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On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents.

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On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents.

    BONUS: Words to Win By: Protecting Our Freedoms

    BONUS: Words to Win By: Protecting Our Freedoms

    Today, we’re bringing you another podcast from Wonder Media Network that we think you’ll love: Words to Win By. Hosted by renowned communications researcher and campaign advisor Anat Shenker-Osorio, this season unpacks real-world narrative shifts that led to real-world victories, from Brazil to Ireland to here in the United States.

    In the 2022 Midterms, Americans defied polling, pundits and precedent to stave off the predicted Republican “Red Wave” takeover. Despite significant challenges, Democrats were able to hold the Senate, minimize House losses, and flip or retain key battleground state legislatures and governorships. In the first episode of the latest season, we delve into why conventional wisdom about politics doesn’t just miss the mark, but actively impedes what we must do to prevail against right-wing efforts to seize and hold power. Hear about the research, ad making, organizing and strategy that helped deliver key Democratic victories by reminding us of the collective power we have to decide our own future.

    • 41 min
    White Picket Fence S2 E5: When "Career Feminism" Won

    White Picket Fence S2 E5: When "Career Feminism" Won

    When it comes to the failure of the 1971 Comprehensive Childcare Development Act, it's easy to point a finger at conservatives. But that's not the whole story.

    This week, join host Julie as she dives into the battle between care feminism and career feminism, and how the winner of that match up has impacted women's right advocacy for the last 50 years.

    • 25 min
    Universal Pre-K and the Path Ahead with Rep. Manning

    Universal Pre-K and the Path Ahead with Rep. Manning

    Although the Build Back Better Act could not deliver on all the care economy issues, there is still reason for hope. With a bipartisan oriented strategy, some of these issues can still get through the House and the Senate – universal pre-k being one of those. On our final episode of the series, Jenny and Julie are joined by Representative Kathy Manning to discuss the importance of universal pre-k and what the future holds for care infrastructure.

    • 39 min
    White Picket Fence S2 E4: The Rise of Neoliberalism

    White Picket Fence S2 E4: The Rise of Neoliberalism

    This week, Julie dives deep into the economic ideology that arose alongside social conservatism and prevented public investments in care.

    We’ll break down what “neoliberalism” is and what the rise of it has meant for family life -- how the mix of low taxes, deregulation, and privatization has made family life more economically precarious for the vast majority of Americans.

    • 32 min
    The Cost of Child Care with Rep. Clark

    The Cost of Child Care with Rep. Clark

    The American child care system is full of contradiction. For individual families, care costs keep rising. But many caregivers are barely paid a living wage. The Build Back Better Act would have been the first federal intervention in this sector in fifty years. Without it, this broken cycle continues. On today’s episode, Jenny and Julie are joined by Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark to discuss the precarious state of our care economy.

    • 47 min
    White Picket Fence S2 E3: What Could Have Been

    White Picket Fence S2 E3: What Could Have Been

    How did the U.S. become a society that treats caregiving as a private family responsibility rather than a public good?

    In this episode, Julie explores the longstanding and continued role racism has played in preventing investments in public goods that would benefit everyone, including caregiving. We’ll also do a deep dive into the 1970s when the U.S. nearly invested in universal childcare -- and how fear was deployed to block it.

    • 24 min

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3.7 out of 5
352 Ratings

352 Ratings

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Word to your mother ♥️

Love hearing your mom on here!

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Let’s go Brandon and Commiela.

This show tries hard to make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Suffering in California, under the soon to be anointed prez, Harris was a horrible AG, putting innocent men of color in jail for her political aspirations, then cackling about it when asked. She was an even worse Senator, a non-existent Veep. Even her Dad is critical of her. But she’ll probably be the first female prez, and the last prez, this nation has before it’s fall. This show is for the 18% of clowns who still think the elections were legit, enjoy the deception.

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Thank you for this!

I am really enjoying your podcast!

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