The Ground Game

Caroline Stack

Caroline Stack is interviewing those doing the hard work of democracy from the ground up during these challenging times.

6 Episodes

005 David Comfort: Democracy is something you do
3/18/2025
1:06:01
Monday, March 17, 2025 ReleaseDavid Comfort sits down with Caroline Stack to discuss the group he started after the November election – Democracy Action Network (DAN). David discusses how his upbringing and previous work to overturn Prop 8 informs his worldview, how the only way to get rid of Trump is through grassroots action, and how DAN is organized to be a small democracy where each member steps up to lead in turn.SHOW NOTES:If the show notes links don't work below, you can also find the links at https://carolinestack.substack.com2008 California Proposition 8Democracy Action NetworkWest Hollywood, California February 22, 2025 Anti-Trump ProtestCitizens United v. FECCouldn’t find the exact article about America becoming a nation of homebodies, but I found another article from The New York Times.Ten Senate Democrats cave to avert government shutdownThe ‘3.5% rule’: How a small minority can change the world50501SpaceX Hawthorne, California March 1, 2025 ProtestIndivisible Groups FinderDemocracy Action Network (DAN) BlueSky HandleMarch for Our Constitution linkHow Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s response to a physical attack uplifted the civil rights movement.“Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, jr.]”Mobilize link for the March for our ConstitutionMy fundraising link for Abigail Spanberger for Governor of Virginia (100% goes to campaign)E.B. White on "The Meaning of Democracy." Democracy Action NetworkMobilize Indivisible Events in Los Angeles AreaDemocracy Action Network (DAN) BlueSky HandleDemocracy Action Network email address:[email protected] The Ground Game Apple Podcast LinkThe Ground Game Substack Podcast & Episode Show Notes Email: [email protected] The Ground Game Apple Podcast LinkThe Ground Game Substack Podcast & Episode Show Notes Email: [email protected]
OO4 Call for economic boycott
2/28/2025
2:44
Caroline pivots from her usual interview format to encourage American citizens to join the economic boycott or blackout on February 28, 2025.SHOW NOTESIf the show notes links don't work below, you can also find the links at https://carolinestack.substack.comThe folks calling for the boycott: The People's Union USAIf you like this content pivot, please reach out at [email protected] Ground Game Apple Podcast LinkThe Ground Game Substack Podcast & Episode Show Notes Email: [email protected]
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003 Kamala Lopez: Equal rights for women are overdue
11/19/2024
1:12:43
Kamala Lopez sits down with Caroline Stack to talk politics. Kamala discusses how she first became aware women don’t have equal protection under the law in the United States, how she set out to do something about it, and how despite incredible wins, the effort has been stopped at every turn. And yet there is a window opportunity to push the ERA across the finish line.Trigger Warning: Mentions of violence against women and children from 54 minutes to an hour and 30 seconds SHOW NOTESIf the show notes links don't work below, you can also find the links at https://carolinestack.substack.comKamala Lopez BioEqual Means Equal filmSupreme Court Dobbs DecisionERA ExplainedIntermediate Scrutiny Wikipedia pageMisogyny “should become a hate crime in England and Wales”Women of Our Time ExhibitWomen are not “community property,” a Georgia judge rulesTwenty-seventh Amendment Wikipedia pageERA Deadline Debunked: Wendy Murphy explains it all to Alice CrenshawThe Equal Rights Amendment: Why the Era Remains Legally Viable and Properly Before the StatesPat Spearman Wikipedia bioERA Coalition – Press Conference, Update on Equal Rights AmendmentVirginia Approves the E.R.A., Becoming the 38th State to Back ItIf you want to volunteer with Equal Means Equal email Kamala Lopez at [email protected] E.B. White on "The Meaning of Democracy." Princeton 2020 Commencement Featured Speaker – Maria RessaMichael Moore’s Bucket List JoeThe Ground Game Apple Podcast LinkThe Ground Game Substack Podcast & Episode Show Notes Email: [email protected] Ground Game Apple Podcast LinkThe Ground Game Substack Podcast & Episode Show Notes Email: [email protected]
002 Steven Borne: Building civic culture in New Hampshire
10/22/2024
1:16:14
Steven Borne sits down with Caroline Stack to talk politics. He discusses how he got involved in fostering local non-partisan citizen engagement and representation, how he came to bolster and amplify civic engagement in his community of Rye, New Hampshire, and how he hopes his work leads to a less polarized New Hampshire.SHOW NOTESIf the show notes links don't work below, you can also find the links at https://carolinestack.substack.comSteven Borne Short BioNew Hampshire Presidential PrimaryCorrection: Doug Burgum’s Name (Apologies to the Governor of North Dakota for this mistake.)Interesting Article on Pronouncing GerrymanderingTradition of New England Town Meetings – Small d democracyCorrection: My friend lives in Massachusetts and not New Hampshire. (Sorry, Andi!) Sometimes I think one thing and say another.Third Spaces or Places Congressional Continuing ResolutionsThe Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis bookThe Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis eBookThe People (the organization) in New HampshireRules for Voting in NH Primary as of 2024Rank Choice VotingPrimary System Creating PolarizationCorrection: Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007.Consume Government WebsiteRye Civic LeagueRye Civic League Newsletter Sign UpBowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam book and eBook“Grace in our politics” by Sam BorneWhy Nation’s Fail Book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson book and eBookRobert’s Rules of OrderOpen SecretsWinston Churchill Quote: ...democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others which have been tried from time to time... E.B. White What Democracy Means to You? The Ground Game Apple Podcast LinkThe Ground Game Substack Podcast & Episode Show Notes Email: [email protected]
001 Katie Fahey: The idea that sparked a movement
9/17/2024
1:12:45
Katie Fahey sits down with Caroline Stack to talk politics. She discusses what brought her to the successful campaign to reform gerrymandering in Michigan, how things have changed in Michigan since Proposal 2 passed, and how her experience led her to lead The People, an organization driving non-partisan political change.SHOW NOTES:If the show notes links don't work below, you can also find the links at https://carolinestack.substack.comKatie Fahey’s Wikipedia Page Michigan Proposal 2 Wikipedia PageKatie Fahey’s Ted TalkElbridge Gerry Wikipedia PageGerrymandering Wikipedia PageMichigan Independent Citizens Redistricting CommissionThe People websiteor email The People at:[email protected] Vote America has Peace at the Polls Toolkit and Election Education Video Series (Prebunking Series)Margaret Hoover PBS documentary on Counting the VoteE.B. White What Democracy Means to You?The Ground Game Apple Podcast LinkThe Ground Game Substack Podcast & Episode Show Notes Email: [email protected]
The Why of The Ground Game Podcast
6/4/2024
3:11
On THE GROUND GAME, host Caroline Stack interviews those folks doing the hard work of democracy from the ground up ahead of the 2024 election. The Ground Game Apple Podcast LinkThe Ground Game Substack Podcast & Episode Show Notes Email: [email protected]

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The Ground Game

Caroline Stack

6 Episodes

005 David Comfort: Democracy is something you do

OO4 Call for economic boycott

003 Kamala Lopez: Equal rights for women are overdue

002 Steven Borne: Building civic culture in New Hampshire

001 Katie Fahey: The idea that sparked a movement

The Why of The Ground Game Podcast