On the radio show this week we cover how “it’s not about the wine” and why hard-working moms need tools and opportunities to thrive; what’s happening with the potential government shutdown; why improved resources for people having babies while serving in the military matter to everyone; and how to support diaper banks.

*Special guests include: Celeste Yvonne, writer, certified recovery coach, and author of It's Not about the Wine: The Loaded Truth behind Mommy Wine Culture, @ultmomchallenge;  Catherine Rowland, Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, @webuildprogress; Gaby Cavins, Military Birth Resource Network & Postpartum Coalition (MBRNPC), @militarybirth; Joanne Samuel Goldblum, National Diaper Bank Network, @diapernetwork.  

On the radio show this week we cover the Free the Pill campaign and the state of birth control in America; we dive into the power of the Latino vote, Hispanic Heritage Month, and how to close the wage gaps; after that we discuss how to get more news coverage on the issues you care about the most; and then we close the show with tips on the how & why we can stop the #ChildcareCliff. 

*Special guests include:  Victoria Nichols, Free the Pill and Ibis Reproductive Health, @freethepill; Catherine Rampell, Columnist The Washington Post, @crampell; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising / MamásConPoder, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; and Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation, @TCFdotorg.

On the radio show this week we cover why age appropriate sex ed is important; how Barbie and Beyoncé are changing our nation for the better; the latest with momentum in legislation that brings real community safety forward; and what’s happening with the “childcare cliff” and why it matters to you even if you don’t need childcare right now.  

*Special guests include: Lina Acosta Sandaal, Stop Parenting Alone, @parentingexpert; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Maria Soter, The Sammy Center.

On the radio show this week we cover what’s happening with paid leave for all after a new baby arrives or serious health crisis strikes; how childcare support is moving in the states and in the nation’s capital; hear about two new film projects – Ladies First: The Story of Women in Hip Hop, and also Fresh Water – and why culture creates change; and get the details on student loan relief.

*Special guests include: Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave for All; @PaidLeaveforAll @dhuckelbridge; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder; dream hampton, award-winning author and filmmaker, @dreamhampton; Melissa Byrne, We The 45 Million, @mcbyrne

On the radio show this week, we cover why and how to save democracy; what happened with the debt ceiling negotiation and the fights ahead; why mental health and public policy are intertwined; and how taking action at the state level really does change the world.

*Special guests include: Christine Pelosi, award-winning author, advocate, and DNC member, @sfpelosi; Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Fatima Salman, National Association of Social Workers, @UMSocialWork; Beth Messersmith, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder

On the radio show this week we dive in with the hosts of the Feminist Buzzkill podcast about all things Barbie and more; hear why one dad, who happens to be a US Representative, started a terrific Dad Caucus in Congress; learn the latest with the writers and actors strike and hear how you can support; and get news about the Virginia elections and why everyone across the nation is talking about them.

*Special guests include: Lizz Winstead & Moji Alawode-El, Feminist Buzzkills Podcast & Abortion Access Front, @mojilocks @lizzwinstead @AbortionFront; Representative Jimmy Gomez, U.S. House of Representatives, @RepJimmyGomez; Ali Schouten-Seeks, Executive Producer/Showrunner for iCarly & Writers Guild of America member, @SCHOUTOUT, @WGAWest; VA State Senator Jennifer Boysko, @JenniferBoysko

On the radio show this week we bring you guests recorded LIVE from Netroots Nation in Chicago, including from NAACP, MoveON, Working Families Party, and the National Women’s Law Center discussing the road ahead, how you can effectively be involved, and what’s happening in our nation right now. 

*Special guests include: Jamal R. Watkins, NAACP, @NAACP;  Rahna Epting, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party, @WorkingFamilies; Melissa Boteach, National Women’s Law Center, @NWLC

On the radio show this week we cover why the US Supreme Court Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) decision was a big deal and the ongoing need to protect native sovereignty; we touch base with the Women’s March about how people are rising across the country – and how you can get involved; we hear the latest about the attack on our communities and schools by the Moms (Against) Liberty; and we get some good news about the passage of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Pump for Nursing Mothers Act.

*Special guests include: Manilan Houle, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa member, @ManilanH; Rachel O’Leary Carmona, Women’s March, @womensmarch; Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers, @AFTunion; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, and @TinaShermanNC