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Beyond Resistance Pod
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Welcome to the Beyond Resistance Pod where we help red communities build blue power and start winning! Your hosts, Sarah Schulz and Jennifer Austin, turned the GOP mecca of Midland, MI into a blue city that votes for Democrats up and down the ballot! Now, they want to help you through guests, stories, and information that can help any community build blue power. Winning doesn’t always look like winning, so let’s start with some basics and we’ll flip that community together!
Episodes
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Special Pod: Abdul El Sayed Townhall in Midland, MI
Democracy got on a bus, and we were there for it. In this special episode of Beyond Resistance, we're sharing a recording from a town hall with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed during his It Shouldn't Be This Hard bus tour across Michigan. Introduced by Sarah and attended by community members from across the...
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Ep. 101: When the Overton Window Won't Stop Moving
🎉 Somehow, someway, we made it to Episode 101 of Beyond Resistance. We accidentally skipped celebrating Episode 100, which honestly feels very on-brand for two people juggling politics, community building, perimenopause, podcasts, and occasionally remembering what day it is. This week, Jennifer...
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Ep. 100: Persuade, Pivot, or Walk Away: When is a convo changing minds or just eating your time?
🎉 Episode 100 is here! And what better way to celebrate than with a conversation that includes authoritarian tantrums, campaign strategy, family political debates, volunteer wisdom, and an unexpectedly heated argument about whether a hot dog is a sandwich. Jennifer and Sarah kick things off by...
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Ep. 99: Zombie Runs to State Runs: Chris Girard on Community, Connection, and Michigan's Future
This week on Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer sit down with Chris Girard, Mayor of Bay City and candidate for Michigan State House District 96, for a conversation that covers everything from infrastructure and economic growth to foster parenting, Pokémon cards, and yes... zombie runs. Chris...
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Ep. 98: Candidate Time Is Precious. Stop Wasting It.
What’s the most valuable resource in a political campaign? Hint: It’s not money. It’s candidate time. This week on Beyond Resistance, Jennifer and Sarah dive into one of the biggest mistakes campaigns make: spending precious hours on activities that feel productive but don't actually move votes,...
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Ep. 97: The Wild, Wild West of Content Creation with Sara Wiles
Who needs cable news when your political analysis comes with relatable stories, common sense, and a healthy dose of "what does this actually mean for my life?" 🤷♀️ This week on Beyond Resistance, Jennifer and Sarah sit down with Florida-based political content creator and activist Sara Wiles to...
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Ep. 96: Community Building: The Ultimate Cheat Code for Organizers
This week on Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer dive into one of their favorite topics: community building, and why it beats transactional politics every single time. Drawing from years of organizing, they unpack how real relationships, not just voter lists and door-knocking quotas, are what...
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Ep. 95: Care Loudly, Fight Smart: Aftyn Behn’s Tennessee Playbook
This week on Beyond Resistance, we sit down with Rep. Aftyn Behn, Tennessee State Representative, organizer, activist, and all-around professional needle mover. From getting arrested while standing up to corrupt politicians to flipping the script on what winning looks like in deep red territory,...
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Ep. 94: Building Blue Power One Weird Volunteer Skill at a Time
Election Day is coming fast, and if you're a local organizer, candidate, volunteer, or party leader, it's officially go-time. In this episode, Jennifer and Sarah are back together in their brand-new podcast studio (finally!) and diving into what grassroots organizers should be focused on with…
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Ep. 93: From Seattle to Swing States: Building People Power
What happens when hope meets hustle? This week on Beyond Resistance, Jennifer sits down with Charles Douglas, Executive Director of Common Power, for a conversation about building real people power, one door knock at a time. From training first-time volunteers to sending teams into battleground...
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Ep.92: Rural Strong, Not Rural Forgotten with Teresa Purcell
What if the problem isn't that rural America left Democrats... but that Democrats left rural America? 🔥 This week Jennifer sits down with Teresa Purcell, founder of the Rural Strong Network, to talk about why rural communities feel ignored, misunderstood, and way too often taken for granted....
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Ep. 91: Don't Stop Believin': Vote Your Heart, Then Go Win
The primaries are (mostly) in the rearview mirror, and Jennifer and Sarah are back from vacation, camping, and political doom-scrolling to unpack what it all means. This episode starts with a love letter to Michigan's unofficial anthem, Don't Stop Believin', and why Abdul El-Sayed's post-primary...
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Ep. 90: Optimistically Nervous: Michigan’s Progressive Primary Gamble
The Beyond Resistance crew is taking a quick summer breather, but not before squeezing in a conversation about two things Midwesterners apparently love: politics and camping. Jennifer and Sarah kick things off with excitement about their brand-new podcast studio (yes, it's in a basement, no, you...
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Ep. 89: Democracy, But Make It User-Friendly with JP Kloberdanz of BallotReady
Before we get started, a quick heads-up: our internet connections chose chaos for this recording. If JP sounds like he's broadcasting from a spacecraft every now and then, that's just the technology gods keeping us humble. Also, Sarah's lighting was doing something truly unhinged and made her…
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Ep. 88: Gerrymanders, Election Chaos, and the Louisiana Plot Twist with Matt Gromlich
Everything you didn't know you NEEDED to know about Louisiana's absolutely bonkers election chaos. This week on Beyond Resistance, we sit down with Matt Gromlich, educator, congressional candidate, and all-around democracy defender, for a conversation that will leave you equal parts informed,...
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Ep. 87: We’ve Heard the Anti-Abdul Arguments. Next?
Grab your favorite beverage and settle in because this episode is equal parts political road trip, rally recap, and spirited reality check. Jennifer and Sarah unpack their two-hour trek across Michigan to attend an Abdul El-Sayed rally featuring Bernie Sanders and AOC, and spoiler alert: it...
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Ep. 86:🔥Conversation Is the New Counterculture with Mike Winson of Breaking the Meta Podcast
What happens when a Twitch karaoke performer, lifelong Christian, and accidental political content creator decide they’ve had enough of the chaos and start a podcast? You get Mike Winson, host of Breaking the Meta, and one heck of a conversation. This week, Sarah and Jennifer sit down with Mike…
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Ep. 85: How to Win The Voters Democrats Forgot
🚪 What happens when you make a plan to knock on 5,000 doors in one of Michigan’s reddest districts and actually listen to people? This week on Beyond Resistance, Jennifer and Sarah sit down with Brian Irizarry—Marine veteran, teacher, former mayor, city council member, and Democratic candidate…
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Ep. 84: From Blue-Collar Hero to Political Problem: When the Platner Receipts Drop
(CONTENT WARNING: This show discusses sexual assault and victim blaming) Today on Beyond Resistance, Jennifer and Sarah come in spicy—and honestly, who can blame them? The conversation kicks off with the latest controversy surrounding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner and quickly evolves into…
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Ep. 83: Fish in the Basement & Other Signs of Unchecked Capitalism: How Storytelling Wins Elections
This week on Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer are bringing the vibes, the stories, and maybe a few fish-in-the-basement flashbacks. They kick things off by talking about the growing wave of progressive wins around the country and what those victories might mean for the future of Democratic...
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Ep. 82: Cathedral Builders & Chaos Gremlins: Why Democrats Need a Long Game (and Less Drama)
This week, Jennifer and Sarah take a ride through Democratic strategy, primary-season drama, and why Jennifer has officially reached her Hunter Biden saturation point. From hot takes on New York’s political shakeups to a passionate plea for Democrats to stop helping Republicans do their messaging...
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Ep. 81: How to Win Hearts, Minds, and Maybe a Few Rural Voters
What if the secret to saving democracy isn't another viral tweet, campaign ad, or hot take—but a conversation on a front porch? This week on Beyond Resistance, Jennifer and Sarah sit down with Chloe Maxmin—former Maine state senator, co-founder of Dirt Road Organizing, and co-author of Dirt Road...
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Ep. 80: Duty Runs Deep (and So Does the Tea on Rural Politics)
This episode of Beyond Resistance is giving ✨road trip energy meets grassroots glow-up✨ as Sarah and Jennifer recap their Rural Summit takeover—complete with a giant hand-drawn Michigan map (shoutout to supportive husbands everywhere) and a whole lotta blue dots in red spaces. The vibes? Hopeful,...
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Ep. 79: It Shouldn’t Be This Hard: A Millennial Runs for Office (and We’re Taking Notes) 💁♀️🗳️
This episode is serving equal parts "real talk" and "let’s-get-our-act-together energy". Jennifer flies solo (Sarah is off living her best restorative life—boundaries queen 👑) and kicks things off with a spicy-but-relatable monologue on patriotism, political burnout, and why reclaiming joy in...
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Ep. 78: Hot Mess to Real Talk: Why Authenticity Wins Elections
This episode of Beyond Resistance is giving “we hit record and let the vibes lead” — and honestly? It works. When a guest reschedule turns into a real talk convo, hosts Sarah Schulz and Jennifer Austin dive into what actually builds blue power in red communities: authenticity, values, and not...
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Ep. 77: Lonely Men, Dragons & Democracy: A Very Unhinged Political Debate 🐉🔥
This week on Beyond Resistance, your favorite truth-telling duo takes a detour from the usual political interview podcast format and brings the vibes—equal parts thoughtful, spicy, and just a little chaotic. We kick things off with a real-talk convo about the so-called male loneliness epidemic…
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Ep. 76: Young Voters Are Not Okay (And Rebecca Amidon Is Done Waiting)
This week on Beyond Resistance, we’re back from grad party chaos (yes, there were teens, snacks, and existential dread about the economy) and diving straight into the real political conversation America is having right now: young voters are not okay—and they’re not buying the same old political...
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Ep. 75: Go Big or Go . . . Start a Commune?
This week on Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer kick things off in their natural state: fired up, slightly chaotic, and deeply unimpressed with . . . everything. From eyebrow-raising political corruption to policies that make you want to scream into the void, this episode is part rant, part...
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Ep. 74: Outrage Fatigue & Other Personality Traits
This week’s episode is what happens when your guest cancels and you hit record anyway—aka pure, unfiltered chaotic good energy. Sarah and Jennifer dive headfirst into a grab bag of what’s breaking their brains (and maybe yours too). ✨ Main character energy topics include: • Gerrymandering rage...
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Ep. 73: Unopposed? Not on Our Watch 💅
This week on Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer sit down with Ashley Painter—a mom, photographer, social worker-in-progress, and absolute powerhouse running for South Carolina State House in a district that’s . . . let’s just say not exactly a walk in the park. Ashley didn’t come from…
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Ep. 72: Knock Doors, Get Wins (Repeat Until November)
Fresh off a BIG special election win (like . . . historic-level big), we’re not taking a victory lap—we’re hitting replay on how it happened and what comes next. In this episode of Beyond Resistance, we’re joined by Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel to break down the anatomy of a...
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Ep. 71: Grassroots, Grit, and a 20-Point Mic Drop
Episode Notes: Midterm Mode Activated 🚀 + A Big Win (But No Chill Yet) We’re back, and yeah . . . it’s official: midterm mode is ON. Like, two-feet-on-the-gas, cancel-your-chill-plans ON . . . In this episode, we sit down with Senator-elect Chedrick Greene—Marine vet, retired firefighter,...
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Ep. 70: Ten Years, No Breaks, One Big Win
Okay, so . . . we did a thing. Chedrick Greene won—and not in a squeaker, not in a nail-biter, but in a full-on “wait, is that number correct??” kind of way. 🎉 In this episode of Beyond Resistance, we’re breaking down what actually happened in Michigan’s 35th—and spoiler alert: it wasn’t luck,...
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Ep. 69: Grassroots Energy Meets Petty Reactions: Joanna Whaley Joins the Pod
Change is hard. Democracy is messy. And sometimes your biggest resistance comes from . . .your own side. 😬 This week on Beyond Resistance, hosts Sarah Schulz and Jennifer Austin get fired up (shocking, we know) talking about what happens when grassroots candidates start winning—and the political...
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Ep. 68: Unwinnable on Paper, Powerful in Practice: Funding Blue Campaigns in Red States
What if the secret to winning elections is . . . running everywhere, even where Democrats “can’t win”? 👀 This week on Beyond Resistance, we’re joined by Michele Hornish, founder and executive director of Every State Blue, to blow up some tired political myths and make a bold case for funding...
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Ep. 67: Don’t Bring a Rulebook to a Knife Fight: How Democrats Can Actually Win Again with Kate Barr
- - What happens when you bring a behavioral scientist, a rigged map, and a whole lot of “why are we still doing it this way?” energy into one political podcast episode? Absolute fire. 🔥 This week on Beyond Resistance, we’re joined by Kate Barr — organizer, founder of the Can’t Win Victory Fund,...
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Ep. 66: Be the Dragon You Want to See In the World: Hope, Hard Truths, and a Sheriff Who Gets It
What do dragons, Disney adults, and a sheriff running for governor have in common? Apparently . . . this episode of Beyond Resistance. Hosts Sarah Schulz and Jennifer Austin kick things off fired all the way up—processing the heavy reality of misogyny, online radicalization, and why being a woman...
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Ep. 65: Democracy Weekend: Joy, Chaos, Repeat
This week on Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer are fresh off what can only be described as a ✨Very Democratic✨ long weekend in Detroit — and they have thoughts. From a boho Airbnb near Eastern Market to Broadway tears at Suffs, to heels, hats, marching bands, DJ booths, and yes . . . Robert’s...
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Ep. 64: Data-Driven, Heart-Led, Cold-Averse: A real-talk campaign convo with Lisa McIntyre
In this episode of Beyond Resistance, we sit down with Lisa McIntyre, candidate for Michigan State House (District 22), therapist, school board leader, mom of three, and all-around proof that local politics is where the real action happens. If you’re into progressive political podcasts…
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Ep. 63: The No Kings Debate: Why Everyone Needs to Chill (and Organize)
In this fiery episode of Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer dive headfirst into the great progressive debate of 2026: Do protests actually matter, or are we all just getting our steps in? Spoiler: they matter — a lot. Fresh off a wave of online hot‑takes claiming protest is pointless, your...
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Ep. 62: Joyful Domination & Other Casual Acts of Democracy: No Kings Edition
In this week’s episode of Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer come in fired up and ready to unpack the political circus we’re all trying to survive. From TSA chaos and ICE lurking in airports like the world’s least helpful mall cops, to the nonstop stress being cooked up in D.C., this episode…
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Ep. 61: Year-Round Organizing: Not Election Season Thirst Trap - with Justin Onwenu
This week on Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer are fired up (yes, again) and diving into what it really takes to build Democratic power, increase voter turnout, and move beyond the “blue wave will save us” magical thinking. Spoiler: it won’t. (Sorry, internet commenters.) We’re joined by…
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Ep. 60: Karen McDonald Gets Real About Courage, Community & the Chaos of Modern Politics
In this fiery and fun episode of Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer come in hot, kicking things off with what might be the most passionate political rant you’ll hear all week (Jim Clyburn, we’re looking at you). From aging incumbents to billionaire adjacent self funders, this one dives deep…
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Ep. 59: From Cancer Survivor to Candidate: Why Rhonda Yates Isn’t Backing Down
This week on Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer come in hot — like “are-you-really-going-to-fund-Trump’s-random-war?” hot. We kick things off with a fiery breakdown of Democratic wobbliness in Congress, political “poison pill” bills, and why doing your own Googling might just save democracy…
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Ep. 58: Vote for Ethan! He’s . . . Normal? A Wildly Refreshing Political Conversation
This week on Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer are fired up (shocking, we know) — and they’re taking you from “kitchen table issues” to the wild world of real-life political chaos, media buzz, and the everyday struggles Americans are carrying everywhere except an actual kitchen table. They…
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Ep. 57: From Wu Tang to One Team: Curtis Hertel’s Guide to Fixing the Party
Strap in, organizers and blue state dreamers — this week on Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer sit down with Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel Jr. for a conversation that’s equal parts real talk, strategy session, and “wait… did he really just say Wu Tang Clan?” vibes. Curtis…
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Ep. 56: From Pasties to Power: How Callie Barr Plans to Flip the North
Strap in, snowflakes (the avalanche kind, not the internet kind) — this week’s episode brings the heat and the heart. Sarah and Jennifer sit down with Callie Barr, Michigan’s 1st District congressional candidate, community powerhouse, veteran advocate, mom, attorney, mediocre violinist, and...
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Ep. 55: How to Flip a District and Stir an Old-Fashioned: Erin Petrey Edition
In this episode of Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer sit down with the unstoppable Erin Petrey — Kentucky native, bourbon expert, international policy nerd, former diplomat, job‑creator, Kentucky Colonel (yes, really), and now candidate for Congress in Kentucky’s trending‑blue 6th District....
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Ep. 54: The Most Watched Special Election in America: No Pressure Chedrick!
In this episode of Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer dive into the political whirlwind shaking Michigan’s 35th Senate District — and yes, it’s officially the most-watched special election in the country. No pressure, right? Fresh off a jaw dropping primary win where he snagged 60% of the vote...
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Ep. 53: Eli Savit’s Mission to Protect Democracy and the Deep-Fried Pickle Side Quest
In this jam-packed episode of Beyond Resistance, Sarah and Jennifer sit down with Ace Deuce’s own Eli Savit — environmental lawyer, Washtenaw County Prosecutor, and candidate for Michigan Attorney General. Get ready, because this conversation goes everywhere: protecting democracy, taking on...
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Welcome to the Beyond Resistance Pod where we help red communities build blue power and start winning! Your hosts, Sarah Schulz and Jennifer Austin, turned the GOP mecca of Midland, MI into a blue city that votes for Democrats up and down the ballot! Now, they want to help you through guests, stories, and information that can help any community build blue power. Winning doesn’t always look like winning, so let’s start with some basics and we’ll flip that community together!
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