Natasha Explains It All

Episode 42 - How to Stay Sane in an Election Year

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It's an election year and the deluge of negative news can make it easy to feel disillusioned and want to check out. I offer some tips and tools to help you feel informed, engaged, and yes, even hopeful.

Tldr: pick a handful of journalists and/or a podcast or two to follow and one cause or campaign to support. And set a daily timer on your news apps! Quality over quantity is the key here.

Folks I mentioned as suggestions on who to follow on social media/subscribe to their newsletters/read their stuff:

  • Oliver Willis (I have 3 one-month subscriptions to his newsletter to give away, so contact me if you're interested)
  • Teri Kanefield
  • Judd Legum
  • Dan Rather
  • Heather Cox Richardson
  • Adam Serwer
  • Keith Edwards
  • Marc Elias
  • Sherrilyn Ifill
  • Elie Mystal
  • Molly Jong-Fast
  • Nikole Hannah-Jones
  • Robert Reich
  • Jay Kuo

    • The podcasts I mentioned:

    • The Nation
    • Boom Lawyered
    • Small Doses with Amanda Seales
      • ...more
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