It's been quite the year - thanks for seeing it to the end with us! For our last episode of 2020, we sit down with CEEP's own Georgia State Director, Daniel Coley. Daniel gives insight on the attitudes of GA voters towards such a historic runof

So What Now? | Seth Masket

Dec 7th, 2020 40m 48s

Election 2020 is finally being wrapped up. So... what now?Dan, Jane, and Ellie take a look at how to stay engaged in 2021 through joining a community with like minded folks, and building community through holding dialogue with those who have

Young People Have Spoken | Judd Choate

Nov 23rd, 2020 1h

Think of some of the biggest events you held every year - the Super Bowl, Coachella, New York Marathon. Event organizers spend the entire year making sure every detail is perfect. That's the life of Directors of Elections - the people who make

Fellow Features | Resilience From Compassion Fatigue

Nov 9th, 2020 53m 6s

Just two days after Election Day 2020, Jane and Ellie sat down with two talented and very accomplished CEEP Fellows to gain insight from their election season experiences.Reed Barkowitz, a junior at Stetson University from FL, and Julian Wood

Julia Azari | Faculty Network For Voting Rights

Oct 26th, 2020 49m 35s

With only 8 days until the culmination of a monumental general election season, Jane and Ellie record one last pre-election episode! It's fun one >>>Joining us the first half of our episode is Julia Azari, political scientist and professor at

Coach Eric Reveno | Erin Geiger Smith

Oct 12th, 2020 50m 49s

Welcome to Your Vote Matters Episode 20! Dan, Jane, and Ellie host a joint interview with 2 exciting guests.Coach Eric Reveno is the Assistant Coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Georgia Tech University. This summer, he led the initi

#SCOTUS: How Voters Can Impact The Judicial Branch

Sep 28th, 2020 45m 48s

Hello and welcome to Your Vote Matters! This episode, Dan, Jane, and Ellie took a chance to recap a recent Michigan Roundtable moderated by Jane! The Roundtable featured six CEEP Student Fellows, who spoke to why and how college students are vo

Climbing the Political Ladder | Ryan Pierannunzi

Sep 14th, 2020 38m 21s

#VoteSafe! This Fall, we're excited to have Jane joining us on the show! Welcome Jane. This episode Jane, Ellie, and Dan welcome Ryan Pierannunzi from Power The Polls, an organization dedicated to recruiting over 250,000 young poll workers this

Anticipating Challenges to Voting | Tim Hughes

Aug 17th, 2020 26m 32s

Nothing like digging into a laundry list of challenges and solving them in live time! Dan and Ellie *attempt* that on this week's episode of Your Vote Matters.First, we had the opportunity to chat with Tim Hughes, a candidate for the Nevada S

Disability Pride Month | Warm Cookies of the Revolution

Jul 20th, 2020 20m 57s

Yum! This episode, Evan Weissman, Founder and Executive Director of Warm Cookies of the Revolution joins us to discuss his mission and success as the first Civic Health Club. Sometimes it helps not to take yourself too seriously when it comes

The Values I Was Taught To Love | Rachel Janfaza

Jul 8th, 2020 27m 48s

Happy Summer everyone! This episode, we're joined by Rachel Janfaza from CNN Politics to discuss Contemporary Patriotism, specifically among young people and students. Do young people adopt patriotism in the same way? What values does Gen Z c

Staying Engaged Off Campus | Dr. Sam Wang

Jun 1st, 2020 33m 26s

Welcome back to Your Vote Matters! In this episode, Dan, T'alyce, and Ellie discuss gerrymandering and its impacts on American Politics. First, we spoke to Sam Wang, a professor of neuroscience at Princeton and founder of the Princeton Gerryman

We <3 Local Elections | Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler

May 18th, 2020 47m 46s

Welcome back to Your Vote Matters! In this episode, Dan, T'alyce, and Ellie cover the importance of local elections, and explore the various roles that young voters can play. First, we spoke with Elizabeth Fielder, a Representative for District

Stronger Together | Fellow Features

May 4th, 2020 39m 28s

Welcome to Your Vote Matters! This episode, Dan, T'alyce, and Ellie had the opportunity to connect with students at the forefront of civic engagement through our Fellow Feature Series. First, we spoke to Greg Gavazzi, a Penn State CEEP Fellow,

Digital Organizing 101 | Jasmine Gomez

Apr 20th, 2020 43m 58s

Welcome to another exciting episode where Dan, T'alyce, and Ellie cover the cutting edge world of Digital Organizing. First, we spoke to Jasmine Gomez - a Women's Health journalist with a background in political writing - about the changing tid

#Televoting

Apr 6th, 2020 23m 5s

Welcome to Episode 10 of Your Vote Matters! This week, Dan, T'alyce, and Ellie discuss how COVID-19 is changing the landscape of civic engagement. Since so much engagement traditionally relies on in person gatherings, we're moving online, somet

See A Vote Send A Vote | Aigne Taylor

Mar 24th, 2020 24m 19s

Welcome to Your Vote Matters, your nonpartisan guide to navigating the political process!Today we're joined by current CEEP Fellow Aigne Taylor, who shared her experience at a civic engagement conference hosted at Harvard University.It's a

#StudentsVote

Mar 2nd, 2020 24m 13s

This week on Your Vote Matters, we jump into the history of student voting rights and voter engagement, and how the landscape has changed rapidly over 50 years. Student and youth voters are becoming a major voting block, and we dig into the s

Generational Voting | Brandie Stonge

Feb 24th, 2020 25m 23s

This week, T'alyce and Ellie sit down with guest artist Brandie Stonge to talk about the relationship between politics and art, and how visual representation reaches voters. After the break, we take a look at generational voting rights throug

A Day In The Life | Ryan Drysdale

Feb 10th, 2020 29m 29s

Welcome back for our first episode of 2020! This episode Your Vote Matters is joined by Ryan Drysdale, Assistant Director of the ALL IN Democracy Challenge. After the break, Dan, T'alyce, and Ellie dive in to what it's like to work in the no

Pizza At The Polls | Kat Calvin

Dec 17th, 2019 44m 33s

We're back for our last episode of 2019!On this episode of Your Vote Matters, we're joined by special guest Kat Calvin, Founder of Spread the Vote. She gives perspective on identification as means of elevating the quality of life for millions

We All Have A Voice | Rainesford Stauffer

Dec 10th, 2019 30m 26s

We're back from the holiday break!On this episode of Your Vote Matters, we're joined by special guest Rainesford Stauffer, a journalist who covers culture and politics. She gives insight on rural and young voters, nonpartisan work in journali

Fellow Interview + Q&A

Nov 18th, 2019 27m 30s

This episode Dan joins T'alyce and Ellie as our co-host! First, we interview Kayla Payne, a current CEEP Fellow from Louisville Kentucky.In the second half, Dan, Ellie, and T'alyce host our first Q&A! We answer questions about absentee ballot

Getting Into The Groove of Voting

Nov 11th, 2019 24m 48s

Your Vote Matters Episode 2:This episode, T'alyce and Ellie dig into grassroots voter engagement, recap the 2019 Election, and talk about voting in pop culture! Lizzo and Maggie Rogers both had voter registration drives at their concerts, and

Go Vote! Election Prep + VA Spotlight

Oct 30th, 2019 13m 52s

Welcome to the first episode of Your Vote Matters, a podcast dedicated to a nonpartisan approach to the political process.This episode, Ellie and T'alyce take a deep dive into Voting 101, aka everything you need to know before voting this Nov

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