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On Wonder Media Network's flagship show, Host Jenny Kaplan seeks to understand the state of gender representation in office and asks how Congress would change if it looked more like the people it represents.
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Today, we’re bringing you another podcast from Wonder Media Network that we think you’ll love: Words to Win By. Hosted by renowned communications researcher and campaign advisor Anat Shenker-Osorio, this season unpacks real-world narrative shifts that led to real-world victories, from Brazil to Ireland to here in the United States. In the 2022 Midterms, Americans defied polling, pundits and precedent to stave off the predicted Republican “Red Wave” takeover. Despite significant challenges, Democrats were able to hold the Senate, minimize House losses, and flip or retain key battleground state legislatures and governorships. In the first episode of the latest season, we delve into why conventional wisdom about politics doesn’t just miss the mark, but actively impedes what we must do to prevail against right-wing efforts to seize and hold power. Hear about the research, ad making, organizing and strategy that helped deliver key Democratic victories by reminding us of the collective power we have to decide our own future. Learn more about the show at WordsToWinBy-Pod.comFollow Anat on TwitterFollow Wonder Media NetworkWebsiteInstagramTwitterSubscribe to Michael Podhorzer’s substack Weekend ReadingKeep up with Way to Win’s work on their website
When it comes to the failure of the 1971 Comprehensive Childcare Development Act, it's easy to point a finger at conservatives. But that's not the whole story.This week, join host Julie as she dives into the battle between care feminism and career feminism, and how the winner of that match up has impacted women's right advocacy for the last 50 years. 
Although the Build Back Better Act could not deliver on all the care economy issues, there is still reason for hope. With a bipartisan oriented strategy, some of these issues can still get through the House and the Senate  – universal pre-k being one of those. On our final episode of the series, Jenny and Julie are joined by Representative Kathy Manning to discuss the importance of universal pre-k and what the future holds for care infrastructure.
This week, Julie dives deep into the economic ideology that arose alongside social conservatism and prevented public investments in care.We’ll break down what “neoliberalism” is and what the rise of it has meant for family life -- how the mix of low taxes, deregulation, and privatization has made family life more economically precarious for the vast majority of Americans. 
The American child care system is full of contradiction. For individual families, care costs keep rising. But many caregivers are barely paid a living wage. The Build Back Better Act would have been the first federal intervention in this sector in fifty years. Without it, this broken cycle continues. On today’s episode, Jenny and Julie are joined by Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark to discuss the precarious state of our care economy.
How did the U.S. become a society that treats caregiving as a private family responsibility rather than a public good?In this episode, Julie explores the longstanding and continued role racism has played in preventing investments in public goods that would benefit everyone, including caregiving. We’ll also do a deep dive into the 1970s when the U.S. nearly invested in universal childcare -- and how fear was deployed to block it. 
The need to take family or medical leave touches every American. Yet, despite overwhelming popularity, the U.S. stands alone as the only industrialized nation without paid leave. On today's episode, Jenny and Julie are joined by Representative Lauren Underwood to unpack why America continues to lag behind and the ongoing political fight around this crucial issue.  
This week, host Julie Kohler travels back to the mid-20th century to examine the creation of the “traditional” nuclear family — a myth only made possible through the exploitation of Black women’s domestic labor — and how the family values and nostalgia of this era continue to exist in today’s debate over “caring economy” policies.
In this new season of Women belong in the House, we’re examining America’s caregiving crisis. In our first episode, Jenny and Julie explore the child tax credit with one of its longtime supporters -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro.
In March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic became a global health crisis. But from it bore a whole set of complementary crises: an economic crisis and a caregiving crisis.The pandemic erased more than 30 years of gains in women’s labor force participation, while simultaneously leaving women to shoulder the majority of the family responsibilities. But the conditions for these crises existed long before COVID-19 hit American shores. How exactly did we get here?
In this new season of Women belong in the House, we’re examining America’s caregiving crisis. After years of a pandemic that disproportionately affected women, Congress is still working to pass legislation that would address some of our most pressing needs.To dive into the care economy, host Jenny Kaplan is teaming up with another Wonder Media Network original podcast, White Picket Fence, and its host, Julie Kohler. Jenny’s going to talk to the women in the House that are championing legislation that – if we could get it passed – would transform American families.Women Belong in the House is created by Jenny Kaplan. It’s produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley and Taylor Williamson. Original music by Miles Moran. Special thanks to Julie Kohler. 
In light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. Welcome to the final episode of Ordinary Equality Season Two. We’ve covered the history of abortion, the highs and lows of Roe v. Wade, the secret abortion underground of the 70s, and even the way the long southern strategy played into the state of abortion access in this country. Kate and Jamia look towards the future of the abortion conversation: what language should we change going forward? How can we even start to dismantle the anti-choice movement? And what do we change on our side of the conversation?
In light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. When the anti-choice movement couldn’t stop individuals from choosing to get an abortion, they turned to the next biggest roadblock--the abortion providers themselves. Today, hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson are talking all about TRAP laws. How did the anti-choice movement work around Roe v. Wade? How did these laws create a systemic, legal attack on abortion access? And why are even more being passed today?
In light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. In 1994, twelve Black women gathered together in a room and redefined the movement for reproductive freedom--they focused on an intersectional freedom, built an entirely new framework, and called it Reproductive Justice. Today, hosts Jamia Wilson and Kate Kelly take us through the history of the Reproductive Justice movement and the work it’s doing in a system that has ignored the needs of Black women for far too long.
In light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. The anti-choice movement, the Red south, and the partisan divide on abortion access--none of these are a coincidence. In fact, they’re all components of an organized campaign to make morality the backbone of the Republican party. Today, hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson trace the history of the Long Southern Strategy.
In light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. We made it folks--this week, we’re talking about that landmark 1973 case, Roe v. Wade. Hosts Jamia Wilson and Kate Kelly walk through Roe from beginning to end, and discover why this case is still affecting the way we talk about abortion, 48 years later.
In light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. In 1962, Sherri Chessen’s abortion story gained international attention and helped flip the script on abortion in the public eye -- but her story was far from universal. This week, Kate and Jamia talk about pre-Roe abortion access, from underground collectives like Jane, to the community organizations still working to provide access to reproductive care today.
In light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. Pro-choice, or pro-life--secular, or religious. Or is it that simple? Why do we rely on the teachings of the Catholic Church in a country with so much religious diversity? How were arguments of faith politicized by the Religious Right? And how can we reconcile faith and reproductive justice today? Hosts Kate Kelly and Jamia Wilson are here to talk through the long, complex history of religion and abortion in the USA.
In light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. The lasting effects of this country’s long history with colonialism and slavery impact every part of our lives--including modern day debates about abortion access and reproductive justice. In this episode, Kate and Jamia recruit experts to explain the history of reproductive coercion in the domestic slave breeding industry and the sexist, racist systems at play today.
In light of what's happening at the Supreme Court right now, we're bringing you another show from Wonder Media Network that you need to listen to: Ordinary Equality. We’re taking this back to the beginning. Kate and Jamia trace the history of abortion access all the way back to ancient and colonial history. How did women control their fertility before modern medicine? And how was that control threatened? Attempts to suppress abortion are more recent than you think, and--you guessed it--are also attempts to suppress women’s rights.
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Trump Won

Not when they rig elections and change electronic votes disenfranchising American voters. The current puppet installation is fraudulent and nothing but a Globalist plot to enslave humanity, erase the middle class, destroy the economy, and usher in the digital coin which will be ran by a central jewish bank.

Jan 24th
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Mike Ducary

this is boring and so misleading. terrible

Jan 24th
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Maggie Dick

I just started listening and can't get enough. Well done and very informative. thank you

Dec 3rd
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Zézé Kalivogui

I have been listing to you awhile, but I think women belong to home, that's obvious.

Sep 22nd
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Arielle Niss

Huge fan of this podcast. There are stories and helpful facts.

Sep 20th
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