Introducing Season 3: Restorative Activism

Grace Cowan of Frogmore Stew

This episode features a conversation with Grace Cowan of Frogmore Stew, a podcast focused on South Carolina politics. Nancy and Grace thought it would...

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Mark Bergman

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...

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Nimit Sawhney

Voatz Mobile Voting App

This episode features a conversation with Nimit Sawhney of Voatz, a mobile voting app that uses cutting edge technology to make voting more accessible,...

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Nathaniel Stinnett

Environmental Voter Project

This episode features a conversation with Nathaniel Stinnett of the Environmental Voter Project, a nonprofit that is building political power for climate issues not...

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Margie Stein

140 Florida Blue

On this episode, Nancy catches up with activist Margie Stein of 140 Florida Blue who continues to work tirelessly to make Florida blue again....

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Jason Springer

School Boards and the Education Truth Project

This episode features a conversation with Jason Springer about how the Education Truth Project, a New Jersey super PAC, is keeping school boards free...

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Drew Kromer

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...

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Jocelyn Bucaro

The Mobile Voting Project

This episode features a conversation with Jocelyn Bucaro of the nonprofit, nonpartisan Mobile Voting Project. Could mobile voting save democracy? Jocelyn and Nancy speak...

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Ramon Perez

Digital Democracy Project

This episode features a conversation with Ramon Perez of the Digital Democracy Project. Imagine a world where you have the same access to your...

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Season 4: Action is the Antidote

Who among us isn’t feeling at least a tinge, if not a tsunami, of panic right now, with a disastrous debate, dystopian Supreme Court...

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Brian Derrick

Oath

What to do after a week of a disastrous presidential debate and devastating Supreme Court rulings? This episode features a conversation with Brian Derrick...

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Emily White

#iVoted Concerts

This episode features a conversation with Emily White of #iVoted Concerts. For all the technology in our world today, voter turnout tactics, like door...

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Claire Atkin

Check My Ads

This episode features a conversation with Claire Atkin of the ad tech watchdog Check My Ads. Our online world has become incredibly complex, bringing...

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Jordan Zaslow

Her Bold Move

Four years ago, Jordan Zaslow was busy with her life running an advertising and entertainment production company, but when things shut down during Covid...

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Seth Bluestein

A Republican Election Official for All Voters

On this episode, Nancy speaks with Philadelphia City Commissioner Seth Bluestein, a Republican whose office is in charge of election operations and voter registration...

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Melissa Walker

Update on the States

On this episode, Nancy welcomes back Melissa Walker of the States Project (formerly Future Now). Melissa appeared on the first episode of this podcast...

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Lindsey Drath

The Forward Party

This episode features a conversation with Lindsey Drath, CEO of the Forward Party, a newly formed political party that intends to bring power back...

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Michelle Colon

An Abortion Freedom Fighter in Mississippi

This episode features a conversation with abortion rights activist Michelle Colon of SHERo (Sisters Helping Every Woman Rise and Organize), an organization dedicated to...

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Diana Robinson

Make the Road Pennsylvania

On the last episode with Stacy Kramer of Blueprint/Swing Left, we got a bird’s eye view of why we should support grassroots groups in...

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Stacy Kramer

Why Grassroots Giving Will Save Democracy

This episode features Stacy Kramer who first came on the podcast two years ago as a newly activated Democratic fundraiser who was making fundraising...

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Nisha Anand

Radical Common Ground

This episode features Indian-American activist and racial justice leader Nisha Anand of Dream Corps. Once a radical grassroots activist arrested in Burma for passing...

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Claire Ullman and Sandy Radoff

Students for Justice

On this episode, Nancy speaks with Claire Ullman and Sandy Radoff of the voter outreach group Students for Justice. In 2020, Claire was a...

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Changing our Diets to Save the World

And now for something completely different with this episode on plant based eating. This is the second in a two part environmental series on...

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Daniel Katz

Saving Rainforests to Save the World

This episode with Daniel Katz of the Rainforest Alliance is the first in a two part environmental series on thinking globally and acting locally....

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Andrea Miller: Turning the Tide for Voters of Color in the South

This episode features a conversation with Andrea Miller, founding board member of the Center for Common Ground, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to turning out...

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Alex Kramer

Knock for Democracy

On this episode, Nancy speaks with Alex Kramer of Knock for Democracy. Alex is an actor and writer who discovered he had a talent...

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Melody Barnes and Laurent Dubois

UVA’s Democracy Initiative

This episode features Professors Melody Barnes and Laurent Dubois, co-directors of the Democracy Initiative at the University of Virginia. This interdisciplinary initiative brings together...

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Manny Yekutiel

Coffee, Dialogue and Democracy at Manny's

This episode features a conversation with Manny Yekutiel, founder of San Francisco phenomenon Manny’s, a civic gathering space that brings people together for coffee,...

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Eliza Nemser

Climate Changemakers

This episode features a conversation with Eliza Nemser, an earth scientist who is worried about the earth. So worried, in fact, that she pivoted...

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Alyse Nelson and Gayle Kabaker

Empowering Women at Vital Voices

This episode features Alyse Nelson, President and CEO of Vital Voices, and renowned artist Gayle Kabaker, talking about their artistic collaboration in the name...

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Elizabeth Fernandez

Movement Voter Project

This episode features a conversation with Elizabeth Fernandez of Movement Voter Project. Movement Voter Project is based on the ingenious concept of empowering local...

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Katie Michel

Victory Garden Collective

This episode features a conversation with Katie Michel, owner of Planthouse Gallery in New York City and a member of Victory Garden Collective, a...

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Lisa Guide

The Caregiver Vote

This episode features a conversation with Lisa Guide, co-founder of the Women Effect Action Fund, a group dedicated to achieving economic equality for women...

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Aditi Juneja

Protect Democracy

This episode features a conversation with Aditi Juneja of Protect Democracy, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting efforts to undermine our right to...

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Season 2: The Path Ahead

Welcome to Season 2 of the New Faces of Democracy podcast, hosted by Nancy Bynum. In this season, Nancy will look back at the gains...

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Indivisible's Martha Shockey

The State of Georgia

This episode features a conversation with Martha Shockey of the grassroots political action group, Indivisible Georgia. A soft-spoken powerhouse, Martha talks about all the...

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Catherine Vaughan

Swing Left

On this episode, Nancy welcomes Catherine Vaughan back to New Faces of Democracy. Catherine is Co-Executive Director of the Democratic political action group, Swing Left,...

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The Sheriff Sequel: What Happened in the Elections

Nancy follows up on her conversation about sheriffs with Max Rose on Episode 13 of the podcast to explore what happened in the sheriff...

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Mike Berland

Polls, Momentum and What Just Happened

This episode features a conversation with data and analytics expert and political polling thought leader Mike Berland. Mike is the founder & CEO of...

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Guest Pod: Democracy Works

This week features a guest episode from Democracy Works, a podcast dedicated to answering the question “What Does it Mean to Live in a...

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Marcia Greenberger

Women’s Rights, Past, Present and Future

This episode features a conversation with Marcia Greenberger, a true pioneer of women’s rights law through her work at the National Women’s Law Center...

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Gordon Herr

How to Vote

This week’s episode goes local with Gordon Herr, Chairman of the Democratic Committee in Southampton NY, and member of the Board of Elections in...

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Tech for Campaigns

Bringing the Tech and Digital Edge to Democrats

This episode features a conversation with Jessica Alter and Krisserin Canary of Tech for Campaigns. After Trump’s Muslim ban in 2017, tech entrepreneur Jessica...

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Ravi Gupta

Changing the Face of Politics

This episode features a conversation with Ravi Gupta, an Obama alum, podcast host and founder of Arena, an organization that trains and supports the...

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Katie Paris

Red Wine & Blue

On this week’s episode, Nancy speaks with Katie Paris, founder of of Red Wine & Blue. Red Wine &Blue is an Ohio-based group that’s...

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Vernetta Alston

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...

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Max Rose

Sheriffs for Trusting Communities

This episode features a conversation with Max Rose, founder of Sheriffs for Trusting Communities. Imagine a law enforcement officer with vast power and authority,...

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Desiree Tims

Running for Change in Ohio

On this episode, Nancy speaks with Desiree Tims, a young congressional candidate in Ohio’s 10th district. There are a lot of firsts when it...

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Dr. Fergie Reid Jr.

The Strategy To Flip FL Blue (and TX and GA and NC), Part 2

This episode features Part 2 of the Flipping Florida Series with Dr. Fergie Reid Jr. Dr. Reid talks about his strategy for flipping the...

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Walls of Moms

Nancy takes a break from the podcast to muse on the army of mothers powering the resistance.

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Sara Trail

Quilter, Warrior

This episode features a conversation with Sara Trail, founder of Social Justice Sewing Academy, an organization that provides young people in marginalized communities with...

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Four Ways to Beat Trump by Chipping Away at the Margins

In this bonus episode, Nancy talks about four groups focused on chipping away at the margins in key, battleground states to beat Trump this...

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Zak Malamed

The Next 50 on the Youth Vote

In 2018, Zak Malamed was living the millennial dream with a job at Facebook. But after coming home from a trip to Auschwitz to...

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How to Flip Florida Blue with 140 Florida Blue Project

Janelle Christensen is a professor and head of the Florida Democratic Environmental Caucus. Margie Stein is a political activist who has found her niche...

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Thoughts on Creative Activism

In this week’s bonus episode, Nancy talks about trends in creative activism from protest needlework to fashion design.

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Diana Weymar

Tiny Pricks and the Art of Protest

This week’s podcast features a conversation with artist Diana Weymar of Tiny Pricks Project. Diana is a textile artist who one day in 2018...

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Mark Bergman

The View from Across the Pond

This week Nancy speaks with Mark Bergman, a lawyer and Democrat based in London, who since 2017 has been keeping his fellow Democrats abroad...

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So what I'm hearing is... Thoughts on Down Ballot Elections

Almost two months into the podcast, Nancy takes a break to muse on one theme that’s been coming up a lot in her interviews:...

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Stacy Kramer

Fundraising Democratically

This episode features Hollywood writer and producer Stacy Kramer, who since 2016 has become a tireless fundraiser for Democratic candidates and grassroots groups. Stacy...

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Susan Rogan

Librarian, Grandmother, Activist

This episode of the podcast features a conversation with Susan Rogan, founder of the political action newsletter Rogan’s List. A self-proclaimed “retired grandmother in...

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Alex Posen

The Power of Design

This podcast features a conversation with Alex Posen, co-founder of Resistance by Design, a company that designs accessories and products that allow you to...

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Samra Brouk

The Future of Leadership

On this episode of the podcast, Nancy has a conversation with Samra Brouk, who is running for state senate in upstate New York. Up...

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Melissa Walker

Future Now on Why States Matter

This episode features a conversation with Melissa Walker of Future Now Fund, a group started in 2017 dedicated to electing more Democrats to our...

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Introducing the New Faces of Democracy Podcast

Welcome to the New Faces of Democracy podcast, hosted by Nancy Bynum. This podcast features inspiring interviews with people who have transformed their lives since...

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Jason Berlin and Field Team 6

When Jason Berlin starts talking, it’s pretty clear he’s going to make you laugh. What you don’t expect is that it will be about...

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31st Street Swing Left: Grassroots in Action

If anyone is the embodiment of the New Face of Democracy, it’s Lisa Herrick of 31st Street Swing Left. A clinical psychologist with no...

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Postcard Writing Groups: A Lovely and Beautiful Benefit

What is a Postcards to Voters group? Imagine a cross between an activist meeting and a 21st century knitting circle whose members meet regularly...

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TONY THE DEMOCRAT

In 2017, Tony McMullin, aka Tony the Democrat, got together with five friends to write postcards to Democrats, reminding them to vote in a...

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Pamela Bell, Founder of Prinkshop

Videography by Mehmet S. Yildirim Fashion insider and quintessential cool girl Pamela Bell is using her talent for design and merchandising at her company Prinkshop...

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Perry Gershon, Congressional Candidate

Videography by Mehmet S. Yildirim Perry Gershon never thought he would run for office… until Trump was elected. Instead of sitting around and stewing about...

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Catherine Vaughan, Flippable

Catherine Vaughan, CEO and co-founder of Flippable, is a New Face of Democracy because she used her passion for public service and management skills...

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Rachel May, NY Senate Candidate

What do you do if you’re naturally shy but you’ve got something important to say? If you’re Rachel May, you run for office. And...

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Citizens' Climate Lobby

Climate change: intractable, vexing, global…. and solvable. Nicole Crescimanno Meehan of Citizens’ Climate Lobby talks about the carbon fee and dividend, a common sense,...

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Introducing Season 3: Restorative Activism

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