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American Democracy is not promised to us and, with all the forces working against it, saving it will take a level of work most people aren’t ready for. The Politics Girl Podcast is here to give people a reason to care and a reason to fight. Our goal is to inspire. To instill in people a true understanding of what this country COULD be, if the right people were fighting for it, and what it WILL be if they don’t. It’s a political podcast yes, but more than that, it’s a podcast about America’s potential, where one passionate, and slightly mouthy, immigrant attempts to motivate the country to become what it promised to be but, so far, has yet to become. You’ll leave more knowledgeable, more engaged, and more sure that you, personally, can make a difference to the future of American democracy. Everyone’s got a little time for that right? Subscribe for new episodes every Tuesday. We’re in a fight for our country. We sure as hell better know what we’re fighting for. xo
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And Now We Pivot: Switching the Democratic Candidate with former RNC Director Michael Steele
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.”
Joe Biden is no longer running for President and everything has changed. Join me and Michael Steele as we discuss what just happened, and what comes next.
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xoPG
Guest social:
https://michaelsteelenetwork.com/
Twitter: @MichaelSteele
@steele_podcast
@TheWeekendMSNBC
Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/qNXoDf9A
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How to Make a Dictator: A Conversation with Strongman Expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Authoritarian propaganda is full of empty promises of unity. Of uniting the nation under a leader who alone can fix it. Authoritarian expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat and I had this conversation BEFORE the events at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania, but the facts remain the same if not more poignant now. The shock and awe we’re seeing is a tactic to distract us from what this party plans to do to our country, our democracy, and to anyone who doesn’t pledge absolute fealty or fit into their limited box of “acceptable” Americans. What happened at the Trump rally changes nothing about who Trump is or what he will do to this country if he and his party gain power. If anything, Ruth’s warnings of how a strongman comes to power, are more dire now. We are witnessing the playbook of authoritarianism unfold, we can not simply go along.
As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.
If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!
Thank you so much! xoPG
Guest social:
Twitter: @ruthbenghiat
Website: https://ruthbenghiat.com
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The Court Makes a King: A Conversation with Supreme Court Expert Dahlia Lithwick
We just finished probably the most life altering Supreme Court’s session in the history of our country. The six conservative justices, and I use the term conservative loosely, because they’re actually right wing extremists, just took a sledge hammer to decades of legal precedent, human rights, civil rights and the constitution itself, but this idea that there’s nothing we can do about it is wrong. Join me and absolute legal superstar Dahlia Lithwick as we discuss what comes next for court and country.
As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.
If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!
Thank you so much! xoPG
Guest social:
Twitter: @Dahlialithwick
Slate: https://slate.com/author/dahlia-lithwick
Lady Justice: https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Justice-Women-Battle-America/dp/0525561382
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Kingdom of Rage: A Conversation with Counter Terrorism Expert Elizabeth Neumann
America’s rising domestic terrorism movement is not getting better it’s getting worse. We have to look at ourselves, particularly if we’re in the American Christian community, and realize something must be done to start seeding the ground for a different way of thinking. Which is why we’re talking to former US security official and counterterrorism expert Elizabeth Neumann. Elizabeth served as the assistant Secretary for counter terrorism and threat prevention at the US Department of homeland security under President Donald Trump after starting her career in the George W. Bush White House. Now an ABC News contributor and chief strategy officer at Moonshot, Elizabeth has written the book ‘Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace’. A literal expert on both sides of the story, Kingdom of Rage is an incredible take rising Christian nationalism, but from a place of belief, and if you can’t understand how devout Christians can also worship Trump and the MAGA movement then this might be the exact book you need to bridge a conversation with yourself and others from a place of love.
As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.
If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!
Thank you so much! xoPG
Guest social:
https://elizabethneumann.org/
Twitter: @NeuSummits
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Compete in EVERY Race: Two Under-the-Radar WINNABLE Senate races Florida & North Dakota
To keep democracy’s head above water in 2024 the Democrats need what’s called a trifecta - meaning the Presidency, the House and the Senate - and keeping the senate is going to be a tough slog because Democrats have what’s called a “bad map”. So today, instead of talking about the must win swing races we hear about all the time, we’re going to discuss two Senate races that almost no-one is paying attention to. Two Senate races practically no-one is investing in, because it’s assumed they’ve already been won by Republicans when the truth is they haven’t. American Democrats often function in this weird defeatist culture where we keep fighting over the same 6 states and seeding other states to Republicans with the assumption they’re lost and no Democrat can ever win there. It’s not fair to the people who have different opinions in those states. It’s not fair to the people who lose their rights thanks to Republican policies, and it’s not democratic. People should have a candidate to vote for, and that candidate should have the opportunity to win. So today’s episode includes two women, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (or DMP) from Florida and Katrina Christiansen from North Dakota. We’re going to hear their stories and remind ourselves that no state should be written off. That everybody deserves a chance to be represented in America and with so much on the line, we need to support every Democrat running. The party might not be focusing on these two races, but We the People, should be.
As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.
If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!
Thank you so much! xoPG
Guest social:
https://www.debbieforflorida.com/
Twitter: @DebbieforFL
Insta: @debbieforfl
https://www.katrinaforussenate.com/
Twitter: @KatrinaforND
Insta: @katrinaforussenate
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Dictators Are Bad: A Conversation with Global Affairs Expert Andrea Chalupa
We just had the G7. There was just a Ukrainian Peace Conference in Switzerland. Here at home we have a wanna be dictator running against a President who fights dictators. Today we talk to international expert Andrea Chalupa about two broad stroke topics, what’s going on in Ukraine, because I think most of us have kind of checked out and don’t have a clue anymore, and what Trump will offer in a second term in regards to American immigration which, after doing the research is so horrifying that it absolutely can’t come to pass. At the end of the day Trump wants to make America Russia and Russia believes it’s owed the world and we need to understand both things if we’re going to properly fight back.
As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.
If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!!
Thank you so much! xoPG
Guest social:
https://www.andreachalupa.com/
Twitter: @AndreaChalupa
@GaslitNation
Instagram: @andreachalupa
YouTube: @gaslitnation
As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!
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Having followed Leigh McGowan on TikTok, I’m so happy to hear this longer, more detailed but equally passionate take on American politics that she brings to us all. Even though I live in the UK, I am engrossed in everything she talks about.
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