Believe in better with Senator Nina Turner (Episode 12)

10/20/20 • 29 min

Senator Nina Turner came into the national spotlight as one of the leading faces of the Bernie Sanders presidential campaigns, where she was a national surrogate and co-chair. She's established herself as a national leader in her own right through media appearances, her podcast Hello Somebody and her leadership of Our Revolution. However, she started her career in local politics as a state senator in her home state of Ohio. On this episode, we talk about how you don't need a fancy title or a lot of money to lead and make meaningful change. We also hear the jams that inspired her journey and keep her in the fight for justice.

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The tech industry is perhaps the most polarizing aspect of American capitalism. It’s changed the world many times over, but the impacts of that change are grossly unequal. In her book Abolish Silicon Valley, former believer turned critic Wendy Liu challenges the myths of the tech industry, and offers a galvanizing argument for why and how we must reclaim technology’s potential for the public good. On the show, we discuss similarities in our stories as well as the political economy of music. In hour 2, I play a techno set and talk about the story behind the tracks in this playlist as it relates to the interview. Support the artists in the mix buy purchasing their tracks: https://buymusic.club/list/petermarks-rhythm-nation-abolish-silicon-valley

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