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October 31, 2025
Deployments At Our Doorstep
Frog costumes. The Star Wars theme. Whistlemania. These could be the sights and sounds of Halloween鈥攂ut this year, they've taken on new meaning. As federal agents and military troops arrive in their cities across the country, communities have used pop culture references, humor, and irreverence as an act of resilience....
Deployments At Our Doorstep Frog costumes. The Star Wars theme. Whistlemania. These could be the sights and sounds of Halloween鈥攂ut this year, they've taken on new meaning. As federal agents and military troops arrive in their cities across the...
October 17, 2025
The Journalist Who Spent More Than 100 Days in ICE Detention
This summer, Emmy Award-winning journalist Mario Guevara was covering a protest near Atlanta when local law enforcement arrested him. Then, ICE detained him. For more than 100 days, the agency refused his release, citing his reporting as dangerous. On October 3, after more than 20 years of living in the...
The Journalist Who Spent More Than 100 Days in ICE Detention October 17, 2025
The Journalist Who Spent More Than 100 Days in ICE Detention
The Journalist Who Spent More Than 100 Days in ICE DetentionThis summer, Emmy Award-winning journalist Mario Guevara was covering a protest near Atlanta when local law enforcement arrested him. Then, ICE detained him. For more than 100 days, the agency refused his release, citing his...
August 22, 2025
Live from SeriesFest: Our Right to Laughter
Can humor help us make sense of unprecedented threats to our civil liberties? Join us this week for a special episode of At Liberty, recorded live at SeriesFest in Denver, where Kamau and moderator Mo Fry Pasic explore Kamau's signature style of sociopolitical comedy, how something can be funny without...
Live from SeriesFest: Our Right to Laughter August 22, 2025
Live from SeriesFest: Our Right to Laughter
Live from SeriesFest: Our Right to LaughterCan humor help us make sense of unprecedented threats to our civil liberties? Join us this week for a special episode of At Liberty, recorded live at SeriesFest in Denver, where Kamau and moderator Mo...
August 11, 2025
America鈥檚 Most Famous Court Trial
This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, a Tennessee case where science and religion squared off in court 鈥� and the whole country tuned in. This week, the 红杏视频鈥檚 Daniel Mach joins Kamau to discuss the landmark trial, how it shaped our contemporary understanding of religious freedom...
America鈥檚 Most Famous Court Trial This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, a Tennessee case where science and religion squared off in court 鈥� and the whole country tuned in. This week, the 红杏视频鈥檚 Daniel Mach joins...
July 25, 2025
One-on-One with Mahmoud Khalil聽
After 104 days in detention, Mahmoud Khalil is home. And this week, we鈥檙e honored to have him join us in studio for his first extended conversation with the 红杏视频. He and Kamau reflect on Mahmoud鈥檚 time in ICE custody, the importance of people power, and how he鈥檚 settling back into...
One-on-One with Mahmoud Khalil聽 After 104 days in detention, Mahmoud Khalil is home. And this week, we鈥檙e honored to have him join us in studio for his first extended conversation with the 红杏视频. He and Kamau reflect on Mahmoud鈥檚...
July 5, 2025
The ABCs of Free Speech with Emerson Sykes
It鈥檚 because of the First Amendment that we have a right to protest abuses of power, advocate for our neighbors, and defend our privacy. But what does the U.S. Constitution actually say about freedom of speech? This week, the 红杏视频鈥檚 Emerson Sykes joins Kamau to break down this fundamental right....
The ABCs of Free Speech with Emerson Sykes It鈥檚 because of the First Amendment that we have a right to protest abuses of power, advocate for our neighbors, and defend our privacy. But what does the U.S. Constitution actually say about freedom of...
June 20, 2025
Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans Liberation
This past weekend, an estimated 5 million folks across the country protested Trump's attack on our rights. And if you asked anyone in the crowd why they showed up鈥攁nd who they showed up for鈥攖hey鈥檇 likely have an answer. Today, W. Kamau Bell is joined by three activists鈥擜sh Lazarus Orr and...
Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans Liberation June 20, 2025
Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans Liberation
Who We Fight For: The Journey to Trans LiberationThis past weekend, an estimated 5 million folks across the country protested Trump's attack on our rights. And if you asked anyone in the crowd why they showed up鈥攁nd who they showed up for鈥攖hey鈥檇 likely...
June 6, 2025
Skrmetti, Obergefell, and the Path Forward for LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase Strangio
June is a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It鈥檚 also a month when the Supreme Court has historically made pivotal decisions for LGBTQIA+ rights. This week, Co-Director of the 红杏视频's LGBT & HIV Project Chase Strangio joins W. Kamau Bell to reflect on the 10-year anniversary of...
Skrmetti, Obergefell, and the Path Forward for LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase Strangio June 6, 2025
Skrmetti, Obergefell, and the Path Forward for LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase Strangio
Skrmetti, Obergefell, and the Path Forward for LGBTQIA+ Rights with Chase StrangioJune is a time to honor and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. It鈥檚 also a month when the Supreme Court has historically made pivotal decisions for LGBTQIA+ rights. This week, Co-Director of the 红杏视频's LGBT &...
May 23, 2025
Know Your Education Rights with ReNika Moore
It may be graduation season, but here on At Liberty, class is still in session鈥攁nd this week, we鈥檙e exploring students鈥� right to learn. Since the Trump administration took office, schools across the country have faced book bans, funding cuts, and a rollback in civil rights protections. This week, ReNika Moore鈥擠irector...
Know Your Education Rights with ReNika Moore May 23, 2025
Know Your Education Rights with ReNika Moore
Know Your Education Rights with ReNika MooreIt may be graduation season, but here on At Liberty, class is still in session鈥攁nd this week, we鈥檙e exploring students鈥� right to learn. Since the Trump administration took office, schools across the country have faced...
May 9, 2025
We鈥檙e Still Ready: Trump鈥檚 First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
We talk a lot on At Liberty about knowing our rights, but since Donald Trump returned to office, where do those rights stand? This week, the 红杏视频鈥檚 National Legal Director Cecillia Wang joins Kamau to make sense of Trump鈥檚 first 100 days, from the more than 140 executive orders he...
We鈥檙e Still Ready: Trump鈥檚 First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang May 9, 2025
We鈥檙e Still Ready: Trump鈥檚 First 100 Days with Cecillia Wang
We鈥檙e Still Ready: Trump鈥檚 First 100 Days with Cecillia WangWe talk a lot on At Liberty about knowing our rights, but since Donald Trump returned to office, where do those rights stand? This week, the 红杏视频鈥檚 National Legal Director Cecillia Wang joins Kamau to...