In the latest from Nuance, StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. discuss the claims made by Betty Shelby, the Tulsa, OK, police officer who killed Terence Crutcher, an unarmed Black man whose

Ep. 21: The Problem of Fear and Rationality in Police Use of Force

Apr 2nd, 2017 27m 46s

In the latest episode of Nuance, police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. discusses the limitations of notions like "fear" and "reasonable" in police use of force standards with StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro.

Ep. 20: on the Possibility of Effective Civilian Police Oversight

Mar 26th, 2017 20m 48s

On the latest episode of Nuance, police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. discusses the possibility of effective civilian police oversight with StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro.

Ep. 19: On Grounds for Optimism in Social Movements

Mar 19th, 2017 16m 8s

In the latest episode of Nuance, StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. discuss why there is cause for optimism in the fight for social justice and reform. They even manage to keep the discuss

Ep. 18: Hip-Hop, Language, and Bias

Mar 12th, 2017 22m 10s

In the latest episode of Nuance, StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. discuss the way Hip-Hop and other forms of music can challenge our biases by introducing us to alternative vocabularies.

Ep. 17: Civilian Led Policing Aftershow (No Rules Edition), feat. Avi Trop

Mar 5th, 2017 26m 5s

In episode 17, StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto E. Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. confront a podcasting world in which there are no rules, boldly tackling the implications of the drug war, individualism, and community for

Ep. 16: Introducing Civilian Led Policing, feat. Exec. Dir. Avi Trop

Feb 26th, 2017 24m 25s

In the latest episode of Nuance, StayUp.News editor-in-chief Roberto Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. are joined by Avi Trop, executive director of Civilian Led Policing, a new national non-profit working to implement Michael'

Ep. 15: Power, Structure, and Personal Responsibility

Feb 19th, 2017 23m 26s

Using April 27, 2015 (the Baltimore Uprising), as their starting point, journalist Roberto Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. have a discussion about the relationship between power, social structures, and personal responsibility

Ep. 14: Mike and Roberto Solve Race in Politics & Violence in Policing

Feb 12th, 2017 40m 28s

In the latest episode of Nuance, journalist Roberto Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. solve the problems of race and identity in American politics, and violence in policing. The Norwegian Nobel Committee should feel free to co

Ep. 13: on Stupidity and How to Reform Journalism

Feb 5th, 2017 21m 42s

Journalist Roberto Alejandro and Police Scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. on the stupidity of systems (using the PhD job market as an example), and how journalism might be effectively reformed in the direction of better vetting of information.

Ep. 12: Why America, why? (and RTJ3 reviewed)

Jan 29th, 2017 41m 18s

In episode 12, journalist Roberto Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. commiserate about the election/presidency of Donald Trump, and the limits of leftist politics and democratic systems. They also review Run the Jewels 3, but m

Ep. 11: The Problem of Fear in Policing

Jan 22nd, 2017 24m 28s

In Episode 11 of Nuance, journalist Roberto Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. discuss the problem of fear in policing, and how both the police and the public need to reframe their perspective on the issue.

Ep. 10: Truth v. Fact, Or Mike and Roberto Solve Relationships and Politics in One Conversation

Jan 16th, 2017 33m 46s

In this week's episode, journalist Roberto Alejandro and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. solve relationships and politics in one conversation about truth v. fact.

Ep. 9: The Epic Saga of Veterans Stand

Jan 8th, 2017 1h 34m

aka "That time Mike tried to spend $1M in North Dakota," in the latest episode of Nuance, police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. tells the story of the #VeteranStandingRock demonstration last December, and the new organization, Veterans Stand, th

Ep. 8: Why Police Officers Are Political Pawns and How to Fix This

Jan 1st, 2017 17m 24s

Police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. discusses the ways police officers become pawns of political systems with journalist Roberto Alejandro, and how to fix this.

Ep. 7: The Zombie Story

Dec 26th, 2016 13m 52s

About that time police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. encountered a zombie while on duty in East Baltimore. And what this can teach us about implicit bias.

Nuance Ep. 6: Can Training Fix Violent Policing?

Dec 18th, 2016 19m 2s

In episode 6, journalist Roberto Alejandro talks police training with co-host and police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr., discussing whether training is really a palliative to abusive policing, or just a red herring. The conversation is framed b

Nuance Ep. 5: Meet Your Host: Roberto Alejandro

Dec 11th, 2016 39m 21s

Police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. interviews his co-host, journalist Roberto Alejandro, about his background, and the importance of journalism that emphasizes hearing directly from the marginalized and oppressed.

Nuance Ep. 4: Meet Your Host: Michael A. Wood Jr.

Dec 4th, 2016 26m 52s

Journalist Roberto Alejandro interviews his co-host, police scientist Michael A. Wood Jr. about his early life and upbringing, as well as his path to becoming a police reform advocate.

Nuance Ep. 3: Lead Poisoning and Violence with Guest Dr. Lawrence Brown

Nov 28th, 2016 19m 31s

Public health expert, activist in the movement for Black lives, and friend of the show Dr. Lawrence Brown joins hosts Roberto Alejandro and Michael A. Wood Jr. to discuss the impact of lead poisoning on urban environments and its link to violen

Nuance Ep. 2: #VeteranStandingRock

Nov 23rd, 2016 18m 13s

Police scientist Mike Wood discusses #VeteranStandingRock, a campaign to enlist U.S. military veterans to stand in solidarity with Sioux Native Americans fighting the construction of an oil pipeline underneath their water supply from Dec. 4-7.

Nuance Ep. 1: Roberto Alejandro and Mike Wood w/ Guest Dr. Lawrence Brown - A Capella Version

Nov 23rd, 2016 14m 35s

On the first episode of Nuance, a new current events podcast from journalist Roberto Alejandro and police scientist Mike Wood, our hosts are joined by public health expert and activist in the movement for Black lives Dr. Lawrence Brown, for a c