On the radio show this week we cover the ways in which democracy is under attack and how to fight back with your votes (and your voice!), get the latest news on how more people will vote for candidates IF the candidate supports paid family/medical leave and a care infrastructure; learn about the Resilience Force and how you can support; and get an update on the tate of hunger and food insecurity in America. *Special guests include: Jill Garvey, Western States Center, @WStatesCenter; Dawn Huckelbridge, Director at Paid Leave for All Action, @PaidLeaveforAll @dhuckelbridge; Saket Soni,...

The 2022 midterm election on Tuesday, November 8th is less than 5 weeks away. From the streets to the ballot box, moms are making our voices heard and inspiring our kids and communities. This year, help us mobilize moms to vote for the future we want to see for our loved ones and ourselves! MomsRising has a super easy, high-impact, and FREE way for YOU to help get out the vote! >>> SIGN UP HERE to receive a FREE packet of 20 eye-catching voting reminder postcards to fill out! (You can also request packets of 100.) Our goal is to reach 1 million moms who don’t always vote and need...

On the radio show this week, we cover gun violence in America and how moms and people across the nation are rising to stop it; the importance of investing in real community safety and what that means; we take a deep dive into the recent poverty data and how the reduction was due to the Child Tax Credit expansion (which needs to happen again!), and we cover the importance of care workers earning living wages and of building the care infrastructure we all need. *Special guests include: Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action, @MomsDemand @shannonrwatts; Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President and Chief...

In a powerful CNN Opinion, MomsRising Executive Director Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner argues that, as the midterm elections approach, moms are a motivated voting force, and only one party is prioritizing issues that matter most to moms and families.

On the radio show this week we cover the Women’s March; what’s coming and how you can get marching too; we dive into the breaking good news about student loan cancellation; we cover Black Breastfeeding Week, the barriers to breastfeeding, and how to break them down; and we close the show covering the super powers of YOUR voice and your votes. *Special guests include: Rachel O'Leary Carmona, Women's March, @womensmarch; Melissa Byrne, Project Springboard and student loan cancellation advocate, @mcbyrne; Kimberly Seals Allars, Founder @irthapp, co-founder of Black Breastfeeding Week, and author...

On the radio show this week we cover the fight for bodily autonomy and abortioncare; what the rising generations of voters want and need; why media matters and how to fight back against purposeful disinformation; and we close the show diving into the power and impact of your vote. *Special guests include: Jacqueline Ayers, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, @PPFA & @PPact ; Antonio Arellano, NextGen, @NextGenAmerica ; Angelo Carusone, Media Matters for America, @mmfa ; and Andrea Hailey, @votedotorg Listen now on the platforms below: Spotify...

A Fourth of July neighborhood parade. Another young white man with a military-style semi-automatic assault rifle, who, this time, killed six people and injured 26 more, many of them children. [1] Our scarred hearts are again aching for the victims, their families, and the Highland Park community.

On the radio show this week we cover what’s happening with gun safety; The Equality Act and Pride Month; the latest with Roe v. Wade; and the release of the COVID vaccine for young children. *Special guests include: Kelly Sampson, Brady United Against Gun Violence, @bradybuzz; Kierra Johnson, National LGBTQ Task Force, @TheTaskForce; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Dr. Yvonne “Bonnie” Maldonado, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases, @AmerAcadPeds Check out the new show on the social platforms below! iTunes Spotify TuneIn

On the radio show this week we cover the infant formula shortage crisis, and include tips for making sure infants get the nutrition they need in this time of emergency; we also cover the urgent need to protect voting rights and reproductive rights in America as our rights, freedoms, and communities are under attack; and we hear about areas where momentum for change is growing to finally build the care infrastructure that our nation needs. *Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder; Melanie Campbell, Black Womens Roundtable, @coalitionbuildr; Sheila Katz,...