Let the Record Show is a U.S. history podcast that looks back on legal precedent to make sense of our ever-evolving future. On every episode we explore the people, places and stories behind major court cases that shape how we live our lives today.
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April 14, 2021
Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped
On Sunday, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after being pulled over for traffic violations. The violations? He had expired tags on his license and air fresheners hanging from the rearview mirror of his car. This story is heartbreakingly familiar. Just...
Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped
April 14, 2021
Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been Stopped
Daunte Wright Should Never Have Been StoppedOn Sunday, 20-year-old Daunte Wright was shot and killed by a police officer in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after being pulled over for traffic violations. The violations? He had expired tags on his license and air...
April 8, 2021
The Oscar Nominated Film Uplifting the Disability Rights Revolution
This week, we are revisiting one of our favorite episodes featuring a conversation with the filmmakers of the documentary, 鈥淐rip Camp: A Disability Revolution.鈥� Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham use archival footage and interviews to tell the story of a summer camp that seeded a disability rights movement, a movement...
The Oscar Nominated Film Uplifting the Disability Rights Revolution
April 8, 2021
The Oscar Nominated Film Uplifting the Disability Rights Revolution
The Oscar Nominated Film Uplifting the Disability Rights RevolutionThis week, we are revisiting one of our favorite episodes featuring a conversation with the filmmakers of the documentary, 鈥淐rip Camp: A Disability Revolution.鈥� Jim LeBrecht and Nicole Newnham use archival footage and interviews to...
April 7, 2021
Special Report: Chase Strangio on the Legislative Assault on Trans Youth
The Arkansas legislature just passed HB 1570, a bill that would ban gender confirming health care for trans youth in the state. This comes just one day after Arkansas鈥� Governor Asa Hutchinson, vetoed the bill amidst pleas from doctors, social workers, and parents of transgender youth. Arkansas is the first...
Special Report: Chase Strangio on the Legislative Assault on Trans Youth
April 7, 2021
Special Report: Chase Strangio on the Legislative Assault on Trans Youth
Special Report: Chase Strangio on the Legislative Assault on Trans YouthThe Arkansas legislature just passed HB 1570, a bill that would ban gender confirming health care for trans youth in the state. This comes just one day after Arkansas鈥� Governor Asa Hutchinson, vetoed the bill...
March 25, 2021
Writer and Artist Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
This week, we鈥檙e rounding out our Women鈥檚 History Month series with writer and artist, Chanel Miller. Chanel jumped into the spotlight back in 2015, first through a pseudonym, Emily Doe, known in the context of the crime committed against her, a sexual assault that took place on Stanford University鈥檚 campus...
Writer and Artist Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
March 25, 2021
Writer and Artist Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and Activism
Writer and Artist Chanel Miller on Surviving, Identity, and ActivismThis week, we鈥檙e rounding out our Women鈥檚 History Month series with writer and artist, Chanel Miller. Chanel jumped into the spotlight back in 2015, first through a pseudonym, Emily Doe, known in the context of...
March 18, 2021
Sheriff Kristin Graziano Wants to End Racist Policing
Last summer, protesters and organizers called for a racial reckoning and a change to how our country's policies. In the wake of those protests, a sheriff鈥檚 race in Charleston County, South Carolina took shape with a reform-minded candidate Kristin Graziano taking on an establishment incumbent. During her more than 20...
Sheriff Kristin Graziano Wants to End Racist Policing
March 18, 2021
Sheriff Kristin Graziano Wants to End Racist Policing
Sheriff Kristin Graziano Wants to End Racist PolicingLast summer, protesters and organizers called for a racial reckoning and a change to how our country's policies. In the wake of those protests, a sheriff鈥檚 race in Charleston County, South Carolina took shape with...
March 4, 2021
Activist Amanda Nguyen on the Rise of Attacks on Asian Americans
Welcome to March! This month, in honor of women鈥檚 history month, we are featuring conversations with women and non-binary leaders who are working to address issues in their communities. This week, we鈥檙e speaking with Amanda Nguyen.
Activist Amanda Nguyen on the Rise of Attacks on Asian Americans
March 4, 2021
Activist Amanda Nguyen on the Rise of Attacks on Asian Americans
Activist Amanda Nguyen on the Rise of Attacks on Asian AmericansWelcome to March! This month, in honor of women鈥檚 history month, we are featuring conversations with women and non-binary leaders who are working to address issues in their communities. This week, we鈥檙e speaking with Amanda...
February 25, 2021
Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New South
This country watched as the people of Georgia helped deliver both the presidency and the Senate to the Democrats this past election cycle, defying the perception that the state was a Republican stronghold. After Stacey Abrams鈥� contentious loss in the 2018 race for governor, the effort to thwart voter suppression...
Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New South
February 25, 2021
Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New South
Organizer LaTosha Brown on Building the New SouthThis country watched as the people of Georgia helped deliver both the presidency and the Senate to the Democrats this past election cycle, defying the perception that the state was a Republican stronghold. After Stacey...
February 18, 2021
Google This: Algorithmic Oppression
Imagine you鈥檝e forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of 鈥済orilla.鈥� But instead of finding images of adorable banana-obsessed animals, photos of a Black couple pop up.聽
Google This: Algorithmic Oppression
Imagine you鈥檝e forgotten once again the difference between a gorilla and a chimpanzee, so you do a quick Google image search of 鈥済orilla.鈥� But instead of finding images of adorable banana-obsessed animals, photos of a...
February 11, 2021
How To Build Systemic Equality Post Trump
The riot on the Capitol building in the last days of Trump鈥檚 presidency was a powerful inflection point in an era of racial reckoning. In its wake, many pundits and politicians declared that 鈥淭his is not America.鈥� Our guest, 桃子视频deputy legal director, Jeff Robinson would disagree. The image of...
How To Build Systemic Equality Post Trump
February 11, 2021
How To Build Systemic Equality Post Trump
How To Build Systemic Equality Post TrumpThe riot on the Capitol building in the last days of Trump鈥檚 presidency was a powerful inflection point in an era of racial reckoning. In its wake, many pundits and politicians declared that 鈥淭his is...