Greg Olear is back! He's the author of Rough Beast, PREVAIL columnist & podcaster, and co-host of The Five 8 on YouTube.

Topics: We discussed our concerns about the current political climate, including the potential threat to Social Security and Medicare, and the importance of a shift in the political landscape. We also discussed the potential impact of a general strike on February 28th and the need for continued efforts to raise awareness and possibly impact politicians. The conversation also touched on the importance of self-care, the power of individual resistance, and the potential for change in the political landscape.

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Writer/Director Jay Arnold is back! He directed and wrote the original screenplay for the 2023 award-winning romantic drama “Shoulder Dance.” Jay’s first Documentary “Sergio Dondoli’s Happy Life” releases in Spring 2025.

Topics: First, we talked about his upcoming documentary and then chatted a bit about self-care. Then we got into politics: Musk hacking into major government websites, how systemic racism affects all of us, fighting back against fascism and we end with what we have to be hopeful about.

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Tara is back! She's a prominent resister, a freelance writer, and the author of THE SOUND OF SETTLING, A Rock & Roll Love Story. 

Topics: Tara talks about her book and why she wrote it. We both spent time discussing the importance of self-care and how to achieve goals with how we think and what we believe is possible. Then we focused on how Democrats can improve messaging--and how voters can help make that happen. We spent some time talking about ''liberal" frauds who grift off of whatever makes them money (Lindy Li) and who steal from other political influencers. We are both talkers and this show is jam-packed.

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Sarah Wood is back and she's extra sweary today. We love when she's sweary and there's a lot to swear about!

Topics: the fascists want to overwhelm us so we disengage; Trump 2.0 will be worse than Trump 1.0 because many guardrails are gone but we still have power and we need to use it; focusing on self-care is vital; Germany knows Elon gave a Nazi salute; our news media is weak and it's failing us; ways to cope and Bishop Mariann Budde is a brave inspiration.

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Mo Collins is an actress and comedian. A few of her credits include MadTV; Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm; Parks and Recreation; 40-Year-Old Virgin and much more.

After talking about the devastating fires in Southern California, Mo shared a bit about her life growing up in Minnesota, how she got into improv and comedy; what it's been like for her as a comedian and actress, and then we launched into politics. We discussed what needs to change and some happy and exciting news about what Mark Cuban is currently doing to help rescue democracy. We had a good time chatting and we hope you have fun listening.

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Nick Knudsen returns! He's the Executive Director of DemCast USA--a digital movement to combat the prolific disinformation that is spreading online, we ask everyday social media users to share the truth and calls-to-action in their own social media feeds. 

Topics: Nick shares info about the premiere of his upcoming podcast; what everyday Americans can do to help rescue democracy; the Virginia special election this week was a win for Democrats (a hopeful sign); how we cope during the next four years; giving into hatred is what the right wants from us, and where we can find hope when everything feels hopeless. Important points made in this show about self-care and not allowing the firehose of news to get us down.

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Jennifer Taylor-Skinner is a writer, essayist, and creator & host of the award-winning podcast, The Electorette—one of the longest-running feminist podcasts, offering analyses and solutions to the world's biggest political and social challenges, all through the lens of women

Topics: What we're doing to stay sane; trusted sources of the resistance; much of legacy media is obeying in advance; vigilantism; Jennifer highlights how gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013 has affected US elections, and we talked about how Trumpism personally affects us.

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Writer, performer, and activist, Lorraine Devon Wilke is back! She's the author of the award-winning novel, THE ALCHEMY OF NOISE; her next, CHICK SINGER, pubs March 2025, and her latest endeavor is a popular Substack titled "Musings of a Creative Loudmouth."

Today's conversation was centered around how the election affected us and what we're doing to cope. We talked about pragmatic, practical things each one of us can do to ease the fear of alarming news we hear daily, and we share personal stories of how non-religious faith (in The Force) is our power. Neither one of us is religious and we don't preach anything--it's more about finding strength and having faith in the loving force within that can help us do what needs to be done. 

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Christopher Bouzy is a serial entrepreneur, software engineer, and political maven and he’s the founder and CEO of both Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com.

Topics: Christopher makes a compelling argument on why he feels the 2024 election was not rigged; Chris also talks about what went wrong with his (and others') optimistic electoral predictions): who can we trust to deliver the news; how we resist now; Xwitter is finally dying, and I share where I am emotionally. Today's show is a bit different. There's no intro or outro music. It's bare-bones talking about what happened.

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Steph is BACK for Election Eve

Steph is one of my best friends. She works for Planned Parenthood and we had an incredibly uplifting conversation about why there's so much to be optimistic about. She knocked on doors in Nevada and what she experienced was very positive. I detail why Florida is in play, and we both talk about how effective the DNC and the Harris campaign have been. If you're freaking out, listen to us. I promise you will feel better. Plus, we ALWAYS have fun!

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