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How Racism Is Built Into America’s Highways

How Racism Is Built Into America’s Highways

FromBeyond the Scenes from The Daily Show


How Racism Is Built Into America’s Highways

FromBeyond the Scenes from The Daily Show

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Aug 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

President Biden's Infrastructure bill aims to address racism in America's highway design. In this episode, host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with Daily Show writer Randall Otis and ACLU President Deborah Archer to discuss how the initial construction of  U.S. highways displaced and destroyed thriving  Black communities, the legacy of racist transportation policies, and how to repair and rebuild highways without inflicting additional harm on Black communities. 
 
Originally air date: April 5, 2022
 
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Released:
Aug 1, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Imagine The Daily Show, but deeper. Host Roy Wood Jr. dives further into segments and topics covered on The Daily Show — from racial injustice to gun control to K-pop. Each week, he’s joined by Daily Show writers, producers, correspondents, as well as outside experts to unpack a different topic or segment in a way that's hilarious, nuanced, and compelling. Beyond the Scenes features a rotating cast of The Daily Show correspondents including Desi Lydic, Dulcé Sloan, Ronny Chieng, and Michael Kosta, as well as contributors Jordan Klepper and Lewis Black. New episodes every Tuesday.