Sorry Not Sorry tackles social, political and cultural issues from the perspective of unapologetic guests while highlighting activists doing amazing things throughout the country.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 9 days 5 hours 44 minutes
episode 106: Fixing What We Broke with Former White Supremacist Christian Picciolini
Our guest this week is Christian Picciolini. Christian is an activist, author and speaker who is a former white supremacist but is doing the hard work of reconciliation and helping other people leave hate groups through his nonprofit The Free Radicals Project. His newest book Breaking Hate: Confronting the Culture of Extremism is now available...
episode 107: Let the Lord Sort Them: Capital Punishment in America with Maurice Chammah
Despite the push for federal executions in the last days of the Trump regime, there is huge momentum for the elimination of the Death Penalty in America. Maurice Chammah joins the podcast this week to discuss the state of capital punishment, what it means for America, and his new book on the subject Let the Lord Sort Them: The Rise and Fall of the Death Penalty...
episode 108: Reforming the Financial System with Carter Dougherty
Wall Street is one of the largest contributors to our political system, and that translates into political power which often benefits the rich over the rest of us.
To discuss, we've invited Carter Dougherty to the show. Carter is the Communications Director of Americans for Financial Reform, a coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based, and civic and community groups working to create an ethical financial system for everyone in America...
episode 109: Mutualism and the Next Economy With Sara Horowitz
The economy has fundamentally changed, and workers have been left behind. To get into why and how, and what we can do about it, I’ve invited Sara Horowitz. Sara is the founder and executive director of the Freelancers Union and author of the new book Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground Up. After listening, learn more at Sara's website www.build-mutualism.net...
episode 110: Raising Joyful, Change-Making Girls with Janice Johnson Dias
I’m so excited for this week’s episode. Raising girls in a way that empowers them to break barriers and change the world is one of the most important things we can do as parents. This week, I’m joined by Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, author of the new book Parent Like It Matters: How to Raise Joyful, Change-Making Girls...
episode 111: Julie Suk and the Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment is on the cusp of being adopted into the Constitution, if the Senate gets its stuff together. It’s the product of more than a century of work of women and allies, and I’ve invited my friend Julie Suk, author of the new book “We the Women: The Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment” on the podcast to talk about the history of this movement...
episode 112: After the Fall: Ben Rhodes on Authoritarianism and What It Means to Be An American
Ben Rhodes is a former Senior National Security Staffer and speechwriter for Barack Obama, co-host of Pod Save the World, and author of the new book "After the Fall: Being American in the World We've Made." He joined the podcast to discuss rising authoritarianism in the world, and what it means to be an American in the world we built...
episode 113: Mondale Robinson and the Importance of Black Male Voters
Our guest this week is Mondale Robinson, my friend and a hero of electoral activism. Mondale is the founder and Principal of The Black Male Voter Project, an organization dedicated to overcoming systemic disenfranchisement of Black voters, and Black men in particular, in the electoral process.
ABOUT THE BLACK MALE VOTER PROJECT
Since the inception of the United States, Black men have been the recipients of inequitable treatment as it pertains to the ability to vote...
episode 114: The Case for DC Statehood with Bo Shuff, Executive Director of DC Vote
The nation’s capital has a population of nearly 700,000 people, and has no voting representation in Congress—because it’s not a state. But efforts to change this are heating up, and so we've invited Bo Shuff, the Executive Director of DC Vote on the show to discuss.
About DC Vote
The District of Columbia is just like any community you would find in any other part of America...
episode 115: Senator Jeff Merkley on the For the People Act and Defending Democracy
Recently, the United States Senate failed spectacularly in its duty to protect democracy when every member of the GOP joined a filibuster against the For the People Act, a sweeping and incredibly important bill designed to protect our democracy. To talk about the bill, and what happens next, we’ve invited Senator Jeff Merkley to join us for a special live episode. Senator Merkley was the lead sponsor of the For the People Act in the Senate...