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Want a better world? And a group chat to help you get there? Brittany Packnett Cunningham is your woman. On UNDISTRACTED, she, her group chat and her guests decode and dissect the most pressing issues of our time and the cultural topics you care about most, from the latest headlines to deep dives with today’s most fascinating changemakers. UNDISTRACTED is your weekly guide to the revolution that’s happening in our politics, our pop culture, and our lives.
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- 3 days ago39 min
Stop Waiting for Permission, with Danielle Brooks
Danielle Brooks is booked, blessed, and building her own table! The Oscar-nominated actress joins Brittany for a heartfelt conversation about her latest film, If I Go, Will They Miss Me?, and why Black boys deserve softness, joy, and the freedom to be themselves. Danielle opens up about the challenges of knowing her worth in Hollywood, how The Color Purple helped her release years of self-doubt, and why she's stepping into a new era as an executive producer and filmmaker. Plus, Brittany and Danielle get personal about motherhood, the legacies they're building for their children, and what it means to raise free Black kids.Then, in Untrending News, Brittany breaks down the latest AI whistleblower warnings and asks why tech leaders are getting credit for sounding the alarm on dangers they helped create, while the Black women who warned us about AI's harms have been sidelined. Who's really accountable for the future we're building?
- 1 weeks ago51 min
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 collaboration Jaja’s African Hair Braiding They get into colorism across the Black diaspora, immigration, beauty standards, and why art can be one of the sharpest tools we have.Then, Dr. Brittney Cooper joins the group chat to reckon with Gloria Steinem’s legacy and what it means to give our movement elders room to learn, evolve, and do better. Because whatever your gift is, the question remains: How will you use it to go get free?
- 2 weeks ago45 min
It’s Impossible Until It’s Not, with Angie Nixon
What happens when everyone tells you your race is impossible, and you win anyway? This week, Brittany sits down with Florida State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon, fresh off a stunning Democratic primary upset despite being outraised nearly 17 to 1. She’s garnered plenty of attention on the national stage partly because if she wins, she’d be the first Democratic Socialist politician in the Senate. Nixon and Brittany talk about why Nixon refuses to let political labels define her, the misogynoir facing Black women in public life, what Democrats get wrong about supposedly unwinnable states, and her vision for healthcare, childcare and an economy that actually works for working people. Then, Dr. David J. Johns and executive coach and author Jovian Zayne join the group chat to break down the threats facing mail-in voting and the concrete steps voters can take now to protect their ballots. Plus, they remember the incomparable Dolly Parton and talk about Jovian’s new book, Soft Landings for Hard Days, and why being harder on broken systems might require learning to be softer with ourselves.
- Aug 13, 20261h 0m
The Best and Worst Case of What Happens Next, with Angela Rye
In less than three months, the midterms will be upon us. Should we be panicked? Confident? Somewhere in between? Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with political strategist and Native Land Pod co-host Angela Rye to talk about all of it: the rise of progressive candidates, what Democrats would do if they had “nuts and ovaries,” and why Black voters continue to shape the future of American politics. (And don’t miss Angela’s words for people who keep telling Kamala Harris not to run…)
- Aug 6, 202659 min
How to be a Leader, with Dr. Shavon Arline-Bradley and Bishop Vashti McKenzie
In a moment when Black-led institutions are facing unprecedented attacks, Brittany sits down with two visionary women who know what it takes to build, protect, and transform them from the inside. Reverend Dr. Shavon Arline-Bradley, President and CEO of the National Council of Negro Women, and Bishop Vashti McKenzie, the first woman elected bishop in the AME Church, discuss why Black women's leadership has always been essential to movements for justice, the unseen work required to keep institutions alive, and how faith, sisterhood, and shared power offer a blueprint for the future. Together, they explore why real change requires both protest and institution-building, and why protecting the spaces we create for ourselves may be one of the most radical acts of all.
- Jul 30, 202654 min
"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 through one of America's most politically turbulent moments, and what it’s like to be the only Black First Family of a state right now.. They also tackle the Trump administration's impact on Maryland, and address controversies around reparations, data centers, and women's leadership. Then, Brittany is joined by Dr. Brittney Cooper for Untrending news—including the tragic death of 16-year-old Juliana Nzita; what’s up with gender testing in women’s tennis; and all the joy on display during WNBA All-Star Weekend. Mentioned in this episode: Politics, Morality and Civility by Václav Havel https://ttf.org/product/politics-morality-and-civility/
- Jul 23, 202647 min
Time to Kiss Kumbaya Goodbye, with Brian Tyler Cohen
If everyone is against the Republican hatemongering, why can’t we, you know, get rid of them, for real this time? YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen, author of the new book The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World, has the answer. He sits down with host Brittany Packnett Cunningham to explain. They get into Brian’s theory of why “wrong and strong” is beating “right and weak,” and they both dish out some free advice for Democrats about what real winning would look like, and how we can get there (fast, please). Then Brittany is joined by group chat bestie Dr. David Johns to break down the latest Untrending news, from the government's handling of a nationwide cyclospora outbreak to the Heritage Foundation's latest attacks on women's sports. Also: Shakira Shakira!
- Jul 2, 202649 min
Nikole Hannah-Jones Explains It All: Reparations, Rage, and How we Have Hope
What does reparations actually mean? And why is it important to talk about right now? In this special live episode of Undistracted, Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with someone perfectly positioned to answer those questions: Pulitzer Prize-winning 1619 Project creator and New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. Together, they get into why the economic practice of slavery requires an economic solution (yes, reparations is broader, but “frankly, I’m most interested in cash,” says Hannah-Jones); how reparations for Black Americans is different (and isn’t) from Germany’s reparations to Holocaust survivors; and why, most of all, our history shows that we have to have hope. Plus, in the group chat, Brittany hears from Liberation Ventures’ co-founder and CEO Aria Florant and author and activist Preston Mitchum, for a conversation about their own personal relationships to reparations, and how imagining a different future is itself an act of resistance. We want to thank Liberation Ventures for their support of this podcast. You can support their work by following @LiberationVenture, joining the #WeekOfRepair hashtag and/or signing up for their newsletter at: https://www.repair-is.org/take-action And we’d like to thank these key reparations activist groups for joining the live event audience: The Braxton Institute, The Black-Eyed Susans for Repair, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle, Why We Can’t Wait Coalition, DC Justice Lab, Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center and Get Free.
About UNDISTRACTED With Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Want a better world? And a group chat to help you get there? Brittany Packnett Cunningham is your woman. On UNDISTRACTED, she, her group chat and her guests decode and dissect the most pressing issues of our time and the cultural topics you care about most, from the latest headlines to deep dives with today’s most fascinating changemakers. UNDISTRACTED is your weekly guide to the revolution that’s happening in our politics, our pop culture, and our lives.
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