In this episode: Caitlin and Katie talk messaging, image, and what it feels like to be judged (politically and personally), 24-7. Guest Trey Grayson (former director of the Harvard Institute of Politics) offers hope for progress through paying more attention to policy than politics. 

Guests: Trey Grayson

Links: Listen to Trey on AVR

CREDITS:

Hosted by: Caitlin Scholl and Katie Wilson

Sound Design & Editing by: Ian Carlsen

Mixing & Mastering by: Chris Burns

Opening music: “America” by Bill Callahan

Closing music: “This Land is Your Land” by BRZOWSKI

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In this debrief episode, Caitlin & Katie dig deeper into the themes and issues of S1E3 “Government Man,” getting real about the flaws and insecurities that make us oh so human. 

CREDITS:

Hosted by: Caitlin Scholl and Katie Wilson

Sound Design & Editing by: Ian Carlsen

Mixing & Mastering by: Chris Burns

Opening music: “America” by Bill Callahan

Closing music: “This Land is Your Land” by Caitlin Scholl

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In this episode: Caitlin and Katie find that ‘Government Man’ is no stranger to mental health issues. They unpack stigmas around alcoholism and a culture of over-achieving with the help of interviewee Brad Bauman. 

Guests: Brad Bauman

CREDITS:

Hosted by: Caitlin Scholl and Katie Wilson

Sound Design & Editing by: Ian Carlsen

Mixing & Mastering by: Chris Burns

Opening music: “America” by Bill Callahan

Closing music: “This Land is Your Land” by Caitlin Scholl

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In this candid “debrief” episode, Caitlin & Katie dig deeper into the themes and issues of S1E2 “I’m So Special!” including tribalism and social media, the tribes you choose versus the tribes chosen for you, and how little people actually know when stepping into the booth on Election Day. 

CREDITS:

Hosted by: Caitlin Scholl and Katie Wilson

Sound Design & Editing by: Ian Carlsen

Mixing & Mastering by: Chris Burns

Opening music: “America” by Bill Callahan

Closing music: “This Land is Your Land” by Caitlin Scholl

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Caitlin and Katie explore a historical and psychological perspective on our current times, and talk Founding Fathers, the Republican judicial takeover, and punk rock political reform with interviewees Dimitri Bam, Carl Hulse (from the NYT), and Scott Goodstein.  

Guests: Dimitri Bam, Carl Hulse, and Scott Goodstein

Links: Confirmation Bias by Carl Hulse; ScottGoodstein.com

CREDITS:

Hosted by: Caitlin Scholl and Katie Wilson

Sound Design & Editing by: Ian Carlsen

Mixing & Mastering by: Chris Burns

Opening music: “America” by Bill Callahan

Closing music: “This Land is Your Land” by BRZOWSKI

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In this candid “debrief” episode, Caitlin & Katie dig deeper into the themes and issues of S1E1 “Tribal States” including baked-in elitism, the power of the woman-tribe, and why you should never yell at your server.  

CREDITS:

Hosted by: Caitlin Scholl and Katie Wilson

Sound Design & Editing by: Ian Carlsen

Mixing & Mastering by: Chris Burns

Opening music: “America” by Bill Callahan

Closing music: “This Land is Your Land” by Caitlin Scholl

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Caitlin and Katie talk tribalism on the campaign trail, Katie offers her takeaways from her 2018 congressional race, and interviewee Kodiak Hill-Davis from Republican Women for Progress offers a unicorn of hope in these increasingly partisan times. 

Guests: Kodiak Hill-Davis

Links: Republican Women for Progress

CREDITS:

Hosted by: Caitlin Scholl and Katie Wilson

Sound Design & Editing by: Ian Carlsen

Mixing & Mastering by: Chris Burns

Opening music: “America” by Bill Callahan

Closing music: “This Land is Your Land” by Caitlin Scholl

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The Multiverse is a storytelling project about American Identity. From the world of DC politics to the pot industry, the environmental movement to spirituality and religion, we’re exploring origins, interrogating insiders and tapping outsiders while feeding the voyeur in all of us...After all, behind every subculture, tribe or machination of American society is a group of people who eat, shit, fall in love and feel pain, just like you and me. 

Multiverse (noun): a theoretical reality that includes a possibly infinite number of parallel universes.- The Merriam-Webster Dictionary

CREDITS:

Hosted by: Caitlin Scholl and Katie Wilson

Sound Design & Editing by: Ian Carlsen

Mixing & Mastering by: Chris Burns

Opening music: “America” by Bill Callahan

Closing music: “This Land is Your Land” by Caitlin Scholl

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