The Next 72 Hours
In most states, a person may be held for up to 72 hours for treatment and evaluation of a suspected mental illness. Sometimes, 72 hours can't tell the whole story.The Next 72 Hours brings you the lived realities of Black people navigating the American mental health system. In each episode, psychiatrists Dr. Dani Hairston and Dr. Nwayieze Ndukwe break down and delve into stories of people seeking (or not seeking) mental health help and the repercussions that come with either decision. Through current events and historical happenings, the hosts and their guests explore provocative questions about medicine, society, racism, and mental health. Every hold has a story. Every story has a history.
Episodes
11 episodes
11 - We Were Calling For Help (Part 2)
In part two of our season finale, we explore some alternatives to police intervention for a mental health crisis. Crisis Response Teams, Crisis Intervention Teams, and the new 988 all offer assistance and mental health services that minimize...
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50:42
10 - We Were Calling For Help (Part 1)
In part one of our season finale, we hear the story of Samuel Celestin, who was killed by the police while experiencing a mental health crisis. Sammy’s sister, Joanne, and brother, Jean...
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1:28:02
9 - Cannabis (Part 2)
In the second part of our episode about cannabis, we will discuss the racist history of the criminalization of cannabis and examine the current legal cannabis space. We have seen that legalizing weed is not enough to repair the damage done b...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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47:35
8 - Cannabis (Part 1)
For our special 420 holiday edition of the podcast, we’re going to give you a complete lens of the cannabis industry in two parts. In Part 1, we’re going to be talking about the racism inherent in the prosecution and sentencing of those who ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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47:58
7 - Black Women, Forced Sterilization, and Reproductive Justice (Part 2)
In the second part of this episode focusing on reproductive experimentation on Black women, we hear what happened after Kelli found out about the procedure she had undergone without her consent. Once she realized what had happened, another batt...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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36:09
6 - Black Women, Forced Sterilization, and Reproductive Justice (Part 1)
In a previous episode, Dani and Nwayieze explored the story of the Holmesburg Prison Experiments. In this episode, they discuss gynecological experimentation that was simultaneously occurring in womens’ facilities across the country. <...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:36
5 - Policing Mental Health
The Next 72 Hours takes a look at how different institutions mistreat and abuse Black people and this is most evident when it comes to law enforcement. There is a long standing history of unjust policing of Black people and communities...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:49
4 - The War on Us (Part 2)
This episode is the second of two that focuses on the treatment and sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine use and the opioid epidemic. The war on drugs is a calculated racist political tool. Crack didn’t just appear in Black c...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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35:40
3 - The War on Us (Part 1)
This episode is the first of two that focuses on the treatment and sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine use and the opioid epidemic. The War on Drugs is a calculated racist political tool. Crack didn’t just appear in Black co...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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27:15
2 - Medical Experimentation & Pathologizing the Black Experience
In this episode, Nwayieze and Dani discuss the pathologizing of Black experiences and Black bodies by looking at the history of the Holmesburg Prison experiments. For more than twenty years, the Philadelphia county jail was the site of a myriad...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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27:51
1 - Hospitalization, An Extension of Institutionalization and Incarceration
In this episode, Dani and Nwayieze look at how hospitalization is an extension of institutionalization and incarceration. There is a history of insanity weaponization in this country especially in regards to Black people. Unfortunately, there c...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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28:43