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The Suburban Women Problem

Meet Virginia (with Penny Blue and Julie Shepard)

The Suburban Women Problem

Red Wine & Blue

News, Kids & Family, Politics, Parenting, Government

4.8850 Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Red Wine & Blue has a big announcement… we’re going into Virginia! And we’re not just going in for one election, we’re going to have organizers on the ground year-round. So much of what we’re talking about this year – school boards, the Freedom to Parent – has its roots in Governor Glenn Youngkin’s election in Virginia. We can’t wait to meet and empower more Virginia women!Speaking of Virginia, we’re joined this week by Julie Shepard, a mom in VA who’s become an inspirational advocate for...

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0:00.0

We're told, oh, you can't speak up about politics, right?

0:11.9

I've given up on me.

0:14.8

We've got to address the suburban women problem because it's real.

0:19.5

Welcome to the suburban women problem, a podcast from Red, Wine, and Blue.

0:26.7

Hi, everyone. Thanks for joining us. I'm Jasmine Clark. I'm Amanda Weinstein. I'm Rachel

0:32.3

Vindman. And you're listening to The Suburban Women Problem. This week, Red Wine and Blue announced some

0:38.3

exciting news. We're expanding our on-the-ground organizing into the state of Virginia,

0:44.4

and we're not just going in for one election. We're going to have organizers on the ground

0:49.9

year-round. Two years ago, we talked about Glenn Yonkin and how he used fears about critical

0:56.6

race theory to win the governor's race in Virginia, and schools have been at the center of this

1:02.2

drummed-up culture war ever since. So I'm excited to see the good work that we're about to do in

1:07.8

Virginia. I got the chance to talk to Penny Blue, Red Wine and Blue's new program director in Virginia,

1:14.8

and before that, we'll be joined by Julie Shepard, a mom in Virginia who's been an advocate

1:20.5

for her school board and for military families.

1:23.7

But before we get into all that, what have we been seeing in the news and what's been going on in our group chat?

1:29.4

Well, I think most people in the country are having a better week than Donald Trump this week.

1:36.6

What do you guys think?

1:37.9

I know I am.

1:38.8

I'm doing good.

1:40.5

Yeah, every time I'm like, oh, man, oh, no, I stub my toe.

1:44.8

I'm like, yeah, but that's still better than what Donald Trump has going on right now.

1:48.7

My bathroom looks way better, can I just say.

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