Episode 42 - How to Stay Sane in an Election Year Natasha Explains It All

It's an election year and the deluge of negative news can make it easy to feel disillusioned and want to check out. I offer some tips and tools to help you feel informed, engaged, and yes, even hopeful.

Tldr: pick a handful of journalists and/or a podcast or two to follow and one cause or campaign to support. And set a daily timer on your news apps! Quality over quantity is the key here.

Folks I mentioned as suggestions on who to follow on social media/subscribe to their newsletters/read their stuff:


Oliver Willis (I have 3 one-month subscriptions to his newsletter to give away, so contact me if you're interested)
Teri Kanefield
Judd Legum
Dan Rather
Heather Cox Richardson
Adam Serwer
Keith Edwards
Marc Elias
Sherrilyn Ifill
Elie Mystal
Molly Jong-Fast
Nikole Hannah-Jones
Robert Reich
Jay Kuo

The podcasts I mentioned:


The Nation
Boom Lawyered
Small Doses with Amanda Seales


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