Podcast appearances and mentions of brittany packnett cunningham

In this heartfelt episode of "Teach the Babies," host Dr. David Johns welcomes friends, activists, and thought leaders Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Jovian Zayne Peters for an intimate conversation about Black motherhood, community building, and raising children with purpose.The conversation delves into Black mothers' challenges in healthcare systems, the importance of partners who show up fully, and the wisdom passed down through generations. Both women offer powerful insights on raising children who are compassionate, confident, and deeply connected to their cultural heritage.This episode stands as a testament to the strength of Black motherhood and offers lessons for anyone involved in nurturing the next generation. As Jovian beautifully summarizes, the key is "being malleable, being like water, being present and honoring the seasons" of life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/teach-the-babies-w-dr-david-j-johns--6173854/support.

Welcome to the fifth season of ShiftMakers. In these challenging times – whether we're dealing with concerns about the current political landscape, global issues, or personal struggles – part one of this special two-part episode features an impressive collection of renowned women from host Marianne Schnall's archival interviews, offering wisdom and advice for meeting challenges with strength and resilience. The following thought leaders share powerful insights on viewing hard times as opportunities to learn and grow, drawing on history for encouragement, taking time for self-care, holding onto hope, and much more: Stacey Abrams, Maya Angelou, Cori Bush, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Roshi Joan Halifax, Anita Hill, Arianna Huffington, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, Elizabeth Lesser, Wangari Maathai, Amy Poehler, Gloria Steinem, V (formerly Eve Ensler), and Oprah Winfrey. This episode is also available in video form, featuring archival video clips and captions, which can be found on Spotify or Marianne Schnall's YouTube channel.  To learn more about Marianne Schnall, please visit MarianneSchnall.com Podcast Art by Kyle Hollingsworth kyle-creative.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This EPIC summit is a showcase of Black leadership and excellence. In the face of oppression and fascism, it is time to forge our own path forward. Hosted by Angela Rye and Roy Wood Jr., and co-created by Joy Reid, this is the three-hour primetime event of a 24 hour (!) livestream dubbed The State of the People that aired Tuesday March 4th. You’ll hear from members of congress such as Maxine Waters, Jasmine Crockett, Ayanna Pressley, Maxwell Frost, Yvette Clarke, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and more. Activists such as Brittany Packnett Cunningham, LaTosha Brown, Bishop Leah Daughtry, Dr. Wes Bellamy, and Quentin James. And so many others–Gary Chambers, Pastor Jamal Bryant, Tamika Mallory, Governor Wes Moore–you gotta see it to believe it. The greatest BLACK minds, organizers, and elected officials are gathered HERE! If you’d like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ Welcome home y’all! —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast. Instagram X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. --------------------------------- Native Land Pod is brought to you by Reasoned Choice Media. Thank you to the Native Land Pod team: Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; Loren Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media. Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this exciting return episode of Teach The Babies Office Hours, we welcome back Brittany Packnett Cunningham, a leading voice in culture, justice, and policy. After closing out Season 1, Brittany shares her insights on the recent presidential election and its impact on our communities, especially as a mother of a young Black boy.She discusses the vital narratives surrounding anti-trans, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-Black legislation and offers advice for Black mothers navigating these uncertain times. Brittany also shares what listeners can expect from the new season of her acclaimed podcast Undistracted.Join us for an inspiring conversation filled with wisdom and encouragement to find joy amid the challenges we face!

Host Marianne Schnall takes a historical look at the feminist trailblazers and political milestones that helped advance women and chart the course to this pivotal moment. As we approach the 2024 election and the possibility of electing our first woman president seems closer than ever, this episode pulls from Marianne's new and archival interviews to share insights and stories from women who helped pave the way, including quotes from Carol Moseley Braun, Nancy Pelosi, Madeleine Albright, Pat Schroeder, Barbara Lee, Gloria Steinem, Kirsten Gillibrand, Nicholas Kristof, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Cecile Richards, Kimberly Peeler-Allen, Glynda Carr, Melissa Etheridge, and Maya Angelou.

Activist, educator and writer Brittany Packnett Cunningham, sports journalist Cari Champion, and The 19th founder Errin Haines join hosts Angela Rye and Tiffany Cross during a special live broadcast on day two of the 2024 Democratic National Convention last August. Together, this powerful group of women, all close friends, have dubbed themselves The Machetes.    They talk about the power of Kamala Harris' appointment and the diversity and unity they're witnessing in the Democratic party. Now that we're here, what next? How do we ignite our imaginations and dream bigger?    You'll also hear briefly from the founder of Black Voters Matter, Latosha Brown.    Listen to the full broadcasts from the DNC and all of the Native Land Pod episodes on the podcast feed (wherever you get your podcasts) or watch them on the Native Land Pod YouTube page.   As always, we want to hear from you. Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.   If you'd like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/   —---------   Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com Thank you to the Native Land Pod team, Reasoned Choice Media and iHeart. Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brittany Paknett Cunningham is an educator, activist, writer, award-winning podcaster, leader, mother, and friend. She is an NBC News and MSNBC Political Analyst and host of UNDISTRACTED, a news and justice podcast with an intersectional lens on the world. This series concluding episode of the inaugural season of this podcast invites listeners to the freedom dream with one of our generation's most sought-after thought leaders, policy advisors, and public speakers.  Brittany and Dr. Johns discuss how the game of politics is played, how to stand on business while building Black futures where all Black students thrive, and that there are no lay people in the work of defending democracy and getting everyone to freedom. Listen to Brittany Packnett Cunningham's Undisdtracted podcast.

It's a brand new season of UNDISTRACTED, starting September 12th! Join host Brittany Packnett Cunningham as she tackles and makes sense of the news of the week—the bits you heard about, the bits you didn't, and what we're going to do about all of it. A lot has happened since we were last together, so make yourself comfortable; Brittany's got some extra special guests stopping by. Listen in, and let us know who you want to hear from!Follow Brittany on Instagram, Threads & Tik Tok @MsPackyettiFollow The Meteor on Instagram @themeteor and X @themeteor. Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook 

It's day 2 at the DNC y'all!! And hosts Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross and Andrew Gillum welcome an incredible array of guests onto the Native Land stage — and they're looking good! It all starts with LaTosha Brown — political strategist, visionary, and co-founder of the voting rights group Black Voters Matter — and the importance of building Black political power. And that theme is echoed and supported at every turn, with guests from Elsie Cooke-Homes of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, to the founder of Win With Black Women Jotaka Eaddy and Executive Director of BlackPac Adrianne Shropshire.  And if those talented women weren't inspiring enough, prepare yourself because the group chat is coming to you live from the NLP stage! Angela and Tiffany's Machete crew, including Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Errin Haines and Cari Champion, talk about the work that Black women do — and have always done — to get us to this historic moment.  Andrew's here, too! Not just listening but also geeking out the legislative power of the House, with special guest, and the future Speaker of the House, (we speak things into existence!) Congressman Hakeem Jeffries. And don't miss out on political powerhouses Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Representative Ted James, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Gregory Meeks, Mayor Melvin Carter, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, and Terrance Woodburry. There's so much going on and still so much to come — make sure to tune in the rest of the week! If you'd like to submit a question, check out our tutorial video: www.instagram.com/reel/C5j_oBXLIg0/ Find our listener polls on our website NativeLandPod.com under the Calls to Action tab!  We are 77 days away from the election. Welcome home y'all!  —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.  Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook NativeLandPod.com Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on YouTube. Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:  Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Lauren Hansen as executive producer; Loren Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.  Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

336. How to Create Unbreakable Bonds with Brittany Packnett Cunningham Activist, producer, and on-air political analyst, Brittany Packnett Cunningham joins us to talk about community, sisterhood, and progress in the upcoming election – and in life. Discover: -How we can jump off the invisible “people mover” and into community; -The five different ways to deal with bigotry and the one that works;  -Why individualism is the enemy of progress; and -How white women can embrace the power of sisterhood to create change. On Brittany: Brittany Packnett Cunningham is a leader at the intersection of culture and justice. Brittany is Founder of the social impact agency Love & Power Works, Host and Executive Producer of the news and justice podcast UNDISTRACTED, and an on-air political analyst. She has been an elementary teacher, policy advisor, Presidential appointee, and will forever be an activist. You can find her @MsPackyetti on all social media, and subscribe to her podcast wherever you listen to your favorite shows. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Joe Biden has officially dropped out of the 2024 Presidential race and formally endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him at the top of the ticket.Over the past few days many Democratic party officials have voiced their support for Vice President Harris and should she win in November her ascension to the Presidency would also mark many historic firsts. But there's a lot that needs to happen before we get there. To unpack this moment, Brittany Packnett Cunningham joins the show to talk all about the excitement behind a Kamala Harris presidency, the role of Win With Black Women in building to this moment, and the impending Veepstakes! Read more at the 19th: Who will Harris choose as her VP? Here's who could be on her shortlist.Biden withdraws from 2024 presidential race, endorses HarrisFollow Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Instagram @mspackyettiFollow The 19th on Instagram, Facebook, X and via our newsletters. Follow Errin Haines on Instagram @emarvelous and X @errinhaines.Follow Wonder Media Network on Instagram @wmn.media, X @wmnmedia, and Facebook. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Black women are under attack—from eyelashes in Congress, to venture funds for Black businesses.  This week's episode is a recording of Native Land Pod's first LIVE audience show! Hosts Angela Rye, Tiffany Cross, and Andrew Gillum paid a visit to the women's global leadership summit, ExcelerateHER, in Miami for a town hall takeover!   The hosts take questions from esteemed conference attendees about how the Black community can best harness its political power, and counter the forces of bigotry and exclusion. They'll confront specific issues facing the community, like financial literacy and racially charged attacks, and offer tangible solutions. This episode is all about strategy, action, and solidarity y'all!    Notable questioners featured in this week's show include, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Bevy Smith, Jewel Burks Solomon, and Jessica Nabongo.   We are 165 days away from the election. Welcome home y'all!    —--------- We want to hear from you! Send us a video @nativelandpod and we may feature you on the podcast.    Instagram  X/Twitter Facebook   Watch full episodes of Native Land Pod here on Youtube. Thank you to the Native Land Pod team:    Angela Rye as host, executive producer and cofounder of Reasoned Choice Media; Tiffany Cross as host and producer, Andrew Gillum as host and producer, and Gabrielle Collins as executive producer; Loren Mychael is our research producer, and Nikolas Harter is our editor and producer. Special thanks  to Chris Morrow and Lenard McKelvey, co-founders of Reasoned Choice Media.  Theme music created by Daniel Laurent.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The New Abnormal, co-hosts Andy Levy and Danielle Moodie discuss Donald Trump's Jimmy Kimmel Oscars diss. Then, Bill Clinton's Secretary of Labor and substacker Robert Reich is here to talk about the State of the Union, economic populism and the rise of Trumpism. Plus! Host of the Undistracted podcast, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, tells us more about Senator Katie Britt's rebuttal to Joe Biden's State of the Union address. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The latest on a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Super Bowl celebration. And the White House is preparing to brief lawmakers on a ‘serious national security threat,' involving a Russian nuclear weapon in space. Plus, special counsel Jack Smith has asked the Supreme Court to reject Trump's efforts to delay his criminal trial. Frank Figliuzzi, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Mike Memoli, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Barbara McQuade, Molly Jong-Fast, Michael Steele, and Ron Filipkowski join.

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In this first episode of our season devoted to creating a gender-equal world, Marianne Schnall explores how new paradigms of power and leadership could help us achieve equality. Beginning with wisdom from her archives of conversations with Gloria Steinem, Ai-Jen Poo, Jane Fonda, Stacey Abrams, Barbara Lee, Anita Hill, Wangari Maathai, and Elizabeth Lesser, Marianne then speaks with special guest and social organizer, podcaster, and speaker Brittany Packnett Cunningham who shares her insights on an abundant view of power (10:38), differences in leadership across gender identities (16:54), her own personal leadership style (16:51), how to accelerate change (22:32), and what support Black women need (24:21).   For more information about Marianne Schnall, please visit MarianneSchnall.com  For more information about Tandem, please visit tandemequality.org To learn more about Brittany's work, please visit BrittanyPacknett.com. To watch Brittany's viral Ted Talk, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features Marianne Schnall's full conversation with lifelong activist and social organizer Brittany Packnett Cunningham. Brittany—the VP of Social Impact at BET, an NBC News and MSNBC Political Analyst, and host of the new and justice podcast UNDISTRACTED—shares her powerful insights on a broad range of topics, including why we need to view power as an abundant resource, the importance of authenticity and integrity in leadership, her hopes for an equal world where all genders and races have the “freedom to dream,” and much more.  For more information about Marianne Schnall, please visit MarianneSchnall.com  For more information about Tandem, please visit tandemequality.org To learn more about Brittany's work, please visit BrittanyPacknett.com. To watch Brittany's viral Ted Talk, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Monday, May 15, and reports on the Durham report and the decline in traditional office life. Plus, actor Rainn Wilson from “The Office” joins. Brittany Packnett Cunningham, James Carville and David Corn also join.

Tonight on The Last Word: Polling shows that 64% of Americans believe abortion should be legal in some or all cases. Also, Missouri House Republicans vote to cut library funding. Plus, tempers reportedly flared among Tennessee Republicans over the expulsion of Black Democratic lawmakers. And the “Tennessee Three” inspire young people to run for office. Sen. Tina Smith, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Jennifer Rubin, MO State Rep. Peter Merideth, Katie Earnhart, TN State Rep. Justin Jones, Rev. Mark Thompson, Peniel Joseph and Amanda Litman join Jonathan Capehart.

In honor of Black History Month, USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future (CPF) hosted an all-star panel discussion with Spring 2023 CPF Fellow Stephanie Young and activists Angela Rye and Brittany Packnett Cunningham on their careers, political impact, and challenges. On Tuesday, February 21, these women discussed the importance of Black History Month, how race and identity impact politics, and the current political roadblocks affecting our democracy. This event was in partnership with VoteSC, USC Political Student Assembly, Trojan Democrats, and USC College Republicans. Featuring: Angela Rye: Attorney, Activist, CEO of IMPACT Strategies Brittany Packnett Cunningham: Speaker, Political Analyst, Social Justice Champion Stephanie Young: Executive Director, When We All Vote; Spring 2023 Barbara Boxer Fellow, USC Center for the Political Future

It's been five years exactly since millions of people, most of them women, stepped forward to say #MeToo. What have we learned since then? In our season finale, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with Tarana Burke, the woman who started the movement back in 2006, along with playwright/attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle, and organizer/attorney Monica Ramirez. Their conversation is a reflection on our post-#MeToo world—and what we actually owe survivors. But first, as always, your UNtrending news. Note: For more information on how to help the fight in Iran, visit Iran Human Rights To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been five years exactly since millions of people, most of them women, stepped forward to say #MeToo. What have we learned since then? In our season finale, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with Tarana Burke, the woman who started the movement back in 2006, along with playwright/attorney Mary Kathryn Nagle, and organizer/attorney Monica Ramirez. Their conversation is a reflection on our post-#MeToo world—and what we actually owe survivors. But first, as always, your UNtrending news.  Note: For more information on how to help the fight in Iran, visit Iran Human Rights To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The floods, the hurricanes, the wildfires…if you feel like you're living through a climate apocalypse, you're not wrong. But it's not all hellfire, says marine biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson—there are signs of progress if you know where to look. In this episode, the “climate futurist” sits down with host Brittany Packnett Cunningham to give our planet a report card from the point of view of science, policy and climate action. The results? Not what we expected. But first, this week's UNtrending news. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The floods, the hurricanes, the wildfires…if you feel like you're living through a climate apocalypse, you're not wrong. But it's not all hellfire, says marine biologist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson—there are signs of progress if you know where to look. In this episode, the “climate futurist” sits down with host Brittany Packnett Cunningham to give our planet a report card from the point of view of science, policy and climate action. The results? Not what we expected. But first, this week's UNtrending news. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do Stranger Things, social media and sexual violence all have in common? They all figure into Derecka Purnell's brilliant world philosophy about abolition—the effort to move beyond police, and the violence too often associated with them. In this episode, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with her friend, the writer and professor, to hear more. This is a conversation about scaling big ideas down to day-to-day practice. But first, this week's UNtrending News.For more information on abolitionist books resources, visit here or here.To sign up for The Meteor's newsletter, click here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do Stranger Things, social media and sexual violence all have in common? They all figure into Derecka Purnell's brilliant world philosophy about abolition—the effort to move beyond police, and the violence too often associated with them. In this episode, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with her friend, the writer and professor, to hear more. This is a conversation about scaling big ideas down to day-to-day practice. But first, this week's UNtrending News. For more information on abolitionist books resources, visit here or here. To sign up for The Meteor's newsletter, click here. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The funeral is over. The pomp has died down. But the conversations—not just around the monarchy, but around the legacy of imperialism—continue around the world. So host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with three women with different perspectives on the empire: writer Luvvie Ajayi Jones, professor and scholar Caroline Elkins, and the Meteor's Shannon Melero. Together they get into what the queen represented, what people still don't understand about colonialism, and their own families and experiences. But first, this week's UNtrending news. NOTE: To subscribe to the Meteor's newsletter, clink this link: https://themeteor.us/4K6pnN To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The funeral is over. The pomp has died down. But the conversations—not just around the monarchy, but around the legacy of imperialism—continue around the world. So host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with three women with different perspectives on the empire: writer Luvvie Ajayi, professor and scholar Caroline Elkins, and the Meteor's Shannon Melero. Together they get into what the queen represented, what people still don't understand about colonialism, and their own families and experiences. But first, this week's UNtrending news.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Hispanic Heritage Month! And Julissa Natzely Arce Raya has complicated feelings. The author of You Sound Like a White Girl sits down with host Brittany Packnett Cunningham to talk about why some stories get told so much more than others—and what that costs us. You'll hear about rebel cheerleaders, solidarity between activists, the pressure to assimilate, and what Julissa learned from her journey through Wall Street. Plus, of course, this week's UNtrending news.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's Hispanic Heritage Month! And Julissa Natzely Arce Raya has complicated feelings. The author of You Sound Like a White Girl sits down with host Brittany Packnett Cunningham to talk about why some stories get told so much more than others—and what that costs us. You'll hear about rebel cheerleaders, solidarity between activists, the pressure to assimilate, and what Julissa learned from her journey through Wall Street. Plus, of course, this week's UNtrending news.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all about the young folk this week: We've got Gen Z protestors disrupting anti-abortion galas…a student reporter holding colleges to task…and clever TikTokers lobbying for debt relief. And that's just in the first ten minutes! Then, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham talks to school librarian Jennisen Lucas and author George M. Johnson about the new wave of book banning, who's really behind it, and the lifelong damage it does– to students, and to all of us. Note: Read Talia's Kantor Lieber's story about how colleges in hostile states are responding to the end of Roe: https://themeteor.us/iKxc5z. AND, to donate relief aid to Pakistan, here are some useful resources: Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Muslim Aid, and International Medical Corps. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all about the young folk this week: We've got Gen Z protestors disrupting anti-abortion galas…a student reporter holding colleges to task…and clever TikTokers lobbying for debt relief. And that's just in the first ten minutes! Then, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham talks to school librarian Jennisen Lucas and author George M. Johnson about the new wave of book banning, who's really behind it, and the lifelong damage it does– to students, and to all of us.  Note: Read Talia's Kantor Lieber's story about how colleges in hostile states are responding to the end of Roe: https://themeteor.us/iKxc5z. AND, to donate relief aid to Pakistan, here are some useful resources: Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Muslim Aid, and International Medical Corps. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COVID taught us a lot of lessons—or did it? With MPV (aka monkeypox) here in its wake, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with Dr. Monica Gandhi and Dr. David Johns to talk about what we're getting wrong, the rise of homophobic disinformation, and why it's still so hard for us to care for our neighbors. But first, this week's UNtrending news. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

COVID taught us a lot of lessons—or did it? With MPV (aka monkeypox) here in its wake, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with Dr. Monica Gandhi and Dr. David Johns to talk about what we're getting wrong, the rise of homophobic disinformation, and why it's still so hard for us to care for our neighbors. But first, this week's UNtrending news. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode, Undistracted host Brittany Packnett Cunningham talks to journalist Caitlin Dickerson about one of the darkest policy moments in American history: the “Zero Tolerance” family separation initiative. Caitlin spent 18 months investigating family separation for The Atlantic. She conducted over 150 interviews in order to unpack the administrative decisions that led us here, as well as the collateral trauma still playing out today. In this conversation, we learn about the intentionality behind “Zero Tolerance,” the families that are still separated, and how actions like this can cause intergenerational wounds. But first, this week's UNtrending news. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this week's episode, Undistracted host Brittany Packnett Cunningham talks to journalist Caitlin Dickerson about one of the darkest policy moments in American history: the “Zero Tolerance” family separation initiative. Caitlin spent 18 months investigating family separation for The Atlantic. She conducted over 150 interviews in order to unpack the administrative decisions that led us here, as well as the collateral trauma still playing out today. In this conversation, we learn about the intentionality behind “Zero Tolerance,” the families that are still separated, and how actions like this can cause intergenerational wounds. But first, this week's UNtrending news. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“This started off as a conversation about Beyoncé,” says host Brittany Packnett Cunningham, “but like her music, it became about so many other things: the evolution of womanhood, our queer siblings, spiritual sexuality and giving Black women their things.” So settle in and listen to legendary music writer Danyel Smith, NPR reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and theologian Candice Benbow talk about it all—from the politics of Beyoncé to why her music means so much right now. There are belly laughs, tears, and moments of deep acknowledgment. But first, this week's UNtrending news.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“This started off as a conversation about Beyoncé,” says host Brittany Packnett Cunningham, “but like her music, it became about so many other things: the evolution of womanhood, our queer siblings, spiritual sexuality and giving Black women their things.” So settle in and listen to legendary music writer Danyel Smith, NPR reporter Ayesha Rascoe, and theologian Candice Benbow talk about it all—from the politics of Beyoncé to why her music means so much right now. There are belly laughs, tears, and moments of deep acknowledgment. But first, this week's UNtrending news.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The majority of Americans didn't want to see Roe v. Wade overturned—but it was. Most Americans want gun reform—but it doesn't happen. So the big question is: What's going on here? Maria Teresa Kumar, cofounder of Voto Latino, understands the answers, and she lays them out here, in conversation with correspondent Treasure Brooks. They talk gerrymandering, voter suppression and the very specific races we need to win this fall in order to make things better. And of course, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham breaks down this week's UNtrending news.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The majority of Americans didn't want to see Roe v. Wade overturned—but it was. Most Americans want gun reform—but it doesn't happen. So the big question is: What's going on here? Maria Teresa Kumar, cofounder of Voto Latino, understands the answers, and she lays them out here, in conversation with correspondent Treasure Brooks. They talk gerrymandering, voter suppression and the very specific races we need to win this fall in order to make things better. And of course, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham breaks down this week's UNtrending news.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The media has such a limited understanding about Black femaleness,” says Phoebe Robinson, the actress, comedian, writer, podcast host and producer. “But the complexity is always more interesting!” So she and Brittany Packnett Cunningham go complex (and hilarious) in this episode, talking about Robinson's new show, “Everything's Trash”; the prospect of a Black Carrie Bradshaw; and also our trash world, beginning but not ending with Clarence Thomas. And first–this week's UNtrending news. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

"The media has such a limited understanding about Black femaleness,” says Phoebe Robinson, the actress, comedian, writer, podcast host and producer. “But the complexity is always more interesting!” So she and Brittany Packnett Cunningham go complex (and hilarious) in this episode, talking about Robinson's new show, “Everything's Trash”; the prospect of a Black Carrie Bradshaw; and also our trash world, beginning but not ending with Clarence Thomas. And first–this week's UNtrending news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been six days since the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. But activist and “abortion freedom fighter” Michelle Colón has been defending pregnant people and providers in Mississippi for years—and she's not going to stop now. She tells host Brittany Packnett Cunningham exactly what a post-Roe future looks like, and why her only words to people who doubt her is, “You know what? Dare us.” Plus, public defender Rhiannon Hamam of the podcast 5-4 walks us through the new legal landscape. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been six days since the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. But activist and “abortion freedom fighter” Michelle Colón has been defending pregnant people and providers in Mississippi for years—and she's not going to stop now. She tells host Brittany Packnett Cunningham exactly what a post-Roe future looks like, and why her only words to people who doubt her is, “You know what? Dare us.” Plus, public defender Rhiannon Hamam of the podcast 5-4 walks us through the new legal landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the shadow of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, what do hope and faith mean? In this bonus episode, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham joins journalist Phillip Picardi, Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, and Jamie L. Manson, president of Catholics for Choice, to talk about religion, and the revolution ahead. This conversation originally aired on Twitter—follow us @TheMeteor for more.If you can, please support abortion funds at: https://abortionfunds.org, check in with your local abortion fund, or support a fund in the trigger states: https://wearethemeteor.com/people-are-trying-to-get-abortions-today/We're following organizations like We Testify (https://www.wetestify.org) and I Need An A (https://www.ineedana.com/) to stay connected, and to stay in the fight. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the shadow of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, what do hope and faith mean? In this bonus episode, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham joins journalist Phillip Picardi, Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, and Jamie L. Manson, president of Catholics for Choice, to talk about religion, and the revolution ahead. This conversation originally aired on Twitter—follow us @TheMeteor for more. If you can, please support abortion funds at: https://abortionfunds.org, check in with your local abortion fund, or support a fund in the trigger states: https://wearethemeteor.com/people-are-trying-to-get-abortions-today/ We're following organizations like We Testify (https://www.wetestify.org) and I Need An A (https://www.ineedana.com/) to stay connected, and to stay in the fight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You probably know the data about what Black women face when they give birth. But do you know the stories? Martina Abrahams Ilunga and Gabrielle Horton are committed to telling them, through their podcast NATAL. Brittany Packnett Cunningham sat down with the journalists to talk about what they've learned, what they advise, and her own journey to motherhood. Together, they get into the importance of community, and how to navigate a healthcare system that has systematically overlooked the Black birthing experience. It's a rich episode—and Treasure Brooks has your UNTrending News. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week began with deadly mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas and ended with the same state showcasing the heart of the problem – a massive NRA event. We dive into gun culture, child psychology and history to find out what's happening, why and what's next. Ryan Busse, Matthew Dowd, Nicole Hockley, Dr. Harold Koplewicz, Douglas Brinkley and Brittany Packnett Cunningham join.

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Buffalo, NY Tuesday after a racially motivated shooting left 10 people dead. Police say the suspected shooter's online manifesto showed intentions to attack more than one target. Plus, voters in five states head to the polls Tuesday with much of the focus on key races in battleground Pennsylvania. And Sweden and Finland announce plans to join NATO. Byron Brown, Peter Baker, Melissa Murray, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, Ben Collins, A.B. Stoddard, Tim Miller and Amb. William Taylor join.