Life After the Traffic Stop

What is it like to survive a violent police encounter? As the world processes the beating and death of Tyre Nichols, we hear from two men whose encounters with police changed their lives: Leon Ford is an author, speaker, and co-founder of The Hear Foundation. He was shot by Pittsburgh police in 2012 after being pulled over for a traffic stop. And Tim Alexand ... Show More

The age of algorithmic fashion is here, and we’re wearing a lot of slop. Fashion journalist Amy Odell gives Audie and Ari advice for finding a personal style amid the AI, buying clothes that last, and feeling good in what you wear. About the show: Welcome to Audie Cornish and Ari ... Show More

Boxy apartment buildings. Industrial-chic coffee shops. Fast-casual salads. Are cities everywhere becoming indistinguishable? Audie and Ari dissect the trend with help from travel guru Rick Steves, who has ideas for how to keep the places we visit and call home vibrant and real. ... Show More

Audie and Ari recently joined one of their favorite people, writer and journalist Anne Helen Peterson, on her podcast Culture Study. They talked code switching, gay slang, Southie accents, swearing and much more. You can follow Culture Study wherever you get your podcasts. Learn ... Show More

Police killings of Black men have their own grim, but established, rituals in American society. But what happens to those who survive police violence? On today’s episode of A Word, Jason Johnson is joined by Leon Ford, who survived being shot multiple times by Pittsburgh police m ... Show More

D.L. Hughley and attorney Ben Crump discuss the police killing of Tyre Nichols and the precedent set by the swift arrests of the five Black police officers. Ibram X. Kendi & Nic Stone discuss why it is important to give yourself grace when learning how to be antiracist. See omnys ... Show More

Traffic stops are the most common way people come into contact with the police. After the January death of Tyre Nichols, who was beaten following a police stop in Memphis, some cities are trying to limit how often these stops occur. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and th ... Show More

<p><i>This episode contains descriptions of violence and strong language.</i></p><p>Tyre Nichols was a 29-year-old Black man who lived in Memphis. His mother described him as living a simple and pleasant life. He worked for FedEx, loved to skateboard, was an amateur photographer ... Show More

<p>It’s been a year since the world watched as the life of a black man was extinguished under the knee of a white police officer, sparking months of protests nationally and internationally. It was a moment that demanded change. So has law enforcement learned any lessons?</p><p>Ni ... Show More

When former Buffalo police officer Cariol Horne saw a colleague put a handcuffed Black man in a chokehold, she said she knew she had to do something. Her intervention cost her job and her pension. On today’s podcast, Don Lemon hears from Horne and her lawyer, Harvard Law Professo ... Show More

<p><i>This episode contains descriptions of violence. </i></p><p>The death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, at the hands of officers in Memphis last month has intensified calls for fundamental reform in policing. Those calls were echoed yesterday by President Biden, who ... Show More

After shocking video footage was released of the 29-year-old African-American being beaten to death by five black police officers in Memphis, we ask what might stop police brutality in the US.Sarah and her BBC colleague Chelsea Bailey share insights from their reporting trips to ... Show More