Kamau Marshall, African American Media Director and Deputy National Press Secretary of the DCCC, joined us on the podcast to discuss how the DCCC is supporting Black House candidates in the 2018 midterms.

Lauren Baer, Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida's 18th district, joined us on the podcast again for a special Pride Month episode about the state of LGBTQ rights in the United States.

Our Revolution Minnesota-endorsed progressive Nick Leonard is running against the establishment to fill Al Franken's Senate seat and become America's first openly gay male senator.

In December 2017, Saira Rao wrote that as a brown woman, she was breaking up with the Democratic Party. Now, she's taking on white privilege in a run for Congress in CO-01.

Paulette Jordan, the Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho, is running to become the first Native Governor in American history. She joined us on the podcast to discuss her historic candidacy, running a progressive campaign in a red state, and how she plans to deal with ICE as governor.

Tahirah Amatul-Wadud is running to become America's first Black Muslim congresswoman in a 6% Black district with a white Christian male Democratic incumbent. She joined us on the podcast to discuss her history candidacy in Massachusetts' 1st.

Kaniela Ing, a progressive Hawaii State Representative who unseated a Republican incumbent in a red district, joined us on the podcast to discuss his candidacy for HI-01 and why the Democratic Party shouldn't be afraid of embracing leftism.

Eric Holguin, the Democratic nominee for Congress in TX-27, joined us on the podcast to discuss his chance to become America's first gay Latino congressman.

David Faris joined us on the podcast to discuss How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics by packing the courts, granting statehood to D.C. and Puerto Rico, and breaking California into six states.

Alison Hartson is a former schoolteacher and campaign finance reform activist running to unseat 84-year-old incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein in California.