Sammy Kanter and Maddie Medved, co-hosts of Girl and The Gov The Podcast, join Melissa on the mic for our Everyday Woman series. Sammy and Maddie are helping rebrand politics by providing a platform where millennials can engage with the political sphere in an approachable, digestible, and accessible way.

NOTE: This episode was recorded in December 2020 and does not cover the recent attack on the US Capitol Building in January 2021.

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SHOW NOTES

In this episode, we talk about:

Girl and The Gov is an event-based company in New York City that brings people together to talk politics in fun environments such as rooftop yoga!
Meeting your co-host on Instagram and launching a podcast together
The importance of rebranding politics to make it approachable and user friendly
How politics has created a divide in our country as well as tarnishing relationships with friends, family, and loved ones
Using social media to organize movements, protests, or to address political issues
The importance of contacting your city officials and representatives
The importance of having younger women in office, such as Alexandria Ocasio-Corte
The anniversary of Roe v. Wade on January 22nd
The importance of rebranding the birth control pill to eliminate the stigma around the medication
The meaning of Sisterhood

RESOURCES

Girl and The Gov website: https://www.girlandthegov.com/
Girl and The Gov on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlandthegov/
Girl and The Gov, The Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlandthegovthepodcast/aoc
Listen to Girl and The Gov's episode featuring a therapist for tips on how to talk politics with your family: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-talk-politics-your-family-melissa-pennica-licensed/id1533621122?i=1000503297072
Watch AOC's Netflix documentary "Knock Down The House": https://www.netflix.com/title/81080637
New York Times article on Poland's protests over the abortion ban: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/07/world/europe/poland-abortion-protests.html

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