#iVoted Podcast

Welcome to a VERY special Wisconsin episode of the #iVoted Podcast! Co-Host Michael Zimmerlich kicks off the conversation with Sam and Bianca from All Voting is Local to share all you need to know about voting in Wisconsin including how to register and check your voter reg, what ID to bring to the polling place, key deadlines and more! They also discuss how every one of your votes counts in additi...

Welcome to another special episode of #iVoted Podcast! Host Emily chats with David Belafonte, Emmy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated producer, Co-Founder and Executive Director of The BelafonteFamily Foundation who also served as Vice President and Executive Director of Belafonte Enterprises for two decades as well as David’s daughter Sarafina Belafonte. We discuss activism in the art scene and the...

Welcome to a special episode of #iVoted Podcast! Today we’re focusing on all things #Wisconsin in advance of the state’s crucial supreme court race & more! Co-host Emily White chats with Bianca Shaw, WI Grassroots Manager at All Voting is Local on a variety of topics. Followed by Co-Host Michael Zimmerlich catching up on the latest w/ Milwaukee rapper NilexNile who will be playing a free #iVot...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! This is a SPECIAL episode for the Georgia runoff where we check in with Lilia Iza from #iVoted's C-Suite on the #iVoted Georgia Sweepstakes & how we put together 50 participating concerts in a week to increase voter turnout. We also discuss the importance of this runoff with David '5-1' Norman - Board President for Atlanta's Well Dunn Foundation a...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today’s is our SEASON FINALE where we spotlight #iVoted Festival’s C-Suite: Founder / CEO Emily White, Festival Director Lesly Montes & Booking / Sweepstakes Captain Lilia Iza. Host Mike Zimmerlich conducts an emotional interview with the women who booked & produced #iVoted Festival 2022 all year, featuring 300+ of the top trending artists in key...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today's theme is What’s Going Out West? We begin with our #voting matters topic on guns by interviewing Nalini Ramachandran, Senior Manager of National Engagement for Sandy Hook Promise. Nalini and Co-Host Emily White dig into this topic & more. This is paired w/ interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artist trending in Nevada & California!: Part 1 =...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today we’re talking reproductive rights with Jas Margarita Tobon of the Wild West Access Fund Of Nevada. Jas and host Emily White dig in on this crucial topic & more. This is paired w/ interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artist trending in Ohio!: Part 1 = Interview w/ Jas Margarita Tobon Part 2 = Interview w/ Tatiana Owens Part 3 = Interview w/ Ch...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today we’re talking all things early voting with Bryce Bennett, Project Director for Vote Early Day! This is paired with interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in The South. Part 1 = Interview w/ Bryce Bennet Part 2 = Interview w/ Guitar Gabby Part 3 = Interview w/ Kendall Street Company Part 4 = Interview w/ RIMIDI Part 5 = Intervie...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today we’re talking about the environment with the only & only Seth Godin! Seth’s latest project is The Carbon Almanac and he and host Emily White discuss that and so much more. This is paired w/ interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Florida! Part 1 = Interview w/ Seth Godin Part 2 = Interview w/ Manu Manzo Part 3 = Interview w/...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today we’re discussing how to navigate your local ballot. To do so we chat with Alex Niemczewski, CEO of BallotReady! Alex and Host Emily White discuss that as well as absentee voting, voting by mail or in-person and how to make a plan to do so. This is paired with interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Arizona! Part 1 = Interview...

Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today on Part 2 of Episode 13, we’re continuing to dig into why we vote on a Tuesday, the history of Election Day and lessons we can learn from date on other countries to increase voter turnout Host, Emily White ask just that and so much more while chatting with #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in the Northeast, starting with Jaclyn Fredman,...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today we're digging in on why we vote on a Tuesday, the history of Election Day and lessons we can learn from data on other countries to increase voter turnout. To do so, host Emily White asks just that and much more while chatting with Charles Stewart III, a Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science at The Massachusetts Institute o...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! We’re back for Part 2 of our episode on all things Texas! Today Host Emily White chats w/ #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Texas and continues with this episode’s theme of How to Research voting for Judges. This includes an in-depth interview with Kam Franklin of The Suffers as well as chats with Lil Will, Ellaye, Shakey Graves, DJ La Moo...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today we’re discussing How to Research Voting for Judges. To do so we chat with Rachel Dissell and Ilica Mahajan from The Marshall Project - a nonprofit, online journalism organization focusing on issues related to criminal justice. And, since everything is bigger in Texas, this is part one of two episodes where Host Emily White interviews #iVoted...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Today we're discussing the power of the school board you elect. To do so, Host Emily White interviews one of her most influential teachers - Craig Haase of Arrowhead High School. This is paired with interviews of #iVoted Festival 2022 artists trending in Wisconsin including Dead Horses, RAF & Company, Clare, Jesús Villa and The Unrulies, Mara Conn...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! The theme of this episode is Minnesota! In it we chat with Christopher Moon who is an artist manager, former President of Noisetrade, Co-Founder of 46 For 46, "Tough Love" podcast host, and a Minnesota resident as well as #iVoted Festival 2022 artists who are from or trending in Minnesota: Megan Hamilton and The Belfast Cowboys! Part 1= Interview...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! The theme of this episode is Michigan! To kick things off we interview Run the Jewels co-manager Amaechi Uzoigwe, who also serves on our board, on his Michigan roots and more. This episode also features #iVoted Festival 2022 artists from and/or trending in Michigan: Laura Rain, Jaypitts, Jay Matthews, Crime & the City Solution, and The Hacky Turtl...

Welcome back to The #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! In this episode, we get into our Voting Matters series, where we’ll be covering topics that you’ll be voting on this year. First up is cannabis! We do a deep dive into U.S. cannabis legalization by interviewing the brilliant Sam D’Arcangelo from The Cannabis Voter Project on a range of topics including what is going on in Missouri, Kansas, Illinoi...

Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! The Theme of Episode Seven is “Next Gen: Vote Young and You’ll Vote Forever.” We’ll also touch on student debt and how to pay for college. We have Rutger Rosenborg from our great partner Chartmetric who sponsors this episode as the first guest! We also interview Andrew Amore from Michelle Obama’s My School Votes, #iVoted 2022 Festival board member...

Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Episode Six's theme is "What is Gerrymandering and How It Affects You.” We feature the interview with Michael Li who is the Senior Council for Brennan Center Democracy Program. He explains what gerrymandering is and what we all can do about it as a voter. This episode also features #iVoted 2022 Festival artists who are trending in or from Alaska,...

Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Episode Four's theme is "New South.” We feature the interview with the Chief Legal Officer for the New Georgia Project Aklima Khondoker where she talks about the New Georgia Project, their achievements, and more. This episode also features #iVoted 2022 Festival artists who are trending in or from Georgia including A$H, Fk Woodz, LAVAHI, Rebecca Lo...

Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! Episode Four's theme is "Why Primaries Matter" where we interview FiveThirtyEight Senior Election Analyst Nathaniel Rakich to explain just that. This episode also features interviews with #iVoted 2022 Festival artists who are trending in The South including Jillian Dawn, Afton Wolfe, Rachel Pearl, Jamie Woodfin Jr., Jamie Lynn Vessels, and Douglas...

Welcome to Episode 3 of the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! The theme of this episode is Check your Registration! Please register to vote here: https://ivotedfestival.org/voter-registration and it’s equally important to head there and CHECK your registration. Even if you know you're registered it's crucial to check one's registration to ensure you're ready to go and vote. This episode features an i...

Welcome back to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! The theme of this episode is “there’s no democracy without your participation” and featuring artists and team members who are from, trending in, or based in North or South Carolina. We interview #iVoted Festival 2022 artists CerVon Campbell, Thomas LaVine, Kaylin Roberson, Harry & the Hootenannies, Sam Pomerantz, Kevin Daniel, #iVoted team members...

Welcome to the #iVoted Festival 2022 Podcast! We are so thrilled to be taking you through the journey of this election year as a voter while interviewing artists and key team members who are making #iVoted Festival 2022 happen! This episode introduces the podcast and interviews #iVoted Festival alum and 2022 artist Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee as well as Live Nation Global Tour Promoter and Bil...