Before delivering her speech to mark today’s 50th anniversary of Roe, Vice President Kamala Harris decided to sit down with one community—The We Can Do Hard Things Pod Squad—to get real about:
1. Her first call, and how she really felt when she heard Roe was repealed;
2. Why she says the repeal is rooted in shaming women’s sexuality;
3. What’s at risk for ... Show More
Jan 28
HOW WE ALL BECOME MINNESOTA: BRITTANY PACKNETT CUNNINGHAM
In this special, urgent, must-listen conversation, Brittany Packnett Cunningham helps us understand what’s happening in Minnesota right now—and why it’s not an isolated moment. She explains how years of organizing made Minnesota ready to resist state violence, why this moment is ... Show More
1h 3m
Jan 20
WHY ARE BILLIONAIRES?!?: You’re Not Gonna Believe This B.S. with Amanda & Anand Giridharadas
Amanda’s first You’re Not Gonna Believe This B.S. show is here: The myths and truth of BILLIONAIRES! We pull back the curtain on how billionaires were made, how much they have, how they skate on public benefits while hoarding the fruits of our labor, how they pretend to fight to ... Show More
1h 19m
Jun 2023
Exclusive: Vice President Kamala Harris On A Year Without Roe
One year ago this week, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade—a momentous decision that has enabled 14 states to outlaw abortion so far. Host Brittany Packnett Cunningham knew exactly who she wanted to talk to about that, and in this special episode, she sits down with Vice Pr ... Show More
30m 58s
Mar 2021
The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg: How to Fight for Equality
On September 18, 2020, America lost one of the greatest advocates for equality in the history of our country, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, Justice Ginsburg’s remarkable story is an important reminder of the barriers she faced t ... Show More
1h 4m
Jan 2022
What Roe v. Wade Means for All of Us
Khiara Bridges is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law where she studies the intersection of race, class, and reproductive rights and justice. In this episode, Bridges joins Erica Chidi to explain the current state of reproductive laws in America, ... Show More
33m 12s
Mar 2022
Women in Public Office (w/ Senator Tammy Baldwin)
This week, Chelsea is sitting down with Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin to look at women in public office – what it means to be the first, the progress we’ve made toward equality, and what needs to happen next.
When Tammy Baldwin was elected to the House in 1998, she became Wisco ... Show More
29m 37s
Oct 2020
Bonus Episode: Our Next VP (with Kamala Harris)
In this midweek special, Hillary sits down with U.S. Senator and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris to talk about their families, their shared admiration for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and making history. And they laugh. A lot.
Read a full transcript here. Learn ... Show More
30m 2s
Dec 2021
The end of Roe v. Wade -- and what comes next | Kathryn Kolbert
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision protecting people’s right to have an abortion in the United States, will be overturned within a year, says reproductive rights attorney Kathryn Kolbert. In this electrifying call to action, she breaks down the systematic attac ... Show More
16m 38s
Jun 2024
Abortion Politics in 2024 with Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood President
Abortion will be a key issue in the election this fall and it's also the focus of two Supreme Court rulings expected later this month. This week, Kara speaks with Cecile Richards, activist and former President of Planned Parenthood, about the fight for reproductive rights in the ... Show More
40m 18s