Your Political Playlist

Bonus: Governor Kathy Hochul

Join us for special episode of “Your Political Playlist,” as host Emily Tisch Sussman talks with New York's first female governor, Governor Kathy Hochul. She is up for reelection this November against conservative pro-life, pro-gun republican Lee Zeldin. Emily spoke with Governor Hochul about her experience as a woman in politics, especially after she assumed office unexpectedly when the former governor resigned, and how she used that moment to pivot into the highest office in New York. She ...

Introducing She Pivots

After four incredible seasons of Your Political Playlist, host Emily Tisch Sussman has launched a new podcast called She Pivots. It’s been almost a year in the making and we would be so grateful if you went over to She Pivots and listened and subscribed. Join Emily every week as she sits down with a diverse group of women to explore how their personal experiences led to their pivot and eventually their success. In partnership with Marie Claire, She Pivots challenges the typical definitions o...

Bonus: Tan France Talks About Paid Leave

Join us for another special episode of “Your Political Playlist,” as host Emily Tisch Sussman talks with Tan France on an Instagram Live with Marie Claire. Emily spoke with Tan about the need for a federal paid leave program on the same day it was reported that the paid leave program was dropped from the reconciliation bill. Together they dive into why paid leave is important for new parents like Tan and talk about his experience as a new father balancing work and parenthood. Tan is the desig...

Bonus: Senator Gillibrand and Secretary Granholm

Join us for a special episode of “Your Political Playlist,” as host Emily Tisch Sussman sits down with both Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. During her conversation with Senator Gillibrand for Parents Magazine’s Moms Run the World series, Emily spoke with her about how the reconciliation bill was inspired by policies Gillibrand campaigned on in 2019. Secretary Granholm joined Emily on Marie Claire’s Instagram to talk about how both the infrastructure bill and...

Season 4 Finale: Chelsea Clinton

For the season finale of “Your Political Playlist,” host Emily Tisch Sussman sits down with Chelsea Clinton to share in their experiences as mothers of three young children and dove into the impact of the pandemic on children’s mental health. Together they explore what it was like raising kids in a pandemic and how we use stories and conversations to continue to raise conscious children. Your Political Playlist connects you with diverse and unfiltered conversations with inspiring women who ...

Technology, Misinformation, and its Impact on Democracy

This week, host Emily Tisch Sussman is bringing a panel conversation to you from the 92nd Street Y’s State of Democracy Summit. After the insurrection that occurred on January 6th, experts are inspecting how technology and misinformation can directly impact Democracy as we know it. Emily talks with a panel of experts to understand exactly how this happened in the past and how the country can work to correct it. Your Political Playlist connects you with diverse and unfiltered conversations w...

Discussing Black Joy with Yara Shahidi

On this week’s special episode, Emily is handing over the reins to Michele Jawando to host a Juneteenth special with Yara Shahidi. As a 21-year-old actress and activist, Yara has spent the better part of her life as an outspoken advocate. From feminist in STEM to voter engagement to Black representation, she has garnered respect from Hollywood legends to political greats. Together, Michele and Yara unpack what it means to be a Black woman in 2021 and how Black Joy is essential to survival. ...

The New Culture War with GLAAD's Sarah Kate Ellis

After a shoutout from Taylor Swift on Twitter, GLAAD's President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis joins Emily to talk about policies needed to advance LGBTQ+ rights, as well as the importance of the Equality Act, which sits in Congress. This month the LGBTQ+ community and allies across the world celebrate Pride Month. It’s a month of celebration and a reflection of Stonewall. Over 50 years ago, trans women led the riot that many recognize as the tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement. Now, t...

Debunking the Big Lie w/Vote.org's Andrea Hailey

The 2020 election had a record turnout, but since then 22 states and counting have enacted laws to limit voting. The hundreds of voter suppression bills in states across the country that have been introduced are a direct response to the ‘Big Lie’ - a conspiracy theory developed by Republicans falsely claiming that the 2020 election was fraudulent. Today, Emily is unpacking the Big Lie with Vote.org CEO Andrea Hailey. They dive into how the relentless attacks on our constitutional right to vot...

Unpacking the Israel-Palestine Crisis

Over the past month, the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis has propelled the topic back into the spotlight. This week, Emily is handing over the microphone to educator, entrepreneur, and activist Jenna Arnold and her husband Jeremy Goldberg, a board member for Seeds of Peace and Search for Common Ground, to discuss their perspective about what is happening with the Israel-Palestine crisis. Together they talk through the violence we have seen in Israel and in Gaza and where we go from here. Yo...

Creating Opportunity with Jenny Galluzzo

We have heard it repeatedly: women have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This week, Emily sits down with The Second Shift co-founder Jenny Galluzzo to talk about how companies can empower women to rejoin the workforce. Instead of thinking about government policy this week, we’re considering the role of the private sector in strengthening the job market for women. Your Political Playlist connects you with diverse and unfiltered conversations with inspiring women who...

The Care Economy with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo

The Biden Administration has clearly made the care economy a priority: first with an investment in the American Rescue Plan, then through additional investments in child care, at-home care, and early education. After being tasked with selling the American Jobs Plan to the public, Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo sits down with host, Emily Tisch Sussman to talk about how jobs, the economy, and child care are inextricably linked. Your Political Playlist connects you with diverse and unfil...

Mother’s Day Special with Governor Gretchen Whitmer

Today, Emily is exploring the more personal side of politics, with Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Following her conversation with the governor in the fall, Emily is talking with the governor this Mother’s Day, about how she has navigated being a mother all while leading the state through a historic pandemic. After having protesters with semi-automatic weapons on her lawn, Governor Whitmer details the difficult conversations she has had with her daughters over the past year. And as a wom...

A Purpose Driven Life with Crystal McCrary

This week, Emily is sitting down with Crystal McCrary, award-winning film and television producer, director, author, lawyer, mother, and activist. Crystal details how she was one of Vice President Harris’s first calls when Senator Harris was deciding to run for President, and how she then took her experience with Vice President Harris’s campaign to her husband Ray McGuire’s current campaign for mayor of New York City. Your Political Playlist connects you with diverse and unfiltered conversa...

Biden’s First 100 Days with Tamara Fucile

Last night, President Biden delivered his first speech to a joint session of Congress highlighting his priorities just days before his 100th day in office. After passing a historic COVID relief bill and announcing massive spending plans, Biden has made his plans to invest in the country clear. This week, Emily is sitting down with Tamara Fucile to dive into the budget and economic implications of the actions Biden has made so far. Tamara was previously the Executive Director for the Center on...

Earth Day Special with NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Director, Jacqueline Patterson

In honor of Earth Day, Emily is sitting down with Jacqueline Patterson, Director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice program who has dedicated her career to fighting for communities most impacted by climate change. Emily talks with Jacqui about how and why climate change disproportionately impacts the communities who contribute to it the least, and what the new Biden-Harris Administration is doing to tackle these issues through an equitable lens. Your Political Playlist brings yo...

Tanya Snyder Tells Us What the Deal is with Biden’s New Infrastructure Plan

President Biden’s newly announced American Jobs Plan is a massive investment into everything from roads and bridges, broadband, clean water, child care, and more. Today, Emily is sitting down with transportation expert and reporter at Politico, Tanya Snyder. They dive into why infrastructure matters in terms of climate change, broadband, and equity. And not to mention, they talk about why infrastructure is sexy! Your Political Playlist connects you with diverse and unfiltered conversations w...

Combatting Anti-Asian Hate with Congresswoman Grace Meng

The tragedy in Atlanta and the sharp rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans have made it clear that we all have a part to play to #StopAsianHate. This week, Emily is talking with Congresswoman Grace Meng about the dramatic increase in anti-Asian hate over the past year and her leadership with the COVID-19 hate crimes bill that she introduced into the House in March. Your Political Playlist connects you with diverse and unfiltered conversations with inspiring women who are making waves ...

The Marshall Plan for Moms with Reshma Saujani

COVID-19 has pulled back the curtain on unpaid and unseen labor in the household, exposing the inequalities that still exist in millions of homes in the United States. As the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code and mother, Reshma Saujani has felt the same strain between work and home life that millions of mothers have felt over the past year. This week, host Emily Tisch Sussman dives deep into a bold solution to compensate mothers for unpaid labor championed by Reshma: the Marshall Plan for Mom...

The Politics Behind Your Food with Ellen Gustafson

Food is essential to the lives of every person - and it intersects with climate change, education, health, infrastructure and more. In 2020, there were more than 50 million food insecure Americans, creating an unprecedented need for solutions to our food economy. This week Emily is sitting down with Ellen Gustafson, co-founder of FEED Projects and The 30 Project to talk about what policies the Biden-Harris administration can implement to create wrap-around solutions for the issues that exist...

Is Fashion Political? A Conversation with Elizabeth Segran

An unlikely new grassroots coalition is forming to join in fighting for women’s rights, against climate change, and against human rights violations. Elizabeth Segran started the movement by calling on President Biden to appoint a “Fashion Czar.” Now, after more than 80 experts in the fashion industry signed on to a letter to Congress, Emily sits down with Elizabeth to talk about the industry’s efforts to become more sustainable and humane and how politics plays a key role. Your Political P...

Gun Violence Prevention with Congresswoman Lucy McBath

Although school shootings have been out of the news due to the pandemic, America’s problem of gun violence has not gone away. Georgia Congresswoman Lucy McBath is an unlikely politician. Her son Jordan was murdered at 17 years old over a dispute about loud music. As the Background Checks Act makes its way through Congress, Emily talks with Congresswoman McBath about her work on gun violence prevention and the COVID relief support the Congresswoman championed for parents and pregnant women in ...

COVID Relief with Groundwork Collaborative’s Lindsay Owens

As the Senate takes up President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid package after the House passed it over the weekend, Emily talks with Lindsay Owens, Ph.D., the interim Executive Director of the Groundwork Collaborative. Lindsay and Emily discuss the American Rescue Plan, what's needed to address the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on women and communities of color, and the role of China in our economic policies. Every week, Your Political Podcast brings you smart, but bite-siz...

Climate Change with Dr. Sweta Chakraborty

Days after President Biden told leaders of the Group of 7 nations that climate change was a priority for his administration as the United States formally rejoined the Paris climate, Emily interviewed Dr. Sweta Chakraborty to learn if the new administration is acting quickly and boldly enough on climate change. Dr. Chakraborty is a risk and behavioral scientist who assesses threats related to climate change, pandemics, food scarcity, and overpopulation. Every week, Your Political Podcast brin...

Democracy reform with Marina Jenkins

Just after former President Trump was acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, Emily chatted with Marina Jenkins about what the Biden administration can do to strengthen our democratic institutions. Marina, the Litigation Director for All on the Line, an affiliate of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, discussed gerrymandering, campaign finance reform, ethics reform, and voting rights. Every week, Your Political Podcast brings you smart, but bite-size conversatio...

Reproductive Health with Alexis McGill Johnson, President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund

Emily sat down with Alexis McGill Johnson, President of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, to discuss how President Biden’s recent executive orders will protect and expand access to comprehensive reproductive health care, Planned Parenthood’s goals given the new administration, and the organization’s new role with the COVID vaccine. Every week, Your Political Podcast brings you smart, but bite-size conversations with women at the seat of power and activism. With a new Presidential administrati...

Trump’s Impeachment with Super Lawyer Robbie Kaplan

NOTE: Part of this conversation discusses sexual assault, which may be triggering to listeners. As the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump began in the Senate this week, Emily interviewed Robbie Kaplan about the ways that Trump is able to be held accountable now that he left office, which includes impeachment. In December, Robbie and her firm filed a Supreme Court brief defending the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against claims of election fraud. The firm is also representing Mary Trump,...

The Economy with Neera Tanden, President Biden’s Nominee for OMB Director

As Neera Tanden, President Biden’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), heads to her Senate confirmation hearing today, Emily released a pre-recorded conversation with Neera which gives listeners a look at how she will approach her new role, the economic crises facing our country, and what is needed to put us on the path to recovery. Every week, Your Political Podcast brings you smart, but bite-size conversations with women at the seat of power and activism. With a ne...

Family Economic Policy with Heather Boushey and Fatima Goss Graves

Immigration Policy with Angie Kelly

As President Biden signs executive actions to reverse Trump-era asylum policies and create a plan to reunite migrant families separated at the U.S. - Mexico border, Emily chats about immigration policy with Angie Kelly, who joined the Biden administration as a Department of Homeland Security senior counselor on immigration. Most recently, Angie served as a senior advisor with the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Angie discusses asylum, DACA, the impacts of COVID on immigration, and h...

United States Senator Maggie Hassan

Emily chats with Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire about what she expects from the Biden-Harris administration including a cabinet with a deep understanding and of what is happening on the ground in communities across the country. The Senator also discussed the bipartisanship support in the Senate for passing common-sense legislation to help Americans like addressing the digital and broadband divide, reducing prescription drug costs, and improving cybersecurity. Every week, Your Politi...

Punchbowl News Founder and CEO Anna Palmer

Emily and Punchbowl News Founder and CEO Anna Palmer talk about how Mitch McConnell will vote on impeachment, the filibuster, COVID relief, and how President Biden will push his legislative agenda through Congress. Anna has covered congressional leadership, presidential campaigns and the politics of governing for more than 15 years. In 2019, she co-authored “The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the future of Trump’s America,” which was the inside story of Congress in the first two ...

Wall Street Journal’s Sabrina Siddiqui

To get an insider’s view of what it was like to be in the Capitol during the January 6th attack, Emily sits down with Sabrina Siddiqui, a national politics reporter who was just named to the Wall Street Journal team covering the Biden White House. She is also a political analyst at CNN. Sabrina covered the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Obama White House, and Congress. Every week, Your Political Podcast brings you smart, bite-size conversations with women at the seat of power and...

Pandemic Healthcare with Dr. Alice Chen

2020 showed just how important healthcare policy is which is why Emily sits down with co-founder and former Executive Director of Doctors for America Dr. Alice Chen to talk about the impact COVID-19 had on President Biden’s campaign when he became the Democratic nominee in the middle of a pandemic. Emily and Dr. Chen also talk about the prominent healthcare leaders in the new administration - including Dr. Fauci and Dr. Alice’s husband, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy - and what doctors are look...

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jen O’Malley Dillon

Emily Tisch Susman is back with Your Political Playlist offering smart, but bite-size conversations with women at the seat of power and activism. With a new Presidential administration and new Congress, there is a significant amount of work to do cleaning up the bad policies of the last administration and enacting new ideas into law. Some ideas are new and some are the policies debated throughout the 2020 presidential race that we walked through together, and this podcast is going to continue...

Bonus: Valerie Jarrett at the 92nd Street Y

Your Presidential Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week Host Emily Tisch Sussman - a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy - unpacks the issues at play in the 2020 swing states and how voting and organizing will actually take place amid the pandemic.  Follow us on Instagram @YourPresidentialPlaylist Your Presidential Playlist is produced by Wonder Media Network.   Emily Tisch Sussman has been at ...

Pennsylvania: 20 Electoral Votes

Your Presidential Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week Host Emily Tisch Sussman - a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy - unpacks the issues at play in the 2020 swing states and how voting and organizing will actually take place amid the pandemic. As a bonus, each week our Instagram @YourPresidentialPlaylist will help you get involved in states critical to a Democratic victory this year, even if ...

Michigan: 16 Electoral Votes

Your Presidential Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week Host Emily Tisch Sussman - a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy - unpacks the issues at play in the 2020 swing states and how voting and organizing will actually take place amid the pandemic. As a bonus, each week our Instagram @YourPresidentialPlaylist will help you get involved in states critical to a Democratic victory this year, even if ...

Florida: 29 Electoral Votes

Your Presidential Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week Host Emily Tisch Sussman - a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy - unpacks the issues at play in the 2020 swing states and how voting and organizing will actually take place amid the pandemic. As a bonus, each week our Instagram @YourPresidentialPlaylist will help you get involved in states critical to a Democratic victory this year, even if ...

Arizona: 11 Electoral Votes

Your Presidential Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week Host Emily Tisch Sussman - a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy - unpacks the issues at play in the 2020 swing states and how voting and organizing will actually take place amid the pandemic. As a bonus, each week our Instagram @YourPresidentialPlaylist will help you get involved in states critical to a Democratic victory this year, even if ...

North Carolina: 15 Electoral Votes

Your Presidential Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week Host Emily Tisch Sussman - a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy - unpacks the issues at play in the 2020 swing states and how voting and organizing will actually take place amid the pandemic. As a bonus, each week our Instagram @YourPresidentialPlaylist will help you get involved in states critical to a Democratic victory this year, even if ...

Bonus: Rep. Katie Porter on Biden-Harris

Your Presidential Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week Host Emily Tisch Sussman - a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy - unpacks the issues at play in the 2020 swing states and how voting and organizing will actually take place amid the pandemic. As a bonus, each week our Instagram @YourPresidentialPlaylist will help you get involved in states critical to a Democratic victory this year, even if ...

Bonus: Presenting Things That Go Boom

We're sharing an episode of a podcast we think you'll like: Things That Go Boom, your friendly neighborhood national security podcast. This season, host Laicie Heeley is looking at the shadowy, silent threats to our security - information warfare, mercenaries, global viruses. The episode we're sharing is called Inner Decay, an examination of misinformation and disinformation that makes us think deeper about what this all means for the 2020 presidential election and our democracy at large. L...

Wisconsin: 10 Electoral Votes

Your Presidential Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week Host Emily Tisch Sussman - a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy - unpacks the issues at play in the 2020 swing states and how voting and organizing will actually take place amid the pandemic. As a bonus, each week our Instagram @YourPresidentialPlaylist will help you get involved in states critical to a Democratic victory this year, even if ...

So how are we going to vote?

Your Presidential Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week Host Emily Tisch Sussman - a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy - unpacks the issues at play in the 2020 swing states and how voting and organizing will actually take place amid the pandemic. As a bonus, you'll learn how to get involved in states critical to a Democratic victory this year, even if you don't live there. Your Presidential Play...

We're Back For Season 3!

Your Presidential Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week Host Emily Tisch Sussman - a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy - unpacks the issues at play in the 2020 swing states and how voting and organizing will actually take place amid the pandemic. As a bonus, you'll learn how to get involved in states critical to a Democratic victory this year, even if you don't live there. Your Presidential Play...

Bonus: Sen. Cory Booker at 92Y

A conversation with Senator Cory Booker for the 92Y XYZ Summit. Emily and Senator Booker discuss how Congress is responding to COVID-19 and Booker's experience running for President. 

Bonus: Cecile Richards on inspiring women

Your Primary Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week join Host Emily Tisch Sussman, a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy, to talk issue by issue, candidate by candidate for a comprehensive primer on what you need to know to feel informed and ready to cast your ballot. Emily and guests will also grant behind-the-scenes access to the activism, movements, people, and research driving the conversation....

South Carolina: First in the South

Your Primary Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week join Host Emily Tisch Sussman, a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy, to talk issue by issue, candidate by candidate for a comprehensive primer on what you need to know to feel informed and ready to cast your ballot. Emily and guests will also grant behind-the-scenes access to the activism, movements, people, and research driving the conversation....

Nevada: First in the West

Your Primary Playlist is your definitive guide to the 2020 presidential primary, explained by the women who know it best. Every week join Host Emily Tisch Sussman, a veteran of political campaigns and issue advocacy, to talk issue by issue, candidate by candidate for a comprehensive primer on what you need to know to feel informed and ready to cast your ballot. Emily and guests will also grant behind-the-scenes access to the activism, movements, people, and research driving the conversation....