The Great Battlefield

The Great Battlefield

THE GREAT BATTLEFIELD PODCAST - A PODCAST ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE A great political battle is being fought right now for the soul of our country.

Episodes

Veterans Fighting for Progressive Values with Jose Vazquez of Common Defense

August 11, 2025 • 51 mins
Jose Vazquez joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in the military and his role as Executive Director at Common Defense, the largest grassroots movement of veterans for progressive values.
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Author of You Are Not Alone: Your Roadmap to Effective Political Action, Gary Lucks

August 4, 2025 • 45 mins
Gary Lucks joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as an environmental lawyer, activist and his recent book "You Are Not Alone: Your Roadmap to Effective Political Action".
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Following Money in Politics with Hilary Braseth of Open Secrets

July 28, 2025 • 58 mins
Hilary Braseth joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in entrepreneurship, public service and her role at Open Secrets, a non-profit repository of campaign finance data.
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Empowering Volunteers to Take Action with Doug Linney of Activate America

July 25, 2025 • 44 mins
Doug Linney returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what he's been up to at Activate America, where they work to empower progressive activists and help them learn how to organize.
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Responding to Changes in Digital Communications with Will Robinson

July 21, 2025 • 60 mins
Will Robinson returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what he's been up to at The New Media Firm and his Substack where he's calling for change to how we communicate with voters.
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Resisting Right Wing Politics with Humor with Andy Borowitz

July 16, 2025 • 89 mins
Andy Borowitz joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a comedian, writer and creator of The Borowitz Report, where uses humor to combat right wing politics.
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Societal Resilience and Election Security with Dave Leichtman of Microsoft

July 14, 2025 • 53 mins
Dave Leichtman returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his role as Director of Global Elections at Microsoft, where they're working to secure elections and many other societally important issues.
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An Update About The Great Battlefield Podcast with Nathaniel G Pearlman

July 9, 2025 • 4 mins
In this episode Nathaniel Pearlman shares some thoughts about The Great Battlefield podcast and temporary changes to the podcast going forward due to upcoming surgery.
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A Possible Next Generation Solution to Digital Democracy with Bart Myers of CrowdBlue

July 7, 2025 • 78 mins
Bart Myers returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what's been happening at Countable and his new role leading CrowdBlue, a platform for Democratic and Independent candidates to connect, mobilize and build power.
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Professional Study of Civics with Peter Levine of Tufts

July 4, 2025 • 59 mins
Peter Levine joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career, which includes helping to found CIRCLE, and his work as Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Tufts University.
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Youth and Democracy with Julian Fortuna of The Youth Democracy Lab

July 2, 2025 • 57 mins
Julian Fortuna joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career running several progressive organizations and his role at The Youth Democracy Lab, where they're working on pro-democracy infrastructure in the south.
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Defeating Authoritarianism with Scot Nakagawa of The 22 Century Initiative

June 30, 2025 • 72 mins
Scot Nakagawa joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as an activist and organization builder and his role at The 22 Century Initiative, where they're working to defeat authoritarianism and improve democracy.
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Simplifying Call Time with David LeBender of Pingdex

June 27, 2025 • 53 mins
David LeBender joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics, fundraising with Cory Booker and co-founding Pingdex, where they provide a fundraising call time tool.
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Advancing Social Change and Democracy with Julia Roig of The Horizons Project

June 25, 2025 • 53 mins
Julia Roig joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career working to advance social change and democracies all over the world and founding The Horizons Project, where they work at the intersection of movement building, narrative strategy and bridge building to support a more pluralistic democracy in the U.S.
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Collaborative Problem Solving with Martín Carcasson

June 23, 2025 • 50 mins
Martín Carcasson joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in academia and his role as Director at the Colorado State University Center for Public Deliberation, where he trains students to facilitate constructive community dialogue around complex public issues.
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Supporting Leaders to Engage in their Communities with Mildred Otero of LEE

June 20, 2025 • 45 mins
Mildred Otero joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her path in politics and philanthropy that led her to the role as President at LEE (Leadership for Educational Equality), a nonpartisan network of leaders that provides coaching, connections and skill building opportunities for their members.
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Building Power in Battleground States with Emily Lee of Seed the Vote

June 18, 2025 • 53 mins
Emily Lee Joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career, her time at the Chinese Progressive Association and co-founding Seed the Vote, where they mobilize thousands of volunteers to door knock and phone bank with partners in swing states.
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Empowering State Policymakers with Gaby Goldstein of State Futures

June 16, 2025 • 49 mins
Gaby Goldstein returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her role at State Futures, where they're working on building capacity in the states to govern boldly in the public interest.
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Helping Philanthropy Move Faster and More Accurately with Alex and Dan of Genara

June 13, 2025 • 68 mins
Alex Reich and Dan McSwain join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their careers and founding Genara, where they're working to help philanthropic organizations move dollars faster and with greater effectiveness.
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Political Entrepreneur, Activist, and Academic, Professor Joel Rogers

June 11, 2025 • 94 mins
Joel Rogers joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding multiple progressive organizations while Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he's taught democracy related theory and practice for nearly four decades.
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