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Girl and The Gov, The Podcast
Girl and The Gov, The Podcast
Maddie Medved & Sammy Kanter

Available on the airwaves and YouTube every Wednesday, Girl and the Gov, The Podcast is an extension of Girl and the Gov®'s... more

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Episodes

Brb busy falling out of a coconut tree with VP Kamala Harris

OMFG is this feeling called hope? Excitement? Living, breathing excitement? Uh yea, this moment – ya know that moment where... more

24 Jul 2024 · 26 minutes
Kicking Rick Scott out of a job and making Florida go blue with Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, candidate for US Senate [FL]

 There’s a rather spicy US Senate race going on in Florida ICYMI and if you’ve been out of the loop... more

17 Jul 2024 · 40 minutes
Congressman McGarvey, Maddie & Jack Harlow, and Helping Small Biz

We all thought Maddie had moved on to Zach Bryan, but her heart is still with Jack Harlow, forever and... more

10 Jul 2024 · 42 minutes
Repeat Epi! Basic basic pew pew reform with Kris Brown, President of Brady

BRB and TBT were back with re-release of an ever-timely interview with Kris Brown, President of Brady. This episode dives into... more

26 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Social Media, Mental Health, & Parenting with Congressman Jake Auchincloss

 How does being the youngest parent in Congress impact how one thinks about policy and its impacts? It’s a question... more

19 Jun 2024 · 34 minutes
Normal people need to run for office with Will Rollins, Candidate for Congress [CA-41]

Will Rollins is running for Congress in SoCal with the goal of thoughtfully escorting the current Republican incumbent to the... more

12 Jun 2024 · 40 minutes
Nevada Politics, Abortion Access, & Career Building with NV State Senate Majority Leader, Nicole Cannizzaro

All eyes are on the swing state of Nevada this episode because we brought on Nevada State Senate Majority Leader,... more

06 Jun 2024 · 37 minutes
TX Congressman Colin Allred on his campaign to boot Ted Cruz from his Senate seat

Ted Cruz could lose his job this year. Not exactly a devastating loss to say the least. But the focus... more

29 May 2024 · 36 minutes
Running for Congress in Idaho as a Dem with Candidate Kaylee Peterson

What’s the political landscape in Idaho? Is it really that conservative? Is there a reason the state seems to embrace... more

22 May 2024 · 35 minutes
Vegan treats and voters with Anna Thomas for HD-137, PA

What goes down in PA’s HD-137? Anna Thomas, candidate for state house in the district fills us in. From the... more

15 May 2024 · 36 minutes
The Montana Boyz & Running for Governor with Ryan Busse, Dem Candidate for Montana Gov

All eyes have been on Montana since the Montana Boyz burst onto the scene, but they really should be on... more

08 May 2024 · 28 minutes
Baja Blasts, Primaries, & Baby Dog with WV Delegate Kayla Young

We’re back and we’re having a [baja] blast on this episode with West Virginia Delegate Kayla Young! In our new... more

01 May 2024 · 42 minutes
The potential TikTok ban & the ‘24 youth vote with Congressman Maxwell Frost

What in the world is happening with this potential TikTok ban? And honestly, what even is it? Is it a... more

20 Mar 2024 · 52 minutes
Two cities, two political trips, two debriefs, and one v exciting announcement

Ya girls are back with a debrief episode on both our trips – DC and Austin. It’s politics, gossip, takeaways,... more

14 Mar 2024 · 53 minutes
The State of the Union by the numbers with USAFacts President Poppy MacDonald

There’s little cutie speech that the president gives called the State of the Union Address or as the wonks like... more

06 Mar 2024 · 52 minutes
Run for… school board with the Co-Founder of Run for Something, Amanda Litman

Have you heard about what’s been happening with school boards? If you haven’t, you’re about to, with our conversation with... more

28 Feb 2024 · 40 minutes
A Look at The Fentanyl Crisis with JoAnna Vance, Program Coordinator at WV Economic Justice

The fentanyl crisis has impacted individuals and families in every corner of this country. But how did this crisis start?... more

21 Feb 2024 · 57 minutes
Hot Policy Topic: A look at Immigration Policy Messaging with Beatriz Lopez, Deputy Director of the Immigration Hub

The topic on the tip of everyone’s tongues right now is immigration. From the border bill to the Trump theatrics... more

14 Feb 2024 · 44 minutes
The GOP is coming for birth control with Mini Timmaraju, President & CEO of Reproductive Freedom For All

It’s 2024 and the GOP is coming for birth control. But the thing is this isn’t just a ‘whoops yolo’... more

07 Feb 2024 · 58 minutes
Get in, we’re learning how to become campaign finance directors with Sydney Levin-Epstein, Director of Development at Arena

Did we take out our calculators for this episode? No, but we considered it because this interview focuses all on... more

31 Jan 2024 · 40 minutes
Diplomacy, Mary Kate & Ashley, and Bringing Young Voices to the Table with Special Envoy for Global Youth Issues, Abby Finkenauer

 If you’re an OG, you know that we love to put the spotlight on various political careers, sharing the BTS... more

24 Jan 2024 · 54 minutes
Good Governance with Debbie Cox Bultan, CEO at The NewDEAL

What do legislators talk about behind closed doors? What happens when they get together? What ideas do they share? How... more

17 Jan 2024 · 46 minutes
Bipartisanship with VT Future Caucus Co-Chairs, Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone & Rep. Casey Toof

Bipartisanship is back and we’re so freakin’ glad about it. Working across the aisle is not an easy feat and... more

10 Jan 2024 · 45 minutes
Goodbye Manchin, Hello Zach Shrewsbury: The ‘24 Race for WV’s Senate Seat

If you asked us if we were surprised that Senator Manchin decided to retire, we’d say 50/50. If you asked... more

03 Jan 2024 · 35 minutes
Who is ‘Big Hospital’ and shady hospital pricing practices that need to change with Sophia Tripoli, Senior Director of Health Policy at Families USA

Who is ‘Big Hospital?’ Going once…going twice…going three times… anyone?! Yea, it was an answer we did not have, so... more

14 Dec 2023 · 38 minutes
The 2024 Election Prep Guide with Rudy Garrett, VP at Alliance for Youth Action

2024 is literally right around the corner. How?! Couldn’t tell you, but here we are getting prepped for a critical... more

06 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 6 minutes
GUIDE: Fact-checking, misinformation, and propaganda in the age of social media and AI with Katie Sanders, Editor in Chief of PolitiFact

The way we consume media, the way media is shared, and the speed at which it’s shared has evolved rapidly... more

29 Nov 2023 · 53 minutes
Training The Next Generation of Campaign Staff with Lauren Baer, Managing Partner at Arena

Campaigns are like mini start-ups – they require a lot of minds to move and get off the ground effectively.... more

22 Nov 2023 · 48 minutes
Passing a federal Transgender Bill of Rights & LGBTQ+ Protections with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal

What would passing a federal Transgender Bill of Rights look like? How would it work? What does the current federal... more

15 Nov 2023 · 41 minutes
Dream blunt rotation politics edition, ‘24 manifestations, the next 100 eppys of GATG

Every once in a while we like to drop a solo episode, which is really like a duo episode, because... more

08 Nov 2023 · 45 minutes
200th Episode: The Fight For Student Debt Cancellation with Melissa Byrne, Founder of We, the 45 Million

We did it, Joe – we officially have hit 200 episodes of Girl and the Gov, The Podcast! Cue the... more

01 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
‘23 Governor Races, ‘24 Governor Races, and No Off Years with Ofirah Yheskel, Director of External Affairs at Democratic Governors Association [DGA]

2023 is considered an off-year election year, which we think we need to rebrand because every election is important **adds... more

18 Oct 2023 · 39 minutes
The American Foster Care System, An Inside Look with Colorado State Rep. Lindsey Daugherty

What is the foster care system? And who is it set up to help? Does it work? And, what about... more

04 Oct 2023 · 42 minutes
Reforming SCOTUS, Term Limits, & a 5-Point Plan with Congressman Ro Khanna

By the time we hit release on this episode, we can only imagine another Clarence Thomas corruption scandal will have... more

27 Sep 2023 · 39 minutes
26 Million people lack IDs in the US – Kat Calvin is working to change that; The Founder of Project ID Action and author of American Identity In Crisis: Notes From An Accidental Activist shares how

If you’ve tuned into any of the interviews your beloved co-hosts [hi, that’s us] have done, you’ll know that when... more

20 Sep 2023 · 58 minutes
The FABRIC Act & Making Change for Garment Workers in the Us With ​​Emily Stochl, Director of Education at Remake

According to our friends at Remake, garment workers experience the second-highest rates of wage theft of any group of workers,... more

13 Sep 2023 · 43 minutes
Climate Change, Tourism, and a Green New Deal with Hawai’i State Representative Kapela

When we first scheduled our interview with Hawai’i State Representative Kapela early this summer we planned on talking about how... more

06 Sep 2023 · 45 minutes
Political Careers: Campaign Management 101 with Sarah Andrews, Federal & Gubernatorial Campaigns Director at EMILY’s List and Founder at Created Not Equal

If you’ve been curious about what it’s like to run a political campaign, this episode is going to be your... more

23 Aug 2023 · 56 minutes
Explainer: Disability Justice with Mia Ives-Rublee, Director, Disability Justice Initiative at Center for American Progress

What is disability justice and how is it achieved? And, what’s the difference between disability justice and disability rights? Wait... more

16 Aug 2023 · 47 minutes
The Fight to End Forced Marriage Across the Us with Fraidy Reiss, Founder/Executive Director at Unchained At Last

You’re going to walk away with a new vocab word coined by the one and only Fraidy Reiss, Founder/Executive Director... more

09 Aug 2023 · 58 minutes
Affirmative Action’s Past, Present, and Future Explained with Dr. Shaun Harper, Head of USC's Race and Equity Center

This summer’s SCOTUS decision on affirmative action yielded an array of reactions across the sociopolitical spectrum. And, it also yielded... more

02 Aug 2023 · 54 minutes
Hot Strike Summer, Inside Starbucks Workers United with Michelle Eisen

It’s the summer of the strike, and this week’s episode features an interview with an expert that explains how we... more

26 Jul 2023 · 54 minutes
The Campaign for Federal Receivership for Rikers with DeRay Mckesson, Executive Director of Campaign Zero

Rikers hasn’t just forged its reputation from the likes of Law & Order, but for the continual humanitarian crisis that’s... more

19 Jul 2023 · 55 minutes
Running against George Santos and electing young people to Congress with Zak Malamed, Founder of The Next 50 & Candidate for Congress

 If you’re a long time listener of the Girl and the Gov, The Podcast, you’ve without a doubt heard us... more

12 Jul 2023 · 50 minutes
Paid Leave For All: An explainer on what it would look like, the fight to get it passed, and how not having paid leave for all impacts us all with Dawn Huckelbridge, Director of Paid Leave For All

Only 25% of US workers have access to paid family leave through an employer. To flip it, 75% of US... more

28 Jun 2023 · 53 minutes
Latino Victory’s Executive Director Sindy Benavides on building and protecting a more representative government

This week’s interview features a conversation with the one, the only, the amazing Executive Director of Latino Victory, Sindy Benavides.... more

21 Jun 2023 · 57 minutes
The Vanderpump Rules of Legislatures: Nebraska: How Nebraska’s legislative sesh became a reality show with villains and heroes in tow.

AP News noted that this year’s legislative sesh in Nebraska was most akin to reality TV. And there’s quite a... more

14 Jun 2023 · 57 minutes
What’s up with West Virginia? A deep dive on the state’s politics, Joe Manchin, Jim Justice, and more with WV Delegate Kayla Young

This week’s interview is with West Virginia Delegate Kayla Young, and is the pod’s very first deep dive into WV... more

07 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Explainer: Florida’s new immigration & voting laws with Devon Murphy-Anderson, co-founder of Mi Vecino

This week’s interview is with Devon Murphy-Anderson, the co-founder of Mi Vecino, an on-the-ground voter engagement and registration org in... more

31 May 2023 · 57 minutes
FMK politics edition, dream prez tickets, worms with mustaches, and top political stories

Drum roll plz, we bring you a much requested ‘just us’ episode that really gets off to the races right... more

24 May 2023 · 46 minutes
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Explainer: Florida’s new immigration & voting laws with Devon Murphy-Anderson, co-founder of Mi Vecino
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This week’s interview is with Devon Murphy-Anderson, the co-founder of Mi Vecino, an on-the-ground voter engagement and registration org in Florida that... more