Welcome to Amped Up with Proud Resister.

I'm a Democratic activist Ryan Knight.

You might know me from Twitter as

at Proud Resister or as a special guest on the Stephanie Miller show

and my host is Chris Lervoy.

Hey there Ryan, glad to be doing this with you.

Awesome and we're excited because today is our very first episode and we have a very special guest in the house today

with 20-20 around the corner and Trump continuing to suck up most of the media's oxygen

Our podcast is all about breaking

through the noise and being loud, proud, and amped up about progressive issues and

candidates. So I can't think of a better first-guess than you, Rosie O'Donnell,

to kick off the podcast as you have been a

leading voice and activist for the resistance since the beginning. From leading the

protests with Broadway stars outside of the White House to being a big part of the Blue Wave that helped us take back the House,

to using your platform to advocate for important issues like climate change, gun reform and

health care.

You, Rosie, are the resistance, and I am

am honored that you're joining us today.

Well, thank you so much.

I really appreciate all the leadership you've done on Twitter

and I remember just catching you one day and then clicking over to follow and you know you're

doing you're leading the pack and I think it's a great thing that you're doing.

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