The Electorette Podcast
The Electorette is one of the longest running feminist podcasts, and offers analyses and solutions to the world's biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women. Hosted by Jennifer Taylor-Skinner, The Electorette regularly features award-winning authors, politicians, academics, activists, and organizers like the founder of Mom's Demand Action, Shannon Watts, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and author and MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Fellow, Nicole Fleetwood. The Electorette is independently owned and operated—please support us by subscribing to the podcast on your favorite platform!
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American Identity in Crisis: Kat Calvin Discuss...
26 million American adults do not have ID—ID they need to get housing, medical care, a bank account, and other life-saving services. Following the 2016 election, Kat Calvin, the founder of Spread the Vote, set out to do something about it.
48 min
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Special Episode: Women's (In)Equality Day with ...
Virginia Kase Solomón, the CEO of the League of Women Voters and a lifetime champion of civil rights and social justice, joins The Electorette to discuss the history of the women's suffrage movement, the passage of the 19th Amendment, and Women's Equality Day.
27 min
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How To Create a Fairer Economy Free From Struct...
Alejandra Montoya-Boyer, the Director of Policy at Prosperity Now, talks about how we can create economic equity through legislation
34 min
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Authentic Political Engagement with the AAPI Co...
Katie Kalvoda discusses genuine political engagement with the AAPI Community on two crucial political topics for the 2024 election cycle: gun violence & misinformation/disinformation
31 min
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Moving the Needle: What Tight Labor Markets Do ...
Katherine S. Newman and Elisabeth S. Jacobs discuss how title labor markets, and record low unemployment rates boosts wages at the bottom, improves benefits, lengthens job ladders, and pulls the unemployed into a booming job market.
40 min
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How Political Narratives Utilize Motherhood to ...
Julie Kohler is a writer, an activist, and host of the podcast, White Picket Fence, and she joins Electorette to explore motherhood as a political force.
32 min
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Madame Restell: New York's Most Fabulous, Fearl...
Jennifer Wright, discusses her riveting new pop history book, MADAME RESTELL: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York's Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist.
36 min
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The Role of Ballot Initiatives in a Strong Demo...
Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, the Executive Director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center or BISC, discusses how the ballot initiative process, a process by which citizens can propose to create, amend, or repeal state laws, is core to a strong democracy.
30 min
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Kat Calvin Discusses America's ID Crisis and th...
Kat Calvin Discusses America's ID Crisis, and the millions who lack the necessary ID to obtain housing, food, jobs medical care, and voting
37 min
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Emily Tisch Sussman on Professional Pivots, Med...
Veteran political strategist, Emily Tisch Sussman, discusses handling career pivots, the need for paid family need, and what we can expect from the 2024 election cycle coverage.
32 min
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A Deep Dive Into the Abortion Access Landscape ...
New interactive maps, from Power to Decide, powerfully illustrate the post-Roe abortion care landscape — a deep dive with Dr. Raegan McDonald Mosley and Rachel Fey
29 min
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Women Were the Red Wave's Worst Enemy with Chri...
A conversation with Christian Nunes, President of the National Organization for Women, on how women showed up during the midterms, and the crucial role Black women play in elections past, present & future.
31 min
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The Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period ...
The Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment Period Ends Soon: Healthcare Activists, Laura Packard, Discusses Changes to the ACA
24 min
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The Midterms & the Power of Organizing with Ely...
Elyssa Feder, the Executive Director of Rising Organizers, discusses the importance of organizers in shaping policy, and what voters care about for the upcoming midterm elections.
26 min
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Anti-Immigration Messaging & Disinformation on ...
Shauna Siggelkow, the Director of Digital Storytelling for the non-profit Define American, discusses their recent report analyzing anti-immigration messaging and disinformation campaigns on YouTube.
29 min
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Roe vs. Wade, the Midterms, and Where We Go Fro...
Jamia Wilson and Kate Kelly, hosts of the Ordinary Equality Podcast, join me to discuss the repeal of Roe v Wade, how the repeal with impact the upcoming midterms, and we try to answer the question, "Where do we go from here?"
40 min
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Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twe...
Professor and author, Patricia A. Turner discusses her latest book, Trash Talk: Anti-Obama Lore and Race in the Twenty-First Century, which explores the rumors, legends, and conspiracy theories that plagued President Barack Obama and his family throughout his presidency.
44 min
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BONUS MIDTERMS EPISODE: Energizing Democratic V...
BONUS MIDTERMS EPISODE: Energizing Democratic Voters Abroad with Candice Kerestan
18 min
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Exploring the Economic Cost of the Pandemic for...
The president and CEO of Women's World Banking, Mary Ellen Iskenderian, discusses how women globally disproportionately bore the economic cost of the pandemic, and how for many women, the concept of microfinance has been an economic lifeline, especially for many women in developing countries.
27 min
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Defending Democracy In Our Courts with Skye Per...
Skye Perryman, the president and CEO of Democracy Forward, discusses their current and past legal cases, including challenges to abortion bans, censorship, as well as investigating the spread of misinformation by right wing media.
27 min
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The Battle for State Legislative Power with Gab...
What will it take for Democrats to compete at the state legislative level, and wrest power back from conservatives: a conversation with Gaby Goldstein of Sister District and Shaniqua McClendon from Crooked Media
44 min
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The Supreme Court's Continued Assault on Democr...
Meagan Hatcher-Mays, the director of democracy policy at Indivisible, discusses the recent controversial decisions from the Supreme Court, and provides an analysis for forthcoming cases.
40 min
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Examining the Near Impossible Hurdles to Aborti...
Kate Dineen shares her nightmarish journey to access a later term abortion, following a devastating fetal diagnosis.
40 min
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Title IX Overhaul Under the Biden Administratio...
Author, and Civil Rights Lawyer Alexandra Brodsky discusses the history of Title IX — from changes under the Obama administration, to the law's gutting under Betsy Devos, and what we can expect with forthcoming changes to Title IX under the Biden administration
38 min
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Activist, Organizer, and CEO of New Georgia Pro...
Nsé Ufot, the CEO of New Georgia Project, an organization that has changed the political landscape in Georgia, discusses the current state of politics in Georgia.
28 min