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Join POLITICO’s Anna Palmer on the Women Rule Podcast as she takes you backstage with women bosses for real talk on how they made it and what advice they have for women looking to lead. New episodes every other Wednesday. Women Rule is produced by POLITICO in partnership with our founding partners Google and the Tory Burch Foundation.
Episodes
December 16, 2020 • 26 mins
For our final episode of 2020, Anna is joined by Alicia Garza, the
activist and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. They look
back at 2020 — a year when Americans endured crises from the pandemic to
the economic recession, racial injustices and a highly contentious
presidential election. Through it all, women have often taken the lead.
And as we head into 2021, Alicia tells us how she’s looking to set the
course in activ...
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December 2, 2020 • 29 mins
For her final episode as host of "Women Rule," Anna Palmer is joined by
POLITICO editor Carrie Budoff Brown and POLITICO Magazine deputy editor
Elizabeth Ralph to talk about the strange year we’ve all lived through —
from the presidential election to the global pandemic — and look forward
to 2021 and beyond, and what all of it means for women.
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November 18, 2020 • 15 mins
Now that the 2020 campaign is over, Anna speaks with Parker Poling, the
executive director of the National Republican Congressional Committee,
which made substantial gains this year. Parker's job is a big
responsibility — working with hundreds of campaigns, candidates, members
of congress, donors and campaign staffers as the clock ticks down to
election day. But Parker herself seems to take it all in stride. She
talks about the wis...
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November 12, 2020 • 35 mins
"Women Rule" brings you another special episode of POLITICO's new
podcast "Global Translations":
The pandemic and the rise of China are prompting Republicans and
Democrats to turn to government power to grow industries important to
America’s security and place in the world. “Industrial policy” is an
idea long reviled among Washington policymakers. Hosts Luiza Savage and
Ryan Heath talk to the people trying to make industrial polic...
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November 5, 2020 • 17 mins
The 2020 race is finished. And while we don't know all the results yet,
we know enough to say this: There was a big gap between what was
expected and what ended up happening. Joining Anna to talk it all
through is Ally Mutnick, a campaign reporter for POLITICO and expert on
all things congressional elections.
Hosted by Anna Palmer
Produced by Zack Stanton
Executive Producer is Irene Noguchi
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October 28, 2020 • 36 mins
"Women Rule" brings you a special episode of POLITICO's new podcast
series "Global Translations."
From closed factories to closed borders, the Covid-19 pandemic exposed
the fragility of our systems, creating a period of scarcity where demand
skyrocketed — from freezers to PPE — and we couldn't supply items fast
enough. In this episode of "Global Translations", POLITICO hosts Luiza
Savage and Ryan Heath take a deep dive with expert...
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October 21, 2020 • 27 mins
This year, J.Crew is closing all of its stores and offices on Election
Day in an effort to encourage its workers to vote. It’s not a move you’d
expect from a major corporation. But Jan Singer isn’t your typical CEO.
In fact, she didn't even want to be a CEO when she started out — and her
(mostly male) superiors were quick to say she couldn't be a CEO unless
she changed who she was. She didn't. And now leads one of the most
iconic f...
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October 7, 2020 • 25 mins
You may know her as the star of “Ugly Betty” and “Superstore,” but right
now, America Ferrera is focused on the 2020 election. As the co-founder
of She Se Puede, she's working to boost the political participation of
Latinas throughout the country. We talked about that, her political
awakening as a 9-year-old and her participation in the "Time's Up"
movement in Hollywood.
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September 23, 2020 • 26 mins
Julie Conway is the executive director of VIEW PAC, a group dedicated to
electing more Republican women to the House and Senate. She joined Anna
to talk about the 2020 campaign, her tips on how to fundraise
successfully, and how the wave of Democratic women elected in 2018 is
making it easier to recruit Republican women this year.
Host: Anna Palmer
Producer: Zack Stanton
Executive Producer: Irene Noguchi
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September 9, 2020 • 28 mins
Erin Hill is the executive director of ActBlue, the tech platform
powerhouse behind most small-dollar online donations to Democrats.
They've raised more than $6 billion since 2004 — including around $3
billion in the 2020 cycle alone — and have helped Dems solidify a lead
in online contributions. We talked about all of that and more: How
small-dollar donors are changing politics, how the pandemic is changing
small-dollar donors, an...
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August 26, 2020 • 29 mins
Jennifer Horn is the former chair of the New Hampshire GOP. But these
days, she's better known for the Lincoln Project — the group of
anti-Trump conservatives who support Joe Biden. She joins us to talk
about 2020, her journey in politics and the barriers she's encountered
in her own runs for office.
Hosted by Anna Palmer
Produced by Zack Stanton
Executive Produced by Irene Noguchi
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August 12, 2020 • 24 mins
Andrea Mitchell, the NBC News journalist and television icon, joins Anna
to talk about what she's learned over five decades of political
conventions, how life has changed for women reporters and where she sees
things going from here.
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July 29, 2020 • 29 mins
Angela Duckworth, a Penn psychology professor and host of "No Stupid
Questions" from Freakonomics Radio, on the coronavirus pandemic and the
unseen psychological reasons that explain why we act the way we do.
Duckworth is known for her research on “grit” and self-control — both of
which are important characteristics to have when you’re living through
times like these. She’s aware that we’re all struggling with those
traits right n...
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July 15, 2020 • 20 mins
Our guest today: Nina Garcia, who in addition to being the
editor-in-chief of ELLE Magazine, serves as a judge on “Project Runway.”
Her journey to fashion-icon status was an unlikely one: She was an
immigrant who came to America to get an education, fell in love with the
fashion world, and worked her way to the top after starting out at the
very bottom.
"I didn’t know anybody here. I didn’t really have any contacts. I had no
conn...
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July 1, 2020 • 20 mins
Anna's joined by Padma Lakshmi, the author, model and activist who hosts
“Top Chef” on Bravo and whose new show, “Taste the Nation,” is now out
on Hulu. Padma said she decided to do the show after thinking about what
a central role food plays in American culture and everyday life — and
how the people behind the food we love are so rarely given the chance to
tell their own stories.
Padma’s work away from the culinary world has p...
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June 17, 2020 • 25 mins
Bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld joins Anna to talk about her new
novel, "Rodham," which imagines a world where a young Hillary Rodham
decides not to marry Bill Clinton. Though this isn't Curtis's first
book, it is her first book to be released during a global pandemic —
which presents its own challenges. We get into all of that, and more.
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June 5, 2020 • 39 mins
Teresa Carlson, VP of Amazon Web Services, and Dionna Dorsey, the owner and designer behind District of Clothing, join to discuss how businesses are pivoting because of the coronavirus pandemic and how the fallout from the protests over the killing of George Floyd are impacting their companies.
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May 20, 2020 • 36 mins
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal represents Seattle, one of the most
hard-hit areas in the country during the coronavirus pandemic. Via Zoom,
she and Anna talked about that, why she thinks the economy isn't quite
ready to reopen, and what she wishes the Trump administration got wrong
in its response. Beyond that, she discussed her history-making path to
the Congress, why she often finds leadership lonely, and "the poor men
who are so ...
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May 8, 2020 • 19 mins
In this special bonus episode, Melinda Gates, one of the world's most
active philanthropists and public health advocates, joins Anna to talk
about the coronavirus pandemic, what she wishes the Trump administration
would do differently in its response and the things that keep her up at
night.
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May 6, 2020 • 22 mins
Today, a break from all things “coronavirus,” as Anna Palmer talks with
fashion legend Diane von Furtstenberg. They sat down back before the
stay-at-home orders began, when she was in DC to present Ruth Bader
Ginsburg with the annual DVF Awards' lifetime achievement prize. And
though a whole lot has happened since then, Diane’s advice still rings
true for how we can approach life and its challenges.
Fashion legend DVF on life, lea...
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