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The Pink StateMaking #HerStory with Jennie Armstrong: Leading with love for the LGBTQ+ communityThis is our final episode of the season, and we have the perfect end note because this politician spent her time fighting discrimination with love. This week, we sat down with Jennie Armstrong of Alaska. She is a House Representative, a mom, and identifies as pansexual. She made history when she was one of the first three out LGBTQ+ politicians elected in Alaska in 2022. While in office, she has fought against discriminatory policies, including passing an equality bill and fighting for the rights of trans girls to play sports.
We would like to thank each of you for...2024-11-1234 minThe Pink StateMaking #HerStory with LaKeshia Myers: Running Black and BlueIn honor of this week's episode falling on Election Day 2024 in the United States, we sat down with Rep. LaKeshia Myers of Wisconsin to talk about her experience as a Black woman in politics and get her take on what Kamala Harris has faced as a Black woman running for president. LaKeshia also discusses her experience as a school teacher and how that has helped her as a representative in Milwaukee with her constituents and fellow lawmakers and how she thinks it could help Tim Walz, if he becomes Vice President.
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Jaxon Winters2024-11-0531 minThe Pink StateMaking #Herstory with Barbie Harden Hall: Raised a Republican, Running as a DemocratThis week’s episode takes us to the Sunshine State post-hurricanes Helene and Milton, where we talked to Barbie Harden Hall. She is a Florida native who was raised in a Republican family and is running for the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat after the loss of her child to a rare, genetic disorder. She shares her story of transitioning into motherhood and politics.
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Forb...2024-10-2932 minThe Pink StateMaking #Herstory with Jayme Davis: Changing minds and votes on the legislature floorThe fourth episode of the season features Jayme Davis. She is a House Representative for District 9 in North Dakota. She is making waves as the first Indigenous person to hold a leadership position in the North Dakota Legislature, where she is head of the Democratic Caucus Chair. In this episode she shares a moving professional triumph after a bill to make a Buffalo hunting gun the state gun and a personal story from her childhood where her mom inspired her acceptance of being who she is, then and now.
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Co...2024-10-2230 minThe Pink StateMaking #Herstory with Nabeela Syed: How a Gen Z, Muslim woman flipped her Illinois district as a first-time candidateThis week’s episode features Nabeela Syed. She is an Indian American, Muslim, and hijab wearing-woman who made history in 2022 when she became the youngest woman elected to the Illinois House at 23 years old. She also flipped her district from red to blue. Nabeela talks to us about her run for office in 2022, including how she was told to wait to run until there was a district that looked more like her, and the work she has been doing for the past two years while in office to help her community and the state of Illinois. In addition, we le...2024-10-1529 minThe Pink StateMaking #Herstory with Ailina Carona: How the intersection of motherhood and politics led her to runWe are back in Tennessee for this episode to talk about "The Year of the Mom" with Ailina Carona - one of three moms in the state who banded together to run in their districts to better protect children in their communities. While she didn't plan to be a politician, after a school shooting happened less than 30 miles from her home and continued efforts to take away women's bodily autonomy, Ailina was motivated to throw her hat in the ring. She is currently running for House District 57 and took the time to chat about her experiences as a Hispanic wo...2024-10-0825 minThe Pink StateMaking #Herstory with Christy Smith: You would never tell a man he doesn't look like a real politicianWe’re back for Season 2! This season we are conducting one-on-one interviews with women running for office, in office or who have run for office. We are kicking off the first episode with former California State Assemblywoman for the 38th District Christy Smith who learned the in-and-outs of running for federal office when she was a candidate for U.S. House of Representatives. While she didn’t win, she experienced the good and bad of being a woman in politics, from not looking like a candidate to having to defend her passion for politics.
Soun...2024-10-0128 minThe Pink StateAt the table - Communication Pros discuss working with women candidatesIn this seventh episode, we interview Jen Eyer, former communications director for Gov. Whitmer of Michigan and current Ann Arbor City Council Member, and Matthew Yarbrough, former Deputy Campaign Manager for Congresswomen Carolyn Bourdeaux and current political strategist. They share their experiences working with women politicians, from election to in-office, and how the opportunities for women in politics are growing. From reframing women's policies as kitchen table issues that impact the economy to turning the tables to focus on traditionally men's policies like infrastructure because it impact the community, these political communications professionals work alongside their politicians to gain...2023-11-2121 minThe Pink StateMaking #Herstory - Olivia Hill's triumph as a trans woman in TennesseeIn this sixth episode, we interview Olivia Hill, the first transgender person elected to office in the state of Tennessee. She shares her path from childhood to the campaign trail as a politician working to move Nashville forward and her hope to inspire others in the LGBTQ+ community through representation.
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The Pink StateWelcome to The Pink State - A brief history of women politiciansThe Pink State is a new podcast that focuses on women in politics - women running for office, women in office, journalists who cover them and more. In this first episode, we take a look at women who have made history from Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Victoria Woodhull to Sarah Palin and Kamala Harris. This episode features Dr. Lori Ginzberg, professor of history and women’s studies at Pennsylvania State University, and Dr. Terri Finneman, former political reporter and current associate professor in the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas, who ha...2023-08-0219 min
Jigs and BigsEp. 155: Springfield Sportsman's Show, New Co-Host, Crafty Cocktails with Thea Engst [IG: @engstythea], and much much more!Unbelievable show this week that’s jam packed with featured guests! Support your local GIRL SCOUTS, find cookies here: https://www.gscwm.org/en/cookies/find-cookies.html
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Spencer Cookson [IG: @berkshirebass] - https://rebrand.ly/5gv6e56
John Adubato [IG: @noreastrusa] - https://rebrand.ly/nzpttdw
Andrea Nivolo [IG: @theblondeangler] - https://rebrand.ly/ms3fgr5
Lauren Furey [IG: @3bellesoutfitters] - https://rebrand.ly/lqdi3f5
Thea Engst [IG: @engstythea] - https://rebrand.ly/qmqrag1
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