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Updated 27/05/2019
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History

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Updated 29/10/2018
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Updated 26/02/2020
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History

Updated 01/10/2020
Parenting

Parenting

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30/11/2021

S1 Ep5 | Fun with Front Groups

Astroturfing—the creation of fake grassroots groups to agitate for pro-business policies—has been a favorite tactic of industries and companies trying to avoid regulation for decades. In this episode we take a look at some of the greatest hits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
15/09/2020

The Complexities of Covering Moms, Way Beyond Mom Blogs

Writer Heather B. Armstrong (aka Dooce) and author & Longest Shortest Time creator Hillary Frank join us to talk about the history of the mom beat and why it's still not taken seriously. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
03/10/2018

Independent Producer and Showrunner Justin Ching on Thinking Three Moves Ahead

Justin Ching is the founder of j-school, a production company specializing in stories about diverse communities. Most recently, he produced the Amazon Exclusive Series “Ritual.” Ching was previously an award-winning showrunner at FOX where he produced “Z Dream” & “The Fighter & The Kid”. He also led the company’s partnership with Facebook to create @TheBuzzer, which became the #1 social video program in sports. Justin started his career at YouTube, launching the VICE, AwesomenessTV a Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
22/02/2019

Ep. 4 Beyond the Border

Immigration policy and its human consequences. Our guests are Ahilan Arulanantham (attorney w/ the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project), Paola Mendoza (activist, artist & author), and Todd Schulte (President of FWD.US). Listen to Peace of Mind the album:https://lnk.to/peaceofmindalbumVinyl, tour dates & more:https://peaceofmindpod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
08/09/2020

No School Or After School. Now What?

School's not back after the summer, exposing even more need for after school programs that have filled the gap for working families. But those programs face a precarious funding future. Nikki Yamashiro from the Afterschool Alliance joins to share her latest research. PLUS a brief history of how daycare shame started in America.Check out the Afterschool Alliance: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
17/01/2020

Special Episode: Resisting “Fake News” By Exercising Truth Muscles

While on tour this past fall, host Lewis Raven Wallace heard a lot of questions—about how to change people’s minds, how to challenge “fake news” and disinformation, and how to change journalism collectively. In response, he reads from the conclusion of The View from Somewhere book, “The End of Journalism,” and fills us in on the crowdfunding campaign that’s now underway! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
14/12/2018

Ellevest CEO and co-founder Sallie Krawcheck Answers All Your Money Questions

Not sure when or if you should invest? Which debts to pay off first? Think "investing" just means buying stock? Sallie Krawcheck has been working for years to make investing more accessible to women; she joins Ashley to answer all your questions about money and planning.
01/09/2020

What the Climate Crisis Can Teach Us About Fixing the Parenting Crisis

Dr. Beth Sawin has spent decades studying systems change, and what she's learned about the climate crisis and various other crises gave us a surprising feeling ... dare we say hope? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19/11/2019

Gay Reporter Wants to Be an Activist

Queer and trans journalist Lewis Raven Wallace is on a mission to find other reporters like him, who were fired or persecuted for advocating for their communities. He finds Sandy Nelson, a former Tacoma News-Tribune reporter who waged a seven-year battle for her rights as a worker, and a lesbian, socialist journalist. He also learns about the first reporter to ever be fired for not being “objective,” back in the 1930s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
07/12/2021

S1 Ep6 | How a Standard Oil PR Guy Shaped Post-War America

In 1944 the greatest threat to American industry wasn't World War II, it was convincing Americans to fall back in love with free-market capitalism after having experienced government systems that actually worked for the greater good. In the season finale of Rigged, we lay out the strategy contained in a never-before-published confidential document from the archive of Earl Newsom, Standard Oil of New Jersey's (today ExxonMobil) top PR guy from the late '30s to the late '60s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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