Artists & Guests

News Beat features guests from a broad spectrum of backgrounds and expertise—from activists, authors, and artists to journalists, civil rights attorneys, whistleblowers, and many more.

We strive to amplify the voices of the alienated, abused, marginalized, and disenfranchised and shine a light on under-reported issues and topics in the public good.

Through our unique, supersonic blend of hard-hitting independent journalism and indie hip-hop, we hope to inspire, incite, and just maybe, spark change.

Our Artists in Residence

Silent Knight

Silent Knight

Recording Artist

LiKWUiD

LiKWUiD

Recording Artist

Guests & Contributors

Leah Pope

Leah Pope

Senior Research Fellow, The Policing Program

John Snook

John Snook

Executive Director, Treatment Advocacy Center

Dr. Homer Venters

Dr. Homer Venters

Senior Health and Justice Fellow, COCHS

Napoleon Da Legend

Napoleon Da Legend

Recording Artist

Danielle Sered

Danielle Sered

Executive Director

Rachel Barkow

Rachel Barkow

Vice Dean and Segal Family Professor of Regulatory Law and Policy

Chesa Boudin

Chesa Boudin

San Francisco District Attorney

Mia Bird

Mia Bird

Research Fellow

Abbie VanSickle

Abbie VanSickle

Journalist

Michael Tubbs

Michael Tubbs

Mayor of Stockton, California

Myaisha Hayes

Myaisha Hayes

Campaign Strategies Director

James Kilgore

James Kilgore

Research Scholar

Stephanie Lacambra

Stephanie Lacambra

Data Privacy Counsel

The Band Called FUSE

The Band Called FUSE

Recording Artists

Ben Smith

Ben Smith

Editor

Abby Martin

Abby Martin

Independent Journalist

Shanita Hubbard

Shanita Hubbard

Writer & Author

Chris Faraone

Chris Faraone

Journalist & Editor

Margaret Sullivan

Margaret Sullivan

Journalist

Jeanne Theoharis

Jeanne Theoharis

Author & Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Yolanda Jack

Yolanda Jack

Public Programs Coordinator

Osyris Antham

Osyris Antham

Recording Artist

Mariame Kaba

Mariame Kaba

Abolitionist, Organizer & Educator

Joshua Dubler

Joshua Dubler

Associate Professor of Religion

Victoria Law

Victoria Law

Freelance Journalist

Kathy Morse

Kathy Morse

Activist

Linda McFarlane

Linda McFarlane

Deputy Executive Directors at Just Detention International

Rebel Diaz

Rebel Diaz

Recording Artist

Dr. Jill Stein

Dr. Jill Stein

Presidential Candidate

Chris Hedges

Chris Hedges

Pulitzer-Prize Winning Journalist

Richard Wolff

Richard Wolff

Economist, Professor & Co-Founder of Democracy At Work

Glen Ford

Glen Ford

Journalist & Activist

Mark Haase

Mark Haase

Justice Advocate

Brianna Brown

Brianna Brown

Co Deputy Director, Dallas

Steven Renderos

Steven Renderos

Executive Director

Michael German

Michael German

Fellow

Intikana

Intikana

Recording Artist

Rosa Clemente

Rosa Clemente

Organizer, Political Commentator & Journalist

Nelson Denis

Nelson Denis

Writer & Film Director

Ed Morales

Ed Morales

Journalist & Author

Ibraham Qatabi

Ibraham Qatabi

Senior Legal Worker

Dr. Debbie Almontaser

Dr. Debbie Almontaser

Educator & Community Leader

Mohammed Alobahy

Mohammed Alobahy

Yemeni American

Desmond Meade

Desmond Meade

President

Nicole Porter

Nicole Porter

Manager of The Sentencing Project's Sentencing Program

Sean Morales-Doyle

Sean Morales-Doyle

Deputy director in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice

Eryn Wise

Eryn Wise

Youth Voice Amplifier

Vera Eidelman

Vera Eidelman

William J. Brennan Fellow

Alice Speri

Alice Speri

Journalist

Fred Harris

Fred Harris

Former U.S. Senator

Dorothy Stoneman

Dorothy Stoneman

Founder & CEO

Rev. Michael McBride

Rev. Michael McBride

Director

Mishi Faruqee

Mishi Faruqee

National Field Director

James Williams

James Williams

Field Organizer

Hernan Carvente Martinez

Hernan Carvente Martinez

National Youth Partnership Strategist

Cruz Kontrol

Cruz Kontrol

Salvadoran Hip-Hop Artist

Ray Bonner

Ray Bonner

Investigative Reporter

Jose Miguel Cruz

Jose Miguel Cruz

Director of Research

Patrick Young

Patrick Young

Immigration Attorney

Philip Alston

Philip Alston

United Nations Special Rapporteur

Liz Theoharis

Liz Theoharis

Director of the Kairos Center and Co-Chair Poor People's Campaign

Premilla Nadasen

Premilla Nadasen

Professor of History

John Kiriakou

John Kiriakou

CIA Whistleblower

Barrett Brown

Barrett Brown

Independent Journalist

Margaux Ewen

Margaux Ewen

Executive Director

Trevor Timm

Trevor Timm

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Mark Fallon

Mark Fallon

Former U.S. Department of Defense Official

 Pardiss Kebriaei

Pardiss Kebriaei

Senior Staff Attorney

Shelby Sullivan-Bennis

Shelby Sullivan-Bennis

Staff Attorney

Rabbi Darkside

Rabbi Darkside

Recording Artist

Bryce Covert

Bryce Covert

Independent Journalist

Peter Goldberg

Peter Goldberg

Executive Director

Sam Brooke

Sam Brooke

Deputy Legal Director

Terrence Bogans

Terrence Bogans

Director of Bail Operations

Larry Hamm

Larry Hamm

Political Activist

Rev. Roger C. Williams

Rev. Roger C. Williams

Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Glen Cove

Dr. Cornel West

Dr. Cornel West

Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University

Elizabeth Nix

Elizabeth Nix

Associate Professor

Mehdi Hasan

Mehdi Hasan

Journalist, News Host

Sammy Rangel & Tony McAleer

Sammy Rangel & Tony McAleer

Co-Founders of Anti-Hate Nonprofit

Greg Tannen

Greg Tannen

Musician & Writer

Nathan Smith

Nathan Smith

Former U.S. Army Captain

Elizabeth Beavers

Elizabeth Beavers

Attorney & Analyst

Kevin Gosztola

Kevin Gosztola

Journalist

Alan Newton

Alan Newton

Exoneree

Rebecca Brown

Rebecca Brown

Policy Director

Emily Bazelon

Emily Bazelon

Staff Writer & Senior Research Fellow

Kayem

Kayem

Recording Artist

Hussein Rashid

Hussein Rashid

Professor of Religious Studies

Daisy Khan

Daisy Khan

Executive Director

Murtaza Hussain

Murtaza Hussain

Journalist

Johann Hari

Johann Hari

Author

Maia Szalavitz

Maia Szalavitz

Author

Alex Clermont

Alex Clermont

Creative Writer

Carrie DeCell

Carrie DeCell

Staff Attorney, Knight First Amendment Institute

James Goodale

James Goodale

Former Vice President and General Counsel for The New York Times

Peter Sterne

Peter Sterne

Managing Editor, U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

Vivek Shandas

Vivek Shandas

Professor of Urban Studies and Planning

Cate Mingoya

Cate Mingoya

Director of Capacity Building

Bruce Mitchell

Bruce Mitchell

Senior Research Analyst

Aileza Durana

Aileza Durana

Narrative Change Liaison, Eviction Lab

Maria Morris

Maria Morris

Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Prison Project

Alice Fontier

Alice Fontier

Managing Director Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem

Katie Schaffer

Katie Schaffer

Director of Organizing and Advocacy at Center for Community Alternatives

Jacqueline Azis

Jacqueline Azis

Staff Attorney ACLU of Florida

Ann Adalist-Estrin

Ann Adalist-Estrin

Director of National Resource Center on Children and Families of the Incarcerated

Dr. Sharrelle Barber

Dr. Sharrelle Barber

Assistant Research Professor at Drexel University

Dr. Uché Blackstock

Dr. Uché Blackstock

Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity

Dr. Arline Geronimus

Dr. Arline Geronimus

Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, and associate director and research professor in the Population Studies Center at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan

Barry Friedman

Barry Friedman

Professor of law at NYU & faculty director of The Policing Project

London Arnold

London Arnold

Representative of Justice Committee

Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein

Journalist & Author

Andrea Ritchie

Andrea Ritchie

Author & Researcher

Michelle Jacobs

Michelle Jacobs

Professor of Law, University of Florida Levin College of Law

Danielle Harris

Danielle Harris

Attorney at San Francisco Public Defender's Office

Emily Widra

Emily Widra

Research Analyst at Prison Policy Initiative

Sharon Dolovich

Sharon Dolovich

Faculty Director, UCLA Prison Law & Policy Program

Deuel Ross

Deuel Ross

Senior Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund

Rashad Robinson

Rashad Robinson

President, Color Of Change

Oluchi Omeoga

Oluchi Omeoga

Campaign Lead, Black Visions

Alex Vitale

Alex Vitale

Professor of Sociology, Brooklyn College

Carissa Byrne Hessick

Carissa Byrne Hessick

Professor of University of North Carolina School of Law

Miriam Krinsky

Miriam Krinsky

Executive Director of Fair and Just Prosecution

Thea Johnson

Thea Johnson

Associate Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School

Clare Garvie

Clare Garvie

Senior Associate with the Center on Privacy and Technology

Andrew Ferguson

Andrew Ferguson

Law Professor at American University

Michael Oliver

Michael Oliver

Wrongfully Accused Michigan Man

David Robinson

David Robinson

Detroit-based Attorney

Phil Mayor

Phil Mayor

ACLU Senior Staff Attorney

Takenya Nixon

Takenya Nixon

Assistant Public Defender With Law Office of Cook County Public Defender

Anna Harvey

Anna Harvey

Professor of Politics & Affiliated Professor of Data Science & Law at New York University

Kay Whitlock

Kay Whitlock

Writer & Activist

Michael Honey

Michael Honey

Author, Historian, Guggenheim Fellow & Haley Professor of Humanities at University of Washington Tacoma

Leah Wang

Leah Wang

Research Analyst at Prison Policy Initiative

Raysa Rodriguez

Raysa Rodriguez

Chief Program & Policy Officer at FPWA

Jennifer Briney

Jennifer Briney

Host of 'Congressional Dish' Podcast

Sam Ratner

Sam Ratner

Policy Director of Win Without War

Bernadette Smith

Bernadette Smith

Canadian First Nations Politician & Co-Founder of Drag The Red

Duana Johnson

Duana Johnson

Member of Arrow Lakes Band of Colville Confederated Tribes & Lead Administrator of MMIWUSA

Mary Kathryn Nagle

Mary Kathryn Nagle

Cherokee Nation Citizen, Acclaimed Playwright, Lawyer & Outside Counsel & Policy Consultant to National Indigenous Women's Resource Center

Ben Franta

Ben Franta

Lawyer, Historian, Physicist, & Senior Research Fellow in Climate Litigation at Sustainable Law Programme at Oxford University

Duncan Meisel

Duncan Meisel

Executive Director of Nonprofit Clean Creatives

Emily Sanders

Emily Sanders

Editorial Lead at Center for Climate Integrity & Founder of ExxonKnews Newsletter

Todd Foglesong

Todd Foglesong

Fellow-in-Residence at University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Louis DeAngelis

Louis DeAngelis

Independent Journalist

Julia Rock

Julia Rock

Investigative Journalist

Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow

Author & Activist

Andrea Ortiz

Andrea Ortiz

United Working Families Executive Committee Member

Crystal Gardner

Crystal Gardner

United Working Families Associate Political Director

Jackson Potter

Jackson Potter

Chicago Teachers Union Vice President

Norman Solomon

Norman Solomon

Renowned Journalist, Activist & Author

Lainey Newman

Lainey Newman

Author & Harvard Law School Student

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