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✊ This week Carrie and Sky talk to the new Chair of the Ohio Democratic Party, Liz Walters!⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Find our private Girl’s Girls Community on Facebook.

✊ This week Carrie and Sky discuss the filibuster, and all of the problems that have come along with it.⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Find our private Girl’s Girls Community on Facebook.

✊ Literally, just a 20 min rant about guns. F*ck guns.Moms Demand Action momsdemandaction.orgEverytown for Gun Safety everytown.orgMarch for Our Lives marchforourlives.com⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Find our private Girl’s Girls Community on Facebook.

✊ This week Carrie and Sky are joined by Katy Shanahan from All on the Line. She answers all of our questions about redistricting, gerrymandering, and what to expect for the 2022 midterms.Find out more: https://www.allontheline.orghttps://www.mobilize.us/allonthelineoh/Twitter: @allontheline_OHFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/allontheline.oh⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Find our private Girl’s Girls Community on Facebook.

✊ This week Carrie and Sky are joined by Elana Sigall, who recently wrote a piece for Chalkbeat about online learning during COVID. Elana is a mom, lawyer, former teacher, and former deputy secretary of education for New York. She recently helped her niece with her virtual school, and what she saw really surprised all of us.https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2021/2/11/22275142/watching-middle-school-on-zoom⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Go to girlsgirlscommunity.com

✊ This week Carrie and Sky are joined by Felicity Pereyra, a Houston politico and data guru. She talks about how devastating this last week has been in Texas, and how this could all have been prevented.If you know plumbers or insurance adjusters, their help is needed in Texas now!Watch the joint energy hearing here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/broadcast-schedule/Want to help Texans in need? Donate here: https://twitter.com/mutualaidhouhttps://www.instagram.com/austinmutualaid/?hl=enhttps://twitter.com/dfwmutualaid?lang=enhttps://twitter.com/rgvmutualaid⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Go to girlsgirlscommunity.com

✊ Happy one year anniversary!! This week Carrie and Sky discuss the impeachment trial.⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Go to girlsgirlscommunity.com

✊ This week Carrie and Sky are joined by abortion rights activist Kristin Hady and they discuss the rise in protesters at abortion clinics and what we can do about it.⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Go to girlsgirlscommunity.com

✊ This week Carrie and Sky talk all about Executive Orders. What are they? What can they achieve? And how can they be abused?⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Go to girlsgirlscommunity.com

✊ This week Carrie and Sky have a discussion on racism, white supremacy, and QAnon conspiracies. They share ways that they are educating themselves and working to be more antiracist, and they also give advice on how to confront racism in their family and friends.Buy Austin Channing Brown’s book I’m Still Here Check out Toledo Council Member Nick Komives’ Letter to the Editor⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Go to girlsgirlscommunity.com

✊ New year, new congress! So much is happening this week! New congress was sworn in on Monday, Georgia election on Tuesday, and the election will be certified on Wednesday!⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Go to girlsgirlscommunity.com

✊ No guest this week! Just us, talking about the stimulus package!⛵️ This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Go to girlsgirlscommunity.com

The Electoral College met Monday, December 14th and affirmed Joe Biden as the next president! So what does that mean? Is it over? Who chooses the Electoral College and what do they do? Carrie and Sky break it down this week. (Episode recorded Sunday, December 13)This is a Girl's Girls Media Production. Want to join our club of kickass women? Gp to girlsgirlscommunity.comGot questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.comLike the show? Leave us a review on iTunes. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

This week Carrie and Sky are joined by Erin Scott from the Ohio Women’s Alliance. They discuss the work of the Ohio Women’s Alliance, super cool phone and text banks to get involved in, and Erin’s viral blog post about how to NOT be a Karen.About our Guest:Whether it’s connecting nonprofit organizations to funding or badass women to each other, Erin Scott loves bringing the right people to the table and watching the sparks fly. Previously, Erin has worked to build a more just and vibrant Ohio through consulting and working with the Ohio Progressive Collaborative, LEAD Ohio, the Ohio Democratic Party, and The Columbus Foundation in the community research and grants management department. Erin teaches in the undergraduate and graduate programs for the nonprofit studies program at her alma mater, The Ohio State University’s John Glenn School of Public Affairs, where she earned her Master of Public Administration degree.Join the collaborative and read Erin’s blog post at ohiowomensalliance.orgFollow Ohio Women’s Alliance on instagram at @ohiowomenaf and on Twitter at @OHwomenAFWant more? Sign up for our 60 Days of Action! Starting September 4th, you’ll get a daily email full of different ways to get involved in the election!Sign up here: https://www.wevegotissuespod.com/60days/signupThis is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.comLike the Show? Leave us a Review!

This week Carrie and Sky are joined by Kim McCarthy who is running for Ohio State Representative for District 73.About our Guest:It was after the 2016 election, when Kim saw the local county electoral ballot devoid of any meaningful choices, what with many of the elected seats going uncontested, that she began to focus more attention to things closer to home. Kim started attending the county commission meetings, and by using her accounting background to examine the state budget, began to understand the full scope of influence the state has over the actual material conditions experienced at the county and city levels. She also discovered that the current State Representative was not meaningfully advocating for the needs of the county he was supposedly representing in the Statehouse, and that many of the local officials were feeling very frustrated over that. She decided that Greene County deserved better, and vowed then to fight for better representation for the people who lived there.Kim is an accountant, and has been a long time business owner and entrepreneur. She is the proud mother of three children, and lives with them and their dog Boomer and cat Flipper, along with a hen house full of chickens and ducks, on Boomerang Farm in Sugarcreek Twp. Kim immigrated to Ohio from Brisbane, Australia back in 1994 and believes that Americans deserve the same basic quality of human rights and dignity that she grew up with there decades ago. She believes in a society that is based on justice, respect and empathy for one another, and for the environment in which we live and depend upon.Find out more about Kim McCarthy at www.kimmccarthyoh.comWant more? Sign up for our 60 Days of Action! Starting September 5th, you’ll get a daily email full of different ways to get involved in the election!Sign up here: https://www.wevegotissuespod.com/60days/signupThis is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.comLike the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

This week Carrie and Sky are joined by Nancy Larson who is running for Ohio State Representative for District 47.About our Guest:Nancy Larson is running for Ohio State Representative District 47. After spending the last 40 years as a licensed social worker, she retired to pursue her next passion. That mission is to represent her community in Ohio's 47th House District. She has been a lifelong fighter for the dignity and rights of her clients and the community at large. Working with organizations such as the Single Payer Action Network (SPAN), the League of Women Voters (LWV), Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie (ACLE), and the Community Solidarity Response Network (CSRN), she has learned some of what needs to be done in Columbus to improve life for those in her District.Nancy has worked consistently since she was 17 years old in a variety of jobs and understands the struggles inherent in working for a living and supporting a family. She believes in worker’s rights and in an economic structure that does not allow companies to chew people up and spit them out for excessive profits. She took part in a vote to unionize while working at a CMHC (Community Mental Health Center) and saw firsthand the benefits that come to workers who are unionized. It was a pivotal point in her understanding, and she has been committed to the right to collective bargaining and equal pay for all ever since.Find out more about Nancy Larson at www.Nancyfor.usWant more? Sign up for our 60 Days of Action! Starting September 5th, you’ll get a daily email full of different ways to get involved in the election!Sign up here: https://www.wevegotissuespod.com/60days/signupThis is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.comLike the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

Carrie and Sky are super excited about Kamala Harris being Biden's running mate!Stay tuned for our 60 days of Action! We’re on YouTube!Don't forget to leave us a review!

This week Katie Moline discusses running for office for the first time, while simultaneously learning to legislate!About our Guest:Katie Moline was appointed to Toledo City Council in January and is currently running to retain her seat in a special election this November. Katie has always had a passion for public service. She is currently the Vice-Chair of the Zoning and Planning Committee and Vice-Chair of the Budget Oversight Committee of City Council. She also serves on the committees of: Finance and Debt Oversight, Regional Growth, Development, and Small Business Enterprise; and Water Quality and Sustainability. Prior to her work on Toledo City Council, Katie served as Chair of EPIC Toledo, the largest young professional organization in the region with over 2,000 members and concurrently served on the Board of Directors of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce. Katie served as Treasurer and Board member for Family House, a homeless shelter in Toledo dedicated to keeping families together. She is active in her church, Blessed Sacrament Parish, where she chaired the leadership Gifts Capital Campaign at Most Blessed Sacrament Parish that raised over $1.5 million she is also an assistant Girl Scout Troop Leader for Blessed Sacrament Troop #16210.This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com.Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.comLike the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

Caroline Miller and Mary Cloud, two opera singers join the podcast this week, and you’re probably thinking, what does opera have to do with politics? Well, turns out - A LOT!!Where would we be now without the insight and hope gained from the arts, especially generated by young people? Off The Beaten Path had the joy of presenting such gifts last fall in the extraordinary concert by the Sphinx Virtuosi ensemble. They gave us our inaugural theme: “For Justice and Peace.” We thank them for that inspiration. We turn a new page with a virtual presentation of a perhaps overlooked celebration of justice: 100 years of Women’s Suffrage in the US. The 2019-20 Toledo Opera Resident Artists are ending their year in Toledo (and at St. Michael’s in the Hills choir) with a burst of creativity, celebration, and learning. Join us for a virtual treat in the series of videos that tell the story, “Nevertheless She Persisted.” The virtual concert will be a three part series. Tune in on August 12, 19, and 26th on the St. Michaels in the Hills FB page to hear "Nevertheless She Persisted".About Our GuestsCaroline Miller is a “warm soprano [with] emotional bite,” praised as a compelling singer-actor with vocal flexibility and dramatic intensity, who is “especially adept at comedy.” In the 2019-2020 season, Caroline was a Resident Artist with Toledo Opera, appearing as Gretel in Hansel and Gretel vs the Witch, the Plaintiff in Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by Jury (canceled due to COVID-19) and Lady-In-Waiting and First Witch in Monk Tarrots' new production of Verdi's Macbeth. In the 2020-2021 season, Caroline returns to Toledo Opera as Valencienne in Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow.Caroline is Co-Founder & Artistic Director of The Pleiades Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to championing women's stories through opera, film and original music-theater projects. With The Pleiades Project, Caroline has expanded her artistic talents outside of performance, embracing her interdisciplinary skills as a director, writer, programmer and producer. She produced and starred in the short-film Così, excerpted from W.A. Mozart's Così fan tutte, which was named an official selection of the NY Indie Theatre Film Festival. Caroline directed the entirety of the 24 Series, a collection of videos based on the 17th and 18th-century song collection, Twenty-Four Italian Songs & Arias. For the 2020-2021 season, Caroline will premiere A Women's Suffrage Splendiferous Extravaganza!, a vaudevillian revue celebrating and problematizing the US women's suffrage movement, through a generous grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.Caroline has a BA in English Literature and Music from Washington University in St. Louis and an MM in Vocal Performance & Literature from Eastman School of Music. She resides in Washington Heights with her bluegrass-playing husband and her un-impressed pitbull Maya.Mary CloudOne of the amazing artists that will be singing in our virtual concert is Mary Cloud, a mezzo-soprano from Atlanta, Georgia. She was Lady to Lady Macbeth and was a Toledo Opera Resident Artist for the 2019-2020 season as well as a member of our St. Michael’s choir. Ms. Cloud performed the role of Despina (Così fan tutte) at the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival and the Metro Detroit Opera Workshop. She also sang the role of the Second Lady (Die Zauberflöte) at the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. She holds degrees from Loyola University, New Orleans (MM) and Indiana University, Bloomington (BM).This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com.Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.comLike the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

Today we are joined by the #WomenofReynoldsburg! Council President Angie Jenkins, Councilwoman Meredith Lawson-Rowe, and Councilwoman Shanette Strickland talk to us about running for city council for the first time as a team, making history by being the first African-American women to be elected to Reynoldsburg City Council, and what they are up to during their first term!Read about our guests here:http://ci.reynoldsburg.oh.us/government/city-council/meet-the-council.aspxThis is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com.Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.comLike the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

Episode 24: Ohio State Representative Juanita BrentOhio State Representative Juanita Brent joins the podcast this week to talk about her success and challenges as a first term legislator.About Our GuestState Representative Juanita Brent was elected to the Ohio State House, District 12 (Cleveland area) in 2018. She is currently a ranking member on the Agriculture and Rural Development Committee and she also serves on the Commerce & Labor and the Transportation & Public Safety Committees. Juanita passionately fights for the most vulnerable – women, children, LGBTQ, those who are elderly or disabled, and people of color. As a former board member of the Health Care Service Corporation, the largest customer-owned health insurer in the country, Juanita knows how important it is to provide women and families with access to affordable, quality health care. Rep. Brent has a proven record that shows her dedication to the issues that matter most to her district. When re-elected, Juanita will continue to serve the needs of district 12 and to give a voice to those who need it most.Follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @Juanita_BrentThis is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com.Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.comLike the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

Learn how political action committees like the Matriots can help get women elected! Sally Crane Cox, Board Chair of the Matriots discusses the Matriots 2020 endorsements.About Our Guests:Sally Crane Cox is the Treasurer and Board Chair of the Matriots, a nonpartisan political action committee based in Columbus, Ohio. The Matriots was founded after six central Ohio women participated in the Women’s March on Washington in January 2017. These Marchers came away from the event inspired to create a force that worked to elect more women to public office in Ohio to support economic justice for women and address our country’s political stalemate. That force is The Matriots. Their mission is to elect more Ohio women to public office who will promote a healthy economy in which women can thrive and prosper. Find out more at MatriotsOhio.comThis is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com.Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.comLike the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

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BONUS EPISODE!! Introducing We've Got Next, a new political podcast, for KIDS! Meet host Julian Hartman-Sigall, Carrie's nephew, who will have a new podcast every Wednesday. Check out his podcast at wevegotnextpod.com - he's on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. Follow the show on Instagram @wevegotnextpod

Ohio State Representative Paula Hicks-Hudson joins the show this week to talk about what she’s up to in the Statehouse and the challenges she has working with republicans. About Our Guest: As the first black female mayor of Toledo, State Rep. Paula Hicks Hudson has always exhibited a commitment to empowering and helping people improve their quality of life. She currently represents Ohio’s 44th House District, which includes central Toledo. Rep. Hudson’s purpose has centered on improving the quality of her community through her hard work in the public and private sector. During her 35-year professional career, she has worked as assistant Lucas County prosecutor, assistant public defender and assistant state attorney general. From 1998-2002, she served as the legislative director of the Toledo City Council. Following that, she served as the director and deputy director of the Lucas County Board of Elections and chief legal counsel to the Ohio Office of Budget and Management under Governor Ted Strickland. Of particular note are her numerous programs and efforts geared toward youth well-being and educational issues. As a Court Appointed Child Advocate-Guardian ad Litem, Rep. Hudson is trained in mediation and advocates for neglected and underrepresented youth. As a result of her efforts, she has been honored by the Urban Minority Alcohol and Drug Outreach Program. She also continues her partnership with the Coalition and Quality Education and Covenant Youth Development Corporation to increase opportunities for young people. As a professor of juvenile justice, Rep. Hudson has informed upcoming professionals of the importance of intervention and prevention programs and actions for development of productive citizenship for our future society. This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com. Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

Black Lives Matter, and the movement is bigger than just police brutality. This week Carrie and Sky talk about voter suppression, and how it has historically harmed people of color. RESOURCES: Code of Ethics for White Anti-Racists - Tim Wise FairFight.com iwillvote.com This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com. Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

What does defunding the police actually mean? This week Sky and Carrie talk to Ruth Leonard and Julian Mack about the Black Lives Matter movement, and whether or not our police system needs reform, defunding, or abolishment. This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com. Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

THIS SHOW IS SO IMPORTANT! We’re joined by Sheena Barnes and Veralucía Mendoza Arana today to discuss the right and wrong ways to be an ally. We did have a bit of a signal issue with Zoom, so some of the interview may sound a little static-y. We chose not to cut any of it because every word was so important. So please excuse the sound quality in some parts of this episode.

Want to get involved in politics, but don’t know where to start?  Sky and Carrie discuss ways they help the Democratic Party and candidates and brainstorm ways for you to get involved as well! This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.   Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com. Got questions?  Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

ALL RISE!  This week, Carrie and Sky discuss the judicial branch and the differences between the court systems.  They are joined by Judge Jennifer Brunner to talk all about her campaign for the Ohio Supreme Court. About our guest: Judge Jennifer Brunner serves as one of 8 state appeals court judges of the Tenth District Court of Appeals located in Franklin County, Ohio; she previously served in elective office as a Common Pleas Judge (2000-2005) and Ohio Secretary of State (2007-2011). In 2008 she received the bipartisan John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for her public service. In 2010, Judge Brunner was a candidate for the United States Senate. Previously, she was a principal at Brunner Quinn just prior to being elected to her current judicial position in 2014 and reelected in 2016. Having founded her law firm in 1988, Judge Brunner holds 17 years private law practice experience as well as state government experience in the Ohio Senate and the Secretary of State’s office as a staff attorney.  Find more here: www.judgebrunner.com This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.   Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com. Got questions?  Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com(opens in new tab) Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

Hello? Congress? Are you there? It’s me. Carrie. What do you say when you call and write letters to your representatives? We’re here to help!

This week Carrie and Sky discuss the allegations against Joe Biden, and how they are really putting female voters in a tough position.  Where do we go from here? This episode was recorded LIVE on our Facebook page.   This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.   Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com. Got questions?  Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

Today we’re chatting about what a crazy week it’s been. Don’t drink bleach. Save the Post Office. And what will campaigns look like this year without canvassing? We need your help! Please leave us a 5-star review on iTunes if you have a minute. It helps folks find our show. Thanks!

Do you have questions about unemployment? We do too! This episode was recorded LIVE on our Facebook page. Cara from Ohio Means Jobs joins us to get all of your unemployment questions answered. About our Guest: Cara works for Ohio Means Jobs. This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want more? Join our community at www.girlsgirlscommunity.com. Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

For the first time, you can choose to respond online, by phone, or by mail. Respond today. The census helps shape many different aspects of your community. Everyone needs to be counted.  About our guest: Brittany Gibbons is a NY Times Best Selling Author. You should buy both of her books, Fat Girl Walking and The Clothes Make The Girl (Look Fat?). You can read her blog and about her COVID-19 experience at brittanyherself.com. She is also the co-founder of Girl’s Girls Media and the reason we have this podcast.

COVID-19 continues to make our lives harder, but we are so thankful to be joined by Columbus, Ohio City Councilmember Liz Brown to talk to us about her political path, her dedication to progressive policy and municipal government, and give us a glimmer of hope during these trying times.

About our Guest:
Elizabeth Brown was elected to Columbus City Council in 2015, reelected in 2019, and holds the office of President Pro Tempore. In addition, Brown is the Executive Director of the Ohio Women’s Public Policy Network. She has prior experience in economic development, nonprofit service, and state government. Brown worked as an economic development manager to the City of Columbus, taught middle school students as a City Year Americorps member, and has been published in New York Magazine and on WOSU Public Radio.

 President Pro Tem Brown’s core objective is to fight for broad-based economic prosperity that levels the playing field for every family in Columbus. In her first year, Brown commissioned a comprehensive study of the city’s tax incentive policies, which resulted in a $15-per-hour minimum wage for city job incentives and new affordable housing requirements for city housing incentives. Brown introduced and passed an ordinance to promote the hiring of restored citizens and disadvantaged workers by companies who bid on city construction projects.
https://www.columbus.gov/council/ebrown/

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This week, Professor Rebecca Zietlow answers all of our constitutional law questions about Coronavirus.  Can we be forced to close our businesses?  Should civil rights be suspended during a pandemic?  Could Trump cancel the election and declare himself king?  Is this how the Handmaid’s Tale starts? About our Guest: Rebecca E. Zietlow is Charles W. Fornoff Professor of Law and Values at the University of Toledo College of Law, where she teaches Constitutional Law, Federal Courts, and Constitutional Litigation. She received her B.A. from Barnard College, and her J.D. from Yale Law School. In 2012, she received the University of Toledo Outstanding Faculty Research Award. This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.  Want more? Check out girlsgirlsmedia.com Got questions?  Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

Carrie and Sky are still trying to navigate social distancing during the COVID 19 pandemic.  Dayton Ohio Mayor Nan Whaley joins the podcast this week and discusses everything from how she got involved in politics to how she became a national voice for gun control. About our Guest: Nan Whaley is the Mayor of Dayton, Ohio.  Her career is distinguished by her commitment to public service, civic involvement and interest in local government. First elected to the Dayton City Commission in 2005, Nan was the youngest woman ever chosen for a commission seat. She was proud to be elected as Dayton’s mayor in 2013 by a double-digit majority. As mayor, she has focused on the areas of community development, manufacturing, and women and children.  Nan is a national leader among her peers serving as the Second Vice President for the US Conference of Mayors as well as the Chair of the International Committee for the conference. Nan is also a founding board member for the Ohio’s Mayor Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of Ohio’s 30 largest cities.  This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.  Want more? Check out girlsgirlsmedia.com Got questions?  Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.  More info about Nan and headshot: https://www.daytonohio.gov/548/Meet-the-Mayor

This week we’re talking about the end of the world as we know it, and how COVID-19 should change the way we vote forever. This podcast was recorded on Monday, March 16th, at about 8pm.

This week, Carrie and Sky are still mourning the absence on Elizabeth Warren in the presidential race, and are having a hard time getting excited about either white man still left in the race. But, there are still some races across the country that we can get excited for. We have an opportunity to #flipthesenate! Rachel Coyle also joins the pod to discuss “How things work at the Ohio Statehouse.” Links & Resources: Yourfuckingpollingplace.com Howweflipthesenate.com swingleft.org How Things Work at the Ohio Statehouse on Facebook This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production. Want more? Check out girlsgirlsmedia.com. Got questions? Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com. Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

It’s so easy to get caught up in the presidential primaries since that’s all we hear about.  But are you paying attention to what is happening on your local level?  This week, Carrie and Sky talk about the different levels of government and each of their branches.  They are joined by City Councilmember Nick Komives who discusses his work in local government, and why he considers himself an ally for women. Links & Resources:iwillvote.com This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.  Want more? Check out girlsgirlsmedia.com Got questions?  Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

Confused about Super Tuesday? Carrie and Sky are breaking it all down so it’s easy to understand on this week’s hilarious episode.

Carrie and Sky discuss the money in elections.  They talk to Gen Murphy, who is a professional fundraiser for political campaigns.   Today is the last day to register to vote for Ohio, Illinois, Florida, Arizona and Hawaii! Links & Resources: Check your voter registration at iwillvote.com About Our Guest: Gen Murphy is a fundraising and political consultant.  Based out of Dayton, Ohio, she consults candidates and elected officials on the Federal, state and local level. This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.  Want more? Check out girlsgirlsmedia.com. Got questions?  Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com. Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes.

This week, Carrie and Sky discuss the century-long fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and why it's still so important.  They talk to Reem Subei, who is running for Ohio State Senate.  Reem is the first Muslim to ever run for Senate in Ohio.  If you live in New Hampshire, today is your primary! Go vote! Links & Resources:Iwillvote.comequalrightsamendment.orgReemSubei.com About Our Guest Reem Subei is running for Ohio Senate District 2.  Reem Subei is a Civil Rights Attorney who dedicates her life to analyzing the legal system, identifying what works and what doesn’t, and working toward a legal and economic system that puts people first. Born in Indiana, Reem Subei is a Perrysburg, Ohio resident.  This is a Girl’s Girls Media Production.  Want more? Check out girlsgirlsmedia.com. Got questions?  Send them to wevegotissuespod@gmail.com. Like the Show? Leave us a Review on iTunes. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @wegotissuespod

This week’s episode covers the controversial school voucher program called EdChoice. They are joined by Sheena Barnes, school board member, mother, and LGTBQ rights advocate to discuss the state of public schools, funding, and Betsy DeVos.

Welcome to We've Got Issues, Girl a podcast for women who are curious about politics. Every week, Schuyler Beckwith and Carrie Hartman will discuss how women's issues can't just be limited to reproductive rights. Subscribe now! The first full episode drops Tuesday, February 4th!