NATAL, Episode 8: “Trish’s Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. In the season finale, Dallas-based mother and doula, Trish, demonstrates what agency from day one looks like for Black …
NATAL, Episode 7: “Alexius’ Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. This week, we discuss the stigma around home births, and explore the radical work of full-spectrum doulas and the …
NATAL, Episode 6: “Brittany’s Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. Unable to find an OBGYN that reciprocated the genuine excitement and warmth she felt about becoming a mother for …
NATAL, Episode 5: “Marilyn and Yvonne’s Stories”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. Marilyn and Yvonne are two parents determined to grow their families. When pregnancy loss disrupts their plans, they turn …
NATAL, Episode 4: “Shellie’s Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. After trying to conceive for 10 years, Shellie was finally having her dream baby, but the challenges of motherhood …
NATAL, Episode 3: “Mikah and Cecilia’s Stories”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. Facing unplanned pregnancies in their twenties, Mikah and Cecilia's hospital births reveal how access to childbirth education, support systems, …
NATAL, Episode 2: “Roots of the Black Birthing Crisis”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. This week, NATAL explores the historical roots of modern obstetrics and gynecology, and how flaws in medical education and …
NATAL, Episode 1: “Myeshia’s Story”
Co-published with You Had Me At Black. Myeshia is a married, 34-year-old cis Black queer woman with a PhD. Two weeks after giving birth to her …
Working People Podcast: “Lances for Hire”
Co-published with In These Times. In this special compilation episode of Working People, we hear testimonies from 10 different freelancers about the pains, joys, needs, and …
People’s History, Episode 6: “False Hope”
Co-published with Jacobin. Columbia Point tenants face new management and a private police force.
People’s History, Episode 4: “Free Breakfast”
Co-published with Jacobin. Sisters Angie Irving and Linda Wade bring the Black Panthers to Boston’s Columbia Point housing project.
People’s History, Episode 3: “Rent Strike”
Co-published with Jacobin. Tenants take their growing dissatisfaction and aim it at their landlord, the Boston Housing Authority.