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.
Episodes
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May 19, 2025 • 57min
Working to Improve Democracy with Matt Leighninger of The National Civic League
Matt Leighninger joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career and his role at the Center for Democracy Innovation at The National Civic League, where they work to make democracy more participatory, equitable and productive.
May 16, 2025 • 59min
Improving Political Tech with Oluwakemi Oso & Leah Bae of Higher Ground Institute
Leah Bae and Oluwakemi Oso join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding The Higher Ground Institute, where they're working to improve innovation and adoption in progressive political tech.
May 14, 2025 • 1h 12min
Seeding Democratic Organizations to Improve the Brand with Timothy Gaull of Advocacy Atlas
Tim Gaull joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his work in the LGBTQIA community, running for US Senate and founding Advocacy Atlas, where he's advocating the "church planting" model for establishing Democratic organizations in areas where the party has little presence.
May 12, 2025 • 50min
Building an AI Voter CRM with Tom Goldenberg of Victory Waves
Tom Goldenberg joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about teaching Sanskrit in India, working on tech startups, running for Mayor and founding Victory Waves, where they're building an AI Voter CRM.
May 9, 2025 • 59min
An AI Assistant for Fundraisers with Griff Bohm of Momentum
Griff Bohm joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a serial entrepreneur, starting a brewery in Chile, Defeat by Tweet (which was aimed at motivating fundraising against Trump) and co-founding Momentum, a new AI fundraising firm.
May 7, 2025 • 1h 1min
Running a Progressive Organization with Amanda Litman of Run for Something
Amanda Litman returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her recent book "When We're in Charge: The Next Generations Guide to Leadership".
May 5, 2025 • 1h 2min
The Use of AI in Public Opinion Research with Marty Santalucia of Twig
Marty Santalucia joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics, starting his fundraising firm MF Strategies and his recent venture Twig Intelligence, which provides clients with AI based personas to query about politics and related matters.
May 2, 2025 • 1h 5min
A Path Forward to Unite Us All with Sol Erdman of Grand Bargain Project
Sol Erdman joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career from success on Wall Street to conflict resolution to now starting Grand Bargain Project, which aims to unite Americans through policy change.
Apr 30, 2025 • 58min
Improving the Lives of Working Families with Sondra Goldschein of CFFE
Sondra Goldschein joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her 20 year career at the ACLU before transitioning to run the Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy, where they advocate for paid family medical leave, lower cost prescription drugs and affordable elder and child care.
Apr 28, 2025 • 1h 10min
Tools for Amplifying Civic Engagement with Emma Bloomberg of Murmuration
Emma Bloomberg joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her entry into politics through her fathers mayoral campaign, her time at Robin Hood (an anti-poverty organization) and founding Murmuration, a non-profit that works to improve local organizing by providing a software, data and analytics platform.


