8 episodes

How did American police get so violent? The answer to that question goes back centuries, to the earliest days of this nation. On this special podcast miniseries hosts Robert Evans and rap artist Propaganda (Jason Petty) draw a straight line from the darkest days of slavery, to the murder of George Floyd and the mass violence American police meted out to their citizens this summer.

Behind the Police Cool Zone Media

    • Society & Culture
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How did American police get so violent? The answer to that question goes back centuries, to the earliest days of this nation. On this special podcast miniseries hosts Robert Evans and rap artist Propaganda (Jason Petty) draw a straight line from the darkest days of slavery, to the murder of George Floyd and the mass violence American police meted out to their citizens this summer.

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    Introducing: 'Behind the Insurrections'

    Introducing: 'Behind the Insurrections'

    In the wake of the January 6th insurrection in D.C., Robert Evans and co-host Propaganda take a look at fascist insurrections throughout history. They also unpack the evolution, successes, and failures of antifascists in Italy, Germany, and Spain.

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    • 1 min
    How The Police Declared War On All Of Us

    How The Police Declared War On All Of Us

    How The Police Declared War On All Of Us

    • 2 hr 25 min
    How Police Unions Made Cops Even Deadlier

    How Police Unions Made Cops Even Deadlier

    How Police Unions Made Cops Even Deadlier

    • 1 hr 36 min
    How The Police Defeated Lynching Via Torture

    How The Police Defeated Lynching Via Torture

    Lynching was the sharpest blade in the arsenal of white supremacy for decades, until American police replaced it with the death penalty. In this episode, Prop and Robert trace the evolution of police torture, and how the legacy of 'the third degree' persists in law enforcement to this day. 
    FOOTNOTES:

    History of the KKK in Oklahoma
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, Race Riot
    Tulsa Timeline
    The Color of the Third Degree: Racism, Police Torture, and Civil Rights in the American South, 1930–1955
    ACCUSED TORTURER JON BURGE DIED LAST WEEK, BUT HIS LEGACY OF BRUTAL, RACIST POLICING LIVES ON IN CHICAGO
    CHICAGO POLICE TORTURE: EXPLAINED

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    • 1 hr 29 min
    The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Klan

    The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Klan

    The History of American Police and the Ku Klux Klan

    • 1 hr 28 min
    How The First Police Went From Gangsters, To An Army For The Rich

    How The First Police Went From Gangsters, To An Army For The Rich

    How The First Police Went From Gangsters, To An Army For The Rich

    • 1 hr 22 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
1K Ratings

1K Ratings

iheartruiner ,

Excellent American history of cops

Very useful information in this pod, love the sources provided. Eye opening, learned some things I didn’t know, enjoyed re-learning things forgotten.

The most hilarious part is the sad people coming to low rate it because of their bootlicking ignorance. Stay mad. 🥰

Fluffypoofer ,

Impressive show

Plenty of stories and statistics I’ve never heard of before until now. They provide plenty of facts and historical accounts. Information is cited and worth exploring even more outside of this podcast. Give it a listen!

Halls22223 ,

Hypothetical

I love the complaining about cops not responding fast enough or with enough enthusiasm for petty crime but also the complaining about police “harassing” people for petty crimes. I wouldn’t have disliked this podcast so much is any realistic solutions were offered but it just seems like people complaining about police doing their job.

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