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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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Women's Equality Day with Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester Aug 26, 2020

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Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester joins me to discuss Women's Equality Day, and to commemorate the centennial of the 19th Amendment. We also discuss her role on Vice President Biden's VP nominating committee, and the strengths Senator Kamala Harris brings to the ticket.

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Gun Violence Crisis & Our Epidemic of Hate with Congresswoman Veronica Escobar Aug 24, 2020

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Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, discuss the DNC Convention and its focus on social justice, the historic nature of the Kamala Harris's Vice Presidential nomination, and America's gun violence crisis, and our "epidemic of hate."

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Ilyse Hogue, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, discusses new book "The Lie That Binds" Aug 10, 2020

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Ilyse Hogue, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, discusses her new book "The Lie That Binds," which thoroughly chronicles how abortion rights evolved from a nonpartisan, back-burner issue, to the central cause championed by conservatives and the Radical Right.

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Dr. Wendy Osefo on the Black Lives Matter protests, and the 2020 election Aug 02, 2020

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Dr. Wendy Osefo, is a progressive political commentator, the Founder and CEO of the 1954 Equity Project, and a Professor of Education at The Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Osefo has a weekly radio segment on Radio One 93.9FM WKYS, entitled "Three Things You Need to Know, With Dr. Wendy O". Wendy served on the Obama Administrations Anti-Poverty Initiative.

Wendy joins The Electorette to discuss the Black Lives Matter protests, the recent polls from the 2020 Presidential race, and the Trump administration's failures, including the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Andrea Freeman discusses her book "Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice" Jul 27, 2020

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Andrea Freeman, professor at the University of Hawaii, and author of the book "Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice," discusses the Fultz quadruplets, and their lifelong exploitation at the hands of their doctor, who sold the rights to use the sisters for marketing purposes to the highest-bidding formula company. We also discuss the politics of breastfeeding, its roots in slavery, and how it all ties into modern day food policy.

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Jesse Mermell, Congressional Candidate in Massachusetts' 4th District Jul 20, 2020

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Jesse Mermell, Congressional Candidate in Massachusetts' 4th District, discusses the importance of electing reproductive justice champions, her tenure as Head of External Affairs at Planned Parenthood, and how a conversation with Cecile Richards, shaped her views on electoral politics.

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Meagan Hatcher-Mays, Director of Democracy for the Indivisible Project, discusses DC statehood Jul 13, 2020

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Director of Democracy for the Indivisible Project, Meagan Hatcher-Mays, discusses the recent vote in the House of Representatives to grant statehood to the District of Columbia. If the bill were to pass in the Senate, DC would become the nation's 51st state. Meagan also discusses the history of the fight for DC statement, including arguments made against making DC a state.

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Cynthia Choi, Co-Executive Director of Chinese for Affirmative Action Jul 06, 2020

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Cynthia Choi, Co-Executive Director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, discusses the rising wave of discrimination and hostility directed toward Asian Americans, as well as how xenophobic rhetoric from elected officials, including from the Trump administration, fuels that hostility. We also discuss Trump’s Chinese student expulsion, COVID-19 and building coalitions to fight anti-AAPI racism.

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Alexis McGill Johnson, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood Jun 29, 2020

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Alexis McGill Johnson, the President & CEO of Planned Parenthood, discusses the direction of the organization, including how they will continue to fight to strengthen reproductive healthcare, expand access to all, and create a truly intersectional and inclusive coalition by partnering with activists and movements whose values align with that ofPlanned Parenthood. She also discusses how Planned Parenthood will counter continued attacks on reproductive rights, including those put into place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Prof. Andrea Freeman Discusses the Food Security Crisis & the Pandemic Jun 22, 2020

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Professor Andrea Freeman, aProfessor of Law at the University of Hawaii, and author of the report, The Government Must Increase SNAP Benefits and Eligibility to Avoid a National Food Emergency, discusses the country's food security crisis, SNAP benefits, and failings of the country's food policy, and how they affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak.