Best Steve Pearlman Podcasts (2024)

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

34m 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

3m 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

2h 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

2h 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

11m 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

8d 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

2h 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

1d 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

3d 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

5d 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

8d 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

10d 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

12d 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

15d 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

17d 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

1M 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

22d 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

24d 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

26d 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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TV, Radio and Digital for Progressives with Jen Burton of Sway 48:51

1M ago48:51

48:51

Jen Burton joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as a media consultant and starting her own firm where they produce TV, radio and digital content for Democrats.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Founder, Tectonica and Author of Fixing Our Democracies... in The Age of Junk Politics, Ned Howey 1:20:13

1M ago1:20:13

1:20:13

Ned Howey joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his path to co-founding Tectonica and his book "Fixing Our Democracies and Winning Elections in The Age of Junk Politics - A Guide to Transformational Campaigning".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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The State of Progressive Political Tech with Micah Sifry 1:07:35

1M ago1:07:35

1:07:35

Michael Sifry returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to discuss an article he recently published called "Living with VANxiety: The Present and Future of Progressive Movement Tech".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Social Listening for Progressives with Joe Drymala of Share of Voice 48:41

1M ago48:41

48:41

Joe Drymala joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and founding Share of Voice, where they help Democrats by analyzing online conversations to improve their communications.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Rebuilding After the Demise of Deck with Max Wood of Indigo 1:19:54

1M ago1:19:54

1:19:54

Max Wood returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to tell the story of the end of his company, Deck and starting a new company Indigo, where they help progressives with data, analytics and engineering.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Author of How to Raise a Citizen, Lindsey Cormack 54:01

1M ago54:01

54:01

Lindsey Cormack joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career, creating DCinbox, where she archives e-newsletters sent by members of Congress and her recent book "How to Raise a Citizen (and Why it's Up to You to Do it)".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Designing Voter Engagement Tactics with Robert Reynolds of Vote Rev 51:19

2M ago51:19

51:19

Robert Reynolds, Executive Director of Vote Rev returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to catch us up on the behavioral science based innovations they're making in in person relational organizing tactics to boost voter turnout.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Messaging from a Progressive Think Tank with Navin Nayak of CAP Action 1:00:03

2M ago1:00:03

1:00:03

Navin Nayak joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career, how the Democrats are doing on messaging and his role at CAP Action, a progressive think tank.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Covering Downballot Races at the Daily Kos with David and David 1:09:59

2M ago1:09:59

1:09:59

David Nir and David Beard join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their careers and hosting The Downballot podcast, where they cover elections around the country below the presidential line of the ballot.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Organizing for Education with the Founders of The School Board Project 57:39

2M ago57:39

57:39

Isabel Alter, Annika Cole and Jarae Hines join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding The School Board Project, where they work to support progressive school board candidates.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Data, Analytics and Technology for Unions and Politics with Genny Mayhew of the SEIU 1:03:07

2M ago1:03:07

1:03:07

Genny Mayhew joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in data and analytics for many unions, getting her PhD in Political Science and her role as CTO at the SEIU.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Influencer Marketing for Progressives with Ryan Davis of People First 54:35

2M ago54:35

54:35

Ryan Davis joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and co-founding People First, where they provide precision micro-influencer marketing at scale.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Protecting Democracy Through Litigation with Skye Perryman of Democracy Forward 59:03

2M ago59:03

59:03

Skye Perryman joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career and her role as President and CEO of Democracy Forward, where they use the law to protect and advance our democracy.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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A Website Builder for Small Campaigns with AJ Kahle of Winnable 56:48

2M ago56:48

56:48

AJ Kahle joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in data, analytics and tech and co-founding Winnable, a website builder for smaller campaigns and causes.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Former Red-to-Blue Congressional Candidate Christina Hartman of BroderickHaight 43:12

2M ago43:12

43:12

Christina Hartman joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her Congressional run in Pennsylvania, her work in international democracy and her role at BroderickHaight, where they provide guidance to nonprofits, universities and other organizations.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Security, Safety and Training for Political Operatives with the Democracy Security Project 55:02

3M ago55:02

55:02

Jess O'Connell, Maju Varghese, Travis Brock and Mo Shatara join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about starting the Democracy Security Project, where they're working to provide solutions for security, safety and training for political operatives and candidates.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Countering Disinformation with David Goldstein of We Defend Truth 1:05:38

3M ago1:05:38

1:05:38

David Goldstein joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and founding We Defend Truth, where they work to fight disinformation with targeted counter narrative ads.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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The Supreme Court and Voting Rights with Josh Douglas 56:40

3M ago56:40

56:40

Professor of Law, Podcaster and Author, Josh Douglas joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his latest book "The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Building Progressive Infrastructure in Rural America with Sarah and Anthony 1:04:37

3M ago1:04:37

1:04:37

Sarah Jaynes and Anthony Flaccavento join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about the work they're doing in rural America and to push back on the book "White Rural Rage".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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The Authors of White Rural Rage, Tom Schaller and Paul Waldman 1:13:32

3M ago1:13:32

1:13:32

Paul Waldman and Tom Schaller join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their recent book "White Rural Rage: The Threat to American Democracy".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Trump's Claims of Election Fraud with Ken Block, Author of Disproven 1:07:42

3M ago1:07:42

1:07:42

Ken Block joins The Great Battlefield to talk about his recent book "Disproven: My Unbiased Search for Voter Fraud for the Trump Campaign, the Data that Shows Why He Lost, and How We Can Improve Our Elections".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Four Decades in Politics, Policy, and Communications with Robin Leeds of Winning Strategies 57:02

3M ago57:02

57:02

Robin Leeds joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as a Senior Political Strategist, Organizer and Advocate with more than 30 years of work in the government, labor and non-profit sectors.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Persuasion and Message Testing with Mary and Josh of Grow Progress 55:28

3M ago55:28

55:28

Josh Berezin and Mary Bogus join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about scaling up Grow Progress, an online tool and services for progressives to test the effectiveness of their messaging.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Polling for Progressives at a Data Firm with Ben Lazarus of TargetSmart 1:03:25

3M ago1:03:25

1:03:25

Ben Lazarus joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and running the polling operation at TargetSmart, where they provide voter data and technology to Democrats and allied organizations.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Building a Multiracial Democracy and Economy with Taifa Butler of Demos 58:43

3M ago58:43

58:43

Taifa Butler joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and her role as President of Demos, a non-profit public policy organization working to build a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy and economy.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Large Scale Voter Registration with Tom Lopach of the Voter Participation Center 1:15:23

3M ago1:15:23

1:15:23

Tom Lopach joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and his role as CEO at the Voter Participation Center, where they're dedicated to large scale voter registration work.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Voter ID and Voter Education with Lauren Kunis of VoteRiders 54:21

4M ago54:21

54:21

Lauren Kunis joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career and her role as CEO at VoteRiders, a nonpartisan organization that helps citizens secure voter ID and provide information about elections.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Technology Support for Progressive Tech and Movement Groups with Xena Ni of Trestle Collaborative 58:00

4M ago58:00

58:00

Xena Ni joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career and co-founding Trestle Collaborative, where they provide technology and consultants from the private sector to progressive technology and movement groups.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Political Scientist and Dean of Arts and Sciences at Menlo College, Melissa Michelson 1:03:33

4M ago1:03:33

1:03:33

Dr. Melissa Michelson joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as an expert in Latinx mobilization, LGBTQ politics and as head of Team Michelson, where they engage in national research projects that doubles as mentoring efforts for younger scholars.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Creator Marketing for Progressives with Tyler and Malia of Vocal Media 56:42

4M ago56:42

56:42

Malia Fisher and Tyler Steinhardt join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how Vocal Media is aligning creators with progressive campaigns and causes to create powerful marketing.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Building Better Coalitions with Jack and Lynsy of Climate Advocacy Lab 54:25

4M ago54:25

54:25

Lynsy Smithson-Stanley and Jack Zhou join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their work in the climate space and Climate Advocacy Lab, where they've created a blueprint for better coalition work.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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