Love Over Hate

Welcome to our first minisode! Tech troubles be damned, we WILL have a podcast today! Today we're talking about Campaign Boot Camp by Christine Pelosi and that's pretty much it. Read the Medium article at medium.com/@katcalvinla. As always, tweet me at @katcalvinla, email me at kat (at) katcalvin (dot) com, and please leave us a review!   

This is the episode we need for such a tough week. All of our guests are working on ways that we can resist and change our country and The Arena is doing it by encouraging young people to run for office. None of us want to do it, but far more of us need to. Join me as I interview Tracy Chou and Michael Simon about the importance of running for office.  LINKS: Tracy Chou Michael Simon She Should Run Emerge Wellstone RunForOffice.org   Resistance Reading List:  This week we're talking about The Ralph Nader Reader. Ralph Nader is a hero and an extraordinary activist and we can and must learn from him right now.  The Medium posts about both The Arena and Ralph Nader can be found at medium.com/@katcalvinla   Find Kat at: @KatCalvinLA kat (at) katcalvin (dot) com katcalvin.com   And please leave us a review on iTunes!

Welcome to Love Over Hate! This week's podcast features Derek Nelson, creator of the re:act newsletter. re:act provides ways for people to do just that: react to the actions of the administration and protest them, loudly and effectively. He includes everything from how and why to call your representatives to suggestions about writing letters to the editor, great documentaries to watch to get more educated on certain issues, and all kinds of other useful and valuable information. There are a few of these newsletters popping up and re:act is one of my favorites. He provides great context and a lot of varied options for how to get involved. I hope you enjoy the interview and check out the newsletter.   In The Resistance Reading List we'll talk about The Education Of A Woman: The Life of Gloria Steinem. I'm really excited to share some of the new things I learned about this woman whom I've admired for my entire life, and some surprising revelations that I had about this new movement.   The me

Hello fellow resisters, Welcome to Love Over Hate! This podcast is all about fighting for the love of our country and everyone in it. On this first episode we interview Catherine Vaughan and Chris Walsh of the incredible new organization, Flippable. Their mission is the flip state legislatures from red to blue, and they are doing really exciting work. Listen to their thoughts on how to change our country and how you can get involved. @flippable_org After the interview, check out the Resistance Reading List, a short segment about books that instruct and inspire us. The first book is Gandhi as a Political Strategist.  The medium posts about both Flippable and Gandhi can be found at medium.com/@katcalvinla Thanks for joining and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes! #resist Kat Calvin @KatCalvinLA kat (at) katcalvin (dot) com