The How to Podcast

In this episode, I’m joined by Emily Tisch Sussman host of Your Political Playlist, a definitive guide to politics in the new Presidential administration and Congress, interviewing women at the seat of power and activism. The podcast has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, Huffpost, CNN and more.

Emily is a leading democratic political strategist with over 250 appearances on MSNBC, CNN, Fox News, and CBS, and nearly 150 in the past year.

She is a member of the Emily’s List Creative Council and has also served as a Senior Advisor to Swing Left and held the role of Vice President of Campaigns for the Center for American Progress Action Fund, the largest progressive think tank in Washington, DC.

She also won the 2016 Media Surrogate award by Hilary for America, and the 2019 ‘40 under 40’ award by American Association of Political Consultants.

Find out more about Emily by visiting whatsheblogged.com and clicking below. 

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In this episode, I’m joined by Beth Silvers, co-host of Pantsuit Politics, a podcast for real conversations that help us understand politics, democracy and the news, while still treating each other like thoughtful human beings. The podcast has been featured in The Atlantic, The Guardian, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, and Parents and Elle magazines.

She owns and operates Checking in with Beth Silvers, a life and business coaching practice. 

Beth also co-authored I think You’re Wrong (But I’m listning): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations. 

Beth has been recognized as one of Ohio’s Most Powerful and Influential Women by the Ohio Diversity Council, a Human Resources GameChanger by Workforce Magazine, and one of Cincinnati’s Forty Under 40 business leaders.

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In this episode, I’m joined by Rebecca Sive, co-host of The Vote Her In Podcast, a joint production with Two Broads Talking Politics seeking to inspire and inform women activists campaigning to increase more women in political office.

She is the author of Vote Her In: Your Guide to Electing Our First Woman President and Every Day is Election Day.

Rebecca is also a veteran women’s rights advocate and founding member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission as well as Women for Washington, which supported Harold Washington’s campaign as the first African American pro-choice mayoral candidate in Chicago history.

Over her career Rebecca has built a number of women’s organisations including, the Illinois Women’s Agenda, the nation’s first Midwest Women’s Center, and the Women’s Issues Network, that produced a national campaign for the controversial abortion pill RU 486.

Find out more about Rebecca by visiting the blog link below.

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In this episode, I’m joined by A’shanti Gholar, founder of The Brown Girls Guide to Politics, an award-winning podcast that was featured as one of the top political podcasts by Time Magazine, Teen Vogue, and Vanity Fair.

A’shanti F. Gholar is the president of Emerge, the only organization dedicated to recruiting and training Democratic women to run for office. A’shanti has over 15 years-experience of being a grassroots organizer and activist for women, communities of colour and progressive causes. 

She also served as a political appointee in the Obama Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor and as the Director of Public Engagement for the 2012 Democratic National Convention Committee. 

A’shanti was named by She The People as one of the women of colour in politics who would play an impactful role in the 2020 elections and beyond. 

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Abbie is the proud owner of Newton Hilditch, an abstract art business that celebrates the nude body through creating bespoke hand-painted acrylic, canvas pieces.

Painting has been a long-time hobby and passion for Abbie, who decided to swap fashion for art at the end of 2020.

We talk about finding authenticity, empowering the naked body, and the importance of learning to love ourselves at every stage of our lives.

In this episode, I speak to Dani at Push Design Store.

Push Design Store is a sustainable textiles and accessories brand that is interested in collaboration over competition.

Dani believes in working with environmentally conscious independent makers and artists in the U.K. to support local sustainable businesses and reduce global manufacturing.

Hand-making and hand-painting her way through Kent and beyond, Dani and I discuss, second-hand stores and clearance warehouses, working with friends, our unsustainable shopping culture, why we need to pay attention to how and where things are made.

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On this episode, I speak to London based sustainable fashion designer, Lydia Bolton.

Lydia, who created her namesake brand in 2019, felt compelled to create fashion in a way that didn’t harm the environment. 

Using second-hand clothing sourced from thrift stores and unsellable items in charity stores, Lydia turns unwanted garments and reconstructs them into innovative new womenswear designs. 

In 2021 Lydia collaborated with Reebok, teaching a Starting Sustainable Lesson as part of their Write Your Legacy Campaign. She has also been featured on WGSN, the leading trend forecasting platform, as an influencer to watch. 

In 2020, Bolton was featured in Miss Vogue as a Girl on a Mission, in Euro News as a designer fighting waste and collaborated with NICCE creating a collection from their dead-stock clothing.

On this episode, I’m joined by Ella Lambert, founder of The Pachamama Project, a volunteer-run, not-for-profit organisation making and distributing reusable sanitary pads to refugees around the world and growing a network of volunteers around the UK to make them.

Ella came up with the idea for Pachamama during the Covid lockdown in July 2020. 

Armed with some extra time and an ambition to make a positive impact on the world, she, and her university friend, Oliwia Geisler (from Poland), got to work collecting fabric from the local community, learning how to sew, and recruiting volunteers.

Period poverty is a global issue, but the pandemic has shone a light on the most vulnerable in society. Ella and her team at The Pachamama Project believe that having your period should not be a challenge and actively encourage young people in the UK, who may be interested in working in the not-for-profit sector in the future, to get involved with Pachamama and build their skillset.

Twin Made offers a variety of workshops, DIY Kits, and even made-to-measure clothes, ranging from sewing your own dungaree out of old curtains to making your own macramé wall pieces.

Charlotte collaborated with local makers in 2018 to develop new and exciting workshops for her project, Creative Collaborations. She also became a member of O Dan/Under/Nos Da's creative team, offering a creative space in the basement of Nos Da Hostel and Bar.

In addition to her sustainable work, Charlotte volunteers at Recreate, a scrap store in Cardiff where you can buy and reconstruct waste and surplus materials donated by local businesses and factories.