Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Right to Read and Fighting Book Bans with LeVar Burton
In honor of Banned Books Week, Stacey is joined by two guests: Her mom and former librarian, Reverend Carolyn Abrams, and actor, director, and literacy advocate, LeVar Burton. The trio discuss the tr…
Published on 1 year ago
The Rent is Too Damn High, But Renters Are Even More Powerful
If there’s power in numbers, then there are arguably few groups as powerful American tenants. Stacey is joined by founding director of the KC Tenants Union, Tara Raghuveer, to highlight the vast poli…
Published on 1 year ago
New Media and How Emerging Voices Are Shaping What We Know
Stacey is joined by journalist and author, Paola Ramos, and Washington Post TikTok host and producer, Joseph Ferguson, to explore how journalists and news organizations are meeting a dramatically alt…
Published on 1 year ago
United We Ball
College sports is a huge business. How can we make it more fair for the athletes themselves? Stacey is joined by WNBA forward Brianna Turner and former NFL defensive back Domonique Foxworth to talk a…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Deepfakes, Lies, and How to Fight Disinformation
Disinformation touches all of us, and more often than we think. Stacey is joined by Esosa Osa, founder of Onyx Impact, to talk about how acute the issue is and how to stop bad information from spread…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Gen Z’s Fight for the Future
This election is in the hands of Gen Z, a cohort of young Americans that’s diverse, creative, and—often—skeptical. At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Stacey is joined by Rep. Maxwell F…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Down with the Electoral College, Voting Alternatives Rise Up
In the debut episode of Assembly Required, Stacey takes on one of the most intractable problems in American politics: the unequal distribution of power created by the Electoral College. Could ranked …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams: Coming August 15th
Let's face it, sometimes the world feels broken. We can see what needs fixing, yet more and more, it feels like the problems are too big and the bad guys are winning. But the truth is, they’re not. T…
Published on 1 year, 2 months ago