Using Stories and Music to Explore the American Dream and Drive Activism with Jennifer Appel
Jennifer Appel, filmmaker, teacher, and activist, joins Deepak Puri, CEO of The Democracy Labs, to discuss the American Dream and the need to provide a more complete and accurate portrayal of the American experience. Jennifer uses storytelling, music, and visuals to give voice to diverse perspectives, including those of Indigenous people and veterans, to rally the country and heal the divisions in American society. She reminds us of the Hopi Indian quote, "The one who tells the story rules the world." Deepak and Jennifer talk about What drives Jennifer to use music and film to inspire change What kind of change is needed in this increasingly materialistic society The unrealized potential of the American Dream The Country Club Culture Bruce Springsteen #SomewhereIRead #JenAppelCreates #TraitorFilm #TraitorMovie #TraitorAStoryOfPatriots #IndieFilm #Patriotism #Democracy #Democrats #GOP #Republicans #MusicInFilm #BruceSpringsteen #TheBoss #SpringsteenSongs #BornToRun #SpringsteenNation #MusicHeals #HealingTheNation #TruthOverTyranny #MikeAppelLegacy SomewhereIRead.com TheDemLabs.org
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The Power of Protests with Shasti Conrad Washington State Democratic Party
Shasti Conrad is the Chair of the Washington State Democratic Party and Associate Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Her involvement in political organizing and activism taught her that campaigns must focus on economic messages to build coalitions that cut across partisan lines. This year, before the 2026 mid-terms, there is an opportunity to engage diverse constituents in person and online to test new messaging and strategies for reaching consensus and winning races. We talk about: Who is participating in the nationwide protests against the Trump administration Reaching out to Republicans and Independents to engage persuadable voters Focusing on down-ballot races and statewide races in 2025 Engaging younger voters #ShastiConrad #WADEMS #Voters #Persuasion #Protests #ProtestingTrump #Townhalls #DemocraticParty #Democrats WADems.org
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Building and Maintaining Relationships with Voters with Zach Adams VDX.tv
Zach Adams, Senior Specialist in Client Partnerships for Politics and Public Affairs at VDX.tv, discusses the evolving landscape of political campaigns and the importance of ongoing engagement with voters beyond election day. Candidates and campaigns often fail to maintain relationships with voters, except for requests for contributions. Data analytics is one path to effectively target messages to engage and motivate the base and attract new supporters. We talk about: Moving beyond the transactional nature of voter engagement Why political ads need to be more emotionally evocative and strategically targeted to specific voter segments The need for campaigns to take a more holistic, coordinated approach to messaging, with traditional and digital channels working together Expanding contextual targeting and leveraging influencers Data needs to be balanced with an understanding of the art and emotional impact of effective political ads #VDXTV #PoliticalAdvertising #PoliticalCampaigns #DigitalVoterOutreach #PoliticalEvangelists #VoterEngagement VDX.tv
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How AI and Data are Reshaping Political Campaigns with Michael Cohen the Cohen Research Group
Michael D. Cohen is the CEO of the Cohen Research Group, a political public affairs and corporate research firm, and the author of Modern Political Campaigns: How Professionalism, Technology, and Speed Have Revolutionized Elections. He has written a new chapter for this well-received book that focuses on the power of AI and opportunities to apply it in political campaigns. Michael emphasizes the need to balance the use of AI with maintaining the authenticity and voice of the candidate. We talk about: AI tools being used by campaigns to generate content ideas for fundraising emails and social posts Opportunities to use AI in campaigns to inform rapid responses to news and events Increased motivation to use AI tools to enable campaign teams to do more with fewer resources The increased adoption of AI tools by down-ballot campaigns, not just high-profile campaigns #CohenResearchGroup #PoliticalCampaigns #BookTok #Elections #AIinPoliticalCampaigns #AI #PoliticalConsultants #Voters CohenResearchGroup.com ModernPoliticalCampaigns.com
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How a Healthcare Advocate is Changing Access to Clinical Trials Robert Maxwell ClinConnect
Robert Maxwell, Founder of ClinConnect, focuses on improving access to information about clinical trials and simplifying the path patients, doctors, and caregivers need to go through to find potentially life-saving trials. This clinical trial data is drawn directly from the clinicaltrials.gov database. The ClinConnect solution is updated more accurately and provides a user-friendly interface to explore possible trials, aid in applying to participate in a trial, and support participation. The community of people concerned about science-based healthcare and the need for access to clinical trials is growing, and a voter cohort that cuts across traditional party lines. We talk about: Stakeholders in the drug development and testing environment Overcoming challenges of recruiting and retaining clinical trial participants How COVID-19 impacted willingness to participate in clinical trials How extending access drives more diverse participation in clinical trials Protecting patient privacy and measures to ensure data security Public policy implications of restrictions and access to health data #ClinConnect #ClinicalTrials #Healthcare #PublicPolicy ClinConnect.io
Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda is a non-partisan podcast featuring thought leaders and industry pioneers with insights about innovative approaches to political campaigns, voter engagement, mobilization, fundraising, persuasion, and GOTV. Topics include the power of mobile devices, leveraging social networks, message testing and targeting, cross-media advertising, grassroots organizing, and big data.
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