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Speaker: [00:00:00] Welcome to Democracy. Does the Civic Power Playbook, a podcast that cuts through the noise to explain what's really happening in our democracy? Each episode breaks down key issues with insight from policy experts and change makers, giving you clear tips to take action. Whether you're fired up or feeling stuck, you're in the right place to get informed and get inspired.
Because democracy works best when we all participate.
Hi, everyone, and welcome back. Or if this is your first time, welcome, period. I am so excited to tell you that season three of Democracy Does: The Civic Power Playbook is coming back. We've been working behind the scenes, very busy, putting together new episodes. And honestly, this season might be one of the ones I'm most excited about because the truth is, the things that shape our daily lives, they don't always show up as headlines.
Sometimes they're on our grocery receipts, in your [00:01:00] rent, in the decisions being made in rooms that you're not even in about things that affect you directly. So this season, we're digging into it. Food prices, housing prices, the policies that make the news, and the ones that don't but probably should. We're gonna break it all down and connect the dots between the policy and your actual life.
And I want to say this because it matters. This show has never been about taking sides. It's not about telling you what to think. It's about giving you the information clearly and honestly so that you can walk into your own decisions feeling informed, feeling like you actually understand what is happening and why.
That's it. That's the whole mission. Information as power, your power. And here's something new this season. We're getting out of the studio and into the community. We're gonna have a few special series throughout the year, and starting in October, we're [00:02:00] launching the first one about the stories people choose to tell and, just as importantly, who gets remembered and who doesn't.
Over the next couple of weeks in October, we'll be sitting down with folks in the community to talk about exactly that, and we'll cap it all off with a special event at the end of October. It's a screening of my film, Odessa's Rain. The program is called Hidden Plain Sight: The Story of Odessa Madre. And then after the film, we're just not gonna roll credits and go home.
We're actually gonna sit down for a community conversation on history, identity, and the stories we choose to save. Again, this is happening at the end of October, October 30th, at the Busboys and Poets at 14th and V Street, that location, right in the heart of downtown DC. The doors open at six o'clock, so if you're in town, please swing by.
Now, if you want to be in the room, though, I really hope you can, just go to my website, aroundrobin.com, to learn more and [00:03:00] grab your tickets. So that's what's coming up. New episodes, real conversations, and a community series that gets us from behind the mic and into the room with you. Because at the end of the day, this has always been about one thing, making sure you have the information you need to feel empowered.
Season three of Democracy Does: The Civic Power Playbook, coming soon. I cannot wait to get into it with you
Robin: Thanks so much for joining us. We hope you're feeling a little more hopeful, a little less stuck, and maybe even inspired to take action because democracy does work. When we all participate,
let's get in the game together. Until next time, I'm your host, Robin Hamilton.