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

The radio show this week covers the explosion of cuteness that took over the U.S. Capitol lawn to remind Congress to invest in high quality, affordable early learning, including childcare; the 100 women walking 100 miles to bring focus on the need for immigration policy reform; clocks and discrimination in high schools; the importance of WIC; and a bi-partisan conversation about why there is too much hate in politics right now.  *Special guests include: Helen Blank, National Women's Law Center; Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising; Martelle Esposito; National WIC Association; Bill Finkbeiner. political strategist.

On the radio show this week we talk tips for self care, how to stop unfair pay of Native American women, cover the changing shape of media in our nation, and discuss President Obama’s recent “hat trick” with fair pay, earned sick days, and paid family leave. *Special guests include:  Jackie Payne, Move To End Violence; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising; Mary Kathryn Nagle, Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and attorney; Charles Showalter, the Union Edge; Ruth Martin, MomsRising.

This radio show covers the art of change and how creativity is used in raising voices, creating and sharing images, and changing culture with a focus on racial equity, immigration fairness, and paid family leave policies.  In response to the media firestorm around Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s pregnancy announcement, this show also asks the question: When was the last time a male CEO was asked about how he’d handle work and family with a new baby?  *Special guests include Arisha Michelle Hatch, Color of Change; Terra Holcomb, award-winning artist;  Miriam W. Yeung, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF); and Vicki Shabo, National Partnership for Women & Families.  (Be sure to check out Terra Holcomb’s art as you listen to the show here: http://www.terraholcomb.com/)

The radio show this week covers #BlackLivesMatter & a St. Louis update; the #IranDeal; an inspiring win for #Childcare; and #NonToxic School Supplies

*Thank you to special guests including: Dr. Justin Hansford, human rights activist and law professor at Saint Louis University School of Law; Heather Booth, leading strategist for progressive issue campaigns and on driving issues in elections in the United States; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising; Megan Boyle, Environmental Working Group.

This show covers everything from Planned Parenthood, to marijuana, to #BlackLivesMatter & #Sanders, to updating overtime rules!  Special guests include: Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood Board;  Julie Weed, author & journalist with Forbes and more; Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR); and Washington State Senator Pramila Jayapal.

*Special guests include: U.S. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez; Dr. Avis Jones- DeWeever,  Incite Unlimited, Black Women’s Round Table, and Exceptional Leadership Institute for Women; U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Elisa Batista, MomsRising/MamásConPoder.org ​ 

The #RADIO show covers the power of Twitter to drive news and accountability; crowdsourcing what every American should know; women, equality, and sports; tips for blogging, activism and kids.

*Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising; Melissa Broome, Job Opportunities Task Force; Charlene Carruthers, Black Youth Project 100; and Ron Pollack, Families USA. 

*Special guests include: Melanie Campbell, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation & Black Women’s Roundtable Public Policy Network; Rinku Sen, Race Forward: Center for Racial Justice Innovation, and also Colorlines Magazine; Maryanne Tagney, Advocate, Activist, Philanthropist and Baker; Latifa Lyles, Director of the Women's Bureau at the U.S. Department of Labor.