#WeNeedToTalk

Six months into a war with Iran, and it’s showing up at your gas pump. Congress moved the shutdown fight to December 11th, five weeks after you vote. Fifty-seven immigrant detainees have died in government custody. Food recalls are on pace to match last year while SNAP cuts are quietly costing kids their school lunch. And two months out from an election, a whistleblower says the Postal Service is rushing a mail ballot system.

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I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t singing. It was my first love before anything else, before acting, before filmmaking, before activism, before any of this. And for a long time it was the thing I wanted most in the world.

This month on Off The Record I’m sharing the story I’ve never really told publicly. Where s...

18 months in, what does everything actually cost now compared to when this administration started? We're breaking down grocery prices, gas prices, and the bigger economic picture, and what renewable energy's record-breaking spring means for family budgets going forward.

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NBC News Grocery Price Tracker — https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/grocery-price-tracker-inflation-trends-eggs-bread-trump-administration-rcna257424

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In this conversation I sit down with my long time friend John Pavlovitz to discuss everything from current politics, to theatre, to leading up to the mid-terms.

I write about faith, justice and moral clarity, giving language to the things you feel but struggle to say. Become a paid subscriber.

In this episode I sit down with Carter Brown who publicly announced her departure from MAGA. We discuss her upbringing, how she got sucked into MAGA ideology, and what she’s doing now to hold herself accountable.

I write about faith, justice and moral clarity, giving language to the things you feel but struggle to say. Become a paid subscriber.

Malynda chats with Pastor and Author Cody Deese of Vinings Lake Church.

Cody Deese is an author, pastor, and spiritual guide exploring what a new way of being human looks like in an age of spiritual upheaval, political polarization, and cultural change.

He is the author of Discovering Your Internal Universe: The Unexpected Good News About Anxiety, Panic, and Fear, a book that blends personal story, psychology, and spirituality t...

Facts & Context: The Quiet Ways People Are Trying To Survive Right Now

A lot is going wrong right now. But people are not waiting around. Here are five impactful ways communities are surviving and fighting back.

1. Food SNAP participation has dropped by 3.5 million people since last July and the Congressional Budget Office projects 2.4 million people will lose benefits every month over the next decade. In response people are buil...

I have been paying close attention to who is showing up with both a clear vision and the receipts to back it up. Juliana Stratton is one of those people.

The Illinois Lieutenant Governor is running for U.S. Senate and I had the opportunity to sit down with her for a full conversation about what is actually happening in this country and what she plans to do about it.

We covered a lot of ground. The minimum wage and why $25 as the fede...

Here is a link to the Energy Bills relief Act Proposal:

https://seec.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/seec.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/26.01.21-energy-bills-relief-act-summary_0.pdf

What the Energy Bills Relief Act would actually do:

It focuses on one core goal: lowering energy costs for everyday people.

Add more affordable energyWhen demand is higher than supply, prices go up. This bill restores incentives for renewable energy (th...

Born in Torrejon, Spain to parents involved in serving their country, the desire to serve has continued through her education and current career journey. She is an activist, scholar and author. Her debut non-fiction book To Be A Problem: A Black Woman’s Survival in the Racist Disability Rights Movement published by Beacon Press was released in July 2024. She is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University, Co-Director of the...

In California, we are no stranger to higher home insurance premiums, fewer affordable options, and even non-renewals. We’ve had enough. California families shouldn’t have to carry the financial burden of extreme weather impacts. No one should have to choose between protecting their homes and keeping the lights on and putting food on the table.

The Affordable Insurance and Recovery (AIR) Act (SB 982) has been introduced i...

#WeNeedToTalk: In Conversation is a space for honest, grounded dialogue about the issues shaping our world and our shared humanity. Each episode features thoughtful guests, candid conversations, and a commitment to clarity, context, and compassion. Together, we dig beneath the headlines to explore what’s really happening, why it matters, and how we can move forward with integrity.

In this episode Malynda chats with Ben Sheehan...