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Episode 173 - Jelani Cobb (The New Yorker) On the Death of George Floyd
Episode 173 - Jelani Cobb (The New Yorker) On the Death of George Floyd
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51 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2020
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Jelani Cobb is a professor, historian, and staff writer for The New Yorker, where he covers race and politics. He joins us to discuss the “dimension and contours” of this moment in America (6:00), the intersection of Amy Cooper's phone call and George Floyd's death (12:05), how to engage those with whom you disagree (18:30), Ahmaud Arbery and the age of the black-panic defense (24:00), why body cam videos may objectify instead of humanize (28:45), Twitter's sudden censorship of President Trump (37:30), and, finally, his predictions for what the next 5-6 months may look like (44:00).
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Released:
May 31, 2020
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Podcast episode
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