About this podcast
Systemic is an award-winning podcast that uses audio diaries and interviews to document the lives of people working to create change.
In Season 3, the series dives deep into the lives of teenagers at risk of being incarcerated and the steps community leaders, police and legislators are taking to reduce youth gun crime.
In Season 2, the show follows a diverse group of educators, students and parents during a school year in which debates around race and equity in public education reached a fever pitch.
Season 1, produced in the wake of George Floyd's death and the ensuing protests, follows Black Americans working to reform policing from inside and outside the system.
Episodes
- Legislate · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 3Davarie Armstrong was a high school student with a bright future ahead of him, but his life was tragically cut short. Teenagers at a party shot Davarie with several guns…
- Bridge · 25 minAurora Police have a new strategy to help reduce youth gun crime. It partners a police force that’s been under the microscope for its treatment of Black and brown communities…
- Educate · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 1Sam Elfay was just 13 years old when he started skipping school. Somewhere along the way Elfay had lost interest. As soon as his father dropped him off at school he’d wait until…
- Season 3 Preview: Teens and guns · 3 min · Season 3Youth gun crime is rising and it disproportionately affects Black and brown people. This crime is often sidelined as a community problem, which dismisses the reasons young Black…
- Overcoming Hate · 23 min · Season 2 Episode 5When it comes to prosecuting hate crimes, Colorado didn’t have a great track record until they amended Colorado’s bias-motivated crimes statute. In this bonus episode of…
- Dreams · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 4Leaders in Denver Public Schools acknowledge existing inequities in schools and are trying to address them. They recognize the lack of people of color in leadership positions has…
- Tipping Point · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 3The number of Black teachers leaving the profession is rising. Kevin Adams is a social studies teacher working in Denver Public Schools. He’s very popular with students and…
- Safe Space · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 2The dramatic exit of the superintendent and changes to school equity policies is cause for concern for Naomi Lopez, a speech therapist in Colorado Springs School District 11…
- No Equity, No Voice · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 1Racial tension has been building in Colorado Springs School District 11 for some time. School volunteer Melissa Hall was racially abused by a white parent in the school parking…
- Season 2 Preview: Equity & Education · 3 min · Season 2Conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion found their way into schools, classrooms, and school board meetings over the past few years. But fixing an entire education…
- Dismantle · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 4This spring, the nation held its breath as Derek Chauvin, the officer charged with murdering George Floyd, went on trial. Was the officer a single bad apple, or a symptom of a…
- Hard Truths · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 3On this episode, we follow an officer in leadership who’s working to reform policing from the top down. As director of public safety in the small community of Franklin Township…
- Survivor · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 2Against the backdrop of George Floyd’s death and nationwide Black Lives Matter protests in 2020, Colorado legislators won praise for swiftly passing an ambitious law meant to…
- Black and Blue · 33 min · Season 1 Episode 1Meet two Black police officers — a young officer in the Minneapolis suburbs and a veteran sheriff's deputy in Colorado Springs — working to protect their communities. In the wake…
- Introducing Systemic: A Show About Reform · 3 min · Season 1Since the death of George Floyd in 2020, America has been searching its soul over questions of racial injustice. Many people are looking for solutions to change a police culture…
