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Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry

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Sorry Not Sorry tackles social, political and cultural issues from the perspective of unapologetic guests while highlighting activists doing amazing things throughout the country.

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00:48:06

Gianna Toboni- The Volunteer

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/04/14

The United States executes more people than nearly any other country. In fact, in 2023, the only countries with more reported executions were Iran, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and Iraq. Inside the United States, courts are trying to navigate the legality of execution and methods of execution, and the various states have different rules and customs of this barbaric practice. Gianna Toboni has faced some of the world’s most dangerous people: ISIS fighters, cartel hitmen, and sex traffickers. In her new book

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00:35:54

Writing as a Force for Good - Reporting from AWP25

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/04/07

In late March, thousands of writers, publishers, students, and writing educators gathered in Los Angeles for the Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference. Since our own Ben Jackson is a writer and professor of composition, we thought it would be a great opportunity to hear how writing is changing the world for the better in a time when we desperately need to change the world for the better.

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00:45:25

Todd Wolfson of the American Association of...

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/03/31

In the two months since the Trump regime took power, it has worked feverishly to dismantle the higher educational apparatus in the United States. Grant money funding research in the billions of dollars has been stopped or held to use as leverage against researchers and institutions. At the same time, Trump and his cronies are working to suppress free speech on campuses, deporting faculty and graduate students who do not share the administration’s views on the Israel-Gaza conflict. The effects of

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00:42:03

Jesse Baum on the 1-800-MEDICARE workers fighting to...

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/03/24

Right now, our government is making dramatic slashes to the federal workforce. Tens of thousands have already lost their jobs, and healthcare benefits are definitely on the chopping block. At the same time, the Trump regime is perhaps the most anti-union administration in our history, working to lessen the power of workers. In her recent article for Capital and Main, Jesse Baum tells the story of The Southern Women Handling 1-800-MEDICARE Calls and their demands for a Union. She’s with us to

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00:36:21

Sarah Jones, Author of "Disposable: America's...

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/03/17

Donald Trump won a second term in part because of a disingenuous populist message that was intended to harness the anger of poor Americans at a system that does not serve them. Their anger is righteous–and while Trump is certainly not doing anything that will change this, his presidency is at least in part a symptom of our national contempt for the poor. Sarah Jones’ new book “Disposable: America’s Contempt for the Underclass” digs into this problem, and we’ve invited her here to discuss it

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00:48:09

Kris Brown of Brady on the State of Gun Violence in...

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/03/10

Back in 2018, Ben and I started NoRA as we watched the Parkland school shooting unfold. In the work to reduce gun violence and the deadly influence of the gun lobby on our nation we discovered so many amazing people doing so much important work in this field. Kris Brown, president of Brady, is one of those people, and we’re happy to have her here with us today.

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00:55:16

Make Good Trouble with Jamia Wilsom

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/03/03

We’ve been talking a lot this year about effective resistance and the need for each of us to do something. That’s all well and good, but it can be hard to figure out exactly how to start. Jamia Wilson’s new book Make Good Trouble: Discover Movements that Sparked Change can help! Jamia is an award-winning feminist activist, writer, speaker, and podcaster and author of Young Gifted and Black, Step Into Your Power, Big Ideas for Young Thinkers, and more.

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00:45:23

Money, Lies, and God: Katharine Stewart

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/02/24

Can you believe it’s barely been one month? Trump’s regime has only been in power a few weeks, and it has already done so much damage to the basic tenets of our democracy that it’s hard to get our heads around it.And while Trump is moving quickly, this is not the product of quick and fast action. Rather, it's the result of a decades-long effort that is only now coming to full fruition. To talk about it, we’ve invited Katherine Stuart to join us. Katharine is the author of the new book “Money,

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00:45:02

Effective Activism

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/02/17

In the first of our new live format, Alyssa and Ben dig into the evils and incompetence of the early Trump regime, and the need for focused, strategic, and effective activism.Tune in LIVE every Thursday at 5PM ET/2PM PT for new episodes!

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00:34:42

Valentine's Day 2025

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/02/10

Yes, the world is a hot mess--but we're not ALWAYS about political or social issues.Ok, we're always about political or social issues. And sometimes, those issues include love and sex. This week, we've got both for you!

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00:43:44

Immigration Lawyer Hassan Ahmad on Trump's Hateful...

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/02/03

Like a bad penny, Trump is back in office–in part because of the xenophobic hate he spewed during the campaign and, sadly, the millions of Americans who embraced that hate. Much of it was aimed directly at immigrants, and now the felon-President is turning that hate into policy. Our guest today is one of those standing in Trump’s way. Hassan Ahmad is an immigration attorney in Virginia and a former candidate for Congress.

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00:42:23

Kasey Lansdale on Responding to the LA Fires

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/01/27

Los Angeles is experiencing an unprecedented tragedy. Thousands and thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed by wildfires, and its not even fire season. Millions of people have been impacted, losing not just their homes and what they represent, but the contents of those homes and the communities they love. Kasey Lansdale has been in the middle of it all working to make a difference. Kasey is a writer, musician, and publisher who has been collecting, organizing, and distributing

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00:38:22

LIVE - The ERA is the Law of the Land

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/01/20

For the entirety of our existence as a nation, the United States has denied the full power of equal citizenship to women. Today, we have taken a huge step toward correcting that injustice.We’ve got a powerhouse of a panel with us today. Zakiya Thomas is President and CEO of the ERA Coalition. Jessica Neuwirth is a board member of the ERA Coalition. Carol Jenkins is Chair of the Fund for Women’s Equality, and Sophia Armen is the co-founder and Co-director of Feminist Front.

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00:50:31

Michael Albertus on Land Power

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/01/13

For most of human history, power has come from landholding. How land is allocated–or taken and reallocated–determines who controls entire cultures. In his new book Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn’t, and How That Determines the Fate of Societies Michael Albertus takes us through how it happens and what it means for all of us.

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00:31:35

Remembering Jimmy Carter

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2025/01/06

Late last year, President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. President Carter exemplified a life of service, and we spend this episode looking back at just some of the remarkable things that made President Carter who he was.

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00:59:14

2024 Year in Review

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2024/12/30

If nothing else, this year has been momentus--potentially decisive as it pertains to the futre of American Democracy. All along, we've talked with the experts about issues which are driving that democracy and those of us governed by it. Here are just a few of our favorite segments from 2024.

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00:44:24

Kate Kelly: President Biden, Publish the Equal Rights...

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2024/12/23

One of the most important things President Biden can do before the end of his administration is to direct the Archivist to publish the Equal Rights Amendment. To discuss why this matters, we’ve invited Kate Kelly back to the show. Kate is Senior Director for the Women’s Initiative at American Progress.

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00:44:53

Sari Beth Rosenberg and the Right's Attacks on Education

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2024/12/16

Donald Trump has vowed to do away with the department of education. This will have wide-ranging impacts on students across the country. To talk about what it all means, we’ve invited Sari Beth Rosenberg back to the show. Sari is a public school teacher in New York City, a founder of Teachers Younify, and a member of the American Federation of Teachers.

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00:41:18

Kash Patel's Enemies List

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2024/12/09

Kash Patel, Trump's FBI Director-Designate, has an enemies list--patriots he wants to prosecute for upholding the law and American values. Turns out, it looks a lot like our guest list. This week, we hear from three of our guests who are on the list: Nina Jankowicz, Adam Schiff, and President Biden.

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00:41:10

Alyssa's Back

Alyssa Milano: Sorry Not Sorry ·

2024/12/02

Hi Friends,While Alyssa was starring in Chicago on Broadway, she took some time away from the podcast - but now she's back! We catch up on the election, the role of art in times of strife, self-preservation, and a whole lot more.

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