Courage — It Looks Good On You!
We're fighting for a California that works for all of us by providing the information and resources Californians need to hold their elected officials accountable. Join us for “Courage — It Looks Good On You!” a podcast to help keep Californians informed about the issues – and help you discover the different ways to courageously participate in the democratic process and ensure your voices are heard! With You, fashioned in Courage, We can create a California that represents and serves us all.
Episodes
20 episodes
Latinas Have the Power to Shape California’s Electoral and Legislative Future
For our Season 2 finale of Courage — It Looks Good on You!, we’re looking ahead to 2024! Specifically the 2024 primary election, taking place in California in March, and how one of California’s most important voting-blocks, Latinas, ca...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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24:17
2023 California Legislative Recap: the Winners, Losers, and Opportunities
The 2022-23 California legislative session may have come to an end, and in our guest’s opinion, was an “epic fail” – but the people still have opportunities to impact change in our communities, by urging Gov. Newsom to sign key legisla...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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24:48
The Laws on the Books are not the Laws on the Fields: A Case for National Heat Regulations
The UFW has been instrumental in passing laws, securing protections for farm workers, and advocating for immigration reform, but there is still much work to be done, and fast, due to the severity of the climate crisis. Year after year, in...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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40:22
School District Fights Back Against the Right’s Attacks on the LGBTQ+ Community
School districts nationwide, including here in California, have been up against right-wing activists who have been pushing back against the LGBTQ+ community in education. While this is nothing new, in recent years there has been an uptick in ac...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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26:07
The Multi-Issue Report Card Californians Can Use to Hold Their Representatives Accountable – Year Round
As the 2022-23 California Legislative calendar year comes to an end, voters will soon be bombarded with campaign ads and candidates making impressive claims and promises about themselves, and damning claims about their opponents, all in an atte...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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32:45
Climate Change: New Polling Shows California Voters Demand Environmental Accountability, Action and Investments NOW
Californians overwhelmingly care about the environment and climate change. Courage California’s newly released polling provides us with a better understanding as to what exactly this means to our state’s diverse communities – how Californians v...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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30:51
Antioch Police Department’s Decades of Terror: A Community’s Road to Accountability and Healing
In the aftermath of the Antioch Police Department’s “racist text scandal” – in which texts were released that revealed decades of police officers using derogatory, homophobic and sexually explicit language, and bragging about falsifying evidenc...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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30:34
Participating in Democracy is how we Protect Democracy: a conversation with Steve Phillips
We're kicking off season two of Courage — It Looks Good On You! with Steve Phillips, author of "Brown Is the New White: How the Demographic Revolution Has Created a New American Majority" and the newly released national bests...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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28:33
Season 2 of is Coming!
Join us in June for a new season of Courage — It Looks Good On You! We’ll be covering an array of topics to ensure you're an empowered voter, and Californian. If you have any questions or topic suggestions please feel free t...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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0:44
Thank you, California!
Hear from our Courageous team members – who have been busy helping pass progressive state legislation, getting out the vote for our elections, and holding our electeds accountable – to find out what they’re thankful for in 2022. Spo...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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50:49
What will it take to turn out the youth vote in California?
Today we're talking about California's youth vote!We polled young voters in our state's key Congressional toss-up districts -- and found that young voters care, plan to vote, and lean progressive – but want parties and candidates to E...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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20:38
Justice40 failed to pass the legislature: Is California really the climate leader we think it is?
California's 2022 Legislative session is long-gone. While our state’s environmental and climate justice advocates saw some wins this cycle – we also saw some disappointing failures, such as Justice40, which died in the Senate. AB 2...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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46:43
The 2022 California Primaries can teach us a lot, but will we learn?
As we head into the General Election season, what ALL Californians should be focused on is our state’s voter turnout. In this episode Jay Chotirmal, Courage California’s Senior Communications and Voter Engagement Manager, has a conversation wit...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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44:54
Shot of Courage: July 2022
The California Legislature is currently on Summer recess – returning in Aug. Lawmakers adopted a $300 billion dollar state budget, that will provide refunds to most taxpayers in the state, boost public education funding, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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8:37
The Future of Abortion Access
The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – which overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey – ending the right to safe and legal abortion in the United States. In this episo...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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44:26
Criminal Justice and Community Safety, Part 2: Healed People Heal People
LisaMarie Betancourt interviews two Central Valley healing justice advocates, community organizer Grisanti Valencia & Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Gidai Maaza. What roles are communities currently occupyin...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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42:50
Criminal Justice and Community Safety, Part 1: Hurt People, Hurt People
LisaMarie Betancourt interviews co-founder of the Prosecutors Alliance of California, Cristine Soto DeBerry for a conversation about lasting public safety.How do we...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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57:12
Polls: Who Produces Knowledge Matters
Jay Chotirmal interviews Data for Social Good’s Jose Bedolla and Lisa Garcia Bedolla to learn about the ins and outs of political polling and pollsters, the people behind the polls. As most America...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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