The Electorette Podcast

Carol Anderson, professor, historian and the award-winning author of "One Person, No Vote..." and "White Rage...." discusses modern and historical patterns of voter disenfranchisement and suppression. Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electorette! WANT MORE...

This is a special episode feature a post-debate analysis with activists Wagatwe Wanjuki and Anoa Changa. This episode covers the second night of the two-night Democratic Debates. Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electorette! WANT MORE ELECTORETTE? Follow th...

This is a special episode feature a post-debate analysis with activists Wagatwe Wanjuki and Anoa Changa. Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electorette! WANT MORE ELECTORETTE? Follow the Electorette on social media. Electorette Facebook Electorette Instagram...

"We've been asking the wrong questions. We ask 'why does she stay' instead of 'why is he hitting her...'" This is just one of the points you'll hear in my conversation with Dr. Pamela Nettleton. We discuss how the media's coverage of violence against women perpetuates a culture of violence. We also discuss how our social systems are set up to burden women who are victims of violence. Also, if you...

In this episode, Thalia González, an Associate Professor at Occidental College and co-author of the report, "Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood." This groundbreaking report published by Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, revealed that adults view Black girls as less innocent and more adult-like than their white peers. González discusses the ways in which adul...

The Color of Money: Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap with Mehrsa Baradaran. A discussion on the history of black banks and how housing segregation, racism, and Jim Crow credit policies worsened the wealth gap. Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electoret...

"Democracy isn't just about the ability to vote. Democracy is about being an informed citizen..." This is just one of the points you'll hear in this conversation with data-skeptic, author and mathematician, Cathy O'Neil. We discuss her book "Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality & Threatens Democracy," and the ways in which algorithms dictate nearly every aspect of our liv...

Shelby Counter Commissioner, Tami Sawyer discusses her campaign for Mayor of Memphis, the #TakeEmDown901 movement, and her #WeCan'tWait campaign. If elected, Tami Sawyer would make history as the first woman every to be elected in as mayor of Memphis, TN. We discuss our history of growing up in Memphis and how she would address inequality, poverty and growth stagnation in this historic city. Watch...

A discussion on Reproductive Justice with the co-founders of ReproAction, Erin Matson and Pamela Merrit. Learn More About ReproAction: ReproAction Org #DontHidePlanB Campaign The Fake Clinic Database Follow ReproAction ReproAction Twitter ReproAction Facebook ReproAction Instagram Episode Reading List >> How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics: From Welfare Reform to Foreclosure to Trumpby L...

Deborah Lee James served as the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force, only the second woman in history to lead  a US Military Service. She led a force of 660,000 people and managed a budget of $139 billion dollars, all during a time of unprecedented political dysfunction. In our conversation, Deborah discusses her new book, Aim High: Chart Your Course and Find Success, where she shareshow she overcame...

This conversation with Dr. Laura Briggs, author of How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics, on the politics of reproductive justice is more important than ever. We discuss the daily assaults on bodily autonomy, the history of Roe v Wade, Reagan's role in diminishing the social safety net,  and why conservative women vote against their own interests. Please Note:This is an updated, condensed...

Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, discusses gun legislation, the 2020 election, and the state of the NRA. We also talk about the inspiration behind her new book, Fight Like a Mother. Find out more about Shannon Watt's work and Moms Demand Action >> Fight Like a Mother >> Moms Demand Action Org >>Be SMART for Kids >>Educators Demand Action Episode Reading List F...

Dr. Ruth DeFoster is a gun violence, mass shooting, and terrorism expert, and she joins to discuss and debunk conservative myths around gun violence. Episode Reading List Terrorizing the Masses by Ruth DeFoster Columbine by David Cullen Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagu...

Laura Colarusso, Senior Managing Editor of WGBH discusses her project, "The Original Old Boys Club," which explores the reasons behind why Massachusetts lags behind much of the country when it comes to electing women, despite its reputation as a progressive state. Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your...

Ethicist and author Katie Watson discusses the legal and political arguments around abortion, as well as Roe v Wade, a topic she explores in her book, Scarlet A: The Ethics, Law, and Politics of Ordinary Abortion. She uses the term ordinary abortion to describe the common nature of abortion given that roughly 1 in 5 pregnancies end in abortion. Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe...

Kathy Hochul, lieutenant governor of New York state, holds the highest elected office of any woman in the state and joins me to discuss her elections, both the victories and the losses, as well as, New York State's Women's Justice Agenda. We also discuss her #HowSheDoesIt Campaign, a social media campaign intended to help women succeed by providing transparency into how she's dealt with the challe...

A conversation with author and activist Gail Ukockis, about her new book Misogyny: The New Activism, where she explores historical examples of misogyny and suggest actions to combat each example chapter by chapter. If you'd like to explore this topic more, please listen to my episode with philosopher Kate Manne, on episode 13, where we discuss her popular book, Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny Lis...

The Men's Story Project, founded by today's guest Dr. Jocelyn Lehrer, is a storytelling and community project that brings critical exploration of social ideas about masculinity into public forums around the world and allowing men to share their stories that are less-often heard with a live audience. On this episode, I talk with Dr. Lehrer about how The Men's Story Projectbreaks silences on issues...

Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the Policy Director of the progressive think tank, New Consensus, and one of the architects behind The Green New Deal, joins me to discuss the details of the GND Climate Change resolution and how its comprehensive approach will address the social justice and economic impacts of transforming the country's primary energy source, as well overhauling our transporation framework and...

Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers discusses her new book "They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South," a book that dispels a common myth about the role of white women within the institution of slavery, as being one of reluctance and passivity. Previous scholarship has often depicted them as bystanders or even as allies to enslaved people; but in her new book, Jones-Rogers un...

Summer Brennan, award-winning journalist and author of the new book High Heel, joins me to discuss the writing process for her book which explores the iconography of the high heel. Summer Brennan methodically explores the high heel using analogies from Greek Mythology and literature; she considers its role in our professional lives, in politics or how the high heel fits into sex culture and histor...

This is Pt II of my conversation with activist and writer, Marisa Kaba, creator of the popular online voter tool, Crush the MidTerms. We discuss the tool's popularity, why she created it; wealso discuss the midterm election outcome, 2020 candidates and what we can do to support our favorite candidates before primary election season begins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...

Gina Clayton-Johnson, founder and executive director of the Essie Justice Group, an advocacy group for women with incarcerated loved ones, joins to discuss the unique hardships of women who shoulder the burden of America's epidemic of mass incarceration. The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world and the emotional, financial and political burden of this crisis falls upon women. The Ess...

Last week, Michael Cohen, former personal attorney to Donald Trump, who has been convicted on a number of charges, testifihed before the House Oversight Committee. And this was the biggest news of the week. Following Cohen's testimony, several additional investigations and hearings have been scheduled. Marisa Kabas joins me on the Electorette to break the whole thing down. Activist, writer, and cr...

Professor Martha S. Jones, author of the book Birthright Citizens: A History of Race and Rights in Antebellum America, discusses the history of birthright citizenship in America, a struggle that began before the Civil War, before the Emancipation Proclamation. During this uncertain and perilous, a time particularly dangerous African Americans, black activists fought for citizenship status, thus ra...