The Politics Girl Interview
Gaslit Nation
Gaslit Nation
4.7 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Leigh McGowan, aka Politics Girl, joins Gaslit Nation to discuss her heartfelt civics manifesto: A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It. With 41 days until Election Day, Leigh breaks down how we can seize this moment and make a real impact. The discussion includes "Kremlin cicada" Jill Stein, what to do if Trump tries another violent coup, how to hold a Harris/Walz administration accountable, and how to stop the MAGA machine from spreading chaos and disinformation in a white rage backlash that will make birtherism look like a warm-up act.
While things might look like a political hellscape, Leigh's book is a hand to hold as we fight back against Russian-backed Trump and his legion of wannabe stormtroopers. It's not just about surviving the next 41 days — it's about gearing up for the long-haul battle for our democracy and the planet. This convo isn't just a podcast episode; it's a roadmap to reclaim the soul of America.
Don't miss our next live-taping on October 1st at 12pm ET with investigative legend Greg Palast, who exposes America's vote suppression mafia. Catch his film Vigilantes Inc: America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen narrated by Rosario Dawson and produced by Martin Sheen, now available for free on Leonardo DiCaprio's site SaveYourVote.org. Then, join Andrea that night and other Gaslit Nation listeners for our VP debate watch party in the Victory Chat on Patreon as we brace for The Coach vs. The Kremlin!
Come As You Are Weekly Political Salons! Join us every Monday at 4 PM ET via Zoom! Let's share frustrations, ask burning questions, seek support, and help shape Gaslit Nation. Everyone's voice matters—whether you're a political junkie or just finding your voice, you belong here! Recordings available exclusively on Patreon.
🎤 Upcoming Virtual Live Tapings:
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October 1 at 12 PM ET: Join investigative journalist Greg Palast to discuss his new film Vigilantes Inc: America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen
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October 24 7pm ET: How to Make a Podcast workshop – we need your voice!
All these events, access to our Victory Chat and Art is Survival Chat, ad-free shows, bonus episodes, Q&As, and more await at Patreon.com/Gaslit at the Truth-Teller level and higher. Annual discounts available!
Show Notes:
A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-return-to-common-sense-the-essential-handbook-for-american-politics-leigh-mcgowan/21108421?ean=9781668066430
Learn more about Leigh McGowan (aka Politics Girl): https://www.politicsgirl.com/
Scenes from Nazi Summer Camp In the years leading up to WWII, children across the United States spent their summers learning archery and antisemitism. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/nazi-town-usa-scenes-summer-camp-nazi-town-us/
What the Equal Rights Amendment Will Mean in New York https://nysba.org/why-new-york-needs-an-equal-rights-amendment-now-more-than-ever/
Why New Yorkers Should Vote "Yes" on Proposal 1 The proposal, formerly known as the New York Equal Rights Amendment, will be on the ballot in November. https://www.nyclu.org/commentary/why-new-yorkers-should-vote-yes-on-proposition-1
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| 0:00.0 | If I don't win this election and the Jewish people would really have a lot to do with that if that happens because at 40%, that means 60% of the people are voting for the enemy. |
| 0:15.4 | Welcome to Gaslit Nation. I'm your host, Andrea Chalupa, journalist, filmmaker, and writer-producer of the journalistic thriller Mr. Jones, which exposes Stalin's genocide famine in Ukraine. It's the film the Kremlin doesn't want you to see, so make sure you do. The opening clip you just heard was Donald Trump at the Israeli-American Council, where he placed a target on Jewish voters, scapegoating them in advance if he loses the next election. |
| 0:47.7 | Trump continues to stoke the flames of America's political violence crisis, a crisis that has already resulted in two assassination |
| 0:56.9 | attempts against him. Meanwhile, corporate media, especially the New York Times, the so-called |
| 1:03.8 | paper of record, continues to both sides this crisis, calling on the wrong people to don't down their rhetoric, but demanding |
| 1:13.6 | accountability and refusing to normalize magafascism and the Russian oligarchization of our country |
| 1:22.0 | isn't inciting violence. It's a moral obligation and patriotic duty. We must protect not only our country, |
| 1:30.7 | but the world from the global fascist threat, consolidated in power by Russian-backed Trump. |
| 1:38.5 | We know where the problem lies. Our next live taping for our community of listeners on Patreon will be Greg |
| 1:45.8 | Pallast, known for his investigative reports for The Guardian and bestsellers, including |
| 1:51.6 | The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. Pallast has just released his film about the latest attacks on |
| 1:58.3 | the right to vote. It's called Vigilantees, Inc., America's new |
| 2:02.7 | vote suppression hitmen, narrated by Rosario Dawson and produced by Martin Sheen. Leonardo |
| 2:09.0 | DiCaprio just released the film for free, streaming on his site, Save Your Vote.org. |
| 2:14.9 | Our live taping with Pallast will be October 1st at 12 p.m. Eastern, and that night, |
| 2:21.1 | join me in the victory chat on Patreon for a watch party of Coach Walls versus the Kremlin's |
| 2:27.5 | useful idiot, J.D. Vance, in the big VP debate. If election anxiety is getting to you, this week's guest has the answer. |
| 2:37.9 | Lee McGowan, also known as Politics Girl, discusses her new book, A Return to Common Sense, |
| 2:44.4 | How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It. Born in Canada, Lee is now an American citizen |
| 2:50.0 | whose book is a heartfelt civics lesson for all of us to fight for our country before we flood our southern and northern borders with Americans fleeing a Trump dictatorship. |
| 3:01.7 | Before we get to that interview, I have a special message for voters in New York State. |
| 3:06.8 | What happens in New York doesn't stay in |
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