Bringing Democracy to the People: Amanda Litman and Kat Calvin
This episode features two amazing women doing hugely important things for our democracy. Our first guest is Amanda Litman. Amanda is the co-founder and executive director of Run for Something, an organization supporting young candidates running in state and local elections. Later in the program, we hear from Kat Calvin, founder and executive director of Spread the Vote, a non-profit dedicated to clearing obstacles that keep poor people from getting the IDs needed to vote.
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Sources for audio clips
| Intro | |
| US Midterms: Record numbers of women are running for office - France24 English | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K_Rcgvkxag |
| Wave Of Young Candidates To Run For Salinas City Council - KSBW Action News 8 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFKhOxm8zA |
| US midterms: AFPTV meets first-time candidates - AFP News Agency | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2wOBsnc4k |
| US midterms: AFPTV meets first-time candidates - AFP News Agency | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX2wOBsnc4k |
| Critics say N.C.'s voter ID law will make it hard for them to vote - CBS News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKRCXQGF_tk |
| Spread the Vote's Kat Calvin on Voter ID and the Georgia 6th - Nation of Change | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4CuI7J4rHc |
| Amanda Litman Interstitials | |
| Starting Small | |
| Amanda Litman Explains Why She Encourages Anyone Who Wants To Run For Political Office - Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8oHY8VZWcI |
| Running for Local Office | |
| You should run for political office | Elise Partin | TEDxColumbiaSC | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkNsRjtO32s |
| Anna Eskamani FL | |
| Represenatives Eskamani & Smith Send Letter to Govenor Ron DeSantis Asking for Student Relief - WESH 2 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFiSX4sxQT4 |
| Young People Underrepresented in Government | |
| A lack of youth representation in our government | Cronkite News | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc6bnY5yubo |
| Motivating Young People to Vote | |
| What can be done to motivate young voters? Students answer -PBS NewsHour | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQeF8oFgTvQ |
| Running for Office is Hard | |
| What It's Like To Run For Office: Flyers, Door Knocking, Missed Milestones - Vice Life | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srAA5LMMDvs |
| Kat Calvin Interstitials | |
| SCOTUS Guts Voting Rights Act | |
| High court guts Voting Rights Act - CNN | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuvefGaSIA0 |
| Racism in voter suppression laws | |
| How restrictive voting requirements target minorities - PBS NewsHour | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO5uTxeY7xc |
| Gerrymandering explained | |
| Gerrymandering, explained - Washington Post | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGLRJ12uqmk |
| Draw for VA Houseof Delegates | |
| Va. GOP Wins State House Seat After Bowl Drawing - AP | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV1l3hy7UZY |
| Number of people without Voter ID | |
| Voting: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHFOwlMCdto |
| Criminalizing Poverty | |
| The Criminalization of Poverty: Woman Describes Fines & Arrests After $1.07 Check Bounces - Democracy Now! | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTm4jzEa1cw&t=8s |
| Outro | |
| KTLA News: "Martin Luther King, Jr. urges people to vote" (1964) - UCLAFilmTVArchive | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tRhyqhC_7o |
Show Credits
Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle
