Episode 14 of the podcast looks at the tragic murder of George Floyd. It considers why America is in the situation it is by way of discussing institutional racism, civil rights and the social history of race relations. As usual, this podcast is hosted by Ben from allsociology and is all done in one take. The podcast is split into 5 main themes (with timecodes): Intro (00:00 - 05:26) . Floyd's murder: the background and the fallout (05:27 - 11:32) . A brief history of racial inequality and civil rights in the USA (11:40 - 20:28) . Police brutality and institutional racism in the post-civil rights era (20:49 - 31:03) . Comparisons with the UK (31:04 - 37:00) . How can we tackle the issue? (37:14 - 41:43) . Outro (41:45 - 43:40) . Some of the topics touched on during this podcast include: racism, race, ethnicity, ethnic minorities, discrimination, prejudice, institutional racism, police brutality, globalisation, USA, UK, George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Stephen Lawrence, Mark Duggan, Rodney King, Minneapolis, New York, LA, London, sociology, culture, history, civil rights, media, mass media, social media,  AQA A-Level Sociology, crime, education, power, social control, police, CPS, CJS, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, protest, segregation, movies, Ava DuVernay, Spike Lee, LA92, Selma, MalcolmX, qualified immunity, Macpherson Report, social reform, community relations, London 2011 riots, solidarity, collective sentiments, Emile Durkheim, Black Lives Matter, BLM. instagram.com/allsociology | facebook.com/allsociology | twitter.com/allsociology