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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Congresswoman Barbara Lee
A conversation with Congresswoman Barbara Lee
11 min
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Allison Dore: Comedian & Founder of Howl & Roar...
Allison Dore: Comedian & Founder of Howl & Roar Records Discusses Women in Comedy
37 min
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Christine Grimaldi | How the Democratic Control...
Christine Grimaldi | How the Democratic Controlled House of Representatives Can Do GOP Damage Control
39 min
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Parker Molloy: Social Science & Fox News' Respo...
Parker Molloy: Social Science & Fox News' Response to Threats to Masculinity
37 min
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Christina Reynolds of Emily's List, 2020 Primar...
Christina Reynolds of Emily's List, 2020 Primary & Women Running for Office
41 min
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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Discusses Her New B...
Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom discusses her new book of essays "Thick: And Other Essays." Dr. Cottom is an assistant professor of sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University.
55 min
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The Asylum Seekers
In this episode we discuss the experiences of US asylum seekers from all over the world, the conditions they face and our broken asylum process.
30 min
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Being Muslim with Sylvia Chan-Malik
Sylvia Chan-Malik, Rutgers University professor, scholar of Race, Women's and Gender Studies, and author of "Being Muslim: A Cultural History of Women of Color in American Islam" discusses Muslim womanhood and feminism, from a historical perspective to modern times.
53 min
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Electorette Holiday Bonus Episode
Electorette Holiday Bonus Episode
3 min
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Women on Porn with Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray
Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray is join Electorette to discuss her study titled Women on Porn, the largest ever study solely focused on women's experiences and views of mainstream pornography in the United Kingdom.
30 min
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The Feminine Revolution with authors Amy Stanto...
On this episode, Amy Stanton and Catherine Conners, authors of the book "The Feminine Revolution," join me to discuss how feminine traits, such as sensitivity, intuition, and showing emotion, are often painted as weaknesses in women; while the same traits are lauded in men.
67 min
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Active Measures, Russia's Successful Espionage ...
In this episode I discuss the Russia's and Putin's history of launching cyber-warfare and espionage campaigns including the one against the US during the 2016 presidential election.
45 min
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The Right Amount of Panic with Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray
We discuss public sexual harassment, street harassment and cat-calling with Dr. Sarah Myhre, Dr. Fiona Vera-Gray, and Hollaback co-founder, Emily May
68 min
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Gender, Your Guide with Dr. Lee Airton
Do you ever wish that there was a guide to help you navigate and understand our new gender culture? Do you find yourself wondering which pronoun to use and when? Or have you ever wanted a guide on how to be an effective ally to the LGBTQ and transgender community, especially given the recent attacks on those communities by the Trump administration? This episode explores the book "Gender: Your Guide..." with Dr. Lee Airton, which is a primer in a sense on "what to know, what to do, and what to say" in our new gender culture.
44 min
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Raising a Black Boy Not to Be Afraid
Nicole Fleetwood discusses her moving essay titled "Raising a Black Boy Not to Be Afraid: On the Casual Street Violence of Whiteness
44 min
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Grab 'em by the Midterms
Who are the new women elected to the House of Representatives? We've elected a chamber full of history makers and in this episode, I'll explore a few powerhouses, the women who are going to DC to shake things up, including Lucy McBath, Sharice Davids, Rashida Tlaib. We take a look at their lives and what may have inspired their run for office and explore how their experiences may shape their roles in the House of Representatives.
25 min
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Bonus Episode | Introducing: The City with Robi...
The City tells true stories of how power works in urban America. Season 1 begins in Chicago, 1990.
5 min
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Anti-Transgender Memo Pt II with Nathalie Crowley
Nathalie Crowley from the Family Tree Clinic in MN joins to discuss the Trump admin's anti-transgender memo
33 min
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Gender Justice & the Anti-Transgender Memo Pt I
Christy Hall and Megan Peterson discuss the anti-transgender memo uncovered by the New York Times, which revealed that the Trump administration could be seeking to narrowly redefine the concept of sex as an " immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth."
30 min
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Your Voting Rights & Voter Suppression
This episode brings together three previous interviews with voting experts to cover all aspects of voter suppression and voting rights, including the history of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark Supreme Court Case Shelby County vs. Holder, the GOP redistricting plan - Project RedMap, and voter ID laws.
50 min
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Technically Wrong With Author Sara Wachter-Boet...
Sara Wachter-Boettcher discusses her book "Technically Wrong: Sexist Apps, Biased Algorithms, and Other Threats of Toxic Tech," which reveals how tech industry's biases and blind spots are baked into digital products and ultimately harm us.
50 min
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Bonus Episode | Introducing: Superwomen with Re...
Rebecca Minkoff is a fashion powerhouse, and each…
5 min
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Neera Tanden: Special Episode on Kavanaugh Nomi...
This is a special early episode featuring a conversation with Neera Tanden, the CEO of The Center for American Progress Action Fund.
26 min
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Congressmembers Barbara Lee & Pramila Jayapal, ...
Last month, the inaugural summit of the She the People initiative, was held in San Francisco. This episode features Electorette’s coverage of the summit including interviews with three influential leaders, Congressmembers Barbara Lee, Pramila Jayapal, and Black Lives Matter co-founder, Alicia Garza.
50 min
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#MeToo, One Year Later: Brett Kavanaugh, Louis ...
Three guests discuss the comeback attempts by several high profile men and the process of male redemption by looking at the cases of Brett Kavanaugh, Louis C.K., Jian Ghomeshi and others.
47 min