The Practivist Pod
Democracy is hanging by a thread, but our work as citizens is about being resilient and persistent so that together, we can build the future we want to see. That’s why every week we bring you The Practivist Pod — the practice of activism made practical. If you’re looking for ways to get engaged, or just looking for ways to stay sane… we want to help you navigate what comes next. Hosted by former candidate for CA Assembly and Executive Director of Blue Wave California, Steve Pierson, and grassroots organizer and Executive Director of Field Team 6, Jason Berlin. Each week on The Practivist Pod, we’ll share important conversations with changemakers, give you practical ways to make an impact, have some fun, and inspire hope. This is more than a podcast — it's a place for our community to grow our practice of advocacy for justice, equity, and progress. Action is the best antidote for anxiety, and joy is a revolutionary act, so subscribe to The Practivist Pod today.
Episodes
Today we have 47 days until the midterm elections that will truly decide the fate of our American democratic experience. Democrats have the wind at our back and the Trump regime is as popular as a sewer rat. But to overcome the Republican’s desperate efforts to stay in power we will need every bit of effort we can muster to build an undeniable victory. We will tell you how we can make it too big to rig!
From the beginning of his presidency in 2016 there have been very few people who have been as effective in organizing people power to stand up to the Trump regime than today’s guest. Once again, to meet this moment, Indivisible is taking the lead in organizing the largest nationwide voter protection campaign in our history.
Leah Greenberg is the co-founder and co-Executive Director of Indivisible. She has be...
We are 61 days away from the most important election of our lives and while we have the momentum, the Trump regime and his enablers in the postal service are doing everything they can to disenfranchise our vote. Today we are going to talk about how we fight back and make sure we win with an indisputable blowout.
Today Trump’s grift keeps getting exposed, he keeps losing in court and his popularity continues to fall to historic lows. And on the 106th anniversary of the 19th amendment being ratified, we talk about how we can continue to protect our vote and build the Blue Wave we need in November.
Hosted by Steve Pierson and Jason Berlin
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Today while Trump is hiding in a catering van, we talk about the lives he continues to put at risk both here and abroad. But the midterms are coming and despite his best efforts to disenfranchise voters, we talk about how you can help us make it the undeniable blowout win we need in November!
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Today we’ve got a huge progressive victory in Michigan in a very close senate race with results that will send pundits punditing all over the Democratic party. So we will try not to do that but also… we are going to talk about it all… Also, with just less than 90 days to go, Trump’s approval rating hits another historic low as he craps his pants right into the midterms.
We are a deeply divided country that is increasingly isolated from each other. One of the most effective ways that we can break through our bubbles is through the arts. My guest today is a successful producer who is supporting storytellers and productions that break through and build awareness and empathy.
Scott Budnick is CEO of the Film and TV company 1Community, co-founder and CEO of digital media startup Proje...
Today as we inch ever closer to the midterms, our field is becoming clearer as primaries enter the final stretch around the country. We have the wind at our backs but are being met with Trump’s massive voter disenfranchisement campaign, so we can’t get comfy for a second. We talk about that, some drama within the DNC, how you can help us win the House AND the Senate, and also… where’s Mitch???
With less than 100 days until the midterms, the Trump regime is ramping up their attack on voting rights with continued false claims of fraud, unconstitutional executive orders, and threats to send law enforcement to polling places. So we are glad to be having this important and timely conversation about how we can fight back against these suppression tactics and make sure that all Americans have access to their ballot.
Today we are almost 100 days out from the midterms so we will talk about where we stand in the fight to win back Congress and how we can all help including in Maine where we have a great new Senate candidate! Also… Trump is a big fat embarrassing loser and everyone knows it. (Especially Spain’s soccer team.)
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We are really excited for you all to hear this great conversation about how we can all build power and yes, win these existential fights. For more than two decades, Rashad Robinson’s strategic campaigns, media expertise and movement leadership have played a critical role in winning real change for real people.
Rashad led Color Of Change for nearly fourteen years, transforming it from a start-up into a national force for racial...
Today we talk about the new wave of ICE atrocities on our streets, the “falling down the stairs” approach to foreign policy that has led us back into war with Iran, and Todd Blanche. We also discuss the fate of Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, and what it all means to the Senate map, and of course, explosive diarrhea.
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Today we are back after a tenuous 250th birthday celebration that served as a perfect yet depressing metaphor for the Trump regime’s disastrous policies, at the center of which is and always has been the biggest grift in American history. And now things are only getting worse as the war with Iran has resumed, prices continue to rise while Americans get sicker, and ICE raids ramp up.
Today Steve sits down with someone he’s been working with since the November 2016 “cohort”. Will Baum is a psychotherapist by trade but like many of us, has thrown himself into volunteering to help Democrats win. Among the many things he has done he was one of the founding members of Civic Sundays, he is the co-founder of the Resistance Boot Camp, and has been a vital part of a lot of grassroots initiatives includ...
Today SCOTUS wraps up their term with some important rebukes of Trump’s agenda while also handing him more power and notching another advantage for the Republicans in the midterms. And as we reflect on the coming 250th birthday of our nation, we will talk about how we are acknowledging the moment while celebrating the unrealized promise of this American experiment.
Today we’ve got exciting results from the latest round of primaries! At the same time, Trump is doing his best to win the midterms the only way he knows how: by cheating. We’ll talk about the pushback that’s stopping him as his approval rating on literally all things continues to plummet.
Hosted by Steve Pierson and Jason Berlin
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Today as Trump is in Paris peddling the Iran peace memo that by all bipartisan accounts is worse than the deal that Obama brokered, without going to war, Americans are still struggling to make ends meet with rising costs and sinking support for this corrupt, self-dealing regime. But in the midst of the chaos is a lot of hope as the wind is at our backs heading into the midterms. We will talk about how you can help keep the momentum...
Today I have a conversation with the Founder and Executive Director of “Mind the Movement”, The first mental health fund for democracy and movement workers.
For the past 8 years, Ashley Williams has built and led national democracy and political programs. She’s the creator of the largest political organizing training of all time where she trained 60,000 people in 4 weeks through a partnership between C...
We had a big night of primary results and while we still have more updates to come in California, we’ve already learned a lot and have an updated rating in the Iowa Senate race. We also talk about some big wins against the Trump crime family and, as it turns out, Americans really don’t like rampant corruption from any party and that is reflected in Trump’s ever sinking approval ratings.
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I’m excited to share this interview because I love to highlight the great work being done by local organizers who make a big impact. Charlie Homer was introduced to me by a listener who wrote in to let us know about the organizing against Citizen’s Bank and their support of ICE detention centers. He is a key organizer in the De-ICE Citizens Bank campaign.
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