PAY THE TAB: Reparations Now

About PAY THE TAB: Reparations Now

America has never faced up to the atrocities its massive wealth was built on — or the racism that still plagues us today. It’s high time for reparations to Black Americans. In each episode, Harvard lawyers (and longtime friends) Tony and Adam expose a story of racial injustice — then explore creative ways to make it right. The show features special guests who are on the front lines fighting for justice. We're making the case for full national reparations, one story at a time.

Publisher

Tony Tolbert & Adam Radinsky

Category

history · news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Apr 2022

Latest episode

12 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Aug 2026

   #27 - The Black Maternity Crisis: Death By Racism

   Why do Black women have a nearly 400% higher risk of dying in prenatal care and childbirth? Khiara Bridges, a leading expert on race, class, and reproductive rights, joins us to spotlight the real reasons for America's racial health crisis - and how to fix it. SHOW NOTES Guest: Khiara Bridges Khiara Bridges is a professor at UC Berkeley School of Law and a nationally-recognized expert on the intersection of race, class, and reproductive rights, and the maternal health crisis afflicting...

2. 

   2 Jun 2026

   #26 - The MOVE Bombing: The Ultimate Police Brutality

   In one of the most heinous acts of police violence against Black Americans, Philadelphia cops killed 11 people (including 5 kids) and left hundreds more homeless. But the case is mostly forgotten now. We get the inside scoop on the 1985 MOVE bombing - and why it’s relevant today with our bloated and growing police state. SHOW NOTES Guest: Linn Washington Jr. Linn Washington Jr. is an award-winning investigative journalist and professor at Temple University. His reporting focuses ...

3. 

   31 Mar 2026

   #25 - Harvard The Enslaver: Don’t Hide The Truth, Tell It

   Harvard University used enslaved labor on its sugar plantations and reaped profits from the slave trade. Richard Cellini, the researcher it hired to identify its enslaved and their descendants, joins us. His team found far more than expected – and it got them fired! Our alma mater sits on a $57 billion endowment. How should it make amends? SHOW NOTES Guest: Richard Cellini Richard Cellini is an attorney and leading scholar of the history of slavery and institutional accountability. He was...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

45 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

21 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 29 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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