118: Tell a Friend and Join the Union with Megan Matson
The Lincoln Project
The Lincoln Project
4.6 • 9.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 March 2022
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Host Reed Galen is joined by Megan Matson, a renowned grassroots organizer/strategist and Board Member of the Lincoln Project. They continue the exciting conversation about the Lincoln Project’s brand new initiative, The Union, with special attention to its grassroots aspects and why it is so important for the pro-democracy coalition to get involved and build passion at the local level. If you have not yet joined The Union, sign up today at JoinTheUnion.us.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody, before we get started, this is the week we are launching the union. |
| 0:04.8 | You've heard me talk about it for weeks now. |
| 0:07.0 | Now is the time to do it. |
| 0:08.6 | Join the union dot us. |
| 0:10.8 | Come join the pro democracy hub that is going to make sure the forces of democracy |
| 0:15.9 | win and are successful this November and that everybody who wants to vote can. |
| 0:20.0 | Again, join the union dot us and now on with the show. |
| 0:32.7 | Welcome back to the Lincoln project. |
| 0:34.8 | I'm your host, Reed Gillan. |
| 0:36.8 | Today, I'm joined by Megan met renowned grassroots organizer and strategist, |
| 0:41.5 | board member of the Lincoln project and partner at table rock capital, |
| 0:45.6 | a mission driven private equity firm. |
| 0:47.3 | Megan, thanks for joining us on your Lincoln project podcast debut. |
| 0:51.8 | It's such a pleasure to be here. |
| 0:53.4 | I've been a listener for so long. |
| 0:55.7 | It's a delight to be on the other side of the mic. |
| 0:59.0 | Oh, well, thank you for coming. |
| 1:00.2 | So Megan, as I talked about earlier this week with Joe Trippie, |
| 1:04.4 | we're once again talking about a rollout of the union. |
| 1:07.6 | But before that, I want to get a little bit into your background and what stops you |
| 1:11.3 | made along the way to get you both to hear the Lincoln project and developing the union. |
| 1:15.8 | So tell us first and foremost, how you got involved in grassroots organizing a little bit about your background and campaigns |
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