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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How Political Races Change When Two Women Compe...
Amanda Hunter, the Executive Director of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, discusses their new research which explores how political races change when two women compete.
36 min
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Can State Legislatures Protect Us from the End ...
Lala Wu, the Executive Director of the Sister District Project, discusses the Supreme Court opinion leak which revealed that conservative justices were planning to overturn Roe v Wade, thus making abortion illegal.
40 min
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One Year Since the Atlanta Spa Shooting: What H...
One year ago, last spring, six Asian-American women were murdered at an Atlanta Spa during one of many vicious attacks against members of the AAPI community in recent history. Run AAPI Executive Director Linh Nguyen discusses what has and has not changed for members of the AAPI community.
32 min
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Who Will Hold Facebook Accountable for Disinfor...
Tatenda Musapatike, the Founder and CEO of the Voter Formation Project, discusses how social media companies, like Facebook, proliferate, and profit from political disinformation.
31 min
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My Old Kentucky Home: The racist history behind...
Emily Bingham, a historian and Louisville-native discusses the troubling history behind the Kentucky State Anthem "My Old Kentucky Home"
31 min
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Diversity in Government Representation, and Rep...
Lala Wu, the Executive Director of the Sister District Project, discusses the impact and importance of having diverse representation at all levels of government.
26 min
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Will Women Break Through to the Governor's Offi...
Amanda Hunter, the Executive Director of the The Barbara Lee Family Foundation, discusses the challenges women face in gubernatorial races
23 min
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Recruiting Military Veterans & National Service...
Should more military veterans and national service leaders run for office? A conversation with Emily Cherniack, the Founder and Executive Director of New Politics
19 min
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The Race to Save Democracy with Amanda Litman o...
Amanda Litman, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director discusses what's at stake for the upcoming midterms
21 min
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The Cancer Moonshot Initiative with Healthcare ...
Healthcare activist, and cancer survivor, Laura Packard discusses the details of President Biden's Cancer Moonshot Initiative
18 min
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Supreme Court Nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson wi...
A breakdown of the historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court with Meagan Hatcher-Mays of Indivisible
34 min
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The Bond King, with NPR's Mary Childs
Financial Journalist and co-host for NPR’s Planet Money podcast, Mary Childs, discusses her new book, "The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All."
34 min
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What the Progressive Caucus Gets Wrong About Ru...
Russia/Ukraine expert, Kimberly St Julian-Varnon, breaks down and corrects recent talking points on America's response to Russia's aggression.
33 min
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Intergenerational Poverty and the Pandemic, wit...
The economic fallout following the pandemic will affect certain segments of the population harder than others; Alison Moore, the CEO of Comic Relief US, and Fardosa Hussein, a documentary photographer, and a member of Comic Relief's Youth Advisory Council, join me to discuss the impact of the pandemic on intergenerational poverty, and what steps we need to take to address it.
37 min
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So, What Happened in Virginia? Political Strate...
Political Strategist Atima Omara breaks down what went wrong for Democrats in the recent local elections in Virginia, including the gubernatorial race.
41 min
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The Pathway to Citizenship with Greisa Martinez...
Greisa Martinez Rosas, the Deputy Executive Director at United We Dream, discusses legislation for a pathway to citizenship for immigrants, and DACA recipients.
17 min
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A Field Guide to White Supremacy: What is White...
Kathleen Belew discusses her "There Are No Lone Wolves: The White Power Movement at War," from her new book "A Field Guide to White Supremacy."
34 min
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Expanding the Supreme Court, a Discussion with ...
Meagan Hatcher-Mays, attorney, and director of democracy policy at Indivisible.org, discusses the process of expanding the Supreme Court as a remedy to its current make-up which heavily favors conservatives.
33 min
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Shifting Power by Turning State Legislatures Bl...
Gaby Goldstein, cofounder of The Sister District Project, discusses how Democrats can shift legislative power by winning state legislative seats
31 min
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Activists, Voting Rights Advocate, and Candidat...
Maya Contreras is an activist, a voting rights advocate, and now she's running for Congress in New York's 12th District
39 min
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Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Me...
Dr. Keisha Blain discusses her new book, "Until I Am Free..." about the extraordinary life, and work of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer
26 min
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What the Biden Administration Has in Store for ...
Laura Packard, founder of Health Care Voices discusses the Biden Administration's efforts to improve comprehensive healthcare
27 min
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Breaking Down Anti-Choice Legislation & How to ...
Cofounder & CEO of VoteProChoice, Heidi Sieck, gets into the weeds on anti-choice process, and legislation, including the MS bill going before the Supreme Court
36 min
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Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Repr...
Dr. Krystale Littlejohn discusses her book "Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Reproductive Politics," which argues that the burden placed on people who give birth is unequal.
35 min
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US Census Data & Building Power Via State Legis...
Cofounder & Executive Director of Sister District, Lala Wu, discusses countering the GOP power grab by winning more state legislative seats
42 min