Very Opinionated with Soledad O’Brien

Soledad O'Brien

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March 23, 2021 00:55:12

Soledad speaks with special guest Reverend Aldana Allen, pastor at Providence United Methodist church, about what it's like to be a Black pastor to a white, conservative congregation.


March 19, 2021 00:50:08

Many Americans have said they aren’t planning to take the vaccine, some due to rampant misinformation. Soledad also revisits the spike in violence against Asian Americans, after a white man killed six Asian women outside Atlanta. Special guest is Dr. Giselle Corbie-Smith, host of "A Different Kind of Leader" podcast, professor of internal medicine at the University of North Carolina.


March 16, 2021 00:46:34

Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that non-unanimous juries are unconstitutional, forcing courts in Oregon and Louisiana to change. Yet almost one year on, many people are still awaiting retrials. Soledad checks in with special guests Terrence Hayes and Aliza Kaplan, director of the Criminal Justice Reform Clinic.


March 12, 2021 00:38:27

Many Southern communities are still recovering from last month’s winter storm. Special guest is Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, mayor of Jackson, MS.


March 9, 2021 00:42:40

Soledad takes a closer look at the hundreds of voting rights bills being taken up at the federal and state level, including those being compared to "Jim Crow-era" bills. Special guest is Myrna Pérez, director of the Brennan Center's Voting Rights and Elections Program.


March 5, 2021 00:43:42

More than two dozen state legislatures are considering a ban on trans athletes competing, even as the House of Representatives push for more reform and rights for the LGBTQI+ community. Special guest is author, swimmer and advocate Schuyler Bailar, the first trans man to compete at a D1 school.


March 2, 2021 00:30:55

Soledad takes a closer look at the alarming numbers of suicides among students. Special guests are author and psychology UNC professor Dr. Mitch Prinstein and John Bruns and Heather Wendling, parents of London Bruns.


February 26, 2021 01:04:22

Soledad reflects on her appearance before a congressional subcommittee with co-panelist and director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism Emily Bell.


February 23, 2021 00:35:25

Soledad takes a closer look at the increase in attacks against Asian Americans, particularly the elderly. Special guests are co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate Manjusha P Kulkarni and historian and author Dr Erika Lee.


February 19, 2021 00:52:23

Soledad discusses newsrooms, diversity and uncomfortable, but necessary, truth telling with special guest novelist, journalist and host of “Our Body Politic” Farai Chideya.