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Sophia Bush on Surviving “Relentless” Harassment in Hollywood
April 15, 2021
- 35:25
Sophia Bush ruled the small screen in TV hits like “One Tree Hill” and “Chicago PD”—but on both those sets, the workplace abuse was...
Alexis McGill Johnson on the “Dire” Landscape for Abortion Rights
April 8, 2021
- 30:46
Headlines are already calling 2021 “the year of anti-abortion legislation.” State lawmakers have so far introduced more than 500 bills...
Shannon Watts Believes We’re at a Tipping Point for Gun Reform
April 1, 2021
- 33:02
People may believe that gun violence went away during the pandemic because mass shootings slowed down—but in reality, gun violence...
About The Show
Brittany Packnett Cunningham is an activist, educator, and popular TV commentator—and a trusted voice for millions of people interested in social justice. Now, with UNDISTRACTED—an original podcast from The Meteor and Pineapple Street Studios—she aims her focus on the most pressing issues of our time through the lens of intersectional feminism. From the latest headlines to deep-dives with today’s most fascinating changemakers, UNDISTRACTED is your weekly guide to the revolution.
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Sophia Bush on Surviving “Relentless” Harassment in Hollywood
April 15, 2021
- 35:25
Sophia Bush ruled the small screen in TV hits like “One Tree Hill” and “Chicago PD”—but on both those sets, the workplace abuse was...
Alexis McGill Johnson on the “Dire” Landscape for Abortion Rights
April 8, 2021
- 30:46
Headlines are already calling 2021 “the year of anti-abortion legislation.” State lawmakers have so far introduced more than 500 bills...
Shannon Watts Believes We’re at a Tipping Point for Gun Reform
April 1, 2021
- 33:02
People may believe that gun violence went away during the pandemic because mass shootings slowed down—but in reality, gun violence...
Comedian Amber Ruffin Wants to “De-Gaslight” America
March 25, 2021
- 36:35
Amber Ruffin is breaking boundaries in late-night television with her witty and insightful takes on race, politics and history. She’s a...
Rep. Cori Bush Is What “Keeping It Real” Looks Like
March 18, 2021
- 30:21
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush made history last fall when she became the first Black woman from Missouri to be elected to Congress. Host Brittany...
Lisa Ling on Anti-Asian Violence—And the Rising Movement Against It
March 11, 2021
- 34:05
Lisa Ling, the award-winning CNN host, was sounding the alarm about anti-Asian threats long before the current rise in violence hit most...
Padma Lakshmi on the New Food Revolution
March 4, 2021
- 32:07
With International Women’s Day coming up, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham talks to Padma Lakshmi, the “Top Chef” host and advocate for...
“The Squad is Big, Y’all”: Rep. Ayanna Pressley on the Power of the People
February 25, 2021
- 34:03
To round out Black History Month, we turn to a woman making history of her own: U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, who’s holding...
What Would a Future Without Prisons Look Like?
February 18, 2021
- 36:15
Calls for criminal-justice reform have built over the last year—and this week, with jail uprisings in St. Louis, the focus is on prison...
Opal Tometi on the Righteous Rise of Black Lives Matter
February 11, 2021
- 30:37
Black Lives Matter was just nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize—so this week, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with co-founder...
Raquel Willis Believes in Black Trans Power
February 4, 2021
- 36:17
President Biden signed new protections for LGBTQ people on Day One of his presidency—but new anti-trans legislation is cropping up...
Want A Safer Internet? Listen to Black Women
January 28, 2021
- 32:33
The Capitol attacks were shocking...but, to many Black women, who had been sounding the alarm on online hate and disinformation for...
A Historic Day… And Why The 'Nap Bishop' Believes Rest is Radical
January 21, 2021
- 33:05
We’ve got a new president. A new, historic vice president. And so much work to be done! But in order to truly change the world, says...
Valerie Jarrett on Impeachment... And the Next 100 Days
January 14, 2021
- 37:42
With Inauguration Day only a week away—and impeachment proceedings raging around us—host Brittany Packnett Cunningham talks to a woman...
America Ferrera Is Talking ‘Bout a Cultural Revolution
January 8, 2021
- 35:35
This was a rollercoaster of a week—but before there was a white nationalist coup, there was a major, momentous Senate victory in...
BONUS: What Just Happened?
January 7, 2021
- 06:32
Reflections on a day of white supremacy run rampant.
Jenna Wortham and Kimberly Drew Are Building Black Futures
December 22, 2020
- 34:12
Who do you call for perspective on the craziest year in recent memory? Two expert dreamers—New York Times critic Jenna Wortham and...
Flattening the Curve of Inequality
December 17, 2020
- 39:38
Vaccines are here. We can almost, kind of, sort of see the light at the end of the tunnel. But what world will we be coming out into?...
Sue Bird Won't Shut Up and Dribble
December 10, 2020
- 29:22
Fresh off her fourth WNBA championship and newly engaged to soccer star Megan Rapinoe, basketball phenom Sue Bird sits down with host...
Tracee Ellis Ross Is The Lead in Her Own Life
December 3, 2020
- 34:28
How do the roles we see influence our own choices in life? That’s a subject Tracee Ellis Ross has thought a LOT about. As the 7th season...
Nikki Giovanni Believes Your Dreams Are Worth It
November 26, 2020
- 33:16
Living legend alert: On this Thanksgiving—or "Friends and Family Day,” as we call it around here—host Brittany Packnett Cunningham talks...
Rebecca Traister Is Still Good and Mad
November 19, 2020
- 33:43
Yes, we just had an election that promises to make life better for many women. But our guest this week—New York Magazine writer-at-large...
LaTosha Brown Is Betting On the South
November 12, 2020
- 32:35
With the election of a lifetime just days behind us, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham talks to one of the organizers who made the...
Soledad O’Brien Is Calling It Like It Is
November 5, 2020
- 27:39
In our election special—recorded the day after election day—host Brittany Packnett Cunningham talks to award-winning journalist Soledad...
Cecile Richards Is Ready for the Uprising
October 29, 2020
- 30:38
We are UNDISTRACTED! In our debut episode, host Brittany Packnett Cunningham gets real with Supermajority co-founder Cecile Richards,...
Coming soon: UNDISTRACTED
October 5, 2020
- 01:41
Brittany Packnett Cunningham is an activist, educator, and popular TV commentator—and a trusted voice for millions of people interested...
