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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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The Right Amount of Panic & Street Harrassment with Dr. Fiona Vera Gray Sep 08, 2019

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A conversation with Dr. Fiona Vera Gray about street harassment and her book, The Right Amount of Panic: How Women Trade Freedom For Safety. We discuss the stories of women in her book who experienced street harassment and cat-calling as early as age seven. We also discuss the amount of labor women extend to secure their own safety in public.

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Truth Decay: A RAND Initiative to Restore the Role of Facts and Analysis in Public Life with Jennifer Kavanaugh Sep 02, 2019

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This episode features a conversation with Jennifer Kavanagh, a political scientist and researcher for the RAND Corporation. We discuss their recent study, Truth Decay: A RAND Initiative to Restore the Role of Facts and Analysis in Public Life. RAND defines Truth Decay as the diminishing role of facts and data in American public life. We discuss the four trends that characterize Truth Decay as well as examine some recent and historical examples. We also make the distinction between Fake News and Truth Decay as well as discuss the role of social media and the 24 hour news cycle.

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Every District: Nicole Hobbs, Executive Director of EveryDistrict.US Discusses State Legislative Races Aug 26, 2019

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What do Democrats need to win more legislative power throughout the country? To put a stop to extreme gerrymandering? To pass the Equal Rights Amendment, a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights to all Americans regardless of gender? To pass stricter gun control laws?

According to Nicole Hobbs, Executive Director of Every District, an organization dedicated to helping Democrats win more power at the state level, Democrats need to win more state legislative races to move the country in a more progressive direction; and they especially need to win states races in order to create fairer district electoral maps.

In our conversation, Nicole Hobbs discusses why Democrats won some state legislative seats in 2018 and lost others; she also explains what we need to do to win key states in 2019 and 2020.

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Kate Manne: Philosopher & Author of "Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny" Aug 23, 2019

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Author and philosopher Kate Manne discusses her book Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny.

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Andie Zuniga of PL+US Discusses Paid Leave Policy (Pt 2/2) Aug 19, 2019

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What does good, solid Paid Leave Policy looks like? And what should we look for as savvy constituents. Andie Zuniga of PL+US to discuss Paid Family Leave Policy. We talk about what coverage should include, the number of weeks that have been shown to be effective, and what we should expect from politicians crafting Paid Leave policy.

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Race, Mass Shootings & Intersectionality With Catherine Squires Aug 16, 2019

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Professor & Author Catherine Squires discusses her book Dangerous Discourses; Bringing Intersectionality to a Mass Shooting and the #SayHerName Movement in relation to the C

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National Paid Leave by 2022? Katie Bethell of PL+US Has a Plan for That! (Pt 1/2) Aug 12, 2019

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Katie Bethell, founder of the PL+US (Paid Leave For the United States), talks about their national campaign to win paid family leave by 2022. PL+US has already had several successes within the private sector and has already won paid family leave for nearly 6 million Americans.

We talk about the necessity of paid leave beyond mothers and babies; paid leave is a human right and if implemented correctly, a good national paid leave policy will include those who need to take care of aging parents, time off to care for love ones who may be sick, and adoptive parents, just to name a few scenarios.

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Remaking A Life with Celeste Watkins-Hayes Aug 05, 2019

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Author & researcher, Celeste Watkins-Hayes, discusses her new book "A Life : How Women Living with HIV/AIDS Confront Inequality" which explores the AIDS/HIV epidemic by following the transformative arc many women took to shift from “dying from” AIDS to “living with” it.

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Active Measures: Russia's Successful Espionage Campaign in the 2016 Election Aug 02, 2019

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In this episode I discuss the Russia and Putin's history of launching cyber-warfare and espionage campaigns including the one against the US during the 2016 presidential election. My guests are Laura DuBois and Marley Clements, producers of the documentary Active Measures. We discuss how Russia successfully compromised the 2016 election as well as Trump's connections to Russia dating back to the 80's, his connections to the Russian mob, dark money laundering and the long-standing connections between Russia and Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn.

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Pro-Life Vs. Pro-Choice: Is There a Middle Ground with Asha Dahya Jul 29, 2019

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Reproductive Rights activist Asha Dahya discusses the reproductive rights movement from the lens of an ex-evangelical, turned passionate advocate and activist seeking reproductive justice for all. Follow Asha Dahya

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