7: The Electoral College, Faithless Electors, and Polarization with Lawrence Lessig

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The Importance of Wisconsin with Ben Wikler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin: In this episode, Jill and Victor join Ben Wickler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, for a conversation about the importance of key swing states like Wisconsin, how Democrats can win in Wisconsin against the aggressive push by Republicans to also win the state, the experience of campaigning effectively in a pandemic, and what Trump's recent visit and messaging in Kenosha, Wisconsin means for the political strategy of Wisconsin Democrats as November 3rd approaches. Aside from being the Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, Ben is a Wisconsin native, previously serving as Senior Advisor and Washington Director of MoveOn.org, where he led MoveOn's campaign to prevent the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and gutting of Medicaid. Ben also hosted the award-winning podcast The Good Fight; served as second in command of the world's two largest online campaigning organizations, Change.org by iGen Politics

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DNC Convention, the USPS, and Down-ballot Races with U.S. Congressman Brad Schneider: In this episode, we sit down with Congressman Brad Schneider to talk about the USPS, mail-in ballots, the importance of down-ballot races, and our excitement for the DNC Convention. Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. by iGen Politics

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Presidential Debate #1 Analysis with Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi: Hosts Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi analyze the first presidential debate of the 2020 election. Be sure to subscribe to us wherever you listen to your podcasts. Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Be sure to subscribe to and rate us on Apple Podcasts. Find us on Spotify, or other podcast streaming services as well. Intergenerational Politics on SOCIAL MEDIA: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intergenerational-politics/id1522241906 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Intrgenpolitics Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intergenpoliticspodcast/ by iGen Politics

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The Meaning of Conservatism with Bill Kristol: In this episode, Jill and Victor talk with Bill Kristol about what conservatism means in our current political climate, why an organization that Bill is the founder of, Defending America Together, opposes President Trump, what Bill sees as the authoritarian and nativist impulses of the Trump administration, what it means to hold conservative values, and what it means to be American. Bill Kristol has been a leading participant in American political debates and is a widely respected analyst of American political developments for three decades. After serving in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, Kristol founded The Weekly Standard in 1995 and edited this influential intellectual journal of conservatism for over two decades. Now, as founding director of Defending Democracy Together, a 501c4 advocacy organization composed of conservatives and Republicans fighting for consistent conservative principles like rule of law, free by iGen Politics

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RNC Convention Recap with Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi: Hosts Jill Wine-Banks, the only woman on the Watergate trial team, MSNBC Legal Analyst, and author of "The Watergate Girl," and Victor Shi, an incoming freshman at UCLA and the youngest Joe Biden delegate in Illinois, recap the RNC Convention. Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or other podcast streaming services. by iGen Politics

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SCOTUS Debrief Part 1 with Geoffrey Stone, University of Chicago Law School Professor: This episode, with former University of Chicago Law School Dean and University of Chicago Provos Geoffrey Stone, is part 1 of our Supreme Court Debrief. We discuss two cases this episode — Harris Funeral Home vs EEOC, which involved whether employers could fire transgender employees for how they sexually identify, and June Medical, which looked at whether a Louisiana law that required doctors who perform an abortion in a clinic to have admitting privileges in a nearby hospital was unconstitutional — along with Professor Stone's latest book, "Democracy and Equality: The Enduring Constitutional Vision of the Warren Court." Professor Geoffrey R. Stone is the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. Professor Stone joined the faculty in 1973, after serving as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Professor Stone was appointed by President Obama by iGen Politics

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Reopening Schools with Elaine Maimon: In this episode, we sit down with Elaine Maimon to discuss reopening schools and the future of higher education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Elaine was the president of Governors State University (GSU), the only public university in the South Suburbs of Chicago. Through her thirteen years as its president, she helped lead GSU through the Great Recession of 2008-9, the Illinois budget crisis and in the last months of her presidency, the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Before heading GSU, Dr. Maimon was Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage and Vice President of Arizona State University, where she led the West Campus. She has also served on the boards of the American Council on Education (2015-20), the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), and will soon be at the American Council on Education (ACE) as a special advisor to its President. She is a prolific writer in professional publications and is the author of Lea by iGen Politics

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RNC Convention with Steve Schmidt: In this episode, hosts Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi join Steve Schmidt, co-founder of The Lincoln Project and MSNBC Political Analyst, to discuss the RNC convention, what the Joe Biden campaign has to do to effectively increase voter turnout and win, and the importance of defeating Trump and Trumpism. In addition to co-founding the Lincoln Project and being an MSNBC Political Analyst, Steve is also a communications and public affairs strategist, having worked on numerous Republican campaigns including, former President George W. Bush, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Senator John McCain’s. Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or other podcast streaming services. by iGen Politics

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Kara Swisher: The Threat of Big Tech Companies: Jill and Victor join Kara Swisher, an American technology business journalist, co-founder of Recode, and host of the new podcast Sway. Since 2018, Kara has been a contributing writer to The New York Times Opinion Section. Before that, she wrote for The Wall Street Journal and served as co-executive editor of All Things Digital. We discuss the threat of big tech companies and look more specifically at the impact of Facebook on our election security and the significance of the Trump administration’s effort to ban TikTok and WeChat. We conclude by discussing Kara’s new podcast, Sway. by iGen Politics

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DNC Convention Day 2 Recap with Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi: Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi, both Biden delegates in Illinois, recap day 2 of the DNC Convention. by iGen Politics

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In Honor of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Melissa Murray: In this episode, Jill and Victor talked with Melissa Murray, an NYU Law Professor, co-host of Strict Scrutiny, and frequent MSNBC guest, about a topic neither Jill nor Victor wanted to talk about: the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In this episode, we discuss the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and what her vacancy means for the Supreme Court and our democracy in 2020 and beyond. Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Be sure to subscribe to and rate us on Apple Podcasts. Find us on Spotify, or other podcast streaming services as well. by iGen Politics

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Tina TChen — TIME'S UP Now: In this episode, hosts Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi are joined by TIME'S UP Now President and CEO and former Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, Tina TChen, to discuss the continued battles women face in the political arena and other work industries, the work TIME'S UP Now is doing to foster safe, equal, and empowering work environment for women, and the importance of women being politically and civically active. by iGen Politics

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Immigrants’ Rights and Trump's Family Separation Policy with ACLU’s Lee Gelernt: In this episode, Jill and Victor talked with Lee Gelernt from the ACLU about the important work that he is doing as the deputy director of ACLU’s Immigrants’ Right Project and a documentary called “The Fight,” which highlights Lee’s first-hand experience fighting one of the most gut-wrenching and cruel policies of the Trump administration: separating children from their parents at the border in 2018. Lee Gelernt is widely recognized as one of the country’s leading public interest lawyers and has argued dozens of groundbreaking civil rights cases during his career, including in the U.S. Supreme Court and virtually every federal court of appeals in the country. He has also testified before both houses of Congress. During the past four years, he has successfully argued some of the country’s most high-profile cases, including a challenge to the Trump Administration’s unprecedented practice of separating famili by iGen Politics

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DNC Convention Preview with Jill and Victor: In this episode, co-hosts Jill Wine-Banks, the only woman on the Watergate Trial Team, MSNBC Legal Analyst, author of "The Watergate Girl," and delegate for Joe Biden, and Victor Shi, the youngest Biden delegate in Illinois and incoming student at UCLA, sit down to share their thoughts on the DNC Convention, their experience running as a delegate, and what they are looking forward to as the DNC Convention unfolds. You can tune into the DNC Convention and see the planned speakers and events here: https://www.demconvention.com/schedule-and-speakers/ Stay tuned for more special DNC Convention coverage with Jill, Victor, and other exciting guests lined up later this week. by iGen Politics

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Racial Justice and Equality with Rashawn Ray: In this episode, we discuss the ways we can achieve racial justice and equality in the United States with Rashawn Ray, a David M. Rubenstein Fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution and Professor of Sociology and Executive Director of the Lab for Applied Social Science Research (LASSR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. #BLM #Justice #Podcast by iGen Politics

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The Lincoln Project and the DNC/RNC Conventions with Rick Wilson: In this episode, we joined Rick Wilson to hear his thoughts on the DNC Convention, what he expects the RNC Convention to look like next week, and some of the work that Lincoln Project is doing to persuade traditional Republicans, independents, and frankly, anyone concerned about our Constitution and democracy. Rick Wilson is a co-founder of The Lincoln Project. He is a seasoned Republican political strategist, frequent political commentator, New York Times best-selling author, media consultant, and innovative ad-maker. He is currently Editor-at-Large of The Daily Beast. Author of Everything Trump Touches Dies, Wilson is an outspoken critic of the Trump administration and the current state of the GOP. Wilson served as field director for George H.W. Bush’s campaign in 1988. To learn more about the Lincoln Project, click here: https://lincolnproject.us/ Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and by iGen Politics

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Bill Barr and the Justice Department with Elie Honig: This episode is on the Attorney General Bill Barr and the state of the Department of Justice with Elie Honig, a CNN Legal Analyst who also previously worked for 14 years as a federal and state prosecutor. Elie provides commentary and analysis for CNN on breaking news relating to criminal justice and other legal issues, including a weekly column and on-air segment “Cross-Exam with Elie Honig.” In addition, Elie worked from 2004 to 2012 as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, prosecuting and trying federal cases involving organized crime, human trafficking, and public corruption. Elie is also the Executive Director of the Rutgers Institute for Secure Communities and Special Counsel to the law firm Lowenstein Sandler. Elie graduated from Rutgers College in 1997, and Harvard Law School in 2000. Intergenerational Politics is a video series created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engagi by iGen Politics

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Federal Troops in Portland from the Perspective of 2 Portland Protesters: In this episode, we talk to two protesters from Portland Oregon, Joel Barker and Sharon Meieran, about their experience protesting in Portland as well as their thoughts on federal troops coming into Portland and other cities across America. Joel is the head of communications for the Multnomah County Democratic Party in Portland and Sharon is a county commissioner in Portland. Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. by iGen Politics

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The Electoral College, Faithless Electors, and Polarization with Lawrence Lessig: This episode is with Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig in which we talk about the Electoral College, the recent faithless electors Supreme Court case that Prof. Lessig argued, and the current polarization in our country. Professor Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Prof. Lessig is the founder of EqualCitizens and a founding board member of Creative Commons. Prof. Lessig has focused much of his career on law and technology, especially as it affects copyright and currently addresses “institutional corruption” especially as that affects democracy. He is also the author of his new book “They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy.” Intergenerational Politics is a video series created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Listen by iGen Politics

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Gun Safety with Fred Guttenberg: In this episode, co-hosts Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi join national gun safety activist and author Fred Guttenberg to talk to about the persistent issue of gun violence, possible gun reform policies, and his new book, "Find the Helpers: What 9/11 and Parkland Taught Me About Recovery, Purpose, and Hope," which you can find wherever you purchase your books. Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. Be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or other podcast streaming services. #Podcast #GunSafety #Politics by iGen Politics

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Maria Teresa Kumar: The Importance of the Latino Vote: In this episode, Jill and Victor join Maria Teresa Kumar, Voto Latino’s founding president and MSNBC Contributor, to discuss the importance of the Latino vote, the effectiveness of each campaign's effort to turn out Latino voters, and how to mobilize Latinos to turn out and vote not only in this election, but in future elections too. Maria Teresa's organization, Voto Latino is dedicated to using media and technology in order to encourage participation from younger generations of Latinx voters. by iGen Politics

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What You Need to Know About Voting in 2020 with Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub: In this episode, we joined Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub of the Federal Election Commission to discuss everything you need to know about voting in the 2020 election. We talk about everything from making sure that your mail-in ballot isn't rejected to advice for first-time voters. Commissioner Weintraub has served as a commissioner on the U.S. Federal Election Commission since 2002 and chaired it for the third time in 2019. During her tenure, Weintraub has served as a consistent voice for meaningful campaign-finance law enforcement and robust disclosure. She believes that strong and fair regulation of money in politics is important to prevent corruption and maintain the faith of the American people in their democracy. Weintraub sounded the alarm early–and continues to do so–regarding the potential for corporate and “dark-money” spending to become a vehicle for foreign influence in our elections. Weintrau by iGen Politics

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Ari Berman — The Vote Counting Process: Jill Wine-Bank and Victor Shi talk with Ari Berman about how the process of counting ballots works, what types of ballots are yet to be counted in this election, and what type of recount or litigation, if any, we can expect in the coming days and weeks. Ari Berman is a senior reporter at Mother Jones, covering voting rights and is the author of Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America. by iGen Politics

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Unpacking Bill Barr's Testimony with Asha Rangappa: In this episode, we talk with Asha Rangappa, CNN Legal Analyst, Senior Lecturer at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, former FBI Special Agent, and former Associate Dean at Yale Law School, about Attorney General Bill Barr's recent testimony to the House Judiciary Committee and the consequences of Barr's testimony in 2020 and beyond. Intergenerational Politics is a podcast created by Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi dedicated to engaging all generations in politics with weekly unfiltered conversations with experts across the nation. by iGen Politics

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SCOTUS Debrief Part 2 with Leah Litman, University of Michigan Law Professor: In this 2nd part of our Supreme Court debrief installment, with University of Michigan Law Professor Leah Litman, we discuss the DACA case, in which the Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s rescission of the Obama DACA program because it was “arbitrary and capricious.” We also discuss Little Sisters of the Poor v. Pennsylvania, also known as the Contraceptive Coverage case. We finally take a broader look at where the Roberts court stands on a crucial issue for America’s future in the 2020 election and beyond: voting rights. Professor Litman teaches and writes about constitutional law, federal post-conviction review, and federal sentencing at the University of Michigan Law School. In addition, she is one of the co-hosts and creators of Strict Scrutiny, a podcast about that examines the U.S. Supreme Court and other legal decisions. Professor Litman was also part of the litigation team in Gar by iGen Politics

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Special Episode: Why Down-Ballot Races Matter: Featuring attorneys, activists, and elected officials, this episode is unlike any episode we have done before. We focus on the importance of down-ballot races and how candidates running for local and state local offices can impact the issues you care most about — whether it be voting rights, women's rights, LGBTQ+ rights, or Immigrants' rights. We begin with a discussion with MSNBC's Sisters-in-Law, Joyce Vance, Barbara McQuade, Kimberly Atkins, and Jill Wine-Banks. We then hear from a group of all-star panelists: Mimi Rocah (likely District Attorney of Westchester, New York), Daniel Biss (former Illinois State Senator and candidate for Mayor of Evanston), David Litt (former Obama Speechwriter and author of Democracy in a Book or Less), Shannon Watts (Founder of Moms Demand Action), Oren Jacobson (Co-executive Director of Men4Choice), Karen Freeman-Wilson (former Attorney General of Indiana and Mayor of Gary, Indiana and President of Chi by iGen Politics

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Recap of DNC Convention Day 1: Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi, both delegates for Vice President Joe Biden in Illinois recap day 1 of the DNC Convention. by iGen Politics

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Full DNC Convention Recap with Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi: In this episode, Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi record the final installment of our special DNC Convention Recap. by iGen Politics

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Valerie Jarrett: When We All Vote, Finding My Voice, and the Obama Administration: In this episode, Jill Wine-Banks and Victor Shi talk to Valerie Jarrett, about the importance of civic engagement and voting for all generations—especially the younger generation. We then talk about what it will take to reach young people and how they can be active participants in our democracy. We conclude with a discussion on Valerie’s inspiring memoir (now available in paperback edition), “Finding My Voice"—which reveals a unique childhood and shows how she achieved all she did—and her past experience being President Obama's longest-serving Senior Advisor. by iGen Politics

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7: The Electoral College, Faithless Electors, and Polarization with Lawrence Lessig

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