Girl and The Gov, The Podcast

  Unfortunately and continually relevant, this episode covers gun violence in America, with a specific focus on assault weapons bans. To zero-in on this type of legislation, we tapped the author of the California state assault weapons ban, Congressman Garamendi, CA-08 who made the legislation happen back when he was in the CA state legislature. Now in a federal role, he shed light on what’s happen...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Election Watch Updates: https://bit.ly/3GzagKC [AP] Louisville Mass Shooting: https://bit.ly/3zM1NQr [AP] Abortion Pill, Legal or Nah?: https://bit.ly/43l23DL [AP] Tennessee Th...

This week we brought back our very first guest – NextGen National Press Secretary, Kristi Johnston. She’s a riot, she’s the best, she’s the queen of Hinge, and she knows how to get young voters to the polls. No, like she conceived of and executed on dating app organizing, which just really sets the stage for what’s to come – innovation in organizing. Naturally, we chat about that and we talk about...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Election Watch: Asa Hutchinson: https://bit.ly/3ZIlR0G [AP] JoeChella: https://bit.ly/40Zepj2 [AP] The IG: https://bit.ly/3nKdwwp Biden Re-election Updates: https://bit.ly/3zrl...

This episode takes us to Maddie’s zip code via an interview with San Francisco’s Mayor, London Breed. Familiar territory and a familiar issue is the focus of this episode – the city’s evolving homelessness crisis. The conversation evaluates the issue in the unique context of the west coast city and looks at the solutions the Mayor has put forth. As well as, how the red tape of bureaucracy shapes w...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Lizzy Warren Seeks Re-election, three cheers!: https://bit.ly/3KcsW57 [Gov Hub] Mass Shooting, Nashville, TN: https://bit.ly/40CN0Dc [AP] TikTok Hearings - Congress versus youn...

Yeehawwwww, we’re getting down with Texas in this episode courtesy of an amazing guest, Uduak Nkanga! A Policy Associate at the Afiya Center, a former candidate for Texas House of Representatives, a political content creator, an author, and so much more, Uduak KNOWS Texas politics inside and out. To that point, Uduak walked us through how the Texas legislature works – its wonky rules, its pay, its...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Trump Calls for Protects, NY Prepares: https://bit.ly/3n999ur Trump GA Probe Part 5 Million: https://bit.ly/3n5vNDW Biden’s 1st Veto: https://bit.ly/42pDq8r Wyoming Bans Aborti...

School board races have been making the news en masse because this incredibly powerful but incredibly local elected position is the target of far right Republicans and a group of moms that we refuse to type out because it’ll boost their searchability. These positions dictate what’s taught in schools, how they function, and so much more that our guest, a member of the Boise, Idaho School Board, Shi...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Bank(s) Go Bust: https://bit.ly/3lfcdEH [AP News] Willow Oil Project Goes Forward: https://bit.ly/3mTg6zO [AP News] Senate Comes Together??: https://bit.ly/3FpAVcj [Punchbowl]...

It’s the year of the farm bill i.e. the year that it expires [it needs to be renewed and brought back to the table every five years. It’s a bill that is both complicated yet considerably bipartisan and we’d tell you what it does and for who, but that would ruin the plot of the episode wouldn’t it? In this episode and interview, we walked through the farm bill and its future with Vanessa Garcia Pol...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Louisiana’s Governor’s Race: https://bit.ly/3mzB8mU [AP News] Congress is back and so is their attitude: https://bit.ly/3F21eVE [Punchbowl] Fox News Loves to Lie & Libel: h...

This week our episode takes us to Arkansas, with an interview with Arkansas State Representative & House Minority Leader, Tippi McCullough. Our conversation moves across a number of topics starting with what it’s like to be not just the minority leader as a Democrat in a red state, but a state where there is a supermajority and Sarah Huckabee Sanders is the governor. We chat about the strategi...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Elissa Slotkin Throws Hat in the Senate Ring: https://bit.ly/3Z7xnDu [AP News] Marianne Williamson to Challenge Biden: https://bit.ly/41ytUPI [AP News] Biden Round 2…? Dr. Bide...

This episode is being released a day early on primary day for the Wisconsin Supreme Court race and gives you everything you need to know about what’s at stake. This race is a BFD for abortion rights, voting rights, gun rights, and even the 2024 election because who wins will determine whether the state’s court swings liberal or conservative. The election is being held as a result of a conservative...

Ohio, we’re excited to let you know that a ballot initiative focused on protecting reproductive rights is taking root. For everyone else, get excited too. This week’s interview walks through what this ballot initiative would look like and how it came to be as told by Iris Harvey, President and CEO at Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio. Iris fills us in on what’s to come, what the hurdles look to...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Les Objets: https://bit.ly/3XxwEK2 [The Hill] Ohio Derailment Part 1: https://bit.ly/3YP0fzE [AP News] Ohio Derailment Part 2: https://bit.ly/3K8QR5V [Independent] Biden Fires...

The timing of this interview is kismet, because it’s coming at the heels of one of the biggest speeches we all (or a lot of us) tune into – the State of the Union address. This episode as its title may have hinted at walks through how speechwriters in the political space operate, what their process is, and how they coordinate with other communications team members. And best yet, this walk-through...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: SOTU aka The State of the Union: https://bit.ly/3jEwD9l [AP News] The Balloon: https://bit.ly/3RBUfb7 [AP News] Biden’s Polling Numbies: https://bit.ly/40xtkRQ [AP News] Extrem...

IYKYK we had a little audio mishap with our interview for this week, so we pivoted faster than the speed of light and are bringing you a different type of episode. An episode we might add, we’ve received loads of requests for – a solo episode with just us, sharing details on the Girl and the Gov story, what the future has in store, and more. We included a fun feature called State of the Bills, hig...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Tyre Nichols & Police Reform: https://bit.ly/3wEkzYH [AP News] Debt Limit Continued: https://bit.ly/3jeEp9G [Punchbowl] Continually Under Investigation - Trump: https://bit...

Ever wonder what a White House Correspondent does? Well then this episode is going to be one that you listen to time and time again because it features an interview with Emily Barkann, Chief White House Correspondent at AKSM News. Emily walks us through a day in the life and what it’s really like to walk through the doors of the White House briefing room. We talk about the details like what a pres...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Debt Ceiling [with dramatic effects]: https://n.pr/3ZVVllM [NPR] Biden’s Classified Docs Drama: https://n.pr/3kBd16i [NPR] AZ Senate Race Officially Gets Spicy: https://bit.ly/...

The housing crisis the US of A has found itself in isn’t the result of just one cause or catalyst – it’s a plethora of issues, including the mass purchasing of residential properties by institutional investors. In other words, the ol’ Wall Street crew is playing grab and go with homes at a considerable scale across this country, leading to unaffordable housing, inflated pricing and bidding wars, a...

ICYMI, on Tuesday’s we release our top stories of the week episode. The news-focused episode is dedicated to covering a few (not all) of the top political stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Explainer: Biden’s Classified Docs: https://n.pr/3ITO9Ay [NPR] Missouri’s New Dress Code: https://bit.ly/3XjBdZ4 [AP News] Ex-GOP candidate arrested in shootings at lawmakers’...