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Jun 25, 2020

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Jason is back with a new season and a new co-host, Ravi Gupta. Each week, they'll tackle our most pressing issues, giving you the tools necessary to successfully have conversations across the aisle. Majority 54 is a Wonder Media Network production. It's produced by Grace Lynch and Edie Allard. Special thanks to Diana Kander and Echo Mountain Recording Studios.

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Jun 25, 2020

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Jason Kander is an army veteran from Kansas City, Missouri and the first millennial elected to statewide office in the United States. He's traveling the country to help the 54% of us who didn't vote for Donald Trump talk to those of us who did about the most divisive issues in our country.

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677 days later...: Jason is back with a new season and a new co-host, Ravi Gupta. Each week, they'll tackle our most pressing issues, giving you the tools necessary to successfully have conversations across the aisle. by Majority 54
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Emergency Pod: The Final Debate: Jason and Ravi are joined by Wonder Media Network producer and host of Winning Wisconsin, Grace Lynch, to break down the final presidential debate. Hear their takes on which moments you can show to family and friends to make your case in these final weeks. by Majority 54
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Season One Finale: Taxes and Healthcare by Majority 54
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Don Calloway knows this is crazy: Don Calloway, CEO of Pine Street Strategies, joins Jason and Ravi to talk President Trump's coronavirus briefing reboot and the militant crackdown in Portland. by Majority 54
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Introducing: Winning Wisconsin: In the lead up to the 2016 presidential election, no one was looking at Wisconsin. But maybe they should have been. In Wonder Media Network's new original series, host Grace Lynch takes us back to the collapse of the Democrats' "blue wall" and how Wisconsin's swing to the right swayed the whole country, and may do it again. Listen to Winning Wisconsin anywhere you get podcasts. by Majority 54
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A friendly VP wager: Jason and Ravi are joined by Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, to chat Biden's VP decision, Trump's revealing Axios interview, how COVID-19 has changed voters' priorities, and more. Jason and Ravi also arrange a friendly competition to see whose VP pick comes out on top. This episode is brought to you by Simplisafe. Try SimpliSafe today at SimpliSafe.com/MAJORITY54. You get free shipping and a 60-day risk free trial. This episode is also brought to you by Blinkist. With Blinkist, you get unlimited access to read or listen to a massive library of condensed non-fiction books -- all the books you want and all for one low price. Right now, for a limited time, Blinkist has a special offer just for our audience: Go to Blinkist.com/MAJORITY54. Try it free for 7 days and save 25% off your new subscription. by Majority 54
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Only you can prevent climate denial: How can you help the "Uncle Sal" in your life recognize the gravity of climate change? Ravi and Jason offer some analogies to help him see the light. They also answer your voicemail questions about combating misinformation. Plus, what happens when the political outweighs the practical and we lose the one thing we can all still talk about -- sports? by Majority 54
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We're Back: We're back, this time with our friends at Wonder Media Network! Welcome to a weekly primer for the 54% of Americans who didn't vote for Donald Trump and want to change the minds of those who did. Co-hosts Jason Kander and Ravi Gupta draw on their experience winning progressive campaigns in red states to give you the tools necessary to combat the latest in misinformation, propaganda, and whatever your right-wing co-worker saw on Facebook. by Majority 54
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