Preparing High School Girls to Save Democracy at DemocraShe
This episode features Sarah Jakle, the founder of DemocraShe, a national leadership program for underserved high school girls, and for every public policy skill they teach, like public speaking or lobbying Congress, they pair it with a brain-science skill to keep girls from getting knocked off their path. The results: girls who can picture themselves […]
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 […]
Can One County Flip North Carolina Blue?
On this episode, Nancy speaks with Drew Kromer, Chairman of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party in North Carolina. Could Mecklenburg County hold the key to flipping North Carolina blue? According to Drew, the answer is yes. Nancy and Drew talk about the huge numbers of Democrats in the county and the slim margins needed to […]
What’s on the Line in North Carolina
On this episode, Nancy speaks with Vernetta Alston, a state legislator in North Carolina. In 2017, Vernetta pivoted from a career as a criminal defense attorney to run for public office on the Durham city council. She was then appointed to fill an empty seat in the North Carolina General Assembly last spring and now […]