Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)

This is a re-broadcast of the show that aired 8/10/18. Breaking Through will return with a new episode next week.   On the #RADIO show this week we cover a new report detailing, "How Hungry is America?”; discuss Black Women’s Equal Pay Day; strategize on stopping 3D guns from taking over the world; and get the latest on breastfeeding rights.   *Special guests include: Jim Weill, FRAC, @fractweets; Joi Chaney, Equal Pay Today, @EqualPay2dayOrg; Po Murray, Newton Action Alliance, Newton Foundation, @NewtownAction, @TheNewtownFdn; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising

On the radio show this week we cover a long fought childcare victory, the latest in the fight to #StopKavanaugh, what climate change and storms have in common and how we can protect our planet, and tips for safety in hurricanes and weather disasters.   *Special guests include Helen Blank, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Chye-Ching Huang, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), @dashching, @CenterOnBudget; Gregg Small, @climatesolution; and Angela Tatum Malloy, @MommasVillageNC.   featuring music from bensound.com

On the #RADIO show this week we cover #SCOTUS, birth control, and choice; the power of art, music and politics intertwined; immigration and corporate accountability: and the power of your VOTE (so make sure you’re registered to vote!)!   *Special guests include Dr. Colleen McNicholas, Physicians for Reproductive Health, @prhdocs; Kirstin Larson; Daniel Altschuler, Make the Road New York, @MaketheRoadNY, @altochulo; and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising   featuring music from bensound.com

On the radio show this week we talk about how we can work to end mass shootings, stop 3D guns, and deal with the ridiculous idea of arming teachers; we also cover tips for getting the support you need when you become pregnant and a mom; the latest in the fight for fair treatment of all immigrant families; and get the inside scoop on maternal justice.   *Special guests include: Avery Gardiner, Brady Campaign, @Bradybuzz; Dr. Ali Perez, Birthfit, @birthfit; Sandra Cordero, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; and Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising.   featuring music from bensound.com

On the #radio show this week we cover the new  “As You Are” campaign; the Kavanaugh nomination to the US Supreme Court and what's at stake for women; the latest on the #FamiliesBelongTogether fight; and how to help revolutionize education and end the school to prison pipeline.   *Special guests include: Emily Hecht-McGowan, Biden Foundation, @bidenfoundation; Carmen Berkley, Planned Parenthood, @PPFA;  Sandra Cordero, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; and Kelly Hurst, Being Black at School, @BeingBlackAS   featuring music from bensound.com

This is a rebroadcast of our July 2 episode. Tune in next week with a brand new episode!   On the #RADIO show this week we cover how YOU can make a difference in who sits on the US Supreme Court; what’s going on with immigration policy; the super power of your voice and vote at the local level; and a giant win protecting SNAP (food stamps).   *Special guests include: Sara Ainsworth, Legal Voice, @Legal_Voice; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Kirstin Larson; and Tamara Fucile, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, @CenterOnBudget.   featuring music from bensound.com

On the #RADIO show this week we cover a new report detailing, "How Hungry is America?”; discuss Black Women’s Equal Pay Day; strategize on stopping 3D guns from taking over the world; and get the latest on breastfeeding rights.   *Special guests include: Jim Weill, FRAC, @fractweets; Joi Chaney, Equal Pay Today, @EqualPay2dayOrg; Po Murray, Newton Action Alliance, Newton Foundation, @NewtownAction, @TheNewtownFdn; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising   featuring music from bensound.com

On the #RADIO show today, we cover the latest in Trump's war against women, children, and families; get insight into how art, culture, and social change intersect; hear about the power of stories, including your story!; and get the inside scoop on family separation and detention and what you can do to most effectively fight for all of us to be treated fairly.

*Special guests include Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center, @NWLC; Seayoung Yim, MomsRising and playwright of Persimmon Nights, @MomsRising; Justina Chen, award-winning author, @JustinaYChen

On the radio show this week, we cover the power of real people to make changes at the local level with an award-winning state legislator who has passed many positive policies; we get the latest on family reunification and child separation—and what you can do to help bring families together; then we cover the developmental impact of family detention on children and children going to court by themselves; and we close the show talking about the momentum for paid family medical leave at the national level and how you can build on this momentum near you.

*Special guests include: Washington State Rep. Tana Senn, @TanaSenn; Jess Morales Rocketto, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; Lina Acosta Sandaal, @parentingrelief; and Vicki Shabo; National Partnership for Women and Families, @NPWF.

Breaking Through is off this week. Please enjoy this rebroadcast of our June 11 show.   On the #RADIO show this week we discuss why the proposed cuts to SNAP are more devastating that many know, what’s going on with the wage gap, why Trump’s practiced of intentionally separating moms from kids is wrong, and what’s going on right now in Puerto Rico and how you can help.   *Special guests include:  Liza Lieberman, Director of Public Policy at MAZON;  Andrea Johnson, National Women’s Law Center;  Mitra Ebadolahi, ACLU;  Andrea González-Ramírez, Refinery 29.