Sisters of the Night Caucus

Yeah, we name it Bussy Devos. You'll see why and honestly it's better than you can imagine. We're back and we're talking about the good and bad of the 2024 primary season. We're feeling good about being back if very few other things, so let's do this!

What do we talk about when we've got "prominent liberal comentator" Dani Gross on the pod? Well vouchers, obviously. They're bad, gang. Listen in on the voucher talk and Ramadan Mubarak (because I said Eid Mubarak like an idiot and that's a whole other holiday.)

We loved talking with Hadley Haas this week. She's got a comprehensive platform and she's running against Republican incumbent that just likes yelling at people.

So I (Gillian) apologize for this being so late. The transition between 2023 and 2024 has been a lot. But here's just us talking through how insane things have been and how insane they're about to get!

WE'RE ALL SICK...is the first thing you must know about this episode. We're hexing and cauldroning and then getting into education with the amazing Rep. Mary Louise Isaacson!

We're absolutely unhinged over Tuesday's statewide victories so join us in screaming happily. And we've got Molly Parzen, executive director of the Conservation Voters of PA. Listen as Katie risks her job in service of Pennavision*.

*Katie's job is fine guys.

We decided to do an impromptu all Coven which is absolutely replete with hexes, but also some very cute nice things. And OF COURSE talking about the election coming up on Tuesday/

The Sisters are on fire today about candidates who think they can vibe for office instead of run. We talk to Rep. Lisa Borowski and among other things decide that we're gonna have to do an episode about municipalities going into receivership.

Time to learn a thing or two with Brit Crampsie! What are the Republicans doing wrong? What could Democrats be doing right? How do we talk about the budget without boring people to death?

We finally did it. We talked about the budget. ...also a guy named Zebulon. Join us for this absolute F$#* fest as we swear our way through it.

FINALLY, it's Bethany Hallam and as always she is giving it to you fully unfiltered. We had so much fun and we even had positive things to celebrate, so a great way to get back to recording. Enjoy!

We're hexing. Katie abhors the restaurantification of Sheetz. And of course we're recapping the summer state committee meeting.

Check out pride events!

• Warren County Pride, June 17th

• https://fb.me/e/WC0vw6jv

• York County Pride, June 10th

• https://fb.me/e/H4kgK7X3T

• State College Pride, June 10th

• https://www.centrelgbtqa.org/pride-2023-1

We're exhausted and we're a bit loopy. How about you? It's felt like a neverending primary season, but ended it has and we're talking about it! Check out the episode. After this week we'll be taking a break until after State Committee on June 2-3.

It's crowd sourced hexes this week and an awesome talk with Rep. Tarah Probst.

Events: mobilize.us/padems - Go canvas! Especially for Heather Boyd in the 163.

www.patreon.com/TheNightCaucus

We're hexing we're loving, we're all over the place. Hear Shanna go nerd over her home county and then we get into it with Philly Rep Liz Fiedler.

Events:

GO CANVASS FOR CANDIDATES

Night Caucus Court is back in session, this time with Judge Timika Lane! Judge Lane is a Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas judge running for Superior Court...oh and she's freaking amazing.

We're back with fun and frolic and an amazing Superior Court candidate, Jill Beck! Today we've got hexes, Katie rates a Sheetz, and we get serious and then EXTREMELY silly with Jill Beck.

Well here we, part two of two. Be forewarned, this episode we cover the chapter on race and it is...not great. So take that into consideration.

We did it. We read Democrats 101 by JM Purvis and we have some thoughts. Two episodes worth of thoughts and honestly we could have done more, but we didn't want to. Come on a journey with us as we begin to talk about what's missing from this treatise on unifying Democrats.

We're excited to have Justine Andronici back to talk about the constitutional amendment and legislation to open a window in the statute of limitations for survivors of child sexual abuse. We're talking about how this could help survivors, how some people are trying to turn it into a political football and more. 

We're back with our second County Spotlight segment and perhaps a few hexes *cough* climate change *cough*. More importantly, we're excited to talk with OG sister, Laura Burke and returning guest Carol Taylor about their team run for County Commissioner. Find out why they're running together, and what they have to say about UPMC's affect on Blair County.

Laura Burke in the Altoona Mirror: https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2023/02/blair-commits-200k-to-empath/

Events

• End of petitions party - Hosted by Laura Burke at Marzoni’s SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2023 AT 5 PM - https://fb.me/e/2JNpcx3Yc
• LUNAFEST is proud to amplify the inspiring short films by this year’s selection of women and gender nonconforming directors. Featured filmmakers are from all walks of life and range from poets to conservationists, activists, and educators. These stories remind us that when we come together, we all move forward. Proceeds benefit Centre Safe, a Centre County-based non-profit organization providing critical services to those impacted by sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and more - https://watch.eventive.org/lunafest23/play/63ed3c1fd75a5f00b9321d2e?fbclid=IwAR0L8dfFsfNlVREzC61PRzssjhQuOOHzTyFTOv3KRmGpFoyS_OIT7U-Zsyc

We've got a pretty comprehensive lists of hexes today, Katie rates Sheetz #33, and we get into it with Rep. Mandy Steele. You're gonna want to hear what she has to say about asphalt sealant and a whole lot more!

Events:

Go find a petition event! Sign up to collect signatures!

For our final show of the year, it's just Gillian, Katie, Angela, and Shanna. Katie has taken charge and we're embarrassing ourselves in front of Pennsylvania elected officials. We're talking the good the bad and the what we're looking forward to in 2023. Join us!

And join us on Patreon.com/TheNightCaucus!

It's the return of foreign correspondent, Emily Best! She's giving us the latest on Euro news and what Europe is thinking about us. We also have spectacular special guest, Joanne Kilgour, founding exec director of the Ohio River Valley Institute. She's a wealth of knowledge of all things environment and environmental policy!

Events:

Watch out for local Democratic holiday parties AND a special announcement from a friend of the coven on Thursday!

Get ready for some of the tamest hexes we've ever hexed. Also maybe Gillian is gonna learn how to say hex in every language. We're talking real PA Holiday Trivia and best of all, we get to talk with Rep. Patty Kim. Rep. Kim talks raising the minimum wage, wonks out on transportation policy with Katie, and gives us some good tips for Pennavision.

Christmas Village - koziarchristmasvillage.com

Kraynak's - kraynaks.com

Events (appx 2 min, 5 with chatter)

• Northampton Co Dems Holiday Party 12/7 (the evening the episode airs) - https://fb.me/e/40n6dGQeu
• Find an Angel Tree near you and give someone in need a fantastic holiday.

Who's our guest this week? REPRESENTATIVE MALCOLM KENYATTA! That's right, he's our first male identifying guest and we were so excited to have him. Don't look forward to a flood of dudes on this pod though, we only make exceptions for very cool dudes. We talked post election, what we learned, crowd sourced hexes and what's making us happy right now. Don't forget to join our patreon at www.patreon.com/TheNightCaucus to get our special Thanksgiving Interlude for patrons only.

We're back with a special pre-election election security episode. Two spectacular Democratic County Commissioners tells us everything we need to know about election security. But first, Katie nerds out on election code. DON'T FORGET TO VOTE.

It's a shorty episode this week. As we get closer to the election, we - as we're sure you - are burning the candle at both ends trying to make sure we get wins for PA. In the meantime, Gillian, Katie and Angela took some time to talk what's keeping us alive and what is organizing. Check it out (and sign up for a canvass shift).

It's an all coven episode, we're some number of days away from the election and all we want to know is...is it over yet? We're crotchety and cranky but we still love you all. Join us as we vent our way towards election day!

Events: Go knock some doors.

Sinus infections and pink eye be damned, it's 50ish days out from the election and we're powering through. We're bringing some Real PA Trivia, pondering a new 3 truths and a lie PA Trivia thanks to a wild one from Angela, and talking to Political Director for PA & DE SEIU 32BJ Andi Perez! She's digging in with us on tips for candidates approaching unions for endorsement and so much more.

We have less than 90 days to go until Election Day. We're feeling not totally apocalyptically in despair, and we're talking about what needs to happen to get this thing done. Get in on the coven meeting and don't forget to Tweet your canvassing pics to us @TheNightCaucus!

What are we talking about? State Committee, what else? It's a short episode this week as we're all trying to recompose ourselves post our various county reorganization meetings and prepare for reorg at the State level. There are tiger boobs. See if you can guess in advance who made that happen. It's a good time to be had by all!

We've got election fatigue but as all burnt out everyones everywhere we don't know how to stop so we've also got some hot takes, analyses, and of course some hexes. 

Events: Lawrence co. Hoyt Foundation Color Run and Pride kickoff after party

• https://facebook.com/events/s/color-run-after-party/403353428411764/