Episodes
Eleanor LeCain talks about the 2024 election and how we win with David Kusnet, presidential speechwriter and author of 5 books including Speaking American.
Published 09/26/24
Eleanor LeCain talks about discovering women in history with Dana Rubin, author of "Speaking While Female: 75 Extraordinary Speeches by American Women”.
Published 03/29/24
Published 03/29/24
Eleanor LeCain talks about solving the climate crisis with acclaimed science and environmental writer John Berger, author of Solving the Climate Crisis: frontline reports from the race to save the earth.
Published 03/15/24
“Eleanor LeCain talks about strategies for addressing class and racial justice with Michael Zweig, author of Class, Race, and Gender, and emeritus professor of economics and founding director of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.”
Published 01/12/24
Eleanor LeCain talks about the costs of perpetual war with Norman Solomon, author of new book War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its' Military Machine.
Published 12/08/23
Eleanor LeCain talks about how we can create more widespread prosperity with Marjorie Kelly, author of Wealth Supremacy which offers an analysis of the root causes of so many of our crises, and a roadmap on how we can fix it.
Published 10/27/23
Cindy Hounsell, Executive Director of WISER women, and national expert on expanding financial literacy and economic security.
Published 06/01/23
Eleanor LeCain talks about “Is there hope for humanity?” with Andrew Boyd, climate activist and author of I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor, and Gil Friend, a leader in the sustainability revolution and founder of Natural Logic helping companies design, implement and measure profitable sustainability strategies (natlogic.com)  
Published 03/03/23
Eleanor LeCain talks about the State of the Union, the achievements of President Biden and Democrats in his first two years, what remains to be done, and the inside story of how a major presidential speech is written, with David Kusnet, chief speechwriter for President Bill Clinton in the White House and author of 5 books including Speaking American.
Published 02/10/23
Eleanor LeCain talks about the inside story of the January 6th insurrection and threats to our democracy with former White Christian Nationalist Bradley Onishi, author of Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism – and What Comes Next.
Published 01/06/23
Eleanor LeCain talks about the recent election with leading political organizer and strategist Bob Creamer, partner at Democracy Partners, and Sara Wilson, Executive Director of Feminine Power, women empowering women globally.
Published 11/18/22
Eleanor LeCain talks about the battle between democracy and autocracy in the US with Trygve Olson, senior advisor to the Lincoln Project, Republican strategists dedicated to defending democracy.
Published 09/30/22
“Eleanor LeCain talks about resilience, and improving US prisons, with Keri Blakinger, journalist, former prisoner, and author of Corrections in Ink: A Memoir.”
Published 08/19/22
Eleanor LeCain talks about which races are most important to support in the elections this year AND a simple model for mobilizing people to get involved, with Janet Singer (Political Director) and Lisa Ulrich (Managing Director), co-founders of Crimson Goes Blue which mobilizes members of the Harvard community to get involved in elections (and provides a model for all of us to organize our communities).  
Published 07/22/22
Riane Eisler was a guest on The Progressive Radio Network show All Together Now, to discuss how societies work best when there’s a Partnership System in place. All Together Now host, Eleanor LeCain, interviews Eisler about why Partnership societies are better for women and men, and what we can do to create one now. Eisler draws on decades of distinguished research in history and socioeconomic systems, as described in her bestselling books including The Chalice and The Blade and The Real...
Published 07/01/22
Eleanor LeCain talks about what’s happening on the ground in Ukraine and how we might support Ukrainians including with nonviolent resistance, with three members of a religious delegation who just returned - Barbara Wien (Professor of American University), Michele Dunne (executive director of Franciscan Action Network, the peace and justice advocacy organization of US Franciscans) and Eli McCarthy (teacher at Georgetown University in Justice and Peace Studies, and author of A Just Peace Ethic...
Published 06/03/22
Eleanor LeCain talks about the importance of electing Democratic Secretaries of State in swing states to ensure fair elections with Ellen Kurz, the Founder and President of iVote, a national voting rights organization which fights voter suppression, encourages voter turnout, and supports honest Secretary of State candidates.
Published 05/13/22
"Eleanor LeCain discusses the impending threat of the criminalization of abortion with Karen Mulhauser, champion of women’s rights."  
Published 05/09/22
Eleanor LeCain talks about the power of nonviolent action and how it applies to the Ukrainian situation and elsewhere with George Lakey, author of How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning and professor of Swarthmore College.
Published 04/08/22
Eleanor LeCain talks about what we can learn from ancient Greece about tyrants with Andrew Fiala, author of a new book, Tyranny from Plato to Trump: Fools, Sycophants and Citizens and professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Ethics at California State University, Fresno.   
Published 03/21/22
“Eleanor LeCain talks about the State of the Union, how Democrats can win, and the battle of democracy vs. authoritarianism with David Kusnet, chief speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and author of 5 books including Speaking American.”
Published 02/25/22
“Eleanor LeCain talks about how unions can improve workers’ lives, strengthen financial security and democracy, and reduce the risk of authoritarianism, with Virginia Diamond, president of the AFL-CIO in Northern Virginia.”
Published 02/11/22
“Eleanor LeCain talks about why it can be a smart business investment to hire people  with criminal records, with business executive Jeffrey Korzenik, author of Untapped Talent: How Second Chance Hiring Works For Your Business and The Community, a guide for businesses on how to make successful hires of workers who are productive and loyal.”
Published 12/17/21
“Eleanor LeCain talks about what’s happening in Afghanistan with Afghan woman leader Asila Wardak, telling the story of progress during the past 20 years when the US had knocked out the Taliban, and calling for humanitarian aid for Afghans now (even with the sanctions in place) to prevent widespread hunger. To learn more how to be supportive, contact her at [email protected]
Published 12/10/21