A continued chat about Project 2025 and the Trump Administration. In this episode we cover the gutting of the Department of Education and its ripple effects, and Trump’s inaugural-day declaration that there are only two sexes, and what that means for women. Elle and Natalie talk frankly about how the Democratic Party abandoned women during the Biden years and how the Trump administration capitalized on that. We also explore alternatives to US right-left party politics and how women leaders in other countries are showing the way.

EPISODE LINKS

Eliminating Dept of Education | MSNBC

The Roots of Eliminating Dept of Ed | NEA

Declaring Two Genders | NBC News

Trump’s Executive Orders | The White House

Erasing Harriet Tubman | CNN

Claudia Scheinbaum’s First 100 Days | Mexico News Daily

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir's Election | Pace TV

Women in Politics | Pew Research

The National Women’s Party | Alice Paul

Women’s Rights Party New Zealand

Party of Women, UK

Suppressing the Democratic Process | Marianne Williamson

The Reckoning | Kara Dansky

Victoria Smith | The Critic Magazine

Council of Women World Leaders

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir on Women in Politics | Inspired by Iceland

Trump’s Executive Orders Align with Project 2025 | Forbes

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CREDITS

Hosted by Natalie Blundell and Elle Kamihira

Produced by Natalie Blundell and Elle Kamihira

Edited by Elle Kamihira

Audio Engineering by Jason Sheesley at Abridged Audio

Cover Art by Reda Tomingas

Music by Moushumi