Frogmore Stew

Is Mobile Voting the Fix for Our Broken Politics with Bradley Tusk


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Grace sits down with Bradley Tusk to discuss his new book, 'Vote With Your Phone, Why Mobile Voting is Our Final Shot at Saving Democracy.' Tusk shares his extensive political background and the insights that led him to advocate for mobile voting as a solution to political apathy and gerrymandering. Highlighting successful pilot programs and discussing the secure technology behind mobile voting, Tusk emphasizes the potential for increased voter participation and making every vote count. The conversation also touches on his efforts with Mayday Health to provide abortion access in red states through telemedicine and his bookstore, P&T Knitwear.

00:00 Introduction to Frogmore Stew

00:06 Meet Bradley Tusk: Political Strategist and Author

01:00 The Problem with Current Voting Systems

02:55 The Mobile Voting Project

03:42 Challenges and Successes in Mobile Voting

05:01 Bloomberg and Political Insights

08:01 The Importance of Middle Ground in Politics

11:15 Addressing Voter Fraud and Suppression

13:29 Ensuring Secure Mobile Voting

19:41 Expanding Mobile Voting Nationwide

22:30 Mayday Health: Telemedicine for Abortion Access

27:25 PNT Knitwear: A Bookstore with a Legacy

29:26 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Copyright 2025 Grace Cowan

  • "Vote With Your Phone" - The Book
  • Bradley Tusk - He is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Tusk Venture Partners, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries, and the founder of political consulting firm Tusk Strategies. Bradley’s family foundation is funding and leading the national campaign to bring mobile voting to all U.S. elections. Tusk Philanthropies also runs and funds anti-hunger campaigns that have led to the creation of anti-hunger policies and programs (including universal school breakfast programs) in 20 different states, helping to feed nearly 13 million people.
Bradley is the author of The Fixer: My Adventures Saving Startups From Death by Politics, Obvious in Hindsight, and Vote With Your Phone: Why Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot at Saving Democracy (coming out this September), writes a column for Daily News, hosts a podcast called Firewall about the intersection of tech and politics, and is the co-founder of the Gotham Book Prize. He owns a bookstore, podcast studio, event space and cafe called P&T Knitwear on Manhattan's lower east side. He is also an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.
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