Left Out Loud

A Conversation with Victoria Broderick

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In this episode of Left Out Loud, hosts Ally Warhol and Seth Hagan sit down with Victoria Broderick, a grassroots candidate running for Congress in Tennessee’s 4th District. Victoria shares what pushed her from concerned citizen to candidate after the overturning of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, what she learned from her first run, and why she is continuing to build a people-powered campaign centered on safety, affordability, freedom, and equity. The conversation also covers reproductive rights, Tennessee politics, universal pre-K, campaign financing, labor and economic pressure, and what it means to run without corporate PAC or AIPAC money.

Links & Resources


  • Victoria Broderick campaign website: Victoria4Tennessee.com

As Mentioned in This Episode

  • Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
  • Roe v. Wade and the impact of its overturning
  • Tennessee’s trigger ban
  • Afton Bain
  • Scott DesJarlais
  • Universal pre-K
  • 2018 tariffs and their downstream effects on logistics jobs
  • AI guardrails for consumers and workers
  • Palestinian people / pro-peace pledge
  • TikTok activism and online voter education
  • The West Wing
  • The American President

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  • (00:00) - 00:00:00 – Intro
  • (00:00) - 00:00:40 – Introducing Victoria Broderick
  • (00:00) - 00:01:20 – Victoria’s background and what pushed her to run
  • (00:00) - 00:02:34 – Personal story: pregnancy complications, IUD failure, and miscarriage
  • (00:00) - 00:03:44 – Roe overturned during maternity leave
  • (00:00) - 00:04:12 – Starting TikTok activism and becoming the “friendly neighborhood liberal”
  • (00:00) - 00:05:06 – Looking back at the 2024 campaign results
  • (00:00) - 00:06:14 – Growing name recognition across the district
  • (00:00) - 00:06:33 – How Victoria and Seth connected through TikTok
  • (00:00) - 00:08:43 – Afton Bain’s momentum in Tennessee
  • (00:00) - 00:08:45 – Supporting other Democratic candidates in the state
  • (00:00) - 00:12:39 – Tennessee’s supermajority and the political landscape
  • (00:00) - 00:15:08 – Universal pre-K and why it matters to working families
  • (00:00) - 00:18:55 – Opponent spotlight: Scott DesJarlais
  • (00:00) - 00:19:54 – Past controversies surrounding the incumbent
  • (00:00) - 00:25:08 – A millennial perspective on leadership
  • (00:00) - 00:26:20 – Victoria’s generation, worldview, and political influences
  • (00:00) - 00:28:50 – Education and early career path
  • (00:00) - 00:30:27 – How the 2018 tariffs affected her logistics job
  • (00:00) - 00:32:02 – The pandemic and economic disruption
  • (00:00) - 00:35:04 – AI, worker protections, and guardrails
  • (00:00) - 00:35:59 – Generational trauma and resilience
  • (00:00) - 00:36:44 – “Fun size and feral”
  • (00:00) - 00:37:58 – Refusing corporate PAC and AIPAC money
  • (00:00) - 00:38:45 – How listeners can donate and support the campaign
  • (00:00) - 00:40:45 – Victoria’s platform: safety, affordability, freedom, and equity
  • (00:00) - 00:44:39 – Post-interview debrief with Ally and Seth
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    Left Out LoudBy Alison Warhol