Oath.Vote
On this episode, Nancy is joined once again with guest co-host Betsy Morgan for a conversation with Brian Derrick of the online Democratic fundraising platform, Oath.Vote. Brian last came on the podcast in July 2024 when many of us were still nervously hopeful that a Democrat might win the election. Now a year later, but […]
How Democrats Can Win in Rural America
Nancy is joined by guest host Betsy Morgan on this episode featuring superstar activist Jess Piper speaking about how Democrats can win with rural voters. Jess has become a prominent voice for rural Democrats and in her work at Blue Missouri, she and her colleagues are working to run a Democrat in every race in […]
Galvanize Action
This episode features Jackie Payne of Galvanize Action, an organization that focuses on moderate women living in rural, small town and suburban areas. These women want progress on key issues but aren’t reliably playing a role to get us there. Galvanize Action helps them connect with their values in a way that impacts their civic […]
Sister District
This episode features a conversation with Sarah Curmi, Executive Director of Sister District. Founded in the aftermath of the 2016 election, Sister District is a women-led grassroots political group that is dedicated to building lasting Democratic power in state legislatures. The group is powered by volunteers in blue districts that pair or “sister” up with […]
Protect Democracy
This episode features a conversation with Amanda Carpenter of Protect Democracy, a cross-ideological nonprofit devoted to stopping authoritarianism. Nancy first featured Protect Democracy on this podcast four years ago, shortly after the January 6th insurrection. Given the rollercoaster that we have been on since then, and the new and dangerous threats that we face as […]
Field Team 6
Is registering Democrats the key to saving the world? That’s the premise behind Field Team 6, and its founder Jason Berlin is Nancy’s guest on this episode. Jason and Nancy first spoke five years ago when Field Team 6 was registering voters in parking lots. Now the group has grown into a grassroots powerhouse that […]
Choice Tracker
This episode features a conversation with Dana Castner, founder of Choice Tracker, a new and important tool in the fight for reproductive freedom. When the Supreme Court ruled in June 2022 that abortion laws must be decided by the states, that put a lot of power in the hands of our state legislators, many of […]
Chop Wood Carry Water
This episode features a conversation with activist Jess Craven of Chop Wood Carry Water. With close to half a million followers on TikTok and 53,000 subscribers to her Substack, Jess is a fierce and passionate warrior for democracy. Jess shares with Nancy her view of what it means to be an activist at this time […]
Season 5: How Not to be an Ostrich
I get it. If you’re reading this, then maybe like me, you spent weeks and months working your tail off – knocking, dialing, writing, donating – for an election outcome that decidedly did not happen. There was a deep sense of deja vu on this past election night, hearkening back to its counterpart in 2016. […]
What if Trump Wins? Wargaming Trump 2.0
What if Trump wins? On this episode, Nancy has a conversation with Mark Bergman about something none of us want to think about: what would happen to the rule of law and American democracy in a second Trump term. Last spring, Mark was an observer at a series of large scale simulated exercises (aka war […]