Concepts of a Pod

Concepts of a Pod

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  • Concepts of a Tribute to President Carter (and how Democrats can carry on his legacy in a new era)

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    On this episode of Concepts of a Pod, we take a moment to reflect on the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter, reading messages of love and support from Democrats like you. Then, we discuss how current events are playing out on social media and what we can do to bring the decency and compassion that President Carter showed back to our politics.
    Chapters:
    00:00 - President Carter Tribute
    06:01 - Continuing Carter's Legacy in the Modern World
    17:59 - LA Wildfire Resources
    19:11 - Online and Media Coverage of a Climate Crisis
    27:11 - Q&A: Reflecting on January 6

    34 min
  • Concepts of a Holiday Q&A (ft. Questions and Comments from our Supporters)

    On our final episode of Concepts of a Pod for 2024, we respond to your most frequently asked questions and comments as we get ready to rebuild the Democratic media strategy for the new year.


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    New. Digital. Now. built the nation's largest focus group of grassroots Democrats to figure out how we can fix our party. We kept things behind the scenes during the election to avoid distracting the media, but now that Trump won AGAIN, it's time to have the hard conversations.


    Chapters:

    00:00 - Concepts of a Holiday Q&A

    00:39 - Question #1: Where is Kamala?

    04:05 - Question #2: Why are Democrats so Tone Deaf?

    07:06 - Question #3: When Will Dems Pull it Together?

    08:39 - Comment #1: Raw Emotions

    11:08 - Frequent Comment: Citizens United

    14:50 - Comment #2: Gaslighting Fundraising Emails

    16:48 - Comment #3: Run Primaries!

    19:18 - Comment #4: 2028 Primary Picks

    23:08 - Comment #5: Get Stuff Done

    24:40 - Question #4: Why So Much $ on TV Ads?

    26:56 - Question #5: Why Do Dems Destroy Their Best People?

    31:44 - Comment #6: Dems Need to Counter Right-Wing Media

    32:51 - What's Next?

    36 min
  • Concepts of a Plan to Fix the Media (And How They Covered Trump and Elon's Shutdown Threat)

    On this episode of Concepts of a Pod, we break down how various news outlets covered Trump and Elon’s shutdown threat to figure out why only 51% of Democrats like you trust the media!


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    New. Digital. Now. built the nation's largest focus group of grassroots Democrats to figure out how we can fix our party. We kept things behind the scenes during the election to avoid distracting the media, but now that Trump won AGAIN, it's time to have the hard conversations.
    Chapters:
    00:00 - Focus Group Results: Trust in Media
    02:06 - Around The News: TV Sources
    12:43 - Around the News: Print Journalism
    19:46 - Elon Musk's Influence on Media and Politics
    21:07 - Around the News: Pod Save America
    27:20 - Concepts of a Plan for What's Next
    30:25 - Q&A: Where are the Democrats?
    37:20 - Final Q&A of 2024

    39 min
  • Concepts of a Law & Order Episode (and what Democrats can learn from the online reaction to Luigi Mangione)

    On this episode, we break down the internet's reaction to the assassination of Brian Thompson and Luigi Mangione's arrest. Then, we talk about the lessons the Democratic Party can learn from all this as we figure out how to rebuild in a second Trump administration.


    Join the conversation! Let us know what topics you want to hear about on future episodes and add to the Q&A. Nothing is off-limits: https://newdigitalnow.us/respond


    New. Digital. Now. built the nation's largest focus group of grassroots Democrats to figure out how we can fix our party. We kept things behind the scenes during the election to avoid distracting the media, but now that Trump won AGAIN, it's time to have the hard conversations.


    Chapters:

    00:00 - Living Through a Law & Order Episode

    08:05 - Luigi Mangione's Motives and Manifesto

    15:35 - Lessons for Democrats

    27:39 - Focus Group Thoughts on Shifting Political Norms

    34:53 - Q&A 1: What Happened to the Rule of Law?

    40:25 - Q&A 2: Where Did All the Money Go?

    46 min
  • Concepts of a Q&A (and Hunter Biden Pardon, The Pod did NOT Save America)

    On this episode, we share the focus group's thoughts on the Hunter Biden pardon, along with our analysis on how the Pod did NOT Save America.


    Join the conversation! Let us know what topics you want to hear about on future episodes and add to the Q&A. Nothing is off-limits: https://newdigitalnow.us/respond

    New. Digital. Now. built the nation's largest focus group of grassroots Democrats to figure out how we can fix our party. We kept things behind the scenes during the election to avoid distracting the media, but now that Trump won AGAIN, it's time to have the hard conversations.
    Chapters:
    00:00 - This Week's News: Hunter Biden Pardon
    06:42 - The Pod Did NOT Save America
    16:39 - Supporter Q&A
    17:52 - Q1: How Do Democrats Appeal to the Middle Class Again?
    21:16 - Comment: Threatening Texts From Democrats
    24:15 - Q2: Why Didn't Democrats Have a Better Ground Game?
    28:18 - Q3: Why Reinvent the Wheel?
    30:44 - Snap Poll: Should Democrats Stay on Twitter/X?
    32:26 - Q4: How Do We Reach Out To Low-Propensity Voters?
    39:08 - Q5: Why are Grassroots Voices not Sought in Campaigns?
    42:00 - Join the Conversation!

    44 min
  • Concepts of What Went Wrong for Democrats

    On our first episode of Concepts of a Pod, our team breaks down the results of the post-election focus group, discussing what went wrong for Democrats in 2024.


    Join the conversation! Submit your question to our Q&A for next episode. No topic is off-limits: https://newdigitalnow.us/respond

    New. Digital. Now. built the nation's largest focus group of grassroots Democrats to figure out how we can fix our party. We kept things behind the scenes during the election to avoid distracting the media, but now that Trump won AGAIN, it's time to have the hard conversations.
    Chapters:
    00:00 - Concepts of a Pod
    00:55 - Who/what is New. Digital. Now.?
    06:57 - Focus group results: What went wrong?
    13:51 - Debunking election conspiracy theories
    21:30 - What happened to that $1 billion? (ft. Jon Stewart)
    32:52 - Connecting with undecided voters (ft. Pete Buttigieg)
    40:41 - What's next?


    45 min

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New. Digital. Now. built the nation's largest focus group of grassroots Democrats to figure out how we can fix our party. We kept things behind the scenes during the election to avoid distracting the…