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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Not the Postracial Society We Thought It Would Be Podcast
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Not the Postracial Society We Thought It Would Be

Michele and Igor speak with Kenneth B. Morris Jr., the great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass and the great-great-grandson of Booker T. Washington, about lessons that today's resisters can learn from these historical figures.

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

Does Boston Deserve Its Racist Reputation? Podcast
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Does Boston Deserve Its Racist Reputation?

This week, Michele and Igor examine Boston's racist reputation and discuss the official presidential portraits unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery.

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

Blackness Is Its Own Thing Podcast
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Blackness Is Its Own Thing

Michele and Igor speak with Melissa Harris-Perry and DeRay Mckesson, two prolific leaders who are changing the world we live in, about topics ranging from black women's place in the #MeToo movement to America's treatment of Colin Kaepernick, and everything in between.

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

Mutually Assured Destruction in the Era of Trump Podcast
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Mutually Assured Destruction in the Era of Trump

Michele and Igor speak with Daniel Ellsberg, most notable for leaking the Pentagon Papers in 1971, as well as Michael Fuchs about the U.S. nuclear arsenal and President Trump's sudden reversal on his pick of Victor Cha to be the U.S. envoy to South Korea.

Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, Sally Tucker, 2 More Michael Fuchs, Rachel Rosen

We Cannot Wait Until February 8 Podcast
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We Cannot Wait Until February 8

This week, Michele is joined by Emily Tisch Sussman and a panel of women who discuss protest movements across the country.

Michele L. Jawando, Sally Tucker, Emily Tisch Sussman, 2 More Anisha Singh, Rachel Rosen

A Shithole Place Called Racism Podcast
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A Shithole Place Called Racism

This week Michele and Igor chat with two CAP colleagues and discuss the history and context behind the United States' racist immigration policies and Donald Trump's discriminatory behavior.

Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, Sally Tucker, 3 More Philip E. Wolgin, Rejane Frederick, Rachel Rosen

‘A Very Stable Genius’ Podcast
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‘A Very Stable Genius’

Michele and Igor chat with Rep. Adam Schiff about developments in the Russia investigation and the invoking the 25th Amendment to address President Trump's mental health.

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

The Surge of Women Candidates Podcast
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The Surge of Women Candidates

This week, Michele and Igor sit down with Karen Tumulty, national political correspondent for The Washington Post, to discuss the record number of women running for office.

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

The Year That Was Podcast

The Year That Was

On this episode of Thinking CAP, Michele and Igor break down the year that was 2017.

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

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