AFT President Randi Weingarten is joined by award-winning journalist Soledad O'Brien to discuss her new documentary, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, the political threat to Black history and the importance of good storytelling.

AFT President Randi Weingarten talks with Michigan State University education policy professor Joshua Cowen to discuss the real impact school vouchers are having on public education, students and our democracy.

AFT President Randi Weingarten is joined by Mark Gaither and Katrina Kickbush, educators at Baltimore's Wolfe Street Academy, for an inspirational conversation illustrating how community schools deliver on the promise of public education.

Showcasing that elections matter, AFT President Randi Weingarten joins New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker to discuss how they've turned their election wins into real progress for public education, healthcare and pro-democracy efforts in their states.

Randi Weingarten is joined by Cleveland Teachers Union President Shari Obrenski and first-grade teacher Jillian Ahrens to discuss the success of the AFT's Reading Opens the World campaign, the relentless work of AFT members to bring 1 million free books to kids and families across the nation, and the comfort and joy books bring kids—as well as helping them improve their literacy skills.

With hospitals reaching capacity nationwide and a shortage of healthcare professionals, AFT President Randi Weingarten assembles a roundtable of nurses and nurses' union leaders to discuss the most immediate and tangible solutions to prevent dangerous conditions for patients and healthcare professionals alike. Listen as January Belcher (RN), Howard Sandau (RN), and David Keepnews (Executive Director/Washington State Nurses Association) get honest about what needs to be done.

AFT President Randi Weingarten is joined by four congressional candidates—Reps. Rosa DeLauro and Jahana Hayes (Connecticut) and candidates Nikki Budzinski (Illinois) and Robert Zimmerman (New York)—during the AFT Votes bus tour to discuss what is truly at stake during this pivotal election.

Teacher and school staff shortages can be solved. In places like Houston, Texas, districts are working with educators to raise salaries, which has hugely helped address shortages. AFT President Weingarten is joined by Texas AFT President Zeph Capo and Dallas math teacher Rosemary Curts to discuss the findings of the AFT's teacher and school staff shortage report, "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?" and dig into the real solutions to improve conditions for our educators.

Randi joins Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, White House COVID Response Coordinator Ashish Jha, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, and NEA President Becky Pringle for an important discussion to help families navigate Back to School season amidst COVID, Monkeypox, a teacher shortage, and more.

This year's convention saw an amazing roster of speakers -- labor leaders, entertainers, elected officials, activists and even the First Lady of the United States -- who all took the stage to share inspirational messages of hope and power. In this episode you will hear highlights from: US Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Senator Elizabeth Warren, AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler, Amazon union leader Chris Smalls, First Lady Jill Biden, Senator Ed Markey, Gun safety activists David Hogg, RuQuon Brown and Sarah Lerner, Chief Medical Officer of Cook County Health Claudia Fegan, Representative Ayanna Pressley, Ukrainian Labor Union leader Olga Chabaniuk, and Representative Val Demings.