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- Season 3
- Episode 189
Gaby Goldstein & Cynthia Mendes
The Conversation - S3 - E189
Adrienne Lawrence hosts. Sister District Co-Founder Gaby Goldstein discusses the importance of state legislators in regards to protecting abortion rights. RI State Senator Cynthia Mendes explains why she's sleeping outside of the RI statehouse.
The Conversation: Season 3 - 58 Episode s
3x139 - Ken Klippenstein & K. Bain
September 14, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Intercept reporter Ken Klippenstein gives updates on reports of the Taliban seizing biometric equipment and data from the US Military. Community Capacity Development Founder K.Bain shares how his crime intervention program stopped shootings for an entire year.
3x140 - Keith Boykin, Maggie VandenBerghe, & Daniel McCarthy
September 15, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. ""Race Against Time: The Politics of a Darkening America"" author Keith Boykin speaks on white fragility in a changing America. Arizona Patriot Party members Maggie VandenBerghe and Daniel McCarthy get into a heated debate with Cenk over vaccine mandates.
3x141 - Tiffany Muller & Angelo Carusone
September 16, 2021
David Shuster hosts. End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller joins to talk about the latest compromise voting rights bill. Media Matters for America President Angelo Carusone talks about how Youtube has left up videos promoting Ivermectin on their website.
3x142 - McKayla Wilkes & Adam Eichen
September 20, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. MD-05 Congressional Candidate McKayla Wilkes joins to discuss her progressive campaign to unseat corporate Democrat Steny Hoyer. Equal Citizens Executive Director Adam Eichen gives his predictions on the future of the For The People Act.
3x143 - Lt. Col. Sargis Sangari, Kay Whitlock, & Nancy Heitzeg
September 21, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Cenk gets into a heated debate over the US' withdrawal from Afghanistan with Lt. Col. Sargis Sangari, the CEO of Near East Center for Strategic Engagement.
3x144 - Dr. Cornel West
September 22, 2021
Senator Nina Turner sits down with the one and only Dr. Cornel West to discuss the treatment of Haitian migrants at the border, and the history of racist persecution that led America to this point in history.
3x145 - Chuck Marino & Laura Packard
September 23, 2021
Adrienne Lawrence hosts. Sentinel Security Solutions CEO Chuck Marino joins to discuss the Larry Nassar senate hearings, and to break down how to prevent the abuse of young athletes in the future. Heath Care Voices Founder Laura Packard highlights some of the Democrats who are fighting against lowering prescription drug prices, and lays out what you can do to stop it.
3x146 - Joe Rubin & Gabriel Acevero
September 27, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Investigative reporter Joe Rubin gives an inside look into Donald Trump Jr's role in a controversal South Carolina real estate development deal. Maryland State Delagate Gabriel Acevero joins to discuss his efforts to stop the school to prison pipeline by removing police officers from schools.
3x147 - Katharine Hayhoe & Max Burns
September 28, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. ""Saving Us"" author and Nature Conservancy Chief Scientist Katharine Hayhoe shares her optimism regarding Republicans supporting climate change legislation. Daily Beast Political Columnist Max Burns joins to discuss the centrist Democrats standing in the way of the .5 Trillion spending bill.
3x148 - Jeremy Corbyn
September 29, 2021
Senator Nina Turner speaks with former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn about his Peace and Justice Project, and his efforts to achieve economic justice and equality across Britain and around the world.
3x149 - Mayor Steven Reed & John Bacon
September 30, 2021
David Shuster hosts. Montgomery Alabama Mayor Steven Reed discusses vaccine hesitancy in his state which leads the US in Covid-19 death rates. New York Times bestselling author John Bacon shares how he took the worst high school hockey team in the country to one of the best.
3x150 - Bobby Azarian & Jose Vasquez
October 4, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Cognitive Neuroscientist Bobby Azarian discusses how Trump Supporters could lead America to a societal collapse. A shocking poll also shows that Trump supporters want to secede from the Union. Jose Vasquez, the executive director of Common Defense, speaks on the organization's work on the Freedom to Vote Act.
3x151 - TBA
October 5, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Intersectional Health Educator Justine Ang Fonte discusses the proper way to talk to your children about sex. Intercept reporter, Micah Lee, talks a recent investigation into right wing healthcare providers making millions off of Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin.
3x152 - Bill McKibben & David Sirota
October 6, 2021
Senator Nina Turner hosts. Legendary climate activist Bill McKibben joins to discuss his new organization, Third Act. Third Act is an organization that focused on getting older generations involved in progressive change, during their 'third act' of life. Independent media icon and 2020 Bernie speechwriter David Sirota joins and discusses his new Netflix show 'Don't Look Up'.
3x153 - Manisha Krishnan & Jesse Schoolnik
October 7, 2021
Adrienne Lawrence hosts. Manisha Krishnan, Senior Editor at VICE News joins to discuss her recent reporting on the increase in accidental overdoses. Jesse Schoolnik, from Vernon-Rockville Connecticut speaks on his mayoral race.
3x154 - Matt Ferner & Melody Schreiber
October 11, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Matt Ferner, Safer Cities Senior Analyst joins and discusses how voters are growing tired of the fear-mongering around crime. Along with that crime is down across the United States. Melody Schreiber joins and breaks down Alabama's plans to use Covid relief funds to finance prison-building spree.
3x155 - Michael Cohen
October 12, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Trump's former lawyer joins and weighs in on Trump's recently exposed DC hotel failure. He also discusses the behind the scene of how he ended up in jail.
3x156 - Krystal Ball
October 13, 2021
Senator Nina Turner hosts. The iconic Krystal Ball joins to discuss why independent media is so important in the progressive movement.
3x157 - Sean Paul Reyes & Brittany Ramos DeBarros
October 14, 2021
David Shuster hosts. Sean Paul Reyes, a Government Accountability & Transparency Advocate joins to discuss how he is holding police accountable. Progressive candidate Brittany Ramos DeBarros talks about her congressional race for NY-11.
3x158 - Jacob Helberg & Dr. William Halal
October 18, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Jacob Helberg joins and talks about the data war the US could potentially face. Dr. William Halal joins to discuss societies' reliance on the internet and social media.
3x159 - Erin Bishop, Erin Blackford, & Jonathan Larsen
October 19, 2021
WolfPAC volunteers Erin Bishop and Erin Blackford reflect on the 10 year anniversary of WolfPAC. TYT Investigates Managing Editor Jonathan Larsen shares the latest on his series on the infamous Fellowship Foundation.
3x160 - Dr. James Zogby
October 20, 2021
Senator Nina Turner interviews Arab American Institute President Dr. James Zogby about his experiences with being involved in Arab American Politics, including his work on Rev. Jesse Jackson's campaign.
3x161 - Sweta Chakraborty & Jeremy Greene
October 21, 2021
Adrienne Lawrence hosts today's episode of The Conversation. Climate change expert and President of 'We Don't Have Time' Sweta Chakraborty, joins to discuss the real and very personal threat of climate change. Later, School Psychologist Jeremy Greene joins to talk about the mental health of students this year.
3x162 - Jonathan Ahmadi & Glenn Martin
October 25, 2021
Adrienne Lawrence hosts. CA State Assembly District 38 candidate Jonathan Ahmadi joins to talk about his campaign. Advocate Glenn Martin joins to talk about his harrowing experience in Rikers Island and why it needs to close.
3x163 - Nelini Stamp & India Walton
October 26, 2021
Cenk Uygur Hosts. Working Family Party's Director of Strategy and Partnerships Nelini Stamp joins to share how they work with and support progressive candidates running for office. Buffalo Mayoral candidate India Walton talks about her campaign and her threat to the Democratic establishment.
3x164 - Ryan Grim
October 27, 2021
Senator Nina Turner sits down with The Intercept's D.C. Bureau Chief Ryan Grim to break down exactly how we need to tax billionaires.
3x165 - Grace Panetta & Thomas Meyer
October 28, 2021
David Shuster hosts. Insider Senior Politics Reporter Grace Panetta talks about the potential future of filibuster reform and voting rights legislation. National Organizing Manager of Food & Water Watch Thomas Meyer joins to lay out everything Biden should be doing to combat climate change.
3x166 - LaDoris Hazzard Cordell & Ben Winck
November 1, 2021
Cenk Uygur Hosts. Judge LaDoris Hazzard Cordell joins to discuss her opinions on judicial independence. Insider Economy Reporter Ben Winck explains the link between the current housing crisis and labor shortages.
3x167 - David Sirota & Jonathan Larsen
November 2, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Daily Poster founder David Sirota joins to discuss progressives caving on the Reconciliation Bill. TYT Investigates Managing Editor Jonathan Larsen gives updates on TYT's ongoing series on the Fellowship Foundation.
3x168 - Noam Chomsky
November 3, 2021
Sen. Nina Turner interviews the one and only Noam Chomsky. They discuss the future of the world with climate change and the young activists working hard to fight it.
3x169 - Kaz Firpo & Danny Goldberg
November 4, 2021
David Shuster hosts. Award-winning director Kaz Firpo joins to discuss his latest project ""Signals | Plastics Must Die"". Author Danny Goldberg talks about the generation of celebrities who spoke out against Trump.
3x170 - Lawrence Lessig
November 8, 2021
Cenk Uygur interviews Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig about the dangers behind Facebook's AI and how it spreads hate speech.
3x171 - Ben Jealous & the family of Martin Luther King Jr.
November 10, 2021
Senator Nina Turner is joined by People for the American Way President Ben Jealous and Martin Luther King Jr's family, including son Martin Luther King III, his wife Arndrea Waters King, and their daughter Yolanda Renee King. They discuss the importance of activism in the fight for voting rights for all Americans.
3x172 - Dr. Daniel Gade & David Pepper
November 11, 2021
David Shuster hosts. Dr. Daniel Gade joins to discuss his book ""Wounding Warriors"" and how disability benefits can potentially hurt injured veterans. David Pepper joins to discuss how corruption in politics starts on the state level.
3x173 - Jamaal Bowman
November 15, 2021
Cenk Uygur sits down with Congressman Jamaal Bowman to discuss why he voted no on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework.
3x174 - Eric K Ward & Corey Brettschneider
November 16, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Executive Director of the Western States Center and senior fellow with the Southern Poverty Law Center Eric K Ward discusses the threat of authoritarianism in the Republican Party. Brown University Professor Corey Brettschneider talks about the debate over and the history of religious freedoms in America.
3x175 - Tim Black
November 17, 2021
Sen. Nina Turner speaks with Tim Black, host of the Tim Black Show, about the progressive movement and why it needs to get behind reparations.
3x176 - Sheryl Ring & Keisha Blain
November 18, 2021
Adrienne Lawrence hosts. Civil Rights and Consumer Law Lawyer attorney Sheryl Ring joins to share the anti-trans discrimination she's experienced in the courtroom as a trans woman. Award-winning historian and author Keisha Blain joins to discuss her latest book ""UNTIL I AM FREE: Fannie Lou Hamer's Enduring Message to America"".
3x177 - Michael Levitin & Ben Winck
November 22, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Journalist, professor and author of the new book, Generation Occupy: Reawakening American Democracy Michael Levitin joins to discuss how Occupy Wall Street has influenced politics over the last 10 years. Insider's economy reporter Ben Winck talks through what will happen if the debt ceiling is not raised.
3x178 - Jonathan Larsen & Mike Ortega
November 23, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. TYT Investigates Managing Editor Jonathan Larsen joins to share the latest in his ongoing investigation of the National Prayer Breakfast, including Chick-fil-a's connection to The Family. CA-46 congressional candidate Mike Ortega discusses his campaign against a corporate Democrat incumbent.
3x179 - Yvette Simpson
November 24, 2021
Senator Nina Turner speaks with Democracy for America CEO Yvette Simpson about racial inequity in America, and how the country is divided into two unequal parts.
3x180 - John Bonifaz
November 30, 2021
David Shuster hosts. Co-founder and President of Free Speech For People talks about why he believes Attorney General Merrick Garland should resign.
3x181 - Dr. Darrick Hamilton
December 1, 2021
Sen. Nina Turner hosts. Dr. Darrick Hamilton, Henry Cohen Professor of Economics and Urban Policy, and Founding Director of the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School, joins to discuss economic justice and stratification economics.
3x182 - Kevin Strickland & Bruna Sollod
December 2, 2021
Adrienne Lawrence hosts. Civil Rights and Wrongful Conviction Attorney joins to talk about the case of Kevin Strickland and his wrongful conviction. Senior Communications and Political Director Bruna Sollod joins to discuss the state of play on immigration reform.
3x183 - Joe Walsh
December 6, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Joe Walsh, conservative and host of the ""White Flag with Joe Walsh"" podcast, talks about how much the Republican party has changed since Trump was elected.
3x184 - Terrance Woodbury, Sonja Sohn, and Jeremy Eldgridge
December 7, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. HIT Strategies CEO joins to discuss what focus groups have revealed about Democrats messaging with black voters. Director Sonja Sohn and lawyer Jeremy Eldgridge discuss the true story behind the new HBO documentary ""The Slow Hustle"".
3x185 - Charles Coleman Jr.
December 8, 2021
Sen. Nina Turner hosts. Civil Rights Attorney Charles Coleman Jr. joins to discuss what the fight for civil rights looks like in the 21st century.
3x186 - Michael Sainato & Uriel Epshtein
December 13, 2021
Jonathan Larsen hosts. Guardian Journalist Michael Sainato joins to discuss the end of the pause for student loan repayments. Executive Director of Renew Democracy initiative Uriel Epshtein joins to talk about the rise in authoritarianism around the world.
3x187 - Casey Michel & Joe Sanberg
December 14, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Author Casey Michel joins to discuss his book ""American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History"". Business leader, entrepreneur, and anti-poverty advocate Joe Sanberg shares why he is funding the effort to raise California's minimum wage to /hour.
3x188 - Danny Glover
December 15, 2021
Senator Nina Turner sits down in conversation with actor and activist Danny Glover to talk about his upbringing, his activism, gentrification, and reparations.
3x189 - Gaby Goldstein & Cynthia Mendes
December 16, 2021
Adrienne Lawrence hosts. Sister District Co-Founder Gaby Goldstein discusses the importance of state legislators in regards to protecting abortion rights. RI State Senator Cynthia Mendes explains why she's sleeping outside of the RI statehouse.
3x190 - Ron Perlman
December 20, 2021
Award-winning actor Ron Perlman joins to discuss his new film ""Don't Look Up"".
3x191 - India Walton & Charles Marino
December 21, 2021
Cenk Uygur hosts. Former Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton reflects on her campaign and the controversy that surrounded the election. Sentinel Security Solutions CEO Charles Marino joins to discuss the recent Tik Tok challenge that encouraged students to bring guns to school.
3x192 - Rob Richardson
December 22, 2021
Sen. Nina Turner hosts. Disrupt Art founder Rob Richardson shares how he uses NFTs to empower black and brown artists around the world.
3x193 - Brittany Ramos DeBarros & Wayne Hsiung
December 23, 2021
David Schuster hosts. Brittany Ramos DeBarros joins to discuss her candidacy for NY-11. Wayne Hsiung shares his rescuing of a goat, that has landed him in a legal battle.
3x194 - Maxwell Alejandro Frost & David Tafuri
December 28, 2021
David Shuster hosts. FL-10 Congressional candidate Maxwell Alejandro Frost talks about his campaign and the possibility of him becoming the youngest member of congress. Former Obama campaign advisor David Tafuri joins to discuss Putin's pressure on the Ukraine border.
3x195 - Gary Chambers Jr.
December 29, 2021
Sen. Nina Turner hosts. Gary Chambers Jr sits down with Sen. Nina Turner to talk about his activism, his past congressional campaign, and his school board speech that went viral.
3x196 - Radley Balko & Imani Oakley
December 30, 2021
Adrienne Lawrence hosts. Washington Post Columnist Radley Balko joins to discuss tensions in the Little Rock Police Department over their black police chief. Progressive congressional candidate for NJ-10 Imani Oakley joins to discuss her campaign.