POC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of Color

About POC Podcast - Progressive Opinions of Color

Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that creates space for people of color in conversations about economics, politics, and culture. Your host is Nancy Wu. Nancy is an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. Nancy triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and has a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. She works as an Economist full time and has previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, we hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join us in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices.Contact Progressive Opinions of Color at: opinionspoc@gmail.com or DM on Instagram @pocpodcast

Publisher

Nancy Wu (Asian American, Economist, Progressive, Woman, Storyteller)

Category

news · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Aug 2020

Latest episode

14 May 2022

Latest episodes

47 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 May 2022

   Midterm Elections, the First AAPI Super PAC, and Asian American Political Candidates with AAPI Victory Fund President and Funny Or Die DC's Brad Jenkins

   With midterm elections around the corner, Brad Jenkins discusses how Asian Americans are the margin of victory for Democrats and how to support AAPI candidates for office. Brad and Nancy also discuss Brad's unique career path from working in a hedge fund to serving in the Obama administration to becoming a producer. About Brad: AAPI Victory Fund President and Enfranchisement CEO and Founder Brad Jenkins spent four years serving as President Obama’s Associate Director in The White House Offi...

2. 

   5 May 2022

   How Do Gen Z Asian Americans Feel About Politics, and Serving the AAPI Community with Senior Advisor for RUN AAPI, Linh Nguyen

   We're kicking off AAPI Heritage Month with Linh Nguyen, Senior Advisor for RUN AAPI. We talk about being the only Asian women at the table in politics, how to get more AAPI Gen Z to get excited about and involved in politics, the importance of AAPI representation in politics, and how to better serve the Asian American community in politics. We even discuss results from one of the first, if not only, surveys on AAPI Gen Z and how they feel about the political climate and asian representation....

3. 

   20 Apr 2022

   Legal Definition of a Hate Crime, #StopAAPIHate, Ketanji Brown Jackson on the Supreme Court, and Affirmative Action with Former Federal Prosecutor, Shanlon Wu

   Today’s guest is Shan Wu. As a former federal prosecutor, nationally known criminal and student defense lawyer, and frequent guest on CNN and other news outlets, Shan is regularly called on to explore political and legal topics, ranging from election and impeachment questions to high-profile Title IX cases. We discuss: -The spike in hate crimes against AAPI folks -What is the legal definition of a hate crime and why hate crimes are underreported -The affirmative action case at Ha...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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