The Delve

In this episode we explore what it’s like to be a parent during the pandemic. We speak with Professor Laurel Elder from Hartwick College and Professor Steven Greene from North Carolina State University to discuss their research on the ways COVID-19 has been extra hard on American parents.

In this episode, we trace the history of policing in America. We also speak with LAPD Deputy Chief Tingirides and Police Administrator Lopez about what it means to them to 'Defund the Police'.

Mobile technology has become a game changer in the way we have witnessed violent encounters between citizens and the police. In this mini episode, we share a sneak peek of our conversation with the Los Angeles Police Department to get a sense of their awareness of the times and discuss what "Defunding the Police" means to them. The full interview will be available next Sunday!

In the 2020 election, a Democratic presidential candidate won Arizona for the first time since 1996. There was significant turnout from Latino and Indigenous American communities. In today's episode, we speak with Lily Greenberg Call from Mission for Arizona to discuss the strategy and effort it took to turn Arizona blue.

On March 16th, there were several shootings in the Atlanta area targeting Asian Americans. While this has been the most recent example of Asian American hate crimes, this type of discrimination actually has a steep past. Today we explore the timeline that led to this tragic moment in US history. #NoNotoriety

After the death of George Floyd in 2020, the Black Lives Matter movement grew into an international phenomenon. Today, we speak with Mark, a primary school teacher in London, about how his first protest ever was a BLM demonstration.

In this episode, we speak with Dany Robles and Andrea Canizares-Fernandez from the Sunrise Movement to discuss the Green New Deal and answer all of our climate change questions.

In this episode, we speak with Stanley Wang, a participant in phase 2/3 of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trial. We discuss the timeline for vaccine trials, as well as why he felt compelled to participate.

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Tony Ho who is an infectious disease and internal medicine specialist at the UT San Antonio Health System. We discuss the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines, as well as when life might return to “normal.”

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Billy Coleman from the University of Missouri to discuss the similarities between the Civil War era and today -- with music being a standout.

This is the season 2 finale of The Delve! On this episode we discuss only positive news. We cover the recent success of the COVID-19 vaccine trials, President-elect Biden's transition team, the importance of the African American vote, historic turnout amongst Native American communities and our (not so good) predictions for the Biden Administration cabinet. We'll see you again in January!

In this episode, we discuss Trump's attempt at a coup and how it will fail. 

In this episode, we finally exhale after a week of election chaos. We speak with Etta & Arlene, two sisters who strive to help people feel good about themselves. In a world that is constantly telling you that you are not good enough, they want to be a voice that says "Actually, you are." Etta and Arlene are both Usui Reiki Masters and certified in Guided Meditation. To learn more about them, p...

Election Day is right around the corner. Find your polling location here,  https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/  and track your mail-in ballot here,  https://www.demvp.org/initiatives/track-your-ballot  .

In this episode, we discuss record voter turnout, the controversy over packing the Court, and the protests happening in Nigeria.

In this episode we unpack the Supreme Court nomination hearing for Trump appointee, Amy Coney Barrett. We also speak with Cathy Kunkel, the Democratic candidate for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional district. We also check in on Patient Zero aka Donald Trump. To learn more and support Cathy Kunkel, please visit her website and her campaign Facebook .

In this episode of The Delve we take a look at the Vice Presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, we discuss our Superspreader in Chief Donald Trump contracting COVID-19 and sharing it with his staff, and we take a deep dive into the Breonna Taylor case with Heather Gatnarek a staff attorney at the ACLU of Kentucky. P.S. If we could have made more fly jokes on this episode, we woul...

Welcome to Season 2 of The Delve! On this episode, we're not surprised, just disappointed - President Trump has contracted the coronavirus. We also discuss the dumpster fire debate between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, as well as the GOP's hypocrisy surrounding the nomination (and likely confirmation) of Amy Barnett to the Supreme Court.

This is the season finale of The Delve! On this episode we speak with Dr. K. Chad Clay from the University of Georgia. He's a co-founder of the Human Rights Measurement Initiative. We discuss the U.S. and their human rights shortcomings. We also review the loud train wreck that was the Republican National Convention.

As America grapples with the police shooting of Jacob Blake, we're forced again to reckon with American history. This is a national tale of slavery, freedom and the pursuit of civil rights. This week we speak with Dr. Erik Mathisen from the University of Kent to help us understand the Reconstruction Era. This is the time period directly after the American Civil War where newly freed African Americ...

On this special Monday edition of The Delve, we hear Maryanne Trump Barry's secretly recorded audio where she calls her brother a liar and a phoney, talk about Steve Bannon being arrested, review the DNC and look ahead to the GOP's national convention.

As the Trump administration increases the pressure to reopen schools for in-person instruction, they're ignoring the lives and experiences of teachers and students. In this 2 part series we explore how teachers and educators from across the country are coping. In this second episode we speak with Abraham Ovalles, an education administrator in New York City, Dave Stieber, a high school teacher in C...

As the Trump administration increases the pressure to reopen schools for in-person instruction, they're ignoring the lives and experiences of teachers and students. In this 2 part series we explore how teachers and educators from across the country are coping. In this first episode we speak with Erik Branman, a teacher at LaGuardia High School in New York City and Angela Harris a first grade teach...

We speak with Hannah Zimmerman, the youngest appointee to the Democratic National Convention and New York’s youngest elected official. She co-founded the Institute for Civic Organizing, a youth-led think tank reimagining how people learn to interact with government. We're also joined by Frances Schroeder, their communications director. Plus we listen to Trainwreck Trump's Axios interview.

As calls for justice for #BreonnaTaylor spread across the country and the world, a judicial doctrine known as qualified immunity stands in the way. Today we speak with Zane Crute, president of the Mystic Valley branch of the NAACP. He gives us a glimpse of the fight to overturn qualified immunity. We also discuss Republican's latest response to the coronavirus, Trump's suggestion to delay the elec...