The ad seen ‘round the world, the Congressman Eric Swalwell (CA-15)-powered Lock Her Up ad has sparked many conversations, including the one we have on this very episode. The ad and conversation highlight what’s at stake this midterm election season in a visceral way, and its aim and audience are discussed in depth. To that end, we discuss what Republicans have in mind should they win the House, the Senate, or both. On the flip, we also chat about what could happen to protect abortion access at ...
Oct 26, 2022•39 min•Ep 107•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s top stories format looks a little different, and that’s because we wanted to cover a particular story in-depth. That story is the revolution for freedom unfolding in Iran as we speak. It’s a story we need to uplift, and it’s one we brought an expert in on. That expert is activist Elica Le Bon. She’s been a leading voice on what’s happening in Iran and how those outside the country can help create change for the people there. In this conversation, we discuss the history, the how we go...
Oct 25, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast A little bit of spice, a little bit of politics, and a little of everything iconic should really be the title of this episode, but instead we put it here because we were getting a little too close on the character count. But we digress because this episode features an interview with an absolute powerhouse – PA State Rep. Joanna E. McClinton who serves as House Democratic Leader. Rep. McClinton knows a thing or two about a lot of things and we covered a lot of ground, including her day-to-day as ...
Oct 19, 2022•43 min•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Trump Subpoena: https://cnn.it/3D4rePF [CNN] Antisemitism in the US & Trump’s Dangerous Posts: https://bit....
Oct 18, 2022•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast The far, the few, and 75 members of Congress that are under 45 are ones to watch. What are they up to? What bills are they introducing? What political career are they carving for themselves? Who are they hobnobbing with? Do they use the phrase hobnob? These are all questions to ask any politician, but especially the younger set that is just starting to make their mark in the Congressional landscape. They’re often little known, but leave a known impact, and that impact is one the team at Politica...
Oct 12, 2022•59 min•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: 28 Day Election Countdown: https://bit.ly/3CMxN9q [Punchbowl] GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin Campaign Scare: https://bit.l...
Oct 11, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast SF is in the air and on the airwaves this episode, because we go all-in on the politics of Maddie’s neck of the woods. A conversation that covers a ton of ground and provides an insightful look at SF and even CA as a whole’s politics, this episode features an interview with the one, the only, the amazing Honey Mahogany. Not only is Honey the Chair of SF Democrats, but Honey is also running for District 6 Supervisor, which is a HUGE role. No, like, the way in which we learned so much about how th...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: SCOTUS is back in town: https://bit.ly/3CujdDn [Punchbowl] Iran Updates: https://bit.ly/3rtyOwG [Associated Pre...
Oct 04, 2022•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Money, money, moneyyyyyyy! That is what this episode is all about – specifically dark money in politics. You know, that shady, sus thing that seems to have a way of controlling what policies make it across the finish line. To get the rundown on what dark money is and how we can say toodle-loo to it, we brought on a Congressman who has been making a name for himself as a leader on campaign finance reform – Congressman Dean Phillips of Minnesota’s third district. In convo, he gives us more than ch...
Sep 28, 2022•49 min•Ep 104•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Congress Doing Tings: https://bit.ly/3BHPqFM [Punchbowl] Protests for Freedom in Iran: https://cnn.it/3dIxqmE [...
Sep 27, 2022•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast If our partnership posts on @girlandthegov didn’t give you a clue into who we have on the podcast this week, we highly recommend popping on over there and giving our posts with @gethepov a like, a save, and a share. Now that we’ve gotten that checked off the list, let’s get into the deats of the eppy. We got to chat with Kirti Patel, MD & Malia Funk, Co-Founders of The POV and get into all-things birth control, emergency contraceptives, abortions, and healthcare for people with uteruses. We ...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Hurricane Fiona x Puerto Rico: BBC Recession Chit Chat: Punchbowl News Federal Investigation into DeSantis’s Ac...
Sep 20, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast To say that we had fun recording this episode is the understatement of the year. And why is that? Because Vermont’s lone Congressman Peter Welch is an absolute hoot – oh, and also a candidate for the Senate. Our conversation touches on the experience of being a lone representative of a state (one that breeds political powerhouses BTW) and his decision to make the switch from Congress to Senate. We also tapped him for the deats on key committees, like the House Committee on Energy and Commerce an...
Sep 14, 2022•45 min•Ep 102•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Congress is back in town w/ a full sched: https://bit.ly/3QxPkGh [Punchbowl] Primary Palooza Continues: https:/...
Sep 13, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our interview episode is host to an amazing guest this week – Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, Managing Director of Justice Initiatives at Chicago Beyond. Dr. Jones Tapia provides a lens on incarceration and its impact inside and outside of prison walls. From her work with the system and as a psychologist she helps paint the picture of what incarceration does to the people incarcerated, their families, their communities, and other stakeholders. In our conversation, she also provides insights on how to cha...
Sep 07, 2022•56 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast Available on the airwaves and Youtube every Tuesday and Wednesday, Girl and the Gov, The Podcast is an extension of Girl and the Gov®'s mission to provide a platform for Millennials, Zennials, and Gen-Z to engage with the evolving political sphere in an approachable, digestible, and accessible way. Co-hosted by Sammy Kanter and Maddie Medved, the podcast provides an inside look at the ins and outs of government and politics as we know it today through engaging interviews with leaders in the ...
Sep 01, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s our 100th episode and as Obama would say, it’s a BFD. It’s a BFD not just because we’ve made it to the 1-0-0, BUT because we have a special double header episode with two kickass, badass, politicos. The episode is focused on ballot measures, specifically ballot measures as they relate to reproductive rights. Our interviews touch on the various processes per state on jumpstarting a ballot measure, what the journeys look like for getting them on the ballot, direct democracy, petitioning, and ...
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Trump & The FBI Updates: https://tinyurl.com/2av863ta & https://tinyurl.com/2p8xfw5y [AP News & NYT...
Aug 30, 2022•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast After a brutal last session with SCOTUS, there were sighs of exasperation and many a discussion about how the Court got to place it’s at. In the same vein, there were many discussions about possible SCOTUS reforms, i.e. how to change the court so that it once again works for the people and not for a supercharged, superfunded majority. We hosted one of those conversations with Gabe Roth, Executive Director of Fix the Court, who focuses on – you guessed it – how to reform the court via policy. In ...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Ukraine Updates: https://bit.ly/3Ci3vM6 [Punchbowl News] NY’s Hot Primaries, Round 2: https://bit.ly/3Ci3vM6 [P...
Aug 23, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast At this point, we’ve heard the word inflation, on average, 10 million times per day since this spring. It’s the word of (every) day, the topic of the moment, and perhaps the campaign weapon of choice for Republicans going into the midterms. And for that reason, and perhaps 10 million more, it’s pretty key to be tuned into what inflation actually is, what causes it, what reduces it, what people (politicians included) can do or not do about it, and so on. Since we’re not math girls (we wish we wer...
Aug 17, 2022•58 min•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: FBI Raid on Mar-a-Lago: ( https://bit.ly/3QHanXl & https://bit.ly/3zXF83B [The Hill] Sen. Graham x Georgia ...
Aug 16, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you’ve heard of Ken Russell’s campaign for Congress, it might be because you’re deep in FL politics, but more likely than not it’s because of the TikTok stardom he has come into over the last year. The TikTok talent knows a thing about politics (hello, currently is a Miami City Commissioner), and how to meet people (voters) where they are (sound familiar), which is social media. His TikTok is a master class on how to show authenticity and transparency for candidates up and down the ballot, an...
Aug 10, 2022•1 hr•Ep 97•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Inflation Reduction Act: https://bit.ly/3QxnoTo [Punchbowl] DeSantis Suspends Warren: https://bit.ly/3p22ujl [A...
Aug 09, 2022•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast Another day, another mysterious elected position explained! In this episode, we cover lieutenant governors, a role that not all states have, that differs in role per state, and makes us more curious than George. To answer all of our q’s, we brought the expert in – Lt. Governor of Vermont, Molly Gray – who got us squared away with answers galore. Butttt, there’s more, because Molly is also running for Vermont’s one Congressional Seat (yep, you heard that right, the Green Mt. State only has one se...
Aug 03, 2022•57 min•Ep 96•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Inflation Reduction Act: https://bit.ly/3Sbavjr (Punchbowl) & https://bit.ly/3BydBrC (The Hill) The Pact Ac...
Aug 02, 2022•31 min•Transcript available on Metacast There is something in the water in Michigan, because the executive branch is home to THREE absolute powerhouse women in politics, one of which is Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson. At the forefront of protecting election integrity and democracy in 2020 and onward, Secretary of State Benson truly understands the importance of this position. In our interview with her, we walk through what this vital role does, which states have them, and the various ways they work with others in government – hint...
Jul 27, 2022•54 min•Ep 95•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: CHIPS-Plus Bill, PACT Act, NATO Newbies, Assault Weapon Ban Bill: https://bit.ly/3zw2tu3 (Punchbowl News) SCOTU...
Jul 26, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Honored, thrilled, over the moon, and beyond excited are a few of the phrases we’d use to describe how we felt going into this interview and how we feel releasing it. We had the pleasure of sitting down virtually with the incredible Monica Simpson, who is the Executive Director of SisterSong. In our conversation, we chatted about SisterSong, the work they do as a coalition, and two key topics – reproductive justice and birth justice. Through our conversation we talk about what each is, how they ...
Jul 20, 2022•36 min•Ep 94•Transcript available on Metacast ICYMI we’re trying something ~new and different~ and releasing our top stories of the week segment on Tuesdays. Basically top stories has a new home, making a move from the backend of our weekly interviews to its very own weekly special. You can expect our run throughs every Tuesday covering a few (not all) of the top stories we have our eyes on. This week’s round up of events include: Build Back Manchin Updates: https://bit.ly/3zhGcQK [Punchbowl News] Assault Weapons Ban Legislation Updates: ht...
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