Tune in to get the recap on the first 3 weeks of the federal election campaign. We'll be back later this week after the national debates.

Femme Wonk

Ep 51: Your #Elxn44 Primer

The Femme Wonk Book Club is joined by author Celina Caesar-Chavannes to discuss her book, Can You Hear Me Now? 

Ep. 50: Can you hear me now? Book club with Celina

This episode is 100% my (Katie's -- hi!) advice about a career in the policy space. We cover master's, the landscape, and practical tips.  The takeaway? Connect with people and learn how to stand out. 

Ep 49: So you want to be a Policy Wonk?

As promised, here is your New Brunswick post election debrief! I'm joined by University of New Brunswick prof JP Lewis who helps us understand the context of the election. His takeaway: You can’t assume that whatever happened with Covid-19 evaluation of government and voter intentions will overwhelm traditional voting patterns. Like what you hear? Leave us a review!

Ep 48: Post Election Debrief

This episode is dropping just 10 days before Election Day. Check it out to hear my thoughts on the campaign this far, and what to expect over the next two weeks.

Ep 47: Checking in on the New Brunswick Election

We chatted with the authors of the first national feminist economic recovery plan in the world. Anjum and Carmina talk about the motivation behind the plan, some of the nuts and bolts of creating it,  a description of pillars, and what's next for the plan.  Like this episode? Share it with a friend. 

Ep 46: A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan

We chat with Eternity Martis about her book They Said This Would Be Fun. It was the May Femme Wonk book club pick so we discuss observations from the book club, the book writing process, and what happens next. 

Ep 45: they said this would be fun

I chat with Anna, co-CEO of Tidal Equality. We discuss various covid-19 policy responses, what this pandemic response has meant for equity, and what we can learn from all of this.  

Ep 44: Covid-19 Cracks

In this live recorded episode, Katie gets interviewed by Amanda from PoliticsNOW as a part of their InspireNOW series.  Amanda picks Katie's brain about topics like building Femme Wonk, impostor syndrome, what's next, and if 10 year plans are reasonable for millennials. We cover a lot of grounds. Let us know if you struggle with any of the topics we highlight. Thanks to our sponsor, GlassSKY. GlassSKY works to help the next generation of leaders make the most of their talents and contribute to society and the workplace in powerful ways. They work with progressive employers who want to embrace diversity and gain a deeper understanding of the changes they are facing as their leadership profile rapidly shifts to one that is Millennial and increasingly female. Visit their website GlassSKY.org to learn more.

Ep 43: Inspire NOW

COVID-19 has dramatically impacted nearly every single person and their work. One main shift has been a forced work from home. I've been working from home for about a year now, so I partnered with Samantha (samantharoad.com) to chat about best practices, what is still really hard, and what we hope to see stick after the pandemic ends.  I want to thank our sponsor, GlassSKY. GlassSKY works to help the next generation of leaders make the most of their talents and contribute to society and the workplace in powerful ways. They work with progressive employers who want to embrace diversity and gain a deeper understanding of the changes they are facing as their leadership profile rapidly shifts to one that is Millennial and increasingly female. Visit their website GlassSKY.org to learn more.

Ep 42: WFH

Okay. We're mixing it up a bit during covid-19. We don't want to add unnecessary noise, so we've pivoted to some lighter content.  Tune in for three book reviews: 1. Had it Coming: What's Fair in the Age of #Metoo by Robyn Doolittle 2. We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslin Memoir by Samra Habib 3. The Handmaid's Tale & The Testaments by Margaret Atwood  We're also thrilled to announce that GlassSKY will be sponsoring the podcast for the remainder of 2020! GlassSKY works to help the next generation of leaders make the most of their talents and contribute to society and the workplace in powerful ways. They work with progressive employers who want to embrace diversity and gain a deeper understanding of the changes they are facing as their leadership profile rapidly shifts to one that is Millennial and increasingly female. Visit their website GlassSKY.org to learn more.

Ep 41: Book Reviews!

This week we chat with Velma from Operation Black Vote Canada (OBVC). We chat about some great projects that they're working on, like the 1834 fellowship, but we also talk more broadly about what diverse decision making looks like and how we can all be allies.  We get two calls to action: 1. provide access and 2. at whatever decision making table you're at, take an internal audit. Look around the table and ask yourself if it looks like Canada. If it doesn't, find people that can fill the gaps. 

Ep 40: Operation Black Vote Canada

How could we not do an episode about the Iowa caucus? I chat with an old friend about our 'interested observer' status on Iowa and the democratic primary race. Check it out!

Ep 39: Iowa

We're joined by friend of the podcast, Jordan O'Brien to talk about what has happened over the last 6 weeks, top political moments of the past decade, and predictions for 2020.  We talked about: - Andrew Scheer's resignation - Blaine Higgs and his confidence threats - The NWT first majority women Cabinet Top moments of the decade? You'll have to tune in to find out.

Ep 38: We're Back!

We're back with part 2 of our Cabinet brief! Listen in for our takes on what exactly the new Cabinet appointments mean, what our biggest takeaways were, and what we're still waiting for. What are your Cabinet quick-takes?

Ep 37: Cabinet Briefing

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