A new podcast series from the 99% Invisible team! The real story of how Fred Hampton became The Chairman, as told by the makers of the film and the people who knew him
Apr 14
RoboUmp Hits the Big Leagues
One study from 2018 found that Major League Baseball umpires blow about 14 calls every game. That’s 34,000 bad calls every year. And it makes a difference. A blown strike call can decide a win or a loss, a championship or six months at home, wondering what could have been. And wh ... Show More
31m 39s
Apr 7
Service Request #5: Dude, Where's My Car?
A missing car reveals the confusing rules, murky fees, and private actors behind modern towing. What infrastructure mystery keeps you up at night? Submit your Service Request by recording a voice memo with your question and emailing it to servicerequest@99pi.org. Service Request ... Show More
32m 59s
Feb 2021
#322 - Shaka King on Judas And The Black Messiah
This week on the Film at Lincoln Center podcast, we’re featuring a Q&A with Shaka King, director of Judas and the Black Messiah, moderated by Eugene Hernandez, Film at Lincoln Center’s Deputy Executive Director of Programs.
Fred Hampton, a young, charismatic activist, becomes Cha ... Show More
32m 40s
Feb 2021
Land, Bread, Housing: Fred Hampton and the Chicago Black Panthers
Fresh on the heels of the streaming debut of the new Fred Hampton biopic, Judas and the Black Messiah, hosts Dope KNife and Linqua Franqa explore the revolutionary organizing and public policy demands of Chairman Hampton and the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther party in the l ... Show More
1h 22m
Jun 2024
#623 ft. Michael Sarnoski, Jesse Plemons & Yorgos Lanthimos, Adil & Bilall
We're back in the multi-guest business with this week's episode of the Empire Podcast, folks. First, Ben Travis has a very hushed Zoom chat with A Quiet Place: Day One director, Michael Sarnoski. [22:46 - 40:44 approx] Then, Sophie Butcher talks to Kinds Of Kindness director and ... Show More
1h 54m
May 2021
ICYMI - Daniel Kaluuya on "Judas and the Black Messiah"
Actor Daniel Kaluuya talks about his latest movie, "Judas and the Black Messiah," and his complex portrayal of Fred Hampton, the Illinois leader of the Black Panther Party.
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13m 1s
Feb 2024
#603 — Jeffrey Wright, Sean Durkin & Zac Efron
Another week, another packed episode of the Empire Podcast, and once again we're joined by some cracking guests. First, Jeffrey Wright, the freshly Oscar-nominated star of American Fiction, joins Chris Hewitt to talk about that movie, his working practices, the film's unusual ori ... Show More
1h 47m