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When We Win with Maya Rupert

When We Win with Maya Rupert

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Is the impossible possible? What will it take to create a truly engaged democracy that represents all of us? Each week, Maya Rupert talks to some of the most incredible women of color in office today who ran against insurmountable odds and won, from the all-women city council in St. Paul, Minnesota, to the youngest Black woman to serve in Congress. So stop asking yourself if we can win, and start imagining what we’ll do when we win.

This series is presented by Ms. Foundation for Women and the Marguerite Casey Foundation.

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Episodes
  • Introducing: What's The Plan? with Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin
    Jan 31 2026

    Today we’re popping into your feed to tell you about a new series, What’s The Plan?
    What’s The Plan is one of America’s largest live, participatory political conversations, designed to inform, mobilize, and grow the pro-democracy movement.
    A weekly guide to the state of democracy and how we fight back against authoritarian threats in the United States.
    Hosted by Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin, Co-founders of Indivisible. What’s The Plan isn’t punditry, it’s people-powered politics in real time.
    New episodes every Friday wherever you get your podcasts. Head to: https://lemonada.lnk.to/WhatsThePlanwithLeahandEzrafd

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    59 mins
  • Stay in the Fight
    Oct 16 2024

    When We Win is back! In this episode, host Maya Rupert talks to Teresa Younger, the CEO of the Ms. Foundation for Women, about the impossible standards that female candidates of color are held to and the rising political superstars we all should know. Plus two women of color -- Kristian Carranza and Lauren Ashley Simmons -- are running for seats in the Texas state legislature. They talk to Maya about the obstacles they currently face and how they plan to win.

    This series is presented by Ms. Foundation for Women, a national public foundation that builds women’s collective power to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change for all. Learn more at https://forwomen.org/

    This series is presented by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. MCF supports leaders who work to shift the balance of power in their communities toward working people and families, and who have the vision and capacity for building a truly representative economy. Learn more at caseygrants.org or visit on social media @caseygrants.

    Follow When We Win wherever you get your podcasts, or listen ad-free on Amazon Music with your Prime Membership.

    Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.

    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.

    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors

    To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    55 mins
  • Are You Likable? with Alicia Menendez
    Mar 5 2024

    Political media has the power to shape the narrative of a race before anyone has cast a ballot. All of the decisions - who gets covered and how they get covered - are made by an overwhelmingly and disturbingly non-diverse group of media gatekeepers. In this episode, Maya and TV host and author Alicia Menendez discuss ‘The Likeability Trap’ and how the media shapes our political discourse around women of color.

    Check out Alicia’s book The Likeability Trap: https://aliciamenendez.com/the-likeability-trap/

    Learn more about Alicia’s new MSNBC series, The Weekend: https://www.msnbc.com/the-weekend

    This series is presented by Ms. Foundation for Women, a national public foundation that builds women’s collective power to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change for all. Learn more at https://forwomen.org/

    This series is presented by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. MCF supports leaders who work to shift the balance of power in their communities toward working people and families, and who have the vision and capacity for building a truly representative economy. Learn more at caseygrants.org or visit on social media @caseygrants.

    Follow When We Win wherever you get your podcasts, or listen ad-free on Amazon Music with your Prime Membership.

    Stay up to date with us on X, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia.

    Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.

    Click this link for a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this show and all Lemonada shows: lemonadamedia.com/sponsors

    To follow along with a transcript, go to lemonadamedia.com/show/ shortly after the air date.

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    45 mins
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Loved hearing the voices and experiences of women of colour during their journey through the world of politics. Their confidence inspired me. 😊

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