Best Shion Podcasts (2024)

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A Social Network for Activists with Shion Deysarkar of Unified 59:50

23d ago59:50

59:50

Shion Deysarkar returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding Unified, where they're building a social network with tools for activists.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Partisan Identity and Political Violence with Lily Mason of SNF Agora Institute 1:01:09

1h ago1:01:09

1:01:09

Lily Mason joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career path that led her to study how political parties have become so bound up in their identities and what she's been working on at SNF Agora Institute.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Protecting Democracy with Rachel Kleinfeld 59:11

2d ago59:11

59:11

Rachel Kleinfeld joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career and her role at The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she advises governments, philanthropists and activists.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Haley Voters for Harris with Craig Snyder 49:54

4d ago49:54

49:54

Craig Snyder joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in Republican politics and how Haley Voters for Harris is encouraging voters across the political spectrum to vote for Kamala Harris.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Fighting for American Democracy with Dmitri Mehlhorn of Oakland Corps 51:08

7d ago51:08

51:08

Dmitri Mehlhorn returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his work funding the defense of our democracy through his new project Oakland Corps. I also ask about his recent split with Reid Hoffman.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Civics Education and Leadership with Scott Warren of SNF Agora 1:00:24

9d ago1:00:24

1:00:24

Scott Warren joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding Generation Citizen, a civics education group, advising leadership at non-profits and what he's up to at SNF Agora.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Effective Paid Media with Myles Bugbee of Persuasion and Pixels 53:33

12d ago53:33

53:33

Myles Bugbee joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a political digital strategist and his firm Persuasion and Pixels, where they help digital campaigns use paid media effectively.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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A Future with Fewer Guns with Hudson Munoz of Guns Down America 49:15

13d ago49:15

49:15

Hudson Munoz joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and his current role as Executive Director at Guns Down America, where they're working to build a future with fewer guns.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Advocating for Workers Benefits with Carol Joyner of Family Values @ Work Action 1:01:15

14d ago1:01:15

1:01:15

Carol Joyner joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and how Family Values @ Work Action is advocating for workplace policies.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Compliance Entrepreneurship with Chris Koob of MBA Consulting Group 1:08:58

16d ago1:08:58

1:08:58

Chris Koob joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and his firm MBA Consulting Group, where they help campaigns and organizations follow state and federal laws around financial disclosure.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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The Demise of the Middle Class with Author Thom Hartmann 29:47

21d ago29:47

29:47

Progressive talk show host Thom Hartmann returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his latest book "The Hidden History of the American Dream: The Demise of the Middle Class―and How to Rescue Our Future".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Voting with Your Phone with Philanthropist Bradley Tusk 1:14:19

26d ago1:14:19

1:14:19

Bradley Tusk joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a political strategist and venture capitalist and his recent book "Vote With Your Phone: Why Mobile Voting Is Our Final Shot at Saving Democracy".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Targeting Digital Political Ads with Mark Jablonowski of DSPolitical 54:08

28d ago54:08

54:08

Mark Jablonowski returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what they've been up to at DSPolitical, where they provide the tech and data to connect political advertisements to individual voters with targeted ads.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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AI for Political Research with Audra Archuleta of Luminarity AI 52:47

30d ago52:47

52:47

Audra Archuleta joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics, and her start up Luminarity AI, where they're working to leverage AI to help with political research.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Hahrie Han, Professor at John Hopkins and Author of UNDIVIDED 58:08

1M ago58:08

58:08

Hahrie Han returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what she's been up to at the SNF Agora Institute and her recent book "UNDIVIDED: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Data Analytics for Organizing and GOTV with Christina Coloroso of Analyst Institute 59:10

1M ago59:10

59:10

Christina Coloroso joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and her role at the Analyst Institute, where they study the impact of voter contact programs through experimentation and evidence.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Digital Communications with Juri Schnöller of Cosmonauts and Kings 50:04

1M ago50:04

50:04

Juri Schnöller joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics, both in the US and Germany and co-founding his digital communications firm Cosmonauts and Kings.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Tech for Finding Donors with Aaron and Will of DonorAtlas 1:00:44

1M ago1:00:44

1:00:44

Aaron Berger and Will Schrepferman join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding DonorAtlas, a new company that uses technology and data science to provide fundraising data online and direct to Democratic campaigns.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Author of Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands, Sarah Towle 1:02:03

1M ago1:02:03

1:02:03

Sarah Towle joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her book "Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands" where she writes about how unwelcoming our government is to people fleeing danger and seeking refuge at our border with Mexico.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Engaging Low-Propensity Voters with Sara Gifford of ActiVote 56:50

1M ago56:50

56:50

Sara Gifford joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in commercial software and co-founding ActiVote, where they're building free software to engage low-propensity voters.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Political Staffing Services with Chris Jones of PoliTemps 42:10

2M ago42:10

42:10

Chris Jones joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and founding PoliTemps, where they connect people with temporary jobs and political organizations.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Earning Interest on Campaign Funds with A.J. Carrillo of Treasury Blue 1:22:46

2M ago1:22:46

1:22:46

A.J. Carrillo joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and finance and founding Treasury Blue, where they help progressive causes grow their funds through earning interest.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Field Software for Political Campaigning with Nic Zateslo of Votivate 1:26:58

2M ago1:26:58

1:26:58

Nic Zateslo joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in political technology and his role at Votivate, where they're building field software that incorporates AI for Political campaigns.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Flexible Tools to Engage Community with Brian Young of Action Network 1:02:48

2M ago1:02:48

1:02:48

Brian Young returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what he's been up to at Action Network, where they provide powerful, flexible tools to help progressives engage with theirBy Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Digital Communications in the Progressive World with Andy Barr of Uplift 52:26

2M ago52:26

52:26

Andy Barr joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and starting and growing Uplift, a digital first agency that delivers creative content, ad buying services and strategic communications to Democratic campaigns.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Exploring Political Data with Roger Stone of Advocacy Data 1:19:28

2M ago1:19:28

1:19:28

Roger Stone joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his long career in politics and founding Advocacy Data, where he helps progressives with trusted political data and also now introducing Political Explorer.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Building Progressive Communications Infrastructure in the States with Anna Scholl of ProgressNow 53:21

2M ago53:21

53:21

Anna Scholl joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about moving from the state level with Progress Virginia to her role as President of ProgressNow at the national level, where they coordinate with 28 state hubs to build progressive communications infrastructure.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Best Practices for Progressives on Wikipedia with Rhiannon Ruff of Lumino 58:05

2M ago58:05

58:05

Rhiannon Ruff joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her role at Lumino, a digital agency, and her expertise in Wikipedia, an important platform for progressive candidates and organizations.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Lessons Learned in Digital Political Entrepreneurship with Julia Rosen of Meadowlark Strategies 1:10:27

2M ago1:10:27

1:10:27

Julia Rosen joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her ups and downs in digital political entrepreneurship and co-founding Meadowlark Strategies, a full-service digital agency focused on storytelling.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Expanding Operational Capacity for Campaigns with Jordan Krueger of CampaignHelp 49:18

2M ago49:18

49:18

Jordan Krueger joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and starting CampaignHelp, where he provides technology and help desk support for progressive organizations.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Using Tech to Drive Voter Turnout with Debra Cleaver of VoteAmerica 1:09:16

2M ago1:09:16

1:09:16

Debra Cleaver returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about being ousted from Vote.org, which she founded and ran for a decade, and starting VoteAmerica where they work to increase voter turnout through the use of tech.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Having a Bigger Political Conversation with Kristin Turner of MisfitMinds 1:14:19

2M ago1:14:19

1:14:19

Kristin Turner joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and founding the MisfitMinds Collective, a civic studio and lab that's working to facilitate a bigger political conversation.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Turning Tragedy into Action with Filmmaker Kim Snyder 50:49

2M ago50:49

50:49

Documentary Filmmaker Kim Snyder joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career and directing her current film about Maxwell Frost, our first Congressman from Gen Z.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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A Civic Advocacy Platform for Progressives with Steve Anderson of New/Mode 53:44

3M ago53:44

53:44

Steve Anderson returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about the changes they've made at New/Mode, a civic advocacy platform, to make the platform more accessible to smaller sized customers.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Donating Effectively with David Callahan of Blue Tent 54:37

3M ago54:37

54:37

David Callahan returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding People's House, where they work to support progressive candidates in GOP held congressional districts and catching us up on Blue Tent, where they connect donors strategically to progressive causes.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Fixing the Voter Registration Deficit with Jeremy Smith of Civitech 1:26:18

3M ago1:26:18

1:26:18

Jeremy Smith returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about Civitech's new product, RunningMate, software for running a political campaign and what he thinks we need to do to fix the ongoing voter registration deficit.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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AI for Political Ads with Maya Hutchinson of BattlegroundAI 1:00:01

3M ago1:00:01

1:00:01

Maya Hutchinson joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career and co-founding BattlegroundAI, where they provide AI powered tools to help create effective digital advertising campaigns.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Equity in Democracy with Christina Baal-Owens of Public Wise 1:00:09

3M ago1:00:09

1:00:09

Christina Baal-Owens joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career and co-founding Public Wise, where they work to secure the rights of the people through education, research and partnerships that support more voting and equitable representation.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Improving Progressive Fundraising with Rachel and Zach of Raise More 50:31

3M ago50:31

50:31

Rachel Roberts and Zach Blume join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their careers and founding Raise More, where they're building a donor database with integrated dialer, email and texting to help progressives streamline their fundraising.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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AI for Progressive Causes with Craig, Aram and Tyler of Change Agent 1:08:15

3M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

Craig Johnson, Aram Fischer and Tyler McFadden join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their roles at Change Agent, where they've built a generative AI chatbot with a progressive mindset.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Protecting Campaigns from Cyber Threats with Michael Kaiser of Defending Digital Campaigns 57:45

3M ago57:45

57:45

Michael Kaiser joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in cybersecurity and how Defending Digital Campaigns works to protect campaigns from attacks by providing them with free resources and tools.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Investing in State Based Communications with Scott Anderson of Strategic Victory Fund 59:26

3M ago59:26

59:26

Scott Anderson returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how the Strategic Victory fund is working to invest in state based communications and their project Megaphone which amplifies progressive messaging.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Engaging Voters Through Music and Culture with Lucille and Tappan of Headcount 55:29

3M ago55:29

55:29

Lucille Wenegieme and Tappan Vickery join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their careers and how, for the last 20 years, Headcount has been registering voters at concerts, festivals and community events.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Repairing Past Harms with Nicole and Anthony of Get Free 1:16:54

3M ago1:16:54

1:16:54

Nicole Carty and Anthony Torres join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how Get Free is building a youth led movement to repair past harms and realize a future where freedom is for all.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Win $25,000 and Save the Country with Zoe and Yoni of Movement Labs 39:30

3M ago39:30

39:30

Zoe Stein and Yoni Landau of Movement Labs join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how you could win $25,000 if you have a testable, scaleable idea to help win this fall's presidential election.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Advising Political Donors with Chris Maggiano of Cormier & Company 56:39

3M ago56:39

56:39

Chris Maggiano joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics, his advocacy work for the LGBTQ+ community and founding his firm Cormier & Company, where they advise clients to achieve their political and philanthropic goals.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Filmmakers Andrea and Sean of the Documentary, The Sixth 1:12:36

4M ago1:12:36

1:12:36

Andrea Nix-Fine and Sean Fine join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their careers as documentary filmmakers, founding their company Change Content and their recent film "The Sixth", which documents the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Public Opinion and Opposition Research with Alan Reger of Reger Research 51:10

4M ago51:10

51:10

Alan Reger joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics, founding his research firm Reger Research and a new project he's working on called The Deep Narrative Project, an AI assisted method for gathering public opinion.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Progressive Political and Opposition Research with Jenna Fullmer of Blue Compass Strategies 58:19

4M ago58:19

58:19

Jenna Fullmer joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and her role as President of Blue Compass Strategies, where they provide high quality research for unions and progressives.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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AI and Political Research with Alyssa Batchelor-Causey of Hill and State 42:26

4M ago42:26

42:26

Alyssa Batchelor-Causey joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career, founding Hill and State, a political research firm and developing Rivalmind, an AI powered political research tool.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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