Political Violence and Peaceful Protests
Pantsuit Politics
Sarah & Beth
4.6 • 4.8K Ratings
🗓️ 17 June 2025
⏱️ 97 minutes
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Summary
In (another) politically tumultuous weekend in the US and around the world, Sarah and Beth catch up on the headlines and step back to talk about the political scene with Ben Wikler of the Wisconsin Democratic Party.
Topics Discussed
- Political Assassination in Minnesota
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Israel vs. Iran
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“No Kings” Protest and a Military Parade
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Ben Wikler on Rebuilding the Democratic Brand
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Outside of Politics: Kid Rotting or Wild Summer
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| 0:00.0 | Lemonada. |
| 0:02.7 | This is Sarah Stewart-Holland. This is Beth Silvers. |
| 0:18.5 | You're listening to Pantsuit Politics. On today's show, we're going to |
| 0:21.5 | try desperately to catch up on the insane headlines from the past few days from political |
| 0:26.3 | assassinations to military parades. And then we're going to share a conversation we had last |
| 0:30.5 | week with Ben Wickler, who has been the chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin since 2019 |
| 0:36.1 | and has garnered a lot of attention by leading the |
| 0:38.4 | party in a very unique way. Outside of politics, we're going to talk about summer camps and |
| 0:43.3 | kid rotting my new favorite internet fairies. Before we do, we are getting very close, |
| 0:50.9 | very excited about our 10th birthday celebration. If you cannot join us in Cincinnati for the |
| 0:56.4 | weekend, no worries. You can join virtually via live stream. We made some really great plans this |
| 1:00.7 | week for that live stream to be lots of fun. It's going to be such a special show. We don't want you |
| 1:05.0 | to miss it. So make sure to get your ticket. The information to do that will be in the show notes. |
| 1:09.0 | And if you are coming to Cincinnati next month, |
| 1:11.9 | please be sure to check your email because we are going to be offering a lot of cool opportunities |
| 1:15.8 | to hang out with fellow listeners, everything from giraffe feeding to private tours and museums. |
| 1:21.4 | But you must check your email. It's going to come from Eventbrite. You should have gotten one |
| 1:25.6 | last Friday. So do not miss it. There's also a link in the show notes if you did miss it to learn more about those activities and having dinner with people before the show. We just need you to fill out an interest form by Friday, June 27th. And we want to say thank you so much to Christy Matthews, who's been planning all of these activities. All right. |
| 1:44.3 | We're going to start in Minnesota. |
| 1:49.1 | We don't shy away from the big stuff, like politics, current events, and what it means to stay informed and engaged without losing your mind. |
| 2:00.4 | On For the Love, we've welcomed brilliant voices like |
| 2:04.1 | Sharon McMahon and Lisa Congdon to help us make sense of it all. If you're looking for clarity |
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