UNDISTRACTED With Brittany Packnett Cunningham

It’s Impossible Until It’s Not, with Angie Nixon

She’s the tenacious Florida state rep who pulled off a stunning upset in last month’s primary for the U.S. Senate—and now everyone’s talking about Angie Nixon. This week,

The Best and Worst Case of What Happens Next, with Angela Rye

In less than three months, the midterms will be upon us. Should we be panicked? Confident? Somewhere in between? Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with political str

How to be a Leader, with Dr. Shavon Arline-Bradley and Bishop Vashti McKenzie

In a moment when Black-led institutions are facing unprecedented attacks, Brittany sits down with two visionary women who know what it takes to build, protect, and transf

"I'm Not here to Bend the Knee," with Governor and First Lady Moore

He’s the much-watched governor making political headlines—but long before Wes Moore was the governor of Maryland, his wife Dawn Moore was a political superstar there. In

Time to Kiss Kumbaya Goodbye, with Brian Tyler Cohen

If everyone is against the Republican hatemongering, why can’t we, you know, get rid of them, for real this time? YouTuber Brian Tyler Cohen, author of the new book The D

Nikole Hannah-Jones Explains It All: Reparations, Rage, and How we Have Hope

What does reparations actually mean? And why is it important to talk about right now?  In this special live episode of Undistracted, Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits do

The Power of “I Deserve This,” with Jemele Hill

It’s a magic moment for sports—and no, we’re not talking about the Knicks over in the MNBA, we’re talking the WNBA, where women just negotiated a huge, historic new colle

Juneteenth and the Debt We're Still Owed, with Adam Serwer

As we get ready to celebrate Juneteenth and the nation's 250th anniversary, Brittany Packnett Cunningham is asking: What would it actually take to repair the worst of Ame

Serena’s Back, Slush Fund Is Dead and…They Tried to Ban Roots?

We’re talking Summer House and Freedom Summer in this episode! Because we love our reality TV and also we love our democracy. Our special guests? Attorney, activist, and

We Should All be Backtalkers, with Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw

  She’s the scholar behind the idea of intersectional feminism—and but those words aren’t just political to her, they’re personal. In her new memoir Backtalker, Dr. Kimb

Girl, AI Is Not Unstoppable

A lot of conversations about AI are either sales pitches (“the efficiency!”) or horror stories (“the extinction!”). This week, Bridget Todd, technologist and host of Ther

Don’t Mansplain to Us, with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

In a world of Epstein files, voter suppression and mansplaining lawmakers, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is a breath of fearless fresh air. She sits down with Brittany Pa

Have They Even Read the Constitution?, with Melissa Murray

The Constitution: So revered! So important! So…really, who knows, because most of us haven’t read it. But law professor and Strict Scrutiny cohost Melissa Murray has, and

Corporate America Is Not Your Homegirl, with Tiffany Cross

After her MSNBC show The Cross Connection was canceled back in 2022, Tiffany Cross “felt like it was just me.” But now she sees her experiences of loss (of a job, and of

“It’s Worse Than We Know”: Maria Hinojosa on Cesar Chavez

It’s been a month of devastating violence against women and children—from femicide cases making headlines to the mass killing in Shreveport, Louisiana. To understand it,

How to Take Down the Creeps of Capitol Hill, with Mrs. Frazzled

Let’s be real: Capitol Hill has a creep crisis. In this episode, Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down with creator Arielle Fodor—better known as Mrs. Frazzled—to unpack

The Manosphere Could Never, With Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach

UNDISTRACTED is back—and this is a fully loaded season premiere! First, Brittany Packnett Cunningham sits down the group chat of Dr. Brittney Cooper and Dr. David Johns t

Oh Hi, It's Been A Minute

We missed you, our sweet UNDISTRACTED gang…and look, this is no time to be apart. So we are BACK, with our biggest, juiciest season yet. Here’s a peek at what host Britta

"Guard Your Joy, Siblings," with The Machetes

For our Season 3 finale, Brittany had no choice but to call up Thee group chat–The Machetes, an unshakeable sisterhood of women who bonded during COVID and haven’t let go

“Women are the Secret Sauce”: Talking Activism, with Shannon Watts

It’s been 10 days since the inauguration—10 days full of executive orders, immigration crackdowns, dismantled DEI initiatives and general panic. This shock and overwhelm