16 Best Civil Rights Podcasts

1. The Intercept Briefing

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Cut through the noise with The Intercept's reporters as they tackle the most urgent issues of the moment. The Briefing is a new weekly podcast delivering incisive political analysis and deep investigative reporting, hosted by The Intercept's journalists and contributors including Jessica Washington, Akela Lacy, and Jordan Uhl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Hosts Jessica Washington, Akela Lacy, Jordan Uhl
Producer/Network The Intercept
Email ****@theintercept.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 7.4KFacebook 675.4KTwitter 940.2KInstagram 341.6K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Since Jan 2017 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. At Liberty

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At Liberty is a weekly podcast from the ACLU that explores the biggest civil rights and civil liberties issues of the day. A production of ACLU, Inc.
Hosts Kendall Ciesemier, W. Kamau Bell
Producer/Network ACLU
Email ****@aclu.org
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 583Twitter 1.9MInstagram 2.6M Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Since Jun 2018 Get Email Contact

3. Speaking Freely With the ACLU-PA

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This is the podcast that tells the story of civil liberties in Pennsylvania. You'll hear from our staff, our clients, and our allies about the most prominent civil liberties issues of the day.MORE Producer/Network ACLU of Pennsylvania
Email ****@aclupa.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 28.9KTwitter 16.1KInstagram 15.5K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Talking Liberties with the ACLU of Illinois

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On Talking Liberties with the ACLU of Illinois, we are here to chat about the big issues of the day, both home in the Land of Lincoln and across our country. We are here to help educate and tell you how you can get involved so we work together towards a more perfect union. Each episode features interviews, news updates, events, and actions that you can take right now to protect your rights. Remember: dissent is patriotic!MORE Producer/Network Talking Liberties with the ACLU of Illinois
Email ****@aclu-il.org
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 22.9KTwitter 11.3K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson

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The Rev. Mark A. Thompson has spent most of his life as a political, civil rights & human rights activist and organizer. He not only has been a part of every major social justice movement & event over the past 40 years, he has also been a radio broadcaster for three decades, and he has spent over 10 years as a television commentator, as well. Rev. Mark hosts Make It Plain ( MIP ), a political, human rights and breaking news podcast. Rev. Mark's lifelong social justice activism intersects with his years of experience broadcasting the news and issues of the day...MORE Host Rev. Mark Thompson
Producer/Network Make It Plain MIP with Rev. Mark Thompson
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 238Facebook 18.2KTwitter 19.8K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. Thinking Freely

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Thinking Freely is a political podcast, from the ACLU of Maryland, informing people about what's happening politically in Maryland from the courts to the streets, and everywhere in between. You'll hear from ACLU staff, our clients, and community leaders about the issues facing our civil liberties and how you can get involved.Produced by Nehemiah BesterLearn more at: aclu-md.orgMORE Host Nehemiah Bester
Producer/Network ACLU of Maryland
Email ****@aclu-md.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 17Facebook 12.6KTwitter 7.9KInstagram 10.7K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

7. Pod for the Cause

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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights launched 'Pod for the Cause' podcast to expand the conversation on critical civil and human rights challenges of our day: census, justice reform, policing, education, fighting hate & bias, judicial nominations, fair courts, voting rights, media & tech, economic security, immigration, and human rights. Through this expanded dialogue, we want to spur activism that drives change in our communities and country. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to the show on your favorite podcast app and leave a 5-star review.MORE Producer/Network The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 213Facebook 204Twitter 773 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Hidden Legal Figures

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Few people know that legal and judicial efforts ensuring civil and human rights span the entirety of our nation's history. Hidden Legal Figures rediscovers those untold stories and brings them into plain view in a way that is entertaining, educational, and compelling. Nationally recognized experts in law and history explore the heroic and vital contributions lawyers and judges made in American history, explain what that role meant to the nation then, and examine what it means for us today. Derrick Alexander Pope, J.D. hosts this critically acclaimed podcast.MORE Producer/Network Hidden Legal Figures
Email ****@onthearc.net
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 19Facebook 205Twitter 41 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

9. ACLU of Georgia

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Podcast by ACLU of Georgia
Producer/Network ACLU of Georgia
Email ****@acluga.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 10Facebook 13.8KTwitter 10.9K Avg Length 22 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. For The Movement

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For The Movement elevates and discusses persistent policy, social and civil rights issues affecting African Americans and communities of color.
Producer/Network National Urban League
Email ****@nul.org
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 53Facebook 127.5KTwitter 108.9K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Civil Rights And You

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The Civil Rights and You Podcast focuses on federal, state and local civil and human rights issues and how they impact your daily life.
Email ****@stlouis-mo.gov
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Facebook 1.2KTwitter 479 Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. The Activist Files Podcast

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The Activist Files is a podcast by the Center for Constitutional Rights where we feature the stories of people on the front lines fighting for social justice, including activists, lawyers, and storytellers.MORE Producer/Network Center for Constitutional Rights
Email ****@ccrjustice.org
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 35Facebook 72.6KTwitter 40.6K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Original Law and Disorder Radio ™

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Hosted by 4 attorneys, Law and Disorder is a one hour weekly show providing timely legal perspectives on issues concerning civil liberties, privacy, right to dissent and practices of torture exercised by the US government and private corporations.MORE Hosts Heidi Boghosian, Michael Steven Smith, Jim Lafferty, Maria Hall
Producer/Network Heidi Boghosian, Michael Smith, Jim Lafferty, Maria Hall, Stephen Rohde
Email ****@ajmuste.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 4.6KTwitter 98 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Talking Liberties Podcast

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Taking Liberties is a podcast from the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review that explores the most pressing civil rights and civil liberties issues of the day. The podcast features panel discussions on current events related to civil rights and civil liberties, interviews with scholars and practitioners who fight for them, and tributes to those who have contributed to the advancement of civil rights throughout history.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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Facebook 3.1KTwitter 1.7K Get Email Contact

15. By the People, For the Podcast

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Talking all things civil rights in the Granite State with the ACLU of New Hampshire.
Email ****@aclu-nh.org
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Facebook 10.7KTwitter 4KInstagram 10.5K Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

16. The Civil Liberties Minute

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Taking on injustices, 90 seconds at a time! The Civil Liberties Minute™ podcasts--with attorney Bill Newman, director of the ACLU's western Massachusetts office--highlight threats to our civil liberties and what you can do to protect our freedoms.MORE Producer/Network Unknown
Email ****@aclum.org
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 28Facebook 30.4KTwitter 28K Avg Length 2 min Format Bite size Since Jun 2012 Get Email Contact