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Friday Power Lunch
Hosted by Network NOVA Live · EN
The Friday Power Lunch is a weekly podcast produced by the badass women of Network NOVA to amplify the voices of the Grassroots on politics, culture, and women making change.
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Ghosts of Grassroots Past, Present and Future: A Friday Power Lunch Holiday Carol with Antonia Scatton, Lynlee Thorne and Nick Knudsen
Dec 14, 202400:57:28Tap to summarizeFor the December 13, 2024 show, Hosts Finale Norton, Katherine White, and National co-host, Susan Wagner presented a Friday Power Lunch Holiday Carol, The Ghosts of Grassroots Past, Present and Future. GUESTS ANTONIA SCATTON, messaging expert and author of "Reframing America" on Substack LYNLEE THORNE, Political Director, Rural GroundGame NICK KNUDSEN, Founder, Executive Director of DemCast
Transcribe →What's Important Now - Kati Hornung, Kannan Srinivasan, JJ Singh, Shantell Rock & Rhena Hicks
Dec 7, 202401:00:00Tap to summarizeThe December 6, 2024 Friday Power Lunch focuses on resiliency by discussing "what's important now." The podcast begins with a discussion with hosts Finale Norton, Carrie Short, and Katherine White on how each are apply this to our own lives. Then, they have conversations on the following topics. Publish the ERA Kati Hornung, Co-Founder & Executive Director, VoteEquality, talks about the campaign to urge President Biden to instruct the US Archivist to certify and publish the ERA Virginia January 7, 2025 Special Election Kannan Srinivasan, currently Delegate for HD26, who is running for Senate District 32 and JJ Singh running for HD26 talk about their campaigns. Legislative Spotlight Discussion on unregulated gambling machines placed in convenience stories in predominantly low-income communities with Shantell Rock, Dumfries resident, and Rhena Hicks, Executive Director, Freedom VA
Transcribe →Be Brave with Katherine White, Finale Norton, & Carrie Short
Nov 16, 202400:56:03Tap to summarizeThe November 15, 2024 Friday Power Lunch podcast was a special program with co-hosts Katherine White, Finale Norton, an Carrie Short on how to be bold and brave in these trying times by examining the lessons from the Abolition Movement put forth by social movement historian Linda Hirshman in her book "The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation."
Transcribe →Community Huddle with Simon Rosenberg and Delegate Sam Rasoul
Nov 9, 202400:58:07Tap to summarizeOn the November 8, 2024 Friday Power Lunch podcast, co-hosts Katherine White, Finale Norton and Carrie Short were joined by Simon Rosenberg (Founder of Hopium Chronicles) and Delegate Sam Rasoul for a community conversation following the November 5 2024 Presidential election.
Transcribe →Leave Nothing on the Table with Senator Tim Kaine, Reps. Gerry Connolly & Jennifer McClellan, Natalia Parmly, Kay Briggs & Patti Richards.
Nov 2, 202401:02:41Tap to summarizeOn the November 1, 2024 Friday Power Lunch podcast, co-hosts Katherine White, Finale Norton and Carrie Short led a discussion on how to navigate the final hours before election day with joy, inspiration, and a strong "grassroots get it done" attitude. GUESTS Senator Tim Kaine Lynlee Thorne, Political Director of Rural GroundGame Representative Gerry Connolly (CD11) Representative Jennifer McClellan (CD4) Natalia Parmly, Vienna Postcard Group Kay Briggs, CD-6 Volunteer Patti Richards, CD-9 Volunteer
Transcribe →The Tricks & Treats of the Election | Stay Calm & GOTV with Tom Bonier & Rachel Bitecofer
Oct 25, 202400:58:54Tap to summarizeWith Halloween a week away and the presidential election two weeks away, the October 28, 2024 national edition of Friday Power Lunch was a discussion of the tricks & treats of the final days of the election. Or, to put it another way, keep calm & GOTV. GUESTS: Tom Bonier (CEO, TARA Group) Rachel Bitecofer (Political strategists and Author of "Hit 'Em Where it Hurts")
Transcribe →Dialing Up the Vote with Jessica Craven, Del Amy Laufer & Leslie Mehta
Oct 19, 202400:58:15Tap to summarizeOn the October 18, 2024 Friday Power Lunch, co-hosts Katherine White & Finale Norton talk to guests about dialing up the vote with a focus on Virginia Congressional Districts 1 and 5. GUESTS: Jessica Craven, author of the Substack "Chop Wood, Carry Water" Del. Amy Laufer will talk about candidate Gloria Witt's campaign in CD5 (Central Virginia) Leslie Mehta , Virginia Congressional Candidate in CD1 (East Central Virginia)
Transcribe →Joyful Warriors on the Home Stretch with Guests Del Josh Cole, Eugene Vindman, Sara Ratcliffe, Brandon Thurnery & Jackson Miller
Oct 12, 202400:58:30Tap to summarizeOn the October 11, 2024 Friday Power Lunch, co-hosts Katherine White & Finale Norton talk to guests about what we can do to make sure Democratic candidates in Virginia win up and down the ballot with a special focus on CD7. GUESTS: Delegate Josh Cole (HD65) Congressional Candidate Eugene Vindman (Virginia CD7) Brandon Thurner (Vice Chair, Statewide Affairs in the Providence District Democratic Committee) Sara Ratcliffe (Democratic Rural Advocate) Jackson Miller (Organizing Director, VA 2024 Coordinated Campaign)
Transcribe →Talking to Voters with Guests Elizabeth Chur and Antonia Scatton
Oct 4, 202400:59:53Tap to summarizeOn the October 4, 2024 Friday Power Lunch, co-hosts Finale Norton and Carrie Short lead a conversation on how to effectively communicate with voters and break through the barrage of information noise. GUESTS: Elizabeth Chur is a Swing Left San Francisco volunteer and freelance medical writer. She has trained more than 2,500 volunteers nationally through acclaimed workshops: "Phone Bank and Canvassing Training for Introverts (& Friends)," and "You and the 34%: How to Have Meaningful Conversations with High-Potential Voters." She talks about her new book, "The Joy of Talking Politics to Strangers: How to Save Democracy, One Conversation at a Time." Antonia Scatton is a political communications expert. Her mission is to help us master strategic framing and messaging skills to regain our voice in the public debate. She writes the Reframing America newsletter on Substack.com and trains activists, party leaders, staffers, and candidates. She shares how we can present key issues in an easy-to-understand way.
Transcribe →Volunteering in Swing States with Jamie Perrapato, Jeff Bernfeld, Patti O'Neil & Dorri Scott
Sep 27, 202400:59:34Tap to summarizeOn the September 27, 2024 Friday Power Lunch (the monthly national show), co-hosts Katherine White, Finale Norton & Susan Wagner speak to representatives from three swing states (Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Arizona) on how out-of-state volunteers can help in the final weeks before the election. JAMIE PERRAPATO, Founder, Turn PA Blue JEFFREY BERNFELD, Senior Advisor, Special Projects, Mecklenburg County North Carolina Democratic Party PATTI O'NEIL, Chair, Maricopa County, Arizona Democratic Party In recognition of Banned Books Week, DORRI SCOTT, Advocate and research scholar, says a few words about how the issue of book bans is on the ballot this election.
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