Breaking Through With Kristin Rowe-finkbeiner (powered By Momsrising)

On the radio show this week we cover democracy on the line, Unity 22, and the campaign to increase Black voter turnout ahead of the midterm elections; we hear about the just-passed Inflation Reduction Act and how it can lower your prescription drug and healthcare costs; we find out how to combat white supremacist hate and what happened with the FBI raid on MarALago; and we hear the latest with the United State of Women.   *Special guests include: Melanie Campbell, Black Women’s Roundtable, National Coalition On Black Civic Participation, @NCBCP; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Lindsay Schubiner, Western States Center; @WStatesCenter; Jordan Brooks, United State of Women (USOW), @USOW.

On the radio show this week we cover the fight to make our own decisions about our own bodies without government intervention, what’s happened in Texas in the one year that SB 8 has been in effect, and how to most effectively advocate in this time of crisis; then we hear about the new opportunities for everyone to get lower prescription drug costs and more healthcare coverage; after that, we jump in with an award-winning novelist and story strategist to hear why your story is powerful; and we close the show celebrating Black Breastfeeding Week and the powerful effort to breakdown barriers to breastfeeding/chestfeeding in America. *Special guests include: Alexis McGill Johnson, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, @PPFA; Margarida Jorge, Lower Drug Prices Now and Health Care for America Now, @peopleb4pharma; Justina Chen, award-winning author, story strategist and Chen & Cragen, @JustinaYChen, @chenandcragen; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsR

DESCRIPTION: On the radio show this week we cover the Women’s March; what’s coming and how you can get marching too; we dive into the breaking good news about student loan cancellation; we cover Black Breastfeeding Week, the barriers to breastfeeding, and how to break them down; and we close the show covering the super powers of YOUR voice and your votes.   *Special guests include: Rachel O'Leary Carmona, Women's March, @womensmarch; Melissa Byrne, Project Springboard and student loan cancellation advocate, @mcbyrne; Kimberly Seals Allars, Founder @irthapp, co-founder of Black Breastfeeding Week, and author of The Big Let Down: How Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermined Breastfeeding; and Amanda Brown Lierman, SuperMajority, @supermajority  

DESCRIPTION: On the radio show this week we cover democracy on the line, Unity 22, and the campaign to increase Black voter turnout ahead of the midterm elections; we hear about the just-passed Inflation Reduction Act and how it can lower your prescription drug and healthcare costs; we find out how to combat white supremacist hate and what happened with the FBI raid on MarALago; and we hear the latest with the United State of Women.   *Special guests include: Melanie Campbell, Black Women’s Roundtable, National Coalition On Black Civic Participation, @NCBCP; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Lindsay Schubiner, Western States Center; @WStatesCenter; Jordan Brooks, United State of Women (USOW), @USOW.  

On the radio show this week we cover the fight for bodily autonomy and abortioncare; what the rising generations of voters want and need; why media matters and how to fight back against purposeful disinformation; and we close the show diving into the power and impact of your vote. *Special guests include: Jacqueline Ayers, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, @PPFA & @PPact; Antonio Arellano, NextGen, @NextGenAmerica; Angelo Carusone, Media Matters for America, @mmfa; and Andrea Hailey, Vote.org, @votedotorg 

On the #RADIO show this week, we celebrate the abortion-care victory in Kansas,  cover how YOU can help move forward tax fairness and affordable prescription drugs, and find out about a new way the fight for paid family/medical leave is moving forward!   *Special guests include: Emily Wales, Planned Parenthood Great Plains, @PPact and  @PPFA  Frank Clemente, Americans For Tax Fairness, @4TaxFairness; Lucy Westerfield, Patients for Affordable Drugs NOW,  @P4ADNOW; and Dawn Hucklebridge, Paid Leave PAC,  @dhuckelbridge.

ORIGINALLY DEBUTED: July 25, 2022 On the radio show this week we cover the fight for reproductive healthcare, including abortioncare, and how you can help; what’s happening with raising the wages of people in America; where there is hope in democracy; and the release of the COVID vaccine for young children.    *Special guests include: Ann Marie Benitez, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, @LatinaInstitute; Saru Jayaraman, One Fair Wage & Food Labor Research Center at UC Berkeley, @onefairwage; Donna Norton, MomsRising/MamasConPoder, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; and Dr. Yvonne “Bonnie” Maldonado, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases, @AmerAcadPeds.

On the radio show this week, we cover the epidemic of gun violence and the next steps we need to take to solve it; get the scoop on prescription drug pricing reform and how relief may soon be coming your way; hear the latest in the childcare crisis and which solutions are moving forward and how; and listen to an update on access to reproductive healthcare and how you can lend a hand!   *Special guest include: Po Murray, Newtown Action Alliance, @NewtownAction; Bailey Reavis, Families USA, @FamiliesUSA; Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation, @TCFdotorg; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising

On the radio show this week we cover the fight for bodily autonomy and abortioncare; what the rising generations of voters want and need; why media matters and how to fight back against purposeful disinformation; and we close the show diving into the power and impact of your vote.   *Special guests include: Jacqueline Ayers, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, @PPFA & @PPact; Antonio Arellano, NextGen, @NextGenAmerica; Angelo Carusone, Media Matters for America, @mmfa; and Andrea Hailey, Vote.org, @votedotorg

On the radio show this week we cover what’s happening with gun safety; The Equality Act and Pride Month; the latest with Roe v. Wade; and the release of the COVID vaccine for young children.    *Special guests include: Kelly Sampson, Brady United Against Gun Violence, @bradybuzz; Kierra Johnson, National LGBTQ Task Force, @TheTaskForce; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Dr. Yvonne “Bonnie” Maldonado, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases, @AmerAcadPeds

On the radio show this week we cover what’s happening with gun safety; The Equality Act and Pride Month; the latest with Roe v. Wade; and the release of the COVID vaccine for young children.    *Special guests include: Kelly Sampson, Brady United Against Gun Violence, @bradybuzz; Kierra Johnson, National LGBTQ Task Force, @TheTaskForce; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Dr. Yvonne “Bonnie” Maldonado, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases, @AmerAcadPeds

On the radio show this week, we cover Roe v. Wade, Liberate Abortion, and the fight for bodily autonomy; why working to protect our democracy is still very, very important; how we can get to equality in both unpaid and paid work — and a new Fair Play documentary film that’s coming out now; and we close the show hearing about the latest with the infant formula crisis and how you can lend a hand.    *Special guests include: Diarra Diouf, MomRising, @MomsRising; Christine Pelosi, DNC Executive Committeewoman from California, @sfpelosi; Eve Rodsky, bestselling author of Fair Play, @eve_rodsky;  and Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising 

On the radio show this week we cover the infant formula shortage crisis, and include tips for making sure infants get the nutrition they need in this time of emergency; we also cover the urgent need to protect voting rights and reproductive rights in America as our rights, freedoms, and communities are under attack; and we hear about areas where momentum for change is growing to finally build the care infrastructure that our nation needs. *Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder; Melanie Campbell, Black Womens Roundtable, @coalitionbuildr; Sheila Katz, National Council of Jewish Women, @NCJW; Ruth Martin, MomsRising. @MomsRising @MamasConPoder  

On the radio show this week, we cover the way in which gun safety policy is moving forward in Congress, what you can do to help, and some ways to find hope in hard times. Special guests include: Mark Bryant, Gun Violence Archive (GVA), @GunDeaths; Amanda Brown Lierman, Supermajority, @supermajority; Reggie Hubbard, @oreggieglobal; and Alex Barrio, Center for American Progress, @amprog. 

With the pandemic limiting travel, we are bringing the Power Plus Summit 2022 to you!  Join the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) @IWPResearch for the Power Plus Summit 2022 and hear special guests on the Breaking Through Show the week!  *Find out more (and get involved) at: PowerPlus2022.com  

On the radio show this week we cover the infant formula shortage crisis, and include tips for making sure infants get the nutrition they need in this time of emergency; we also cover the urgent need to protect voting rights and reproductive rights in America as our rights, freedoms, and communities are under attack; and we hear about areas where momentum for change is growing to finally build the care infrastructure that our nation needs.    *Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder; Melanie Campbell, Black Women’s Roundtable, @coalitionbuildr;  Sheila Katz, National Council of Jewish Women, @NCJW; Ruth Martin, MomsRising. @MomsRising @MamasConPoder 

On the radio show this week we talk about the leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision that would get rid of Roe v. Wade and what we, you, and us together can do to help protect women’s bodily autonomy;  we cover maternal health and health equity; we dive into the fight for affordable, accessible childcare and for childcare workers to get living wages; and we hear about the MOMIbuster to help build momentum for change which can be watched here: momsrising.org/momibuster     *Special guests include, Leila Abolfazli, National Women’s Law Center, @NWLC; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation, @TCFdotorg; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder

On the radio show this week we get a glimpse into the Power+ Summit with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and hear from Dr. C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO of IWPR, @IWPResearch; as well as Eve Rodsky, New York Times best-selling author of Fair Play, @eve_rodsky, and, Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms, @reshmasaujani. We close the show with one of our favorite segments with Monifa Bandele about the victory of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, MomsRising, @MomsRising.

On the radio show this week, we hear about transformational change in motion to lower family costs and lift families, find out what’s happening in Congress and how your story makes a difference, hear about the Mother’s Day Weekend MOMibuster (!), and get the inside scoop on the importance of supporting Critical Race Theory (and hear what it really is!).   *Special guests include:  Jenn Stowe, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene, @RepDelBene; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Taifha Alexander, CRT Forward - UCLA School of Law, @CRSatUCLA