Nathaniel G. Pearlman
The Great Battlefield
THE GREAT BATTLEFIELD PODCAST - A PODCAST ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCEA great political battle is being fought right now for the soul of our country.
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Nathaniel G. Pearlman
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Jul 10, 2026
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Episodes
Improving Political Tech with Sunil Sadasivan, Newly of NGP VAN 28.05.2025 1:22:14
Sunil Sadasivan joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in political tech, serving as Deputy CTO on Cory Booker's campaign and accepting the role as VP of Enineering at Bonterra, where he's responsible for all the products at the progressive political software company.
Fighting DOGE and for Humane Immigration and Criminal Justice Systems with Insha Rahman of Vera Action 26.05.2025 1:03:23
Insha Rahman joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in criminal justice reform at Vera and how they're fighting back at the recent DOGE attempts to infiltrate the organization.
How Unions Fit into Our Politics with Grant Williams of the SEIU 23.05.2025 54:00
Grant Williams joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a long time leader at the SEIU and how he's recently been working on close elections in Michigan and Wisconsin.
Relational Organizing Programs, Tech, and Training with Amanda Brink of Empower Project 21.05.2025 58:02
Amanda Brink joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and her role at Empower Project, where they execute large relational organizing programs and provide free software tools and training.
Working to Improve Democracy with Matt Leighninger of The National Civic League 19.05.2025 56:55
Matt Leighninger joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career and his role at the Center for Democracy Innovation at The National Civic League, where they work to make democracy more participatory, equitable and productive.
Improving Political Tech with Oluwakemi Oso & Leah Bae of Higher Ground Institute 16.05.2025 59:29
Leah Bae and Oluwakemi Oso join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding The Higher Ground Institute, where they're working to improve innovation and adoption in progressive political tech.
Seeding Democratic Organizations to Improve the Brand with Timothy Gaull of Advocacy Atlas 14.05.2025 1:12:24
Tim Gaull joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his work in the LGBTQIA community, running for US Senate and founding Advocacy Atlas, where he's advocating the "church planting" model for establishing Democratic organizations in areas where the party has little presence.
Building an AI Voter CRM with Tom Goldenberg of Victory Waves 12.05.2025 50:12
Tom Goldenberg joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about teaching Sanskrit in India, working on tech startups, running for Mayor and founding Victory Waves, where they're building an AI Voter CRM.
An AI Assistant for Fundraisers with Griff Bohm of Momentum 09.05.2025 59:14
Griff Bohm joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a serial entrepreneur, starting a brewery in Chile, Defeat by Tweet (which was aimed at motivating fundraising against Trump) and co-founding Momentum, a new AI fundraising firm.
Running a Progressive Organization with Amanda Litman of Run for Something 07.05.2025 1:01:18
Amanda Litman returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her recent book "When We're in Charge: The Next Generations Guide to Leadership".
The Use of AI in Public Opinion Research with Marty Santalucia of Twig 05.05.2025 1:02:13
Marty Santalucia joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics, starting his fundraising firm MF Strategies and his recent venture Twig Intelligence, which provides clients with AI based personas to query about politics and related matters.
A Path Forward to Unite Us All with Sol Erdman of Grand Bargain Project 02.05.2025 1:04:30
Sol Erdman joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career from success on Wall Street to conflict resolution to now starting Grand Bargain Project, which aims to unite Americans through policy change.
Improving the Lives of Working Families with Sondra Goldschein of CFFE 30.04.2025 58:12
Sondra Goldschein joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her 20 year career at the ACLU before transitioning to run the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, where they advocate for paid family medical leave, lower cost prescription drugs and affordable elder and child care.
Tools for Amplifying Civic Engagement with Emma Bloomberg of Murmuration 28.04.2025 1:10:25
Emma Bloomberg joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her entry into politics through her fathers mayoral campaign, her time at Robin Hood (an anti-poverty organization) and founding Murmuration, a non-profit that works to improve local organizing by providing a software, data and analytics platform.
Running Creative on a Presidential Campaign with Kate Conway 25.04.2025 1:03:30
Kate Conway joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in graphic design, building the creative team for the Biden Campaign and the switch to the Harris Campaign.
Defending Democracy and Fighting Corruption with Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno of RepresentUs 23.04.2025 56:58
Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career, being a leader at Human Rights Watch, her award winning book "There Are No Dead Here" (about human rights in Columbia) and her role at RepresentUS, where they're working to fight corruption and defend democracy.
Data and Analytics in Labor and Progressive Campaigning with Seth Johnson 21.04.2025 59:39
Seth Johnson joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his decades of work at AFSCME and now as a consultant, and what he's been thinking about in this difficult time for our nation.
Leveraging Social Media DM's for Fundraising with Max Borowitz of Caucus 18.04.2025 1:03:22
Max Borowitz joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in tech entrepreneurship and founding Caucus, which helps campaigns and causes send direct messages through social media to their supporters, donors and voters to raise money and win votes.
Journalism and the Political Crisis in the US with Jeff Jarvis 16.04.2025 1:29:43
Jeff Jarvis joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his long career in journalism, media and teaching, authoring 6 books and how he feels the media is doing in this moment in our democracy.
Lessons for Us in the Rise of Viktor Orbán with Zsuzsanna Szelényi 14.04.2025 1:14:51
Zsuzsanna Szelényi joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in Hungarian politics and her book "Tainted Democracy, Viktor Orbán and the Subversion of Hungary".
Abundance Ideas in Politics with With Catherine and Ryder of Abundance New York 11.04.2025 1:06:45
Catherine Vaughan and Ryder Kessler join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their careers and founding Abundance New York, where they're bringing abundance ideas to politics to improve the quality of life of New Yorkers.
Political Journalism and Combating Propaganda with Sarah Oates 09.04.2025 1:00:19
Sarah Oates joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as a specialist in Russian media and propaganda, being a Professor at the Philip Merrill College of Journalism and her recent book "Seeing Red: Russian Propaganda and American News".
Investigating the Right Wing Catholic Cult Opus Dei with Gareth Gore 07.04.2025 1:11:52
Gareth Gore joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as an author and journalist and his latest book "Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church".
Better Political Communication with Terry Szuplat 04.04.2025 1:01:23
Terry Szuplat joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics, as a speechwriter for Obama and his book "Say It Well: Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind, Inspire Any Audience".
Curating the Best Political Journalism with Dan Gillmor 02.04.2025 1:24:43
Dan Gillmor joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in journalism and tech, authoring several books and his latest project, The Cornerstone of Liberty, a newsletter that he publishes curating the best content in this area.
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