Midterms 2022: It’s All About Voter Turnout
With important and history-making choices on ballots across the country this year, resident data expert Dr. Julie Martínez Ortega joins the podcast to help cut through the hazy 2022 midterm election predictions and offer an objective look at the final days leading up to November 8.
Live With Senator Cory Booker And Steve Phillips
To celebrate the release of How We Win the Civil War, Steve joins Senator Cory Booker for a live, national virtual Town Hall, moderated by MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting, to discuss how we build majority support for a true multiracial democracy in the U.S.
Why I Wrote “How We Win the Civil War”
Steve takes the hot seat as a guest on his own show in this penultimate episode of our special podcast series! Steve and Sharline discuss his forthcoming book How We Win the Civil War and how the concept developed over the last few years.
Sounding the Alarm with Ron Brownstein
Atlantic staff writer and CNN columnist Ron Brownstein joins us for Part 2 of our special How We Win series to discuss the coalitions competing to define the identity of this country and the historical context for this centuries-long existential battle.
Who Gets to Be an American with Historian Mae Ngai
For the first episode of our special How We Win series, award-winning author and historian Mae Ngai places the existential crisis of our time into historical context as she highlights the pervasive nature of the question: who gets to be an American and who is deserving of dignity and equality?
Trump’s Ticking Time Bomb
Lawyer and former federal prosecutor Subodh Chandra joins us to help wrap our minds around the myriad legal challenges Trump is currently facing, from the January 6 hearings to the multiple investigations taking place in several jurisdictions.
Analyzing Elections in Living Color
We discuss the political power of Black people and other people of color, who, when factored into the math, have the ability to tip the scale in this year’s midterms.
Why Ohio Is Trending Red: Conversation with David Pepper
Former Ohio Democratic Party Chair David Pepper joins us to discuss the state of U.S. politics through the lens of Ohio.
Lessons from the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement with Activist Julie Dorf
LGBTQ+ rights activist Julie Dorf joins us to share how she and a coalition of ragtag organizers created the the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
His Name is Mandela: Wisconsin Senate Race and Relatability
Lt. Governor of Wisconsin Mandela Barnes joins us to discuss his bid to become the first Black Senator from Wisconsin.
Art & Activism with Saxophonist Francis Wong
To close out Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, San Francisco-based saxophonist and longtime activist Francis Wong joins us to talk about the revolutionary power of music and art.
PA’s Summer Lee Isn’t Backing Down
Pennsylvania State Representative Summer Lee joins us to talk about her race to become the first Black woman representing western Pennsylvania in the U.S. House.
Where to Give: Your Political Dollars
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How Georgia Flipped: Journalist Greg Bluestein on GA Politics
Greg Bluestein, Atlanta-Journal Constitutions political reporter, joins us to break down Georgia’s political landscape from the Shakespearean-style drama that is GA’s Republican Party right now to Stacey Abrams’ gubernatorial campaign centered around expanding Medicaid.
Talkin’ about Ketanji Brown Jackson
We’re keeping it in the family as Steve’s niece Courtney Teasley joins the podcast to talk politics and pop culture from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings to last week’s drama at the Oscars.
Michael Tubbs is the Anti-Poverty Czar
Michael Tubbs, California Governor Newsom’s new “Anti-Poverty Czar” and former mayor of Stockton, CA, returns to our podcast to update us on his new book, The Deeper the Roots: A Memoir of Hope and Home, his growing family, and his latest venture, EPIC (End Poverty in California).
Aimee Allison on the Power of Women of Color
It’s a family reunion! Aimee Allison, founder of She the People and Democracy in Color’s former president (and original founder and host of this podcast), returns to reminisce and reflect with Steve and Sharline.
The First Black Woman Supreme Court Justice
The first Black woman Supreme Court Justice is very likely somewhere prepping for her confirmation hearing right now. We discuss the news of Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement and Biden’s promise to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court.
How to Win with Georgia's Bee Nguyen
The Secretary of State race in Georgia will play a consequential role this election cycle and beyond. That’s why Rep. Bee Nguyen, is running to fill that seat.
Redistricting 101
As redistricting maps get finalized across the country, Democrats are in better shape than most pundits predicted following the 2020 election.