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Nate Bradford, Jr. and other Black farmers and ranchers are fighting to preserve a type of rural, Black agricultural life. But the past keeps blocking their future.
From The Center for Public Integrity and Pushkin Industries it’s the third season of the award winning podcast The Heist. This year, we follow Bradford’s fight to survive against the long, documented history of government discrimination against Black farmers. New episodes dropping every Tuesday in October 2023.
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The Fight for Debt Relief and Legacy from 2023-10-31T04:30
When the initial debt relief program for Black farmers was passed in 2021 it was a false start. It was challenged in court and stalled. But, in 2022, a new debt relief program, not based on race...
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The Forever Fight from 2023-10-24T04:30
Pigford v. Glickman (1999) was a class action lawsuit accusing the USDA of long-running racial discrimination against Black farmers in regard to the types of loans and assistance they received (...
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Boley was a Rip-Roaring Place, Honey from 2023-10-17T05:00
So far, we’ve been following Nate’s journey to becoming a full-time rancher…but Nate isn’t just concerned about his achievements, he also wants Boley to thrive. That mindset is essential because...
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Dancing with the Devil from 2023-10-10T04:00
Nate says his relationship with the USDA was rocky from the start and he went in knowing he was “dancing with the devil” because of his father’s experiences with the agency. In this episode, we’...
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The Cowboy Way and The Color Line from 2023-10-03T05:54:45
Surviving as a rancher is hard for lots of reasons: land has gotten more expensive, corporate farms have gotten more powerful and put pressure on small ranches to expand their operations to stay...
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Introducing season 3 of The Heist: Land of Broken Promises from 2023-09-18T20:58:07
Nate Bradford, Jr. and other Black farmers and ranchers are fighting to preserve a type of rural, Black agricultural life. But the past keeps blocking their future. From The Center for Public In...
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Carrying the load from 2022-03-22T05:00
ReShonda finds a potential home for her bank and a kindred spirit. And she faces new challenges.
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The wealth-gap machine from 2022-03-15T05:00
How did the wealth gap become so huge? And what will it take to really fix it? As ReShonda digs into an aspect of the country's discriminatory history that intersects with her life in a deeply p...
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Shifting goalposts from 2022-03-07T08:46:27
It's a lot harder to find investors for a new bank than people willing to open accounts there. ReShonda discovers a group that might be interested in helping fund her Bank of Jabez.
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Popcorn Heaven from 2022-03-01T05:06:57
ReShonda builds a popcorn business with a too-small loan, learning something that leaves her reeling. She joins a lawsuit that will have national ripple effects.
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How Do You Catch Up? from 2022-02-22T04:30
As ReShonda Young bought real estate and started a business in Waterloo, Iowa, she could see the impact of past and present discriminatory practices. But working at a small investment firm is wh...
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Introducing season 2 of The Heist from The Center for Public Integrity from 2022-02-02T11:14:49
Season 2 of our award-winning podcast The Heist is the story of an enduring American injustice and one woman's effort to address it in her hometown.
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Better Off? from 2020-10-08T02:00
What did companies do with their huge tax break? The Trump administration made grand promises about the 2017 tax law — that corporations would invest the windfall in their workers, boosting the ...
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Buyer's Remorse from 2020-10-01T02:00
Republicans say they hate debt. So why did they push for a tax bill that would add almost two trillion dollars to the country’s tab? Only one Republican senator broke ranks - until he didn’t. Th...
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Mnuchin’s World from 2020-09-24T02:03:32
Who is Steven Mnuchin? He somehow manages to fly under the radar, but as Treasury Secretary he has tremendous power. How did a man with no record of public service and the nickname “the “Foreclo...
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The Dallas Piggy Bank from 2020-09-17T01:00
In 2017, rich Republican donors demanded a legislative victory, and this is how they got it. We meet one big donor from Dallas who goes on the record to explain how money and power work in Trump...
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Welcome to The Heist from 2020-09-01T17:07:37
Welcome to the Heist: How did massive amounts of government money end up in the pockets of corporations and rich Americans during Trump’s presidency? We go inside the system to find out.