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Two Broads Talking Politics
by Kelly & Sophy
Kelly and Sophy are two progressive feminist Midwestern moms who interview candidates, activists and authors across the country. The #VoteHerIn series is a joint production of Two Broads and Rebecca Sive, author of the book, Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President, and influential women’s political advocate. Kelly and Sophy were inspired by the Women's March to do something, and the podcast focuses on helping listeners figure out where we go from here.
Episodes
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She Persisted & Persists: A Look Ahead to 2022 with #HerStory & Your Story
Rebecca, Sophy and Kelly come together for this special edition of the #VoteHerIn podcast to discuss what’s next for women activists, candidates, and electeds as we are now just one year out from the 2022 elections when so much will be at stake. They will be sharing their lessons...
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Judge LaDoris Cordell
In conversation with Judge LaDoris Cordell, about her new book, Her Honor: My Life on the Bench...What Works, What's Broken, and How to Change It.
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Abbie Hodgson (#VoteHerIn, Episode 77)
On the 77th episode of the #VoteHerIn series, Rebecca and Kelly speak with with Abbie Hodgson, Director of The Ascend Fund. Abbie brings more than two decades of experience in politics to her role as the director of The Ascend Fund. She has worked on more than 100 campaigns at all levels across…
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Kathleen Belew
In conversation with historian Kathleen Belew about the new book she co-edited with fellow UChicago historian Ramón A. Gutiérrez, called A Field Guide to White Supremacy.
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Grace Lynch, host of As She Rises
In conversation with Grace Lynch, Senior Producer for Wonder Media and host of the new podcast As She Rises, which centers native voices and women of color to personalize the elusive magnitude of climate change.
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Greisa Martinez Rosas
In conversation with Greisa Martinez Rosas, Executive Director of United We Dream and United We Dream Action.
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Sol Flores & Alex Sims (#VoteHerIn, Episode 76)
Special #MakeHerstory edition of #VoteHerIn, a collaboration of Two Broads Talking Politics & author Rebecca Sive With Illinois Deputy Gov Sol A. Flores and strategist Alex Sims. Sol Flores serves as deputy governor in Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s administration overseeing Health and Human...
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Michael Holzman
In conversation with Michael Holzman, author of Spies and Traitors: Kim Philby, James Angleton and the Friendship and Betrayal that Would Shape MI6, the CIA and the Cold War.
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Sarah Audelo
As we approach National Voter Registration Day, Sarah Audelo, the Executive Director of Alliance for Youth Action, joins Kelly to discuss voting rights and ensuring our nation's newest voters have access to the ballot box.
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Julie Castro Abrams (#VoteHerIn, Episode 75)
#VoteHerIn, a collaboration of Two Broads Talking Politics & Rebecca Sive. Julie Castro Abrams is an expert in board governance and building diverse boards that are a strategic advantage. She is an experienced non profit CEO and entrepreneur and through her consulting practice she supports…
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Rafia Zakaria
Columnist and activist Rafia Zakaria joins Kelly to discuss her new book, *Against White Feminism: Notes on Disruption*. Rafia talks to Kelly about whether feminism is worth saving and what it would mean to de-center whiteness from feminism.
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Sara Guillermo (#VoteHerIn, Episode 74)
On #VoteHerIn, a collaboration of Two Broads Talking Politics & Rebecca Sive: Sara Guillermo is the CEO of IGNITE, the largest and most diverse young women's political leadership program in the country. Prior to assuming the CEO position in June 2021, Sara was Ignite’s Executive Director. As Sara...
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Katie Kalvoda from AAPI Victory Fund
Katie Kalvoda, Board Member of AAPI Victory Fund and AAPI Victory Alliance, joins Kelly to discuss the California gubernatorial recall election and how Asian American voters can shape the outcome.
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Lila Nordstrom
Healthcare policy activist and 9/11 survivor Lila Nordstrom joins Kelly to discuss her incredible new book, Some Kids Left Behind: A Survivor's Fight for Health Care in the Wake of 9/11, which is both a riveting memoir of 9/11 and what happened to survivors in the aftermath, and a guidebook for…
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Heidi Sieck from #VoteProChoice
Kelly chats with Heidi Sieck, Co-Founder and CEO of #VoteProChoice, about legislation restricting abortion in Texas, the looming Supreme Court cases about reproductive rights, and what activists can do to fight back.
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Anne Caprara (#VoteHerIn, Episode 73)
Anne Caprara has managed and consulted with candidates and elected officials at every level of state and federal government. She currently serves as the chief of staff for Illinois governor, JB Pritzker. Before that she was the campaign manager for Pritzker’s successful gubernatorial campaign…
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Krystale Littlejohn
Kelly chats with Krystale Littlejohn, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon, about her upcoming book, *Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Reproductive Politics.*
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Jocelyn Benson (#VoteHerIn, Episode 72)
LIVE #VoteHerIn, a collaboration of Two Broads Talking Politics & Rebecca Sive with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. "Jocelyn Benson is Michigan’s 43rd Secretary of State. In this role she is focused on ensuring that all Michigan elections are secure and accessible. Benson is the…
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Rep. Sean Casten
Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois joins the Broads to discuss the role of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in combating climate change. Come check out the #HotFERCSummer!
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Kathryn Kolbert & Julie F. Kay (#VoteHerIn, Episode 71)
On the 71st Episode of the #VoteHerIn Series, guests Kathryn Kolbert and Julie F. Kay discuss their book, Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom. "Controlling Women, by distinguished lawyers Kathryn Kolbert and Julie F. Kay, is the definitive account of the battle for...
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Stacey D. Stewart
Stacey D. Stewart, President and CEO, of March of Dimes, joins Kelly during Black Maternal Mental Health Week to discuss the devastating effects of structural racism on the health of moms and babies of color and what changes we can make improve outcomes.
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Sarah Godlewski (#VoteHerIn, Episode 70)
Sarah Godlewski is a 5th generation Wisconsinite born and raised in Eau Claire by two public school teachers, was elected as State Treasurer in 2018, and is a proud Green Bay Packers shareholder. As a small businesswoman, Sarah co-founded MaSa Partners in 2015, a small business incubator focused…
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Emily Tisch Sussman
Emily Tisch Sussman, host of the podcast Your Political Playlist, and Senior Advisor for Paid Leave, joins Kelly to discuss the urgent need for Paid Leave in the United States, and what we can all do to make it a political reality now.
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Erin Vilardi (#VoteHerIn, Episode 69)
Every so often, it’s really important to check-in with colleagues on the front lines of women’s issues advocacy and women’s political empowerment. One of those colleagues is Erin Vilardi, the estimable founder and CEO of VoteRunLead, a non-partisan organization that promotes women’s political...
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Derek Marshall
Derek Marshall is running for Congress in 2022 in the very large California 8th District, currently represented by a Republican, to bring the folks of the high desert and the mountains together to demand and achieve a more livable life.
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Marcus Baram
Veteran business journalist Marcus Baram, whose career includes tenures at the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, ABC News and Fast Company, joins Kelly to discuss Capital & Main's new series, “The 50-100 Pay Gap,” which will delve into the stunning finding of a recent study by the RAND Corporation…
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Liuba Grechen Shirley
On this episode we speak with Liuba Grechen Shirley, Founder of the Vote Mama PAC and the Vote Mama Foundation, about their push for candidates to be permitted to use campaign funds for childcare at the state level as they are now allowed to do at the federal level, and what it would mean for…
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Pat Dowell (#VoteHerIn, Episode 68)
Why appoint, as well as elect, women to executive political office? Chicago Alderman (since first elected in 2007), Pat Dowell, a lifelong and distinguished public servant, has the answers for us. For instance, Pat has been a senior city planner and the head of several not-for-profits, as well as…
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Brittany Ramos DeBarros
On this episode we speak with Brittany Ramos DeBarros, an Afro-Latina Staten Islander, a community organizer, and an Army combat veteran running to NY-11 in Congress in 2022.
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Kat Calvin from Spread the Vote
In conversation with Kat Calvin, Founder and Executive Director of Spread The Vote. Spread the Vote helps members of our communities empower themselves to be heard at the polls: with IDs, registration, education, and turnout.
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Anna Valencia (#VoteHerIn, Episode 67)
Chicago City Clerk, and Democratic primary candidate for Illinois Secretary of State, Anna Valencia, grew up in Granite City, IL, a small town in Southern Illinois. Her father is a union painter and her mother worked for a non-profit. After becoming the first in her family to graduate from…
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Sarah Audelo from Alliance for Youth Action
In conversation with Sarah Audelo, the Executive Director of the Alliance for Youth Action. The Alliance for Youth Action is a nationwide network of organizations building the political power of young people.
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Anna Musky-Goldwyn & Anthony Barkett from Political Playlist
In conversation with Anna Musky-Goldwyn and Anthony Burkett, two of the three co-founders of Political Playlist, a nonpartisan news aggregator created for Millennials by Millennials in an effort to educate young voters about the next generation of political leaders through customized content…
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Rep. Robin Kelly (#VoteHerIn, Episode 66)
#TeamRobin is the crowd that supports Illinois member of the US House of Representatives, Robin Kelly. Elected on a platform headlined by her support for powerful new gun control laws, Kelly has been steadfast in this advocacy as well as become a leader on other issues that help families lead...
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Janelle Wong
In conversation with Janelle Wong, Board Member for AAPI Victory Alliance and Professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland, on the rise of violence against the AAPI population in the US and in the voting patterns of the AAPI community.
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Rep. Gwen Moore
In conversation with Rep Gwen Moore from the 4th Congressional District of Wisconsin about the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, the Mamas First Act, the Universal School Meals Program, and about knitting in public!
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Nicole Lynn Lewis
In conversation with Nicole Lynn Lewis, Founder and CEO of Generation Hope and author of the new book Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families.
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The 500th Episode
On the 500TH EPISODE of Two Broads Talking Politics, Kelly & Sophy look back at what's changed in the past three and a half years and look ahead to what comes next.
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Jason Kander
Kelly talks to Jason Kander about talking to our friends and neighbors, supporting veterans, and putting in the work to reclaim mental health. Jason Kander is an Army veteran, the former Secretary of State of Missouri, President of the Veterans Community Project, and the host of Majority 54, a...
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Rhonda Briggins from Vote Run Lead
In conversation with Rhonda Briggins, Co-Founder and Board Member of Vote Run Lead, discussing the RUN 51 program that aims to achieve gender representation in the state legislatures in Georgia, Minnesota, and New York.
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Kate Malone MBE (#VoteHerIn, Episode 65)
#VoteHer In co-producer and co-host, Rebecca Sive, first met Kate in the mid-1990s when she purchased her work at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum. They subsequently met and became friends, along the way learning they share a birthday and a deep commitment to helping women artists achieve both...
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Sarah Brafman from A Better Balance
In conversation with Sarah Brafman, Director of the D.C. Office and Senior Policy Counsel for A Better Balance. A Better Balance, a national nonprofit advocacy organization, uses the power of the law to advance justice for workers, so they can care for themselves and their loved ones without...
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Layla Zaidane from Millennial Action Project
In conversation with Layla Zaidane, the new President and CEO of the Millennial Action Project. Dedicated to transcending bipartisan divides through the empowerment of young leaders, MAP is ready to enter this new chapter of leadership with Layla at the helm and take on the challenges to our...
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Desmond Meade
In conversation with Desmond Meade, President and Executive Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition and author of Let My People Vote: My Battle to Restore the Civil Rights of Returning Citizens. As President and Executive Director of FRRC, which is recognized for its work on voting…
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Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
In conversation with Epidemiologist and Former Detroit Health Director Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, about the new book *Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide,* that he co-authored with Dr. Micah Johnson.
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Irin Carmon (#VoteHerIn, Episode 64)
#NotoriousRBG is a unique phenomenon in American history. Only the second woman to serve on the US Supreme Court, she led the way, beginning in the 1970s, in pursuing legal remedies for discrimination against American women and girls. At the same time, she developed a singular public voice and...
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A'shanti Gholar & Jennifer Carroll Foy
In conversation with A'shanti Gholar, President of Emerge America, and Jennifer Carroll Foy, Emerge alum and candidate for Governor of Virginia in 2021.
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Kristin Urquiza from Marked by COVID
In conversation with Kristin Urquiza, Co-Founder of Marked by COVID, about the need to address our collective grief as we attempt to move into a post-pandemic world.
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Brooke Baldwin
In conversation with CNN Anchor Brooke Baldwin, about her new book, *Huddle: How Women Unlock Their Collective Power*.
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Michelle Duster (#VoteHerIn, Episode 63)
Michelle Duster, great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, and author of Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells, joins us for this week’s #VoteHerIn podcast, a collaboration of Two Broads Talking Politics & author Rebecca Sive,
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Kelly and Sophy are two progressive feminist Midwestern moms who interview candidates, activists and authors across the country. The #VoteHerIn series is a joint production of Two Broads and Rebecca Sive, author of the book, Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President, and influential women’s political advocate. Kelly and Sophy were inspired by the Women's March to do something, and the podcast focuses on helping listeners figure out where we go from here.
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