Podcast appearances and mentions of lauren baer

Lauren Baer, managing partner at Arena, returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss leading Get Out The Vote workshops during such a transformative time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another special election just delivered still more bad news for the GOP, but Democrat Marilyn Lands', well, landslide should really have Republicans quaking. As we explain on this week's episode of The Downballot, this was the first test of in vitro fertilization at the ballot box since the Alabama Supreme Court's ruling that imperiled the procedure, and Republicans failed spectacularly—with dire implications for November.Co-hosts David Nir and David Beard also examine the fallout from Tammy Murphy's shock decision to abandon her Senate bid and why Andy Kim's campaign has dealt a major blow to New Jersey's political machine. The Davids then explore whether the seemingly impossible might come to pass: Could Democrats take back control of the House before Election Day? Whatever the odds, Democrats need to be ready.Our guest this week is Lauren Baer, a 2018 congressional candidate in Florida who now runs Arena, an organization dedicated to supporting the next generation of campaign staff. Baer tells us about her group's work to train and place staff with campaigns, including how they help staffers weather the dry "shoulder season" between election cycles. She also warns about the huge GOP advantage in funding their talent pipeline and explains how Democrats can make up this crucial gap in campaign infrastructure.

With November right around the corner, many people are expressing frustration with our current political leaders. So this week civic leader Lauren Baer tells us all about how we can all get involved in politics to create the change we want to see! Is electoral politics for me? What are all the different roles in a campaign? Where can I get started if I don't already have a degree in politics? Lauren Baer (she/her) is a nationally-recognized civic leader who has built her career generating social impact at scale. She currently serves as Managing Partner of Arena, where she leads the Arena team in convening, training, and supporting the next generation of candidates and campaign staff. An attorney and foreign policy expert, Lauren served for six years as an official in the Obama administration and was the 2018 Democratic nominee for U.S. Congress in Florida's 18th District. If you want to find your place in politics or connect with others ready to make a difference, join Lauren, her team, and hundreds of other passionate folks in Atlanta, Georgia from April 20-21 for 2024's most important convening of progressive changemakers at Arena Summit. Visit arena.run/gettingcurious to learn more and receive 20% your registration. You can follow Lauren on Instagram @laurenebaer and X @laurenbaer. You can find more information about Arena here. Follow us on Instagram @CuriousWithJVN to join the conversation. Jonathan is on Instagram @JVN. Transcripts for each episode are available at JonathanVanNess.com. Find books from Getting Curious guests at bookshop.org/shop/curiouswithjvn. Our senior producers are Chris McClure and Julia Melfi. Our associate producer is Allison Weiss. Our engineer is Nathanael McClure. Production support from Julie Carrillo, Anne Currie, and Chad Hall. Our theme music is “Freak” by QUIÑ; for more, head to TheQuinCat.com. Curious about bringing your brand to life on the show? Email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lauren Baer joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her legal and policy career at the State Department and elsewhere, as a congressional candidate, and her current role running Arena where they recruit and train campaign staff.

Lauren Baer returns to Woke AF Daily to discuss her work training the next generation of progressive political candidates and how her own personal identity intersects with her work. Find out how you can get more involved where you are at Arena.run.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason and Ravi are joined by former Senator and comedian Al Franken to gut check the state of democracy and dive into the Trump vs. DeSantis drama unfolding in the GOP. Al names Jason's next political memoir and tells us what to watch for in a Republican controlled House. Later on, Managing Parter of Arena, Lauren Baer, discusses the gains Democrats made in state legislative races across the country. To expand your media diet and start to understand why we're so divided on so many issues and where we might be able to find some common ground, go to Ground.news/m54 to get 15% off any subscription for as little as $1/month. If you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their Athletic Greens. See what all the hype is about when you go to AthleticGreens.com/majority and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order. This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/m54 and get on your way to being your best self.For listeners of the show, Calm is offering an exclusive offer of 40% off a Calm Premium subscription at CALM.COM/M54Majority54 is a Wonder Media Network production. It's produced by Grace Lynch, Edie Allard, Adesuwa Agbonile, and Sara Schleede. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander.Majority 54 on TwitterJason on TwitterJason on InstagramRavi on TwitterRavi on InstagramAl Franked on TwitterLauren Baer on Twitter 

Keeping up the fight against voter suppression.    Jorge Vasquez, Jr. on why he will continue to fight against voter suppression.  Jorge L. Vasquez, Jr. Jorge L. Vasquez, Jr. is a long-time advocate for voting rights. He says that even with record turnout in the November election, there is still a long way to go before voter suppression is a thing of the past.  Jim Hightower The Embarrassment of Modern Corporate Managers   What makes a newspaper great? Many say it's having street-savvy reporters and editors with the integrity to shine the light of investigative journalism on the power structure's abuses.   But, no, says Fred Ryan, top executive of the Washington Post – the secret is attendance.   Bill Press Laboratories of Autocracy   We say it all the time. Down ballot races are very important. Lauren Baer is someone doing something about it. She is the Managing Partner at Arena, an organization convening training and supporting the next generation of candidates and campaign staff. With an emphasis on diversifying young people going into Democratic politics. But she is no newcomer to policy and politics. She spent six years in the State Department working for Hillary Clinton and John Kerry and Samantha power at the United Nations. She ran for Congress in Florida in a Purple to Red district and got more votes than any Democrat ever had.   If you'd like to hear the entire episode, visit BillPressPods.com.  

We say it all the time. Down ballot races are very important. Lauren Baer is someone doing something about it. She is the Managing Partner at Arena, an organization convening training and supporting the next generation of candidates and campaign staff. With an emphasis on diversifying young people going into Democratic politics. But she is no newcomer to policy and politics. She spent six years in the State Department working for Hillary Clinton and John Kerry and Samantha power at the United Nations. She ran for Congress in Florida in a Purple to Red district and got more votes than any Democrat ever had.Today Bill is highlighting the work of Lauren's organization, Arena. You can help support their work at Arena.run.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lauren Baer worked at high levels of the American foreign policy establishment...an aide to former Secretary of State Madeline Albright and in the Obama State Department as Senior Advisor to Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry...until the 2016 election drove home the importance of political campaigns. She then put her own name on the ballot as the Democratc nominee in a targeted US House race in South Florida. That experience drove her decision to join Arena as their Managing Partner to recruit, train, and support the next generation of political campaign staff. In this conversation, she talks her time at the upper echelons of American foreign policy, her experience as a political rookie running in a targeted US House seat, and the work and thinking she's doing to invest in a more diverse and skilled next generation of political operatives.IN THIS EPISODELauren's late-in-life decision to get involved in politics…Lauren's time as Senior Advisor in the US State Department…Lauren's experiences working with Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and John Kerry…Lauren talks the legacy of Madeline Albright…Lauren's thoughts on the most under-discussed foreign policy issue facing the U.S….Lauren runs for Congress in 2018, learning about campaigns as she goes…Lauren's take on Florida's status as a swing state…Lauren talks about the work being done by Arena train political operatives…What is the hurdle that makes a diverse pipeline of campaign staff so challenging…Lauren on the staffing "crisis” in political campaigns…Lauren's response to the idea that the Democratic staffing class tilts too liberal…How Lauren thinks about the movement toward unionizing political campaigns…AND…air quotes, Yasser Arafat, Joe Biden, bright blue bathing suits, Val Demings, End Citizens United, golden retrievers, Al Gore, Hacks, Henry Kissinger, Harold Koh, Hard Nos, The Marshall Plan, Brian Mast, moral authority, Debbie Murcasel Powell, pink cowboy hats, Samantha Power, relational organizing, Alex Roarty, Bernie Sanders, Donna Shalala, David Shor, Elissa Slotkin, Donald Trump, Raphael Warnock, WhatsApp, white-shoe law firms, wonkish outward facing orientations & more!

In 2018, Lauren Baer ran for Congress from Florida's 18th District.  She won the Democratic primary handily and came close to unseating her rival in a deep-red district.  While she had a stellar professional background, including stints working directly for two Secretaries of State and for the Ambassador to the United Nations, she was a first-time candidate and her district had never had an out, lesbian mom candidate running for the seat.  She now runs Arena.run, an organization that prepares new candidates for office and trains staff to be effective.  But years before all this, Lauren found herself in a career transition, wondering what she could or should do, and how she would accomplish that.  That's when she and our host met, and it's when she was confronted big time with the anxieties and satisfactions that come up in networking.  In this episode, Lauren talks with Coach Michael about her initial views on networking, how she made the process work with her, and how she took it to the next level when running for office. She also has great advice for people thinking of public office but who haven't quite taken the first step.  An extra-delightful and interesting episode!

Join hosts Dee Martin and Yasmin Nelson for the latest episode of Madam Policy featuring Lauren Baer! As Managing Partner of Arena, Lauren leads and trains the next generation of female, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ campaign staff and political candidates. In this week's episode, you will hear more about her work at Arena; what she learned from her prior experience as a senior advisor to two secretaries of State and as a candidate for U.S. Congress; why it's important to own your identity; and how she is using her platform to promote representation and diversity in the political arena!

Politics tends to push good people away, and Lauren Baer is trying to change that. Danielle Moodie talks with her about how she's using her experience running for office in 2018 to train diverse candidates for the challenges of modern politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arena's mission is to convene, train, and support the next generation of candidates and campaign staff. The organization rose up after Donald Trump was elected in 2016, in an effort to put their frustration to good use, and they've now trained 5,500 people since the beginning of 2019. Lauren Baer is a Managing Partner with Arena, and today she explains how getting involved in local races is a game-changer, as the effects inevitably ripple out into national politics. And as a former Obama administration member and Florida congressional candidate, Lauren knows the importance of a good support staff; at Arena, you don't have to train to run for office in order to get involved--you can learn how to participate in campaigning and supporting a candidate from behind the scenes. For more information: https://arena.run/ Executive Producer: Adell Coleman Producer: Brittany Temple Distributor: DCP Entertainment For additional content: makeitplain.com

Foreign policy expert, Lauren Baer discusses President Biden's foreign policy strategy, and compares his approach to that of Trump's. We focus our discussion on America's relationship with Russia and North Korea, and how President Biden can repair the damage done following four years of the Trump administration's contentious relationships with America's allies. Listen to All Electorette Episodes https://www.electorette.com/podcast Support the Electorette Rate & Review on iTunes: https://apple.co/2GsfQj4 Support Electorette on Patreon for $2/month: http://bit.ly/Electorette-Patreon Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electorette! Want to support the Electorette so that we can bring you more great episodes? You can help us produce more episodes with just $2/per month on Patreon. Every bit helps! Patreon.com/Electorette WANT MORE ELECTORETTE? Follow the Electorette on social media. Electorette Facebook Electorette Instagram Electorette Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Baer is a Democratic Strategist who is also a former State Department Official, and spent six years in the Obama administration, working as a senior adviser to secretaries of state Hillary Clinton and John Kerry, and to U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power. Lauren Baer also ran for congress in Florida's 18th District, in 2018. Her campaign gained national media because she won more votes in the district than any other Democrat in the midterm elections. Support the Electorette Rate & Review on iTunes: https://apple.co/2GsfQj4 Support Electorette on Patreon for $2/month: http://bit.ly/Electorette-Patreon Also, if you enjoy the Electorette, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on iTunes. Also, please spread the word by telling your friends, family and colleagues about The Electorette! Want to support the Electorette so that we can bring you more great episodes? You can help us produce more episodes with just $2/per month on Patreon. Every bit helps! Patreon.com/Electorette WANT MORE ELECTORETTE? Follow the Electorette on social media. Electorette Facebook Electorette Instagram Electorette Twitter The Electorette is a proud member of the DemCast Network! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Baer, a former senior policy advisor at the State Department and candidate for Congress in 2018, joined the Millennial Politics podcast to talk about how foreign relations impact the response to a pandemic like this one and how the State Department under President Obama would have reacted differently. During this episode, Sam and Nathan ask Baer how the lackluster response by the United States government to coronavirus will affect our nation's standing on the world stage and what that could mean for future global emergencies. She also discusses what solutions she would be pushing for right now if she were in Congress and gives us some rapid-fire answers to big policy proposals such as universal basic income and a federal jobs guarantee. Baer also touched on President Trump's announcement of his intent to fire the State Department Inspector General Steve Linick and the circumstances surrounding this situation. She discusses how unusual it is for a president to fire multiple Inspectors General in a short period of time like Trump has done and how it sets a dangerous precedent and should be cause for concern.

With so many races and amendments on the ballot, political reporter Ali Schmitz and columnist Gil Smart break down what actually happened in the 2018 midterm elections along the Treasure Coast. Ron DeSantis wins Florida governor race over Andrew Gillum: http://bit.ly/2JJu67x U.S. Rep. Brian Mast wins District 18 race against Lauren Baer: http://bit.ly/2SX9qx4 Treasure Coast voters go to polls in record numbers, follow party lines: http://bit.ly/2zykEz5 Treasure Coast general election results: http://bit.ly/2ARCH5n Election results for Florida amendments: http://bit.ly/2F8fRdM

The battle of Rep. Brain Mast and Lauren Baer is getting closer and uglier as we get closer to Election Day, and a 3-year-old girl shot in the head this weekend is out of critical condition. TCPalm's politics and elections page: https://www.tcpalm.com/elections/ Political ad attacking Lauren Baer pulled from airwaves : http://bit.ly/2JnpbZN Condition improves for 3-year-old girl shot in head during 'road rage' case: http://bit.ly/2EPYpdR Port St. Lucie man charged with murder after man shot 7 times in Palm Beach County: http://bit.ly/2Q8uezX Did you know? World Series MVP played at IRSC: http://bit.ly/2Rmw3sX

This month, Ashley and Annika talk to a variety of women from different backgrounds about the impending American elections. What effect do American domestic politics have on the foreign policy sphere? Tune in on October 25 to hear guests including Marissa Conway, Ruchika Tulshyan, Lori Adelman, and Lauren Baer, who is running for Congress in Florida’s 18th congressional district. If you’d like to support the work of WiFP, please consider donating at Paypal via www.paypal.me/lmgoulet or becoming a patron on Patreon at www.patreon.com/womeninforeignpolicy. Find your hosts on Twitter at @vaguelyacademic and @annikaep! Cheery Monday Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Historically, stereotypes about women focused on the frailties of the “weaker sex.” But many women running for office this year prove those notions false. Candidates have held positions in the military, intelligence agencies, and the State Department. This is the third of three episodes in which we’re speaking with women whose career experiences exemplify strength. Host Jenny Kaplan chats with Lauren Baer, a Democrat running in FL-18. Lauren was a senior advisor to both of President Barack Obama’s secretaries of state and to the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Lauren talks about how her background in diplomacy and international relations impacted her decision to run. Experts share their perspectives on how different careers add to and influence policy perspectives and political races. Special thanks to Moran Audio for the tunes and to Ben Broer for audio editing expertise! www.wondermedianetwork.com

Kelly speaks with two women running for US Congress in Florida: Nancy Soderberg in the Florida 6th (00:30-14:41) and Lauren Baer in the Florida 18th (14:56-29:22).

Kelly speaks with two women running for US Congress in Florida: Nancy Soderberg in the Florida 6th (00:30-14:41) and Lauren Baer in the Florida 18th (14:56-29:22).

First, Tommy ticks through some major news about UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, Saudi Arabia and Brazil. Then he interviews three candidates (Jesse Colvin, Abigail Spanberger, Lauren Baer) who have different national security backgrounds that all made them decide to run for Congress this cycle. They are inspiring and brilliant. You won't want to miss it.

In the aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, Republicans feel energized, Democrats debate what’s next, and both parties hone their messages in the final month of the midterms. Then Democratic candidates Jesse Colvin, Abigail Spanberger, and Lauren Baer talk to Tommy about running for Congress with national security and military backgrounds.

A voter's guide to Florida's 12 amendments on the 2018 election ballot https://bit.ly/2RmBwB8 Meet the candidates in the Treasure Coast’s 2018 general elections https://bit.ly/2xYDwqZ Brian Mast, Lauren Baer disagree on algae, environmental solutions in District 18 race https://bit.ly/2O0QlLx Cleveland Clinic to invest $500 million in takeover of Martin Health System https://bit.ly/2OykLUW Red tide confirmed at Martin County's Bathtub Beach by Harbor Branch; nothing from FWC https://bit.ly/2OuqPxC Deputies identify woman found dead beside Martin County road as Ciara Lashay Taylor https://bit.ly/2ya3fvV Tyler Hadley resentencing: Star witness recalls Hadley saying dying mother cried out 'Why?' https://bit.ly/2NiDuyY

Lottery fishing: Mullet run is in full swing https://bit.ly/2MZjFwp Endorsements: Brian Mast wins Bullsugar, Lauren Baer wins League of Conservation Voters https://bit.ly/2NGWDjm Florida's Turnpike to be widened to eight lanes from Jupiter to Fort Pierce https://bit.ly/2QYN4u0 Fort Pierce mother used children to solicit money from St. Lucie businesses, police say https://bit.ly/2xFcrsV

Air Date: 9/18/2018 Today we take a look at the current state of the centuries-old fight against the monopolization of economic and political power and how these forces threaten the very concept of democracy. Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991   Episode Sponsors: Newsvoice   Support Best of the Left on Patreon!   SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: America was Birthed in Opposition to Corporate Monopoly - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 01-03-18 Why are libertarians trying to change the proud tradition of Americans fighting against corporate monopolies!? Ch. 2: How platform monopolies are threatening democracy Part 1 - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 12-14-17 Dr. Taylor Owen delivers a lecture in which he argues the reality of the internet is now largely one of control, by four platform companies — Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple and their impact on democracy is deeply troubling. Ch. 3: Media Monopoly… or Democracy? - Jim @HightowerNews - Air Date 8-16-18 Monopolies are not merely un-American, they’re virulently anti-American, suppressing our fundamental values of fairness and opportunity for all. Ch. 4: How platform monopolies are threatening democracy Part 2 - Ideas from CBC - Air Date 12-14-17 Dr. Taylor Owen delivers a lecture in which he argues the reality of the internet is now largely one of control, by four platform companies — Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple and their impact on democracy is deeply troubling. Ch. 5: Stacy Mitchell and Joe Maxwell on how monopoly capitalism turns into monopoly power - @theLFshow w: @GRITlaura Flanders - Air Date 4-4-18 Stacy Mitchell and Joe Maxwell join us at the Progressive Caucus Strategy Summit in Baltimore. Monopoly capitalism, they say, translates to monopolized power. Ch. 6: Undoing the damage of digital monopolies - @RalphNader Radio Hour - Air Date 9-16-17 Franklin Foer, author of World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech, on how the Big Four, Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon are attempting to dominate every aspect of our lives and minds. Ch. 7: Corey Pein on Silicon Valley tech culture and their anti-democratic tendencies - @ThisIsHellRadio - Air Date 4-21-18 Writer Corey Pein explores the world left behind by Silicon Valley tech culture. Corey is author of “Live Work Work Work Die: A Journey into the Savage Heart of Silicon Valley” from Metropolitan Books. Ch. 8: Confronting the question of the functioning of democracy in the face of tech monopolies - Weekly Economics - Air Date 6-23-18 There are troubling signs that the new data-driven economy is inheriting all the same problems as the old one: power imbalances, monopolies and a lack of accountability. 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Lauren Bear is a foreign policy and human rights expert running against incumbent Brian Mast. If elected, she would be Florida's first openly LGBTQ+ member of congress. She tells us about her family story in this district, and shares her insights into the causes and costs of our current political crisis.

Keith is running against Lauren Baer in the race for the Democratic nomination for Congressional District 18.

Running for political office is a team sport. Your spouse is a critical part of the campaign whether they like it or not. Lauren Baer is running for Congress in Florida’s 18th district. Her wife Emily is the support system behind the scenes. They’re two working moms trying to get Lauren elected. This is how they do it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

Mom, Wife, and former foreign policy advisor to the Secretary of State jumps into a race for Congress… Lauren Baer joins the pod to reflect on what it means to be a candidate for office at a time where political divisions are at an all time high, and trust for Congress is at a new low.Lauren Baer was raised in Florida’s 18th Congressional District and calls Palm Beach Gardens home. An attorney and foreign policy expert, Lauren served as an official in the Obama Administration from 2011-2017, acting as a senior advisor to two Secretaries of State and the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Lauren holds a B.A. from Harvard University, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and an MPhil from the University of Oxford, where she was a Marshall Scholar. She is also a proud graduate of Palm Beach County public schools, where she earned recognition as a valedictorian of Suncoast Community High School.Lauren currently works as a consultant for Albright Stonebridge Group, the global strategy firm founded by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. She and her wife Emily are active athletes who enjoy tennis, distance running, and spending time outdoors with their young daughter, Serena, and their dog, Biscuit.“American Enough” and MouthMedia Network do not necessarily support nor endorse any specific candidate for elected office.

Lauren Baer, Democratic candidate for Congress in Florida's 18th district, joined us on the podcast again for a special Pride Month episode about the state of LGBTQ rights in the United States.

She worked in the Obama Administration for two Secretaries of State (John Kerry & Hillary Clinton), and then for UN Ambassador Samantha Power. She got to know John Kerry's golden retriever (Ben) while working on Mahogany Row, and she traveled across the globe working in high-pressure foreign policy scenarios. But it wasn't until after Trump's election that Lauren Baer first thought about running for office. She credits the birth of her new-born with a fresh desire to take on our challenges head-on. She believes everyone in her district should be able to have access to quality affordable healthcare, a first-rate public education, the opportunity to live in a beautiful (and protected) environment, and a strong economy that preserves and strengthens the middle class. We sat down with Lauren on our podcast to discuss her progressive platform for her district, her experience working in the Obama Administration, and her optimism for the future.

Meet Pam Keith and Lauren Baer, both running for U.S. House.  We have some meaningful citizen stories in this episode, and we learn about toxic blue green algae.  Listen, and join the “River-lution!”