Mar 01 2022 44 mins
Nancy speaks with Mila Atmos about being a citizen change maker and making your voice heard, voting close to home, engaging in civic action on your terms, forming an ideal democracy, and more.
About Mila
Mila Atmos fiercely believes in the power of individuals to shape our society, and to cultivate and protect American Democracy. On her podcast, Future Hindsight, Mila aims to spark civic engagement through in-depth conversations with citizen changemakers. Mila combines life experiences from living in multiple cultures ranging from Indonesia to Germany to the rural U.S. with her knowledge base in history, economics, and international affairs (B.A. & M.I.A. Columbia University) to effect positive change. She is deeply curious about the way our society works, and the ways in which an individual can make a difference.
Mentioned in Episode
1. Joe Hartigan, the retired firefighter who advocated for the Far Rockaway ferry service: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/future-hindsight/id1334328470?i=1000403564869
2. Bradford Fitch, on speaking with your elected member of Congress
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/future-hindsight/id1334328470?i=1000439267321
3. Amanda Litman, on voting in, and running for, local and state elections
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/future-hindsight/id1334328470?i=1000533239644
4. Maria Yuan of Issue Voter. Maria created Issue Voter to make civic engagement easy and accessible.
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Future Hindsight
Mila Atmos
Future Hindsight is a weekly podcast that takes big ideas about civic life and democracy and turns them into action items for everyday people. Host Mila Atmos shares in-depth conversations with citizen changemakers, helping listeners realize the power they have to make real change.
Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/future-hindsight/id1334328470
Host, Nancy Wu: Website, Instagram, Twitter
Welcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that creates space for people of color in conversations about economics, politics, and culture. The goal of this podcast is to engage the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, we hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join us in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices.