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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Bonus - Brave New Words: Access to Medicine

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2019

⏱️ 36 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Sponsored: Today we feature a full episode of Brave New Words focusing on one of the most pressing issues for Americans: access to medicine and the fight against Big Pharma.

Brave New Words is a new, limited series podcast about the power of changing the narrative of the political arguments we have, using those new narratives to drive major progressive wins around the world and create real change.

Search for Brave New Words wherever you get your podcasts or find the show at BraveNewWordsPod.com

Additional Praise for Brave New Words:

Jee Kim, Executive Director, Narrative Initiative

“Anat has the unique ability to take thorny challenges and offer concrete ways to address them. She makes narrative change accessible and compelling.”

Celinda Lake, Democratic pollster and strategist

“As a veteran of issue and electoral campaigns for progressive causes and candidates, I can think of no better person to walk us through the words that have won us critical victories than Anat. The lessons and the unparalleled strategic insights she draws apply to persuasive communication across a range of issues."

Ian Haney López, author Merge Left and Dog Whistle Politics

"Messaging is an art and a science. Few combine these as brilliantly as Anat Shenker-Osorio. Her captivating podcast is a master class in how to tell the truth that can set us free."

Heather McGhee, Former President of Demos

"Shanker-Osorio’s message advice is the best around. She understands not just what words test well but what stories will move people into action, and has become the secret weapon of winning progressive campaigns worldwide."

Michael Podhorzer, Senior Advisor to the President, AFLCIO; Founder of the Analyst Institute

"Anat consistently uncovers messages that both persuade and help mobilize working people. The insights offered in these episodes are critical for anyone who works in progressive politics or just has an interest in making this country more just, prosperous and democratic."

Dorian Warren, President of Community Change

“To win a better world we need better stories and more support for change. Anat is a warrior for both – her tools are data, passion, wisdom and an indomitable commitment to listening to and learning first from those most left behind on this planet.”

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome everyone, this is not technically an episode of Best of the Left.

0:07.4

I'm on vacation for this holiday week, but that makes it the perfect time for some bonus

0:12.0

content that I know you are going to love and beyond loving it, you are going to recognize

0:16.9

that it is incredibly important.

0:19.2

And I'll be up front and say that this is technically sponsored content.

0:24.0

I have a full episode of Brave New Words for you.

0:28.2

They've been incredibly supportive of Best of the Left and I am incredibly supportive

0:33.3

of them.

0:34.3

So really, it's just a love fest back and forth, very mutually supportive.

0:38.7

And I want to explain before I play a full episode of theirs for you why I think their

0:44.1

show is so important.

0:46.4

So we here at Best of the Left take the position that there's a huge difference between the

0:52.6

type of political campaign that attempts to pass policy based on what people find popular.

1:00.5

And the other kind of political campaign that tries to change the possibility of what

1:06.6

people will think is popular, we think that policies that are good for people might be

1:13.6

outside the scope of what the general public currently thinks is a good idea.

1:19.6

So we think, okay, well then let's work as hard as we can to change people's minds and

1:25.3

get them to come along to our side so that we can pass policy that's even better than

1:29.8

what's possible right now.

1:32.0

And of course, in order to do that, you have to have excellent communication, skills and

1:38.3

strategy to change people's minds.

1:41.5

And that is exactly what Brave New Words is about.

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