The Practivist Pod
Democracy is hanging by a thread, but our work as citizens is about being resilient and persistent so that together, we can build the future we want to see. That’s why we’re launching The Practivist Pod — the practice of activism made practical.
If you’re looking for ways to get engaged, or just looking for ways to stay sane… we want to help you navigate what comes next. It’s an exciting collaboration with political dynamo Jess Craven, author of the Chop Wood Carry Water newsletter, and grassroots organizer Steve Pierson, host of the How We Win podcast. Each week on The Practivist Pod, we’ll share important conversations with changemakers, give you practical ways to make an impact, have some fun, and inspire hope.
This is more than a podcast — it's a place for our community to grow our practice of advocacy for justice, equity, and progress. Action is the best antidote for anxiety, and joy is a revolutionary act, so subscribe to The Practivist Pod today.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 235
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Flipping Georgia with Regina Lewis-Ward
Today we have a conversation with member-elect of the Georgia House of Representatives, Regina Lewis-Ward. She just flipped that seat from red to blue and we talk about how we can keep building democ…
00:30:16 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
How We Won! with Secretary of State Alex Padilla
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are going to the White House! We’ve won some battles but we still have more to do. If this election has shown us anything, it’s that the work of being a citizen doesn’t st…
00:37:35 |
Wed 11 Nov 2020
Count Every Vote with Baratunde Thurston
We knew that we weren’t likely to get results on election night, and despite that, it’s really hard to be patient and to watch another election that is much closer than we would like. To help us proc…
00:37:42 |
Thu 05 Nov 2020
Mini-Pod! - Speaker Nancy Pelosi
This special Mini-Pod features a conversation with the 3rd in line for the Presidency, and everyone’s favorite thorn in Trump’s side, Speaker of The House, Nancy Pelosi. She doesn’t mince words when …
00:14:50 |
Sat 31 Oct 2020
The LAST Last Weekend with Neisha Blandin
Today, in our last episode before the most important election of our lives, we are keeping it in the family with Neisha Blandin, Swing Left’s Head of Political Strategy. We talk about the state of th…
00:34:28 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
American Idiot with Michael Moore and Michael Mayer
Today's show features documentary filmmaker, and author, Michael Moore. We talk about how he got his start as an activist, and what is different about how people are engaging in this election. We are…
00:49:10 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
Run For Something with Ross Morales Rocketto
Joining us for our interview is the Co-Founder of “Run For Something”, Ross Morales Rocketto. He talks about going from working on one campaign at a time, to helping over 60,000 new candidates steppi…
00:37:31 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
Mini-Pod! Vote Tripling with Robert Reynolds
Today’s special mini-pod is a conversation with the Executive Director and Founder of “Vote Tripling”, Robert Reynolds. Robert tells us how his start as a behavioral scientist looking for answers aft…
00:17:31 |
Sat 10 Oct 2020
We Are Indivisible with Leah Greenberg
Joining us for a really timely interview today, is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the Indivisible Project, Leah Greenberg. We cover a lot of important ground including actions around the…
00:38:01 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Making Calls Count with Jordyne Blaise
Today we are talking about talking on the phone with voters in our key states! Phone banking is now the only safe way we have to connect one on one with voters. We’re going to give you the tips and t…
00:51:37 |
Wed 30 Sep 2020
Mini-Pod! - Reaching Young Voters
Today’s special mini-pod is a conversation with the Youth Coordinator and Digital Organizer for the Grassroots Democrats HQ in Los Angeles, Eve Levenson. Eve has been organizing her peers from a very…
00:14:18 |
Sat 26 Sep 2020
Healing Politics with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Scott Dworkin
Joining us today we have epidemiologist, former candidate for Michigan Governor and current host of Crooked Media’s “America Dissected: Coronavirus” podcast, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed. We talk about his new…
00:42:34 |
Wed 23 Sep 2020
Down Ballot with Rita Bosworth
Joining us today is the Executive Director and Founder of Sister District, Rita Bosworth. We have a fantastic conversation about how important volunteer engagement is, and why “Down ballot races are …
00:46:15 |
Wed 16 Sep 2020
Mini-Pod! - Healthy Voting
Today’s special mini-pod is an important conversation with the Senior Advisor to “We Can Vote”, Jessica Barba Brown. “We Can Vote” along with their website, Healthyvoting.org, provides information an…
00:13:54 |
Sat 12 Sep 2020
The Last Weekends with Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon
We are so excited to welcome Hollywood power couple, Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick to our show! Kevin and Kyra are committed activists and generous supporters of Swing Left and today they are helping…
00:31:30 |
Wed 09 Sep 2020
Dissing the Disinformation with Molly Jong-Fast
Joining us today is Daily Beast Editor at Large and co-host of the podcast, “The New Abnormal”, Molly Jong-Fast. She helps us run down the week, talk about the misinformation on social media, and how…
00:34:17 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
Mini Pod! - Civic Sundays
Today we speak with Elizabeth Vitanza and John Ballon, who started the activist group, Civic Sundays. It was a simple idea born in the wake of Trump’s election to “build community one Sunday at a tim…
00:14:38 |
Sat 29 Aug 2020
Reclaiming Our Time with Representative Maxine Waters
Today, we are so excited to welcome the unwavering, and unrelenting Congresswoman from California, Maxine Waters. You do not want to miss this powerful conversation and hear her advice about how we o…
00:51:36 |
Wed 26 Aug 2020
Mini Pod! - The Navajo-Hopi Campaign
Today we are so excited to introduce you to a powerhouse organizer who is making a huge difference in Arizona as Director of the Navajo-Hopi Campaign with the Navajo County Democratic Party. Jaynie P…
00:13:13 |
Sat 22 Aug 2020
And She Could Be Next
Today on the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment, we are joined by four powerful and inspiring women. First off, is Crooked Media’s Political Director, Shaniqua McClendon. We talk about the …
00:50:45 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
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