The Breakdown with Shaun King
The Breakdown with Shaun King
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Kamala Harris just dropped out of the presidential race. Shaun discusses some of the unique challenges of Black women in politics and unpacks what her dropping out means for the race at large.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
When a sitting United States President looks at Congress and says that he or she simply will not do what Congress asks, then we are in crisis. That’s exactly what happened on Tuesday afternoon when Donald Trump declared that he will not partici
Today we have an episode of another podcast produced by The North Star - W.O.C. at Work. Hosted by Rai King and Dr. Blanca Ruiz, it explores what it means to be a W.O.C. at Work by elevating the voices of female-identifying leaders of color in
2020 is too much. Period. On today's episode, a rerun that's relevant now more than ever as the year comes to a close, I just want to talk to you about the importance of processing the pain of it all. ----If you listen to The Breakdown and wa
Last weekend, Fort Worth police officers shot and killed 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her own home. She was in her house playing video games with her nephew. Since Saturday, the police officer who shot Atatiana was arrested and charged wit
On today's episode, Shaun unpacks and explains the 10 year prison sentence that was handed down to Dallas police officer Amber Guyger. He also addresses some of the fallout the verdict including the direct reactions of the family, the judge and
1 year ago, right outside of Philadelphia, in a town called Sharon Hill, local police shot and killed an 8 year old girl named Fanta Bility, and tried to claim it was in a shootout.But there was no shootout. And police have offered no credibl
How long could a White House nominee keep their nomination if they were overheard chanting “Kill the Jews?”Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Americans LOVE Daniel Penny - who choked a young Black man to death, got away with it, and is now being honored by Donald Trump for it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I always knew this moment was likely, but it’s somehow lower and more painful than I expected.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A new poll that was released today showed that 80% of Americans finally agree on something - and this is a RARITY in 2024. They agree that it was wrong to pardon Hunter Biden. Let me unpack and explainLearn more about your ad choices. Visit me
A mix of American vanity, white privilege, and utter contempt for the health insurance industry has somehow allowed a young man that murdered a CEO in broad daylight become a cult hero. Let me unpack and explain it.Learn more about your ad cho
I am nothing but glad to see an evil dictator ousted. I am also very suspicious of Israel and the United States and their role in everything - as we should be. Let me unpack and explain it.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a
It’s true. And not true. Let me explain.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It’s a huge deal. And may be the single biggest blow we’ve seen yet to Israel in the past 14 months. Let me explain what it does and does not mean for what’s next.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Russia just announced it is changing its rules on nuclear war and nuclear weapons. Why? The United States just sent long range missiles to Ukraine and gave Ukraine permission to strike deep inside of Russia with them. It’s a VERY dangerous deci
Yes, Trump’s cabinet picks are absolutely insane. I’ll try my best to explain what he’s thinking.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We now know that Democrats lost the House, Senate, Presidency, and the popular vote. And in interviews this week, they are already making an enormous mistake that will doom their futureLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch
Guess what? It may come as a huge surprise but Joe Biden is still President of the United States. And is still making HORRIBLE decisions. What they did yesterday is making my blood boil.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch
Let’s talk about “red lines”Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You don’t learn nearly as much about people in victory as you do in defeat. And what we are seeing, in defeat, is tens of thousands of Kamala Harris supporters now being so heartless and callous that they are publicly turning on Palestinians an
You have every right to be disappointed that Trump won. It’s ok to be sad. And it’s certainly OK to be concerned. But I see people that have allowed legitimate fears turn into delusional and irrational hysteria. And it’s traumatizing children.
Today I want to tell you a quick story about the bubbles we all live in. I didn’t quite understand how bad it could be until a friend of mine wrote me this summer and asked me a question that made my jaw drop. Let me unpack and explain it on to
This wasn't quite how I expected to return to The Breakdown, but let me unpack and explain where we are right now.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today is one of those days where all I know to do is pray. And to ask you to pray as well. Palestinian leadership has sent in their framework for what the need for a ceasefire and now the nations at the table will HAVE to find a way to make it
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