In our first episode following the 2024 election, we reflect on what happened by turning again to this podcast's patron saint, Rebecca's Solnit. Carolyn shares Solnit’s message after the election, how it compares with her 2004 election analysis, and we get specific about the real wins abortion & reproductive rights made. We ground ourselves in the long timeline of history and emphasize that whatever part you choose to play in what's to come, you are needed.

Highlights:

00:48 Rebecca Solnit's Election-Night Message of Hope

04:11 The Spiral of Progress and Personal Reflections

05:17 Organizing and Activism in the Trump Era

06:48 The Birth of the Podcast

08:58 From Past to Present

14:51 My Reactions & Reasons for Hope

18:14 The Comstock Act and Legislative Efforts

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Credits

- Host & Producer: Carolyn Silveira. Website: www.carolynsilveira.com Instagram: @cmoneycmonster Substack: https://rhymeschemes.substack.com

- Editor: Carolyn Silveira

- Theme music: Katrina Zemrak

- Cover art: Mauricio Diaz

Additional music in this episode:

Future Ambient (loop ver.3) by AudioCoffee -- https://freesound.org/s/762747/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0
Kinesis Stellae - Lead by Vrymaa -- https://freesound.org/s/767437/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

About Us

Extra+Ordinary is a despair-free podcast about abortion & reproductive justice that looks to the past – to fuel our fight for the future.

Join host Carolyn Silveira, a writer and social justice advocate, for inspiring stories of the people and moments that changed history, giving women (and all people) more control over our bodies and lives. From an evangelical doctor who became an abortion provider to “nice housewives” who risked jail time to help other women, we’ll learn how ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

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