The 6 Best UNDISTRACTED with Brittany Packnett Cunningham Podcast Episodes
1) Hip Hop's Promise and Pain with Drew Dixon
With new accusations against Diddy dominating the headlines, Brittany sits down with Drew Dixon—who has shared her own powerful story of surviving abuse in the music industry. Together they get into t...Show More
2) “I Think the Best Advice Is Just to be Skeptical,” with Max Tani
Everyone’s got an opinion about the media…and almost everyone has a complaint. But why, exactly? And what does the fractured nature of what we read and listen to cost us? This week, Brittany sits down...Show More
“I Think the Best Advice Is Just to be Skeptical,” with Max Tani
36:36 | Dec 5th, 2024
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3) Ava DuVernay Wants Us to Dig Deeper
It’s our first episode back! And Brittany knew who she wanted to talk to: Ava DuVernay, the visionary director who excels in “big-sister wisdom.” They get into everything about the state of the world ...Show More
4) WTF, TEXAS?! Cisneros, Crockett and O’Rourke on The Madness (and Promise) of The Lone Star State
What happens in Texas matters everywhere. As the state becomes a testing ground for extreme policies (abortion! immigration! CRT!) we hear from three people fighting for a better Texas. Congressional ...Show More
5) Anita Hill on The Supreme Court’s Future—and its Past
It’s a historic moment: America has its first-ever Black woman Supreme Court nominee, and host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with a legend, Professor Anita Hill, to talk about the law, and wh...Show More
6) “This Big Old Lie”: Heather McGhee on the Real Cost of Racism
Why doesn’t the US have universal health care, paid leave, or plenty of seemingly basic public services many other countries do? Heather McGhee has an answer: it’s racism, and it hurts all of us. The ...Show More
7) "Guard Your Joy, Siblings" with The Machetes
For our Season 3 finale, Brittany had no choice but to call up Thee group chat–The Machetes, an unshakeable sisterhood of women who bonded during COVID and haven’t let go. This week Brittany sits down...Show More
8) “Women are the Secret Sauce”: Talking Activism with Shannon Watts
It’s been 10 days since the inauguration—10 days full of executive orders, immigration crackdowns, dismantled DEI initiatives and general panic. This shock and overwhelm is intentional, but if we’re g...Show More
9) “We are the Evidence” MLK, Inauguration Day and The Road Ahead w/ The Group Chat
How do you make sense of a day that both honored Martin Luther King, Jr. and ushered in a president determined to demolish progress at warp speed? Brittany calls up two people equipped to do it: group...Show More
10) “If We Ever Felt Like Fighters, Now’s The Time to Prove It,” with Cori Bush
Cori Bush is just one week out of Congress—so who better to tell us exactly what to expect over these next four years? In this episode, Brittany sits down with the activist and former legislator for a...Show More