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The Big Picture (Full Episodes)The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath July 19 2025On this week's show:– Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible– Mark Maxwell, political editor for KSDK-TV St. Louis– Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic– Jill Wine Banks, legal analyst, former general counsel of the U.S. Army, author of The Watergate Girl, and host of Just The Facts with Jill Wine-Banks Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Big Picture (Featured Interviews)WCPT 820 Interview: Indivisible's Ezra LevinEdwin Eisendrath is joined by Ezra Levin, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible. Levin discussed the movement's multifaceted efforts to counteract Republican overreach, emphasizing the importance of local, group-based organizing, but conceded failure in stopping the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which President Donald Trump signed into law July 4. "It is one of the least popular pieces of legislation in American history," Levin told WCPT. "It is a piece of legislation that cuts Medicaid and other health care services for the vast majority of Americans while cutting taxes for billionaires and millionaires. The people were pu...
2025-07-2144 min
The Big Picture (Featured Interviews)WCPT 820 Interview: Ezra LevinEdwin is joined by Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin, who discussed the importance of grassroots organizing and the need for a unified pro-democracy movement. He highlighted the success of Indivisible's weekly webinars, which have grown from 300 to 10,000 participants and address issues like messaging and strategy. He criticized the Democratic Party's "disappointing" response to President Donald Trump's recent joint address to Congress, pointing out the lack of "unified opposition" and the "distance between the grassroots and leadership, and that's not where I want to be," he said. Levin also advocated for persistent resistance to counteract authoritarianism. "Often these fights t...
2025-03-1133 minThe Big Picture (Full Episodes)The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath Mar. 8 2025On today's show:– Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic and author of The Middle Out: The Rise of Progressive Economics and a Return to Shared Prosperity– Bill Scher, politics editor at The Washington Monthly– Hadar Harris, PEN America’s managing director, Washington– Ezra Levin, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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CPT SnippetsEzra Levin, Indivisible co-director, talks to Edwin Eisendrath about the newly released Practical Guide to Democracy on the BrinkEzra Levin, Indivisible co-director, talks to Edwin Eisendrath about the newly released "Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink."Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).
2024-11-1801 minCPT SnippetsIndivisible Co-Director Ezra Levin talks to Edwin Eisendrath about the newly released Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the BrinkIndivisible Co-Director Ezra Levin talks to Edwin Eisendrath about the newly released Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink. Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture).
2024-11-1803 min
The Big Picture (Featured Interviews)WCPT 820 Interview: Ezra LevinEdwin is joined by Ezra Levin, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible. Last week the organization released Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink. “We've got to recognize the world has changed," Levin said. "Trump 2.0 is different and scarier. And our source of power is not only our elected official at the federal level; it's not only our senator or representative. There are sources of power all over the country. There are 500,000 elected officials in this country at the local level, at the state level, at the federal level." Catch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendr...
2024-11-1847 minThe Big Picture (Full Episodes)The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath November 16 2024On this week's show:– Ezra Levin, co-founder and co-executive director of Indivisible– Dr. Elizaveta Gaufman, author of “The Trump Carnival”– Dean Baker, founder and senior economist at The Center for Economic and Policy Research– Jill Wine-Banks, MSNBC legal analyst and #SistersInLaw podcast co-hostCatch “The Big Picture with Edwin Eisendrath” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/the-big-picture). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Big Picture with Edwin EisendrathMy talk with Indivisible's Ezra Levin about a new action plan to fight back against Trump 2.0Ezra Levin co-founded Indivisible after the 2016 election and ignited an outpouring of political engagement across America. Indivisible’s first guide helped tens of thousands to organize and support each other in their effort to make build a stronger democracy. Now as Donald Trump returns to White House determined to remake America along the lines of post-democratic Hungary, Indivisible has published a new guide that will help us protect our democratic institutions and resist Trump’s powerful autocratic movement.I spoke with Levin this week about “Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink.” I urge you to liste...
2024-11-1647 min