The Untold History of the NYPD with Chenjerai Kumanyika of Empire City

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

Society & Culture

4.4 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Dr. Chenjerai Kumanyika is a Peabody Award-winning audio journalist and an assistant professor of journalism at New York University. His latest podcast, Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD “takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history of the largest police force in the world – from its roots in slavery, to rival police gangs battling across the city, to everyday people who resisted every step of the way.” With the national spotlight yet again on the corruption and escalating violence of this increasingly militarized police force, it is necessary to understand the true roots of the NYPD, and see that even after close to 200 years, so much remains the same. Listen to Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD Become a Patron to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content Or subscribe to American Hysteria on Apple Podcasts Find us on Instagram @americanhysteriapodcast Leave us a message on our Urban Legends Hotline or get your mitts on some merch at americanhysteria.com Producer and Editor: Miranda Zickler Associate Producer: Riley Swedelius-Smith Hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The system of policing nurtures and draws out and cultivates the worst aspects of people.
0:10.0	We have to be very brutal in our indictment of systems,
0:13.7	is it takes it away from just looking at these people like villains.
0:16.7	Dr. Changerai Kumenika is a Peabody Award winning audio journalist and assistant professor of journalism at New York University.
0:33.0	His latest podcast, Empire City,
0:37.0	the untold origin story of the NYPD,
0:40.0	quote, takes listeners on a journey to uncover the hidden history of the largest
0:46.4	police force in the world. From its roots in slavery to rival police gangs battling across the city to everyday people who resisted every step of the way.
0:59.0	On this episode, we explore some of the stories told by Changerai in Empire City, both personal and
1:07.3	historical, to illuminate the past, present, and potentially the future of New York City's relationship to their police.
1:18.1	With the national spotlight yet again on the corruption and the escalating violence of this increasingly militarized police force,
1:27.4	it is essential to understand the true roots of the NYPD, and to see that even after close to 200 years, so much remains
1:39.5	the same.
1:40.9	I'm your host, Chelsea Weber Smith Smith and this is American Hysteria.
1:47.0	I am so excited to welcome Changerai today. It is going to be such a cool
1:56.6	episode. I've just been listening through some of your podcast and it is just
2:02.4	fantastic and I'm just really honored and excited that you're here so
2:05.8	welcome.
2:06.8	Thank you. I'm really excited to be here. Love the show and yeah you know really
2:11.4	really excited. Thank you.
2:13.0	Oh, great.
2:13.7	Well, let's get into it.
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