1551 Skye Perryman and Nyyera Haq + News & Clips
Stand Up! with Pete Dominick
Pete Dominick
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2026
⏱️ 91 minutes
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Skye and I start at 27 mins and Nyyera and I start at 1:00
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Skye L. Perryman is a lawyer and the President and CEO of Democracy Forward, a non-partisan, national legal organization that promotes democracy and progress through litigation, regulatory engagement, policy education, and research. Over the course of Ms. Perryman's legal career, which has spanned nearly two decades, she has served in litigation roles at two global law firms, as a general counsel and chief legal officer, and in non-profit organizations. Ms. Perryman has represented clients across a broad range of industries, including in the healthcare, financial services, technology, education, consumer products, and non-profit sectors. Ms. Perryman's work has been recognized widely for its positive impact on people and communities. She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her commitment to public service and her professional work, including being named a Harry S. Truman Scholar (2002), a Baylor Line Foundation Outstanding Young Alumni (2018), a four-time Rising Star in Litigation in Washington, DC, one of the Most Influential People Shaping Policy in Washington, among other recognitions. Ms. Perryman is a frequent guest lecturer and keynote speaker on matters at the intersection of law and policy. Her legal briefs have been cited by the US Supreme Court as well as state supreme courts and her work is frequently covered in outlets such as The New York Times, National Public Radio, NBC News, The Washington Post, The Houston Chronicle, Teen Vogue, MSNBC, and CNN. As a founding member of the litigation team at Democracy Forward, Ms. Perryman developed and filed cases challenging unlawful activities pursued by the forty-fifth Presidential administration. All told, Democracy Forward brought more than 100 legal actions against the prior administration for abuses of power, stopping harmful policies and improving the lives of millions. Following the events of January 6, 2021, Democracy Forward expanded the scope and reach of its work to address anti-democratic activity across the nation, including countering the work of far-right legal organizations who are seeking to reverse our nation's progress. It has taken more than 700+ actions and works alongside more than 400+ clients and partners, filing cases across a range of issues, including those that advance reproductive health care, protect the freedom to read, defend civil rights, and preserve crucial checks and balances in our system of government. Under Ms. Perryman's leadership, Democracy Forward has emerged as a leader in unmasking Project 2025 - an effort backed by more than 100 far-right organizations to enable a future anti-democratic presidential administration to take swift action to roll back our rights and freedoms, and hurt the American people. Ms. Perryman grew up in Waco, Texas and is a proud product of K-12 public education. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Philosophy magna cum laude from Baylor University where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and a Juris Doctor with honors from the Georgetown University Law Center where she served as an Editor for the American Criminal Law Review and was an Editor in Chief for the ACLR's Annual Survey on White Collar Crime. Perryman serves on the board of the Interfaith Alliance, the Baylor Line Foundation, and the Atlas Performing Arts Center, among other non-profit charitable organizations.
Nayyera Haq is a highly respected communications expert, trusted by global leaders and organizations to elevate their public presence. With a career spanning government, media, and the corporate world, Nayyera has prepared executives, policymakers, and thought leaders for speeches at the United Nations, global leadership conferences, and boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies. Her unique experience as a former White House Senior Director and current global affairs analyst for CNN and MSNBC enables her to offer unparalleled insights into leadership, messaging, and media strategy.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Stand up. |
| 0:02.2 | Hello there, friend. |
| 0:03.1 | I see you. |
| 0:03.9 | It's Tuesday, March 10th. |
| 0:05.3 | Lots to get to and two amazing guests joining me today. |
| 0:08.6 | Sky Perryman from Democracy Forward talks to us about all of the wins that they and we are not getting credit for. |
| 0:17.1 | Then I talked to Naira Hawke, who is one of my all-time favorite commentators. |
| 0:22.4 | She and I met on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher back in March 2018 and have been talking ever since. |
| 0:29.9 | Two great conversations with two great women. |
| 0:32.1 | I mentioned that they're women because last week it was like a dude fest, an all-week dude fest of guests here on the show. |
| 0:40.2 | Nobody said anything, and I do make an effort to have as much diversity as I can, |
| 0:45.3 | but I, of course, can always do better on every category and gather a lot of different viewpoints |
| 0:51.6 | from different types of folks, but when it comes down to men and women, I do like to try to find as much of a balance |
| 0:57.1 | as I can. |
| 0:58.7 | And so we could get into that and reasons about it, but I don't want to digress too much. |
| 1:04.0 | The point is this week I will instead have mostly women. |
| 1:07.7 | At least that's what it looks like for the first half of the week. |
| 1:15.7 | I'll be joined by two excellent female guests on tomorrow's show. |
| 1:21.1 | And you can watch both of them live today if you are on YouTube, subscribe, YouTube.com at Stand Up with Pete slash Stand Up with Pete. |
| 1:25.1 | Same thing over at Substack. |
| 1:27.0 | And you should be able to watch |
| 1:28.4 | them live today. I'll be talking to Amy Littlefield of the Nation magazine about her new book, |
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