Jill and Victor join Molly Jong-Fast, Senior Editor at the Daily Beast and Advisor to The Lincoln Project.
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In this episode, hosts Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi are joined by TIME'S UP Now President and CEO and former Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, Tina TChen, to discuss the continued battles women face in the political arena and other work industries, the work TIME'S UP Now is doing to foster safe, equal, and empowering work environment for women, and the importance of women being politically and civically active.
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In this episode, Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi join former United States Senator Al Franken to discuss Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, Amy Coney Barrett, and possible reforms to the Senate and Supreme Court of the United States.
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In this episode, Jill and Victor join Maria Teresa Kumar, Voto Latino’s founding president and MSNBC Contributor, to discuss the importance of the Latino vote, the effectiveness of each campaign's effort to turn out Latino voters, and how to mobilize Latinos to turn out and vote not only in this election, but in future elections too. Maria Teresa's organization, Voto Latino is dedicated to using media and technology in order to encourage participation from younger generations of Latino voters.
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Featuring attorneys, activists, and elected officials, this episode is unlike any episode we have done before. We focus on the importance of down-ballot races and how candidates running for local and state local offices can impact the issues you care most about — whether it be voting rights, women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, or Immigrants' rights.
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In this episode, Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi talk to Valerie Jarrett, about the importance of civic engagement and voting for all generations—especially the younger generation. We then talk about what it will take to reach young people and how they can be active participants in our democracy. We conclude with a discussion on Valerie’s inspiring memoir (now available in paperback edition), “Finding My Voice"—which reveals a unique childhood and shows how she achieved all she did—and her past experience being President Obama's longest-serving Senior Advisor.
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Jill and Victor talk to Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks and star of ABC's Shark Tank. We discuss how sports teams should operate under current COVID-19 conditions, the future of sports post-COVID-19, and what role sports teams have in the fight to achieve racial justice. We conclude by talking to Mark about his $1,000 stimulus check proposal, his experience and favorite investment on Shark Tank, and his advice to the rising generation of entrepreneurs and leaders.
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Jill and Victor join Kara Swisher, an American technology business journalist, co-founder of Recode, and host of the new podcast Sway. Since 2018, Kara has been a contributing writer to The New York Times Opinion Section. Before that, she wrote for The Wall Street Journal and served as co-executive editor of All Things Digital.
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In this episode, Jill and Victor talk with David Cay Johnston and Renato Mariotti, who will help us understand Trump’s tax returns as reported by the New York Times. We’ll also talk to them about how the tax system benefits the rich, the possible political and legal implications -- both criminal and civil -- of Trump’s tax returns, and hopefully help you understand why Trump’s taxes should matter to you, the ultimate arbiter in this election.
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Hosts Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi analyze the first presidential debate of the 2020 election. Be sure to subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcasts.
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In this episode, Jill and Victor talk with Bill Kristol about what conservatism means in our current political climate, why an organization that Bill is the founder of, Defending America Together, opposes President Trump, what Bill sees as the authoritarian and nativist impulses of the Trump administration, what it means to hold conservative values, and what it means to be American.
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In this episode, Jill and Victor talked with Melissa Murray, an NYU Law Professor, co-host of Strict Scrutiny, and frequent MSNBC guest, about a topic neither Jill nor Victor wanted to talk about: the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In this episode, we discuss the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and what her vacancy means for the Supreme Court and our democracy in 2020 and beyond.
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In this episode, we join national gun safety activist and author Fred Guttenberg to talk to about the persistent issue of gun violence, possible gun reform policies, and his new book, "Find the Helpers: What 9/11 and Parkland Taught Me About Recovery, Purpose, and Hope," which you can find wherever you purchase your books.
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In this episode, Jill and Victor talked with Lee Gelernt from the ACLU about the important work that he is doing as the deputy director of ACLU’s Immigrants’ Right Project and a documentary called “The Fight,” which highlights Lee’s first-hand experience fighting one of the most gut-wrenching and cruel policies of the Trump administration: separating children from their parents at the border in 2018.
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In this episode, Jill and Victor join Ben Wickler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, for a conversation about the importance of key swing states like Wisconsin, how Democrats can win in Wisconsin against the aggressive push by Republicans to also win the state, the experience of campaigning effectively in a pandemic, and what Trump's recent visit and messaging in Kenosha, Wisconsin means for the political strategy of Wisconsin Democrats as November 3rd approaches.
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In this episode, hosts Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi joined Steve Schmidt, co-founder of The Lincoln Project and MSNBC Political Analyst, to discuss the RNC convention, what the Joe Biden campaign has to do to effectively increase voter turnout and win, and the importance of defeating Trump and Trumpism.
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In this episode, we joined Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub of the Federal Election Commission to discuss everything you need to know about voting in the 2020 election. We talk about everything from making sure that your mail-in ballot isn't rejected to advice for first-time voters.
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