Inoculate Yourself From Fear: A Conversation with Global Affairs Expert Andrea Chalupa

The PoliticsGirl Podcast

MeidasTouch Network, Leigh McGowan

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.9 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Expert in Soviet and Ukrainian history, and author of Dictatorship: It’s Easier Than You Think, Andrea Chalupa joins us to discuss what’s next for America. I’ll warn you, this episode is a lot, but if knowledge is power, stick with it and I believe you’ll find Andrea’s perspective not only powerful but very inspiring. It’s time to inoculate ourselves from despair and fear. That fear is contagious, but so is courage. This isn’t over, it’s just the next phase As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free and it, and the the rants delivered directly to your inbox so even if we’re shut out of social media, you’ll still get access to the most highly researched, factual information available. Independent media needs your support now more than ever. Go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.andreachalupa.com/ Twitter: @AndreaChalupa @GaslitNation Instagram: @andreachalupa YouTube: @gaslitnation As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://uncommongoods.com/politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code:PoliticsGirl https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirl https://laundrysauce.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

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0:00.0	We are not nihilists. We believe in the power of the underdog. And so it's our time now to own that power,
0:08.1	bring that power out into the world and link arms and fight like hell for what we love,
0:14.2	which is our freedom, which is human rights and our families. We're not going to let them take
0:18.7	our country from us. This is our country.
0:20.8	And so we're going to fight back. We have no choice but to be brave now because you're only as
0:27.9	free as you are brave. Hello, and welcome to the Politics Girl podcast. I'm your host Lee McGowan. Let's get into it.
0:45.3	Today I'm joined by Andrea Chalupa, a Brooklyn-based journalist, author, and filmmaker,
0:50.0	who is also the host and producer of the Webby Award Honorary podcast, Gaslit Nation.
0:55.2	A student of Soviet history at the University of California Davis and Ukrainian history at the
0:59.9	Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Andrea was not surprised by the results of the 2024 election.
1:05.5	The child of parents who were born in European displaced persons camps after World War II,
1:10.8	Andrea played a key role in the organizing of the March for Truth, the movement demanding
1:15.8	transparency in the Russia-Trump investigation that had marches in over 130 cities in the spring
1:21.2	of 2017.
1:22.9	An author whose works include the graphic novel in the shadow of Stalin and dictatorship, it's easier than you think.
1:29.4	Andrea is a frequent speaker on global affairs and U.S. politics and democracy.
1:33.7	She has a very clear idea on what America is now experiencing and what it will experience in the future.
1:39.0	And I'll warn you, it's a lot. But if knowledge is power, stick with it.
1:42.9	And I think you'll find that this is not only an
1:44.8	incredibly powerful episode, but a very inspiring one. So without further ado, please welcome my
1:50.7	guest, writer, producer, and passionate warrior against the threat of fascism, Andrea Chalupa.
1:55.8	Welcome back, Andrea.
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