Podcasts about Underclass

In a blend of personal narrative and in-depth reporting “New York Magazine's” Senior Writer, Sarah Jones, exposes the reality of America's racial and income inequality. Also, the devastating impact of the pandemic on our nation's most vulnerable people.Her new book is “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass." “Disposable” is an exploration of that underclass left vulnerable by systemic racism and capitalism. She delves into the lives of the essential workers, seniors, and people with disabilities who were affected by COVID-19.

Donald Trump won a second term in part because of a disingenuous populist message that was intended to harness the anger of poor Americans at a system that does not serve them. Their anger is righteous–and while Trump is certainly not doing anything that will change this, his presidency is at least in part a symptom of our national contempt for the poor. Sarah Jones' new book “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass” digs into this problem, and we've invited her here to discuss it further.

Five years after the Covid pandemic gripped the nation, it's time to reflect on how socioeconomic status determined life or death. Sarah Jones, senior writer for New York magazine, joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the cracks in the social fabric that Covid revealed, why denialism of the illness proved to be so devastating and the death of her own grandfather from the disease. Her book is “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass.” Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

On this episode of The New Abnormal, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slays “King” Trump in a rousing State of the State address that left some House Republicans heading for exits. Plus! New York Magazine senior writer Sarah Jones, author of “Disposable: America's Contempt for the Underclass,” discusses the politicizing of poverty, suffering, and systemic failures laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How has the expansion of state and federal benefits created a "permanent underclass" who are better off not working than they would be with a job? Tune in to The Public Square® today to hear more. Topic: Role of Government The Public Square® with host Dave Zanotti thepublicsquare.com Air Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Journalist Steven Thrasher was featured as a speaker at the Missouri History Museum during a commemoration of World Aids Day on December 1. Thrasher's 2022 book, "The Viral Underclass," draws deeply from his reporting in the St. Louis region, and explores the way viruses — from HIV/AIDS to COVID-19 — expose society's fault lines.

The final episode is here! Let us all take a moment to mourn the loss of the seven people who were ruthlessly taken away from their families on that fateful night of December 28th, 2000. Their names, Ronette Abrams, Alfred Goodwin, George Porter, Malik Harris, Calvin Helton, and Tyrone Long Jr., must not fade into oblivion. We owe it to them to remember their names and the potential futures that were robbed from them. Let their tragic fate serve as a stark reminder that we must strive to create a society that values human life above all else. Sources: Book: “Equal Verdicts” Written By Antonne Jones https://www.amazon.com/Equal-Verdicts-Story-Street-Massacre/dp/098259626X Articles: “Drug Terf Rivalry End In GunFire” Philadelphia Inquirer- July 2001 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ “Massacre Was Over Car Not Drugs” Philadelphia Daily News -July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198287327/ “Case Smelled Like Ghetto Style Justice” Philadelphia Daily News- July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ Videos: Mek46st Speaks on the Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-pzrE9T0uc The Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwhJ1p8R34c WAR IN PHILLY: THE LEX STREET MASSACRE STORY (MINI DOCUMENTARY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3-VrKSrHU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this weeks episode, we learn about how on November 26th, 2002, the district attorney's office finally charged the correct suspects with murder.  They were also threatened with the death penalty just like the foursome before them. That is until they all figured out a way to work their stories separately and get out of the death penalty all together. Sources: Book: “Equal Verdicts” Written By Antonne Jones https://www.amazon.com/Equal-Verdicts-Story-Street-Massacre/dp/098259626X Articles: “Drug Terf Rivalry End In GunFire” Philadelphia Inquirer- July 2001 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ “Massacre Was Over Car Not Drugs” Philadelphia Daily News -July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198287327/ “Case Smelled Like Ghetto Style Justice” Philadelphia Daily News- July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ Videos: Mek46st Speaks on the Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-pzrE9T0uc The Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwhJ1p8R34c WAR IN PHILLY: THE LEX STREET MASSACRE STORY (MINI DOCUMENTARY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3-VrKSrHU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is the moment we've all been waiting for. The D.A. finally dropped the murder charges against the innocent foursome. After all, there was a constant back and forth between the lawyers, judges, juror selection and lack of sufficient evidence. Sources: Book: “Equal Verdicts” Written By Antonne Jones https://www.amazon.com/Equal-Verdicts-Story-Street-Massacre/dp/098259626X Articles: “Drug Terf Rivalry End In GunFire” Philadelphia Inquirer- July 2001 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ “Massacre Was Over Car Not Drugs” Philadelphia Daily News -July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198287327/ “Case Smelled Like Ghetto Style Justice” Philadelphia Daily News- July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ Videos: Mek46st Speaks on the Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-pzrE9T0uc The Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwhJ1p8R34c WAR IN PHILLY: THE LEX STREET MASSACRE STORY (MINI DOCUMENTARY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3-VrKSrHU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Amara covers the confessions of the victims. One wasn't sober and his words were used against him, whereas two new suspects stepped forward. Sources: Book: “Equal Verdicts” Written By Antonne Jones https://www.amazon.com/Equal-Verdicts-Story-Street-Massacre/dp/098259626X Articles: “Drug Terf Rivalry End In GunFire” Philadelphia Inquirer- July 2001 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ “Massacre Was Over Car Not Drugs” Philadelphia Daily News -July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198287327/ “Case Smelled Like Ghetto Style Justice” Philadelphia Daily News- July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ Videos: Mek46st Speaks on the Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-pzrE9T0uc The Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwhJ1p8R34c WAR IN PHILLY: THE LEX STREET MASSACRE STORY (MINI DOCUMENTARY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3-VrKSrHU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Amara talks about the boys' treatment in jail and the lead up to their court date. During their stay at prison, the foursome received death threats, harsh treatments, verbal abuse from the correctional officers and illegal tampering of their mail.  Plus, just days before the trial commenced, two of them had to change their attorneys.  With all of this stress, mistreatment and abuse, what was to happen at their upcoming trial?  Sources: Book: “Equal Verdicts” Written By Antonne Jones https://www.amazon.com/Equal-Verdicts-Story-Street-Massacre/dp/098259626X Articles: “Drug Terf Rivalry End In GunFire” Philadelphia Inquirer- July 2001 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ “Massacre Was Over Car Not Drugs” Philadelphia Daily News -July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198287327/ “Case Smelled Like Ghetto Style Justice” Philadelphia Daily News- July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ Videos: Mek46st Speaks on the Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-pzrE9T0uc The Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwhJ1p8R34c WAR IN PHILLY: THE LEX STREET MASSACRE STORY (MINI DOCUMENTARY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3-VrKSrHU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode of The Underclass, you'll learn about how the neighborhood joined forces to mourn the lives of those killed in the massacre. Plus, hear about the new leads that practically fell into the police's laps. But how will this case unravel as more details and evidence are revealed throughout the trial? Sources: Book: “Equal Verdicts” Written By Antonne Jones https://www.amazon.com/Equal-Verdicts-Story-Street-Massacre/dp/098259626X Articles: “Drug Terf Rivalry End In GunFire” Philadelphia Inquirer- July 2001 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ “Massacre Was Over Car Not Drugs” Philadelphia Daily News -July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198287327/ “Case Smelled Like Ghetto Style Justice” Philadelphia Daily News- July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ Videos: Mek46st Speaks on the Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-pzrE9T0uc The Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwhJ1p8R34c WAR IN PHILLY: THE LEX STREET MASSACRE STORY (MINI DOCUMENTARY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3-VrKSrHU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 1: Introducing Mill Creek The Underclass, a podcast that dives into one story told over several weekly episodes. On this season, we're covering one of the deadliest mass murders in Philadelphia history, The Lex St. Massacre. Listen and find out what went down the night of December 28, 2000... Sources: Book: “Equal Verdicts” Written By Antonne Jones https://www.amazon.com/Equal-Verdicts-Story-Street-Massacre/dp/098259626X Articles: “Drug Terf Rivalry End In GunFire” Philadelphia Inquirer- July 2001 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ “Massacre Was Over Car Not Drugs” Philadelphia Daily News -July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198287327/ “Case Smelled Like Ghetto Style Justice” Philadelphia Daily News- July 2002 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/198283305/ Videos: Mek46st Speaks on the Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-pzrE9T0uc The Lex Street Massacre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSwhJ1p8R34c WAR IN PHILLY: THE LEX STREET MASSACRE STORY (MINI DOCUMENTARY) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD3-VrKSrHU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My new series explores the disparities and inequities of lesser known, untold stories of mass injustices against black men and women, stories that highlight systematic bias against the underprivileged.  In the first season of The Underclass, we recount the story of “The Lex Street Massacre,” the deadliest mass murder in Philadelphia history.  An event that rocked the city, and forever changed the lives of everyone involved. Tune in every Thursday on the Black Girl Gone feed to find out just what went down that unfortunate night on December 28, 2000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Professors Eric Bronson and Beck Strah discuss energy drinks, Warheads, cruel and unusual lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons, the Birdman of Alcatraz, Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Charles Manson's Music, Doc Barker, Creepy Karpis, felons in marketing, The Jail: Managing the Underclass in American Society by John Keith Irwin, and Sharkansas Prison Massacre (2015).

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What up Prep Nation! We're back for the final evaluation update of the summer, covering everything since mid July. IL's Dan Kaplan, Matt Kinnear, Kevin Brown and Terry Foy start with the All-American Senior Game, then identify the standout performances from the Adrenaline All-America Game, ML8's Future Phenoms and conclude with the All-America Underclass Tournament, covering the Highlight, Burn and Command divisions.

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In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a photo of two little girls in the parking lot of a California Taco Bell went viral. They were doing their schoolwork on laptops in that inconvenient location because the restaurant provided free Wi-Fi, which they didn’t have at home. The girls came to symbolize the digital underclass that’s emerged since the rise of the internet. There are millions of American kids like them, says Nicol Turner Lee, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Her analysis of the digital divide is contained in her new book, “Digitally Invisible: How the Internet Is Creating the New Underclass.”

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a photo of two little girls in the parking lot of a California Taco Bell went viral. They were doing their schoolwork on laptops in that inconvenient location because the restaurant provided free Wi-Fi, which they didn’t have at home. The girls came to symbolize the digital underclass that’s emerged since the rise of the internet. There are millions of American kids like them, says Nicol Turner Lee, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Her analysis of the digital divide is contained in her new book, “Digitally Invisible: How the Internet Is Creating the New Underclass.”

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a photo of two little girls in the parking lot of a California Taco Bell went viral. They were doing their schoolwork on laptops in that inconvenient location because the restaurant provided free Wi-Fi, which they didn’t have at home. The girls came to symbolize the digital underclass that’s emerged since the rise of the internet. There are millions of American kids like them, says Nicol Turner Lee, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Her analysis of the digital divide is contained in her new book, “Digitally Invisible: How the Internet Is Creating the New Underclass.”

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Welcome to "Already Dead", your favorite weekly livestream call-in conspiracy variety show with me and Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | Patreonhttps://theunderclasspodcast.buzzsprout.comSupport the Show.'Silence is Acquiescence'

"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the Show.'Silence is Acquiescence'

"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the Show.'Silence is Acquiescence'

"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the Show.'Silence is Acquiescence'

"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the Show.'Silence is Acquiescence'

The huge rise in international students in Canada — most of them from Punjab, India — has become one of the biggest stories in the country. But most media outlets and political parties have framed it entirely as a housing issue. They're missing the point. This is a story about the creation of a new, racialized underclass to do all of the work we don't want to do. And it's about the human wreckage that's left in the wake after we're done squeezing those people of every penny and every drop of sweat that we can.Featured in this episode: Jaspreet Singh, Rupa BanerjeeTo learn more:“The International Student Boom Might Be Over” by Kuwarjeet Singh Arora in Baaz News“How recruiters in India use false promises to lure students to Canada” by CBC's Fifth Estate“Canada's open secret: International students are here to be exploited” by Kunal Chaudry in The BreachCredits: Arshy Mann (Host and Producer), Jordan Cornish (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Cahief)Sponsors: Douglas, Article Additional music from Audio NetworkIf you value this podcast, Support us! You'll get premium access to all our shows ad free, including early releases and bonus content. You'll also get our exclusive newsletter, discounts on merch, tickets to our live and virtual events, and more than anything, you'll be a part of the solution to Canada's journalism crisis, you'll be keeping our work free and accessible to everybody. You can listen ad-free on Amazon Music—included with Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read Touré's book here: https://a.co/d/h4YhqsX   Have we accepted underclass ideology as our understanding of Black authenticity? We'll discuss.   Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH!   Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents?   Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!)   THANKS Y'ALL   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3eg Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thisisrevolutionpodcast www.twitch.tv/leftflankvets​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/ Twitter: @TIRShowOakland Instagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland   Read Jason Myles in Sublation Magazine https://www.sublationmag.com/writers/jason-myles   Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/   Pascal Robert's Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/author/Pascal%20Robert

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Matt talks about the Permanent Underclass and what the late great Rush Limbaugh had to say about it in 2013. Biden announces sweeping protections for migrant spouses of US citizens.

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"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the Show.'Silence is Acquiescence'

"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the Show.'Silence is Acquiescence'

"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the Show.'Silence is Acquiescence'

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Being evicted from your home is an incredibly distressing time for anyone. Something 56-year-old Heidi Dodson is about to experience, she's being evicted by her private landlord from her home. She approached her local council for priority housing but was declined. In a letter from Thurrock Council, she was told she should be able to function 'reasonably well' if she ends up on the streets. Thurrock Council say they are 'truly sorry for the language used in this letter and the distress it has caused. Heidi speaks to Clare McDonnell along with Polly Neate, Chief Executive of housing charity Shelter. What is it really like to be a co-parent? Hayley Allen's son spends the weekdays with his dad and she takes care of him at the weekends. Carly Harris' two children spend 80% of their time with her and are looked after by their dad every other weekend. Clare talks to Hayley and Carly about the difficulties and benefits of co-parenting.Dr Jessica Taylor is a best-selling author and chartered psychologist who runs the research consultancy VictimFocus. Her new book, Underclass, is a memoir, detailing her childhood on a council estate in Stoke, the trauma and abuse she suffered and her journey to becoming a professional campaigning on behalf of other victims. Jessica joins Clare to talk about why she wanted to write it.As the second wife of Henry VIII Anne Boleyn's life and death have been well-documented but what about her sister Mary? A new play, The Other Boleyn Girl, has opened at Chichester Festival Theatre based on Philippa Gregory's best-selling novel. Lucy Phelps plays Mary and Freya Mavor is Anne – they join Philippa Gregory in a conversation with Clare. Presenter: Clare McDonnell Producer: Emma Pearce

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Part 2 of Jaimi interviews Jess about Underclass, and they really get into the depths of wild experiences in the book. Jess talks about stealing a celebrity's onion rings at 1am, committing cheque fraud as a child, working sleazy jobs to make ends meet and trying to survive in a dangerous city. NSFW. 18+ discussions. Order Underclass now from Amazon, or from VictimFocus-Resources.com

Jaimi interviews Jess about her new book, ‘Underclass'. Jess talks about the local flasher, using dark humour to cope with life (and write the book), getting involved in the illegal racing scene in the early 00s, and trying to navigate the role of religion in a place where no one cared about it. Order ‘Underclass' now on Amazon and VictimFocus. NSFW. 18+ discussions.

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"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the show'Silence is Acquiescence'

"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the show'Silence is Acquiescence'

"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the show'Silence is Acquiescence'

"Already Dead" is my recurring weekly collaboration with Jose Galison from "No Way, Jose!"Please consider supporting our work-The Underclass Podcast | Welcome to the Underclass Podcast with Austin Wade Picard | PatreonSupport the show'Silence is Acquiescence'

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Are viruses the “great equalizers” that some people claim them to be? Are we all similarly susceptible not only to infection from viruses but also to the consequences from infection? The short answer is no. The longer answer can be found in this week's book club pick, The Viral Underclass: The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide by Dr. Steven Thrasher. Dr. Thrasher, the inaugural Daniel H. Renberg Chair and Assistant Professor of Journalism at Northwestern University, joins us to discuss how racism, classism, sexism, ableism, stigma, and other forms of oppression intersect to create a viral underclass, a group of individuals that are disproportionately susceptible to and impacted by viruses. Our conversation takes us through several of these vectors of the viral underclass as well as personal stories that illustrate how social and political structures punish certain communities for getting sick while others profit. Part memoir, part academic discussion, part journalism, and entirely groundbreaking, The Viral Underclass is an incredibly timely book that demonstrates the ways that viruses amplify and exacerbate existing inequalities while also underlining how we are truly all in this together. Our interconnectedness means that if one of us is vulnerable to infection, then we all are.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.