![]() ![]() And it's not to say that injustice isn't real, but it is to say that, when we are undistracted, not only can we fight the injustice, we can actually design the world that we deserve. That idea of distraction can be applied to so many things. It is always powerful to understand what works against you for what it is. It keeps you explaining over and over your reason for being. She says it keeps you from doing your work. And in this particular case, there is a quote from Toni Morrison that we play in the opening of the first episode, where she talks about the function of racism is to cause distraction. We really look to the leaders of the past and the present to help us guide our way. How did you and the rest of the team arrive at this title? And how did you know what you wanted to make the focus of the series? The name Undistracted for this podcast seems especially keen, given the growing popularity of podcasts and the volume of new podcast series that are popping up. I'm really prayerful that we can grow a community that holds us at Undistracted and one another accountable for being better, doing better, and always using our power."Īhead, Packnett Cunningham talks about her new podcast (including her hope to have Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, one day guest star), the 2020 election, and radical ideas at last entering the mainstream. ![]() "I'm really grateful to the people who've already listened and downloaded and shared. "I'm really excited about all of the possibilities," she says. Since then, she became a member of President Barack Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, joined the anti-police brutality initiative Campaign Zero (which she has since left), cohosted Pod Save the People, and became an NBC News and MSNBC contributor. Packnett Cunningham was propelled to the national spotlight following her organizing efforts with the 2014 Ferguson protests. "We are really trying to take the time to not only give people an overview of what's happening in the world, but give them a chance to dive deep on the things that are not covered in a lot of mainstream places and are not included in all of the conversations in which they need to be included." "At Undistracted, we really have an appetite for deep, real conversations about the things that harm us and the things that can help us," Packnett Cunningham tells. Undistracted's first guest star was Cecile Richards, cofounder of Supermajority, and audiences can expect to hear from Soledad O'Brien, Representative Ayanna Pressley, Sue Bird, and Sherrilyn Ifill in the coming weeks. In partnership with Pineapple Street Studios, the show, which debuted last week, brings today's most pressing issues to the forefront and reframes them through a lens of intersectional feminism. For all these reasons and more, Brittany Packnett Cunningham wants to cut through the noise.Įnter Undistracted, a new podcast series from The Meteor that she both hosts and executive-produces. In a year overwhelmed by COVID-19, global unrest, and a historic presidential election, it would seem that bad-news fatigue is now plaguing all of us who dare try to keep up with the 24-hour news cycle. ![]()
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