Latest Deval patrick Podcast Episodes
A conversation with Robert Hubbell on Reasons for Optimism in the Fight for Democracy
Being American with Deval Patrick - July 25, 2022 18:00 - 47 minutesIn this season's final episode of the Being American Podcast, Gov. Patrick talks with Robert Hubbell, author of Today’s Edition Newsletter on Substack, about the fight to protect our democratic values and institutions and the importance of staying optimistic amid a sea of negativity and hyperpol...
A conversation with Robert Hubbell on Reasons for Optimism in the Fight for Democracy
Being American with Deval Patrick - July 25, 2022 18:00 - 47 minutesIn this season's final episode of the Being American Podcast, Gov. Patrick talks with Robert Hubbell, author of Today’s Edition Newsletter on Substack, about the fight to protect our democratic values and institutions and the importance of staying optimistic amid a sea of negativity and hyperpol...
A Conversation with the ACLU of Mississippi on the Future of Roe v. Wade and Reproductive Rights
Being American with Deval Patrick - May 31, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutesIn this episode of the Being American Podcast, Gov. Patrick talks with ACLU of Mississippi Policy Counsel Vara Lyons about Justice Samuel Alito's leaked decision in the Dobbs case challenging Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban, the Supreme Court of the United States' potential overruling of Roe...
A Conversation with Laura Kunis of VoteRiders on How State Voter ID Laws Impact Voting
Being American with Deval Patrick - April 14, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutesIn this episode of the Being American Podcast, Gov. Patrick talks with VoteRiders CEO and Executive Director Laura Kunis about how state voter ID laws are impacting voters' ability to vote and how the organization is working to help ensure every vote counts. Gov. Patrick also weighs in on the h...
A Conversation with Harvard Pollster/Author John Della Volpe and Unity in the Community Philadelphia Founder Anton Moore
Being American with Deval Patrick - March 23, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutesIn this episode of the Being American Podcast, Gov. Patrick talks with John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics about his new book, Fight: How Gen Z is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America and how younger voters are more engaged a...
Tackling Economic Insecurity and Voter Suppression in Georgia with GRO Fund and Fair Count
Being American with Deval Patrick - March 07, 2022 19:00 - 52 minutesIn this episode of the Being American Podcast, Gov. Patrick takes a closer look at grassroots efforts in Georgia to address economic insecurity and year-round voter engagement and registration. He sits down with Hope Wollensack, Executive Director of the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund ...
A Conversation with Author David Pepper on the Fight to Preserve Democracy
Being American with Deval Patrick - February 16, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutesIn this episode of the Being American Podcast, Gov. Patrick sits down with author David Pepper, whose new book, Laboratories of Autocracy: A Wake up call from Behind the Lines, lays out a robust pro-democracy agenda outlining how everyone from elected officials to business leaders to everyday ci...
A Conversation with VetsForward.us Co-Founder Aaron Marquez
Being American with Deval Patrick - January 26, 2022 15:00 - 36 minutesIn this episode of the Being American Podcast, Gov. Patrick sits down with Aaron Marquez, an Army veteran and co-founder of VetsForward.us, a group of progressive military veterans in Arizona working to defend democratic values at home by winning the hearts and minds of American voters. VetsFor...
A Conversation with Shakya Cherry-Donaldson of 1000 Women Strong on Engaging Voters
Being American with Deval Patrick - December 06, 2021 15:00 - 49 minutesIn this episode of the Being American Podcast, Gov. Patrick sits down with Shakya Cherry-Donaldson, the executive director of 1000 Women Strong, a group that provides resources, recruits, trains, mobilizes, and organizes around issues that impact Black Women and their extended communities. 1000...
2021 Post Election Analysis w/ Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report
Being American with Deval Patrick - November 23, 2021 16:00 - 31 minutesIn this special episode of the Being American Podcast, Gov. Patrick sits down with renowned political analyst and election handicapper, Dave Wasserman. Wasserman is the Senior Editor for the U.S. House of Representatives at the Cook Political Report w/ Amy Walter. They discussed the outcome of...
Cecile Richards on the Texas Abortion Law & Chrystian Woods of BridgeTogether
Being American with Deval Patrick - October 20, 2021 18:00 - 44 minutesWelcome to Season 2 of Being American! Today's conversation features candid interviews with our host, Governor Deval Patrick, and his two guests. The first, Cecile Richards, former President of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and a co-chair of American Bridge 21st Century. They di...
A Conversation with Lee Pelton on Being American
Being American with Deval Patrick - January 25, 2021 22:00 - 57 minutesIn the final installment of Being American’s first season, Deval talks with Lee Pelton — educator, advocate and civic leader — about the importance of making the invisible visible. Whether in the fight for social justice, the dismantling of racism or the need to further democratize education, ho...
A conversation with Mehrsa Baradaran, writer and law professor specializing in banking law, financial inclusion and the racial wealth gap on Being American with Deval Patrick
Being American with Deval Patrick - January 19, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutesMehrsa Baradaran is a law professor specializing in banking law at the University of California, Irvine, and her conversation with Deval focuses on the American dream. Our scrappy country was organized against old powers of aristocracy on behalf of the common people, but now counts itself as a w...
A special two conversation episode with legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor and marathon winner Meb Keflezighi on Being American
Being American with Deval Patrick - January 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hourIn the wake of insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Deval shares his conversations with Meb Keflezighi, the Eritrean-born American long distance runner who won the 2014 Boston Marathon, and the legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor. The talks range from their individual upbringings with personal...
W. Mondale Robinson, founder of the Black Male Voter Project on this episode of Being American with Deval Patrick
Being American with Deval Patrick - January 05, 2021 07:00 - 56 minutesDeval talks with W. Mondale Robinson, founder of the Black Male Voter Project, about his mission to enfranchise Black men. How do we reverse their erosion of trust with electoral politics? They delve into Mondale’s upbringing in North Carolina, his journey to activism, and how we can — and must ...
Deval Patrick talks with LaTosha Brown, founder of Black Voters Matter on this Episode of Being American
Being American with Deval Patrick - December 04, 2020 21:00 - 59 minutesDeval Patrick talks with LaTosha Brown, founder of Black Voters Matter. They talk about why the path to a progressive agenda begins in the South; how she found her way to civil rights leadership; and why she is hopeful about what it means to be American.
Misty Copeland, first Black woman principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre on this episode of Being American
Being American with Deval Patrick - November 25, 2020 19:00 - 41 minutesDeval sat down with Misty Copeland, the first Black woman principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, to talk about her journey, her art, and her perspective on being American as we head into 2021. One of the most accomplished artists of her generation, she shares her perspectives on community,...
Deval sits down with author, activist, and television host Padma Lakshmi on Being American
Being American with Deval Patrick - November 20, 2020 14:00 - 46 minutesDeval sits down with author, activist, and television host Padma Lakshmi to talk about her immigrant journey, how food brings us together, and what it means to find reconciliation and unity in America after a Trump presidency.
A Conversation with Jazz Legend Herbie Hancock on Being American with Deval Patrick
Being American with Deval Patrick - November 16, 2020 21:00 - 54 minutesA conversation with jazz legend Herbie Hancock on Being American with Deval Patrick. Deval and Herbie talk about their shared Chicago roots; when Herbie crossed paths with Deval’s jazz musician father; and what makes the Grammy- and Oscar-winning-musician hopeful about America’s future. The co...
Rising Star in Democratic Politics Deidre DeJear, on This Episode of Being American with Deval Patrick
Being American with Deval Patrick - October 27, 2020 19:00 - 1 hourIn 2018, Deidre DeJear became the first African American to be nominated for statewide office in Iowa. A first-time candidate, she won an upset victory in the Democratic primary on her way to making history in the general election. The 34-year-old small business owner went on to serve as the sta...
Kentucky State Representative Charles Booker on This Episode of Being American with Deval Patrick
Being American with Deval Patrick - October 16, 2020 21:00 - 1 hourDeval sat down with Louisville native Charles Booker, current State Representative and former candidate for Senate, to talk about what it means to be American. They talk about Charles’s journey to the Kentucky State House, and how a job that took him to Appalachia showed him how much he had in c...
Adair Ford Boroughs on This Episode of Being American with Deval Patrick
Being American with Deval Patrick - October 14, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutesDeval Patrick reacts to an eventful weekend in politics, including the foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, the confirmation hearings of SCOTUS nominee Amy Coney Barrett and the failure to pass an economic relief package. Then at 8:40, he interviews Adair Ford Boroughs, a So...
Being American with Deval Patrick and Special Guest, Writer & Author Anand Giridharadas
Being American with Deval Patrick - October 09, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourAnand Giridharadas is the author of, “Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World,” Other books are “The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas,” about a Muslim immigrant’s campaign to spare from Death Row the white supremacist who tried to kill him and “India Calling: An Intimat...
Reason to Believe - Being American with Deval Patrick, Coming Soon
Being American with Deval Patrick - September 17, 2020 21:00 - 3 minutesDeval Patrick is leading a national conversation this year, built around a simple question: What does it mean to be an American in 2020?
Being American with Deval Patrick, Coming Soon
Being American with Deval Patrick - September 17, 2020 21:00 - 3 minutesDeval Patrick is leading a national conversation this year, built around a simple question: What does it mean to be American in 2020?
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