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Women Rule
by POLITICO
Join POLITICO’s Anna Palmer on the Women Rule Podcast as she takes you backstage with women bosses for real talk on how they made it and what advice they have for women looking to lead. New episodes every other Wednesday. Women Rule is produced by POLITICO in partnership with our founding partners Google and the Tory Burch Foundation.
Episodes
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‘Change comes by rolling up your sleeves’: Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter
For our final episode of 2020, Anna is joined by Alicia Garza, the activist and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. They look back at 2020 — a year when Americans endured crises from the pandemic to the economic recession, racial injustices and a highly contentious presidential…
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Breaking down 2020 with Carrie Budoff Brown and Elizabeth Ralph
For her final episode as host of "Women Rule," Anna Palmer is joined by POLITICO editor Carrie Budoff Brown and POLITICO Magazine deputy editor Elizabeth Ralph to talk about the strange year we’ve all lived through — from the presidential election to the global pandemic — and look forward to 2021...
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‘Push yourself, but take it easy’: NRCC’s Parker Poling
Now that the 2020 campaign is over, Anna speaks with Parker Poling, the executive director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which made substantial gains this year. Parker's job is a big responsibility — working with hundreds of campaigns, candidates, members of congress, donors...
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Presenting "Global Translations": How can the US compete with China Inc.?
"Women Rule" brings you another special episode of POLITICO's new podcast "Global Translations": The pandemic and the rise of China are prompting Republicans and Democrats to turn to government power to grow industries important to America’s security and place in the world. “Industrial policy” is...
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The election is over. What just happened?: Ally Mutnick
The 2020 race is finished. And while we don't know all the results yet, we know enough to say this: There was a big gap between what was expected and what ended up happening. Joining Anna to talk it all through is Ally Mutnick, a campaign reporter for POLITICO and expert on all things…
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Introducing: Global Translations: The world's vaccine tug-of-war
"Women Rule" brings you a special episode of POLITICO's new podcast series "Global Translations." From closed factories to closed borders, the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the fragility of our systems, creating a period of scarcity where demand skyrocketed — from freezers to PPE — and we couldn't...
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What I learned by listening: J.Crew CEO Jan Singer
This year, J.Crew is closing all of its stores and offices on Election Day in an effort to encourage its workers to vote. It’s not a move you’d expect from a major corporation. But Jan Singer isn’t your typical CEO. In fact, she didn't even want to be a CEO when she started out — and her (mostly...
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America Ferrera on 2020, Latino voters and the “Time’s Up” movement
You may know her as the star of “Ugly Betty” and “Superstore,” but right now, America Ferrera is focused on the 2020 election. As the co-founder of She Se Puede, she's working to boost the political participation of Latinas throughout the country. We talked about that, her political awakening as…
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How does 2020 look for Republican women?: Julie Conway
Julie Conway is the executive director of VIEW PAC, a group dedicated to electing more Republican women to the House and Senate. She joined Anna to talk about the 2020 campaign, her tips on how to fundraise successfully, and how the wave of Democratic women elected in 2018 is making it easier to...
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Inside a $6 billion fundraising machine: ActBlue’s Erin Hill
Erin Hill is the executive director of ActBlue, the tech platform powerhouse behind most small-dollar online donations to Democrats. They've raised more than $6 billion since 2004 — including around $3 billion in the 2020 cycle alone — and have helped Dems solidify a lead in online contributions....
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'When is it a woman’s turn?': The Lincoln Project's Jennifer Horn
Jennifer Horn is the former chair of the New Hampshire GOP. But these days, she's better known for the Lincoln Project — the group of anti-Trump conservatives who support Joe Biden. She joins us to talk about 2020, her journey in politics and the barriers she's encountered in her own runs for...
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‘This one is unprecedented’: Andrea Mitchell on 2020
Andrea Mitchell, the NBC News journalist and television icon, joins Anna to talk about what she's learned over five decades of political conventions, how life has changed for women reporters and where she sees things going from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The psychology behind the pandemic: Angela Duckworth
Angela Duckworth, a Penn psychology professor and host of "No Stupid Questions" from Freakonomics Radio, on the coronavirus pandemic and the unseen psychological reasons that explain why we act the way we do. Duckworth is known for her research on “grit” and self-control — both of which are...
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Agility is the new superpower: Nina Garcia
Our guest today: Nina Garcia, who in addition to being the editor-in-chief of ELLE Magazine, serves as a judge on “Project Runway.” Her journey to fashion-icon status was an unlikely one: She was an immigrant who came to America to get an education, fell in love with the fashion world, and worked...
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Padma Lakshmi on how food is a gateway to empathy
Anna's joined by Padma Lakshmi, the author, model and activist who hosts “Top Chef” on Bravo and whose new show, “Taste the Nation,” is now out on Hulu. Padma said she decided to do the show after thinking about what a central role food plays in American culture and everyday life — and how the...
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Curtis Sittenfeld on 'Rodham' and leading the life that's right for you
Bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld joins Anna to talk about her new novel, "Rodham," which imagines a world where a young Hillary Rodham decides not to marry Bill Clinton. Though this isn't Curtis's first book, it is her first book to be released during a global pandemic — which presents its…
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Grieving, surviving but hopeful: Teresa Carlson and Dionna Dorsey
Teresa Carlson, VP of Amazon Web Services, and Dionna Dorsey, the owner and designer behind District of Clothing, join to discuss how businesses are pivoting because of the coronavirus pandemic and how the fallout from the protests over the killing of George Floyd are impacting their companies....
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Re-open the economy? 'We're not ready yet': Rep. Pramila Jayapal
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal represents Seattle, one of the most hard-hit areas in the country during the coronavirus pandemic. Via Zoom, she and Anna talked about that, why she thinks the economy isn't quite ready to reopen, and what she wishes the Trump administration got wrong in its…
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Talking coronavirus with Melinda Gates
In this special bonus episode, Melinda Gates, one of the world's most active philanthropists and public health advocates, joins Anna to talk about the coronavirus pandemic, what she wishes the Trump administration would do differently in its response and the things that keep her up at night.…
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‘If you own your vulnerability, it becomes your strength’: Diane von Furstenberg
Today, a break from all things “coronavirus,” as Anna Palmer talks with fashion legend Diane von Furtstenberg. They sat down back before the stay-at-home orders began, when she was in DC to present Ruth Bader Ginsburg with the annual DVF Awards' lifetime achievement prize. And though a whole lot...
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Inside Facebook's 'incredibly aggressive' response to coronavirus: Fidji Simo
A conversation with Fidji Simo, head of the Facebook App, on tech, coronavirus and Facebook’s response to misinformation and anti-quarantine protests. Simo is the 34-year-old who is in charge of Facebook's app — which has 2.2 billion users. She joined to talk through not only how the company is...
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‘By December, we are going to go through this again’: Dr. Janis Orlowski
We talk coronavirus with Dr. Janis Orlowski, chief health care officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges, who explains, among other things, the huge shortage of N95 masks the U.S. now faces amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How coronavirus became the 'story of our lifetime': Joanne Kenen
Joanne Kenen, the executive editor of POLITICO’s health care coverage, walks us through the COVID-19 outbreak, America’s slow response and what we should expect in the weeks and months to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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‘You’d be shocked how many ideas you have’: Birchbox CEO Katia Beauchamp
She’s the co-founder and CEO of one of the biggest e-commerce subscription companies in the world. Katia Beauchamp joins us to talk about how she figured out what she wanted to do, the value of starting wherever you are, and what she does to declutter her thinking. Learn more about your ad…
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'You are the owner of your body': Natalia Kanem
On this special "International Women's Day" episode, Anna is joined by Dr. Natalia Kanem, head of the UNFPA. Her job is to help protect and promote access to sexual and reproductive health and health education throughout the world — especially for girls and women. Learn more about your ad…
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Harris Faulkner is ‘hungrier than ever’ for the truth
The Fox News host gets real about #MeToo, the 2020 election and what it’s like as the only woman of color to anchor a weekday news show on any major cable network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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‘I have no illusion about how dirty this could get’: Amy Kennedy
She’s a teacher, mental health advocate and part of one of America’s most famous political families. But does Amy Kennedy have what it takes to oust an incumbent Republican congressman in one of America’s most closely watched 2020 races? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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‘I have a voice and I need to try to use it’: Kathryn Murdoch
Kathryn Murdoch opens up about her famous Fox News-owning in-laws, the existential threat of climate change, why politics is so broken — and why she plans on spending $100 million to fix it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The art of managing up: Kimberly Grant
When you sit down at a restaurant to eat, there are so many things that need to happen that never occur to you. That’s where Kimberly Grant comes in. She’s the CEO of José Andrés’ company, and before that, one of the top executives at Ruby Tuesday. Kimberly joined Anna to talk about what makes a...
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‘I’m making white-man money now’: Gloria Calderón Kellett & Isabella Gomez
Live from the Women Rule summit, Anna speaks with "One Day At a Time" star Isabella Gomez and showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett about TV, Trump, Latinx representation, the stereotypes they wish would disappear, and how Hollywood is changing for women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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‘I know my purpose’: Nancy Pelosi
She's the most powerful woman in America: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. At the Women Rule Summit, she sat down with Anna to talk about the impeachment of President Donald Trump, her decades-long effort to get more women elected to Congress, and why simply having a seat at the table isn’t...
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How to be a spokesperson when you’re afraid of public speaking: Lolwah Al-Khater
Lolwah Al-Khater is the face of Qatari diplomacy. She’s also an introvert with a fear of public speaking, and the first woman ever to hold her position. We talked about how she manages all that — on top of the formidable portfolio of issues she deals with every day in the Middle East. Learn more...
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Does Amy McGrath have what it takes to defeat Mitch McConnell?
She flew 89 combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. She was the first woman in the Marine Corps to fly an F-18 in a combat mission. Now, she’s home in Kentucky, hoping to beat the odds and bring down the most powerful man in the Senate. But to do that, Amy McGrath will need to convince a great...
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Is work-life ‘balance’ the wrong way to think about it?: Amy Howe
Amy Howe, the president and COO of Ticketmaster North America, joins Anna Palmer to discuss the “obligation to dissent” that makes her speak up in meetings, what her years as a business consultant taught her about being a successful manager and boss, and how we might be getting that whole...
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‘An adrenaline addiction with an overdose of patriotism’: MJ Hegar
MJ Hegar doesn’t back down from a fight — whether in combat in Afghanistan, or pushing the Pentagon to revise old sexist rules, or being denied a meeting with her member of Congress, or running for U.S. Senate as a Democrat in deep-red Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
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Yes, I flipped off a Cabinet member. No, I don’t regret it: Susan Rice
You know Susan Rice as President Obama's national security adviser and UN ambassador. But there's a lot about her you don't know — like the time Donald Trump hugged her and said she was treated unfairly about Benghazi; or the moment she, as a young Clinton administration official, flipped off...
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‘Oh, to be young again and know what I know now’: Cindy McCain
A year after the death of her husband, Sen. John McCain, Cindy McCain joins us to talk about the value of civility, her struggle to be taken seriously as a woman in Washington, and the side of her that you probably don't know — ranging from her time as special education teacher working with the...
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Get to know your own super power: Jamie Jones Miller
It's an important skill to have. Just ask Jamie Jones Miller. She was a college athlete, then worked as a lobbyist before a career on Capitol Hill, where she rose to become a chief of staff. Now, as the top lobbyist for the Defense Department, she has to walk a fine line — being strong and…
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‘Be yourself, and trust that that’s enough’: Kate Lewis
When you conjure up an image of a c-suite executive, you probably don’t envision a smiling, friendly person. At first, Kate Lewis didn’t either. And that was a problem as Lewis started taking on jobs in the publishing world with greater and greater responsibilities: By nature, she has a smiling,...
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What does it take to make you feel like you belong?: Jessica Rodriguez
She started out as an intern and worked her way up to become the president of entertainment and chief marketing officer of Univision. But before all that, she was a girl growing up in the Bronx — the eldest daughter of two Spanish-speaking immigrants, which gave her a foot in two worlds. As a…
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Foreign policy isn’t just for white men: Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
She was the first woman to lead a diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia. She was the U.S. ambassador to Malta. Now, Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley is trying to open up the diplomatic world to more women and people of color. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Why are so few Republican women in Congress?: Rebecca Schuller
In the 2018 elections, the number of GOP women in the House dropped to its lowest number in 25 years. That’s where Rebecca Schuller comes in: Her newly formed super PAC is aimed at increasing the number of Republican women in Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mythbusting the dumb stereotype about women & tech: Katherine Maher
How do you get to be one of the most powerful women in the tech world by the time you're in your mid-30s? Maher is the head of the Wikimedia Foundation, the group that runs the fifth most popular website in the world: Wikipedia. She joins to talk about women in tech, fake news and what she...
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Success isn’t always a straight line: Linda McMahon
She went from being a paralegal and receptionist to a CEO, self-made billionaire and member of the president’s cabinet. Linda McMahon, the former CEO of WWE, former head of the Small Business Administration and current chair of America First Action — a super PAC dedicated to supporting Donald...
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Don’t confuse your passion and your career path: Chrissy Houlahan
Before joining Congress, Houlahan served in the Air Force, led a major sporting-goods company, taught high-school chemistry, and was a non-profit executive. She shares what she’s learned along the way — and how she became comfortable taking on totally new challenges, time and again. Learn more...
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How to crack through ‘imposter syndrome’: Piera Gelardi
Refinery29 co-founder and executive creative director Piera Gelardi on what she’s learned as a former art-school student who became a heavy hitter in the online publishing world — including how she got comfortable asking questions in business meetings, managing a work-life balance when you work...
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How to get comfortable putting yourself out there: Katie Sturino
Katie Sturino, the founder of Megababe and blogger behind “The 12ish Style,” opens up about pushing the fashion industry to become more size-inclusive. It is, by now, folk wisdom on the Internet: Never read the comments beneath a news article. They can be filled with sexism, racism, cruel mockery...
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Why getting comfortable can be risky: Bustle chief Kate Ward
As editor-in-chief of the Bustle Digital Group, Kate Ward oversees some of the web's most popular news outlets, including Romper, Elite Daily, and Mic — pretty amazing for a company that started out of a Brooklyn apartment. Ward shares what she's learned in the journey from start-up to major...
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Why it’s important to trust your gut: Framebridge CEO Susan Tynan
Since founding Framebridge in 2014, Susan Tynan has raised more than $67 million in funding for her company. How did she do it? By learning at every step of the way and learning to trust her own instincts. Anna sat down with Susan on stage to talk about the specific lessons she's learned from...
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What Anna Wintour taught me about being a boss: Amy Astley
The name Anna Wintour immediately calls to mind an image of a woman at once both cool and cold, her face framed by an perfect bob haircut, her eyes inscrutable, hidden behind oversized sunglasses. You imagine the mind behind those glasses — the mind behind VOGUE, the woman whose hard-charging...
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Join POLITICO’s Anna Palmer on the Women Rule Podcast as she takes you backstage with women bosses for real talk on how they made it and what advice they have for women looking to lead. New episodes every other Wednesday. Women Rule is produced by POLITICO in partnership with our founding partners Google and the Tory Burch Foundation.
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