Today's guest: Texas State Rep. James Talarico – district 50

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Ep. 24 – Helena Hernandez, Director of Public Policy at Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC; and Karen Nelson, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Maryland

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If you or someone you know needs abortion services and aren’t sure where to go, start here

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Ep. 23 – Georgia State Representative Park Cannon
Recorded in a living room in Atlanta, GA

"This idea of queering politics – it’s been fun. We’ve had drag show fundraisers for campaigns. Yes we have." – Park Cannon

You can order a copy of Park’s book, The Universal Guide to Running for Office
Here’s more info on the recently enacted gerrymandered Georgia maps

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Shiva Rajbhandari
Recorded via video conferencing

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Further reading:
Idaho’s Far Right Suffers Election Loss to 18-Year-Old Climate Activist from The Intercept
Idaho librarian resigns over ‘atmosphere of extremism’ and ‘intimidation tactics’ from The Guardian

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Kurt Thigpen – First Out LGBTQ School Board Member in Nevada
Recorded at Ace Studios, Reno, NV

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Links:
Kurt’s resignation op-ed and link to buy his book about how to campaign for office
NPR article about the groups funding school board protests
National Education Association article about the school board protests
Politico article on conservative groups pouring money into school board races (Sept. ’22)

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Gabby Salinas, former candidate for TN state legislature
Recorded live at Moma BBQ, Memphis, TN

"I think people power is extremely important." – Gabby Salinas

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You can read more about the forces behind gerrymandering, fair districts, and flipping the Michigan State Legislature here. If you wanna read about the reality detachment of the previous leadership there, here ya go.

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Mauree Turner, Oklahoma State Rep. House District 88
Recorded live at Sincerely Coffee Roasters, Oklahoma City, OK

"Oklahoma’s not a red state, but its voice is real red." – Mauree Turner

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Mauree mentioned several individuals who were killed by Oklahoma police. Here are links if you want to know more about the circumstances around the violent deaths at the hands of law enforcement of Terence Crutcher, Bennie Edwards, Derrick Scott, or Isaiah Lewis. Here is the Mapping Police Violence Project, whose horrifying data I sighted. And here is Heather McGhee’s brilliant podcast, The Sum of Us.

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Kelly Krout, candidate for Arkansas Lieutenant Governor

Recorded live in Kelly’s home, Atlanta, GA

“So much of the crap we saw go down in the Arkansas state legislature is not giving every single human equal dignity, and that bothers me at a core level,” – Kelly Krout

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Those TikTok’s I played in the intro? Here’s the Lt. Gov. song, and here is the response to the law banning abortions in AK.

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