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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" > <channel> <title>Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year</title> <atom:link href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/podcast/talk-it-out/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com</link> <description>The Schneps Media podcast network</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 02:49:15 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <copyright>Copyright 2024</copyright> <itunes:category text="News & Politics"/> <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” New York’s Gay City News explores how listeners can support the political organizing that LGBTQ and allied groups are doing on the ground in key 2024 swing states. ]]></itunes:summary> <itunes:image href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Talk-It-OUT-graphic.jpg?w=2000" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Exploring how listeners can support the political organizing that LGBTQ and allied groups are doing on the ground in key 2024 swing states]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:author>Schneps Broadcasting</itunes:author> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name>Sylvan Migdal</itunes:name> <itunes:email>smigdal@cnglocal.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <itunes:explicit>No</itunes:explicit> <itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">234384516</site> <item> <title>Our civic and sacred duty to hold onto hope</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/30/our-civic-and-sacred-duty-to-hold-onto-hope/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 02:49:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4584</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is the 22nd and final episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year.” Last week, we began our look … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/30/our-civic-and-sacred-duty-to-hold-onto-hope/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ This is the 22nd and final episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year.” Last week, we began our look back on the key insights from this podcast’s past six months. We heard guests talk about the need for concerned voters to take action; the way in which the rise of MAGA has mobilized progressive grassroots activists nationwide; the focus by organizers on the art of persuasion and mobilization; and how in a more fundamental way progressive activism has been supported by building and strengthening community in places where political power and civic infrastructure have traditionally been lacking. Today, we will look at other critical factors at play in this year’s campaign, including the building of coalitions, in particular those centered around the need to strengthen and protect reproductive freedom in the wake of the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade; the ongoing dialogue about whether the Democratic Party can maintain its historically overwhelming strong support in the Black community; how the race for control of the US House and Senate are shaping up and to wh at degree candidates and issues on the ballot impact the prospects for other candidates up or down the ballot from them; and what conclusions we can draw from the blizzard of polling that we see out there every day and from what for many of us is the confusing phenomenon of the still-undecided voter. This episode closes with the recognition that we simply do not know what will happen on November 5 — uncertainty that underscores a central truth of our democracy: that we all have a civic duty to hold onto hope. “Talk It OUT” has been presented by Gay City News and its editor-in-chief Matt Tracy. I am grateful for the opportunity to have hosted this podcast. (Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/brian-web-pic.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="208" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This is the 22nd and final episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year.” Last week, we began our look … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/30/our-civic-and-sacred-duty-to-hold-onto-hope/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>1:05:18</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep22-FINAL.mp3" length="156773061" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4584</post-id> </item> <item> <title>What we’ve learned in this queer election year</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/23/what-weve-learned-in-this-queer-election-year/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 02:36:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abigail Swetz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adam Barbanel-Fried]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bob Binney]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brian Derrick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cathy Renna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Changing the Conversation Together]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dave Fleischer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deep canvassing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eitan Hersh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eliazar Posada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emme Zanotti]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Equality Florida]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Equality Michigan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Equality North Carolina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fair Count]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fair Wisconsin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Freedom BLOC — the Black Led Organizing Collaborative]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indivisible Westchester]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leo Murrieta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malcolm Kenyatta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marques Thompson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nadine Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National LGBTQ Task Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OATH.VOTE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rebecca DeHart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sean O'Brien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shannon Powell]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4559</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is the 21st episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” and we are now just two weeks away … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/23/what-weve-learned-in-this-queer-election-year/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ This is the 21st episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” and we are now just two weeks away from Election Day, when America renders a defining verdict on the kind of country we want to be. In the final two episodes of this podcast, I will look back on the most compelling insights that my guests have offered about the state of our nation, what’s happening on the ground in critical battleground contests, and what each of us can do to ensure good outcomes for our society and our politics. In the first episode of this podcast, I talked about a book from 2020 I had just read by Eitan Hersh, a political scientist at Tufts University. The book, “Politics is for Power,” has as its subtitle “How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change.” In that book, Hersh noted that among American voters in 2016 who were alarmed by the rise of Donald Trump and who followed the news closely every single day, less than five percent of them did anything beyond voting to ensure a good outcome that year. That insight forms the core of this podcast’s philosophy. Guests we are looking back on this week include Oath.Vote’s Brian Derrick; Pennsylvania State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta; Shannon Powell from Indivisible Westchester; Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee chair Bob Binney; Emme Zanotti from Equality Michigan; Nadine Smith of Equality Florida; longtime progressive organizer Dave Fleischer; Adam Barbanel-Fried of Philadelphia’s Changing the Conversation Together; Abigail Swetz and Sean O’Brien of Fair Wisconsin; André Wade of Silver State Equality; Cathy Renna from the National LGBTQ Task Force; Rebecca DeHart of Georgia’s Fair Count; Leo Murrieta from Make the Road Action — Nevada; Denzel McCampbell from Progress Michigan; Marques Thompson from Democracy North Carolina; Raymond Greene, Jr., from Akron’s Freedom BLOC, the Black Led Organizing Collaborative; and Eliazar Posada from Equality North Carolina. “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year” is presented by Gay City News. (Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dave-Fleischer-for-web-story-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="151" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This is the 21st episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” and we are now just two weeks away … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/23/what-weve-learned-in-this-queer-election-year/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>1:02:29</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep21-FINAL.mp3" length="150042873" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4559</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Bostonians rushing into the breach</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/16/bostonians-rushing-into-the-breach/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:54:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4535</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 20th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit Massachusetts, among the least likely of swing … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/16/bostonians-rushing-into-the-breach/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the 20th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit Massachusetts, among the least likely of swing states — the only state where bumper stickers could boast, “Don’t blame me, I voted for McGovern.” Massachusetts is important because it demonstrates what folks in deep blue states can do to pitch in to help secure a <a href="http://kamalaharris.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kamala Harris</a> victory on November 5. That might mean canvassing and driving voters to the polls in nearby purplish New Hampshire. It might mean traveling to Scranton, Pennsylvania, the weekend before the election to pitch in on two key congressional races (<a href="https://wildforcongress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a> and <a href="https://cartwrightcongress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>), on <a href="https://bobcasey.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Casey’s Senate reelection fight</a>, and in the crucial effort to put the Keystone State’s 19 electoral votes in the Democratic column. And for committed activists looking to contribute while staying in their own neighborhoods, it might mean spending Sunday afternoons writing letters and postcards to Democratic-leaning voters in swing states. I speak to Bob Binney, a retired owner of a financial software company who first became involved in politics out of his despair over the results of the 2016 election. In the eight years since, Bob has become the campaign treasurer to <a href="https://www.boston.gov/departments/mayors-office/michelle-wu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston Mayor Michelle Wu</a>, who made history in 2021 by becoming the first woman and the first person of color to lead that city. Bob is also the chair of the <a href="https://bostonward5dems.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ward 5 Democratic Committee</a>. The phrase Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee might conjure images of political machines and big city bosses, but what Bob describes is a picture of concerned citizens finding camaraderie in devoting hours to reaching out to fellow Americans hundreds or thousands of miles away to protect our 250-year-old democracy. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="ttps://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=96cb6ff620b442cd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>. ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Binney-for-web-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="205" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 20th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit Massachusetts, among the least likely of swing … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/16/bostonians-rushing-into-the-breach/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>43:11</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep20-boston-FINAL.mp3" length="15546006" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4535</post-id> </item> <item> <title>With squeaky tight polls, Harris takes aim at Trump’s strengths</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/09/with-squeaky-tight-polls-harris-takes-aim-at-trumps-strengths/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 02:38:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colin Allred]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debbie Mucarsel-Powell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dr. Patrick Egan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[election betting markets]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York University]]></category> <category><![CDATA[polling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rick Scott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ted Cruz]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4512</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 19th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I welcome back Dr. Patrick Egan, a political science … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/09/with-squeaky-tight-polls-harris-takes-aim-at-trumps-strengths/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the 19th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I welcome back <a href="https://wp.nyu.edu/egan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Patrick Egan</a>, a political science professor at New York University who studies and writes about American public opinion and the influence it has on policy, partisanship, and identity. With the election just a month away, Patrick helps guide us through the thicket of public opinion polls, discusses some of the unique ways Kamala Harris is tackling the challenges she faces in taking on Donald Trump, offers insight on the impact of down-ballot races and referendums, and gives an interesting take on which recent presidential election he sees as most comparable to this year’s contest. Patrick also delivers his assessment on the value and limitations of betting markets that take wagers on the presidential and other election contests, In next week’s episode, which goes live on Wednesday, October 16, I speak to a Boston Democratic activist who first got engaged in his local ward committee in the wake of the 2016 election when his frustration and anger about the rise of Donald Trump convinced him it was time to do something in support of his beliefs. Bob Binney’s story is probably a lot like that of many other voters. The story of the leadership role he has taken on in <a href="https://bostonward5dems.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston’s Ward 5 Democratic Committee</a> and the work he has led in reaching out to thousands of voters in swing states is a timely lesson in what we can all still do in the weeks left in this year’s presidential contest. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Please subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=96cb6ff620b442cd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>. ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/patrick-egan-web-image-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="204" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 19th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I welcome back Dr. Patrick Egan, a political science … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/09/with-squeaky-tight-polls-harris-takes-aim-at-trumps-strengths/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>51:19</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep19-patrick-egan-FINAL.mp3" length="18473022" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4512</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Is it time’s up for Ted Cruz?</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/02/is-it-times-up-for-ted-cruz/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 01:32:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beto O'Rourke]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris LaCivita]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Colin Allred]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Equality Texas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GLAAD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Johnathan Gooch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planned Parenthood]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ted Cruz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4500</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 18th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we take a look at Texas, a Republican stronghold … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/02/is-it-times-up-for-ted-cruz/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the 18th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we take a look at Texas, a Republican stronghold for decades. But this year, Texas is worth watching because of the potential vulnerability of two-term Senator Ted Cruz, who is facing a spirited challenge from Dallas-area Democratic <a href="https://colinallred.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Congressman Colin Allred</a>, a former NFL linebacker and civil rights attorney. Cruz breezed to his first Senate victory in 2012 with a 16-point margin over his Democratic opponent, but six years ago, Beto O’Rourke trimmed Cruz’s victory margin to just two and a half points. <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2024/texas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recent polling</a> in the Cruz-Allred contest has ranged from giving Cruz a four-point advantage to showing Allred up by one. It’s not just Democrats who see Allred as having a shot at toppling Cruz. Several weeks ago, Chris LaCivita, Donald Trump’s senior campaign adviser, <a href="https://x.com/LaCivitaC/status/1834869331169247608" target="_blank">took to X to lament</a>, “What the hell is wrong with the Senate race in Texas?” And since then, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has announced plans for a multi-million dollar spend in support of Allred. Despite its reputation as a deep red stronghold, Democrats have shown signs of growing strength in Texas in recent years. In 2012, Mitt Romney won a commanding 16-point edge over Barack Obama. Four years later, Trump bested Hillary Clinton there by nine percent, and Joe Biden narrowed that gap to five and a half points. <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/texas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Recent polling</a> in the presidential contest in Texas has shown Trump up over Kamala Harris by roughly six points. I speak to Johnathan Gooch, communication director at <a href="http://equalitytexas.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Equality Texas</a>, that state’s LGBTQ rights group. Equality Texas has faced tremendous odds in recent years against the Republican-controlled Executive and Legislative branches of state government in Austin, which have pursued increasingly hostile and radical anti-LGBTQ agendas — agendas out of step, however, with public opinion in the state. Equality Texas works with volunteers across the state and in partnership with allied groups such as Planned Parenthood and GLAAD to stave off some of the worst that the state GOP has tried to throw at them. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Please subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=96cb6ff620b442cd&nd=1&dlsi=49fd42c76f1d4f36" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>. ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Johnathan-Gooch-for-website-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="173" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 18th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we take a look at Texas, a Republican stronghold … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/10/02/is-it-times-up-for-ted-cruz/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>38:55</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ep18-equality-texas-FINAL.mp3" length="14010462" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4500</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Joining the final six-week stretch for mobilizing Philadelphia voters</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/25/joining-the-final-six-week-stretch-for-mobilizing-philadelphia-voters/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:18:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adam Barbanel-Fried]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Changing the Conversation Together]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dave Fleischer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deep canvassing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[West Philadelphia]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4460</guid> <description><![CDATA[As we come down to the final six weeks in the election campaign, the 17th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/25/joining-the-final-six-week-stretch-for-mobilizing-philadelphia-voters/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ As we come down to the final six weeks in the election campaign, the 17th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year” takes us back to Pennsylvania to talk to an organizing group we first met in one of our earliest episodes. I speak with <a href="https://x.com/abarbanelfried" target="_blank">Adam Barbanel-Fried</a>, the director of<a href="https://ctc4progress.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Changing the Conversation Together</a>, a group working to mobilize voters in low-turnout neighborhoods in Philadelphia — by making use of an intensive door-to-door voter outreach technique known as deep canvassing. This past Sunday, a few days before speaking with Adam, I traveled to Philadelphia to spend the day canvassing with the group alongside nearly a hundred other volunteers. I learned first-hand how challenging that work can be but also how thoroughly Changing the Conversation Together trains its volunteers to have the sort of in-depth and authentic conversations with potential voters shown to be the single most effective way to increase turnout. Maximizing voter turnout is a vital factor in an election expected to be very close and one in which Pennsylvania could well decide the outcome. Adam and I talk in detail about the training involved in doing deep canvassing and what a volunteer can reasonably expect to encounter. We also discuss Changing the Conversation’s plans for the final six-week stretch of the campaign and most importantly how you can help. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Please subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=96cb6ff620b442cd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>. ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Adam-Barbanel-Fried-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="209" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As we come down to the final six weeks in the election campaign, the 17th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/25/joining-the-final-six-week-stretch-for-mobilizing-philadelphia-voters/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>43:37</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ep17-Philly-Again-FINAL.mp3" length="40322574" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4460</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Can reproductive freedom trump Florida Senator Rick Scott?</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/18/can-reproductive-freedom-trump-florida-senator-rick-scott/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:32:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abortion rights]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anders Croy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cheyenne Drews]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debbie Mucarsel-Powell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Equality Florida]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Florida Amendment 4]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Florida Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[marijuana legalization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nadine Smith]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Progress Florida]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rick Scott]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4441</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 16th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we revisit the election scene in Florida. In August, … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/18/can-reproductive-freedom-trump-florida-senator-rick-scott/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the 16th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we revisit the election scene in Florida. In August, I had a very engaging <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633?i=1000666065615" target="_blank" rel="noopener">conversation with Nadine Smith</a>, the executive director of the LGBTQ civil rights group <a href="http://equalityflorida.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Equality Florida</a>. Nadine described in vivid detail the way in which Florida is already living with what Project 2025 threatens for the whole nation. But she also talked about the impressive surge in progressive activism fighting back against the agenda Governor Ron DeSantis has implemented there. Though Florida is not typically talked about as a potential swing state, there are important opportunities on the ballot there. An abortion rights referendum that would restore the protections of Roe v. Wade in response to a draconian six-week abortion ban is mobilizing voters across the state. And Rick Scott — a Republican US Senator with very low approval numbers who has been a staunch opponent of LGBTQ rights and reproductive freedom as well as a threat to the future of Social Security and Medicare — is locked in an increasingly tight reelection battle against Democratic challenger <a href="https://www.debbieforflorida.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Debbie Mucarsel-Powell</a>. This week, I speak to Cheyenne Drews of <a href="https://progressflorida.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Progress Florida</a> and Anders Croy from <a href="http://floridawatch.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Florida Watch</a> about the abortion rights push, about Rick Scott’s record, and even about the wave of enthusiasm that Kamala Harris has brought to Florida. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Please subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=VurrqaZHRu6ancTv4SjTgQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Cheyenne-and-Anders-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="193" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 16th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we revisit the election scene in Florida. In August, … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/18/can-reproductive-freedom-trump-florida-senator-rick-scott/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>1:00:02</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ep16-Florida2-FINAL.mp3" length="21611718" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4441</post-id> </item> <item> <title>How to best spend money to elect Kamala Harris</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/11/how-to-best-spend-money-to-elect-kamala-harris/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:39:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4379</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 15th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I speak once again with Brian Derrick, who appeared … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/11/how-to-best-spend-money-to-elect-kamala-harris/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the 15th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I speak once again with Brian Derrick, who appeared in our debut episode in May. Brian is a political strategist who co-founded <a href="http://oath.vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OATH.VOTE</a>, a web tool that allows political contributors to maximize the impact of their dollars on the issues and causes they care most about. Brian and I talked one day ahead of the critical September 10 presidential debate, and we discussed the prospects and path forward not only for the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris but also in the battles for control of the US House and Senate as well as in state legislative and state supreme court contests. He argues passionately that all of these races are important not only in advancing progressive policy goals but also in the more basic defense of our democracy. Brian is also persuasive in making the case that the best way to enhance the prospects for electing progressive candidates — up to and including Kamala Harris — may not lie in repeatedly opening up our wallets for the presidential ticket but instead in generating enthusiasm for candidates whose names may appear well down the ballot. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=96cb6ff620b442cd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/brian-derrick-open-collar.jpeg?w=384" width="384" height="384" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 15th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I speak once again with Brian Derrick, who appeared … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/11/how-to-best-spend-money-to-elect-kamala-harris/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>46:02</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ep15-b-derrick-FINAL.mp3" length="44349894" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4379</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Voting is lit: Ohio’s Sherrod Brown & control of the US Senate</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/04/voting-is-lit-ohios-sherrod-brown-control-of-the-us-senate/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 02:13:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bernie Moreno]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Black Led Organizing Collaborative]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Equality Ohio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ohio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raymond Greene Jr.]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sherrod Brown]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Freedom BLOC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4363</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the the 14th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we talk about Ohio, a Rust Belt Midwestern … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/04/voting-is-lit-ohios-sherrod-brown-control-of-the-us-senate/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the the 14th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we talk about Ohio, a Rust Belt Midwestern state with 17 electoral votes that Donald Trump won comfortably in both 2016 and 2020 — each time by about eight percent. Ohio is important this year because it might help decide control of the US Senate next year. Three-term Democratic Senator <a href="https://www.sherrodbrown.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sherrod Brown</a> is up for reelection, and faces Bernie Moreno, a businessman who made his money owning car dealerships and now a blockchain technology company. Moreno once described his opposition to abortion rights as absolute — allowing for no exceptions — a position he has modified in this election contest to carve out rape, incest, and the life of the mother. Last year, he contributed $100,000 to the effort to defeat Ohio’s successful abortion rights referendum. Even though Moreno has talked openly about his gay son, during this year’s campaign he has accused LGBTQ advocates of a “radical agenda of indoctrination.” I had hoped to speak to <a href="http://equalityohio.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Equality Ohio</a>, that state’s LGBTQ civil rights group, about this year’s election, but multiple efforts to enlist their participation have fallen short. It’s timely and important, however, to bring you my interview with Raymond Greene, Jr., the executive director of <a href="https://www.thefreedombloc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Freedom BLOC</a>, the Black Led Organizing Collaborative, a group out of Akron that works to build power among black and other marginalized communities in order to create progressive change across Ohio. Ray talks about his group’s goals and approach to registering voters, particularly in communities with histories of low voter participation, and he discusses key issues and ballot questions that are driving enthusiasm in Ohio this year. Those include State Supreme Court elections and a ballot measure aimed at ending Republican gerrymandering. Both are seen as important in protecting hard won civil rights gains, including last year’s abortion victory and the recent legalization of recreational marijuana. Ray also said that the reelection campaign of Sherrod Brown — whom <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2024/ohio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polls have consistently shown</a> holding about a five-point lead over Bernie Moreno — is generating strong voter interest. I spoke to Ray the day after the Democratic Convention concluded, and he noted the surge in voter excitement about the Harris-Walz ticket, going so far as to predict that Kamala Harris could beat the odds and carry Ohio this year. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Subscribe now on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via<a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Raymond-Greene-Junior.jpeg?w=384" width="384" height="375" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the the 14th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we talk about Ohio, a Rust Belt Midwestern … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/09/04/voting-is-lit-ohios-sherrod-brown-control-of-the-us-senate/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>29:07</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ep14-Ohio-FINAL.mp3" length="25474374" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4363</post-id> </item> <item> <title>North Carolina is back in play!</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/28/north-carolina-is-back-in-play/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 01:36:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Democracy North Carolina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Equality North Carolina]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Josh Stein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mark Robinson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[North Carolina]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4328</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 13th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we’ll be discussing the political battleground of North Carolina, … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/28/north-carolina-is-back-in-play/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the 13th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we’ll be discussing the political battleground of North Carolina, the nation’s ninth largest state with 16 electoral votes. In recent weeks, as Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has caught fire and generated widespread excitement, North Carolina has reemerged as a critical swing state. A Democratic presidential candidate has not won North Carolina since 2008, when Barack Obama bested John McCain there, but in the 2020 contest, Joe Biden came within 1.4 percent of Donald Trump, the narrowest margin among all the red states that year. Polls over the past several weeks have shown the Harris-Trump contest in North Carolina a virtual dead heat, and the vice president’s campaign has made clear that the state is now among its highest priorities. Politics in North Carolina this year are also enlivened by a governor’s race, in which the Democratic attorney general, Josh Stein, is facing off against Republican Mark Robinson, the current lieutenant governor — and a firebrand who makes even MAGA hats look pale red. On repeated occasions, Robinson has used language like “filth” and “maggots” to refer to LGBTQ people, has denounced women’s reproductive rights as well as their participation and leadership in the workplace, and has denied the reality of the Holocaust, terming it “hogwash.” Yet, as one of my guests warns, there is excitement and enthusiasm on both sides in North Carolina in the race for November. I’m joined today by Eliazar Posada, the executive director of <a href="http://equalitync.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Equality North Carolina</a>, that state’s LGBTQ civil right rights organization. And I also speak to Marques Thompson, the organizing director at <a href="http://democracync.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Democracy North Carolina</a>, a group that works to build power among disenfranchised communities across the state — by strengthening democratic structures and the confidence that people have that the political process can work for them. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=Het84hU0RMagSpAb2nGPvg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/posada-thompson-feature-pic-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="195" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 13th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we’ll be discussing the political battleground of North Carolina, … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/28/north-carolina-is-back-in-play/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>53:32</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ep13-North-Carolina-FINAL.mp3" length="48443526" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4328</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Project 2025 makes all of us Floridians</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/21/project-2025-makes-all-of-us-floridians/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2024 02:36:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4314</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 12th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit Florida, the vote-rich Sunbelt state that is … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/21/project-2025-makes-all-of-us-floridians/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the 12th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit Florida, the vote-rich Sunbelt state that is the nation’s third largest with 30 electoral votes out of the 270 needed to win. “Florida?,” you may ask. “Do you really see that as a swing state?” There are several reasons why it’s important to focus on Florida this year. First, the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is not the only important contest there. Republican US Senator Rick Scott is up for reelection, in a year when Democrats are fighting hard to hold onto the Senate. And abortion rights and marijuana legalization are both on the ballot, measures that are ginning up voter enthusiasm. Though Rick Scott was a two-term governor before winning his Senate seat in 2018, he’s never won the state by more than one percent. In fact, in his 2018 Senate victory, he squeaked in by just one-tenth of one percent. Former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, the Democratic candidate, has been closing in on Scott’s lead in recent polls. Finally, in the presidential contest, in a recent poll Kamala Harris cut in half Trump’s earlier lead over Joe Biden, down to just three percent. In this episode, I’m joined by a longtime LGBTQ advocate uniquely qualified to help us sort through all of this. Nadine Smith is the executive director of<a href="http://equalityflorida.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Equality Florida</a>, the state’s LGBTQ civil rights organization. Back in 1993, Nadine was one of the four national co-chairs of the LGBTQ March on Washington, and in 2022 <a href="https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2022/6177748/nadine-smith/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Time Magazine</a> named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Nadine details the way in which her group has fought back against attacks from far-right figures from Governor Ron DeSantis all the way down to Moms for Liberty and the Proud Boys. She also describes how the radicalism of MAGA Republicans in Florida has mobilized and strengthened the progressive, pro-democracy coalition across the state. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=ME-c5kO5TcmXzPy4Mj8rYw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Nadine-Smith.jpg?w=309" width="309" height="384" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 12th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit Florida, the vote-rich Sunbelt state that is … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/21/project-2025-makes-all-of-us-floridians/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>37:22</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ep12-Nadine-Smith-Florida-FINAL.mp3" length="31119174" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4314</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Fighting for the House in the Hudson Valley</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/14/fighting-for-the-house-in-the-hudson-valley/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2024 01:54:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Anthony Nicodemo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hudson Valley Stonewall Democrats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Indivisible Westchester]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mike Lawler]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mondaire Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sean Patrick Maloney]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4295</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 11th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we zoom in on a competitive US House race … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/14/fighting-for-the-house-in-the-hudson-valley/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the 11th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we zoom in on a competitive US House race in New York State. In 2022, during what was supposed to be a Red Wave that never really materialized, Republicans did manage to flip four seats in New York, which meant that the state contributed 80 percent of the seats the GOP needed to capture control of the House of Representatives. As we approach the November elections, pundits believe that four or five Republican seats in New York could be captured by Democrats, helping their party retake the House. One of those seats is the 17th Congressional District in the Hudson Valley, north of New York City. There,<a href="http://mondaireforcongress.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Mondaire Jones,</a> a gay Black Democrat who held the seat from 2020 until 2022, hopes to win back the district against freshman Republican Mike Lawler. Because of redistricting following the 2020 election, two Democratic incumbents, both gay — Jones and Sean Patrick Maloney — could have contested the seat in 2022, but Jones bowed out in favor of Maloney, who went on to lose to Lawler by less than one percent. Jones and Lawler now battle it out in a Democratic-leaning district that includes Rockland and Putnam Counties, as well as northern Westchester County. My guests include Shannon Powell, the co-founder of<a href="https://www.indivisiblewestchester.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Indivisible Westchester</a>, a grassroots group of progressive activists founded in response to Donald Trump’s 2016 victory. I also speak to Anthony Nicodemo, president of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HVStonewallDems" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hudson Valley Stonewall Democrat</a>s, an LGBTQ club active in Westchester County and beyond. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=c7d33a644cc841a5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify,</a> and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/anthony-and-shannon-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="210" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 11th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we zoom in on a competitive US House race … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/14/fighting-for-the-house-in-the-hudson-valley/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>56:42</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ep11-Mondaire-Jones-FINAL.mp3" length="51799770" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4295</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Wisconsin: the biggest nail-biter among swing states</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/07/wisconsin-the-biggest-nail-biter-among-swing-states/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 02:48:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Abigail Swetz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fair Wisconsin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jake Williams]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sean O'Brien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tammy Baldwin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tim Walz]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tony Evers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wisconsin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Young Democrats of Wisconsin]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4279</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the 10th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit the swing state of Wisconsin, an Upper … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/07/wisconsin-the-biggest-nail-biter-among-swing-states/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the 10th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit the swing state of Wisconsin, an Upper Midwest battleground that casts 10 electoral votes in the presidential contest. My guests include two leaders from <a href="https://fairwisconsin.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fair Wisconsin</a>, the state’s LGBTQ civil rights group: executive director Abigail Swetz and the group’s policy and advocacy director, Sean O’Brien. I also speak to Jake Williams, who chairs the<a href="https://www.youngdemswi.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Young Democrats of Wisconsin.</a> Over the past two presidential cycles, Wisconsin has been the biggest nail-biter among the Midwestern Blue Wall swing states. Donald Trump bested Hillary Clinton there in 2016 by just 23,000 votes. Four years later, the Democrats under Joe Biden bounced back with a victory margin of just 21,000 votes. Since 2018, Democrats have enjoyed some big victories statewide in Wisconsin. Tony Evers was elected governor that year and won reelection four years later in 2022. US Senator Tammy Baldwin, the first out LGBTQ member of the Senate, swamped her Republican rival in 2018 by nearly 300,000 votes. Her bid for a third term this year could help decide control of the US Senate come January. Beyond the presidential and Senate contests, politics in Wisconsin are also being invigorated this year because of new state legislative district lines created in 2023 that overturned a gerrymandered map that gave Republicans lopsided control of both the State Senate and the State Assembly. All three of my guests emphasize the way in which the new legislative map has spurred grassroots engagement among Democrats across Wisconsin. My conversations with Fair Wisconsin and with the Young Democrats of Wisconsin took place just prior to Vice President Kamala Harris naming Tim Walz, the governor of neighboring Minnesota, as her running mate — another factor likely to spur interest and enthusiasm among Democrats in the Dairy State. “Talk It OUT” is presented by Gay City News. Subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=188d7d0500ea460f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Sean-Abby-Jake-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="127" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the 10th episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit the swing state of Wisconsin, an Upper … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/08/07/wisconsin-the-biggest-nail-biter-among-swing-states/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>59:14</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ep10-FINAL-wisconsin.mp3" length="58941306" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4279</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Back to Vegas — and on to Reno, too</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/31/back-to-vegas-and-on-to-reno-too/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 01:48:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[André Wade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Make the Road Action - Nevada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nevada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Reno]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Senator Jacky Rosen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SIlver State Equality]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4254</guid> <description><![CDATA[In an earlier episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I spoke to Make the Road Action –– Nevada, … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/31/back-to-vegas-and-on-to-reno-too/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Zmmu4lNpCzn1Et5uAjgDF?si=DGx1lrknQIiBYgeNwpQPgw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">an earlier episode</a> of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I spoke to <a href="https://www.maketheroadaction.org/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Make the Road Action –– Nevada</a>, a group building grassroots power among working class and immigrant communities across that state. In our ninth episode, we return to Nevada to speak with André Wade, the director of <a href="https://silverstateequality.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Silver State Equality</a>, Nevada’s LGBTQ civil rights organization. Nevada is not only a critical presidential battleground state, but Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen’s reelection bid is crucial to the Democrats’ hopes of holding onto the Senate in November. Andre talks about how his group, founded in 2019, created award-winning digital voter mobilization campaigns during the COVID shutdown in the 2020 election cycle. Making use of platforms from Facebook and Instagram to Grindr, Silver State Equality achieved hundreds of thousands of digital impressions, particularly among gay and bisexual men. The group is building on that work with campaigns this year focused on lesbian and transgender Nevadans as well. Silver State Equality is also expanding its direct, in-person contact with LGBTQ voters beyond the heavily populated Las Vegas metro area into Reno as well as throughout smaller communities across the state — some of those communities confronting anti-LGBTQ backlash in schools, libraries, and other settings. Andre expressed optimism that young voters in Nevada will be engaged this November, but he acknowledged that the challenge facing organizers is to meet those voters where they are. The podcast is presented by Gay City News. Subscribe now on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=2a2f821c094241a1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/andre-wade-.jpg?w=341" width="341" height="384" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In an earlier episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I spoke to Make the Road Action –– Nevada, … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/31/back-to-vegas-and-on-to-reno-too/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>26:17</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ep9-Nevada2-FINAL.mp3" length="24130494" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4254</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Michigan’s Half-Dozen-Year Progressive Arc</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/24/michigans-half-dozen-year-progressive-arc/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 03:51:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debbie Stabenow]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Denzel McCampbell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Elissa Slotkin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emme Zanotti]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Equality Michigan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gretchen Whitmer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hill Harper]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kamala Harris]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Progress Michigan]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4242</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the eighth episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit the swing state of Michigan, the nation’s … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/24/michigans-half-dozen-year-progressive-arc/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the eighth episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit the swing state of Michigan, the nation’s 10th largest state with 15 electoral votes. Michigan was famously part of the Blue Wall that crumbled in 2016, when Donald Trump carried the state by 11,000 votes. Joe Biden came back strong in 2020, winning the state by roughly 150,000 votes. And two years ago, Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, handily won reelection by close to half a million votes. All eyes are on Michigan again this year, with a tight race expected between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. And the make-up of next year’s US Senate is also being fought out in Michigan, with four-term Democrat Debbie Stabenow retiring, In this episode, I speak to Emme Zanotti, the director of Advocacy & Civic Engagement at <a href="https://equalitymi.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Equality Michigan</a>, the state’s LGBTQ civil rights group, and to Denzel McCampbell, managing director at <a href="http://progressmichigan.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Progress Michigan</a>, a group that serves as a media and communication hub for the state’s wider progressive community. Emme and Denzel talk about the significant gains progressives have scored in Michigan over the past half-dozen years — capped by a Democratic trifecta in 2022, when Whitmer’s reelection brought Democrats into a majority in both houses of the Legislature. Those six years of progress have included important policy changes in Michigan, including the first comprehensive LGBTQ civil rights law — enacted early last year. Emme and Denzel detail how their groups — and dozens of allied organizations — have worked successfully to grow the voice and power of progressive communities across Michigan, from Detroit to the Upper Peninsula. “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year” is presented by Gay City News. Subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=1bfd899f606e4861&nd=1&dlsi=9dcb1d8f7cba4cff" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via <a href="http://uppbeat.io" target="_blank" rel="noopener">uppbeat.io</a>.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/emme-denzel-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="180" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the eighth episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we visit the swing state of Michigan, the nation’s … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/24/michigans-half-dozen-year-progressive-arc/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>56:30</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ep8-Michigan-FINAL.mp3" length="50858190" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4242</post-id> </item> <item> <title>All Out For LGBTQ Candidates Nationwide</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/17/all-out-for-lgbtq-candidates-nationwide/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2024 02:36:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Angie Craig]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Becca Balint]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chris Pappas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eric Sorensen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Julie Johnson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LGBTQ+ Victory Fund]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mayor Annise Parker]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mondaire Jones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ritchie Torres]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sarah McBride]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sean Meloy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sharice Davids]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tammy Baldwin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victory Institute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Will Rollins]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4210</guid> <description><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, our seventh, I’m joined by top leaders from the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a group that works to elect out candidates … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/17/all-out-for-lgbtq-candidates-nationwide/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In this week’s episode, our seventh, I’m joined by top leaders from the <a href="http://VictoryFund.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LGBTQ+ Victory Fund</a>, a group that works to elect out candidates at all level of government nationwide. First, I speak with Sean Meloy, who heads up the Victory Fund’s political programs. Sean discusses how the Victory Fund identifies, trains, and supports candidates who can demonstrate a viable path to being elected, and he handicaps 13 critical races that will help determine control of Congress next year. Those races include the reelection bid of Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin as well as 12 contests for the US House of Representatives. I also speak to Mayor Annise Parker, the CEO and president of the Victory Fund. Mayor Parker served three terms as Houston’s mayor before joining the Victory Fund in 2017. Mayor Parker talks about how today’s toxic political climate is affecting LGBTQ candidates, how down-ballot races can positively impact the fortunes of candidates at the top of the ticket, and why that up-ballot impact is relevant as Democrats continue to debate the future of President Joe Biden’s candidacy. “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year” is presented by Gay City News. Subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=1bfd899f606e4861" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via uppbeat.io.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/meloy-parker-feature-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="194" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this week’s episode, our seventh, I’m joined by top leaders from the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, a group that works to elect out candidates … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/17/all-out-for-lgbtq-candidates-nationwide/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>49:41</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ep7-victory-fund-FINAL.mp3" length="45062622" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4210</post-id> </item> <item> <title>After 4th of July Break, Talk It OUT Returns July 17</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/10/after-4th-of-july-break-talk-it-out-returns-july-17/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:08:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4201</guid> <description><![CDATA[After the long 4th of July break, “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year” returns on Wednesday, July 17. Presented by … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/10/after-4th-of-july-break-talk-it-out-returns-july-17/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ After the long 4th of July break, “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year” returns on Wednesday, July 17. Presented by Gay City News and <a href="http://gaycitynews.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gaycitynews.com.</a> Subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=1d37dbeeb0664b4b" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Spotify</a>, and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via uppbeat.io.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Talk-It-OUT-graphic-copy.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="384" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[After the long 4th of July break, “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year” returns on Wednesday, July 17. Presented by … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/10/after-4th-of-july-break-talk-it-out-returns-july-17/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>0:40</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/July-4-break-UPLOAD.mp3" length="565614" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4201</post-id> </item> <item> <title>What Happens In Vegas… Matters!</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/03/what-happens-in-vegas-matters/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 01:39:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Catherine Cortez Masto]]></category> <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jacky Rosen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Las Vegas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Leo Murrieta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Make the Road Action]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Make the Road Action - Nevada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Make the Road Nevada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sam Brown]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4186</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the sixth episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I speak to Leo Murrieta, director of Make the … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/03/what-happens-in-vegas-matters/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the sixth episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I speak to Leo Murrieta, director of <a href="https://www.maketheroadaction.org/nevada" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Make the Road Action – Nevada</a>, a group that works to build a grassroots foundation for enhancing the power of working class and immigrant communities across that state. Nevada is a key presidential battleground state and also has a critical US Senate contest this year. With just over three million residents and six electoral votes, Nevada is the only swing state that was carried by Democrats in both 2016 and 2020. But Joe Biden’s margin of victory in 2020 was less than 34,000 votes. And in 2022, Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto won reelection there by just 8,000 votes This year, Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen, who was first elected in 2018 by a margin of nearly 50,000 votes faces Republican Sam Brown, an Army veteran who sustained serious burn injuries while serving in Afghanistan in 2008. Nevada, a state dominated by the Las Vegas metropolitan area, is diverse, with a significant immigrant population. Hispanics make up nearly a third of the state, with Black residents and Asian Pacific Islanders each representing about 10 percent of the population. The podcast is presented by Gay City News and gaycitynews.com, and is hosted by Paul Schindler, the newspaper’s founding editor. Subscribe to “Talk It OUT” on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=8fa10489132f4abd" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify,</a> and other podcast platforms. (Music courtesy of IMG via uppbeat.io.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/leo-murrieta.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="384" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the sixth episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” I speak to Leo Murrieta, director of Make the … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/07/03/what-happens-in-vegas-matters/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>43:16</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Ep6_FINAL.mp3" length="40811526" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4186</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Georgia Dreams: Another Blue Peach Autumn Harvest?</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/26/georgia-dreams-another-blue-peach-autumn-harvest/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:12:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Chanel Haley]]></category> <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fair Count]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia Equality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jimmy Carter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jon Ossoff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raphael Warnock]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rebecca DeHart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stacey Abrams]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4174</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the fifth episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we focus on Georgia, a state that swung to … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/26/georgia-dreams-another-blue-peach-autumn-harvest/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the fifth episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we focus on Georgia, a state that swung to the Democrats in 2020 for the first time since President Jimmy Carter ran for reelection in 1980. Just two months after Joe Biden’s victory there, Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won special runoff elections to the US Senate, giving their party control of Congress’ upper house. I first speak to Rebecca DeHart, the CEO of <a href="http://faircount.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fair Count</a>, a non-profit grassroots organizing group founded in 2019 by Stacey Abrams that works in rural counties across Georgia with Black and other communities of color. Rebecca says that the foundation of the group’s work is based in ensuring a more equitable count during the federal Census every 10 years. Historic undercounting of Black communities across the South, she explains, has deprived those communities of public resources and contributed to voter disengagement. By mobilizing these communities around the Census, Fair Count helps build a civic infrastructure that counters the historic gap between White and Black voter turnout. I also speak to Chanel Haley, the director of education & community engagement at<a href="http://georgiaequality.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Georgia Equality</a>, that state’s LGBTQ advocacy group. Chanel highlights the importance of reproductive freedom, which she says is part and parcel of the LGBTQ community’s struggle for bodily autonomy, and she emphasizes the crucial role that Black women play in Georgia elections. Chanel also makes some surprising observations about which prominent surrogates are most likely to spur enthusiasm for the Biden-Harris ticket among Black and Black LGBTQ voters. Subscribe to “Talk It OUT” on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=42c3fdc2118a4cfc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, or other podcast platforms. ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Rebecca-DeHart-Chanel-Haley-feature-image-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="155" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the fifth episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” we focus on Georgia, a state that swung to … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/26/georgia-dreams-another-blue-peach-autumn-harvest/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>1:00:32</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ep_5-FINAL.mp3" length="21792726" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4174</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Philly Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta’s Statewide Candidacy; The Task Force in Pittsburgh</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/19/philly-rep-malcolm-kenyattas-statewide-candidacy-the-task-force-in-pittsburgh/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2024 02:07:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cathy Renna]]></category> <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Malcolm Kenyatta]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National LGBTQ Task Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pittsburgh Pride]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Queer the Vote]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Senator Bob Casey]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4161</guid> <description><![CDATA[This week’s episode, our fourth, continues our conversation about the swing state of Pennsylvania, critical for President Biden’s reelection but also important because of … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/19/philly-rep-malcolm-kenyattas-statewide-candidacy-the-task-force-in-pittsburgh/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ This week’s episode, our fourth, continues our conversation about the swing state of Pennsylvania, critical for President Biden’s reelection but also important because of Democratic Senator Bob Casey’s bid for a fourth term. Out gay State Representative <a href="https://malcolmkenyatta.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Malcolm Kenyatta </a>of Philadelphia, the Democratic nominee for State Auditor General, talks about the threats to democracy posed by this year’s election, threats made more dangerous by alienation and disengagement among voters. Cathy Renna from the <a href="http://thetaskforce.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National LGBTQ Task Force</a> discusses that group’s work on the ground in Western Pennsylvania, in the Pittsburgh area, as well its <a href="http://queerthevote.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Queer the Vote </a>efforts in the swing State of North Carolina and in Central Florida communities far removed from the LGBTQ havens of Fort Lauderdale, Miami, and Key West. “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year” is presented by Gay City News and <a href="http://gaycitynews.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">gaycitynews.com</a>. Subscribe now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=35186b6f655d4655" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, or other podcast platforms. ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/malcolm-cathy-feature-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="235" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[This week’s episode, our fourth, continues our conversation about the swing state of Pennsylvania, critical for President Biden’s reelection but also important because of … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/19/philly-rep-malcolm-kenyattas-statewide-candidacy-the-task-force-in-pittsburgh/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>57:08</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ep_4-FINAL.mp3" length="51697530" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4161</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Pennsylvania, Part 1: Voter-Rich Greater Philadelphia</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/12/pennsylvania-part-1-voter-rich-greater-philadelphia/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:15:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Adam Barbanel-Fried]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Changing the Conversation Together]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deep canvassing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lori Schreiber]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Montgomery County Clerk of Courts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Montgomery County PA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National Organization for Women]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pennsylvania NOW]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philadelphia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Senator Bob Casey]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4150</guid> <description><![CDATA[In our third episode, we begin a two-part look at the political landscape in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania, the nation’s fifth largest. … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/12/pennsylvania-part-1-voter-rich-greater-philadelphia/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In our third episode, we begin a two-part look at the political landscape in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania, the nation’s fifth largest. The Keystone State is part of the so-called Blue Wall that collapsed in Hillary Clinton’s 2016 race, but swung back to the Democrats in 2020, giving President Joe Biden an 80,000-vote margin of victory there. This year, Pennsylvania also hosts a US Senate race, with Democratic incumbent Bob Casey’s bid for a fourth term critical to overcoming the tough odds his party faces in holding onto the Senate majority. In this episode, I’m joined by Adam Barbanel-Fried, director of <a href="https://ctc4progress.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Changing the Conversation Together</a>, a group already working on the ground in Philadelphia, engaged in door-to-door conversations in neighborhoods where voter turnout falls markedly below the citywide average. I also talk to Lori Schreiber, an out lesbian who is the elected <a href="https://www.montgomerycountypa.gov/307/Clerk-of-Courts" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clerk of Courts in Montgomery County</a>, Pennsylvania’s third largest county, just to the northwest of Philadelphia. Lori, who is on the board of the <a href="https://pennsylvanianow.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pennsylvania chapter of the National Organization for Women</a>, talks about how the traditionally high voter turnout in Montgomery County combined with a dramatic shift toward Democrats over the past decade has made it the Key to the Keystone. Subscribe to the podcast now — on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talk-it-out-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/id1747081633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5ySHfW1PCjdiKsTdEg5Juz?si=2bc40728db0c4c5e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Spotify</a>, or other podcast platforms. ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/adam-and-lori-jpg2.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="283" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In our third episode, we begin a two-part look at the political landscape in the all-important swing state of Pennsylvania, the nation’s fifth largest. … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/12/pennsylvania-part-1-voter-rich-greater-philadelphia/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>50:47</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ep_3-FINAL.mp3" length="45207054" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4150</post-id> </item> <item> <title>MAGA Mucks WIth Polling; 2024 Priorities for Black LGBTQ+ Voters</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/05/maga-mucks-with-polling-2024-priorities-for-lgbtq-blacks/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2024 02:51:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dr. Patrick Egan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[election polling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Florida]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category> <category><![CDATA[National Black Justice Coalition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ron DeSantis. issue ownership]]></category> <category><![CDATA[South's Black Belt]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Victoria Kirby York]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4142</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the second episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” Dr. Patrick Egan, a political science professor at New … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/05/maga-mucks-with-polling-2024-priorities-for-lgbtq-blacks/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In the second episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” Dr. Patrick Egan, a political science professor at New York University, talks about what polling may and may not tell us about what to expect in November — and explains that the polling industry still can’t fully account for why its results have been most unreliable when Donald Trump is on the ballot. Victoria Kirby York, director of public policy and programs at the LGBTQ-focused National Black Justice Coalition, discusses the broad range of concerns and aspirations that LGBTQ African-Americans have during a fraught election year. Victoria also outlines what the key drivers in mobilizing the Black queer vote are. This podcast is presented by Gay City News and gaycitynews.com. Subscribe now where you get your podcasts. (Music courtesy of IMG via uppbeat.io.) ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/patrick-victoria-image-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="269" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In the second episode of “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” Dr. Patrick Egan, a political science professor at New … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/06/05/maga-mucks-with-polling-2024-priorities-for-lgbtq-blacks/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>48:10</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Ep_2-FINAL-mp3.mp3" length="42686010" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4142</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Doomscroll and Fret… Or Roll Up Your Sleeves and Dive In</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/05/29/doomscroll-and-fret-or-roll-up-your-sleeves-and-dive-in/</link> <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2024 01:37:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Tracy]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 Election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2024 swing states]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Brian Derrick]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dave Fleischer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[deep canvassing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eitan Hersh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LA LGBT Center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LGBTQ voters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LGBTQs 2024 election]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OATH.VOTE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics Is For Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[queer voters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[swing state Pennsylvania]]></category> <category><![CDATA[swing state Wisconsin]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4130</guid> <description><![CDATA[In this debut episode of Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year, host Paul Schindler speaks with Brian Derrick, political strategist … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/05/29/doomscroll-and-fret-or-roll-up-your-sleeves-and-dive-in/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In this debut episode of Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year, host Paul Schindler speaks with Brian Derrick, political strategist and founder of OATH.VOTE, an online resource for political donors to maximize the impact of their candidate contributions, and to Dave Fleischer, a former senior staffer at the LA LGBT Center who pioneered an approach to on-the-ground voter persuasion known as Deep Canvassing. This podcast is presented by Gay City News and gaycitynews.com. (Music courtesy of IMG via uppbeat.io.) Subscribe now where you get your podcasts. ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ep-1-feature-image-jpg.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="264" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this debut episode of Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year, host Paul Schindler speaks with Brian Derrick, political strategist … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/05/29/doomscroll-and-fret-or-roll-up-your-sleeves-and-dive-in/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>50:56</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ep1_Talk_It_Out_May_29-FINAL.mp3" length="18336510" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4130</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Hear From LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year</title> <link>https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/05/17/hear-from-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/</link> <pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 12:23:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Schindler]]></dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Podcast]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/?p=4105</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” presented by New York’s Gay City News and gaycitynews.com, is a weekly podcast exploring the … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/05/17/hear-from-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/">Read More</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ “Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” presented by New York’s Gay City News and <a href="http://gaycitynews.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://gaycitynews.com&source=gmail&ust=1716034605738000&usg=AOvVaw3PAXVaDKeWXiCOJuCv6fBv">gaycitynews.com</a>, is a weekly podcast exploring the political organizing work of LGBTQ and allied groups in key 2024 swing states. Host Paul Schindler — who for more than two decades was Gay City News’ founding editor — speaks to activists on the ground in presidential battlegrounds as well as hard-fought US Senate contests and several House races pivotal to determining control of Congress next year. Guests discuss the most effective methods of voter registration and mobilization but also the hurdles they face in maximizing turnout. The podcast provides listeners with answers to questions about where their volunteer and campaign donations can have the greatest impact, what the most effective efforts are for them to support, and what opinion polling does and doesn’t tell them about what to expect in November. “Talk It OUT” provides a recipe for kicking time-wasting social media habits, rolling up your sleeves, and helping to make a difference. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts. ]]></content:encoded> <media:content xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" medium="image" type="image/jpeg" url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Talk-It-OUT-graphic.jpg?w=384" width="384" height="384" /> <itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[“Talk It OUT: LGBTQ Voices In A Queer Election Year,” presented by New York’s Gay City News and gaycitynews.com, is a weekly podcast exploring the … <a class="read-more" style="color: black;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-size:80%;" href="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/2024/05/17/hear-from-lgbtq-voices-in-a-queer-election-year/">Read More</a>]]></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:duration>1:18</itunes:duration> <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType> <enclosure url="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TALK-IT-OUT-Teaser.mp3" length="460980" type="audio/mpeg" /> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">4105</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>