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This week on?#AmericaWhoHurtYou, author and climate policy expert Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is ringing the alarm about the climate crisis, but in a way that offers real solutions, including how to do our small part in practical ways AND hold the biggest climate culprits (hiii fossil fuel execs and paid for politicians!) accountable. Spoiler alert: we have to VOTE both with our ballots and our dollars. ??? ?? Don’t miss this must-listen conversation that will give you a helpful to-do list and even an anti-apocalypse playlist! Tune in wherever you get your podcasts, and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review! ??? Produced by?Foment Productions?in collaboration with?The Meteor. Special thanks to?Pop Culture Collaborative???

This week on #AmericaWhoHurtYou, organizer and activist SHANNON WATTS explores how the results of the election may hinge on white women, who make up 40% of the electorate. She discusses why, despite having voted more conservatively in the majority of presidential elections since 1950 (including when a fellow white woman was on the ballot!), she remains hopeful about reaching white women to encourage them to use their privilege for good. Don't miss this thought-provoking conversation—tune in wherever you get your podcasts, and be sure to subscribe, rate, and review! ?? This podcast is produced by Foment Productions in collaboration with The Meteor. Special thanks to Pop Culture Collaborative. ??

The VP debate showed us that some men trust women, and others…well… luckily we have brilliant author and advocate for mindful masculinity Liz Plank on the podcast this week! We dive deep into the complexities of masculinity and explore why so many men in the Republican base vote against their own interests. Her insights challenge us to rethink what it means to support true equality and empowerment for all genders. Don’t miss this enlightening episode of #AmericaWhoHurtYou —listen wherever you get your pods, and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review! ?? ??? This podcast was produced by Foment Productions in collaboration with The Meteor. Special thanks to Pop Culture Collaborative!! ??

So powerful as always being with my good friend and President of?the Working Families Party,?Maurice Mitchell?in conversations beautifully hosted by my friend and (fave!)CNN?commentator?Ashley Allison of?Watering Hole Media. Thank you to everyone who came out and asked insightful, thought-provoking questions. If you haven’t already, listen to?Maurice Mitchell’s episode of?#AmericaWhoHurtYou?at the link, and text POWER to 30403 to stay up to date with the?Working Families Party! https://lnkd.in/gSdPr-VU

Hey Los Angeles!! A few FREE tix are left for the Sunday 9/29 live show with me and my good friend?Maurice Mitchell?(the brilliant President of the?CA Working Families Party?!!) Expect a mashup of live theater mixing humor with social commentary, plus Q&A with practical tips as we countdown to the election. Happening at?The Gathering Spot. RSVP at https://lnkd.in/gcKFKhUk

SO thrilled to welcome Sheena Meade, the transformative, visionary CEO of the The Clean Slate Initiative, to the podcast this week! ??As an advocate for criminal justice reform, Sheena’s work helps restore rights (including, crucially, VOTING rights!!) for those disenfranchised due to arrests and felony convictions, even long after paying their debt to society. With an urgent election on the horizon, she reminds us that everyone deserves the chance to be heard and participate fully in our democracy.??? Don’t miss this episode of #AmericaWhoHurtYou —it will restore your faith in second chances! This podcast was produced by Foment Productions in collaboration with The Meteor. Special thanks to Pop Culture Collaborative.

This week on?#AmericaWhoHurtYou, we’re thrilled to have #JameelaJamil - actress, activist, and founder of?I Weigh Community?- helping us dive deep into how wellness culture and societal expectations on women’s bodies might be keeping us distracted from the pressing political issues impacting us most. Is it possible that our focus on certain kinds of self-care is intentionally diverting our attention? Join the conversation and uncover the connections with us. ???? ? Tune in wherever you get your podcasts, and don’t forget to subscribe, rate and review! This podcast was produced by?Foment Productions?in collaboration with?The Meteor. Special thanks to Pop Culture Collaborative.

So excited to be hosting the Culture Shifting Awards honoring four powerful?#cultureshifting?individuals in Silicon Valley this weekend. Grateful to be part of this work?Andrea Hoffman?and?Culture Shift Labs?have been doing for years to help move resources to the communities that deserve them—swipe for a few memories from the last time I got to host, and special thanks to New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Plexo Capital, and Celesta Capital for sponsoring what I know will be the best year yet! ???

This week, the one and only?Jane Fonda?is with us and sharing the kind of wisdom you can only glean from spending the last 60 years as an activist. How does she find the time, the energy, and, most importantly, the endurance to keep going when everything is….just bad? Whether it’s the urgent issues that only *seem* unrelated, or seeking community that helps us feel less alone, Jane reminds us it’s all about finding the connections. ?? Tune in to?#AmericaWhoHurtYou?wherever you get your podcasts. This podcast was produced by?Foment Productions?in collaboration with?The Meteor. Special thanks to?Pop Culture Collaborative. Listen at https://lnkd.in/gSdPr-VU or wherever you get your podcasts!