

The Great Battlefield
Nathaniel G. Pearlman
THE GREAT BATTLEFIELD PODCAST - A PODCAST ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCE
A great political battle is being fought right now for the soul of our country.
A great political battle is being fought right now for the soul of our country.
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Feb 7, 2025 • 59min
Political Reporter, Author, and TV Pundit, Eleanor Clift
Eleanor Clift joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as a reporter for Newsweek, covering Jimmy Carter in the 1976 primary, being a panelist on The McLaughlin Group and now as a columnist for the Daily Beast.

Feb 5, 2025 • 1h 6min
Public Opinion Research with Professor Peter Enns
Peter Enns joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as Professor of Government and Public Policy at Cornell University, a few of the books he authored and founding Verasight, a survey research firm.

Feb 3, 2025 • 1h 9min
Campaign Management and New Political Communications with Erik Balsbaugh of At Dawn Campaigns
Erik Balsbaugh joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in campaign management, voter protection and ballot curing, the best practices institute at the DNC, working with streaming platforms and co-founding At Dawn Campaigns.

Jan 31, 2025 • 58min
Improving Mental Health Policy with Bill Smith of Inseparable
Bill Smith joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and why he founded Inseparable, where they advocate for better mental health policies.

Jan 29, 2025 • 1h 54min
Online Community and Tools for Progressives with Bob Fertik of Democrats.com
Bob Fertik joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about email list building, chaperoned email and other tools at Democrats.com, an online community for progressive organizers with millions of supporters.

Jan 27, 2025 • 1h 4min
Coordinating Progressive Voter Outreach with Daria Dawson of America Votes
Daria Dawson joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and her role at America Votes, where they work to coordinate efforts to increase voter participation and advocate for fair elections.

Jan 24, 2025 • 1h 2min
Progressive Political Tech and the Race for DNC Chair with Josh Hendler
Josh Hendler returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about the future of progressive political tech and the race for Chair at the DNC.

Jan 22, 2025 • 1h 14min
Technology for Content Distribution and Relational Organizing with Amanda and Jake
Jake DeGroot of Reach and Amanda Silva of the DNC join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how the DNC used Reach for digital content distribution and relational organizing.

Jan 20, 2025 • 46min
Author of Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy, Jonathan Rauch
Jonathan Rauch returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his latest book "Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy".

Jan 17, 2025 • 1h
Strategies for Social Impact with Kindred Motes
Kindred Motes joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career philanthropy and founding KM Strategies, where they help social impact organizations drive engagement and impact.