Podcasts by New Faces of Democracy

Andrea Miller: Turning the Tide for Voters of Color in the South from 2022-02-16T04:00

This episode features a conversation with Andrea Miller, founding board member of the Center for Common Ground. The Center for Common Ground is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to turning out t...

Alex Kramer of Knock for Democracy from 2022-01-26T04:00

On this episode, Nancy speaks with Alex Kramer of Knock for Democracy. Alex is an actor/writer who discovered he had a talent for political organizing after the 2016 election. What started in a liv...

Season 3 Trailer from 2022-01-13T05:30

Welcome to Season 3 of the New Faces of Democracy podcast, hosted by Nancy Bynum. Are you pooped from too much politics and a polarizing pandemic? Season 3 of the podcast is here to help. Because t...

Melody Barnes and Laurent Dubois of UVA’s Democracy Initiative from 2021-03-24T05:30

This episode features Professors Melody Barnes and Laurent Dubois, co-directors of the https://democracyinitiative.virginia.edu/ (Democracy Initiative) at the University of Virginia. This interdisc...

Manny Yekutiel on Coffee and Dialogue from 2021-03-17T05:30

This episode features a conversation with Manny Yekutiel, founder of San Francisco phenomenon, https://www.welcometomannys.com/ (Manny’s), a civic gathering space that brings people together for co...

Eliza Nemser of Climate Changemakers from 2021-03-10T05:30

This episode features a conversation with Eliza Nemser, an earth scientist who is worried about the earth. So worried, in fact, that she pivoted from science to politics to found http://climatechan...

Alyse Nelson and Gayle Kabaker: Empowering Women at Vital Voices from 2021-03-03T05:30

This episode features Alyse Nelson, President and CEO of Vital Voices, and renowned artist Gayle Kabaker, talking about their artistic collaboration in the name of women’s empowerment around the wo...

Elizabeth Fernandez of Movement Voter Project from 2021-02-24T05:30

This episode features a conversation with Elizabeth Fernandez of Movement Voter Project. Movement Voter Project is based on the ingenious concept of empowering local grassroots groups that work in ...

Katie Michel of Victory Garden Collective from 2021-02-17T05:30

This episode of the podcast features a conversation with Katie Michel, owner of Planthouse Gallery in New York City and a member of Victory Garden Collective, a group of women artists using their c...

Lisa Guide on the Caregiver Vote from 2021-02-10T05:30

This episode features a conversation with Lisa Guide, co-founder of the Women Effect Action Fund, a group dedicated to achieving economic equality for women in our country. Lisa and her colleagues ...

Season 2 trailer from 2021-01-27T05:30

Welcome to Season 2 of the New Faces of Democracy podcast, hosted by Nancy Bynum. In this season, Nancy will look back at the gains we have made in protecting our democracy, the healing and rebuild...

Martha Shockey on the State of Georgia from 2020-12-16T05:30

This episode features a conversation with Martha Shockey of the grassroots political action group, Indivisible Georgia. A soft-spoken powerhouse, Martha talks about all the hard work that groups li...

Catherine Vaughan of Swing Left from 2020-12-09T05:30

On this episode, Nancy welcomes Catherine Vaughan back to New Faces of Democracy. Catherine is Co-Executive Director of the Democratic political action group, Swing Left, and she was one of the fir...

The Sheriff Sequel: What Happened in the Elections from 2020-12-02T05:30

Nancy follows up on her conversation about sheriffs with Max Rose on Episode 13 of the podcast to explore what happened in the sheriff elections last month.
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Mike Berland on Polls, Momentum and What Just Happened from 2020-11-25T05:30

This episode features a conversation with data and analytics expert and political polling thought leader Mike Berland. Mike is the founder and CEO of research, data, and analytics firm https://www....

Guest Pod: Democracy Works from 2020-11-19T05:30

This week features a guest episode from http://democracyworkspodcast.com/ (Democracy Works), a podcast dedicated to answering the question “What Does it Mean to Live in a Democracy?”. Each week, t...

Gordon Herr on How to Vote from 2020-10-21T05:30

This week’s episode goes local with Gordon Herr, Chairman of the Democratic Committee in Southampton NY, and member of the Board of Elections in Suffolk County, Long Island. Gordon demystifies the ...

Tech for Campaigns: Bringing the Tech and Digital Edge to Democrats from 2020-10-14T05:30

This episode features a conversation with Jessica Alter and Krisserin Canary of https://www.techforcampaigns.org/ (Tech for Campaigns). After Trump’s Muslim ban in 2017, tech entrepreneur Jessica A...

Ravi Gupta: Changing the Face of Politics from 2020-10-07T05:30

This episode features a conversation with Ravi Gupta, an Obama alum, podcast host and founder of https://arena.run/ (Arena), an organization that trains and supports the next generation of Democrat...

Katie Paris of Red Wine & Blue from 2020-09-30T05:30

On this week’s episode, Nancy speaks with Katie Paris, founder of of https://www.redwine.blue/ (Red Wine and Blue). Red Wine andBlue is an Ohio-based group that’s harnessing the political power of ...

Vernetta Alston and What’s on the Line in North Carolina from 2020-09-23T05:30

On this episode, Nancy speaks with Vernetta Alston, a state legislator in North Carolina. In 2017, Vernetta pivoted from a career as a criminal defense attorney to run for public office on the Durh...

Max Rose of Sheriffs for Trusting Communities from 2020-09-16T05:30

Today’s podcast features a conversation with Max Rose, founder ofhttps://www.trustingsheriffs.org/ ( Sheriffs for Trusting Communities). Imagine a law enforcement officer with vast power and author...

Desiree Tims, Running for Change in Ohio from 2020-09-09T05:30

On this episode, Nancy speaks with Desiree Tims, a young congressional candidate in Ohio’s 10th district. There are a lot of firsts when it comes to Desiree. This is her first time running for offi...

Dr. Fergie Reid Jr. on the Strategy To Flip Florida Blue, Part 2 from 2020-08-26T05:30

This episode of the podcast features Part 2 of the Flipping Florida Series with Dr. Fergie Reid, Jr. Dr. Reid talks about the strategy for flipping the state and its 29 electoral college vo...

Dr. Fergie Reid Jr. on the Strategy To Flip Florida Blue, Part 2 from 2020-08-26T05:30

This episode of the podcast features Part 2 of the Flipping Florida Series with Dr. Fergie Reid, Jr. Dr. Reid talks about the strategy for flipping the state and its 29 electoral college votes...

Dr. Fergie Reid Jr. on the Strategy To Flip Florida Blue, Part 2 from 2020-08-26T05:30

This episode of the podcast features Part 2 of the Flipping Florida Series with Dr. Fergie Reid, Jr. Dr. Reid talks about the strategy for flipping the state and its 29 electoral college votes blue...

So what I’m hearing is… Walls of Moms from 2020-08-19T05:30

Nancy takes a break from the podcast to muse on the army of mothers powering the resistance. 

Sara Trail: Quilter, Warrior from 2020-08-12T05:30

This episode features a conversation with Sara Trail, founder of Social Justice Sewing Academy, an organization that provides young people in marginalized communities with free workshops to make...

So what I’m hearing is… Chipping Away at the Margins from 2020-08-05T14:00

In this bonus episode, Nancy talks about four groups focused on chipping away at the margins in key, battleground states to beat Trump this November: Listen

Zak Malamed of The Next 50 on the Youth Vote from 2020-07-29T05:30

In 2018, Zak Malamed was living the millennial dream with a job at Facebook. But after coming home from a trip to Auschwitz to images on CNN of internment camps on the Mexican border, he decided...

How to Flip Florida Blue from 2020-07-22T05:30

Janelle Christensen is a professor and head of the Florida Democratic Environmental Caucus. Margie Stein is a political activist who has found her niche in fundraising for Florida state races. T...

So what I’m hearing is… thoughts on creative activism from 2020-07-15T05:30

In this week’s bonus episode, Nancy talks about trends in creative activism she’s been hearing about.

Diana Weymar, Tiny Pricks and the Art of Protest from 2020-07-08T05:30

This week’s podcast features a conversation with artist Diana Weymar of Tiny Pricks Project. Diana is a textile artist who one day in 2018 had the impulse to embroider the words “I am a stable g...

Mark Bergman and the View From Across the Pond from 2020-07-01T05:30

This week I’m speaking with Mark Bergman, a lawyer and Democrat based in London, who since 2017 has been keeping his fellow Democrats abroad engaged in the political process here at home through...

So what I’m hearing is…. Thoughts on Down Ballot Elections from 2020-06-26T14:00

Almost two months into the podcast, Nancy takes a break to muse on one theme that's been coming up a lot in her interviews: the importance of state and local elections.

Stacy Kramer on Fundraising Democratically from 2020-06-17T05:30

This episode features Hollywood writer and producer Stacy Kramer who since 2016 has become a tireless fundraiser for Democratic candidates and grassroots groups. Stacy talks about how to make De...

Susan Rogan: Librarian/Grandmother/Activist from 2020-06-10T05:30

On this episode of the podcast, Nancy has a conversation with Susan Rogan, founder of the political action newsletter Rogan’s List. A self-proclaimed “retired grandmother in a recliner,” Susan i...

Alex Posen on the Power of Design from 2020-06-03T05:30

This podcast features a conversation with Alex Posen, co-founder of Resistance by Design, a company that designs accessories and products that allow you to tastefully and professionally express ...

Samra Brouk: The Future of Leadership from 2020-05-27T05:30

On this episode of the podcast, Nancy has a conversation with Samra Brouk, who is running for state senate in upstate New York. Up until now, Samra’s career has been in public service, seeing th...

Melissa Walker of Future Now on Why States Matter from 2020-05-06T05:30

Welcome to the New Faces of Democracy podcast. This episode features a conversation with Melissa Walker of Future Now Fund, a group started in 2017 dedicated to electing more Democrats to our st...

Welcome to the New Faces of Democracy from 2020-05-01T05:30

Welcome to the New Faces of Democracy podcast, hosted by Nancy Bynum.

This podcast features inspiring interviews with people who have transformed their lives since 2016 and who are transfo...