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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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My Old Kentucky Home: The racist history behind the Kentucky Derby's opening song with historian Emily Bingham May 07, 2022

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Emily Bingham, a historian and Louisville-native, has spent years examining the troubling history of this iconic American melody, the Kentucky's State Anthem, "My Old Kentucky Home." She provides an analysis and an historical context for the song's lyrics, and given it's problematic association with mistral shows, she addresses the question of how to move forward while learning from the country's painful legacy of slavery.

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Book: MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME: THE ASTONISHING LIFE AND RECKONING OF AN ICONIC AMERICAN SONG

Original Lyrics: My Old Kentucky Home Lyrics

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Emily Bingham is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. She is the author of the prizewinning biography, Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham, and a multigenerational family saga, Mordecai: An Early American Family. She currently serves as Visiting Honors Faculty Fellow at Bellarmine University.

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Diversity in Government Representation, and Republican Efforts to Weaken Access to the Ballot with Lala Wu of Sister District May 02, 2022

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Lala Wu, the Executive Director of the Sister District Project, discusses the historic confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, and the impact and importance of having diverse representation at all levels of government. We also discuss the status of the Republican long-game to undermine democracy, specifically as it relates to redrawing congressional maps. Recently, Republicans attempted to apply a fringe constitutional theory called Independent State Legislature doctrine to further weaken voting rights in a few key states; Lala Wu explains why this strategy failed in the short-term, but may be a concern in the long run.

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Will Women Break Through to the Governor's Office? A Conversation with Amanda Hunter of The Barbara Lee Family Foundation Apr 25, 2022

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Amanda Hunter, the Executive Director of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, discusses the unique challenges women face in gubernatorial races. We discuss upcoming gubernatorial races like Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Nan Whaley in Ohio, as well as, biases in the way voters view a woman's preparedness to lead when seeking election to an executive level position.

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Recruiting Military Veterans & National Service Leaders for Office with Emily Cherniack of New Politics Apr 18, 2022

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Emily Cherniack, Founder & Executive Director of New Politics, an organization focused on recruiting, and electing leaders who've served the country, through military service, discusses the those who've served in the military can bring to the table in elected positions. Emily also discusses two of New Politics' elected candidates, Representatives Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, and Seth Moulton of Massachusetts.

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The Race to Save Democracy with Amanda Litman of Run for Something Apr 04, 2022

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Amanda Litman, Co-Founder & Co-Executive Director of Run For Something, a progressive political organization dedicated to recruiting and supporting young candidates running for down-ballot office, discusses the upcoming midterms, and how Democrats can counter threats to democracy by targeting down ballot races.

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Learn more about Project RedMap mentioned in this episode: "Drawing the Line: How redistricting turned America from blue to red"

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The Cancer Moonshot Initiative with Healthcare Activist, Laura Packard Mar 21, 2022

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Laura Packardis the Executive Director of Healthcare Voter, an organization that holds elected officials accountable for their votes on health care. Laura is also a healthcare advocate, and cancer survivor who credits the Affordable Care Act with saving her life; in this episode, she discusses the details of President Biden's Cancer Moonshot Initiative which aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50 percent over the next 25 years. Laura also hosts of the weekly show, CareTalk on @actdottv where listeners can call to get their questions about healthcare answered.

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Supreme Court Nominee, Ketanji Brown Jackson with Indivisible's Meagan Hatcher-Mays Mar 20, 2022

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Meagan Hatcher-Mays, the director of democracy policy at Indivisible, discusses the historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, to the Supreme Court. We discuss Jackson's unimpeachable record as a federal appellate court judge, conservative pushback to her nomination, and why Jackson has been embraced by all factions of the Democratic Party, from progressives to moderates.

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The Bond King, with NPR's Mary Childs Mar 18, 2022

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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."

The Bond King is the story of American Investor, and fund manager Bill Gross, who was the co-founder of the powerful, and wildly successful investment firm, PIMCO (Pacific Investment Management Co.). Gross also played a major role in helping shape the government's response to the 2008 financial crisis. We discuss Gross's influence on the bond market, his steep rise, and of course, his downfall.

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What the Progressive Caucus Gets Wrong About Russia with Kimberly St Julian-Varnon Feb 23, 2022

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When members of the Progressive Caucus released a statement regarding United States involvement in Ukraine, Kimberly St Julian-Varnon, a PhD student in Soviet, Russian, E. European history and presidential fellow in the Department of History at Pennsylvania, had some concerns over some of the talking points. Kimberly St Julian-Varnon is in an expert on the region, and its history, and she wrote an essay, titled "Ice Cream Diplomacy" breaking down familiar rhetoric around the conflict, in particular the administration's response, and corrects frequently repeated fallacies. We discuss her essay, as well as, the history of Russia's aggression towards Ukraine.

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Intergenerational Poverty and the Pandemic, with Alison Moore & Fardosa Hussein of Comic Relief US Jan 18, 2022

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The economic fallout following the pandemic will affect certain segments of the population harder than others; women, people of color, Black Americans, and other marginalized groups will have a tougher professional and economic road ahead of them once the pandemic ends. The effects of the pandemic on groups who are burdened by intergenerational poverty will be even deeper. 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.

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