S6E4 On Being Dangerous
What does it mean to be of service by making trouble—to be disruptive, to actively dismantle, to create inconvenience? Where might we be holding ourselves back because we think people can't "handle" us? Where are we waiting for permission, the "right" time, or to feel comfortable—when really we nee…
S6E1 Staying in the Messy Middle
What does it look like to live while holding multiple truths? How do you stay engaged when every bone in your body wants to flee the scene? What does it look like for white women to hold each other accountable to have the hard conversations we need to have in these times? These are some of the thre…
"I'm Not here to Bend the Knee," with Governor Moore and First Lady Dawn
He’s the much-watched governor making political headlines—but long before Wes Moore was the governor of Maryland, his wife Dawn Moore was a political superstar there. In this rare joint sitdown, they join Brittany Packnett Cunningham for a wide-ranging conversation about public service, governing t…
We Tell Our Own Stories, with Jocelyn Bioh and Whitney White
What if the revolution starts on a stage? This week, former musical theater kid Brittany sits down with women-of-the-season Jocelyn Bioh, a Tony-nominated playwright, and Whitney White, Tony-nominated director, to talk about School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play (and their previous collabo…
Trust and Poverty with Brittney Cooper
Why is trusting poor people so controversial? Dr. Brittney Cooper, author of Eloquent Rage and professor at Rutgers, sits down with Aisha Nyandoro to discuss respectability politics and the ways poor Black women have had to perform worthiness just to be treated as legitimate.
Moment of Clarity: What Happens When Black Women Build Without A Co-Sign
Jay-Z said it plainly on The Black Album in 2003: "I dumbed down for my audience and doubled my dollars." That is the Faustian Bargain named out loud by the man who made it. The trade of authenticity for capital. The moment when the hustle becomes conscious.
I've been sitting with that for two week…
Trump Attempts "Intellectual" Economy Speech | Rebecca Traister and Brittney Cooper
Desi Lydic watches Trump's "intellectual" speech on economic policy, which inevitably goes off the rails into a rant about Joe Biden's ice cream choices, Kamala Harris's laugh, and the problem with Tic Tacs. How did J.D. Vance leave behind his in Silicon Valley career to become Trump's running mate…
What’s Still Worth Fighting For, with Kamala Harris
It’s our season-finale episode…and Brittany’s got a banger for you: former Vice President Kamala Harris sitting down once again at the UNDISTRACTED table to talk about what’s ahead, for her and for all of us. She talks about how she learned to fight (there were fists!), why AI guardrails can’t just…
The racial politics of time | Brittney Cooper
Cultural theorist Brittney Cooper examines racism through the lens of time, showing us how historically it has been stolen from people of color, resulting in lost moments of joy and connection, lost years of healthy quality of life and the delay of progress. A candid, thought-provoking take on hist…
The racial politics of time | Brittney Cooper
Cultural theorist Brittney Cooper examines racism through the lens of time, showing us how historically it has been stolen from people of color, resulting in lost moments of joy and connection, lost years of healthy quality of life and the delay of progress. A candid, thought-provoking take on hist…
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