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The Battles We Pick

David Shorr

What can we learn about making social and political change from talking to professional change-makers? This work takes a combination of persistence, shrewdness, and luck. On the Battles We Pick podcast, skilled advocates and organizers talk about how they deal with the various challenges they confront. 

Theme music by generous permission of recording artist Stephen.

PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel on the battle over free speech and book banningJune 26, 2024
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Memphis Councilwoman Michalyn Easter-Thomas on her Driving Equality Ordinance to Save Black LivesApril 30, 2024
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Philanthropic adviser Stephen Saloom on the unique and vital role of community foundationsApril 12, 2024
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Advocacy evaluation pioneer Sarah Stachowiak on emerging challenges for the advocacy fieldMarch 16, 2024
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Early-career social worker Sadie Bender Shorr on using creative problem-solving to meet human needsNovember 27, 2023
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Author Sasha Issenberg on how he chronicled the major social change of same-sex marriageNovember 12, 2023
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Voting rights attorney Yael Bromberg on turning the tide on voter suppressionOctober 27, 2023
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Veteran advocate and evaluator Kathleen Sullivan and I review key points from the podcast's first ten episodesOctober 20, 2023
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Strategist and philanthropic adviser Richard Healey on cues progressives sould take from the military's strategic principlesSeptember 20, 2023
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Climate action advocate Clarence Edwards' observations about how power works in WashingtonAugust 30, 2023
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Veteran public interest lawyer Eileen Hershenov on homegrown threats to American democracyJuly 28, 2023
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Consultant Terry Woodbury on how struggling rural communities can pull back from the brinkJuly 18, 2023
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Fetal alcohol spectrum advocate Sandra Ionno Butcher on bringing diverse stakeholders together for shared goalsJune 19, 2023
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Anti-poverty advocate Gawain Kripke on the importance of flexibility and opportunism in advocacyJune 09, 2023
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Amnesty International advocate Adotei Akwei on the inside game, outside game, and movement-buildingJune 04, 2023
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Labor leader Bob Walsh on relationship-building in advocacyMay 24, 2023
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DEI consultant Angela Bruce-Raeburn on confronting the development field with its systemic racism May 18, 2023
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Georgetown Law Human Righrs Institute Director Elisa Massimino on the need for advocates to balance chutzpah and humility May 14, 2023
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