The Stakes
The Stakes is your look at the week's news, without the filler of talking heads and clickbait. Every week, MTV’s Holly Anderson and her team of writers — including Ana Marie Cox and Jamil Smith — guide you through the week’s news, social justice issues, and culture stories through a mix interviews, essays, special reporting, and poetry. The Stakes is investigative, thoughtful, and BS-free.
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Florence and Normandie: 25 Years After the L.A....
Revisiting the heart of the uprising.
31 min
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Jason Kander
Let America Vote's founder on fighting voter suppression: "Rather than be polite about it, I'm just going to be real."
28 min
3
Revisiting Standing Rock
Welcome back to “The Stakes.” In honor of MTV's Earth Week coverage, we're revisiting our episode recorded at Standing Rock, North Dakota, last year, and updating you on the indigenous environmental movement.
42 min
4
Friendship Park
Producer Mukta Mohan brings us to the only place on the border for people from the US and Mexico to talk face to face.
27 min
5
The Family of Kalief Browder
Jamil Smith speaks to the siblings of Kalief Browder, who spent three years in Rikers Island without a trial.
16 min
6
Maxine Waters On Going Viral In Her 13th Term
Plus, a look into New York City’s punk and no wave scenes
24 min
7
Painter Kerry James Marshall On The ‘Creative C...
Doreen St. Félix talks to the legendary artist about what has (and has not) changed in his 35-year career.
20 min
8
Dean Obeidallah
The Muslim comedian discusses moving forward in Trump's America.
30 min
9
The Resistance Will Be Podcasted
"I Am Not Your Negro" director Raoul Peck on James Baldwin, and the Bronx Documentary Center's photojournalism exhibit on protest.
29 min
10
The Future Is Female And So Is The Past
Our podcast looks at revolutions new and old with stories on a women's march in Seneca Falls, a DIY space in LA, and more.
48 min
11
Trump’s America, Day 1
We dive into what happens now with stories on HB2, how the news affects anxiety, and the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.
34 min
12
Rebecca Carroll on Michelle Obama's Legacy
The WNYC producer discusses her contribution to She Loves Herself When She Is Laughing, a collection of essays on Michelle Obama.
21 min
13
A Practical Guide To Resisting Trump's Agenda
We sit down with one of the authors of the "Indivisible Guide"
38 min
14
Will Magic Save 2017?
This week we say hello to 2017 with humanitarian drones, synthesizers at your public library, and a pilgrimage to the White Witch of the West.
33 min
15
The Stakes Remix: Rep. John Lewis
John Lewis has been marching for 50 years and he's not about to stop now.
26 min
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The Stakes Remix: The Blow's WOMANPRODUCER
An extended cut of one of our favorite interviews of the year.
31 min
17
When The Pipe Bursts
The fight's not over at Standing Rock. Plus: Museum Mammy advocates for black contemporary artists, ultra-chic Muslim "modestwear," and a few words on Aleppo.
32 min
18
Radical Safety
What's next for Standing Rock, radical insta art, and what was lost in the Oakland fire.
33 min
19
At Standing Rock
Writer Marcus Ellsworth and Producer Kasia Mychajlowycz travel to the site of the #nodapl protests in North Dakota.
39 min
20
Do The Work
An Uber ride leads to a history lesson; digital resources in the new Trump reality; an undocumented community organizer speaks out; and a call to move forward.
47 min
21
Daughters Of The American Revolution
Toward a more just world: Assata's Daughters, Pussy Riot, and Brett Story's Prison Landscapes
40 min
22
The Stakes After Dark (SAD!): Election Eve Edition
There's only one day left to go, and our MTV News political team has assembled to talk it through.
18 min
23
Future Sex and Rubber Bullets
Stories on DAPL protests, HB2, Emily Witt's Future Sex, and the continued importance of Planned Parenthood.
46 min
24
Saved By DNA: Yusef Salaam Of The Central Park ...
This week: Ansley Calandra, Yusef Salaam of the Central Park Five, and Rosalind Wiseman's Queen Bees and Wannabes 15 years later.
35 min
25
Pussy! Tacos! The Blow!
Anti-Trump protests in NYC, Las Vegas and Chicago; rape allegations and the difficult legacy of Swans; plus The Blow's Womanproducer archive.
49 min