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**The Electorette**

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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Reproductive Justice is on the Ballot: A Conversation with Dr. Regina Davis Moss Aug 01, 2024

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Dr. Regina Davis Moss, the CEO & President of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, discusses the urgency of advocating for reproductive justice ahead of this election, the organizations decision to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president, and the history of the Reproductive Justice movement which marks its 30th anniversary this year.

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Are Our Fears About Artificial Intelligence Unfounded & How Should Legislators Protect Us: A Conversation with Prof. Emily M. Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna Jul 11, 2024

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Professor Emily M. Bender, and sociologist Dr. Alex Hanna discuss the impact of Artificial Intelligence and whether our government can protect us from its potential harms via legislation, and regulation. We also discuss the sociological harms of AI, as well as the environmental impact. Lastly, Professor Bender discusses the reaction to a paper she presented in 2021, titled "On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? 🦜," after the paper went viral.

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Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Podcast

Stochastic Parrot (Wiki)

On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big? 🦜

The Shadow Report: Shadow Report to the US Senate AI Policy Roadmap

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How Women Keep the Country from Falling Apart: A Conversation with Professor Jessica Calarco Jun 13, 2024

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Esteemed sociology professor, Jessica Calarco, discusses her new book "Holding It Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net." While other countries have an adequate social safety net, with services that include universal childcare, paid leave, and other services, America has instead locked women into this role. In this episode, Professor Calarco discusses how America has historically and systemically locked women into the role of becoming America's default caregivers, and its de facto social safety net.

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Holding It Together: How Women Became America's Safety Net

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What the Data Reveals About LGBTQ Voter Engagement: A conversation with GLAAD President & CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis Jun 06, 2024

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GLAAD President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, joins The Electorette to discuss their newly released data about LGBTQ voters, what this data reveals about LGBTQ voter engagement ahead of the election, and how anti-LGBTQ bills will not be a winning voter issue on the ballot. In our conversation, Ellis also addresses the following:

Are LGBTQ voters enthusiastic about the upcoming election season?
What effect has the current political landscape had on mental health
How do voters feel about candidates who talk about and support restricting transgender youth?

Lastly, Sarah Kate Ellis has two asks of allies to help in the fight for the LGBTQ community—listen for answers at the end of the episode.

About Sarah Kate Ellis

Sarah Kate Ellis was named President and CEO of GLAAD in early 2014 after a successful career as a media executive.

In short order, Ellis refocused GLAAD’s crucial advocacy to accelerate acceptance of the LGBTQ community through a variety of compelling and effective initiatives, campaigns, and programs.

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Research, Publications & Reports from GLAAD

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EMILYs List President, Jessica Mackler, On the Importance of Electing Pro-Choice Democratic Women May 30, 2024

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EMILYs Listpresident, Jessica Mackler, joins The Electorette to discuss the importance of electing pro-choice, Democratic women to office—candidates who are unapologetic advocates for reproductive rights. We also discuss how unified messaging about abortion rights, among all Democrats, will energize voters. Lastly, we discuss the crucial role Vice President Kamala Harris has in being an outspoken advocate for reproductive justice.

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Episodes Summary

Summary

Abortion access and its impact on elections. 0:00
Jennifer Taylor-Skinner interviews EMILYs List President, Jessica Mackler on post-Dobbs electoral politics.
Democrats have successfully framed abortion as a clear choice in elections, leading to wins when messaging is clear and personal.
Jessica Mackler: When we run on #ReproductiveRights, we win in elections.
Jennifer Taylor-Skinner: Alabama special election shows the power of advocating for reproductive rights to energize voters.
VP Kamala Harris' leadership on reproductive rights. 5:50
Kamala Harris has been consistent and outspoken about reproductive justice, calling Republicans extremists and vowing to veto a national abortion ban.
Vice President Kamala Harris has been a consistent champion of reproductive freedom throughout her career.
Abortion and reproductive rights in the 2022 midterm elections. 9:01
Democrats are consistent on messaging around reproductive rights and abortion, with men and women on the same page.
Women elected leaders bring unique perspectives to the issue, which can make a real difference in messaging and outcomes.
Larry Hogan, the former Governor of Maryland, and current Republican candidate for the Senate, has an anti-choice record, and supports the Republican plan to ban abortion nationally.
Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic candidate for the Maryland Senate race, is a champion for reproductive freedom, and Maryland voters will choose her over Hogan.
The Republican Vice Presidential pick may be a problem for Trump due to their anti-choice record.
The Biden-Harris ticket has a clear contrast on reproductive rights, with a champion on the ticket and an anti-choice record from Trump.
Abortion rights and the upcoming election. 15:28
Jessica Mackler: "Underestimating women's outrage on abortion rights is a bad choice for Republicans."
Jessica Mackler: "Democratic ticket will defend and restore reproductive rights, while Republican ticket will restrict them."
Jessica Mackler: "We can deliver a democratic trifecta driven by women candidates."
Jessica Mackler: "We've seen people turn out for reproductive freedom in elections."
Jessica Mackler: "Securing power will allow us to restore these rights."

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When Disinformation Targets Black Voters: Esosa Osa Explains the 2024 Disinformation Landscape May 02, 2024

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Esosa Osa, the founder and CEO of Onyx Impact, an organization that fights the harmful information ecosystems that target Black communities, discusses how misinformation and disinformation campaigns target the Black community and voters. Osa served as the Senior Advisor to Stacey Abrams' gubernatorial campaign, and is the former deputy direction of Fair Fight Action — roles which helped hone her skills in spotting and combatting disinformation campaigns which targeted Black voters. She also explains the role of social media platforms, like TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter, play in helping to proliferate harmful disinformation, as well as, the role of foreign-influence campaigns, like the Russian tactics employed during the 2016 election cycle. Lastly, we discuss the role of AI and how the quickly evolving technology will make it even harder to detect, and fight disinformation.

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Onyx Impact

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Is the Climate Crisis Making You Think Twice About Having Kids? A Conversation With Dr. Jade S. Sasser Apr 25, 2024

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Dr. Jade S. Sasser discusses eco-anxiety, climate guilt, and her new book, "Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question: Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain Future," as well as, the growing reproductive-resistance movement among young people who've decided to refrain from having children due to the looming climate crisis.

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Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question: Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain Future

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Focusing on a Family Friendly Economy to Energize Voters & Transform the Country with Sondra Goldschein Apr 11, 2024

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Sondra Goldshein, the Executive Director of The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, discusses the organization's election-year ground game focused on electing candidates who support family friendly policies like childcare, elder care, and paid family leave. The organization is investing $40 million dollars to back the reelection campaign of the Biden/Harris administration, as well as, to support robust door-to-door field programs, with the goal of electing leaders in six battleground states: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, and Montana.

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The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy

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Dr. Venice Haynes of United States of Care Discusses State-Level Solutions to the Maternal Healthcare Crisis Mar 28, 2024

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Dr. Venice Haynes, the Senior Director of Research and Community Engagement at United States of Care, an organization focused on building a better health care system by expanding access to quality, affordable healthcare, discusses their recent report which shows positive outcomes, particularly for Black women, when state-level Community Based Organizations (CBOs) are invested in maternal health.

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Patient-First Care Research Findings

United States of Care Health Equity Report

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Fighting Mad: Resisting the End of Roe v Wade, a Conversation with Dr. Krystale E. Littlejohn Mar 21, 2024

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Dr. Krystale E. Littlejohn, professor and author of the book "Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Reproductive Politics," discusses her latest book, "Fighting Mad: Resisting the End of Roe v. Wade," a collection of 52 essays she edited alongside historian, and author Dr. Rickie Solinger. This incredible collection features essays from some of the most formidable thinkers, leaders, and activists of our time, each exploring critical and overlooked aspects of our ongoing fight for reproductive justice. The book presents a much-needed conversation in our post-Roe landscape, and provides a roadmap for how to move forward with a more inclusive, and intersectional lens.