Indivisible Chicago Podcast

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2020 -1. Whether it’s high school football or impeachment, knowing you’re going to lose doesn’t make losing any easier. So, what now? -2. READI Chicago finds young men likely to be involved in violence, gets them therapy, a job, and a pathway to a real future. It’s hard work. It’s expensive. And it’s effective. Eddie Bocanegra is senior director of READI Chicago at the Heartland Alliance. He joins the podcast this week to explain the program and help us understand the challenges these young men face. Learn more at heartlandalliance.org/readi/.

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2020 -1. Revolution or Restoration? The New York Times double-endorsement articulates the problem — or is it an opportunity? nyti.ms/ICP_NYTendorse -2. Marj Halperin joins to talk about the True Blue Revue, the kick-off event for the Three States One Mission Campaign. Find out more and register at truebluerevue.com. -3. Cook County judicial candidates Bradley Trowbridge and Jill Rose Quinn join the podcast for a 101 on Cook County courts and judicial elections. Also, how would their election add some much-needed diversity to the courts? While Indivisible Chicago is not endorsing in these races, you can find out more about Trowbridge’s campaign at bradtrowbridgeforjudge.com. Find out more about Quinn’s campaign at votejillrosequinn.com.

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. * Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. * Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 Each week, host Tom Moss opens the podcast with an opening monologue or essay with topics ranging from the history of impeachment, the rise of authoritarianism, or the time Diana Ross single-handedly stopped a panic in Central Park. This week, a look back on a few of the highlights with guest host, ICP producer Dan Nelson. _1. Diana Ross saves the day, first aired 7/15/19 _2. Quantifying the deplorables, 4/15/19 _3. Sexism by proxy, 12/2/19 _4. What would Walter Cronkite do?, 11/18/19 _5. Bran Stark for President, 5/27/19 _6. All come to look for America, 11/4/19

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2020 A look back on 2019 with a few of Tom’s favorite interviews. -1. Mara Kiesling, Executive Director and Founder of the National Center for Transgender Equality. From June 3, 2019 -2. Toi Hutchinson, now Senior Advisor to the Governor on Cannabis Control, she was State Senator and one of the architects of the cannabis legalization act that went into effect this year. From September 2, 2019 -3. Representative Lauren Underwood. From March 25, 2019 -4. Tom’s Mom. From July 8, 2019

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2020 -1. First up, leadership from the Coalition for Change Illinois 3 -- Abby McEntee, Jeanette Quirk, and Ray Valek -- about what’s at stake in this election. -2. The Indivisible Chicago Alliance made its first ever endorsement this year when we went all in with Marie Newman in her rematch with Dan Lipinski. Marie is a true blue progressive Democrat taking on an entrenched incumbent in the Democratic primary on March 17, just ten weeks away. In this, the first podcast of the new year, she joins to talk about how she plans to prevail. Recorded live on Saturday January 4th at the Indivisible Chicago Canvassing Kickoff at Zoe’s Patio in Garfield Park.

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2019 On this week’s podcast, a look back on the year that was with a very special roundtable of guests. Joining this week are Darcey Regan; Executive Director of Indivisible Chicago, and fellow board members Chad Fitzgerald and Denise Poloyac. Winning in 2020 will take all we’ve got. If you believe in democracy, now is the time to get involved. Text “BLUE” to 66866 to learn how.

FOR DECEMBER 23, 2019: AN ENCORE PRESENTATION OF THE INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST FIRST AIRED MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2019 -1. A few words about Liberalism and Love. Adam Gopnik’s book, A Thousand Small Sanities, is the jumping-off point. -2. Bonnie Perry has been rector at All Saints Episcopal Church on the northside for 27 years. Before she moves on to become the Bishop of the Michigan Diocese, she sits down to talk about love and politics. -3. Greg Trotter is spokesman for the Greater Chicago Food Depository and joins the podcast to discuss how governmental policies will affect those experiencing food insecurity. Find out more about the GCFD, donate, and find volunteer opportunities here. chicagosfoodbank.org

Mich. 6 candidate Jon Hoadley / IC’s Marj Halperin on impeachment week prep LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH ICP is part of the DemCast Podcast Network. INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2019 _1. Three things worth knowing: -Trump’s victory plan is now public — and it’s not implausible. Report is here: https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am. -A lot hinges on the economy. Most Americans think it’s to great things. For the rich. Report is here: https://pewrsr.ch/34o6UnM. -And finally, last week it looked like Trump was breaking away in Wisconsin. This week? Report is here: http://bit.ly/2RRGsAv. _2. IC Alliance board member Marj Halperin joins to talk Impeachment Week prep. The Impeach and Remove Rally is Tuesday, December 17 at 5:30 downtown in Federal Plaza. Learn more at bit.ly/ImpeachVoteChi. _3. Michigan State Representative Jon Hoadley joins the podcast. He’s a progressive running for Congress in southwest Michigan — just around the corner from Chicago — and looking to unseat a 33-year incumbent. While Indivisible Chicago is not endorsing in this race, we will be working hard to get out the vote in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Find out more about Hoadley’s campaign at jonhoadley.com. Learn more about more IC's Three States - One Goal Project at http://bit.ly/ICP_3states.

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH ICP is part of the DemCast Podcast Network. INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019 _1. Some scary polling over the past couple of weeks. How nervous should we be? Jared Launius is field director for Swing Left Wisconsin and Illinois and has some excellent advice. Find out more about how you can get involved at bit.ly/ICP_3states. Also, more about Vote Forward at votefwd.org. _2. Daniel Epstein is young, an outspoken Progressive, and a candidate for the Illinois Supreme Court. This week, Daniel comes on the podcast to talk about the campaign and to give me a lesson on how the courts operate in Illinois. For starters, did you know Supreme Court justices were elected? While IC is not endorsing in this race, more info about Daniel’s campaign can be found at epsteinforsupremecourt.com.

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH ICP is part of the DemCast Podcast Network. INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2019 _1. Sexism by proxy is what happens when you say you would have no problem voting for a female candidate — it’s your neighbors that are the problem, and therefore you don’t support that female candidate after all. A recent study out of Northwestern University debunks the myth. More at lat.ms/ICP_proxy. _2. Mony Ruiz-Velasco, executive director of PASO West Suburban Action Project on the effort to end the cruelty occurring in our name on the southern border. Call your Senators and Representatives today and tell them to defund MPP in this year’s budget. More information is available at pasoaction.org/ _3. Michael Cabonargi wants to modernize and reform the Office of the Cook County Clerk of Courts — the office now held by the retiring Dorothy Brown. This week, he joins to podcast to talk about the work of that office and why it deserves our attention. The Indivisible Chicago Alliance is not endorsing in this race, but more information is available about Cabonargi’s campaign at michaelcabonargi.com.

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. * Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. * Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH * ICP is part of the DemCast Podcast Network. INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019 _1. Jessica Droeger joins to talk about how to stay grounded when so much chaos continues to swirl around us. Tom suggest a radical idea—“radical kindness.” Jessica refers to openprogress.com. The Tom Junod Esquire article Tom mentions is available at bit.ly/ICP_Junod. _2. Ken Thomas is a young lawyer who is running for State Senate in the 13th District — the seat once held by Kwame Raoul and Barack Obama. This week, he joins the ICP to talk about not just taking on an incumbent, but also eviction court, affordable housing, and the criminal justice system. While the Indivisible Chicago Alliance is not endorsing in this race, more information about Ken’s campaign can be found at kenthomas.org.

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH ICP is part of the DemCast Podcast Network. INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019 _1. A recent study verifies what might already seem obvious—too many Americans have trouble identifying what information is true and what information is not true, and the problem played out this week as the impeachment process went public. Find the study here: http://bit.ly/2CRZxK0. _2. As a young man, this week’s guest was a key player in the rise of the white supremacist youth movement here in Chicago. Now, he dedicates himself to helping young people disengage from such movements. Activist, author, founder of the Free Radicals Project, and friend of the podcast Christian Picciolini joins this week to talk about his life and his work. To learn more about Christian’s work, check out freeradicals.org.

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH ICP is part of the DemCast Podcast Network. INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2019 _1. What do we talk about when we talk about “electability?” The research study cited can be found here: bit.ly/ICP_Avalanche. _2. On Thanksgiving Day in 2016, at a holiday gathering in Austin, Texas, Indivisible was born. Three years later, an Indivisible organization exists in every congressional district in America. This week, founders Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin join the podcast to discuss the evolution of Indivisible, some of the lessons learned over the past three years, and what’s happening to ensure electoral reform — all of which is recounted in their new book, We are Indivisible.

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH ICP is part of the DemCast Podcast Network. INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2019 _1. “America” by Paul Simon is probably the single song about the American Road Trip that gets it right. _2. As part of a capstone project at Oxford University, Ryan Bernsten traveled to all fifty states seeking answers about life in America during this new era. He’s the host and producer of the podcast "Fifty States of Mind,” with a book to follow. This week, Ryan joins the podcast this week to share what he learned in Hawaii, Wyoming, Ohio, … and the rest. _3. Indivisible Chicago Executive Board Member Chad Fitzgerald comes on the podcast for a post-mortem on last week’s protest at Trump Tower and a reminder of what lies ahead.

LISTEN, SUBSCRIBE, AND RATE Every week, Indivisible Chicago Podcast host Tom Moss talks to politicians, newsmakers, academics and activists about resisting the Trump agenda. The ICP is also a great way to keep up with what’s happening in Indivisible Chicago. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or listen online at IndivisibleChicago.com/podcast. Take a minute to rate us on iTunes. It helps us get the word out about the ICP. https://apple.co/2oR4UlH INDIVISIBLE CHICAGO PODCAST SHOW NOTES AND ACTIONS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2019 _1. As Indivisible Chicago prepares for a mass demonstration to greet the current president when he comes to town, we notice that mass demonstrations are taking hold all across the world. But — beyond making us feel part of a community — do large presentations have any effect? The answer may surprise you. _2. Robert Emmons Junior is a social innovator, nonprofit leader, and gun violence-prevention advocate. He’s also in an uphill race for Congress against an entrenched Democratic incumbent. While IC is not endorsing in this race, this week, Emmons joins the podcast to talk about why he thinks he’s the better choice. Learn more at www.robertemmons.org. _3. Mary Catherine Hanafee LaPlante, a high school junior who was the lead organizer for last week’s Period Rally. Learn more about the Menstrual Movement at www.period.org.