Rachel Maiore, co founder of the Pioneer Valley Women's March talks about this year's Women' Wave March on Saturday, January 19, 2019 in Northampton, MA.
Massachusetts district where she is now running to unseat an incumbent. The first district is gigantic - and diverse - and Tanya tries to find common ground at every door she knocks. And she knocks on those doors every single day. Tanya lives
Sophie Hansen, LCSW, is the Political Director of National Association of Social Workers, MA chapter. That means she does a lot of her work at the MA state house trying to get legislators to take action. She's pretty comfortable in the halls of
Tahirah Amatul-Wadud knew that something was wrong in her community. As a civil rights and family lawyer, as a volunteer commissioner for the Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women. she saw that public policy - and the long-time elect
Sabrina Heisey is a professional, a mother of six, and a candidate for MA state Rep. in the 36th Middlesex district. That means every night after work, she and her family head out for canvassing. What is it like to canvass as a progressive in a
Marie K. Shanahan is an expert in what she calls the “Lord of the Flies” world of online commenting. She has been a journalist, both print and online, for many years. In fact, she was around when online commenting was a pretty new thing! Now a
Becca Rausch is a lawyer, a candidate for Massachusetts State Senate, and a professional dancer. She tells us how that background in performance has helped her become a much better speaker. (Hint: It's all choreography!) She talks about how her
Michelle Ciccolo has a confident voice. And it's probably because she's honed it working in municipal government for many years. Now she's a select person in Lexington, MA where she has to talk to constituents, address committees, and make publ
Lindsay Sabadosa started her activism young: at 9-years-old to be exact. She protested shortened library hours in her hometown of Westfield, MA, and then there was no turning back. Find out how the early activist became a leader and advocate, i
Julie Flowers is an At-Large City Councilor in Beverly, MA. She is also an ordained minister. She talks about the her journey as a speaker from the lessons of working in retail to getting to actually like knocking on doors as a candidate. Julie
I talk to Laurie McCants, playwright and performer, about her imaginative process for finding and developing the story for her fascinating solo show "Industrious Angels." We also talk about her own feelings about public speaking and what she
Guest Mary Ann Marzano is interested in a lot of things! From women in business, to Haiti, to empowerment for the homeless. And she's out there speaking about it all. And she is a BLAST to listen to!
Take the Mic podcast welcomes guest Sam Hammar. Sam is a candidate for the Massachusetts state legislature in the 5th Middlesex District. Sam talks about the lessons she's learned about being a great public speaker and the challenges of speakin
Cathy talks to Susannah Wellford, Executive Director and Founder of Running Start, which is working to inspire and train the next generation of young women political leaders. Learn more here: https://runningstartonline.org/