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JENerational Change

307 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratings

JENerational Change is transforming politics into service.

In 2020, Jen Perelman ran for Congress against Debbie Wasserman Schultz based on the premise that congressional representation should be treated as a term of public service, not a lifelong career.

JENerational Change spotlights other candidates who challenge entrenched incumbents, regardless of their party affiliation. We speak with activists, journalists, comedians, and other public figures who seek to make a positive change for their community.

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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE PETTY: Talking Broward Politics with Commissioner Angelo Castillo

April 27, 2021 18:56 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB

Angelo Castillo is a Cuban born American raised in New York City who has served as an executive in the Koch, Dinkins, Giuliani, Cuomo, and Pataki administrations in New York. He was named director of US HUD’s Florida State Office of Community Planning and Development in 1996, and Director of Human Services for Broward County in 1998, where he was responsible for a $250 million budget with 1,200 staff. He returned to US HUD as Deputy State Coordinator for Florida in 2000. From 2003 until joi...

Celebrating EARTH DAY with Lauren Ashcraft, Host of Biting Commentary

April 23, 2021 19:40 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

Lauren Ashcraft is a community advocate, comedian, and democratic socialist. She ran a 100% grassroots campaign for District 12-NY, which covers portions of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Lauren says that she "became radicalized by working in the private sector in New York City," where she "realized that capitalism is socialism for corporations and billionaires." Lauren was on the Brand New Congress 2020 slate alongside Jen. Lauren now hosts Biting Commentary, a new YouTube show about politics, c...

The FUTURE of Progressive Politics in Florida | Elijah Manley, Candidate for FL House District 94

April 21, 2021 22:31 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MB

Elijah Manley is a 22-year old organizer running for the Florida House of Representatives in District 94, which covers Wilton Manors and Plantation. He currently serves as President of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Broward County. Elijah Manley was born in Fort Lauderdale and raised in low income public housing. He attended Broward County’s public schools where he began working as a community organizer. He started attending school board and commission meetings in middle school, where...

Dismantling the Corporate Spin on COBRA with Wendell Potter, Health Insurance Whistleblower

April 17, 2021 19:13 - 1 hour - 64.5 MB

Wendell Potter is a whistleblower and reformed insurance propagandist. For fifteen years, Wendell worked for Cigna, where he lead the company’s corporate communications team and served as chief corporate spokesperson. He also represented Cigna on several industry committees and task forces, including the strategic communications committee at the industry’s largest PR and lobbying group, America’s Health Insurance Plans. After seeing firsthand how strategic PR and lobbying is used unfairly ...

Josh Hamilton | Brexit: The Establishment Civil War

April 03, 2021 18:21 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

Josh Hamilton is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast who founded The Jist and is host of the podcast Chatter, an interview podcast covering politics, culture, and society. Brexit: The Establishment Civil War is his first book, a case study of how social media is disrupting our democracy. — 🇬🇧 Josh's Twitter: @Give_Me_TheJist 🇬🇧 The Jist: TheJist.co.uk 🇬🇧 Brexit: The Establishment Civil War: https://www.amazon.com/Brexit-Establishment-Civil-Josh-Hamilton/dp/1789044901 — Check out...

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) Explained with Steve Grumbine (Founder of Real Progressives in Action)

April 01, 2021 21:26 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

Steve Grumbine is one of the world's most effective public educators on Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). MMT, which suggests that deficit spending (private sector surplus) is actually a good thing, dramatically redefines our understanding of how the U.S. government can address issues like climate change, infrastructure, healthcare, and homelessness. Steve is the founder of the Real Progressives Network and hosts the Macro N' Cheese podcast. — 💵 Steve's Twitter: @sdgrumbine 💵 Steve's Patreo...

#FreeAssange Telethon | Chris Hedges and Margaret Kimberley

March 25, 2021 20:34 - 1 hour - 55.5 MB

#FreeAssange #FreeAssangeTelethon — FEATURING: 1:45-2:00 p.m. ET: Nathan Fuller of the Assange Defense Committee 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET: John Kiriakou, Medea Benjamin, and Kevin Gosztola 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET: Lee Camp, Rania Khalek, and Ron Placone 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Justin Jackson, Kate Willett, and Jordan Chariton 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET: Norman Solomon, Marjorie Cohn, and Shahid Buttar 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET: Chris Hedges & Margaret Kimberley — PHONE SCRIPT: 📞 Directory of Representatives: house....

#FreeAssange Telethon | Norman Solomon, Marjorie Cohn, and Shahid Buttar

March 25, 2021 17:49 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

#FreeAssange #FreeAssangeTelethon — FEATURING: 1:45-2:00 p.m. ET: Nathan Fuller of the Assange Defense Committee 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET: John Kiriakou, Medea Benjamin, and Kevin Gosztola 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET: Lee Camp, Rania Khalek, and Ron Placone 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Justin Jackson, Kate Willett, and Jordan Chariton 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET: Norman Solomon, Marjorie Cohn, and Shahid Buttar 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET: Chris Hedges & Margaret Kimberley — PHONE SCRIPT: 📞 Directory of Representatives: house....

#FreeAssange Telethon | Justin Jackson, Kate Willett, and Jordan Chariton

March 24, 2021 22:33 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

#FreeAssange #FreeAssangeTelethon — FEATURING: 1:45-2:00 p.m. ET: Nathan Fuller of the Assange Defense Committee 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET: John Kiriakou, Medea Benjamin, and Kevin Gosztola 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET: Lee Camp, Rania Khalek, and Ron Placone 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Justin Jackson, Kate Willett, and Jordan Chariton 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET: Norman Solomon, Marjorie Cohn, and Shahid Buttar 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET: Chris Hedges & Margaret Kimberley — PHONE SCRIPT: 📞 Directory of Representatives: house....

#FreeAssange Telethon | Lee Camp, Rania Khalek, and Ron Placone

March 24, 2021 18:13 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

#FreeAssange #FreeAssangeTelethon — FEATURING: 1:45-2:00 p.m. ET: Nathan Fuller of the Assange Defense Committee 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET: John Kiriakou, Medea Benjamin, and Kevin Gosztola 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET: Lee Camp, Rania Khalek, and Ron Placone 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Justin Jackson, Kate Willett, and Jordan Chariton 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET: Norman Solomon, Marjorie Cohn, and Shahid Buttar 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET: Chris Hedges & Margaret Kimberley — PHONE SCRIPT: 📞 Directory of Representatives: house....

#FreeAssange Telethon | John Kiriakou, Medea Benjamin, and Kevin Gosztola

March 24, 2021 17:09 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

#FreeAssange #FreeAssangeTelethon — FEATURING: 1:45-2:00 p.m. ET: Nathan Fuller of the Assange Defense Committee 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET: John Kiriakou, Medea Benjamin, and Kevin Gosztola 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET: Lee Camp, Rania Khalek, and Ron Placone 4:00-5:00 p.m. ET: Justin Jackson, Kate Willett, and Jordan Chariton 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET: Norman Solomon, Marjorie Cohn, and Shahid Buttar 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET: Chris Hedges & Margaret Kimberley — PHONE SCRIPT: 📞 Directory of Representatives: house....

Betty Hart | Canceling Cancel Culture with Compassion

March 22, 2021 21:51 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB

Betty Hart is an actor, director, instructor, and woman of faith whose mission is to help create space for necessary conversations. Betty is known for her TEDx Talk "Canceling Cancel Culture with Compassion," wherein she advocates for curiosity, diversity, empathy, and valuing the whole of a person rather than individual aspects. Cancel culture generally refers to celebrities, but what about the people in our inner circle we are cancelling due to ideological differences? What if instead of...

Judah Friedlander | Speaking Truth to Power in an Era of Censorship

March 19, 2021 18:24 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Judah Friedlander is an actor and comedian who's best known for playing Frank Rossitano on 30 Rock. He's also appeared in Curb Your Enthusiasm, Flight of the Conchords, Spin City, Meet the Parents, and Zoolander.   Judah is widely recognized as an expert on martial arts. He maintains an extra-dark black belt in karate and authored "How to Beat Up Anybody: An Instructional and Inspirational Karate Book by the World Champion." He is also a professional wrestling enthusiast and plays ping pong...

Georgia Davenport | Passing Medicare for All at the State Level

March 18, 2021 22:17 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB

Georgia Davenport is the founder of Whole Washington, a grassroots coalition of healthcare professionals and activists who are determined to bring universal healthcare to the State of Washington and throughout the nation. Georgia founded Whole Washington in 2017 to support candidates who are working with urgency to make Universal Healthcare a reality. Whole Washington does not support an incremental approach and believes that the only way to true social justice, cost relief, and personal fr...

Margaret Kimberley | Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents

March 18, 2021 21:43 - 1 hour - 75.2 MB

Margaret Kimberley is a New York-based writer and activist for peace and justice issues. Dr. Cornel West has called her “one of the few great truth tellers who, along with Glen Ford, Adolph Reed, Jr. and Bruce Dixon, preserved her integrity during the Obama years.” She has been an editor and senior columnist for Black Agenda Report since its inception in 2006. Her work has appeared in the Dallas Morning News, Consortium News, American Herald Tribune and CounterPunch. She is a contributor to...

Jennifer R. Farmer | First and Only: A Black Woman's Guide to Thriving at Work and in Life

March 16, 2021 21:37 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MB

Jennifer R. Farmer is a writer, trainer and activist communicator. Jennifer is the author of the forthcoming book, “First and Only: How Black Women Navigate Work and Life.” In the book, Jennifer offers practical strategies for Black women to thrive in workplaces that can be ambivalent about their success, as well as tips and stories from psychologists, activists, and organizational experts that equip Black women to lead others and heal past wounds. Jennifer is the founder of Spotlight PR...

Jason Smith, President of the IAFF Local-4321 | Lifting Up Labor

March 16, 2021 18:51 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MB

Jason Smith President of the Broward County Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Union (IAFF Local 4321). The International Association of Fire Fighters is a labor union representing paid full-time firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in the United States and Canada. The IAFF was formed in 1918 and is affiliated with the AFL-CIO in the United States and the Canadian Labour Congress in Canada. Jason began his career as a Firefighter/Paramedic and then rose through the r...

Dianne Morales | Radically Reshaping the Future of NYC

March 11, 2021 20:57 - 1 hour - 62.5 MB

Since AOC’s monumental primary upset of Joe Crowley in 2018, a progressive uprising has been sweeping NYC. Dianne Morales is a former public school teacher turned non-profit difference maker for at-risk youth & the LGBTQ+ community. As a non-corporate funded candidate, Dianne represents a people-first agenda that prioritizes: * Guaranteed Housing for All * Democratizing Healthcare * Defunding the Police * Public Infrastructure investment In Dianne's own words, her platform "is built on...

Jamarl Thomas | Fighting Back Against Big Tech Censorship

March 09, 2021 20:07 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Jamarl Thomas is a journalist, poet, and chess expert. He hosts The Progressive Soap Box on YouTube, where he provides honest analysis of the news without allegiance to anything other than the truth. He's also the host of Fault Lines, Radio Sputnik's flagship radio program. — 📦Jamarl's Twitter: @theProgSoapBox 📦Jamarl's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theprogressiv...​ 📦The Progressive Soap Box: https://www.youtube.com/c/JamarlThoma...​ 📦Fault Lines: https://www.iheart.com/podcast...

Ally Dalsimer | Environmental Policy Expert Challenges Entrenched Corporate Dem in VA-11

March 04, 2021 19:10 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MB

Ally Dalsimer is a Democrat running for Congress in Virginia's 11th district, which covers the DC suburbs in Fairfax and Prince William counties. She is running a fully grassroots campaign. Ally has thirty years of experience in environmental policy and protection. She managed the Natural Resources Program at the Department of Defense under the Trump administration, but her position was eliminated as a result of Trump's budget cuts on environmental programs. Consequently, Ally's life's work...

Miami Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on South Florida's Environmental Urgency

March 02, 2021 21:42 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MB

Daniella Levine Cava is the first female Mayor of Miami-Dade County. As Mayor, she oversees a metropolitan government with more than 28,000 employees serving nearly 3 million residents, managing an annual budget of approximately $9 billion. Mayor Levine Cava came to elected office after having served as an advocate for South Florida families for over 30 years. She served special needs children and immigrants at Legal Services of Greater Miami, and then represented children in the child welf...

Dr. Michael E. Mann | The New Climate War

February 27, 2021 00:02 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB

Dr. Michael E. Mann is a scientist, author, and Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Penn State. He is also director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center. Dr. Mann's research involves the use of theoretical models and observational data to better understand Earth's climate system. He is author of more than 200 peer-reviewed and edited publications and has also published four books. His newest book, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳 : 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘛𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵, shows how fos...

Isiah James | Brooklyn's Working-Class Representative

February 23, 2021 20:38 - 1 hour - 69.1 MB

Isiah James is a Democrat running for Congress in New York's 9th Congressional District, which is located entirely within Brooklyn. Isiah is a decorated veteran of the Iraq War. In 2009, he was nearly killed by a grenade, and as a result of the blast, he suffers from permanent hearing loss, chronic migraines, and PTSD. Isiah later attended Brooklyn College, where he began organizing for tenants rights, access to affordable housing, and mentored returning veterans struggling with the transit...

Thom Hartmann | The Hidden History of American Oligarchy

February 22, 2021 23:18 - 1 hour - 60.4 MB

Thom Hartmann is one of the most recognizable progressive talk show hosts in America. He’s hosted The Thom Hartmann Program since 2003 and has authored more than twenty books on contemporary politics, American history, and attention deficit disorder among other subjects. He recently published 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘺: 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴, the latest title in his 𝘏𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. In the book, Thom examines the corrupting influence of oligar...

Vaush | The Problems with the Online Left

February 06, 2021 20:19 - 1 hour - 81.1 MB

Vaush is a rising star of independent left-wing media. Many regard his YouTube channel as a response to the overwhelming presence of reactionary content that helped fuel the popularity of the alt-right in the mid-2010s. Vaush is perhaps best known for his debates against some of the most influential figures of the alt-right, including Sargon of Akkad, Stefan Molyneux, and Jean-François Gariépy among others. He has also debated self-described fascists and neo-Nazis. As a result, he's ofte...

Erica Smith | Public Educator Challenges Climate Change Denier in U.S. Senate Race

February 05, 2021 20:46 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MB

Erica Smith is a member of the North Carolina State Senate who has represented District 3 (which covers the Outer Banks) since 2015. She was a candidate for U.S. Senate in the 2020 Democratic Primary, and she recently announced that she'll be running again in 2022. The 2020 Senate race was narrowly won by incumbent Thom Tillis, a Republican who has denied the existence of climate change and who once introduced a constitutional amendment in the State House of Representatives that would have...

Chris Smalls | Why Amazon MUST Unionize

February 03, 2021 18:42 - 1 hour - 55.2 MB

Chris Smalls worked as a supervisor at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, where he oversaw a team of 60-100 "pickers." Early last March, Smalls noticed that people at his warehouse were getting sick. He approached HR and told them that they must quarantine the facility and take proactive measures against the burgeoning pandemic. Amazon refused. Jeff Bezos is the second richest man in the world. Despite having a net worth of over $180,000,000,000, he has cut hazard pay for his warehouse ...

Vaush | How Do We Build a VIRTUAL Left-Wing Coalition?

February 01, 2021 20:33 - 2 minutes - 1.83 MB

Vaush is a rising star of independent left-wing media. Many regard his YouTube channel as a response to the overwhelming presence of reactionary content that helped fuel the popularity of the alt-right in the mid-2010s. Vaush is perhaps best known for his debates against some of the most influential figures of the alt-right, including Sargon of Akkad, Stefan Molyneux, and Jean-François Gariépy among others. He has also debated self-described fascists and neo-Nazis. As a result, he's often ...

Lee Carter | Socialist Marine Fights for Healthcare in VA Governor Race

January 29, 2021 22:22 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Lee Carter has represented the 50th district in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2018. Earlier this month, he announced his candidacy in Virginia's Democratic Party primary election for governor. Lee was a member of the United States Marine Corps from 2006 to 2011. During this time, he completed tours in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. His unit was also one of the first to respond to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Since becoming a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, he ha...

David Sirota | Coalition Building in the Biden Era

January 26, 2021 22:49 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MB

David Sirota is an award-winning journalist, bestselling author, and former speechwriter for Bernie Sanders. Shortly after ending his work with the Sanders Campaign, he joined Jacobin Magazine as editor-at-large. He recently launched The Daily Poster, his own grassroots-funded investigative journalism project that covers politics and corporate power. __ 💬 David's Twitter: @davidsirota 💬 The Daily Poster: www.dailyposter.com __ ☀️ WEBSITE: jenerationalchange.com ☀️ TWITTER & INSTAGRAM...

Sen. Shevrin Jones | Changemaker of the Week

January 25, 2021 23:51 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MB

Shevrin Jones is a Florida State Senator who represents District 35. He also represented House District 101 from 2012 to 2020. Prior to become a legislator, Sen. Jones was an A.P. Chemistry teacher for Broward County Public Schools. He is the Founder of LEAD Nation, one of South Florida’s top youth organizations for leadership development training. In its 10 years of youth empowerment, LEAD Nation still maintains a 100% high school graduation rate among its participants. He currently serves...

Allen Ellison: Meet Marco Rubio's Democratic Senate Challenger

January 21, 2021 17:35 - 1 hour - 70 MB

Allen Ellison is a Democrat who's challenging Marco Rubio for his U.S. Senate seat in 2022. He previously ran for Congress against Rep. Greg Steube in 2018 and 2020. Here's why Allen is running, in his own words: "We have watched career politicians stand by and do absolutely nothing for our people. We have watched them fill this nation with hate through their divisive rhetoric, and we have watched them line their pockets at the expense of the American people, while our fellow citizens stru...

How Do We Pay for a Progressive Policy Agenda? | An Explanation of Modern Monetary Theory with Professor Fadhel Kaboub

January 19, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Fadhel Kaboub is the President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and an Associate Professor of economics at Denison University. In his research, he argues that the United States and other countries with sovereign monetary systems can afford to end poverty, ensure full employment and price stability, provide universal healthcare, and ameliorate ecological conditions at a fraction of the costs that society endures under fiscal austerity. His recent work focuses on the Politi...

Medea Benjamin | JENerational Change #18

January 13, 2021 21:13 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Medea Benjamin is the co-founder of the women-led peace group CODEPINK and the co-founder of the human rights group Global Exchange. She has been an advocate for social justice for more than 40 years. During the 1990s, Medea focused her efforts on tackling the problem of unfair trade as promoted by the World Trade Organization. Widely credited as the woman who brought Nike to its knees, Medea was a key player in the campaign that won a $20 million settlement from 27 US clothing retailers f...

Nina Turner | Changemaker of the Week

January 08, 2021 21:51 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Nina Turner is a hell-raising humanitarian. She's enthusiastically recognized as one of the strongest leaders of the American progressive movement. Nina is a professor, former Ohio State Senator, national co-chair of the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign, and continues to serve as the President of Our Revolution. She recently announced her candidacy for the special election to replace Marcia Fudge, who was appointed as President Biden's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, i...

Scott Santens | JENerational Change #17

January 05, 2021 20:54 - 1 hour - 62.9 MB

Scott Santens is a writer and full-time advocate for unconditional basic income (UBI). He's the editor of Basic Income Today, a daily UBI news hub, and hosts The Scott Santens UBI Enterprise. ♻️ Scott's Twitter: @ScottSantens ♻️ Scott's Website: BasicIncomeToday.com ♻️ Scott's Patreon: patreon.com/scottsantens ♻️ Scott's SubReddit: r/BasicIncome __ Scott's Selected Writings: ♻️ Why Should We Support the Idea of an Unconditional Basic Income? https://medium.com/working-life/why-...

Justin Jackson | Changemaker of the Year

December 25, 2020 03:25 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB

Justin Jackson is an NFL running back for the Los Angeles Chargers and a progressive champion. He recently helped kick off the #ForceTheVote movement after publicly calling on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to withhold her vote for Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House unless she agrees to bring Medicare for All to a floor vote. 🏈 Justin's Twitter: @J_ManPrime21 🏈 Justin's Instagram: @jjprime21 __ Check out our Patreon for more! ☀️ https://www.patreon.com/JENerationalChange __ ☀️WEBSITE: ht...

Jordan Chariton | Changemaker of the Week

December 24, 2020 07:09 - 1 hour - 76.7 MB

Jordan Chariton is an investigative journalist known for his reporting on the Flint water crisis, the protests at Standing Rock, and police brutality. In 2018, he co-founded Status Coup in response to the sensationalism and propaganda that permeate corporate media. Status Coup prioritizes "in-the-field reporting and commentary that focus on stories of real struggle amongst everyday people—and the corruption causing it." 🎤 Jordan's Twitter: @JordanChariton 🎤 Status Coup Twitter: @StatusCou...

Eric Feigl-Ding | JENerational Change #16

December 22, 2020 19:03 - 1 hour - 98.6 MB

Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding is an epidemiologist and health economist. He's currently a Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists and serves as the Chief Health Economist for Microclinic International. He was formerly a faculty member and researcher at Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He's recently gained prominence as an advocate for coronavirus preparedness. He initially brought the burgeoning pandemic to the public's attention in January of 2020,...

Rania Khalek | JENerational Change #15

December 16, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

Rania Khalek is an independent journalist reporting on the underclass. She is a producer at Soapbox and hosts their new podcast, Left Bitches (who are right). She also cohosts Unauthorized Disclosure with Kevin Gosztola. Most importantly, she is a REAL journalist. Her work has appeared on Truthout, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Al Jazeera America, The Nation, Salon, AlterNet, Vice, The Grayzone, and more.  📰 Rania's Twitter & Instagram: @RaniaKhalek 📰 Rania's Patreon: https://www.pat...

Rose McGowan | Changemaker of the Week

December 11, 2020 19:49 - 48 minutes - 44 MB

Rose McGowan is an actress, artist, activist, and cultural resetter. She's the author of BRAVE, a New York TImes bestselling memoir which details McGowan's role in the Me Too Movement. In 2017, she was recognized by Time Magazine as one of their Person(s) of the Year. #RoseArmy 🗡️Rose's Twitter & Instagram: @RoseMcGowan 🗡️Rose's Website: https://www.rosemcgowan.com/ __ Check out our Patreon for more! ☀️ https://www.patreon.com/JENerationalChange __ ☀️TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JE...

Eleanor Goldfield | JENerational Change #14

December 07, 2020 17:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB

Eleanor Goldfield is a creative radical, activist, and journalist. She is the director, writer, and producer of Hard Road of Hope, an award-winning documentary about the fracking boom in West Virginia. Eleanor is the founder and host of the Act Out! podcast. She's also the co-host of Common Censored with Lee Camp. As a journalist, Eleanor covers people and topics which are censored or misrepresented. 🛢️Eleanor's Twitter: @ActivistEleanor 🛢️Eleanor's Website: https://www.artkillingapathy.c...

Mike Figueredo | JENerational Change #13

November 30, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

👓 The Humanist Report Website: http://www.humanistreport.com/ 👓 The Humanist Report YouTube: goo.gl/E5D8gG 👓 Mike's Twitter: @HumanistReport __ Check out our Patreon for more! ☀️ https://www.patreon.com/JENerationalChange __ ☀️TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JENFL23 ☀️FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jenerationalchange ☀️INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jenfl23/ ☀️PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JENerationalChange

John Kiriakou | JENerational Change #12

November 23, 2020 17:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MB

John Kiriakou is the only CIA employee to go to prison in connection with the agency’s torture program. Not because he tortured anyone, but because he revealed information about America's torture program to a reporter. As a result, Kiriakou was subsequently sentenced to 30 months in prison. Following his release in 2015, Kiriakou said that his case was not about leaking information but about exposing torture, continuing, "and I would do it all over again." He's now an award-winning writer a...

Anna Eskamani | Changemaker of the Week

November 21, 2020 20:58 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MB

Anna Eskamani was elected to the Florida House in 2018. The daughter of Iranian immigrants and a lifelong Orlandoan, Anna has worked relentlessly to protect all members of her community through effective advocacy, bold leadership, and smart management. In Tallahassee, Anna has tackled some of the state’s most complex issues ranging from affordable housing, healthcare, economic mobility, and climate change. Anna is also a long-time advocate for women’s rights, and has fought tirelessly in t...

David Cross | JENerational Change #11

November 16, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MB

✍️ David's Website: https://officialdavidcross.com/ ✍️ David's Twitter: @davidcross ✍️ David's Instagram: @davidcrossofficial __ Check out our Patreon for more! ☀️ https://www.patreon.com/JENerationalChange __ ☀️TWITTER: https://twitter.com/JENFL23 ☀️FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/jenerationalchange ☀️INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jenfl23/ ☀️PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JENerationalChange

Greg Palast | JENerational Change #10

November 07, 2020 01:15 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MB

Greg Palast is known for his investigative reports for BBC, The Guardian and Rolling Stone. His bestsellers include The Best Democracy Money Can Buy and Billionaires and Ballot Bandits. Palast’s new book How Trump Stole 2020 was released in July. Last month Palast released two major reports on vote purges in Georgia and Wisconsin. Catch his reports at GregPalast.com 🕴️ Greg's Twitter: @Greg_Palast 🕴️ Greg's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GregPalastOffice 🕴️ Greg's Facebook: https...

Justin Jackson | JENerational Change #9

November 03, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

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Lee Camp | JENerational Change #8

November 02, 2020 17:00 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

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David Doel | JENerational Change #7

November 01, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MB

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