In this episode we hear from Cara McClure, a boots on the ground activist and candidate for Alabama Public Service Commission Place 1. Cara talks about the 70 hours of candidate training offered by Emerge Alabama, the state affiliate of Emerge America whose goal is to train Democratic women to run for public office and win. Cara discusses activism, public service, the future that she imagines and is in the process of shaping in Alabama. Music from the Red Dirt Roses, a Birmingham acoustic trio. Beverly Corbin, Caroline Baker and Jean Marie Campbell