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At The Kitchen Table
by Caroline Welles + Debra Shigley
Caroline Welles and Debra Shigley are moms, waves and political pros who know firsthand what families are juggling. From their own kitchen tables to the policies affecting millions of others, they dig into how politics really impacts American families - childcare, housing, work-life balance, education and more. Each episode cuts through the BS to explore the gap between what politicians promise and what families actually get.
Episodes
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On the Hunt: how Cheyenne is taking aim at abusers & misogynists in politics
Caroline and Debra sit down with human rights attorney and Reckoning Action founder Cheyenne Hunt - who went from a young staffer warned about an "open secret" - to the organizer who helped end a gubernatorial frontrunner's career in 11 days. She joined Caroline and Debra to talk share how she...
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Melita Easters: a Georgia WIN for women's rights
Perhaps you've watched her a time or few on WAGA-TV / Fox 5 Atlanta's "The Georgia Gang" - airing Sunday mornings at 8:30am. Or perhaps you've attended a forum she's moderated or one-on-one with a profound thinker and/or author. Maybe you know her from her tireless work as executive director at…
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Josh McLaurin - once JD Vance's Yale roommate - on being the conscience of the majority in a minority party
State Senator Josh McClaurin spent time ahead of the Georgia Democratic Party primary with Caroline and Debra. He's now in a run-off to be the party's nominee for the Lieutenant Governor's office currently held by the GOP's Burt Jones, a Trump acolyte and fake elector. Interestingly enough…
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Balancing budget policy & personal wellness: Staci Fox keeps fighting for us and herself
Staci Fox, President & CEO at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, joined Caroline and Debra at the kitchen table for an insightful conversation on everything from the state's budget priorities to Fox's own personal battle. Staci has been living with stage‑four lung cancer, a diagnosis that…
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What's the (New)Deal, Debbie?
Our guest at the Kitchen Table this episode is Debbie Cox Bultan, CEO at NewDeal. NewDEAL is a selective center-left network of state and local elected leaders from across the nation. Ther mission is to scour the country to lift up the best and brightest elected officials who are pragmatic and…
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Veteran, Mother, Grassroots activist: Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs sees "a future worth fighting for"
Caroline & Debra weigh in on the Eric Swalwell fallout with heavy hearts, but firm in their values. Hear their conversation prior to welcoming a first-time Congressional candidate in the headline-grabbing state of Virginia. Meet Elizabeth Dempsey Beggs, a military veteran, mother, grassroots...
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Showing RESOLVE: Danielle Melfi's at the table to talk family planning rights
Danielle Melfi, new RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association CEO, joined Caroline & Debra to discuss the shockwaves Alabama's IVF ruling sent across the country and what it says about the vulnerability of fertility care rights, and what’s at stake right now, still. Melfi is charting a course...
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Amanda Litman: The mantra still, is "Run For Something!"
Hosts Caroline and Debra are no strangers to "getting off the sidelines" and choosing to dive into politics. For Caroline it was swiping right on a dating app just to get an "in" with a presidential campaign she wound up interning and working for. For Debra, it was the 'Dobbs' decision from the…
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Beauty product & plastics exposure: a Tuskegee-born doctor's dire warnings for women
Dr. Jasmine A. McDonald is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, where she also serves as Associate Co-Director of the Cancer Research office at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. Trained in epidemiology at the University of...
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The cattle farmer running for Congress comes to the kitchen table
He's a retired brigadier general and now a northwest Georgia cattle rancher. Just the kind of guest you'd expect hanging "at the kitchen table" with the ladies, right? Oh, did we mention he's running to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene's vacated seat in Congress? Hello, "Kitchen Table issues!" Meet...
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Gerrymandering: how Marina Jenkins & the NDRC seek to end it
Marina Jenkins, Executive Director of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, came to the kitchen table to discuss her role in combatting partisan gerrymandering and the impact redistricting has on everyday voters and voter participation. Hear how gerrymandering turned a 1% net win into…
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This Kitty is clawing for child safety reform
In this episode, you'll meet Kitty Mayo, mother, founder of Georgia Protective Parents and a tireless child safety advocate & legislative drafter. It's her personal experience with Georgia's family court system that transformed her into one of the state's most determined champions for child…
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"The Devil Is Busy" kept Soledad O'Brien busy, too
A younger Debra Shigley wrote a fan letter to Soledad O'Brien, and from that early interaction sprung a mentorship. Now the Emmy Award-winning journalist & documentarian (now Oscar-nominated) filmmaker joined Debra and co-host Caroline Wells for an episode "At The Kitchen Table" to discuss...
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Jason Esteves comes to the table to talk childcare
Former state Senator Jason Esteves is a husband, father, former schoolteacher, former school board member, former state senator and small business owner. Oh, and now he's running to be Georgia's next governor. Sounds like a man with a lot on his plate and with a lot of practical experience needed...
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Will Georgia have a 'Madame Secretary?' Dana Barrett comes to the table
Dana Barrett's path to where she is now - serving on the Fulton County Commission and aiming to be Georgia's first woman Secretary of State - came with twists and turns. That's life. The life of a single working mother, small business owner, tech executive and breast cancer survivor has tested…
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"Vote Mama" wants to see more moms in office
Caroline and Debra welcome Liuba Grechen Shirley, the Founder and CEO of Vote Mama Foundation and Vote Mama PAC, organizations dedicated to electing mothers to office and breaking down the barriers that keep them out of politics. In 2018, she made history as the first candidate ever to receive…
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A 'Moms Clean Air Force' - to be reckoned with
Dominique Browning, founder of Moms' Clean Air Force, joined Caroline and Debra to show the connection between clean environmental policy pushes and maternal / familial health concerns. The ladies share an enlightening conversation that shows how mothers and women leaders are uniquely positioned…
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An 'anxious generation' & screen time: Sen. Rashaun Kemp comes to the table
Hosts Caroline Welles and Debra Shigley welcome State Senator (and father of two) Rashaun Kemp to their virtual kitchen table for a conversation on a topic on most parents' minds: phones, tablets .. SCREEN TIME. Hear how the Georgia legislature and school officials are combatting devices to win…
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Meet us At The Kitchen Table - with Shea Roberts
Welcome to our virtual "kitchen table," where hostsCaroline Welles and Debra Shigley will sit down to have conversations impacting conversations you're having at your kitchen table. Get to know a little about Caroline & Debra, then get to know Georgia Representative Shea Roberts. She caught up…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Caroline Welles and Debra Shigley are moms, waves and political pros who know firsthand what families are juggling. From their own kitchen tables to the policies affecting millions of others, they dig into how politics really impacts American families - childcare, housing, work-life balance, education and more. Each episode cuts through the BS to explore the gap between what politicians promise and what families actually get.
HOSTED BY
Caroline Welles + Debra Shigley
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Caroline Welles and Debra Shigley are moms, waves and political pros who know firsthand what families are juggling. From their own kitchen tables to the policies affecting millions of others, they dig into how politics really impacts American families - childcare, housing, work-life balance,...
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