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Breaking Through: Free To Be, Saving WIC, #Trumpflation, GOP Burning Down Reproductive Health Care

September 22, 2025
On the radio show this week, we dive into Dr. Jack Turban’s new book Free To Be and how to bust the myths and disinformation about the trans community. We hear about what is happening with the Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program WIC and how you can help make sure that does not sunset. We...
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Why is Florida trying to bring back measles and whooping cough?

September 12, 2025
Runny noses and colds? I expect that when I send my kid to school. What I don’t expect is meningitis and whooping cough . But Governor DeSantis has made that our soon-to-be reality with the elimination of several vaccine protections . As Governor DeSantis tries out his next stop on his “Florida...
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Breaking Through: How Trump & RFK Jr. Are Making the Child Care & Health Care Crisis Worse, Why Humor Breaks Partisan Divides

September 10, 2025
On the radio show this week we dive into Trump's inconsistent policies on child care, which exacerbate the child care crisis by creating uncertainty and underfunding programs. We discuss the role of humor and storytelling in breaking partisan divides and fostering empathy. We hear about the harmful...
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Breaking Through: The Urgent Importance of Gun Safety Policies, Overcoming Polarization, Rising Prices, Why Fascists Fear Teachers

September 1, 2025
On the radio show this week we cover the urgent importance of advancing gun safety policies. We cover tips for talking across political points of disagreement, building trust, overcoming polarization, and how these efforts can help strengthen democracy. We hear from an economist about why the...
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Breaking Through: Fighting Back Against Health Care Cuts, Education Under Threat, Pushing Back Against False Crime Narratives, National Breastfeeding Month

August 18, 2025
On the radio show this week, we cover the cuts to our health care pushed through by Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress, with many of the most harmful cuts delayed until after the midterms. We dive into Trump’s cuts to public education -- and tips on fighting school funding cuts and...
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Quick signature: Tell Congress to cancel the cuts to health care and pass the Protecting Health Care And Lowering Costs Act!

August 14, 2025
What do you want to hear first—the good news or the bad news? We’ll start with the bad news: Our health care just took a major hit. No administration has ever slashed health care as deeply as the budget bill Republicans passed this month and President Trump signed into law—and it’s all to give tax...
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Breaking Through: Direct from Netroots Nation in New Orleans with Rising National Leaders

August 11, 2025
This week the show comes to you directly from Netroots Nation in New Orleans where rising and visionary leaders come together to help build a better world. *Special Guests include: Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of Ultraviolet, @ultraviolet , @ultraviolet.bsky.social‬ ; and Angel Padilla, National...
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Quick signature: Tell Congress to cancel the cuts to health care!

July 31, 2025
What do you want to hear first—the good news or the bad news? We’ll start with the bad news: Our health care just took a major hit. No administration has ever slashed health care as deeply as the budget bill Republicans passed this month and President Trump signed into law—and it’s all to give tax...
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Breaking Through: Justice for Epstein Survivors, Protecting Our Care, How Art Can Save Lives, Ongoing Congressional Budget Battles

July 28, 2025
On the radio show this week, we cover what is happening with Trump’s nefarious actions to deny the Epstein survivors justice to save his own political career, and why we must believe women. We dive into how catastrophic health care cuts will hurt moms, seniors, and hardworking families to line the...
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Our Stories: Bronti Lemke Speaks at Press Conference in Seattle, WA

July 23, 2025
Bronti Lemke, a WA MomsForce Fellowship graduate, two-time DC bootcamp mom, and current Hub Leader, joined Senator Murray in Seattle for a press conference on June 14, 2025 about the importance of Medicaid and SNAP . Bronti shared her story about Medicaid enabling her to seek addiction treatment,...
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