Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry
286 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★ - 3.5K ratingsSorry Not Sorry tackles social, political and cultural issues from the perspective of unapologetic guests while highlighting activists doing amazing things throughout the country.
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Neil Gross on Police Chiefs Walking the Walk on Police Reform
May 15, 2023 05:54 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBOver the past decade, bad policing has been a constant presence in the headlines, particularly in coverage of police violence against people of color. It makes us wonder if policing can be improved and changes in culture can be achieved. In his new book Walk the Walk, today’s guest Neil Gross examines three cities where he argues police chiefs were able to make significant improvements and culture changes in policing. In addition to being an author and former police officer, Neil is a profes...
Amanda Zurawski and Molly Duane: Suing Texas Because Abortion Saves Lives
May 08, 2023 05:23 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBSince the right-wing activist judges on the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, pregnant people across the country have been put in great jeopardy. Our guests today are fighting back. Amanda Zurawski nearly lost her life when a Texas law prevented her from receiving an abortion after a medical emergency made her pregnancy nonviable. Molly Duane is an attorney helping Amanda and four other women sue the state of Texas in collaboration with the Center for Reproductive Rights. --- Send in...
Fred Guttenberg on guns and American Carnage
May 01, 2023 05:54 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB46,000 deaths in America, every single year. We have more guns than people in the United States. And yet somehow, many states across the country are working to make it easier to get guns, easier to carry guns, and easier to kill people without consequence. This is partly because of the lies of the gun industry. To help us sort through the myths and find the truth, we’ve invited one of my favorite humans back on the show. Fred Guttenberg’s daughter Jaime was murdered in the Marjorie Stoneman ...
Alyssa Milano in the Guest Chair - The ERA, Guns, Abortion Rights, and Supporting Women
April 24, 2023 04:59 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBBen the Producer here! Every so often, we like to switch things up here, and we're doing it again this week. Alyssa Milano switches roles and joins us as the guest to discuss the GOP's immoral and dangerous attacks against women and women's autonomy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Award-winning Journalist and Russia Expert Owen Matthews on Putin's Overreach
April 17, 2023 05:02 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBAs Putin's war in Ukraine continues to rage on more than a year after his initial invasion, the toll it is taking is astonishing. A private Russian army seems to be running rampant without Kremlin oversight, civilians and civilian infrastructure are routinely and illegally attacked, and the people of Ukraine continue to suffer. To help make sense of it all, we've invited Owen Matthews on to the show. Owen is a longtime Moscow-based award-winning journalist who served as Newsweek's Moscow Bur...
CNN's Joan Biskupic on Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences.
April 10, 2023 05:16 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBDonald Trump fulfilled one of the decades-long goals of the American far right when he transformed the Supreme Court into a far-right majority body that will have huge impacts long after he is gone. To look at that shift, what it means for the court, and what it means for the country, we've invited Joan Biskupic into the show. Joan is CNN's Senior Supreme Court Analyst and author of the new book Nine Black Robes: Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences. ...
Author Jane Roper on Her New Novel The Society of Shame
April 03, 2023 05:59 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBOur guest this week is Jane Roper. Jane is the author of two previous books: a memoir, Double Time, and a novel, Eden Lake. Her short fiction, essays, and humor have appeared in publications including McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, The Millions, The Rumpus, Salon, and Poets & Writers and on NPR. Her new novel, The Society of Shame, is now available. ABOUT THE SOCIETY OF SHAME “If you liked Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, read The Society of Shame by Jane Roper.” —The Washington Post...
#WomensHistoryMonth: Julie Suk on the Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment
March 27, 2023 05:46 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBAs we wrap up Women's History Month, the Equal Rights Amendment is on the cusp of being adopted into the Constitution, if Congress gets its stuff together. It’s the product of more than a century of work of women and allies, and I’ve invited my friend Julie Suk, author of the new book “We the Women: The Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment” on the podcast to talk about the history of this movement. - Alyssa Praise For We The Women: The Unstoppable Mothers Of The Equal Rights A...
Mike Lux on the Overlooked Voices of Factory Towns
March 20, 2023 05:55 - 38 minutes - 35 MBThe past decades have seen a steady erosion of Democratic support from what used to be core voters: blue collar workers in factory towns. There are many reasons for this, and to explain what's happened and how to fix it, I've invited Mike Lux, founder of American Family Voices on to discuss. Mike is a writer and thought leader, and as the co-founder of Democracy Partners, one of the most influential voices in progressive politics in the United States. --- Send in a voice message: https:...
Oxfam's Nabil Ahmed on the Wealth Gap and Economic Justice
March 13, 2023 05:18 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBIf it seems like the richest people in the world are getting richer—at the expense of everyone else—it’s because they are. A recent report from Oxfam illustrates just how much richer the wealthiest people in the world are getting, and to discuss what it means for the rest of us, I’ve invited Nabil Ahmed onto the podcast. Nabil is the Director of Economic Justice for Oxfam America. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Empowering Women in the Workplace with Laura Casselman
March 06, 2023 05:47 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBInternational Women’s Day is March 8th. To talk about the state of women in the workplace in 2023, I’ve invited Laura Casselman on the show. Laura is a former Radio City Rockette who beat the boys club to become CEO of JVZoo.com. Her book "Trust Your Increments" is now available to order. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
You Can't Always Say What You Want - Dennis Baron on the First Amendment
February 27, 2023 06:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBWe live in a time where our speech has unlimited potential reach given the communications advancements of the 21stcentury. Of course, that has led to a national and international debate on free speech. Our guest today, Dennis Baron, literally wrote the book on Free Speech. His book, You Can’t Always Say What You Want, is now available to order. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
UNICEF in Egypt - Reflecting on Alyssa's trip with UNICEF's Dina Heikal
February 20, 2023 05:57 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBThis year, Alyssa is celebrating her twentieth year as a UNICEF ambassador. That work has taken her around the world, including a trip she made to Egypt in 2022. To talk about the state of affairs in Egypt, and the UNICEF Ambassador program in general, we’ve invited Dina Heikal, UNICEF’s Social and Behavioral Change officer, who Alyssa met while in Egypt. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Electing a New Generation of Progressive Leaders with The Next 50
February 13, 2023 06:13 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBTwo things we know about our political leadership in America is that it is too old, and too white. Our guests this week are working to change that. I’m happy to be joined by Zak Malamed and Sydney Minetta Brown of The Next 50, a political action committee working to elect the next generation of Democratic Leaders. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Jared Yates Sexton on The Midnight Kingdom
February 06, 2023 11:40 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBJared Yates Sexton is a political analyst and author. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, Politico, The Daily Beast, and elsewhere. He is the co-host of The Muckrake Podcast and his new book THE MIDNIGHT KINGDOM: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis is now available to order. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
David Mura and the Stories Whiteness Tells Itself
January 30, 2023 06:12 - 39 minutes - 36 MBIt shouldn’t be a secret that white supremacy was baked into the founding of this nation, but it’s still not a story we like to tell as part of our history. Our guest this week is working to change that. David Mura is an essayist, memoirist, poet and fiction writer who brings a unique perspective to our multi-racial and multi-cultural society. A third-generation Japanese-American, he has written intimately about his life as a man of color and the connections between race, culture and history...
Cisco Aguilar, Nevada Secretary of State
January 23, 2023 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBOur guest this week is Cisco Aguilar. Cisco was elected as Nevada Secretary of State in 2022 and assumed office on January 2, 2023. As an attorney and small business owner, and with years of experience in the private and public sectors, Cisco brings a unique perspective and expertise into the Secretary of State’s Office. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
#MLKDay Continues: Heather McGhee
January 19, 2023 12:44 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBWe continue our week-long observation of MLK Day with Heather McGhee. On this episode we welcomed Heather McGhee back to the show. Heather is a bestselling author, a speaker, and the Board Chair for Color of Change, the country’s largest online racial justice organization. She’s also the host of the podcast The Sum of Us, which launched in July, 2022. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
#MLKDay Continues: Rep. Barbara Lee on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation
January 18, 2023 13:19 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBWe're continuing our observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day by highlighting episodes in our archive with just some of the people we've interviewed doing the hard work of Racial Justice. People like Congresswoman Barbara Lee, who has been representing California’s 13th district since 1999. She was the only person in Congress to vote against the expanded use of force authorization immediately after the 9/11 attacks and has been a constant force for peace in Congress since. She is working no...
#MLKDay Continues with Mondale Robinson of the Black Male Voter Project
January 17, 2023 06:03 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBWe're continuing our week-long honoring of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by highlighting some of the episodes in our archives featuring people doing the hard work of racial justice, like Mondale Robinson. Mondale is the founder and Principal of Black Male Voter Project, an organization dedicated to overcoming systemic disenfranchisement of Black voters, and Black men in particular, in the electoral process. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-...
#MLKDay: The Black Agenda with Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman
January 16, 2023 06:52 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBIn honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, we will be highlighting an episode from our archives each day this week with someone fighting for racial justice. To start, we're joined by Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman. Anna is a is a researcher, writer, science communicator and activist. She is the co-founder of The Sadie Collective, the only nonprofit organization addressing the lack of Black women in economics and related fields, and the editor of The Black Agenda: Bold Solutions for a Br...
Keith Boykin on Quitting
January 09, 2023 06:13 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBWe live in a culture which stresses self-sacrifice and perceived security and stability over the potential happiness and self-discovery which can come with quitting work and moving on to something new. Our guest this week is living proof of how fruitful quitting can be. Keith Boykin is a TV and film producer, a national political commentator, a New York Times bestselling author, and a former White House aide to President Bill Clinton. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School,...
TikTok Influencer/Activists
January 02, 2023 06:11 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIf you've followed Alyssa or her career since the 1980s, you know that the only reason she cares that she has a platform is that it allows her to work to make the world a better place. And that's why I'm so excited about this episode. We've invited four of your (and our) favorite influencers from TikTok, who are using THEIR platforms, in exciting new ways. In this episode, you'll hear familiar voices talking about how and why they use those voices for change in 2023 and beyond, including Ash...
2022 Year in Review
December 26, 2022 06:15 - 1 hour - 61 MBOur annual end-of-year tradition: recapping some of the moments that defined 2022 for Sorry Not Sorry. Did we miss some of yours? Let us know by leaving us a voicemail! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood with Jessica Grose
December 19, 2022 06:37 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBOur guest this week is Jessica Grose, an opinion writer at The New York Times who writes a popular newsletter on parenting. Jess was the founding editor of Lenny, the email newsletter and website. She also writes about women’s health, culture, politics and grizzly bears. Her new book "Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood" is now available. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
The Queer Stories of Young Bloomsbury with Nino Strachey
December 12, 2022 06:05 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBOne of the issues that is so close to our heart is how art influences culture. We often say that nothing can change the world the way art can—it brings us together across so many of our divides to discuss important issues. And boy, does our guest this week have a story about a group of artists who lived authentically and pushed against social boundaries. Nino Strachey. Nino is a writer, historian and public speaker who worked as Head of Research for the National Trust. Since starting her car...
Saving SCOTUS with Indivisible's Meagan Hatcher-Mayes
December 05, 2022 06:34 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBThe Supreme Court recently began a new term, the first with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. There are a number of important cases on the docket. We’ve invited Meagan Hatcher-Mayes, Director of Democracy at Indivisible, and part of the Unrig the Courts Coalition onto the podcast to discuss what to expect and efforts to reform the court. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
The Big Truth with Major Garrett and David Becker
November 28, 2022 06:24 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBWe’ve heard it before: the consequences of our elections have never been more important. We’ve just seen that in the midterms, and it’s already time to saddle up for the 2024 general. The Big Lie is an existential threat to our democracy, and as these elections have shown, that threat continues. This week, we’ve invited election experts Major Garrett, is CBS Chief Washington Correspondent, and David Becker, founder of The Center for Election Innovation and Research, on the show to discuss th...
Thanksgiving Special: We Gather Together with Denise Kiernan
November 21, 2022 06:22 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBIt’s Thanksgiving week, and we have an episode for you that will change the way you see the holiday. Our guest today is Denise Kiernan. Denise is an author, journalist and producer. Her books, The Last Castle, and The Girls of Atomic City were national bestsellers. She joins us to discuss her book We Gather Together: A Nation Divided, A President in Turmoil, and a Historic Campaign to Embrace Gratitude and Grace. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-...
David Corn on his New Book American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy
November 14, 2022 06:27 - 50 minutes - 34.3 MBDavid Corn is a veteran Washington journalist and political commentator. He is the Washington bureau chief for Mother Jones magazine and an analyst for MSNBC. He is also the author or coauthor of four New York Times bestsellers, including the #1 bestseller Russian Roulette, Showdown, and Hubris; and the author of the novel Deep Background. His new book, American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican Party Went Crazy, argues that since the 1950s the GOP has encouraged an...
Nazanin Nour on the New Iranian Revolution: The #MahsaAmini Protests Explained
November 07, 2022 06:32 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBIf you’ve listened to this podcast, or really anything Alyssa's done or said in her adult life, you know that fighting against the oppression of women is her life’s work. Recently, in Iran, we’ve seen this oppression boil over into huge anti-government protests in that country and around the world after Mahsa Amini died in the custody of that country’s incredibly immoral “morality police.” To help us understand the importance and current state of those protests, We’ve invited actor and comed...
#Election2022: Previewing the Midterms
October 31, 2022 05:10 - 31 minutes - 21.4 MBThe 2022 Midterms are on November 8th. In this episode, Alyssa and Ben Jackson discuss what to expect, how to get involved, and how to make sure your vote is counted. There's so much at stake--make sure you're prepared! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Shauna Siggelkow on Fighting Hate by Telling Immigrant Stories
October 24, 2022 05:44 - 36 minutes - 25 MBWhile the Trump regime has ended, the hate-fueled machinery of lies and disinformation around immigrants in America has not. To look at the sources and impacts of this machine, we’ve invited Shauna Siggelkow, Director of Digital Storytelling at Define American to the show. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Heather McGhee on the Power of Our Stories
October 17, 2022 05:10 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBOn this episode we’re welcoming Heather McGhee back to the show. Heather is a bestselling author, a speaker, and the Board Chair for Color of Change, the country’s largest online racial justice organization. She’s also the host of the podcast The Sum of Us, which launched in July. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Saving Our Democracy with Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold
October 10, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBSecretaries of State are the chief election administrators around the country. As the midterm elections unfold, we’re seeing just how important that role is. Our guest for this episode is Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. She’s joining us to discuss the critical role Secretaries of State play, the state of election integrity around the nation, and her re-election campaign. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Digital Madness: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis with Dr. Nicholas Kardaras
October 03, 2022 05:58 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MBOur guest this week is Dr. Nicholas Kardaras. Nick is an Ivy League educated psychologist, one of the country’s foremost addiction and mental health experts and the bestselling author of Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction is Hijacking Our Kids – and How to Break the Trance. His new book, “DIGITAL MADNESS: How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis” is now available. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Kate Kelly on Abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment
September 26, 2022 05:04 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBWhen the Supreme Court took away the right to abortion it said loudly and clearly that in America, women are not entitled to equal protection under the law. But the Equal Rights Amendment has been ratified by the states and is sitting in limbo. To help us make sense of it all, We’ve invited Kate Kelly on the show. Kate is a feminist, activist, and human rights lawyer. She’s a nationally known advocate for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and host and creator of the podcast Ordi...
Donna Jackson Nakazawa on Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media
September 19, 2022 05:41 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBDonna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning journalist and internationally-recognized speaker whose work explores the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and human emotion. Her mission is to translate emerging science in ways that help those with chronic conditions find healing. Her new book Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media is now available. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...
Andy Borowitz on Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
September 12, 2022 05:09 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBOur guest this week is Andy Borowitz. Andy is an award-winning comedian and New York Times bestselling author. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Harvard College, where he became President of the Harvard Lampoon. In 1998, he began contributing humor to The New Yorker’s “Shouts & Murmurs” and “Talk of the Town” departments, and in 2001, he created “The Borowitz Report,” a satirical news column, which has millions of readers around the world. In 2012, The New Yorker began publis...
Abortion, Dobbs, and the Twisted Ethics of an Extremist Supreme Court with Katie Watson
September 05, 2022 05:07 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBThe cruel, bizarre, and frankly evil supreme court decision taking away a woman’s right to choose is wreaking havoc in the medical community. To help us make sense of the legal lay of the land and the ethical status of abortion, we’ve invited Katie L. Watson onto the show. Katie is an Associate Professor of Medical Education, Medical Social Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is also a lawyer who clerked in the federal courts...
Michael Pollan on how Psychedelics can Change Your Mind
August 29, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBOur guest today is Michael Pollan. Since the 2018 publication of his New York Times bestseller How to Change Your Mind, Michael’s work on psychedelics has steered the national conversation on the medical potential and stigmas surrounding some of the most powerful, naturally-derived drugs. He furthers the discussion in his new book This is Your Mind on Plants and his Netflix Series “How to Change Your Mind.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano...
Anya Kamenetz on The Stolen Year
August 22, 2022 05:17 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBOur guest this week is Anya Kamenetz. Anya has covered education for many years including for NPR, where she co-created the podcast Life Kit: Parenting. She speaks, writes, and thinks about learning and the future. Her new book The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children’s Lives, And Where We Go Now is now available. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar Fights for Texas and You
August 15, 2022 05:26 - 34 minutes - 23.3 MBOur guest this week is Congresswoman Veronica Escobar. Congresswoman Escobar represents the 16th Congressional District in Texas, a position she’s held since 2019. When elected, she became one of the first two Latinas from Texas to serve in Congress. On July 19th, she and other members of Congress were arrested protesting at the Supreme Court against their evil decision removing the right to abortion from millions of Americans. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p...
Victor Ray on Critical Race Theory
August 08, 2022 04:50 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBCritical Race Theory is widely maligned by those on the right, but poorly understood. Our guest for this episode, Dr. Victor Ray, can help us sort out the truth from the lies. Victor is nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. As an active public scholar, his social and critical commentary has appeared in outlets such as The Washington Post, Newsweek, Harvard Business Review, and Boston Review. His new book, On Critical Race Theory: Why it Matters and Why You Should Care is no...
Oh Sh!t, Malcolm! Intelligence Expert Malcolm Nance on his New Book They Want to Kill Americans: The Militias, Terrorists, and Deranged Ideology of the Trump Insurgency,”
August 01, 2022 05:11 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MBThis is an episode you can't afford to miss. Malcolm Nance is a globally renowned expert on terrorism, extremism, and insurgency, and a multiple New York Times bestselling author. A 34-year, Arabic-speaking veteran of the US intelligence community's Combating Terrorism program, he is considered one of the Great African-Americans in Espionage by the International Spy Museum. He is counter-terrorism analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. And if that wasn’t enough, he’s just published a new book titled...
Bold Solutions
July 25, 2022 05:00 - 39 minutes - 31.6 MBOver the years, this podcast has focused on highlighting those people who are not only experts in identifying the significant problems facing the United States and its institutions, but those who propose bold solutions to those problems. In the past weeks, those problems have expanded significantly. Once again, Joe Manchin—a single senator representing a single state—has blocked critical environmental legislation. Despite being a democrat, he’s tanked the Democratic majority in the senate, a...
Screenwriter Abi Morgan on Caretaking and Her New Book "This Is Not a Pity Memoir"
July 18, 2022 05:16 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBWhen you share your life with someone, you take on the idea of being a caretaker if something goes wrong, but only in the abstract. But when that idea becomes a reality, life changes in so many ways you may never expect. My guest this week is Abi Morgan. Abi is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter ("The Iron Lady") whose new book “This is Not a Pity Memoir” is now available. Editorial Reviews Review "With her trademark deadpan, trenchant wit, and a deeply soulful mindfulness, Abi ...
Stimulus Wreck with author Gaby Dunn, Host of the Podcast "Bad With Money"
July 11, 2022 05:24 - 45 minutes - 31 MBOur guest this week is Gaby Dunn. Gaby is a New York Times bestselling author, comedian, and LGBTQ advocate living in Los Angeles. They are the host and creator of the podcast Bad with Money with Gaby Dunn. Their new piece Stimulus Wreck: Rebuilding After a Financial Disaster is now available on exclusively on Scribd. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alyssa-milano-sorry-not-sorry/message
Keri Blakiniger, Author of Corrections in Ink
July 04, 2022 05:21 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBWe have a mass incarceration problem in America, with entire industries created to lock people up, keep them locked up, and make it difficult or impossible for many of the people they catch in their cycle to break free. Our guest this week learned this firsthand. Keri Blakinger is a Texas-based journalist and the author of the new book Corrections in Ink, a memoir tracing her path from figure skating to heroin addiction to prison and, finally, to life as an investigative reporter covering ma...
Reform SCOTUS with Congressman Hank Johnson
July 01, 2022 10:12 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBThe Supreme Court has gone rogue. It's radically reduced the right to privacy, the right to bodily autonomy, the right to hold rogue police accountable, the ability of the government to protect the environment, and significantly weakened the wall between church and state--all very much against the wishes of the American people. Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia has a plan to make the court more representative of the people. He joined us to discuss. --- Send in a voice message: https://podca...