just about dismantling. It’s also about building up. - Democracy Now - Air Date 6-12-2020 Amid a worldwide uprising against police brutality and racism, we discuss the historic moment with legendary scholar and activist Angela Davis. VOICEMAILS Ch. 13: Taken on a journey - Nick from California FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 14: Final comments puncturing the myth of the individuality of whiteness TAKE ACTION LOCAL: DEFUND THE POLICE Call on Local Officials to #DefundthePolice via Indivisible Indivisible Black Lives Solidarity Action  NATIONAL: PASS THE BREATHE ACT Learn about and support the BREATHE Act Spread the word about the BREATHE Act Sign on as Community Sponsor of the BREATHE Act ELECTORAL: SUPPORT PROGRESSIVE RACIAL JUSTICE ADVOCATES Upcoming State Primaries EDUCATE YOURSELF & SHARE The Movement for Black Lives Introduces the BREATHE Act (Colorlines) What Exactly Does It Mean to Defund the Police? (The Cut, NY Mag,) What Does It Mean to Invest in Black Communities? (The Nation) How to Defund the Police (The New Yorker) How to Make Defunding the Police a Reality (The Nation) The Cities Taking Up Calls to Defund the Police (Bloomberg) Defunding the Police Will Actually Make Us Safer (ACLU) The Black Lives Matter Protests Are Working. Here’s Proof. (HuffPost) Why We’re Demanding No Cops for Veep (The Nation) Researched & Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman  MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions): Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr  PolyCoat - The Cabinetmaker Tripoli - Pecan Grove The Wooden Platform - The Bulwark Tar and Spackle - Plaster Quaver - Codebreaker Begrudge - Darby Eventual Victory - Codebreaker Sunday Lights - Onesuch Village Cloud Line - K4 Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent SHOW IMAGE “Justice for George Floyd - We Demand Change Now” by Fibonacci Blue (Flickr) | Changes: Cropped | License   Produced by Jay! 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What does it mean to “defund the police”?   Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Alex S. Vitale, of Brooklyn College, to discuss “defunding” the police.   Many protester signs carry this slogan.  And the President is stoking fears among voters through his dark “911” video political ads.  Aaron and Alex dive deep into the topic to explore what it would actually mean to end policing as we know it.   What role have police played in our communities historically?  Whose safety and interests were the police protecting?  Slaves or Slave-owners?  Workers or Industrialists?  Is the ideal we all have that police are in the business of keeping all of us safe, all of us equally safe more a myth than a reality?   Should police be in the business of “law enforcement” in schools?  Rounding up the homeless and the mentally ill? Filling our prisons with low-level drug offenders?  Should these functions be in the hands of counselors and social workers and other community oriented professionals, rather than armed police?   Do police reforms even work?  The police department in Minneapolis that employed the officer who killed George Floyd offered training in implicit bias; had policies and procedures; had committed to greater diversity in hiring,   Are there better ways to spend the vast resources now spent on policing?  Could we improve public safety better, actually reduce suffering and crime if we dedicated resources to communities in need and attacked the roots of social and economic harm that give rise to crime?   These are challenging and difficult questions.  We need to have a conversation about this and understand the facts and not react reflexively.  We hope this episode is a start.   Alex is a Professor of Sociology in the School of Humanities and Social Justice, as well as a Coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College and is a Visiting Professor at London Southbank University. He has spent the last 30 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. Professor Vitale’s expertise is in sociology, policing, community policing, civil disorder, demonstrations, crime, alternatives to incarceration, youth violence, gangs, drug policy, school safety, sex work, social movements and urban politics. In addition to The End of Policing, Alex is also the author of City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York. His academic writings on policing have appeared in Policing and Society, Police Practice and Research, Mobilization, and Contemporary Sociology. Professor Vitale is also a frequent essayist, whose writings have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Nation, Vice News, Fortune, and USA Today.   Listen in to learn more!     To learn more about Professor Vitale, please visit his bio page here.     Please out check out Alex’s personal website here for further publications, resources, announcements and more.   To learn more about Alex’s book, The End of Policing, please click here.   To learn more about the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College please visit their website here.     Host: Aaron Freiwald Guest: Alex S. Vitale     Follow Good Law | Bad Law: YouTube: Good Law | Bad Law Facebook: @GOODLAWBADLAW Instagram: @GoodLawBadLaw Website: https://www.law-podcast.com

We'll be speaking with Kalia Harris, an organizer from Virginia Student Power Network about what work they've been doing in the community and how they've been guiding our chapter of Student Power for the past two years. We will also be discussing the process of decolonization and what it means to “decolonize your mind”. Additionally, the history of VCU's oppression, gentrification, and performative inclusion will be expressed as well as the history of organizational activism at this institution by student and community organizers. Finally, we'll be engaging listeners with a discussion about why supporting community demands are necessary and the obligation of VCU students to support their Richmond community. Resources from today include: They Were Her Property by Stephanie Jones-Rogers, The Black Power, Sister Citizen by Melissa Harris-Perry, The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale, Mixtape Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde, Richmond Tenants Union, Justice and Reformation, Leaders of the New South, From Columbus to Castro by Eric Williams, and everything Angela Davis.

In this episode we talk about Alex S. Vitale's The End of Policing and augment that with excerpts from Police: A Field Guide by David Correia and Tyler Wall. Continuing our research into policing, Galen and Budd take a look at immigration practices with DHS, ICE, and Border Patrol, and political policing especially as it relates to current protests. Sources used: The End of Policing Alex S. Vitale 2017 https://www.versobooks.com/books/2817-the-end-of-policing POLICE: A Field Guide David Correia and Tyler Wall 2018 https://www.versobooks.com/books/2530-police --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/baldphilosophy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/baldphilosophy/support

In this episode we talk about Alex S. Vitale's The End of Policing and augment that with excerpts from Police: A Field Guide by David Correia and Tyler Wall. Continuing our research into policing, Galen and Budd discuss the War on Drugs, which has devastated communities and lead to the largest growth in Police in America, and gangs. Sources used: The End of Policing Alex S. Vitale 2017 https://www.versobooks.com/books/2817-the-end-of-policing POLICE: A Field Guide David Correia and Tyler Wall 2018 https://www.versobooks.com/books/2530-police --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/baldphilosophy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/baldphilosophy/support

Episode marked as explicit on iTunes because of strong language.   Content note: racism, gaslighting   Recorded a little over a week after George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police in Minneapolis, MN (US), this episode touches inexpertly on some of the components of white supremacy.   Books discussed in this episode were previously discussed in Page One 50 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/50-marcel-schwald/) and Page One 51 (http://www.pageonepodcast.com/season-1#/51-filippo-andreatta/).   You can read Priyamvada Gopal’s Huffington Post article on Black deaths in police custody in the UK here: https://bit.ly/3cIhFpv and find her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/PriyamvadaGopal.   You can read Roxane Gay’s New York Times article on racism in the US here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/opinion/sunday/trump-george-floyd-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-share and find her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/rgay.   You can listen to Guilaine Kinouani on the podcast Getting Better Acquainted here: https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-274-guilaine-kinouani and find her on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/KGuilaine   You can read Alicia Liu writing about the limitations of empathy here: https://medium.com/counter-intuition/empathy-is-mostly-useless-998e94f69463   You can read about the 1944 film Gaslight on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslight_(1944_film)   You can watch Claudia Rankine talking about and reading from her book Citizen on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cnq71TlUvo   You can read discussion of police abolition in the US and the UK as part of a review by Peter Stäuber of Alex S. Vitale’s book The End Of Policing in Counterfire here: https://www.counterfire.org/articles/book-reviews/20167-the-end-of-policing-book-review and read an interview with Alex S. Vitale in The Nation here: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/alex-vitale-defund-police-interview/ More information about police abolition in the US can be found by following links curated by The Marshall Project here: https://www.themarshallproject.org/records/3382-police-abolition   You can read about the prison abolition movement in the US in Teen Vogue here: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/what-is-prison-abolition-movement and about the prison abolition movement in the UK in the Independent here: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/big-idea-prison-abolition-social-problems-domestic-violence-a8275636.html   You can watch a very interesting discussion on prison abolition and its relationship to policing and the criminalisation of vulnerable communities between Reina Gossett and Dean Spade in four parts on YouTube starting here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDQlW1uJ8uQ   Episode image is a detail of a photo by Charles Adrian   Episode recorded: 2nd June, 2020   More information and a transcript of this episode is at http://www.pageonepodcast.com/   Book listing:   The Making Of Americans by Gertrude Stein (Page One 50) Signifying Nothing from Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace (Page One 51)

What does the neutral application of the law mean if the law itself is not neutral? Still Spying podcast host Chip Gibbons & noted abolitionist Alex S. Vitale. explore the political nature of federal and local law enforcement and ask the question: is political policing a feature of law enforcement, not a bug? What does this mean for our society, especially during this national conversation about justice and equality? What is police abolitionism?

In this episode we talk about Alex S. Vitale's The End of Policing and augment that with excerpts from Police: A Field Guide by David Correia and Tyler Wall. Continuing our research into policing, Galen and Budd take a look at police interactions with people with mental health issues, homelessness, and sex work. Sources used: "Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop" Officer A. Cab June 6, 2020 https://medium.com/@OfcrACab/confessions-of-a-former-bastard-cop-bb14d17bc759 The End of Policing Alex S. Vitale 2017 https://www.versobooks.com/books/2817-the-end-of-policing POLICE: A Field Guide David Correia and Tyler Wall 2018 https://www.versobooks.com/books/2530-police --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/baldphilosophy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/baldphilosophy/support

In this episode we talk about Alex S. Vitale's The End of Policing and augment that with excerpts from Police: A Field Guide by David Correia and Tyler Wall. In the wake of current protests, Galen and Budd look back at past reforms and body cams, the troubled history of policing in America, and the school-to-prison pipeline. We also have a chat about the use of prison labor (it's a worse system than we ever thought it was). Sources used: The End of Policing Alex S. Vitale 2017 https://www.versobooks.com/books/2817-the-end-of-policing POLICE: A Field Guide David Correia and Tyler Wall 2018 https://www.versobooks.com/books/2530-police --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/baldphilosophy/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/baldphilosophy/support

On this third episode exploring the Misfit Twelve, Jesse & Matt will assess Alex S. Vitale's book The End of Policing, which is equal parts a love letter to liberals—pleading for them to end their thumb-from-mouth habit with reformist politics, while also opening up a doorway to abolitionist thought. Published in 2017 by Verso Books to small fanfare, this book-length plea has rapidly flickered in-and-out of print since the George Floyd Uprisings of 2020; and so pressing is the topic and demand to #DefundThePolice that The End of Policing has been downloaded over 200,000 times from Verso's website. Our co-hosts weigh the pros and cons of the book's argument, audience-angle and whether it offers a bonafide vision of a world without police, or consider if it's just another leftward book diagramming the corpse of liberalism instead. Our co-hosts will then use the book as a launch-pad to other notions not discussed, but which circulate unseen, above or below the subtext of The Carceral State while imagining other ways of being free from the policeman inside our heads. Comprehensive show notes can be found at thefutureisamixtape.com Feel Free to Contact Jesse & Matt on the Following Spaces & Places: thefutureisamixtape@gmail.com Facebook Twitter Instagram

Recent protests over police brutality have raised the volume on calls to defund the police. But while police abolition may be new to some, it's a concept that has been studied and discussed for decades. In his 2017 book, The End of Policing, Alex S. Vitale explains the troubling origins of modern policing, why commonly suggested reforms like training and increased diversity have not been successful, and how slashing social services has placed police officers in situations they are unequipped to deal with. In this episode, Vitale also shares with the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles how he explains the issue to sceptics, and ways that lawyers can help rethink the ways that the criminal justice system re-enforces inequality. Special thanks to our sponsor, Headnote.

Recent protests over police brutality have raised the volume on calls to defund the police. But while police abolition may be new to some, it's a concept that has been studied and discussed for decades. In his 2017 book, The End of Policing, Alex S. Vitale explains the troubling origins of modern policing, why commonly suggested reforms like training and increased diversity have not been successful, and how slashing social services has placed police officers in situations they are unequipped to deal with. In this episode, Vitale also shares with the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles how he explains the issue to sceptics, and ways that lawyers can help rethink the ways that the criminal justice system re-enforces inequality. Special thanks to our sponsor, Headnote.

Recent protests over police brutality have raised the volume on calls to defund the police. But while police abolition may be new to some, it's a concept that has been studied and discussed for decades. In his 2017 book, The End of Policing, Alex S. Vitale explains the troubling origins of modern policing, why commonly suggested reforms like training and increased diversity have not been successful, and how slashing social services has placed police officers in situations they are unequipped to deal with. In this episode, Vitale also shares with the ABA Journal's Lee Rawles how he explains the issue to sceptics, and ways that lawyers can help rethink the ways that the criminal justice system re-enforces inequality. Special thanks to our sponsor, Headnote.

Are you an indie filmmaker looking to submit your film to multiple film festivals? Perfect - THIS LESSON IS FOR YOU! Back in the day, there used to be Without A Box, but that service is no longer active. Enter http://FilmFreeway.com! I admittedly discovered this service after submitting my film to the Cannes Film Festival but now that I have, it's amazing and simplified my life. All I have to do is fill out my film's information once and then be able to submit my film to literally thousands upon thousands of film festivals. I can search by city, by submission date, by festival date, by genre, etc. It's truly wonderful and you learn about some hidden gem festivals in the process if you dive deep. May this resource help you. Comment down below with any questions or thoughts that you may have. Hit me up on social media @PhilSvitek if it's easier. I'd love to hear from you. And for more free resources from your 360 creative coach, check out my website at http://philsvitek.com. RESOURCES, TOOLS & EASY ACTION STEPS REGARDING BLM MOVEMENT/POLICE REFORM: -Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/about/ -Police Brutality Stats: http://useofforceproject.org/#review -Campaign Zero's Use of Force: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/force -DeRay Mckesson Identifies What Police Reforms Actually Work: https://crooked.com/podcast/justice-for-george-floyd/ -Black Lives Matter Website: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ -Direct Ways to Help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ -No More Police State (ft. Alex S. Vitale) Rumble Podcast: https://bit.ly/3fvi40e -The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/31/the-answer-to-police-violence-is-not-reform-its-defunding-heres-why -Free E-Book “End of Policing: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing -New World Media, Value of Family & Why Boomers Need to Go: Ryan Holiday on The Portal with Eric Weinstein: https://podcastnotes.org/portal-with-eric-weinstein/ryan-holiday/

A candid conversation about Anti-Racism and White Privilege with Naomi Howell. New Episodes every Thursday 6pm BST. Don't forget to follow @fancyablether on Instagram. Naomi's handles Instagram and Tik Tok: @majestic_mayhem Youtube: Majestic Mayhem Poet of the week: Natysha Charity of the week: The Black Curriculum BBC Iplayer Show mentioned: Black and Scottish Books Mentioned: No Problem Here: Understanding Racism in Scotland, The End Of Policing by Alex S. Vitale Some Black-owned bookshops: New Beacon Books, Book Love, Round Table.

Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip!A very timely and hugely informative Friday bonus for you this week, as Pip is joined by two guests, one after the other. The first is Alex S. Vitale (professor of sociology at Brooklyn College, US), followed by Dr Adam Elliott-Cooper (University Of Greenwich, humanities and social science department).With everything we’ve seen over the last month in most recent history, one sentiment and statement that’s been gaining traction is “Defund The Police”. On face value and without any further research or intrigue, this could come across in an entirely different way than it is supposed to. Pip did a good amount of digging, and after being passed along to appropriate potential guests, meetings were set up and he arrived at two people who are well versed and well equiped to speak on the issue. In the interest of balance, he speaks to Alex from the US, where the issue is very pertinent and pressing and also has very different implications for society there, and also Adam from the UK, who goes into what this means for the UK and the nuances involved.It’s a complex matter for sure, but along with the accompanying links from Pip to break down what’s been talked about, and a comprehensive conclusion, you’ll hopefully be way more up on the subject than you might have been previously, and have a good understanding on what it means to say ‘defund the police’. Be informed, share, and enjoy.EPISODE LINKS:ADAM ELLIOTT on TWITTERADAM ONLINEALEX VITALE on TWITTERALEX ONLINEALEX's ARTICLE in THE GUARDIANLINKS FOR SCROOBIUS PIP & SPEECH DEVELOPMENT:SCROOBIUS PIP on TWITTERSCROOBIUS PIP on INSTAGRAMSCROOBIUS PIP on PATREONNORTH STAR RISINGPOD BIBLESPEECH DEVELOPMENT RECORDS DISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on FACEBOOKDISTRACTION PIECES NETWORK on INSTAGRAMDISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST ARCHIVE See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you're a novelist but don't have an agent like me, I encourage you to learn about #PitMad. The hashtag is the original Twitter pitch event, where writers Tweet a 280-character pitch for their completed, polished, unpublished manuscripts. Agents and editors make requests by liking/favoriting the tweeted pitch. Every unagented writer is welcome to pitch. All genres/categories are welcomed. #PitMad occurs quarterly. Upcoming dates are: September 3, 2020 (8AM – 8PM EST) & December 3, 2020 (8AM – 8PM EST). Some tips: Don't favorite friends' Tweets. The agents will be requesting by favoriting Tweets, and more favorites can make it hard for those with requests to see all of their faves/likes. RT or Quote-RT to show your support. Do NOT use the hashtag when quote RTing – Keep the hashtag clean so agents can navigate it easily. Be respectful and courteous to each other, and especially to the industry professionals. If you do see abuse, please report it to Twitter or notify one of the hosts of the event. AND, in an effort to amplify Black voices, the event has added a #BVM (Black Voices Matter) hashtag. If you are a Black author, please feel free to include #BVM in your tweets so agents/editors can use it to search for pitches. For more info, visit https://pitchwars.org/pitmad/. Comment down below with any questions or thoughts that you may have. Hit me up on social media @PhilSvitek if it's easier. I'd love to hear from you. And for more free resources from your 360 creative coach, check out my website at http://philsvitek.com. RESOURCES, TOOLS & EASY ACTION STEPS REGARDING BLM MOVEMENT/POLICE REFORM: -Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/about/ -Police Brutality Stats: http://useofforceproject.org/#review -Campaign Zero's Use of Force: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/force -DeRay Mckesson Identifies What Police Reforms Actually Work: https://crooked.com/podcast/justice-for-george-floyd/ -Black Lives Matter Website: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ -Direct Ways to Help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ -No More Police State (ft. Alex S. Vitale) Rumble Podcast: https://bit.ly/3fvi40e -The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/31/the-answer-to-police-violence-is-not-reform-its-defunding-heres-why -Free E-Book “End of Policing: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing -New World Media, Value of Family & Why Boomers Need to Go: Ryan Holiday on The Portal with Eric Weinstein: https://podcastnotes.org/portal-with-eric-weinstein/ryan-holiday/

Ryan Holiday introduced me to the term "dream hoarding" during Eric Weinstein's podcast (https://podcastnotes.org/portal-with-eric-weinstein/ryan-holiday/). The core of it argues that the upper-middle class has enriched itself and harmed economic mobility. The rich get richer and keep the poor down. Yes, similar to other notions talked about in our times but I like how this notion explores how Boomers are in charge of most institutions and how since the 70s the spending power of the dollar has decreased and the so-called American dream of the white picket fence is not a reality for many people. This ties heavily into systemic racism and it's why I chose to explore this notion within this episode. For more info, check out the book that introduced this idea (https://www.amazon.com/Dream-Hoarders-American-Leaving-Everyone/dp/081572912X) or check out this article: https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/06/the-hoarding-of-the-american-dream/530481/. Please be sure to comment with any thoughts or questions you may have. Or hit me up on social media @PhilSvitek. I'd love to hear from you! RESOURCES, TOOLS & EASY ACTION STEPS REGARDING BLM MOVEMENT/POLICE REFORM: -Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/about/ -Police Brutality Stats: http://useofforceproject.org/#review -Campaign Zero's Use of Force: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/force -DeRay Mckesson Identifies What Police Reforms Actually Work: https://crooked.com/podcast/justice-for-george-floyd/ -Black Lives Matter Website: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ -Direct Ways to Help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ -No More Police State (ft. Alex S. Vitale) Rumble Podcast: https://bit.ly/3fvi40e -The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/31/the-answer-to-police-violence-is-not-reform-its-defunding-heres-why -Free E-Book “End of Policing: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing -New World Media, Value of Family & Why Boomers Need to Go: Ryan Holiday on The Portal with Eric Weinstein: https://podcastnotes.org/portal-with-eric-weinstein/ryan-holiday/

Rasismi lävistää yhteiskunnan jokaisen solun, ja siitä eroon pääseminen edellyttää valkoisilta ihmisiltä konkreettisia toimia. Työ ei aina ole helppoa, ja se näkyy myös tässä jaksossa: haparoimme puheemme kanssa emmekä aina tiedä, mitä ja miten sanoa. Yrittämästä ei silti voi lakata. Henkilökohtaisesta järkyttymisestä ja rasismin psykologisoimisesta on siirryttävä kohti rakenteellisen rasismin ymmärtämistä ja kohdistettava kriittinen katse myös itseen. Jakson vieraina Jasmine Kelekay, Leif Hagert, Jenny Kasongo ja Fatima Verwijnen. Suosittelemme: Alex S. Vitale: The End of Policing. Verso, 2017. Normal People, Yle Areena

Through social media and news, I've seen pushback against the idea of "defunding the police" and in my observation it stems from the opposition not understanding the term. With this episode, I aim to demystify and debunk the term fundamentally, because it in fact aims to better handle the various emergencies communities face. I also bring up the notion that no proposed reform will be perfect. BUT the current system is FAR FROM PERFECT and so anything BETTER is GOOD. Here's some articles to dig deeper into the notion: https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/502648-what-defund-the-police-actually-means, https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/what-does-defund-police-really-mean/612904/, https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/06/us/what-is-defund-police-trnd/index.html, https://www.thecut.com/2020/06/what-does-defund-the-police-mean-the-phrase-explained.html. Comment down below with any questions or thoughts that you may have. Hit me up on social media @PhilSvitek if it's easier. I'd love to hear from you. And for more free resources from your 360 creative coach, check out my website at http://philsvitek.com. RESOURCES, TOOLS & EASY ACTION STEPS REGARDING BLM MOVEMENT/POLICE REFORM: -Color of Change: https://colorofchange.org/about/ -Police Brutality Stats: http://useofforceproject.org/#review -Campaign Zero's Use of Force: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/force -DeRay Mckesson Identifies What Police Reforms Actually Work: https://crooked.com/podcast/justice-for-george-floyd/ -Black Lives Matter Website: https://blacklivesmatter.com/ -Direct Ways to Help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ -No More Police State (ft. Alex S. Vitale) Rumble Podcast: https://bit.ly/3fvi40e -The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/31/the-answer-to-police-violence-is-not-reform-its-defunding-heres-why -Free E-Book “End of Policing: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing -New World Media, Value of Family & Why Boomers Need to Go: Ryan Holiday on The Portal with Eric Weinstein: https://podcastnotes.org/portal-with-eric-weinstein/ryan-holiday/

ArchCity Defenders and Action St. Louis present the premiere collaborative podcast, "Under The Arch." Your hosts Blake Strode, Executive Director of ArchCity Defenders, and Kayla Reed, Director of Action St. Louis, explore the issues facing our community and the people working to transform them.This special Facebook livestream episode features returning guest Missouri State Representative Rasheen Aldridge in a conversation around heavy, timely topics - from police killings, to the uprisings, and the demands from the 5 Point Plan backed by ArchCity Defenders, Action St. Louis, and many other local organizations.Check out the suggested reading, Alex S. Vitale's book "The End of Policing." Check your local bookstore, or order yours at VersoBooks.com. Download the FREE e-book version from Verso Books here: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policingJoin the conversation around this week's episode using #UnderTheArch and send us your feedback at underthearchpod@gmail.com. Know a local artist who'd like to feature their song in our Music Minute segment? Email us with subject "Music Minute".

The Bayou Bois are back once again to break down the illustrious television career of their mother, Laura Dern. I said thank yooooooouuuuuu!!!!! Also, ACAB. Here are some things you should know about. DONATIONS The Bail Project Black Lives Matter George Floyd Memorial Fund Black Visions Collective ActBlue Split Donation Emergency Release Fund EDUCATION The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale Police: A Field Guide by David Correia and Tyler Wall FILM RECOMMENDATIONS (plus one bonus TV one) Malcolm X Do the Right Thing Bamboozled The Watermelon Woman Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Black Panthers Daughters of the Dust 13th What Happened, Miss Simone? Horror Noire Hoop Dreams The Black Power Mixtape I Am Not Your Negro Watchmen (the HBO series, we do not recommend the Zack Snyder film) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everyactorever/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everyactorever/support

The idea of police "reform" has been tried and has failed. Rather than call for milquetoast reforms that leave the structure of U.S. law enforcement in place, many of the protestors are calling to "defund the police." Michael is joined by Alex S. Vitale, author of "The End of Policing" to explain what this means, how this works, any why settling for half-measures will result in more police violence against Black Americans. Download Alex's book "The End of Policing" for free: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/31/the-answer-to-police-violence-is-not-reform-its-defunding-heres-why Music from the episode: Police Academy theme song: https://youtu.be/AKlx8UMDC4w --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rumble-with-michael-moore/message

Alex S. Vitale, Author of The End of Policing, Professor of Sociology and Coordinator of The Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College

Links to everything we talked about on today's episode. Websites blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Charis Books & More: A Booklist for White Readers Reading White Fragility By Robin DiAngelo The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi Lexington Herald Leader Op-Ed by Elizabeth McCorvey The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale POLICE A Field Guide by David Correia and Tyler Wall Policing the Planet Edited by Jordan T. Camp and Christina Heatherton Podcasts Slay In Your Lane by Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinene 1619 by The New York Times Intersectionality Matters! by The African American Policy Forum About Race with Reni Eddo-Lodge YouTube Real Chats with Jake Email us at podcast@infinitepulp.com This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We are joined this week by Dr. Jane Mantey, Associate Director of Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies at Texas Christian University, to discuss what people mean when they say, "Defund the police," and what a society that values community-oriented responses rather than punitive policing as a method for ameliorating society's ills might look like. Jane may live in Texas, but she's a longtime Sacramento scholar, politico, journalist and activist who knows the region well. She guides us as we go over the first two chapters of Alex S. Vitale's 'The End of Policing' (which Verso Books has made free to download, should listeners want to read along with us). We cover a whole lot of ground, but the premise of this episode is to show people what things like "defund the police" or "abolish police" look like, and what we can do to get there. American policing and police brutality are inextricable from their racist, xenophobic and capitalist history. While liberals continue to try to re-legitimize the system by tinkering with new training, body camera policies and changes in police protocol, progressives and leftists recognize that the entire system needs to go. We go over the arguments that many white liberals make in defense of policing, and also discuss the cowardice and lack of imagination displayed by local politicians like Mayor Darrell Steinberg. Along with Vitale's book, we recommend that listeners get acquainted with the #8toAbolition movement.  Thanks for listening and, as always: Patreon: patreon.com/voicesrivercity Twitter: @youknowkempa, @guillotine4you, @ShanNDSTevens, @Flojaune And thank you to Be Brave Bold Robot for the tunes.

Patrisse Cullors, Josie Duffy Rice, Sam Sinyangwe, Mychal Denzel Smith and Alex S. Vitale join Trevor for a panel on movements to radically reimagine policing in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two white people talk about the whitest actor of all time, Laura Dern. Anyway, black lives matter, fuck the police. Here are some important resources that don't have anything to do with Laura Dern. DONATIONS The Bail Project Black Lives Matter George Floyd Memorial Fund Black Visions Collective ActBlue Split Donation Emergency Release Fund EDUCATION The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale Police: A Field Guide by David Correia and Tyler Wall FILM RECOMMENDATIONS (plus one bonus TV one) Malcolm X Do the Right Thing Bamboozled The Watermelon Woman Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Black Panthers Daughters of the Dust 13th What Happened, Miss Simone? Horror Noire Hoop Dreams The Black Power Mixtape I Am Not Your Negro Watchmen (the HBO series, we do not recommend the Zack Snyder film) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/everyactorever/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/everyactorever/support

Links to mentioned media and additional resources: Kendrick Sampson: The First Time They Hit Me Was From Behindhttps://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a32760859/kendrick-sampson-los-angeles-blm-protests-police-rubber-bullets/ GISH panel on Racial Inequality & Injusticehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OSSIbuuEg0 Baratunde's book recommendationshttps://bookshop.org/shop/baratunde The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale (free ebook)https://www.versobooks.com/books/2817-the-end-of-policing In the Dark Season 2 (podcast)https://www.apmreports.org/in-the-dark/season-two-audio Behind the Bastards, episode "The Man Who Teaches Our Cops To Kill"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/the-man-who-teaches-our-cops-63257870/ Antiracism Resources (podcast, book, and film recommendations, and other resources)https://www.goodgoodgood.co/anti-racism-resources Twitter thread of Black-owned businesses found on Etsyhttps://twitter.com/Pop_Reader/status/1267077455329796096?s=20 BLM Petitions, Donations, and Resourceshttps://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ BLM Actionables and Resources (google doc)https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-5JRuCQfiakVdhj0mJWoGYJl39xhAN1cO9QZUzHjWs0/edit Support: More places to helphttps://www.itsnicethat.com/news/resources-supporting-black-lives-matter-movement-creative-industry-010620

With a chopper literally overhead, and protests continuing to rage across the U.S. FYWYH delves deeper into the turmoil facing the nation after the George Floyd murder.  We discuss generations of failed policing policies, and take a closer look at the idea of abolishing the police. What does that even mean anyway, and what does capitalism have to do with it?  Friend of the show Clark breaks down the work of Prof. Alex S. Vitale, who's 2017 book THE END OF POLICING seems like required reading as we attempt to understand this moment. 

Black Lives Matter Learn More: Download Free Ebook - The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing Join The Cause: https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/ http://brooklynbailfund.org/ https://secure.actblue.com/donate/freeblackmamas2020 https://www.paypal.me/columbusfreedomfund https://secure.everyaction.com/4omQDAR0oUiUagTu0EG-Ig2 https://www.northstarhealthcollective.org/donate https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/louisville-community-bail-fund/ https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-justiceforgeorgefloyd-protesters-in-atlanta/?fbclid=IwAR34mCPPgeE1F8U0pcRdr250r27QrEqWk7WJ9c6VaAmL8kdIWl42t6YfPvE

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White Support for Black Power Instead of Moby Dick, you should read The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale.

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Take Action/ Further Reading:NAACP We Are Done Dying campaign: https://naacp.org/campaigns/we-are-done-dying/Equal Justice Initiative, "Tragic Death of George Floyd Reveals Continuing Problem of Police Violence": https://eji.org/news/tragic-death-of-george-floyd-reveals-continuing-problem-of-police-violence/Alex S. Vitale, "The answer to police violence is not 'reform'. It's defunding. Here's why": https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/31/the-answer-to-police-violence-is-not-reform-its-defunding-heres-whyAlex S. Vitale, The End of Policing: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing"Police, Prisons, and Mass Incarceration", Black History Month Library compiled by Charles Preston: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1i23mTTM9BvlRZCVgp9vbY6WRmucgf1X2Thoughts on this episode? Please write to us at podcast@ccny.org!Hosted by Reverend Peggy Clarke (Community Church of New York) and Reverend Sarah Lenzi (The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, NJ)Produced by Amy WilsonOriginal music by Graham ClarkeDesign by Carol E. Wolf

In which Alex & Cass discuss Kare Kano, directed by Hideaki Anno and Hiroki Sato and produced by Gainax and J.C. Staff. Next month we will be discussing Revolutionary Girl Utena, directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara and produced by J.C. Staff. Discussed: emphasizing the comedy and not the romance, Japanese test taking culture, Cass doesn't understand the stakes of this show, wearing sweatpants at home as a character flaw, the false self, the true self, embracing your asshole, Brahms, wish fulfillment, tragic backstory, J.D. Salinger, hitting a rock on your skateboard, my name is Inigo Montoya, you stole my boyfriend, prepare to die, weird high school girl council hivemind, giving a thousand paper cranes to your girlfriend's boyfriend, stanning a short king, oh my god that is the worst possibly answer in the universe, twilight, cw for sexual assault discussion from 55:00 to 60:00, "20 Years Of Kare Kano" by Cailtlin Moore from ANN, "My Fave Is Problematic: Kare Kano" by Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell from Anime Feminist, Polyphemus' bed, a play about androids on the moon or whatever, having no talents whatsoever, pokemon shock, thinking you're the only one who can turn into a car Alex's Book Recommendation: A Place Of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel Cass's Book Recommendation: The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale (get the ebook for free from the publisher!) Social: Show Twitter: @animeisforjerks Show Mastodon: @animeisforjerks@skeleton.cool Show Email: animeisforjerks@gmail.com Cass's Twitter: @prophet_goddess Cass's Mastodon: @prophet_goddess@skeleton.cool Alex's Twitter: @dunndunndunn Alex's Mastodon: @catalina@selfy.army

In this first episode of Dig Deeper, host Ashwin Nair talks to Alex S. Vitale, Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and author of the book "The End of Policing" on the impact of police brutality on marginalized communities in North America, why police reform simply doesn't work, and the need for abolishing policing as it exists today.

Recent years have seen an explosion of protest against police brutality and repression--most dramatically in Ferguson, Missouri, where longheld grievances erupted in violent demonstrations following the police killing of Michael Brown. Among activists, journalists, and politicians, the conversation about how to respond and improve policing has focused on accountability, diversity, training, and community relations. Unfortunately, these reforms will not produce results, either alone or in combination. The core of the problem must be addressed: the nature of modern policing itself. "Broken windows" practices, the militarization of law enforcement, and the dramatic expansion of the police's role over the last forty years have created a mandate for officers that must be rolled back. The End of Policing attempts to spark public discussion by revealing the tainted origins of modern policing as a tool of social control. It shows how the expansion of police authority is inconsistent with community empowerment, social justice--even public safety. Drawing on groundbreaking research from across the world, and covering virtually every area in the increasingly broad range of police work, Alex Vitale demonstrates how law enforcement has come to exacerbate the very problems it is supposed to solve.

Historian and political theorist Timothy Mitchell joins Dan for the first of a two-part interview on his book Carbon Democracy: Political Power in the Age of Oil, published in 2011 by Verso. In this first episode, we talk about how the rise of coal made both industrial capitalism and newly powerful worker resistance possible; and how the shift to oil then facilitated the persistence of imperialism in a decolonizing world while thwarting worker organizing. On the next show, we'll discuss a lot more, including how oil companies and Western governments made autocratic governments and conservative Islamists key partners in creating the very global order that we now find in such profound crisis. Thanks to Verso Books. Check out The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing and Police: A Field Guide by David Correia and Tyler Wall versobooks.com/books/2530-police. And support this podcast with $ at patreon.com/TheDig, where you can also check out the first edition of our new weekly newsletter.

It's obvious that student debt can be an excruciating financial burden. But anthropologist Caitlin Zaloom explains that it has also done a lot to make American families into plunderable financial mines, part of a larger capitalist system that individualizes blame for economic failure and forces families that can to support their children into their twenties while depleting retirement savings. Thanks to Verso Books. Check out the free e-book Where Freedom Starts: Sex Power Violence #MeToo versobooks.com/blogs/3635-where-freedom-starts-sex-power-violence-metoo and The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing. And support this podcast with $ at patreon.com/TheDig

Many Americans take the existence of so-called "illegal immigrants" for granted, whatever their opinion of the matter. But illegality isn't a property of immigrants; rather, it's a creation of positive law. And we can only understand how immigrants are declared "illegal" by the government by examining this country's too-often ignored history of racist and exclusionary immigration politics. Dan's guest today is Mae Ngai, an historian at Columbia and the author of Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America. Thanks to Verso Books. Check out The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing and Duty Free Art: Art in the Age of Planetary Civil War by Hito Steyerl versobooks.com/books/2553-duty-free-art. And support this podcast with $ at patreon.com/TheDig!

Professor Alex S. Vitale joins the Beyond Prisons podcast to discuss his book, "The End Of Policing," which provides a historical analysis of law enforcement and police reform in the United States and argues for alternatives. Vitale tells us about how he came to write this book and walks us through the early history of police in the United States. He discusses the popular myths surrounding policing, underscoring their conflicts with the roles police have played as managers of inequality from colonialism, to the emergence of a mass industrial working class, to slavery. Vitale discusses the litany of problems inherent to the most popular police reforms touted by liberals in recent decades. He discusses how these reforms fall short and why they distract and fail to address root causes. He also talks about how these reform approaches lack a critical analysis of the legal frameworks police use and how the strategy of professionalizing police forces has been more about restoring public confidence than addressing issues of safety and justice. We discuss how police don't make schools make schools safer, don't deter gang activity, how they perpetuate homelessness, and more, and examine the enormous investments we make in law enforcement that could be put to much better use empowering communities in ways that reduce harm. Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project there. He has spent the last 25 years writing about policing and consults both police departments and human rights organizations internationally. He is also a frequent essayist, whose writings have appeared in the New York Daily News, New York Times, Nation, Gotham Gazette, and New Inquiry. Follow Alex Vitale on Twitter: @avitale Get a copy of "The End Of Policing" from Verso Books—50% off for entire month of December 2017. Support our show and join us on Patreon. Special thanks to Andrew Dilts for his support and shout out to listener Malik Raymond for volunteering to transcribe our episodes. Please listen, subscribe, and rate/review our podcast on iTunes and on Google Play Sign up for the Beyond Prisons newsletter to receive updates on new episodes, important news and events, and more. Send tips, comments, and questions to beyondprisonspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter: @Beyond_Prison @phillyprof03 @bsonenstein @jaybeware Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/beyondprisonspodcast/ Music & Production: Jared Ware

In this segment of my conversation with Alex Vitale, author of “The End Of Policing,” Alex goes over how regardless of what kind of training police go through in America, incidences of police brutality won’t significantly diminish unless the political policies regarding policing change, altering the police’s role in communities and the nation at large. This is an excerpt of episode #88 of Last Born In The Wilderness "The End Of Policing: Police Violence In America w/ Alex S. Vitale." Listen to the full episode: https://goo.gl/h98T3o Support the podcast: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness ONE-TIME DONATION: https://www.ko-fi.com/lastborninthewilderness Follow and listen: WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com SOUNDCLOUD: https://www.soundcloud.com/lastborninthewilderness ITUNES: https://www.goo.gl/Fvy4ca FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/lastborninthewildernesspodcast TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/lastbornpodcast

In this segment of my conversation with Alex Vitale, author of "The End Of Policing," Alex describes how a particular philosophical and ethical worldview informs the way policing is conducted in the modern state, and how that has lead to the creation of flawed and ineffective political policies that attempt to stem the pervasive social issues experienced in society today. This is an excerpt of episode #88 of Last Born In The Wilderness "The End Of Policing: Police Violence In America w/ Alex S. Vitale." Listen to the full episode: https://goo.gl/h98T3o Support the podcast: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness ONE-TIME DONATION: https://www.ko-fi.com/lastborninthewilderness Follow and listen: WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com SOUNDCLOUD: https://www.soundcloud.com/lastborninthewilderness ITUNES: https://www.goo.gl/Fvy4ca FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/lastborninthewildernesspodcast TWITTER: https://www.twitter.com/lastbornpodcast

Alex S. Vitale is Professor of Sociology at Brooklyn College and author of “The End Of Policing.” In this discussion, Alex describes the current state of policing in the US, and well as provides a historical and sociological context as to why policing functions as it currently does in this country. Alex describes the policies that have lead to the current problems many segments of the American population have with police and the tactics police employ. From the War on Drugs to the War on Terror, Alex describes how the political class operates on a very flawed view of human nature, and how that has inevitably lead to policies that have lead to the horrendous experience many have had with police. Putting this all in context allows us to address the underlying issues with policing as a whole, and work to change the way social issues are dealt within our local communities. “Incidences of police brutality happens daily across America. Some, for whatever reason, get highlighted by the media. More and more, people are waking up to the reality of what police departments real function in this nation really is: preserving the status quo. If the status quo is unjust for a great portion of the population, so be it. No amount of diversity training for police departments is going to change that. The problems with policing run deeper than a few reforms put forward by the political class. To end this, we need to understand the history of policing as we currently understand it, as well as the cultural premises and conditioning that underlies the policies of our criminal justice system. The changes that need to occur in our society run much deeper than mere reforms can produce.” Episode Notes: - Find out more about Alex's book "The End Of Policing": https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing - You can also purchase "The End Of Policing" at your local bookstore, or on Amazon: https://goo.gl/sqRahx - Learn more about Alex's work, as well as keep with upcoming events: http://www.alex-vitale.info - Follow Alex on Twitter: https://twitter.com/avitale - The music featured in this episode: "Our," "Forgiven," and "Corner" by Actress from the album "Ghettoville" - Podcast website: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com - Support the podcast: PATREON: www.patreon.com/lastborninthewilderness ONE-TIME DONATION: www.ko-fi.com/lastborninthewilderness - Follow and listen: SOUNDCLOUD: www.soundcloud.com/lastborninthewilderness ITUNES: www.goo.gl/Fvy4ca GOOGLE PLAY: https://goo.gl/wYgMQc STITCHER: https://goo.gl/eeUBfS - Social Media: FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/lastborninthewildernesspodcast TWITTER: www.twitter.com/lastbornpodcast INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/patterns.of.behavior

Michael Hirsch reviews Alex Vitale's book, ‘The End of Policing’ by Alex Vitale; Verso Books, 2017. Brooklyn College sociologist Alex S. Vitale poses that question vividly in his The End of Policing: Are the police guarantors of social peace or its disruptors? Is the force’s mandate to serve the public equally and fairly, or to act as social-control agents, protecting property and its few owners at the expense of the many? To read Michael Hirsch´s full article go to http://bit.ly/2yscCJA To subscribe to Indyaudio and get notifications from our recent episodes, go to apple.co/2wwtyh5

In this Upstream Conversation we spoke with author Alex S. Vitale about his new book, “The End of Policing,” which was published by Verso Books on October 10th, 2017. Alex Vitale’s work is based on a deep examination and structural critique of the fundamental nature of policing. Vitale stresses that it’s not enough to enact superficial reforms to a system of policing which was, at its core, designed to maintain systems of oppression and inequality. Vitale argues that instead of our current approach of inhumane and ineffective punitive force, we should be going upstream to focus on the root causes of problems, focusing our attention on addressing inequality and providing community and social programs for those in need. In the first half of our Conversation, Vitale walks us through the dark origins of policing, beginning with the eras of colonialism, slavery, the early industrial capitalism. How did early policing grow directly out of the militias and military units that were used to exterminate and expropriate colonized peoples and lands? What role did the police play in maintaining the oppression of African-Americans during slavery and also during the post-slavery era in the south, where vagrancy laws and convict leasing systems proved to be just as bad, if not worse, than slavery itself? And how did vagrancy and vice laws, again enforced by the police, help to culturally shape an emerging working class during the rise of industrial capitalism, forcing a the new system of wage-labor onto a population that fiercely resisted it? The second half of our Conversation brings us into our modern neoliberal era, where policing has really exploded into one of its most brutal and all-encompassing forms yet. Here we explore how the rise of neoliberalism has led to all sorts of societal and community crises which have led to a startling increase in the scope, funding, and militarization of police forces that are now being used to enforce failed drug-war policies, crush social movements, criminalize poor and African-American communities, and maintain the systems of inequality required by austerity-driven neoliberal capitalism. Upstream co-producer Robert Raymond interviewed Alex Vitale at his home in Brooklyn, New York. For more on Alex Vitale’s work: http://www.alex-vitale.info/ https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation — Thank you! www.upstreampodcast.org/support For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast Twitter: @upstreampodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast You can also subscribe to us on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532?mt=2 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/sulp

In this Upstream Conversation we spoke with author Alex S. Vitale about his new book, “The End of Policing,” which was published by Verso Books on October 10th, 2017. Alex Vitale’s work is based on a deep examination and structural critique of the fundamental nature of policing. Vitale stresses that it’s not enough to enact superficial reforms to a system of policing which was, at its core, designed to maintain systems of oppression and inequality. Vitale argues that instead of our current approach of inhumane and ineffective punitive force, we should be going upstream to focus on the root causes of problems, focusing our attention on addressing inequality and providing community and social programs for those in need. In the first half of our Conversation, Vitale walks us through the dark origins of policing, beginning with the eras of colonialism, slavery, the early industrial capitalism. How did early policing grow directly out of the militias and military units that were used to exterminate and expropriate colonized peoples and lands? What role did the police play in maintaining the oppression of African-Americans during slavery and also during the post-slavery era in the south, where vagrancy laws and convict leasing systems proved to be just as bad, if not worse, than slavery itself? And how did vagrancy and vice laws, again enforced by the police, help to culturally shape an emerging working class during the rise of industrial capitalism, forcing a the new system of wage-labor onto a population that fiercely resisted it? The second half of our Conversation brings us into our modern neoliberal era, where policing has really exploded into one of its most brutal and all-encompassing forms yet. Here we explore how the rise of neoliberalism has led to all sorts of societal and community crises which have led to a startling increase in the scope, funding, and militarization of police forces that are now being used to enforce failed drug-war policies, crush social movements, criminalize poor and African-American communities, and maintain the systems of inequality required by austerity-driven neoliberal capitalism. Upstream co-producer Robert Raymond interviewed Alex Vitale at his home in Brooklyn, New York. For more on Alex Vitale’s work: http://www.alex-vitale.info/ https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation — Thank you! www.upstreampodcast.org/support For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast Twitter: @upstreampodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast You can also subscribe to us on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532?mt=2 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/sulp

In this Upstream Conversation we spoke with author Alex S. Vitale about his new book, “The End of Policing,” which was published by Verso Books on October 10th, 2017. Alex Vitale’s work is based on a deep examination and structural critique of the fundamental nature of policing. Vitale stresses that it’s not enough to enact superficial reforms to a system of policing which was, at its core, designed to maintain systems of oppression and inequality. Vitale argues that instead of our current approach of inhumane and ineffective punitive force, we should be going upstream to focus on the root causes of problems, focusing our attention on addressing inequality and providing community and social programs for those in need. In the first half of our Conversation, Vitale walks us through the dark origins of policing, beginning with the eras of colonialism, slavery, the early industrial capitalism. How did early policing grow directly out of the militias and military units that were used to exterminate and expropriate colonized peoples and lands? What role did the police play in maintaining the oppression of African-Americans during slavery and also during the post-slavery era in the south, where vagrancy laws and convict leasing systems proved to be just as bad, if not worse, than slavery itself? And how did vagrancy and vice laws, again enforced by the police, help to culturally shape an emerging working class during the rise of industrial capitalism, forcing a the new system of wage-labor onto a population that fiercely resisted it? The second half of our Conversation brings us into our modern neoliberal era, where policing has really exploded into one of its most brutal and all-encompassing forms yet. Here we explore how the rise of neoliberalism has led to all sorts of societal and community crises which have led to a startling increase in the scope, funding, and militarization of police forces that are now being used to enforce failed drug-war policies, crush social movements, criminalize poor and African-American communities, and maintain the systems of inequality required by austerity-driven neoliberal capitalism. Upstream co-producer Robert Raymond interviewed Alex Vitale at his home in Brooklyn, New York. For more on Alex Vitale’s work: http://www.alex-vitale.info/ https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426-the-end-of-policing Upstream is a labor of love — we couldn't keep this project going without the generosity of our listeners and fans. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation — Thank you! www.upstreampodcast.org/support For more from Upstream, visit www.upstreampodcast.org and follow us on social media: Facebook.com/upstreampodcast Twitter: @upstreampodcast Instagram.com/upstreampodcast You can also subscribe to us on: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/upstream/id1082594532?mt=2 Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/sulp