Pantsuit Nation Podcast

This week, Color of Change's Managing Director of Campaigns, Arisha Hatch, joins us to talk about the organization's PAC, Voting While Black, and their focus on key elections throughout the country that have the potential to measurably improve the lives of black people. We celebrate Wesley Bell's victory in St. Louis County this week, award the golden pantsuit to Beyoncé in celebration of her groundbreaking Vogue cover, and call on our listeners to take action to combat the hate that will be on display in Washington, DC this weekend. Subscribe and share!

This week, Cortney welcomes back writer and intersectional feminist Rachel Cargle to discuss her most recent experience with toxic white feminism on Instagram. Our call to action is about voting and blocking Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the Golden Pantsuit goes to one of our favorite actresses bringing a legendary story to the small screen. Subscribe and share today! 

This week we talk with Kate Schatz, author of Rad American Women and Rad Girls Can, about writing-as-activism, inspiring young women and girls by sharing the stories of other young activists, and finding solidarity in collective civic action. We are still fighting against the Kavanaugh nomination, and we give the Golden Pantsuit to a verifiable genius. Subscribe and share! 

This week we talk to Spread The Vote founder Kat Calvin about how her organization is working to get IDs to some of the 21 million eligible US voters who currently lack them. We learn about all the ways not having an ID can negatively affect a person's life, and the hands-on work it takes to get a person back to full participation in democracy. We encourage continued work against the recent Supreme Court nominee, and give the Golden Pantsuit to a woman making sure her shero great-grandmother finally gets the recognition she deserves. Subscribe and share today! 

Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, joins us this week to discuss being a "freedom dreamer," her current work to improve the lives of black people, and the things keeping her hopeful. We talk about what we can do to #SaveSCOTUS, and give the Golden Pantsuit to the new mayor of San Francisco. Subscribe, listen, and share today! 

This week we share an interview we conducted a couple of weeks ago with Neera Tanden, president and CEO of the Center for America Progress. We discuss her experience across different administrations, and hear about times when she was the only woman - and woman of color - in the room. We share information about how talking to your senators about the upcoming supreme court nomination, and give the Golden Pantsuit to the justice department of an entire city! Subscribe and share today! 

This week we talk with Leah Greenberg, Co-Executive Director of Indivisible, about the founding of her organization, her experience advising hundreds of thousands of new activists, and the ties that bind this administration's policies to intolerance. We remind you to take action this weekend to end family separation and detention, and celebrate a bright spot out of New York's 14th Congressional District with the Golden Pantsuit. Subscribe and share today! 

This week we air an interview we recorded last week (in person!) with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - and WHEW is she exciting to talk to! We hear about her rise in politics and the issues she is working on to improve lives for all Americans. Our call to action and Golden Pantsuit both focus on the fight to end family separation at the border. Subscribe and share today! 

This week we are thrilled to be joined by Stephanie Schriock, the President of EMILY's List. We hear about her background, learn about EMILY, and get advice for women looking to jump in to politics for the first time. We encourage you to ask your states to defend the ACA, and give the Golden Pantsuit to a valedictorian. Subscribe and share today! 

This week we are honored to be joined by Aicha Cherif and Esther de Rothschild from The Love Vote, two women using storytelling and the power of love to impact voter turnout. We highlight the need for comprehensive protections for LGBTQIA+ people, and give the Golden Pantsuit to a brave eighth grader. Subscribe and share today!

This week Cortney talks to Dr. Jalil Johnson, the CEO of Show Me Your Stethoscope, a 650K member Facebook group for nurses across the country. Jalil shares what SMYS does to support the nursing community, and we talk about what can get done when a motivated and compassionate group of people put their minds to it. Our call to action centers on National Gun Violence Awareness Day, and the Golden Pantsuit is actually a Golden Catsuit. Listen and Subscribe today! 

Journalist Sarah Kendzior joins Cortney and guest host Jessika Davidson to talk about her book, The View from Flyover Country, all things threatening to democracy, and the tactics we can use to combat those threats. We ask you to help us protect women's health care access, and give the Golden Pantsuit to a fashion designer who made a splash at the Royal Wedding. Subscribe, listen and share today! 

This week, Libby speaks with Jennifer Dulski, Head of Groups and Community at Facebook and the author of Purposeful: Are You a Manager or a Movement Starter?, which comes out next week. Jennifer talks about her mission to give everyone the tools they need to create powerful social change in the world, and how small actions can lead to big shifts. Our call to action focuses on the inhumane treatment of children and families at our borders, and the Golden Pantsuit goes to a young woman fighting to end child marriage (which, yes, is still a thing in the US). Listen and subscribe today!

This week we talk with Founder and CEO of Vote.org, Debra Cleaver, about the various civic engagement side hustles that lead her to her current role, and the most important thing you can do to increase voter turnout this year. Our call to action seeks to support incarcerated moms this Mother's Day, and the Golden Pantsuit goes to a top chef. Subscribe and share today!

This week we talk with activist, writer, and feminist leader Eesha Pandit, the co-founder and managing partner at The Center for Advancing Innovative Policy. She talks about the interlocking issues that affect frontline communities, and how her organization connects those narratives to policy change. Our call to action this week focuses on the #RefugeeCaravan and the need for progress on their request for asylum, and the Golden Pantsuit goes to a comedian who speaks truth to power. Listen and subscribe!