The discussion today is with KJ Noh. He and I discuss the geopolitical history and economic success of the world's most populace nation. In addition to that, Noh articulates why U.S. political figures continue to describe China as " ... a threat ...", and how the subsequent implications of the U.S. government's propaganda campaign against China are likely a prelude to war. Finally, he provides insight and analysis concerning the how's and why's of U.S. military maneuvering strategically & tactically in the South China (Indo-Pacific) sea.

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Former Marine Intelligence Office & former Chief UN Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter discusses the current crisis in Ukraine. He articulates many critical facts tragically omitted from mainstream media coverage as well as providing historical background and context for the decisions being made by the U.S., Russia, NATO and the European Union. In addition, he also provides insight into current U.S. provocations with China and Iran.
A definite must listen!

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Reverend Heatley joins the podcast to outline the practical bridge between righteousness and social justice. He also identifies the unfortunate yet continued relationship between western Christianity and white supremacy and wraps our conversation up with what it means to be 'intimate' with God.

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See the results of this 6 month long pilot program taking away thousands of 911 calls from the Denver Police and sending them instead to a trained team of compassionate first responders. Guess what? Not a single arrest was made … And SO MANY lives were saved.

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Ramsey County DA John Choi. District Attorney Choi, who prosecuted officer Jeronimo Yanez for shooting and killing Philando Castille during a routine traffic stop in July of 2016, discusses the inequities in the criminal justice system, his personal growth as a prosecutor and the legal reforms he hopes to see take hold within the near future.

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The Platform Talk Podcast speaks with Social Activist Valerie Castille On Life After the Murder of her son Philando. Please join in for this wide ranging, enlightening and inspiring interview.

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Sometimes tragedy can produce silver linings. One of them is M.O.B.B. (Mothers of Black Boys). The Platform Podcast speaks with Chapter Lead Melissa Clark, about the origins of the group, their growth and their accomplishments and agenda. Make sure to tune In to this interview!!!

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Philando Castile's last words were ... "I wasn't reaching ... " Our guests today are the creators of the 'Not Reaching Pouch'. An invention developed & designed to minimize the dangers faced by African Americans during traffic stops by law enforcement. Take a listen!

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We talked about the significance of these changes and what they mean for Native American rights, including the Supreme Court ruling and the potential implications it will have for criminal justice on tribal land.

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A letter from current CDC staff recently submitted to Director Robert Redfield demands that the agency address structural racism toward Black employees.

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Race hatred this blatant had rarely been seen on film. However, in a society still steeped in segregation, critics and viewers barely noted the film’s overtones of racial violence when it was first released.

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Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney are literally the couple that met at the copy machine ... He was an illustrator, she was a writer, and "We thought, wow, we could really do some amazing things together." The Pinkneys have now been together for 30 years, and in that time, they've collaborated on nearly 20 children books.

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Carl Allamby was a successful car mechanic and small business owner when he decided at the age of 40 to go to medical school. Now a doctor, he talks with host Scott Simon about his experience.

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Some people have always believed that the moon landing was a government hoax, and, in the age of the Internet, that conspiracy theory continues to thrive.

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The album was released in 1956 to coincide with her autobiography of the same name. By this point in her career, when she was just in her early 40s, Holiday’s voice had taken on a fragile and worn quality. Hardship, abusive relationships and addiction had taken their toll on her famous instrument.

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An episode about singers, alone and in harmony. The latest installment of This Woman’s Work, a series from Classic Album Sundays and Studio 360 highlighting classic albums by female artists, focuses on “Lady Sings the Blues” by Billie Holiday, whose role as an innovator we are still coming to grasp.

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Tina Dietz grew up in North Dakota, in the sleepy, rural town of Mandan. But to her, it felt like a battle zone. "I thought parents screamed at each other all the time.” "I didn't know any different." Yet one silver lining shone brightly over the gloom: visits to her great-aunt Shirley's farm.

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Abigail Disney, the activist and filmmaker, has been speaking out on the issue of income inequality, and specifically at Disney. She was one of 18 people in the top one-tenth of the wealthiest 1% who first signed a recent letter to the 2020 presidential candidates supporting a tax for households with $50 million or more in assets.

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In our final episode of White Lies, we contemplate James Reeb the man. Before the news of Reeb's death was broadcast across the country and cast him as a martyr, Reeb was a husband, father and trusted friend.

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Originals, the latest posthumous release from The Prince Estate, compiles 15 previously unheard songs Prince wrote and demoed for other artists. Among the familiar titles penned by Prince are ... "Manic Monday." For the Bangles, "Manic Monday" was a career breakthrough and, according to Bangle Susanna Hoffs, the culmination of a magical series of events.

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