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The Midpod: The Midterms Podcast

Nicie Panetta and Heather Atwood

The Midpod - Two moms travel the country to bring you the stories of the most exciting and important congressional races in the 2018 Midterm elections.

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Ep. 61 Chris Pappas, NH-01 & Lucas Meyer, NH Young...

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2018/09/21

Chris Pappas' family has 100 years of history in New Hampshire, and he’s vying to become the state's first LGBT member of Congress. Lucas Meyer has been recruiting a new generation of candidates to run for office and inspire a new generation of voters.

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Ep. 60 Tom Steyer Need to Vote Town Hall

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2018/09/18

Nicie moderates a conversation about the future of our democracy with Tom Steyer and 200 active citizens in Manchester, NH.

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Ep. 59 Mike Levin CA-49

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2018/09/14

Environmental lawyer Mike Levin is running to replace retiring congressman Daryl Issa in this swing district that stretches along the coast north of San Diego and into southern Orange County. He shared his aspirations for making an impact in Congress on key issues facing the district, and reflected on the legacy of his immigrant grandparents.

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Ep. 58. Nathaniel Stinnett, Environmental Voter Project

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2018/09/11

Using data mining and modeling, Stinnett has discovered a millions of passionate environmentalists, who defy our stereotypes. Now he’s working to get them to the polls.

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Ep. 57 Lauren Baer, FL-18

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2018/09/07

Lauren Bear is a foreign policy and human rights expert running against incumbent Brian Mast. If elected, she would be Florida's first openly LGBTQ+ member of congress. She tells us about her family story in this district, and shares her insights into the causes and costs of our current political crisis.

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Ep 56 ME-02: "The old Democrat that's coming back" ...

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2018/09/04

Delivering healthcare in this vast, rural district has become almost impossible under a whittled away ACA, which the Republican incumbent voted to repeal. One doctor in the district says the 5th vital sign should be “suffering.” Traditional work here - lobstering, forestry, and wild blueberries - is the stuff they make postcards of, but these industries are being forced to change. Some are changing in surprising ways.

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Ep. 55 Sean Casten, IL-06

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2018/08/31

This engineer and green energy entrepreneur is running in a toss-up seat near Chicago. The moms went into full geek mode with Casten on what Congress could and should be doing to help America and the world respond to climate change.

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Ep. 54 Deidre DeJear

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2018/08/28

DeJear is bringing her family legacy of civic engagement to her pathbreaking bid for Secretary of State in Iowa. She’s got ideas about how to inspire the next generation of active citizens.

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Ep. 53 Gil Cisneros, CA-39

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2018/08/24

This Navy veteran is running in a highly competitive open seat race south of Los Angeles. His passion is education.

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Ep. 52 Michele Swers: The Gender Gap in Congress

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2018/08/21

Swers, a political scientist at Georgetown University, studies women in congress: the challenges they face in getting elected and the tensions they confront once in office. She's charted the careers of Republican women in congress especially closely, as the issue of reproductive rights has become a litmus test in electoral politics.

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Ep. 51 Haley Stevens, MI-11

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2018/08/16

Stevens grew up in this suburban district outside of Detroit. Now she wants to bring her auto industry expertise to Washington and she wants to help build a vibrant 21st century manufacturing ecosystem in America.

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Ep. 50 Texas 23: Borderlands

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2018/08/14

Gina Ortiz Jones fights to win back this swing district and citizens protest as the Trump Administration tears refugee children from their parents and moves to build a wall on the Rio Grande.

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Ep. 49 Lauren Underwood, IL-14

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2018/08/10

Lauren Underwood has had a passion for health care since childhood for very personal reasons. She channeled that passion into a career in health policy and now into her bid for congress.

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Ep. 48 Rogelio Saenz: Latinx Demography and Politics...

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2018/08/07

One in ten school-aged children in America lives in Texas. Saenz charts the evolution of the Latinx communities in Texas, and the profound challenges they face in achieving political representation.

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Ep. 47 Jessica Morse CA-04

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2018/08/03

Jessica Morse describes her deep roots in this rural district, and her calling to public service to Baghdad and now back home to the mountains of Yosemite . She’s giving incumbent Tom McClintock a serious challenge.

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Ep. 46 Eric Foner: The Imagined Community

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2018/07/31

Historian Eric Foner shares key insights into the historical struggle for freedom and the crucial role of principled dissent. We find lessons for active citizens today.

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Ep. 45 NH-01: Who will stand up?

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2018/07/24

We interview 7 candidates and tell 1 stunning story of citizen activism. We also ask what it means to stand for something, because saving this country may soon mean that we all learn.

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Ep. 44 Talley Sergent, WV-02

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2018/07/20

A sixth-generation West Virginian, Tally Sergent is challenging Republican incumbent, Alex Mooney, who moved to the district from Maryland to run for Congress. She talks about her mentors, her family's struggles, and her passion for a region that desperately needs a champion.

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Ep. 43 Jacob Hacker: American Amnesia

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2018/07/17

Hacker describes how our kids are suffering from the polarization of the GOP that has undermined the constructive role that government used to play in partnering with business and fostering prosperity.

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EP. 42 Katie Hill, CA-25

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2018/07/13

Katie Hill jumped the candidate line, ran in the primary, and won the Democratic nomination in this key swing district. She grew up here; she comes from a law enforcement family. At 30, Hill’s spent the last 8 years as Executive Director of PATH, a 50 million dollar a year organization that fights homelessness in Los Angeles County.

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