Washington’s Broken—Your Hometown Isn’t Helpless

In this powerful episode, longtime Hearsay Culture guest Lorelei Kelly returns to share her groundbreaking new project, Defend the Constitution, which empowers citizens to hold their own congressional-style field hearings. Drawing on decades of experience in and around Congress, Kelly lays out how everyday people can create a civic record, influence policy, and repair democracy from the ground up. She explains why traditional outreach—like emails and protests—often falls short, and how local, structured engagement can become a game-changing tool. If you’ve ever felt powerless or frustrated by politics (and who hasn’t?), this episode offers a real, practical, and unique path […]