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) Have They Even Read the Constitution?, with Melissa Murray
The Constitution: So revered! So important! So…really, who knows, because most of us haven’t read it. But law professor and Strict Scrutiny cohost Melissa Murray has, and she sits down with Brittany P...Show More
8) Corporate America Is Not Your Homegirl, with Tiffany Cross
After her MSNBC show The Cross Connection was canceled back in 2022, Tiffany Cross “felt like it was just me.” But now she sees her experiences of loss (of a job, and of a relationship at the same tim...Show More
9) “It’s Worse Than We Know”: Maria Hinojosa on Cesar Chavez
It’s been a month of devastating violence against women and children—from femicide cases making headlines to the mass killing in Shreveport, Louisiana. To understand it, Brittany Packnett Cunningham s...Show More
10) How to Take Down the Creeps of Capitol Hill, with Mrs. Frazzled
Let’s be real: Capitol Hill has a creep crisis. In this episode, Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with creator Arielle Fodor—better known as Mrs. Frazzled—to unpack how a small group of women pu...Show More