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The Breakdown with Shaun King

Join Shaun as he unpacks the most important stories of injustice, racism and corruption, but also tells you who's fighting back and how you can support and join them with practical action steps.

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Ep. 66 - 27 people shot. Now what?

Ep. 66 - 27 people shot. Now what?

The United States is the only nation in the world that has more guns than people. And this weekend, we saw two mass shoo... Read more

29 Jul 2019

17mins

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Ep. 78 - Jay-Z was wrong

Ep. 78 - Jay-Z was wrong

Yesterday, the NFL announced a wide-ranging partnership with Jay-Z and his company, Roc-Nation, mainly to promote music ... Read more

15 Aug 2019

13mins

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Ep. 224 - Trump may be the single dumbest President in American history

Ep. 224 - Trump may be the single dumbest President in American history

We are in a global pandemic and the President of the United States literally suggested that we should inject ourselves w... Read more

24 Apr 2020

19mins

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Ep. 114 - WTF Zuck?

Ep. 114 - WTF Zuck?

Not only is Facebook failing to protect our elections, they are now knowingly, openly allowing admitting that their new ... Read more

24 Oct 2019

21mins

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Ep. 152 - Trump welcomes and celebrates a war criminal

Ep. 152 - Trump welcomes and celebrates a war criminal

Do you know the name Eddie Gallagher? He is a violent, bigoted war criminal that Trump absolutely adores. Today Shaun un... Read more

30 Dec 2019

20mins

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Ep. 100 - The case for impeachment

Ep. 100 - The case for impeachment

The case for impeachment is all over the news, and Trump's reaction has been extreme. Today, Shaun breaks down the case ... Read more

30 Sep 2019

35mins

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Ep. 113 - Bill MF'n Taylor

Ep. 113 - Bill MF'n Taylor

Yesterday, an ambassador to Ukraine testified before congress for 10-hours about Trump. The ambassador's name is Bill Ta... Read more

23 Oct 2019

23mins

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Ep. 178 - Trevor Noah with a raw after-show moment on the brutality of Mike Bloomberg

Ep. 178 - Trevor Noah with a raw after-show moment on the brutality of Mike Bloomberg

Today Shaun not only breaks down a very transparent after-show moment Trevor Noah had discussing the brutality of Mike B... Read more

17 Feb 2020

18mins

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Ep. 133 - Trump is going to be impeached

Ep. 133 - Trump is going to be impeached

Yesterday was the single worst day yet for Trump on impeachment. It may be the worst day of his presidency. Here Shaun w... Read more

20 Nov 2019

26mins

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Ep. 89 - The Murder Rule

Ep. 89 - The Murder Rule

Have you heard of the murder rule? Most countries in the world have gotten rid of this rule. But not only is the rule st... Read more

6 Sep 2019

27mins

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Ep. 174 - My take on Gayle, Snoop, Oprah, Kobe, and public grief

Ep. 174 - My take on Gayle, Snoop, Oprah, Kobe, and public grief

It's ugly. Today Shaun weighs in with his transparent thoughts on the very public spectacle not just between Gayle King ... Read more

10 Feb 2020

43mins

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Ep. 165 - Grief and Mortality

Ep. 165 - Grief and Mortality

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27 Jan 2020

15mins

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Ep. 70 - The deadliest hate crime since 1921

Ep. 70 - The deadliest hate crime since 1921

Right now, we are living in the age of the deadliest hate crime in 98 years. And people are asking what we can do about ... Read more

5 Aug 2019

29mins

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Ep. 45 - "When They See Us": The Central Park Five, Part I

Ep. 45 - "When They See Us": The Central Park Five, Part I

Ava Duvernay’s new Netflix miniseries “When They See Us” is powerful. It is an example of what strong storytelling is ca... Read more

5 Jun 2019

13mins

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Ep. 59 - How To Make Change

Ep. 59 - How To Make Change

Tomorrow, Eric Garner's murder will have taken place exactly five years ago. Today, we found out that no charges will be... Read more

17 Jul 2019

55mins

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Ep. 168 - Confronting the Cultural Appropriation of Joe Biden :: Part 1 of 2

Ep. 168 - Confronting the Cultural Appropriation of Joe Biden :: Part 1 of 2

This is the biggest story released yet to air on The Breakdown. For nearly 50 years Joe Biden has pretended to have been... Read more

30 Jan 2020

1hr 3mins

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Ep. 138 - About Kamala Harris dropping out

Ep. 138 - About Kamala Harris dropping out

Kamala Harris just dropped out of the presidential race. Shaun discusses some of the unique challenges of Black women in... Read more

4 Dec 2019

25mins

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Ep. 150 - Chrystul Kizer and the crisis of sexual assault victims in the American justice system

Ep. 150 - Chrystul Kizer and the crisis of sexual assault victims in the American justice system

On our 150th episode Shaun will unpack and explain the horrible sex trafficking case involving teenager Chrystul Kizer, ... Read more

20 Dec 2019

27mins

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Ep. 120 - We must ALL help to free Rodney Reed

Ep. 120 - We must ALL help to free Rodney Reed

In 20 days Texas is scheduled to execute an innocent man. We must all work to free him. Shaun is dedicating the next 20 ... Read more

1 Nov 2019

22mins

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Ep. 50 - #SudanUprising

Ep. 50 - #SudanUprising

A revolution is fully underway in Sudan. Protests started in 2018. On April 11th, 2019, the long-standing dictator stepp... Read more

12 Jun 2019

23mins

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