The Great Battlefield

Nathaniel G. Pearlman
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Dec 16, 2022 • 1h 16min

Ending Mass Incarceration with Nick Turner of Vera

Nick Turner joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career working to reform our justice system and now serving as President of the Vera Institute for Justice, where they're working to end mass incarceration and strengthen communities.
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Dec 14, 2022 • 42min

The Downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried with Teddy Schleifer of Puck

Teddy Schleifer joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what he's been up to at Puck and his coverage of the downfall of crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried who gave to progressive causes and candidates.
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Dec 12, 2022 • 54min

Growing an Organization that Recruits Progressive Candidates with Ross of Run For Something

Ross Morales Rocketto returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about the complexities and challenges of being co-executive director of the growing organization Run For Something, where they recruit and support progressive candidates.
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Dec 9, 2022 • 1h 7min

A Donor Advisor Platform for Small Donors with Phil Radford of Champion.us

Phil Radford joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as an activist and political entrepreneur, including as CEO of Greenpeace, and building Champion.us, a donor advisor platform for small donors looking to make an impact.
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Dec 7, 2022 • 1h 22min

Twitter-Famous Political Scientist Dave Karpf of George Washington University

Dave Karpf joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as an environmental organizer at Sierra Club, an Associate Professor at GWU's School of Media and Public Affairs and his books "The MoveOn Effect" and "Analytic Activism".
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Dec 5, 2022 • 56min

Progressive Radio Show Host Rick Smith of The Rick Smith Show

Rick Smith joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a truck driver and hosting The Rick Smith Show, a progressive and pro union radio show.
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Dec 2, 2022 • 45min

Maximizing Political Donations with Laura Pearl of Flip the Vote

Laura Pearl joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about starting Flip the Vote, a donor network that raises money for grassroots organizing groups in key swing states.
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Nov 30, 2022 • 1h 9min

Using Philanthropy to Protect Democracy with Lukas Haynes of Leveraged Philanthropy

Lukas Haynes joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and starting his firm Leveraged Philanthropy where they're working to protect democracy using philanthropy.
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Nov 28, 2022 • 1h 2min

Political Persuasion and Ways to Combat Polarization with Robb Willer of Stanford University

Professor of Sociology and Psychology Robb Willer joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about improving political persuasion and how the Polarization and Social Change Lab at Stanford is running experiments to find out what brings people together and what drives them apart.
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Nov 25, 2022 • 50min

Leading the Immigrant Rights Movement with Gustavo Torres of CASA

Gustavo Torres joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career and being Executive Director of CASA, a grassroots advocacy organization supporting immigrant families.

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