Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the #RADIO show this week we covered healthcare, gratitude, and the power of your voice; hear the story of what happened at SeaTac Airport the moment the very harmful Muslim Ban took effect; get the inside scoop on how immigrant inclusion lifts cities and the economy; and hear great tips on activism.
 
*Special guests include: Sister Simone Campbell, NETWORK, @NETWORKLobby;  Courtney GregoirePort of Seattle Commissioner, @COGregoire; Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising  
 
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On this show we cover why the Muslim Ban hurts our nation and all of us; gun safety in the USA; the lowdown on access to affordable healthcare; and address the myths involved in Trump’s Twitter threat to “send feds” to Chicago.
 
*Special guests include: Maya Berry, Arab American Institute, @AAIUSA; Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety, @shannonrwatts, @MomsDemand; Michael Miller, Health Policy Hub,  @HealthPolicyHub; Amber Goodwin, Community Justice Reform Coalition, @CJRC_Info
 
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On this show we cover when, where and how to fight back against Trump’s regressive cabinet appointees and policies that hurt women, families, and our economy; what’s next for the press and journalism; the #WomensMarch; and the recent bomb threats to JCCs and how to talk with your children:
 
*Special guests include:  Saru Jayaraman, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, @SaruJayaraman; Emma Boorboor, We Are Ultraviolet, @ultraviolet; Matt Gertz, Media Matters, @MattGertz;  Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @monifabandele; and Beth Shapiro, MSW.
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On the #RADIO show this week, we cover the many ways in which we’re powerful together, what’s going inside the Beltway, President Obama’s Farewell Address, and how you can make a difference in the Trump-era. *Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Barbara Arnwine, Transformative Justice Coalition, @barbs73 ; Felicia Willems, MomsRising; Jessica Hanson, National Immigration Law Center.

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On this show we get the inside scoop on what’s happening with Trump, with Congress, with journalism and more—as we get fired up to take action to help protect healthcare, women’s rights, and our economy.  *Special guests include: David Hawkings, Senior editor at Roll Call,  @davidhawkings Caitlin Morris, Families USA, @FamiliesUSA;  Bill Finkbeiner, political analyst, @BillFinkbeiner; and Lisa Maatz, American Association of University Women (AAUW), @LisaMaatz

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Breaking Through is off for the holiday season so please enjoy a 2-part best of featuring some of our favorite interviews from the past year.

We'll be back the first week of 2017. Happy Holidays! 

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Happy New Year! We're off this week, so please enjoy part 2 of our blockbuster best of 2016, with some of our favorite interviews from the past year. We'll be back with all-new episodes next week. Thanks for listening!

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