Episodes

Sarah shares her insight from Vox Conversations. Beth shares her insight from a leadership retreat. Both Sarah and Beth share their (exhausted) insight from the first presidential debate.

Hey y'all, for this week's episode of The Briefcase we're putting Friday Feedback on hold to bring you a special interview on asking big questions and universal basic income from Sarah's weeklong trip to the Vox Conversations conference in Washington D.C. 

In case you can't get enough Pantsuit Politics, we're giving you an extended version of The Great Redhead Debate, complete with commentary from Sarah, Beth, and Dante.

This week we took a break from our normal format to create a special episode for y'all by stepping behind the podium (figuratively of course) for the Great Redhead Debate. For two weeks we took questions from listeners and prepped hard to bring a real debate feel to this election cycle, Pantsuit Politics style - with substance and issues taking center stage. Dante helped to moderate and ask questions from listeners and we touched on topics like school choice, the economic recovery, the Dakota Access Pipeline, climate change and clean energy spending, teacher shortages, and lots more. Things even got contentious at times, but don't worry, we kept it nuanced.

In this episode of the Briefcase, we discuss what listeners are teaching us about gender and race in our conversations. Since Dante isn't on the episode for this discussion, we wanted to share his sentiments: I'm so glad my presence on the show inspired people to reach out to us, both in positive and critical ways. It's helped reaffirm that this show is and will always be about our listeners. I know this because until very recently I was one, and I know how much this show means to me and all of us. I've always learned from our community and will continue to do so to make this the best show it can possibly be. Y'all, never stop bringing that passion because as soon as that stops we've got a much bigger problem than a man crashing the Pantsuit Politics party. Smooches. - Dante.

Peter Drucker famously said that "culture eats strategy for breakfast." We take a look at the role of culture in this election season by discussing Hillary Clinton's "basket of deplorables" comments and sharing our interview with Nikki Johnson-Huston, attorney, advocate, and the author of "The Culture of the Smug White Liberal." We also briefly cover the cease-fire in Syria, how September 11 influences our generation, and the "life-changing" power of paring things down.

Dante and Beth have a late night chat about the Commander in Chief forum, including Trump's response on veteran's health issues and Clinton's strong statement on ground troops in Iraq and Syria.

We have an exciting announcement about an upcoming Pantsuit Politics special event! Plus, we talk about the commander-in-chief candidate forums, Gary Johnson and Aleppo, and the settlement and apology Fox News offered Gretchen Carlson.

After starting the show with world political news including our new agreement with China and Brazil's impeachment, we tackle immigration. We attempt to define the problem, discuss the emotion of immigration, and seek a path forward. As Labor Day weekend comes to a close, we also share some sadness (and gladness) at the end of summer.

On Tuesday's episode, we'll talk about immigration. We find that the opinions about immigration are often unaccompanied by actual facts, so we're giving you a 20 minute overview in advance of our discussion on what's working and what's not working.

In this episode of the Briefcase, we discuss the week's controversies -- from Colin Kaepernick to Chris Christie's veto of the New Jersey minimum wage law. We also cover the Balanced Rebellion video and your feedback on our term limits discussion. We are so excited to introduce our new Chief Creative Officer, Dante Lima!

In this episode, we discuss Congressional term limits. What problems would they solve? What problems would they create? And where do they belong on the #crazymoderate agenda? First, in the Pearls, we get excited (or maybe "prepared" is a better word) for the upcoming Presidential debates, cover the United Nations report on violence in Syria, and, as always, offer our compliments to the other party. Finally, in the Heels, we discuss the best things we've eaten lately.

In this week's Briefcase, we discuss natural disasters and how best to respond, the latest from Donald and Hillary, and the new way we're showcasing our awesome community.

We talk about the conspiracy of concerns over Hillary's health and the Trump campaign's reorganization. We also discuss Omran - the little Syrian boy who's image shook up the world. The focus of today's episode is our current welfare system and how do we want to help those left behind by today's modern economy. We wrap up with a quick discussion on the power (and burden) of Pinterest. 9kr2qrjc

Today, we share the gracious feedback from our listeners on what Pantsuit Politics means to them and cover questions and feedback on education, consumption taxes, foreign policy, and ethics.