Friday Power Lunch

Ghosts of Grassroots Past, Present and Future: A Friday Power Lunch Holiday Carol with Antonia Scatton, Lynlee Thorne and Nick Knudsen

For the December 13, 2024 show, Hosts Finale Norton, Katherine White, and National co-host, Susan Wagner presented a Friday Power Lunch Holiday Carol, The Ghosts of Grassroots Past, Present and Future. GUESTS * ANTONIA SCATTON, messaging expert and author of "Reframing America" on Substack * LYNLEE THORNE, Political Director, Rural GroundGame * NICK KNUDSEN, Founder, Executive Director of DemCast

What's Important Now - Kati Hornung, Kannan Srinivasan, JJ Singh, Shantell Rock & Rhena Hicks

The December 6, 2024 Friday Power Lunch focuses on resiliency by discussing "what's important now." The podcast begins with a discussion with hosts Finale Norton, Carrie Short, and Katherine White on how each are apply this to our own lives. Then, they have conversations on the following topics. Publish the ERA * Kati Hornung, Co-Founder & Executive Director, VoteEquality, talks about the campaign to urge President Biden to instruct the US Archivist to certify and publish the ERA Virginia January 7, 2025 Special Election * Kannan Srinivasan, currently Delegate for HD26, who is running for Senate District 32 and JJ Singh running for HD26 talk about their campaigns. Legislative Spotlight * Discussion on unregulated gambling machines placed in convenience stories in predominantly low-income communities with Shantell Rock, Dumfries resident, and Rhena Hicks, Executive Director, Freedom VA

Be Brave with Katherine White, Finale Norton, & Carrie Short

The November 15, 2024 Friday Power Lunch podcast was a special program with co-hosts Katherine White, Finale Norton, an Carrie Short on how to be bold and brave in these trying times by examining the lessons from the Abolition Movement put forth by social movement historian Linda Hirshman in her book "The Color of Abolition: How a Printer, a Prophet, and a Contessa Moved a Nation."

Community Huddle with Simon Rosenberg and Delegate Sam Rasoul

On the November 8, 2024 Friday Power Lunch podcast, co-hosts Katherine White, Finale Norton and Carrie Short were joined by Simon Rosenberg (Founder of Hopium Chronicles) and Delegate Sam Rasoul for a community conversation following the November 5 2024 Presidential election.

Leave Nothing on the Table with Senator Tim Kaine, Reps. Gerry Connolly & Jennifer McClellan, Natalia Parmly, Kay Briggs & Patti Richards.

On the November 1, 2024 Friday Power Lunch podcast, co-hosts Katherine White, Finale Norton and Carrie Short led a discussion on how to navigate the final hours before election day with joy, inspiration, and a strong "grassroots get it done" attitude. GUESTS * Senator Tim Kaine * Lynlee Thorne, Political Director of Rural GroundGame * Representative Gerry Connolly (CD11) * Representative Jennifer McClellan (CD4) * Natalia Parmly, Vienna Postcard Group * Kay Briggs, CD-6 Volunteer * Patti Richards, CD-9 Volunteer