Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams

Stacey is joined by Mother Jones’ national voting rights correspondent and author, Ari Berman, to untangle threats to voting rights ahead of November’s election, what’s changed since the last presidential election, and how to push back to protect access this year and beyond.  For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here [https://youtu.be/wyBBr8GO2Os]. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.   We want to hear your questions. Send us an email at assemblyrequired@crooked.com [assemblyrequired@crooked.com] or leave us a voicemail at 213-293-9509. You and your question might be featured on the show. Learn More: Links to Ari Berman's books: Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People [https://bookshop.org/p/books/minority-rule-ari-berman/19994801?ean=9780374600211] Give us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America [https://bookshop.org/p/books/give-us-the-ballot-the-modern-struggle-for-voting-rights-in-america-ari-berman/16649093] Marc Elias’ Democracy Docket [https://www.democracydocket.com/] To register to vote or update your registration: vote.gov [https://vote.gov/] To find volunteer opportunities and get involved in protecting the right to vote: fairfight.com/lfgv [http://fairfight.com/lfgv] Stacey's new children's book: Stacey Speaks Up [https://bookshop.org/p/books/stacey-speaks-up-stacey-abrams/21172602]

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 transformative power of story and strategies to combat book banning. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here [https://youtu.be/s9l-LhaP_xk]. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.   Learn More:  Banned Books Week: https://bannedbooksweek.org/events/ [https://bannedbooksweek.org/events/] https://twitter.com/BannedBooksWeek [https://twitter.com/BannedBooksWeek] https://www.instagram.com/banned_books_week/ [https://www.instagram.com/banned_books_week/] https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek/ [https://www.facebook.com/bannedbooksweek/] American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom Banned Books Report: https://www.ala.org/tools/challengesupport/report [https://www.ala.org/tools/challengesupport/report] American Library Association Dear Banned Author Campaign: https://www.ala.org/bbooks/dear-banned-author [https://www.ala.org/bbooks/dear-banned-author] Stacey Speaks Up: https://bookshop.org/p/books/stacey-speaks-up-stacey-abrams/21172602 [https://bookshop.org/p/books/stacey-speaks-up-stacey-abrams/21172602] LeVar Burton Reads: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/levar-burton-reads/id1244649384 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/levar-burton-reads/id1244649384]

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 political potential they’re building through their organization in Kansas City and beyond. For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here [https://youtu.be/xUNkIdJzFuk]. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast. We want to hear your questions. Send us an email at assemblyrequired@crooked.com [assemblyrequired@crooked.com] or leave us a voicemail at 213-293-9509. You and your question might be featured on the show. Learn More:  Read Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City [https://evictedbook.com/] by Matthew Desmond Visit the KC Tenants website [https://kctenants.org/] for a link to donate, an organizing toolkit, and resources on how to organize a campaign, write letters, and more. Look up your local mutual aid groups for fund drives, food banks, and other ways to volunteer.

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 altered landscape and the best way to navigate new media and the information maelstrom.   We want to hear your questions. Send us an email at assemblyrequired@crooked.com [assemblyrequired@crooked.com] or leave us a voicemail at 213-293-9509. You and your question might be featured on the show. Learn More: PBS News Hour “MisInformation Overload: Teens Reveal Perceptions and Impact of Misinformation” https://srlmisinformationoverload.tumblr.com/ [https://srlmisinformationoverload.tumblr.com/]   For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here [https://youtu.be/U2OV_YiPg34]. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

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 about student athlete compensation, unionizing college teams, and the future of the NCAA. We want to hear your questions. Send us an email at assemblyrequired@crooked.com [assemblyrequired@crooked.com] or leave us a voicemail at 213-293-9509. You and your question might be featured on the show.   For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here [https://youtu.be/O6gT66b-utQ]. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.