VOICES In Justice PodCast

Want to dive deeper into what Biking While Black is all about? Check out our pilot podcast mini-series we launched in May 2025. UCLA intern, Talia Hamilton, recorded and produced this four-part podcast series to dive more deeply into mobility justice for BIPOC communities in Los Angeles as a part of her final capstone project. The podcast features interviews with community members, advocates, and community leaders to explore how race, transportation, and public safety intersect in the lived experiences of Angelenos. Through storytelling and critical analysis, Voices in Justice highlights the barriers many residents face in navigating the city and calls attention to the need for equity-driven solutions. 

 

You can listen to the podcast on Spotify and Substack. Make sure to sign up for our Substack newsletter to receive updates about future podcasts. 

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About the Episodes

Over the course of the episodes, we hear directly from Angelenos experiencing the effects of traffic violence as well as working towards mobility Justice.

 

Episode 1–Personal Experiences with Traffic Violence

In this episode, Talia talks with Yannick Haynes, a Black man who was involved in an accident while biking during his sophomore year of college at USC. This interview shows the personal effect of traffic violence and how it affects people of color.

 

Episode 2–Policies for Biking Safety

This episode features a discussion with Jared Sanchez, policy director for CalBike where he talks about his work with CalBike to advance policy that focuses on safety for cyclists and pedestrians, especially the most disenfranchised people in our communities.

 

Episode 3–Biking While Black

This episode features a conversation with our founder and executive director, Yolanda Davis-Overstreet and how her work focuses on Mobility Justice.

 

Episode 4–Empowering Young People through Biking

In our fourth and final episode of this pilot podcast series, Damon Turner, the executive director of Los Angeles Bicycle Academy (LABA) discusses how got into biking, how biking can be empowering for young people, and the lack of infrastructure for bike safety.

 

About the Producer

Talia Hamilton graduated from UCLA in 2025 studying Public Affairs and Film & Television. She worked on numerous projects involving social justice advocacy throughout her academic career, first beginning in high school where she founded her schools first Black Student Union and worked with Healing Justice Santa Barbara as an intern. Post graduation, Talia plans to continue her work in advocacy and is excited to see where it takes her.

 

We are incredibly grateful to the work of Talia Hamilton for creating and producing this podcast series. We hope this will be the first of more podcast content to come!

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