Thinking CAP Podcast

Thinking CAP is a weekly podcast featuring the nation’s top progressive leaders and influencers. The show covers the major issues at the intersection of activism, race, policy, and politics.

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Ben Rhodes on the End of American Leadership in the World Podcast
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Ben Rhodes on the End of American Leadership in the World

Michele and CAP's Mike Fuchs chat with Ben Rhodes, author and former deputy national security adviser for Obama, about his experiences in the White House and the current administration's family separation policies.

Michele L. Jawando, Michael Fuchs, Sally Tucker, 1 More Rachel Rosen

New Jersey’s Gov. Phil Murphy on Resisting Trump Podcast
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New Jersey’s Gov. Phil Murphy on Resisting Trump

Michele and Igor speak with New Jersey Gov. Murphy about the progress his state has made, as well as with CAP Senior Vice President of Policy and Strategy Ben Olinsky about some of CAP's big policy ideas.

Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, Sally Tucker, 2 More Rachel Rosen, Ben Olinsky

Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s Take on Corruption Podcast
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s Take on Corruption

Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins Michele and Igor to discuss his pending lawsuit against President Donald Trump; his concerns over the AT&T-Time Warner merger and Trump's judicial nominees; and why he thinks America and its allies aren't any safer after the North Korea summit.

Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, Sally Tucker, 1 More Rachel Rosen

Dumping on Democracies, Praising Dictators Podcast
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Dumping on Democracies, Praising Dictators

Igor speaks with CAP national security experts Kelly Magsamen and Mike Fuchs about the North Korea summit and how to work toward denuclearization.

Igor Volsky, Sally Tucker, Rachel Rosen, 2 More Kelly Magsamen, Michael Fuchs

Locking Up Our Own Podcast
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Locking Up Our Own

Michele and Igor sit down with James Forman Jr., a public defender and author, and discuss the touch-on-crime policies that resulted in disproportionate numbers of black men in prison.

Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, Sally Tucker, 1 More Rachel Rosen

BONUS EPISODE: How RFK Became ‘the Patron Saint of Black People’ Podcast
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BONUS EPISODE: How RFK Became ‘the Patron Saint of Black People’

This week, Michele and Igor sit down with Dawn Porter, director of "Bobby Kennedy for President," and discuss parallels between the 1968 presidential campaign and today's political climate.

Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, Sally Tucker, 1 More Rachel Rosen

Maria Teresa Kumar on Efforts to Dehumanize the Latinx Community Podcast
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Maria Teresa Kumar on Efforts to Dehumanize the Latinx Community

Michele and Igor speak with Maria Teresa Kumar, president and CEO of Voto Latino, about the harmful effects of the Trump administration's actions on the Latinx community, as well as the importance of communities of color voting in 2018.

Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, Sally Tucker, 1 More Rachel Rosen

Breaking Down the Mueller Investigation with Chris Hayes Podcast
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Breaking Down the Mueller Investigation with Chris Hayes

Michele and Igor chat with MSNBC's Chris Hayes about special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation; CAP's Diana Pilipenko weighs in, breaking down the biggest developments within the investigation in the past year.

Igor Volsky, Michele L. Jawando, Sally Tucker, 2 More Rachel Rosen, Diana Pilipenko

Finding The Courage To Lead Podcast
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Finding The Courage To Lead

At CAP's 2018 Ideas Conference, Michele and Igor speak with Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood. Then, CAP Senior Fellow Jocelyn Frye discusses women's rights with Valerie Jarrett, former senior adviser to President Barack Obama.

Sally Tucker, Rachel Rosen, Michele L. Jawando, 2 More Igor Volsky, Jocelyn Frye

Why Won’t America Invest in Its Teachers? Podcast
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Why Won’t America Invest in Its Teachers?

This week, Igor sits down with Oklahoma's "Teacher of the Year," Jon Hazell, to discuss why teachers are striking; CAP's director of K-12 Strategic Initiatives, Lisette Partelow, also joins.

Igor Volsky, Michele L. Jawando, Sally Tucker, 2 More Rachel Rosen, Lisette Partelow

RBG Podcast
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RBG

Michele sits down with three guests and discusses cases that are currently on the docket and their potential repercussions for progressive values, as well as "RBG," a new film about the influential justice's life.

Michele L. Jawando, Sally Tucker, Rachel Rosen

The Tragic Association of Criminality and Blackness Podcast
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The Tragic Association of Criminality and Blackness

This week, Igor discusses the damaging association of criminality and blackness with writer Clint Smith and Brian Ferguson, director of the Washington, D.C., Mayor's Office on Returning Citizen Affairs.

Igor Volsky, Rachel Rosen, Sally Tucker

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