17 Podcast Episodes
S2/E4 Barbara Ransby, Derecka Purnell, Chantelle Lewis & Sophia Siddiqui
S2/E4 Barbara Ransby, Derecka Purnell, Chantelle Lewis & Sophia Siddiqui
A key note conversation with Barbara Ransby, historian, writer and long-time activist based in Chicago and Derecka Purne... Read more
2 May 2023
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1hr 1min
Derecka Purnell - Inequality Breeds Violence
Derecka Purnell - Inequality Breeds Violence
Abolitionism is an important tool that can help us repair and move towards healing and justice. The American lawyer, org... Read more
23 Feb 2023
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Derecka Purnell On Living (and Loving) Outside the Police State
Derecka Purnell On Living (and Loving) Outside the Police State
What do Stranger Things, social media and sexual violence all have in common? They all figure into Derecka Purnell’s bri... Read more
29 Sep 2022
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43mins
Derecka Purnell on the Necessary Unlearning of Policing
Derecka Purnell on the Necessary Unlearning of Policing
PEN America Prison and Justice Writing Postgraduate Fellow Sophia Ramirez speaks with Derecka Purnell about her latest b... Read more
21 Apr 2022
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31mins
32 - Sanctions Kill, Derecka Purnell, and a Crumbling Empire
32 - Sanctions Kill, Derecka Purnell, and a Crumbling Empire
In episode twelve of season two, co-hosts Dr. CBS and Dr. Layla Brown, start by shooting the shit with producer, Too Bla... Read more
28 Jan 2022
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1hr 45mins
(Blank) The Police, Fire the police! Police ABOLITIONIST Derecka Purnell on #PoliceReform & Freedom
(Blank) The Police, Fire the police! Police ABOLITIONIST Derecka Purnell on #PoliceReform & Freedom
Fill in the blank: _____________ the police, Fire the police, Forget the police, says our Get On Code guest! "In the mid... Read more
10 Oct 2021
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30mins
Derecka Purnell
Derecka Purnell
This is no ordinary interview. It’s a disaster for the interviewee. Derecka Purnell, a Harvard graduate has written a bo... Read more
6 Oct 2021
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29mins
The Political is Personal: The Journey to Abolition with Derecka Purnell
The Political is Personal: The Journey to Abolition with Derecka Purnell
What does it mean to fight for a world without mass incarceration and police violence? On today’s show we joined by huma... Read more
2 Oct 2021
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29mins
Keeping Up with the Congressians - Capitol Hill Crunch Time | Derecka Purnell
Keeping Up with the Congressians - Capitol Hill Crunch Time | Derecka Purnell
Trevor covers a nail-biting showdown in Congress, Roy Wood Jr. and Dulcé Sloan discuss outsized media coverage of missin... Read more
30 Sep 2021
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31mins
Ep. 183 Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson -- The Stacks Book Club (Derecka Purnell)
Ep. 183 Blood in the Water by Heather Ann Thompson -- The Stacks Book Club (Derecka Purnell)
Today on The Stacks we discuss the book that inspired this podcast, Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 19... Read more
29 Sep 2021
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1hr 3mins