Why No Kings Matters: With Indivisible’s Ezra Levin

The PoliticsGirl Podcast

MeidasTouch Network, Leigh McGowan

Politics, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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As Ezra Levin reminds us, No Kings is not just something we HAVE to do but something we GET to do. That we get to be a part of history by sending a very public message to our country, and the world, that we are mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore. But this time, it’s not enough to just go, we need to be bringing people with us. This administration is an existential threat to America and the world. No Kings is a day of community, that doesn’t just protest our bad president but brings together good people. Authoritarians want us to feel hopeless, like they are inevitable, but days like No Kings and the actions we take with our people afterward, is the antidote. We come in peace. But we come in numbers. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.nokings.org/ https://indivisible.org/ https://indivisible2026.org As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://oneskin.co/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl30 code: politicsgirl30 https://BranchBasics.com code: politics

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0:00.0	I think when you're reaching out to friends and you're saying, hey, I know you've not been to one of these before.
0:04.1	Would you like to come with me? You're not asking them for a favor. You're not being a drag. You get to give them this gift. You get to give them this gift of being part of history, being part of their community. People need to be together in this moment. I truly believe that at a foundational level. Put aside politics. Put aside who's in the White House.
0:22.1	In this moment, we need to link arms. moment. I truly believe that at a foundational level. Put aside politics, put aside who's in the
0:21.4	White House. In this moment, we need to link arms together at a community level and figure out our
0:28.6	shit together. We're not going to do that just online. We're not going to do that just by
0:32.6	doom scrolling. We're going to do that by gathering together. And so No Kings is an opportunity to build those communities.
0:38.5	And I hope people take advantage of this.
0:40.3	I hope people give that gift of an invitation.
0:42.5	And not everybody's going to accept your gift.
0:44.1	That's cool.
0:44.9	Keep on giving.
0:59.6	Hello, and welcome to the Politics Girl podcast. I'm your host Lee McGowan. Let's get into it.
1:04.3	Well, this weekend will be the third no-kings rally, and today we're going to talk about why it's so very important that you join in. I am joined today by the organizer of the event, Ezra Levin,
1:09.0	the co-founder and executive director of Indivisible.
1:11.8	Ezra started Indivisible with his wife, Leah Greenberg, with a vision of a real democracy
1:16.4	of, by, and for the people. It was founded in response to Trump's first election, knowing that he was
1:22.1	a symptom of a sick democracy and not the cause. Since then, it has become an incredible
1:26.6	grassroots movement of thousands
1:28.4	of local groups across the country with the mission to elect progressive leaders, rebuild democracy,
1:34.2	and defeat the Trump agenda. So without further ado, please welcome my guest, one of GQ's 50 most
1:39.3	powerful people in Trump's Washington, number two on the political list of top thinkers, doers, and
1:43.6	visionaries,
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