Humanity Unplugged Podcast

Jermaine McCrimmon
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Humanity Unplugged is a podcast that listens to the heartbeat of our neighborhoods and the everyday moments, life‑changing events, and world news that shape us and brings them into honest, compassionate conversation. We believe knowing Jesus Christ makes a way: offering hope, healing, and a framework for reconciliation. Through real stories, thoughtful dialogue, and practical insight, we pursue clearer communication and deeper understanding so listeners can engage their communities with wisdom and love. Join us as we unplug the noise, share what matters, and walk together toward truth, service, and renewed hope.

  1. 10h ago

    EP: 152 VSU vs Penn State

    In northern Michigan, a gunman killed five people on Friday, prompting a manhunt that ended when the shooter was found dead beside one of his victims. Separately, police in Petersburg, Virginia, arrested a 19-year-old suspect on Saturday after an overnight shooting at Virginia State University that left five people injured — one of them critically — just hours after officials welcomed freshmen to campus. According to the Gun Violence Archive, the U.S. has seen at least 305 mass shootings since the start of the year. According to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General Dave Sunday, the high-level drug operation was centered around two off-campus fraternities: Sigma Chi and Delta Upsilon. The operation relied on a continuous pipeline of narcotics brought to State College from New York and Philadelphia. Abbatiello, an accounting major who had previously made the dean's list, allegedly used Snapchat to coordinate multi-kilo deals and launder the proceeds. The grand jury investigation revealed that the operation sold bulk quantities primarily to other students, fraternity brothers, and acquaintances at off-campus parties.

    EP: 152 VSU vs Penn State

  2. 1d ago

    EP: 151 Literacy Crisis Pt. 2

    Literacy is the ability to read, write, and use printed and written information to function in society. Today, it also includes understanding digital media, numbers, and specialized text. Types of Literacy Basic Literacy: The simple skill of reading and writing words.Functional Literacy: Using reading and writing skills for daily life tasks, like reading a bill or job form.Digital Literacy: Finding, using, and creating information safely on computers and phones.Media Literacy: Judging if news and online information are true or false. Why Literacy Matters Helps people get better jobs and earn more money.Lets citizens understand laws and vote wisely.Improves health because people can read medicine and safety rules.Connects communities and lowers poverty

    EP: 151 Literacy Crisis Pt. 2

  3. 5d ago

    EP: 150 Literacy Crisis

    Frederick Douglass said, “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” This was true in the 19th century, when he was decrying the notion that enslaved people lacked the intellectual capacity to function as American citizens, and that statement still carries weight today. There is currently a literacy crisis happening in the U.S., one that disproportionately affects students of color, and that cannot be ignored. Literacy is one of the major civil rights issues of our time, and our children’s future — and our nation’s democracy — depends on us addressing it now. There is overwhelming evidence that nearly all children can learn to read. But in schools across the country, many students — especially students of color, students from low-income backgrounds, multilingual learners, and students with disabilities — are not yet skillful readers. Last year, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), “the nation’s report card,” showed that not even half (43%) of fourth graders in the U.S. scored at or above a proficient level in reading. And for marginalized students, the numbers are much worse: just 17% of Black students, 21% of Latino students, 11% of students with disabilities, and 10% of multilingual learners can read proficiently by fourth grade. That any child, let alone the majority of children, goes to school without being taught to read is deeply concerning — and also completely preventable. There are five widely accepted components that are essential to reading: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Decades of research show that when students receive explicit and systematic instruction across all of these domains, they will learn to read. And when students are given access to texts with rich, diverse characters and cultures and see people like themselves fully represented in school materials, they will become more engaged readers.

    EP: 150 Literacy Crisis

  4. Aug 10

    EP: 149 They're not like us !!

    The Victim: 10-year-old Shani "Kaidra" Coke, a student at Troy Primary School, was sent to a shop by her grandmother on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, and was later found dead in the bushes with her throat slashed. The Suspect: Identified as Delroy Coke (also referred to in reports as Delroy Ko), who, according to local reports and records, was a repeat sex offender previously convicted of offenses including a 2019 buggery charge, for which he served time before his release from prison in August 2025. A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighboring Ecuador and prompting people to evacuate homes and buildings. The Jackson Police Department says there's "an active death investigation" underway after the 29-year-old mother of four was found dead hanging from a tree behind a vacant house

    EP: 149 They're not like us !!

  5. Jul 28

    EP: 148 No more lives lost

    The family of a 14-year-old Rochester boy who had been missing for nearly a week says he has been found dead. Zane Johnson was reported missing on July 6 after he was last seen on El Camino Trail near Conkey Avenue. His mother, Chassidy Johnson, said his body was recovered from the Genesee River on Friday. "He is always with me, in my heart, in my soul, in my mind," said Johnson. Family members, friends and volunteers spent days searching for Zane across the city, including near the Driving Park Bridge, where his mother said he was found. The US military said on Sunday that another service member was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed Iranian drone. The death comes a day after the Pentagon announced the deaths of two service members in Jordan. CNN's Kevin Liptak reports from the White House on the first American casualties resulting from Iranian strikes since March. CNN national security analyst Alex Plitsas and CNN military analyst Cedric Leighton also break down the current risk level to US troops in the Middle East.

    EP: 148 No more lives lost

  6. Jul 20

    EP # 147 Nolan Wells & Deion Walton

    Nolan Wells’ body was found on Horn Island, Miss., on July 6, two days after he traveled there by boat with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July. The teen’s mother, Christine Wonsley, has been receiving hate mail amid her unanswered questions about the circumstances surrounding his death. “Whoever sent this to my home, may the good Lord have mercy on your soul,” she wrote on social media. Nolan Wells‘ mother has a message for the individual who sent her family hate mail following the death of her son.  Almost two weeks after the 18-year-old college student’s body was found, following his disappearance on Horn Island amid a Fourth of July celebration, Christine Wonsley has responded to an email from an anonymous sender. “Whoever sent this to my home, may the good Lord have mercy on your soul,” Wonsley wrote on Facebook, alongside a photo of the message. “Bold enough to send this crap but not bold enough to list your return address,” she continued.

    EP # 147 Nolan Wells & Deion Walton

  7. Jul 12

    EP: 146 Missing child Javeayah Harris

    Javeayah Harris was reported missing on Tuesday, June 30, from her home near Hillsboro Street and Ridgecrest Road in Aiken. According to Aiken County Sheriff Marty Sawyer, the parents of a 4-year-old girl "poured" her remains into a lake in South Carolina after dissolving them with chemicals. Although some of Javeayah Harris's remains were discovered, the sheriff stated that it is doubtful that all of her remains will ever be recovered. On Thursday, Sawyer said an inquiry revealed that the girl's parents, Michilae Herring and Johnmarea Harris, reportedly dissolved her body using "corrosive chemicals and other tools." Sawyer claimed that after the two dumped what was left of her remains into Fairfield County's Cedar Creek Reservoir, some of them were found.

    EP: 146 Missing child Javeayah Harris

  8. Jul 3

    EP: 145 Venezuela Aftermath

    Another powerful earthquake, magnitude 4.8, has struck near Venezuela, just days after the country's devastating twin earthquakes. The latest tremor has renewed fears among residents as rescue and relief operations continue in the quake-hit nation. The fresh seismic activity comes amid ongoing aftershocks following the deadly earthquakes that caused widespread destruction across northern Venezuela. Rescuers pulled a man from under the rubble of a nine-story building in Venezuela during a “miraculous” operation eight days after the devastating earthquakes that struck the country. Hernán Alberto Gil Flores, 44, who was buried under 29 feet of wreckage from a collapsed shopping mall parking lot in La Guaira, was rescued on Thursday after a delicate, days-long effort by local and international rescue teams.

    EP: 145 Venezuela Aftermath
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Humanity Unplugged is a podcast that listens to the heartbeat of our neighborhoods and the everyday moments, life‑changing events, and world news that shape us and brings them into honest, compassionate conversation. We believe knowing Jesus Christ makes a way: offering hope, healing, and a framework for reconciliation. Through real stories, thoughtful dialogue, and practical insight, we pursue clearer communication and deeper understanding so listeners can engage their communities with wisdom and love. Join us as we unplug the noise, share what matters, and walk together toward truth, service, and renewed hope.

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  • Creator
    Jermaine McCrimmon
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    141
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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