Brooke Butler on Who Gets Protected

Brooke Butler on Who Gets Protected

From Pod Save the People by Pod Save the People

January 13, 2026 · 1h 25m

About this episode

DeRay interviews Brooke Butler about political mobilization efforts and discusses recent news on AI and accountability in law enforcement.

Utah lets artificial intelligence start prescribing medication, Elon Musk’s Grok AI violates privacy by “undressing” non-consenting users, and a death inside a Mississippi jail raises familiar questions about brutality, cover-ups, and accountability. DeRay interviews Brooke Butler , Political Director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, about Our Power, Our Country —the party’s earliest-ever investment to mobilize voters of color and rural communities ahead of the 2026 midterms. News Artificial intelligence begins prescribing medications in Utah ‘Misogyny by design’: Is it possible to escape getting ‘undressed’ by AI? Death at a Mississippi Jail: Brutal Beating or a Fall From Bed? Follow @PodSaveThePeople on Instagram.

People in this episode

Host: DeRay

Guest: Brooke Butler

Topics covered

  • artificial intelligence
  • voter mobilization
  • politics
  • privacy
  • accountability
  • brutality

Keywords

  • artificial intelligence
  • medication prescription
  • privacy violation
  • voter mobilization
  • Mississippi jail
  • brutality
  • Elon Musk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Products: Grok AI

Places: Utah, Mississippi

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