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If you have to work for a living, then you’re working class, and the sooner we realize most of us are in the same boat, the sooner we can ban together and ask for what we need. John Russell and I talk about how we have more to gain from solidarity than division, and as John says, “It comes down to power. If we want to find common ground, and close the hate gap, it’s essential we realize our futures are irrevocably tied together”. Yes, we need to elect people who will support our needs, but we don’t have to wait around for politicians to start making change. We can start that all on our own though action. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, including the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thanks so much for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: https://linktr.ee/heyjohnrussell https://www.theholler.co/ TikTok: @heyjohnrussell Insta: @heyjohnrussell Twitter: @heyjohnrussell As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://shopbeam.com/politicsgirl https://lomi.com/politicsgirl Code: politicsgirl

Democracy’s white knight Marc Elias joins us to explain that we aren’t just fighting election suppression & subversion, we’re now fighting election vigilanteism and the new Republican strategy of standing in defiance of the law itself. The GOP seems to have decided it’s simply good politics to say you’re fighting a corrupt system when you, yourself, are the ones corrupting it. As Marc points out, one of the biggest ways to stop these extreme moves against our elections is to raise awareness of what’s going on. So today we talk what’s happening, what’s being done to counter it, and what we can all do to support democracy moving forward. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, including the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thanks so much for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: https://www.democracydocket.com/ https://www.elias.law/team/marc-elias Twitter: @marceelias @DemocracyDocket As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://www.honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://lomi.com/politicsgirl Code: politicsgirl https://getsuperbeeets.com code: PoliticsGirl https://shopbeam.com/politicsgirl

The 2024 senate map is rough. The Republicans only need to win 2 seats to change the balance of power and the Democrats have 8 that are considered vulnerable. It’s not only essential we win every seat we already have, but we have to buckle down and defend the ones we can’t lose. With that in mind, today’s guest is Michigan Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, running to replace retiring Democratic senator Debbie Stabenow. Elissa and I talk about the chaos in the House of which she is currently a member, the importance of continuing to fund Ukraine in this battle between democracy and autocracy, and the importance of keeping the Senate in this time of deep political instability. It’s an amazingly informative & activating conversation. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, including the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thanks so much for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: https://elissaslotkin.org/ Twitter: @ElissaSlotkin @RepSlotkin As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by www.BetterHelp.com/politicsgirl Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/politicsgirl and get on your way to being your best self! This episode is also sponsored by our friends at MOSH… https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl

We are seeing increasing calls for violence around the country, an incitement to violence by Trump and his compatriots, and an overall threat to our democracy and our public safety with the stockpiling of weapons and ammunition to use against a government, or fellow citizens, with whom people disagree. Join me, and well known public safety advocate Fred Guttenberg, as we talk about these threats and about giving Americans the tools to move off this platform of lies and onto a platform of facts and action. The gun violence we’re seeing in America is actually pretty new. It wasn’t always like this, and it doesn’t have to be like in the future. The choice is ours. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, including the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thanks so much for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: https://fredguttenberg.com/ Twitter: @fred_guttenberg American Carnage: https://shop.booksandbooks.com/book/9781684812059 As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl A big thank you to our sponsors!! https://lomi.com/politicsgirl https://www.honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://superbeets.com Code: PoliticsGirl https://www.rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl

Presidential third parties are deceiving the public. They claim to offer a choice, but what they’re offering is an illusion. A dream that somehow their candidate could defy history and do something no 3rd party candidate has been able to do, and win the presidency. There is no grey area here. If you buy what they’re selling and give them your vote, you are fundamentally helping elect Donald Trump to destroy American democracy. I’m not being hyperbolic. There’s too much on the line in 2024 to split the “we would like to remain a democracy” vote. We simply can’t afford the mistake of No Labels, the Green Party or RFK on the Presidential ticket. Join me and the Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson as we break it down. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, including the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thanks so much for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: https://lincolnproject.us/ Twitter: @TheRickWilson @ProjectLincoln Substack: https://therickwilson.substack.com/ Enemies List Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rick-wilsons-the-enemies-list/id1650861232 As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl A big thank you to our sponsors!! https://michaelsteelenetwork.com/ http://trymiracle.com/politicsgirl http://shopbeam.com/politicsgirl

You want to make a difference to our democracy? Get more people registered to vote. Today we talk to Jason Berlin, the Executive Director of Field Team 6, which since its founding in 2019 has helped register almost 2.9 million Democratic voters, the vast majority in swing states. Jason and his team are a proudly “partisan voter registration” group looking to “track down every good hearted eligible voter and get them on the voter rolls where they belong”. Relentlessly optimistic, Jason and his army of volunteers have disproved the idea that you can’t out organize cheating, and know that non-voters are actually the key to democratic victories across this country. So tuck in and listen to what you can personally do to turn the tide and shut these cheaters down in 2023, 2024, and beyond. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, including the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thanks so much for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: https://www.fieldteam6.org/ Twitter: @fieldteam_6 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fieldteam6/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fieldteam6/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by www.BetterHelp.com/politicsgirl Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/politicsgirl and get on your way to being your best self! A big thank you to our other sponsors!! https://michaelsteelenetwork.com/ http://trymiracle.com/politicsgirl

The majority of youth in America are not on board for the new extremist Republican agenda. They believe in reproductive rights, and that the climate is in crisis. They’re against book banning and propaganda education. They’re majority pro-LGBTQ, pro-union, pro-health care, pro-living wage and pro-common sense gun legislation, and the Republican party offer them none of that. GenZ might technically still be new to politics, with the oldest member of the generation turning 26 this year, but they know who they are and what they want. Our youth is also looking around at everything from our legislation to our politicians and not seeing themselves reflected, and that hurts with turnout and engagement. Which is why our guest today is so important. Maxwell Frost is not only the first member of GenZ to be elected to Congress, he’s been elected to represent Florida. So as he looks to, and represents the future of our government and country, he hails from a state that’s currently working overtime to take us to the past. Join me for an amazing, hopeful, proactive conversation from someone who has fresh eyes on our old system. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, and the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. That’s https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Thank you for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: https://www.frostforcongress.com/ https://frost.house.gov/ Twitter: @RepMaxwellFrost @MaxwellFrostFL As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl A big thank you to our other sponsors!! https://michaelsteelenetwork.com/ https://www.rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl http://trymiracle.com/politicsgirl

In honor of Labor Day we’re going to talk about the importance of the American worker, but more specifically about the importance of union work. American workers have clearly had enough. The majority of us know we can’t carry on like this. That the wealth inequality and the growing chasm between workers and owners is leading this country down a dark path. At their peak, 40% of American workers were part of a union, now that number is under 7%, and look what’s happened - the rich got richer while the poor got poorer and the middle class has all but disappeared. People can’t afford homes, food or health care, and the majority of us have to take a side hustle or gig work on top of our regular jobs just to make ends meet. It’s unsustainable, and the workers of America are beginning to stand in solidarity against it. To talk about the importance of union voices in the fight for our future we are joined by AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler whose federation includes 60 unions and 12.5 million working people across all sectors of the U.S. economy as she gives us a hopeful path to a better future. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, and the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. That’s https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Thank you for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: https://aflcio.org/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl A big thank you to our other sponsors!! https://michaelsteelenetwork.com/ https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl https://trymiracle.com/politicsgirl

If you care about democracy in America, then you care about the upcoming election in Virginia this November. And before you think yeah, I don’t live in Virginia, I’ll think I’ll skip it, I want you to think about the Wisconsin Supreme Court race in April, or the Ohio special election this August. Most of us don’t live in those states, but our attention on those elections, and their successful results, put the Republicans and their increasingly extremist agenda, on notice. So today we’re going to talk to two Virginia candidates: Senate Candidate, and current House Delegate, Danica Roem, and social media star and now House Delegate Jessica Anderson. Virginia is THE most important race in the country right now. The next big election to WIN. It’s the opportunity to give the Republican Party and their abortion restricting, book banning, voter suppressing, soft supremacy the double middle finger and say not this time, not on our watch. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, and the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. That’s https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Thank you for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: Danica Roem: https://www.danicaforstatesenate.com/ Jessica Anderson: https://jessicaandersonforva.com/ https://linktr.ee/CrazyMotherRunner Twitter: @pwcdanica Twitter: @JessAnderson4VA As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by https://www.BetterHelp.com/politicsgirl Give online therapy a try at https://www.betterhelp.com/politicsgirl and get on your way to being your best self! A big thank you to our other sponsors!! https://www.reelpaper.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://www.thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl https:/https:///www.honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://www.lumedeodorant.com/politicsgirl

Despite how frustrated we might be with the ethics, decisions, and arrogance of this far right activist court, guest Dahlia Lithwick believes we’re actually at an amazing moment in American history where we have the opportunity to really address the court with our politics. If we’re not happy, then we insist on change. Supreme Court justices are not imperial. Corrupt people make corrupt rulings, and most of the county can agree we hate corruption. According to Dahlia, true institutional change is not only possible, it’s shockingly doable, but it won’t happen unless we make the court a first tier issue. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, and the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. That’s https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Thank you for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: Twitter: @Dahlialithwick Slate: https://slate.com/author/dahlia-lithwick Lady Justice: https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Justice-Women-Battle-America/dp/0525561382 As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl https://www.moshlife.com/politicsgirl https://www.trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://www.reelpaper.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://www.rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl

Dr. Allison Gill, the founder of MSW Media, host of the Daily Beans and the Jack Podcast, is here to talk the ins & outs of the most recent, and most serious, Trump indictments - namely the one’s related to January 6th and Conspiracy to Defraud the United States. Trump has been indicted for fraud against the government, the plot to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power, and conspiracy against the rights of all US voters. The documents case in Florida is terrible, the potential RICO case in Georgia is awful, but this case, the one in DC, the one where a sitting President of the United States plotted, contrived, lied and broke the law to stay in power against the will of the voter is what it’ll comes down to. How this trial plays out will define the course of our nation. Understand what’s at stake. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, and the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. That’s https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Thank you for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: Website: https://mswmedia.com/ Podcast: The Daily Beans https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-beans/id1473747182 Clean Up on Aisle 45 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-beans/id1473747182 Jack https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jack/id1317481380 Twitter: @MuellerSheWrote @dailybeanspod As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by https://www.BetterHelp.com/politicsgirl Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/politicsgirl and get on your way to being your best self! A big thank you also to…. https://www.TryMiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: politicsgirl https://www.lomi.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl

It’s easy to demonize Hollywood, to think the people who work in entertainment don’t have the same problems as you or I, but when you take away the glitz & glamour, entertainment is just another industry filled with regular people doing regular work. The vast majority who work in Hollywood are not superstars. This strike is primarily working people standing up for the rights of working people and the superstars standing in solidarity. Actors and writers are the front line in two battles: The rise of AI and how humanity fits into a world with artificial intelligence, and class warfare, who gets to succeed in our society. The deals these unions get, the agreements these corporations make will ultimately affect every single industry and almost every single American. If you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and a bunch of other perks as well as the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. That’s https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Thank you for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: Twitter: @BillyRay5229 https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0712753/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deadline-strike-talk/id1686019933 As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! https://www.TryMiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: politicsgirl https://www.reelpaper.com/politicsgirl Code: politicsgirl https://www.DrinkAG1.com/PoliticsGirl

Republicans spin a good yarn, but data doesn’t lie, and since globalization began the contrast between Republican and Democratic performance on the economy has been incredibly stark. Look no further than Bidenomics vs. Reaganomics. While the Democrats continue to evolve to attempt to create an economy that works for all of us, Republicans keep doubling down on policies that only serve the rich. There’s no reason Democrats should continue to lose the conversation around the economy when study after study shows that Democratic leadership equals growth, lower deficits, and the ability to adapt to a changing market, while Republican leadership equals recessions, higher deficits, and continued American decline. With that in mind, today we talk about the success of Bidenomics with White House Communications Director, Ben LaBolt. You want to understand where we really are with politics & the economy? Then this is the pod for you! If you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and a bunch of other perks as well as the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. That’s https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Thank you for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: Website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/28/bidenomics-is-working-the-presidents-plan-grows-the-economy-from-the-middle-out-and-bottom-up-not-the-top-down/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/ Twitter: @WHCommsDir As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! https://www.thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl https://www.TryMiracle.com Code: politicsgirl https://www.rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl My Head Has a Bellyache by Chris Harris: https://www.amazon.com/Head-Has-Bellyache-Mischievous-Grown-Ups/dp/B0BLY8V53S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2NIPHOF9JGG4U&keywords=my+head+has+a+bellyache+by+chris+harris&qid=1690831737&sprefix=My+Head+%2Caps%2C176&sr=8-1

We know the conservative movement wants to return us to “a better time”, what they see as the “natural order”, with the white, straight Christian man on top, but even those who see themselves as liberal or centrist can struggle with the idea of changing the status quo, because it feels like a potential losing proposition for people who have always been at the top. That people who would be outwardly opposed to MAGA still feel uncomfortable with all these calls for equality and respect, especially when it’s perceived to question their judgment, or status in society. Nostalgia is a powerful part of the human condition, and it can easily become the filter through which every political, social, and cultural piece of information is absorbed. So if a political movement offers to bring back what has supposedly been lost, or at least keep us at status quo, it’s hard to resist because it speaks directly to the anxieties people have around the social and cultural change America has been undergoing over the past century. If you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and a bunch of other perks as well as the knowledge that you’re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. That’s https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Thank you for caring! xoPG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: Website: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/0033600001q9V3MAAU/thomas-zimmer Podcast: Is This Democracy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-this-democracy/id1652741954 Substack: Democracy Americana https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/ Twitter: @tzimmer_history As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.trymiracle.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl www.reelpaper.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

The mounting chaos surrounding the Republican presidential primary makes you wonder what we’re doing here. To figure it out, we have a conversation with Micheal Steele, former Chair of RNC, and someone who knows this party well. Despite the fact that MAGA keeps trying to get rid of him, he believes in his party. The question is, how do we stop the extremism? How do we, as Michael says, “save ourselves from stupid?” DON’T FORGET that you can now SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium to get this podcast ad free and support us as we continue to bring you the best content possible. If you enjoy what we do, please consider helping us grow by going to www.politicsgirl.com/premium Help us help America! xoPG To shop our new Merch Store go to politicsgirl.com/store Guest social: https://michaelsteelenetwork.com/ Twitter: @MichaelSteele @steele_podcast Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/qNXoDf9A As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! http://www.lomi.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl http://www.trymiracle.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl http://www.MoshLife.com/politicsgirl

The Republican Party of today has taken a turn, a turn from traditional “conservative” values into something far more odious and, as our guest, Dara Starr Tucker, would say, far more toxic. As a popular influencer in social commentary Dara is launching a new project to explore this rise of toxicity. Where it comes from, what it’s based in, and hopefully, if we can better understand it, how we can beat it. With mainstream media more and more beholden to their corporate owners, and the story those owners want to tell, those of us who want the truth are increasingly dependent on independent voices to keep us in the know. Dara Starr Tucker is one of those voices I really believe is worth listening to. DON’T FORGET that you can now SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium to get this podcast ad free and support us as we continue to bring you the best content possible. If you enjoy what we do, please consider helping us grow by going to www.politicsgirl.com/premium Help us help America! xoPG Guest social: https://linktr.ee/daratuckerb TikTok: darastarrtucker Facebook: Dara Starr Tucker Insta: daratuckerb As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl www.DrinkAG1.com/politicsgirl www.trymiracle.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

Today’s episode is a sneak peak of what the PoliticsGirl Premium subscribers will have access to with our first Ask Me Anything episode in which Political Warriors & Champions have the opportunity to write in questions that I’ll answer directly as bonus content. Today’s Questions: Knowing what you know about American politics, how can you be positive about America’s future? How do we reach the people who only consume right-wing media? With a quarter to a third of the country giving up on democracy, how do we begin to reduce that number? Do you think Biden should be the nominee? Isn’t he just too old? We wanted to give everyone a chance to hear some of the perks we’ll be offering to our premium subscribers, so if you’d like to have access to the AMA content in the future, and for the ability to ask questions yourself, please consider becoming a PoliticsGirl premium subscriber at PoliticsGirl.com/premium to sign up for one of our subscription packages. And, of course, this episode also drops on the 4th of July, so we start with a little history lesson around the day because it’s hard to know where we’re going if we don’t know where we’ve been. As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! http://www.trymiracle.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl http://www.manukora.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

How many emails a day do you get from people claiming if you don’t send money immediately democracy will die and it’ll be all your fault? How many texts do you get from people you’ve never heard of because you gave your information to someone at sometime and now everyone has your number? How many campaigns have you donated to that either lost by 20 points or won by 20 points? What are we doing here?? We want to help, but also, this is ridiculous! There has to be a better way. Join me and Swing Left Executive Director Yasmin Radjy as we talk about making it as easy as possible for everyone to have a maximum impact on elections with the least amount of drama. It’s inspirational. It’s action based and we talk about the 3 next elections you NEED to be paying attention to. There are more of us who believe in democracy, civil rights and fairness than those who would take it away. We just can’t let them get the jump on us. This is where we start. DON’T FORGET that you can now SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium to get this podcast ad free and support us as we continue to bring you the best content possible. If you enjoy what we do, please consider helping us grow by going to http://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Your support really goes so far. Help us help America! We won’t sell your info either! xoPG Guest social: https://swingleft.org/ Twitter: @swingleft Facebook: SwingLeft Insta: swing left As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! http://www.reelpaper.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl http://www.trymiracle.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl http://www.thrivecausmetics.com/politicsgirl http://www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

Go to dave.com/politicsgirl to sign up for an ExtraCash account and get up to $500 instantly! Terms: dave.com/legal Join the brilliant Thom Hartmann and I as we break down the most recent Trump indictment and discuss how the documents he had, and lied about having, are most likely just the tip of the iceberg. Understand where we stand with this case and how this case fits into the context of previous Republican presidents. Donald Trump is often treated like an anomaly, some kind of aberration but, as Thom argues in his writing, he’s hardly our first criminal president and perhaps, if there had be ramifications for those who came before, we might not find ourselves in the place we’re in now. To be honest, researching this episode blew my mind. I can’t believe how much we don’t know about what certain presidents have done in the past to gain power and stay in power. It’s no wonder Trump’s so upset. Everyone else got away with breaking the law, why not him? DON’T FORGET: You can now SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium to get this podcast ad free and to support us as we continue to bring you the best content possible. If you enjoy what we do, please consider helping us grow by going to http://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Your support would mean the world to us! xoPG Guest social: https://www.thomhartmann.com/ The Hartmann Report: https://hartmannreport.com/ Twitter: @Thom_Hartmann Amazon books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=thom+hartmann+books&crid=3K4V9MX81WSF0&sprefix=thom+har%2Caps%2C177&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-ranker-20mins_1_8 As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.trymiracle.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl www.moshlife.com/politicsgirl www.reelpaper.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl www.rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl

Christian nationalists believe that America is defined by Christianity, and the government should be taking active steps to keep it that way. This is completely antithetical to how our nation was actually set up, but they now have their hands in so many pots - from education, to voting, to human rights - and are backed by such an large amount of dark money, with seemingly endless connections, that the bottom line is if we don’t wake up to the danger of this movement, which in many ways runs parallel with the white nationalist moment and, these days MAGA Republicans, then we’re going to wake up in the near future to realized we live in some version of a Christian autocratic theocracy where our laws, lifestyles, even our morality is dictated by a select few, and the only choices we’ll have left will be conform or suffer. And if that sounds like the opposite of the freedom and liberty America is supposed to stand for, it’s because it is. DON’T FORGET: We have launched PoliticsGirl Premium to bring you ad free content and allow us to continue bringing you the best content possible. If you enjoy what we do, please consider helping us grow by going to http://www.politicsgirl.com/premium Your support means the world to us! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! http://lomi.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl http://fastgrowingtrees.com/politicsgirl http://athleticgreens.com/PoliticsGirl

Today’s pod is a Candid Conversation with return guest, former award-winning executive producer at Funny or Die and author of “OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say?” Ben Sheehan. Ben has written a modern day breakdown of our founding documents that explains everything we never learned in school in an easily digestible book filled with humor. In his previous episode we discussed the first 12 Amendments, the first 10 which we call the Bill of Rights and the last two which were the amendments ratified prior to the Civil War. This time we take a look at America 2.0 post civil war and Amendment 13-27 with a special focus on the very ‘of the moment’ 14th Amendment. This is a fun way to learn what we should probably already know with a bunch of context mixed in. AND DON’T FORGET: Please consider subscribing to PoliticsGirl Premium! Help us grow our team and let this passionate, slightly mouthy, woman continue to break down the issues & motivate the country to live up to its potential. This country is worth saving. Allow us to continue to play our part. xo PG http://politicsgirl.com/premium Guest social: https://linktr.ee/thatbensheehan Twitter: @ThatBenSheehan By the book: https://www.blackdogandleventhal.com/titles/ben-sheehan/omg-wtf-does-the-constitution-actually-say/9780762498482/ Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! manukora.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl athleticgreens.com/PoliticsGirl auraframes.com Code: PoliticsGirl

Join us for a truly amazing conversation with Jocelyn Benson who challenges us to ask who we’re going to be at this moment in history. Are we going to be passive as our voices are silenced and our will is ignored, or are we going to stand up and say not today through our attitude, our efforts and yes, our vote. Secretary Benson reminds us that democracy is a team sport and while the Secretaries of State might be the referees, we all have a part to play. America is at a real crossroads and, realistically, we are so close to losing it all, but we’re also so close to the working, pluralistic, multicultural democracy that no country in the world has ever been able to accomplish, but we actually could. We simply need to decide to walk the right way. Guest Socials: Twitter: @JocelynBenson @MichSoS https://votebenson.com/ https://www.michigan.gov/SOS As always please RATE and SUBSCRIBE to help us grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! Go to dave.com/politicsgirl to sign up for an ExtraCash account and get up to $500 instantly. Terms: https://dave.com/legal. www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

I want everyone feeling discouraged to know that there are people working behind the scenes every day to make this country a better, safer and more democratic place. One of those unsung heroes is Mathew Littman, who is the Executive Director of 97Percent, bipartisan group who support the Second Amendment and responsible gun ownership, and the leader of The Working Group which brings the entertainment industry together with the most well-known leaders in politics, news, and non-profits to seek solutions to our country’s biggest problems. I think the thing to remember is just because we don’t see the efforts people are taking, we need to know that there really are thousands, tens of thousands, of people across this country fighting the good fight, and I want you to start thinking how you can be a part of getting America back on track. Guest Socials: Twitter: @mathewlittman @97Percentorg https://www.97percent.us/ Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl www.fastgrowingtrees.com/politicsgirl www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

The youth of America have the opportunity to truly change the state of politics, and they’re starting to realize it. They don’t want to be told what they can read, or say, or who to love. They don’t want to be shot in their schools or live on a dying planet. Quite frankly, the majority of the country’s youth have no interest in making America great AGAIN. They seek to create something better. Which is why those who would prefer we go back are trying so hard to shut them down. Today we talk with GenZ activist and Strategy Director for Voters of Tomorrow, Victor Shi about how to best understand and connect with America’s youth to best support and understand them as they come into their power and hopefully save us from ourselves. Guest Socials: Twitter: @Victorshi2020 @iGenPolitics_ @VotersTomorrow http://votersoftomorrow.org/lot/ https://politicon.podlink.to/igenpolitics Host, On the Move w/ Victor Shi; Co-host, iGen Politics Podcast; Columnist, Resolute Square; Strategy Director, Voters of Tomorrow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victor.shi12/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorshi2020/ Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsor! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl www.greenchef.com/PoliticsGirl60 Code: PoliticsGirl60 www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

A couple weeks ago we did a pod on Florida and the chaos DeSantis is inflicting on his state. So today we’re doing a counter piece on what a state looks like when a government works for, and listens to, it’s people, and, as far as I’m concerned, there’s no state that balances the scales better with Florida than Michigan. While Florida is all top down government control, Michigan has dedicated itself to listening to, and honoring the will of the voters. So today we’re going to talk about Michigan. To give you a sense of what’s possible when government reflects what the people, and not just what the government, wants. As Salon magazine recently wrote, “Michigan offers us real hope. A roadmap back to democracy and common sense”. And, I can’t think of anything we all need more than a little hope. Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsor! www.manukora.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl www.auraframes.com code: PoliticsGirl www.dave.com/politicsgirl www.trymiracle.com/POLITICSGIRL

Every day we hear about a new lawsuit, a new tragedy, a new pregnancy horror story. The unnecessary pain and suffering brought about by this onslaught of backward, archaic laws forced upon us by Republican lawmakers who believe they know better than doctors, scientists and the pregnant people themselves. After having a fundamental human right stripped from us with the reversal of Roe, women, and their allies around the country, have mobilized with the understanding that our basic human freedoms are at stake. This isn’t just about bodily autonomy, or the lives of pregnant people, it’s about human rights. Join me and Laphonza Butler, the President of Emily’s List, the powerful and influential political action committee dedicated to electing pro-choice women into office as we discuss where we are in America and how their mission has never been more essential to the future of our democracy. Guest social: Emily’s List: https://www.emilyslist.org Twitter: @emilyslist Twitter: @LaphonzaB Insta: emilys_list Linktree: https://linktr.ee/EMILYsList Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All PG show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Don’t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected] Thank you to today’s sponsor! thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl

You only have to look around the country right now to see the power state legislatures have over almost every part of our lives. While the 10th Amendment is a check on the power of the federal government, it gives state leadership an almost infinite amount of power, and in the wrong hands, this unchecked influence has been an absolute disaster for human rights, civil rights and democracy. For 40 years, while Republicans invested billions of dollars and focused energy into building and holding state governing majorities Democrats focused the majority of their attention and money on national races and, while it seemed like things were progressing around the country, individual states were actually putting the pieces in place for regressive laws that would take us back. This stops today. You wanna fight back? We do it at the state level and the States Project tells us how. Guest social: www.statesproject.org Twitter: @StatesProjectUS Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/StatesProjectUS Instagram: @statesprojectus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStatesProject Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://genwhypod.com/

Today’s pod is a Candid Conversation with former award-winning executive producer at Funny or Die and author of OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say? Ben has written a book that is essentially a modern day breakdown of our founding documents that explains all the things we never properly learned in school in an easily digestible book filled with humor. Now, obviously it would take more than one podcast to talk about the entire constitution, so today we’re going to focus on the first 12 Amendments which are the amendments that were ratified prior to the Civil War with the first 10 being what we know as the Bill of Rights. Fun way to learn what we should already know but probably don’t, with a little modern context mixed in. Guest social: https://linktr.ee/thatbensheehan Twitter: @ThatBenSheehan Buy the book: https://www.blackdogandleventhal.com/titles/ben-sheehan/omg-wtf-does-the-constitution-actually-say/9780762498482/ Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl greenchef.com/PoliticsGirl60 Code: PoliticsGirl60 https://genwhypod.com/

Two years ago I did a rant about how the Republicans were beta testing fascism in Florida. I compared Ron DeSantis to one of those raptors in Jurassic Park. The ones who test the fence for weakness, and now if you look at what’s happening in Florida, you can see they’ve found a fair amount of weaknesses in democracy’s fence. It’s not woke that’s dying in Florida, it’s freedom. This podcast is the summation of the legislation, the behavior, and the leadership that is making Florida the test ground for what Republicans plan to unleash on the nation. Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsor! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

Today’s pod is a Candid Conversation with Oscar nominated screenwriter and accidental political guru Billy Ray. Billy makes his living in Hollywood, but transfers those skills to Washington, to consult and speech write for many of the Democrats you know who are making a splash. I’m having Billy on because we share the mission of trying to reimagine how Democrats message. We want to see those who believe in democracy and liberal values fired up and successful. This isn’t just about beating a dangerous alternative, but truly attempting to make this country what it could be. Democrats are not known for being great at messaging, and we need to get out of the trap of being defensive when we really should be on offense. This is a great conversation for anyone who cares about finding our way out of this crisis in American history and supporting those who would lead us toward a brighter future. Guest social: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0712753/ https://www.commondefense.us/ https://bigsunday.org/ Twitter: @BillyRay5229 Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! AthleticGreens.com/politicsgirl greenchef.com/PoliticsGirl60 Code: PoliticsGirl60

Today’s pod is a Candid Conversation with acclaimed writer Julie Kohler, host of award winning White Picket Fence podcast which focuses on how suburban women have become some of the most contested political actors. Over three seasons, the podcast has examined the social disruptions that have pushed a political realignment among women. I’m having Julie on today to discuss how motherhood itself is being weaponized for political gain. In the name of “protecting children” and “parental rights” this particular group has been manipulated to advance the darkest of political agendas. You can see the efforts of this work on our school boards, with school choice, anti-CRT laws and anti-LGBTQ laws. It’s the ugly underbelly of what should be a positive group looking out for what’s best for children but who are, in reality, using their seemingly innocent identity to truly undermine people’s rights. Guest social: https://www.juliekkohler.com/ Twitter: @juliekkohler1 Insta: juliekohlerwrites Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl No Sponsor Today because I want you to send your money or spend your time on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Race instead! https://wisdems.org/

Today’s pod is a Candid Conversation with the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass. On day one the newly elected mayor declared a State of Emergency in LA to deal with the crisis of the unhoused, and 100 days in she’s tackling the problem with the urgency it deserves, and the heart and humility of a new kind of leader. So far the program, which is aligning every level of government, is truly making a difference, and if the second biggest city in America can pull it off, these are programs that can be rolled out across the country. Successful policies are contagious. Whether those are negative policies like abortion bans or trans bans, or positive programs like dealing with homelessness or expanded school lunch programs, once they’re working they can spread. That’s why it’s essential we put the right leaders, with the right values, in positions of power. Guest social: https://mayor.lacity.gov/ Twitter: @MayorOfLA Insta: mayorofla Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl PromoCode: PoliticsGirl

Today’s pod is a Candid Conversation with US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg. We’ll talk what to look forward to as the Infrastructure & Jobs Act comes to our towns and cities, what we should be paying attention to after the recent train derailment in East Palestine, and we’ll get a little insight on how Secretary Buttigieg is able to handle all the disinformation and spin thrown at him, and what we take from his innate skill to bring into own lives. Guest social: https://www.transportation.gov/meet-secretary/secretary-pete-buttigieg Twitter: @SecretaryPete | @PeteButtigieg Insta: pete.buttigieg Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl PromoCode: PoliticsGirl

Today’s pod is part of a new series called Road to 24 where we will deal with the issues, organizations and candidates who are working to push our country in the direction of democracy and away from the encroaching threat of authoritarianism. This series will include action items to help keep our country on a progressive path and away from the regressive road many would force us down. Today’s guest is Congressman Ruben Gallego, the Democrat running to replace the newly independent Kyrsten Sinema in the US Senate. With such a slim majority, losing Arizona isn’t an option, and with Democrats defending twice as many Senate seats as Republicans in 24, protecting our slim majority hinges on his state. I’m having Ruben on early because Sinema hasn’t publicly declared if she’s running, and I’d like to make him such a viable candidate, that she starts thinking maybe it’s not in her best interest to even run. Ruben is a Marine combat vet, a 5 term Congressman and a strong latino contender who can connect with the working class American and represent the freedom, fairness and values of the Democratic party. Winning 2024 will take all of us. We start protecting democracy today. Guest social: https://gallegoforarizona.com/ https://rubengallego.house.gov/ Twitter: @RubenGallego @RepRubenGallego Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

For the most part, the war in Ukraine is not really on people’s radar anymore. It sits somewhere in the periphery, far away and confusing. It doesn't affect many of us directly so we’ve kinda checked out, which leaves us susceptible to misinformation, lies and even Russian propaganda. But what’s happening with this war isn’t just about what happens to the good people of Ukraine, it’s about what happens to our world. Who wins this war will set the tone for our entire geopolitical landscape. Will we live on a planet where “might means right” and an autocratic country can simply invade a democracy, destroy their economy and commit genocide and we do nothing? Or do we live in a world where there are consequences for this kind of horror? Is democracy strong enough to prevail or are we heading to a future where dictators simply take what they want? You want to know what’s going on because ultimately, it will affect you. This podcast is one year of information compressed into less than one hour of your time. Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsor! www.thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl

Reality is crashing in for all Americans whose identity has been based on a false origin story. As we learn more about how things really were, the less some people want to know, and the more angry they feel that they’re being forced to know it. Join me and Matthew Cooke, filmmaker, writer and viral social media storyteller, as we talk about what’s going on these days in the good ol’ US of A, and we discuss his new podcast ‘American Origin Stories’ that covers the true narratives that shape our collective reality. So many of us don’t know our real history, and with education and critical thought under increasing attack, these lessons into our past couldn’t come at a better time. Guest social: https://www.matthewcooke.com/ Twitter: @thematthewcooke Insta: @matthewcookeofficial YouTube: @MatthewCookeOfficial Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.greenchef.com/PoliticsGirl60 Promo code: PoliticsGirl60 www.littlespoon.com Promo Code: PoliticsGirl

The Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 4th is THE most important election of 2023. This election will decide everything from if abortion is outlawed in the state, to if the gerrymander that has turned Wisconsin into a one party state is allowed to stand, to whether this ultimate swing state is allowed to send electors to Washington who didn’t win the popular vote, potentially swinging the 2024 Presidential Election to Republicans even if the Democrats win. Democracy itself is literally on the line with this election, not just in Wisconsin but for the entire nation. To get you fired up and passionate about this game changing moment in time, I’m talking to Ben Wikler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin who not only knows everything about Wisconsin politics, but he knows how to win even when it seems the game is rigged against him. If you want to live in a country with a functioning democracy, there is nothing more important for you to be paying attention to right now that this one special election. Guest social: https://wisdems.org/ ActBlue for the Election: wisdems.org/donate wisdems.org/volunteer Twitter: @WisDems @benwikler Mastodon: mastodon.cloud/@benwikler Post: post.news/benwikler Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl

Today we are joined by National Climate Advisor, Ali Zaidi, who leads the White House Climate Policy Office to talk about all the positive climate initiatives we can look forward to thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act. This legislation isn’t one step forward, it’s a giant leap into the future, and not just good for the planet, but good for our pocketbooks. For too long people have believed that the choice comes down to the planet OR the economy, but that’s not the case. Helping the environment, securing our future on this planet, can also be an absolute boon to our country's financial health, and it sets America once again on the path to be a world leader in innovation and opportunity. As we discover in this conversation, the story of the climate doesn’t have to be one of doom & gloom, but can really be one of possibility & hope. As Ali says, “This isn’t theoretical. The IRA matters IRL.” It’s not just policy. It’s our future. Guest social: White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ Twitter: @alizaidi46 Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

Today we are joined by American political journalist and author, David Corn. David is the Washington DC bureau chief for Mother Jones Magazine, a major cable news commentator, analyst for MSNBC, and best-selling author of a slew of books about American politics including the one we’ll be discussing today “American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy”. According to David’s research, the insanity currently going on with the GOP is not so much a departure from the norms, as a logical conclusion of an established pattern. Since the 1950’s, the Republicans have knowingly encouraged and exploited extremism, bigotry, and paranoia to retain or gain power. As one review put it, “American Psychosis is a sobering look at the ideological destruction, born of cynicism and opportunism, of a once principled party.” Guest social: David Corn Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=david+corn+books&i=audible&crid=1K6H03Z77Z53C&sprefix=david+corn+book%2Caudible%2C145&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 Our Land Newsletter: https://www.motherjones.com/topics/our-land/ Twitter: @DavidCornDC Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.littlespoon.com Promo Code: PoliticsGirl

We are joined today by Dahlia Lithwick, the brilliant award winning journalist who’s been writing about the Supreme Court for over 20 years, to get her take on where this increasingly compromised court is taking us and what we can do if we don’t want to go. Author of “Lady Justice: Women, the Law and the Battle to Save America” Lithwick reminds us that for every big name hero we hope will save us, there are 100 unnamed people working behind the scenes making a difference, and we can be one of them. It’s tempting to see everything through the lens of politics in America, but we also have to look at it through the lens of the law, of organization and of inspiration. The Supreme Court clearly needs reform, our electoral system needs reimagining, our voting rights require protection, and everyone should choosing something to focus on to make it happen. Guest social: Lady Justice: https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Justice-Women-Battle-America/dp/0525561382 Slate: https://slate.com/author/dahlia-lithwick Twitter: @Dahlialithwick Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.greenchef.com/politicsgirl60 Promo Code: PoliticsGirl60

Author of “White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America” Professor Anthea Butler is one of the foremost experts on Christian nationalism. We discuss how evangelical racism, propelled by the benefits of whiteness, is attempting to take over our government and our country. That Christianity is being systematically weaponized in a quest for power and control, and that Christian nationalism, the kind we see in places like Hungary, with its top down control and “traditional values”, is not only on the rise in America but already in positions of the highest power. This conversation is a reminder for all of us, who believe in a true multi-cultural, pluralistic democracy with freedom and justice for ALL, that we must insist on the separation of church and state and recognize that without our efforts, we will end up losing a war we didn’t even know we were in. Guest social: White Evangelical Racism Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/white-evangelical-racism-the-politics-of-morality-in-america-anthea-butler/15267034?ean=9781469661179 Twitter: @AntheaButler Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl Promo Code: PoliticsGirl www.littlespoon.com Promo Code: PoliticsGirl

It’s hard not to be cynical about American politics and the American experiment with all that’s going on, but the truth of the matter is we have tremendous leadership right now. The country is doing extremely well. Legislation that became law over the past two years is set to become tangible reality in the next two. Yes, we are looking at an increasingly undemocratic Republican Party who can’t even compromise with itself long enough to get their speaker elected, but we’re also looking at competent, fresh new leadership to counter them, along with new factories, new jobs, new infrastructure. We’re looking at lower drug prices and major corporations paying taxes for the first time. We’re going to have universal broadband for all our citizens, gun legislation and climate protections. Yes, it’ll be an uphill battle to fight back these authoritarian extremists, especially since they now have power, but that’s just hard, not impossible, and with the right leadership and the right attitude, I think we got this. Guest social: Website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ Twitter: @PressSec Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/PoliticsGirl www.thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl

This is our last episode before the break, and I can’t imagine closing out the year without a dedicated conversation about democracy, so today’s pod is a Candid Conversation with democracy’s super lawyer Marc Elias. Marc is an American Democratic Party elections lawyer who served as general counsel for the Hillary Clinton and John Kerry presidential campaigns, and is the founder of the Elias Law Group who oversaw the state by state response to the 60+ Trump campaign lawsuits contesting the 2020 presidential election, where he won all but one minor case, which was later overturned in his favor. It is Marc and the Elias Group who, as the Republicans and their allies turn their attention to using litigation as a weapon against democracy, have been at the front line fighting back. This is a wonderful and inspiring episode with a wonderful and inspiring man. I hope you enjoy it. Happy Holidays! See you in the New Year! Guest social: Websites: https://www.elias.law/ https://www.democracydocket.com/ New Podcast: Defending Democracy Available anywhere you get your pods https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/goodbye-2022-hello-2023/id1660317917?i=1000590439797 Twitter: @marceelias @DemocracyDocket Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/PoliticsGirl www.Bombas.com/PoliticsGirl Promo code: PoliticsGirl www.TryMiracle.com/politicsgirl If You Laugh, I’m Starting this Book Over https://www.amazon.com/Laugh-Starting-This-Book-Over/dp/0316424889/ref=sr_1_1?crid=9J1Y4G0IGRWD&keywords=if+you+laugh+i'm+starting+this+book+over&qid=1671472287&sprefix=If+you+lau,aps,260&sr=8-1

As we go into the holiday season, join me and the amazing Dr. Allison Gill, founder and CEO of MSW Media as we discuss where we are in America right now, so we’re able to go into our seasonal gatherings armed with the facts. Allison is the host of the, now infamous, Mueller She Wrote podcast, which broke down the minutia of the Mueller investigation and ended up getting her fired from her job at the Department of Veteran Affairs because the truth made President Trump mad. She’s the co-host of Cleanup on Aisle 45, where she and Andrew Torrez report on the Justice Department & Intelligence Agencies as they rebuild after the damage caused by the Trump Administration. She’s the host of the Daily Beans, the amazing daily news podcast, and her newest show Jack just launched, where she and former Deputy Director of the FBI, Andrew McCabe, document the actions of the new special council Jack Smith and his ongoing DOJ investigations into Trump’s many crimes. Allison is one of those people who knows everything about everything, and I thought she was the perfect person to give us all a little perspective and insight as we come to the end of the year. Guest social: Website: https://mswmedia.com/ Podcast: The Daily Beans https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-beans/id1473747182 Clean Up on Aisle 45 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-beans/id1473747182 Jack https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jack/id1317481380 Mueller She Wrote: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-daily-beans/id1473747182 Twitter: @MuellerSheWrote @allisongill @dailybeanspod Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/PoliticsGirl www.nutrafol.com Promo code: PoliticsGirl www.thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl www.uncommongoods.com/politicsgirl

Join me and brilliant Georgetown history professor, author of Democracy Americana and host of the ’Is This Democracy’ podcast as we discuss where democracy is in America post the 2022 midterms. The Declaration of Independence might talk about a country where all men are created equal, but if we’re honest with ourselves, that’s not what everyone wants. History tells us there are those, an entire party in fact, who’d prefer to have a certain group in charge and know they don’t need the majority to achieve it. They simply need to convince enough people in the center that their worldview is better than what the left is offering and we could find ourselves in permanent minority rule. The truth of the matter is, our country is incredibly divided, and it’s up to us, every single one of us, to decide which way we want to go. There’s no middle ground left, no more excuses to be made, people must choose. Guest social: Website: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/0033600001q9V3MAAU/thomas-zimmer Podcast: Is This Democracy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-this-democracy/id1652741954 Substack: Democracy Americana https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/ Twitter: @tzimmer_history Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl www.bombas.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl www.lomi.com/politicsgirl www.uncommongoods.com/politicsgirl

Join brilliant political analyst, expert, and author David Rothkopf as we discuss his new book, American Resistance: The Inside Story of How the Deep State Saved the Nation, about how a host of government officials worked together to keep our dangerous, unhinged, ill prepared president, and his enablers, from doing irreparable damage to the US, our allies, and the planet as a whole. There are a lot of unsung heroes of the Trump presidency and many of them are faceless bureaucrats, military, even some civilians, who did everything they could to help preserve democracy during the greatest constitutional crisis the country has faced since the civil war. And now…apparently we’re thinking of doing it all again? What are we thinking?! Let’s find out! Guest social: The Rothkopf Group: https://trgmedia.com Deep State Radio:https://pod.link/1245002955 Twitter: @djrothkopf Amazon for books:https://www.amazon.com/David-J.-Rothkopf/e/B001H6O2A0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Don’t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected] Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

In the wake of the horrific shooting at Club Q in Colorado, it’s time we bring humanity back into the conversation, because hate is literally killing people. Join me and Broadway & Television superstar Alexandra Billings, as we discuss the Trans experience, the best way to be an ally, and remind everyone that the world is better when we make room for all of us. Despite the tragedies unfolding every day, this episode is the opposite of a downer. It’s an absolutely delightful, entertaining, and eye opening conversation with the most generous woman. I really can’t recommend this conversation highly enough. Guest social: Instagram: @therealalexandrabillings TikTok: @therealalexandrabillings Amazon books: This Time For Me - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=alexandra+billings&i=stripbooks&crid=3R1XLLDLCC94W&sprefix=alexandra+billings%2Cstripbooks%2C153&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl Promo Code: PoliticsGirl

Ron Klain joins us for the post-midterm wrap up. Though not all the results are in, we do know that Democrats will hold the Senate, no election deniers will be in charge of elections, that Democrats have gained governorships and made headway in state houses and the power of hate and division might be on the wain. However, it shakes out, the midterms were a good day for democracy. We might be in for a contentious 2 years, but then again, aren’t we used to that by now? The bottom line is people took this election as their opportunity to register their distaste for extremism, election denialism and political violence. They came out to vote for human rights and bodily autonomy and a properly functioning government. If the country is sick, these elections feels a bit like a fever break. Are we out of the woods? Not by a long shot, but we live to fight another day and should be damn proud of our efforts. Guest social: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ Twitter: @WHCOS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.aspiration.com/tree www.nutrafol.com Promo code: PoliticsGirl

No matter which way election day goes, there will be a tomorrow, so what happens next? Join me for a candid conversation with Thom Hartmann, #1 Progressive Radio Host and New York Times bestselling author of 25 books. I’m having Thom on today because he’s one of the smartest people I know, and no matter how this all shakes out, and I believe it will go the right way, we will still have a lot of work to do to heal what ails this country. Join Thom and me as we start to break down the issues that lie ahead, because we can only solve problems if we understand them. Guest social: https://www.thomhartmann.com/ The Hartmann Report: https://hartmannreport.com/ Twitter:@Thom_Hartmann Amazon books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=thom+hartmann+books&crid=3K4V9MX81WSF0&sprefix=thom+har%2Caps%2C177&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-ranker-20mins_1_8 Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today’s sponsors! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl Promo Code: PoliticsGirl www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

This is the last episode before the midterms. I’ll be back to the regular schedule and topics starting next week but I want to thank everyone for sticking with me through the season and the Candidate Conversations. I hope you are going into this election knowing you left it all on the floor. No matter which way this goes, there will be a tomorrow and an America to fight for but boy, would it be great if it went democracy’s way. Last 3 days my friends! Make them count! Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a MeidasTouch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.