America, Who Hurt You?

The Meteor, Foment Productions
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America, Who Hurt You? Podcast

Our country has always been a hot mess. But now, between political rage, climate crises and social-media polarization, it’s quite literally on fire. This low-key mid-apocalyptic moment has raised a question for Tony-award-winning Sarah Jones and her many characters: America, Who Hurt You? Bookended by the debates, dialogues, and hilarious digressions of the characters made famous by Sarah’s one-person shows and acclaimed film Sell/Buy/Date, this podcast explores our political dramas, personal traumas, and how the two are connected. Plus: we’ll have some of the smartest people we know stop by to sit with Sarah and unpack it all. America, Who Hurt You? holds up a loving but accurate mirror to our country’s range of faces as we try to save democracy—or at least stop doom-scrolling.

Episodes

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    How Well Is The Wellness Industry? w. Jameela Jamil

    On this episode, host Sarah Jones talks with actress and activist Jameela Jamil about true wellness, “It’s affection. It's time with loved ones…It is not waiting to rest when you are dead.

    32 min

  2. SEP 4

    How to Start (and Sustain) a Lifetime of Activism w. Jane Fonda

    This week, Sarah Jones asks Academy Award winner and activist Jane Fonda how she’s still standing after a career spanning decades of activism that has seen its share of successes and setbacks.

    34 min

  3. AUG 28

    Who Cares About the "Care Economy"? w. Ai-jen Poo

    Rosalynn Carter once said, “There are only four kinds of people in the world, people who are caregivers, or will be caregivers, people who need care or will need care.” This week, host Sarah Jones is joined by Ai-jen Poo, an award-winning organizer, author, the executive director of Caring Across Generations and president of the National Domestic Workers’ Alliance. Sarah and Ai-jen dive into the “care economy” and how we’re all part of it, even if we don’t know what it is. Whether the subject is childcare, elder care, or supporting the over 42 million Americans with disabilities, Ai-jen and Sarah pull back the curtain on why care is “the work that makes all other work possible.”

    33 min

  4. AUG 21

    Let's Get This (Third) Party Started w. Maurice Mitchell

    In this episode, Sarah talks with Maurice Mitchell, the national director of The Working Families Party, about how to build a robust third party without ignoring the very real math problem third party candidates can pose in America’s intensely polarized elections.

    44 min

  5. AUG 14

    The Unbearable Whiteness of Being w. Jonathan Metzl

    In this episode, Sarah is joined by Jonathan Metzl, a researcher who investigates the impact of right-wing health care and gun control policies on their white supporters.

    41 min

  6. AUG 7

    Debating Trans Rights? Maybe Talk to Trans People... w. Laverne Cox

    Sarah Jones is joined by actress and activist Laverne Cox to discuss the misinformation that media uses to fearmonger about what exactly trans rights mean for all of us, regardless of how we identify.

    37 min

  7. JUL 31

    Harriet Tubman Would Never, with W. Kamau Bell

    Sarah Jones is joined by comedian, author, and “political provocateur” W. Kamau Bell to talk about the struggles and contradictions of living in America, especially as a Black man.

    40 min

  8. JUL 24

    BONUS: Meet the Host — or Should We Say Hosts…

    It's very crowded inside the Tony-winning brain of Sarah Jones.

    23 min

  9. JUL 24

    Are You There, God? w. Krista Tippett

    Sarah Jones talks with "On Being" host Krista Tippett about her own religious journey, her “hellfire and brimstone” grandfather, and the past, present, and uncertain future of religion and politics.

    39 min

  10. JUL 10

    Coming Soon: America, Who Hurt You?

    Coming July 24th: Our country has always been a hot mess. But now, between political rage, climate crises and social-media polarization, it’s quite literally on fire.

    1 min

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Ratings & Reviews

4.7
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37 Ratings

Über uns

Our country has always been a hot mess. But now, between political rage, climate crises and social-media polarization, it’s quite literally on fire. This low-key mid-apocalyptic moment has raised a question for Tony-award-winning Sarah Jones and her many characters: America, Who Hurt You? Bookended by the debates, dialogues, and hilarious digressions of the characters made famous by Sarah’s one-person shows and acclaimed film Sell/Buy/Date, this podcast explores our political dramas, personal traumas, and how the two are connected. Plus: we’ll have some of the smartest people we know stop by to sit with Sarah and unpack it all. America, Who Hurt You? holds up a loving but accurate mirror to our country’s range of faces as we try to save democracy—or at least stop doom-scrolling.

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