Recode Decode: Deeds Not Words' Wendy Davis

Decoder with Nilay Patel

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, Business

4.3 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2016

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis -- most famous for her filibuster to stop legislation that would severely restrict abortions in that state -- talks with Kara Swisher about her new digital initiative Deeds Not Words, which hopes to mobilize young women into political action. She discusses her history of confronting misogyny and discrimination, both in real life and online, and why progress in women's rights has been so slow. Davis thinks women must forcefully call out attempts to silence them and learn to put a human face on grim statistics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's sponsor is Casper, an online retail of premium mattresses for a fraction of the price.
0:06.0	Get $50 towards any mattress purchase by visiting Casper.com slash Recode and using the promo code Recode.
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0:17.0	Recode Radio presents Recode Decode, hosted by Cara Swisher, powered by digital media.
0:24.0	Hi, I'm Cara Swisher, executive editor of Recode.
0:26.5	You may know me as the new Star Wars villain, Darth Rayban, but in my spare time I talk tech, and you're listening to Recode Decode, a podcast about tech and media's key players, big ideas and have their changing the world we live in.
0:37.5	You can subscribe to Recode Decode at iTunes.com slash Recode Decode, and while you're there, leave us a review.
0:44.5	Today in the red chair is former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis.
0:47.5	During this year's South by Southwest Festival, she launched Deeds, not Words, a non-profit that hopes to help Millennial women bring about gender equality in their local community.
0:55.5	For her name rings a bell, it may be because State Senator Davis made national news in 2013 when she filibustered for 11 hours against a bill that would restrict abortion access in Texas.
1:09.5	We're going to talk about that, about Donald Trump, about where millennials can be reached online.
1:14.5	Wendy Davis, welcome to the show.
1:16.5	Thanks, Cara.
1:17.5	Thanks for coming, and you're not a geek, can I confirm that?
1:19.5	I'm a nerd.
1:20.5	Oh, you are. I want to hear all about that.
1:22.5	You give people your background, and then what you're doing now, this new initiative.
1:26.5	How far do you want to go?
1:27.5	Way back, Wendy.
1:28.5	No, I mean, back when people got to know you were a State Senator in Texas.
1:32.5	How did you get there?
1:33.5	I came up through the City Council.
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