Into the Mix podcast

Into the Mix

Ben & Jerry’s is back with another season of Into the Mix, a podcast about joy and justice. Hosted by Ashley C. Ford and produced with Vox Creative, this season we've got four multi-part stories that take you beyond the news headlines, and introduce you to the real people at the heart of some of today’s greatest fights for justice — like activists who fought to shut down a notorious jail in St. Louis, a community rising up against the destruction of their health and home in a part of Louisiana dubbed Cancer Alley, and leaders protecting voting rights and inclusion efforts in the south.   And don’t miss our previous seasons for more stories of struggle and success from communities across the world, plus conversations about art and activism, with friends of Ben & Jerry’s like John Legend, Big Freedia, and Ava DuVernay.

Ben & Jerry’s is back with another season of Into the Mix, a podcast about joy and justice. Hosted by Ashley C. Ford and produced with Vox Creative, this season we've got four multi-part stories that take you beyond the news headlines, and introduce you to the real people at the heart of some of today’s greatest fights for justice — like activists who fought to shut down a notorious jail in St. Louis, a community rising up against the destruction of their health and home in a part of Louisiana dubbed Cancer Alley, and leaders protecting voting rights and inclusion efforts in the south.   And don’t miss our previous seasons for more stories of struggle and success from communities across the world, plus conversations about art and activism, with friends of Ben & Jerry’s like John Legend, Big Freedia, and Ava DuVernay.

 

#41

War on Woke: Where We Hold Out Hope

Antonio and other business owners in Florida sued the state after the Stop WOKE Act was si... more

27 Nov 2024

44 MINS

44:18

27 Nov 2024


#40

War on Woke: The Real Heart of the Problem

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is on a mission to [curb conversations] (https://www.vox.com... more

20 Nov 2024

34 MINS

34:56

20 Nov 2024


#39

War on Woke: Not Just About The Ice Cream

According to Antonio McBroom, a day without dessert is a disaster. So it makes sense that ... more

13 Nov 2024

38 MINS

38:06

13 Nov 2024


#38

Final Mini-Series Coming Soon!

We'll be back in November with our final mini-series of this season which delves into Flor... more

24 Oct 2024

01 MINS

01:35

24 Oct 2024


#37

Crooked Coffee: Let Us Shine

Ms. Livvy’s heroic efforts to protect voting rights have come at a cost. Her health has su... more

02 Oct 2024

25 MINS

25:19

02 Oct 2024


#36

Crooked Coffee: The Fight Against Voter Suppression

Ms. Livvy has watched as Georgia has become ground zero for voter suppression efforts. Law... more

25 Sep 2024

38 MINS

38:27

25 Sep 2024


#35

Crooked Coffee: Ms. Livvy Against The Machine

Voters in Coffee County, Georgia have another name for this place: Crooked Coffee, where e... more

18 Sep 2024

38 MINS

38:22

18 Sep 2024


#34

Cancer Alley: Victory is Mine

Ms. Sharon never thought she’d be the one to take down the industry harming her community.... more

28 Aug 2024

43 MINS

43:52

28 Aug 2024


#33

Cancer Alley: This is OUR Briar Patch

The violent history of Cancer Alley began long before the petrochemical industry arrived i... more

21 Aug 2024

43 MINS

43:01

21 Aug 2024


#32

Cancer Alley: Plan A is the Only Plan

The beautiful stretch of Louisiana where Ms. Sharon Lavigne lives goes by many names: the ... more

14 Aug 2024

44 MINS

44:46

14 Aug 2024


#31

The Workhouse: How to Close a Jail

How do you close a jail that’s as old as your city? Step one: gather your people. In the f... more

24 Jul 2024

25 MINS

25:02

24 Jul 2024


#30

The Workhouse: The Court's ATM

More than half a million Americans are sitting in jail awaiting trial. And 60% of them [ar... more

17 Jul 2024

24 MINS

24:40

17 Jul 2024


#29

The Workhouse: A Scorpio Walks Into a Jail

Inez Bordeaux needs you to know three things: she’s a mom of four, a Scorpio, and she alwa... more

10 Jul 2024

35 MINS

35:30

10 Jul 2024


#28

Season 3 Trailer: Let's get into it!

Into the Mix is all about joy and justice in action, and this season, Ben & Jerry’s is bri... more

26 Jun 2024

02 MINS

02:36

26 Jun 2024


#27

34 Cents an Hour: Prison Labor & the Exception in the 13th Amendment

Johnny Perez worked hard throughout his 13 year prison sentence. He sewed sheets and facil... more

28 Feb 2024

50 MINS

50:40

28 Feb 2024


#26

The Price of Freedom: Cash Bail and Pretrial Detention

When Flo was arrested in 2016, he did not expect to be wrapped into the predatory bail ind... more

31 Jan 2024

30 MINS

30:05

31 Jan 2024


#25

“This is My City”: The Promise of Reparations and the Legacy of Urban Renewal

Priscilla Robinson says the Southside neighborhood of Asheville, North Carolina was once a... more

27 Dec 2023

43 MINS

43:17

27 Dec 2023


#24

New Front Lines: How Med Students are Adapting to a Post Roe Future

When 3rd year med student Megh Kumar told a mentor she’d decided to go into OB GYN, she go... more

29 Nov 2023

41 MINS

41:25

29 Nov 2023


#23

I Am the Water: Grassy Narrows’ Land Back Story

On a cold night in 2002, Chrissy Isaacs watched yet another logging truck loaded with old ... more

25 Oct 2023

42 MINS

42:53

25 Oct 2023


#22

Libraries Off-limits: Examining Florida’s book bans

[Andrea Phillips] (https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/florida-book-bans-ron-desantis-b22... more

27 Sep 2023

38 MINS

38:17

27 Sep 2023


#21

Police Free Schools: What does school safety really mean?

Most kids in the U.S. go to a school that’s patrolled by police officers. They’re supposed... more

30 Aug 2023

31 MINS

31:18

30 Aug 2023