The Great Battlefield

Pantheon Founder Zack Rosen joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding Pantheon, a web ops platform, working with California YIMBY to work on the housing crisis and his current role at Abundance Network which he sees as a new source of ideas for the Democratic party.

Neil Malhotra, a Professor at Stanford University specializing in social impact entrepreneurship and business ethics, dives into the fascinating interplay between politics and business. He shares insights on the evolution of corporate responsibility and tensions in tech regulation under the Biden administration. The discussion also highlights the dynamics of voter engagement and the unique challenges faced by small business owners in today’s political climate. Malhotra's perspectives illuminate pathways for aspiring entrepreneurs to drive meaningful social change.

Claudia Yoli Ferla joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about immigration and her role at MOVE Texas, a nonpartisan, nonprofit, grassroots organization working to build power in underrepresented youth communities through civic engagement, leadership development, and issue advocacy.

Alex Aronson joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and the law and about co-founding Court Accountability, where they are dedicated to combating corrupt abuse of judicial power.

Katherine Stewart joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her latest book "Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy", a key book that helps make sense of what's been going on and what the new administration is doing.

David Lytel joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his lengthy career in politics and technology, which includes building the first website for The White House, co-founding Democrats.com, Redefeat Bush, and Redefeat Trump, and his current start-up idea Deliverability, to help Democrats with email.

Tom Cochran joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and tech, working in The White House and State Department and co-founding Civic Sunlight, which is using AI to create summaries of Town Hall meetings to make local government information more accessible.

Mike Nellis, a digital strategist and founder of Authentic, dives into how AI is transforming political campaigns for the 2024 election. He discusses the influence of economic perceptions on voter behavior, emphasizing the need for emotional connections over mere statistics. Nellis also highlights the importance of cultural engagement and deploying digital tools like Quiller to boost campaign efficiency. Off the mic, he opens up about his personal health journey and the significance of support and connection in overcoming challenges.

Billy Wimsatt returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how political communication is changing, how he's working to contend with the fear we're facing and how to counter it with organizing and love.

Eleanor Clift joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as a reporter for Newsweek, covering Jimmy Carter in the 1976 primary, being a panelist on The McLaughlin Group and now as a columnist for the Daily Beast.