The Uneasy Marriage Of Social Media & Politics, with Alyssa Milano, host of Sorry Not Sorry

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🗓️ 8 May 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Alyssa Milano has a turbulent love affair with social media. On one hand, she loves being able to see what political and social issues matter most to ordinary people around the globe. On the other hand, she's fully aware that platforms like Twitter are full of dark corners, where political dialogue becomes circular—even toxic. Still, all of it has allowed her to own a brand of activism that's all hers. In this week's episode of Girlboss Radio, Milano chats with Girlboss COO Neha Gandhi about why she thinks we need more dialogue regarding the spectrum of sexual assault and harassment, why "boots on the ground" is her favorite type of activism work, and why she's proud to call former vice president (and current presidential hopeful) Joe Biden a friend. To keep up with Alyssa Milano on Twitter, follow her at: https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano To listen to Sorry Not Sorry, go to: http://apple.co/2vqW0P5

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Naha Gandhi, CEO of Girl Boss, and your host for this week's episode of Girl Boss Radio.
0:06.0	Go ahead and fill in the blank. Social media is,
0:10.0	divisive, powerful, filled with friends, with hate, is it a tool of social justice, of public
0:18.4	shaming, is it exacerbating our cancel culture? Probably probably all of the above.
0:24.6	But Alyssa Mulano loves it, for the power it gives her, to share her opinions, and to own
0:30.4	her personal brand of activism. In the process, she sometimes does get called out,
0:36.0	but she doesn't mind it too much as long as there is an opportunity for her to learn.
0:40.0	These days, Alyssa Milano has stepped fully into her role as an activist.
0:46.0	And she has a new podcast called Sorry Not Sorry, where she chats with public officials and politicians
0:51.1	all about the pressing political,
0:52.8	cultural, and social issues of our time.
0:55.0	Welcome to Girl Boss Radio, the show Four and About Ambitious Women,
1:05.3	exploring the wins, losses, and insights learned on the winding road
1:09.6	to success.
1:11.1	During my chat with Alyssa, we spoke about how she keeps cool and faced with
1:14.8	Twitter trolls, what her friendship with former Vice President Joe Biden is
1:18.4	like, and so much more. Here's our conversation. Hi, Alyssa Mulano.
1:27.0	Hi, Alyssa Mulano. Hi!
1:28.0	Thank you for being on Girl Boss Radio.
1:30.0	Thank you so much for having me.
1:31.0	So much to talk about, but I think where I want to start is the work that you've
1:34.7	been doing recently because partially because it's really important work but I
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