Democrats Abroad: The Blue Vote Café

Dec 02 2024 101 ep. 40 mins 13

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Every American living abroad can vote in the U.S., and can engage politically back home through Democrats Abroad, an official arm of the Democratic Party. Brought to you by David Schellenberg and Rachel Eugster (co-chairs of the Canada's Capital Region chapter of Democrats Abroad) this podcast is about Americans living outside the U.S.--who we are, what we stand for, how to get engaged back home, and how to make sure your vote is counted, Because when Democrats vote abroad, Democrats at home win. For more info: democratsabroad.org To register and request your ballot: votefromabroad.org

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Vivian Norris, documentary filmmaker (Season 10, Ep2)

Dec 02 2024 45 mins

Vivan Norris, a documentary filmmaker, joins David and Rachel in the cafe to talk about her experience as a single mom living outside the U.S. , and that drew her to the story of Obama's mother. The film Obama Mama about the life of Ann Dunham and her work with microcredit was the result. (Vivan can arrange for free screenings of the film for DA chapters and country committees.)

Bobby from the Bronx (Season 10, Ep1)

Nov 29 2024 53 mins

Robert Gerrard, aka Bobby from the Bronx, joins David and Rachel to talk about the recent election, his journey from Republican to Democrat, and his intention to be the "Joe Rogan of the Left." Rob will be launching a podcast by Inauguration Day 2024, and hopes others on the left will help combat misinformation and disinformation with similar initiatives to present facts in a peop

Charles Belk, Active Citizen (Season 9, Ep19)

Oct 28 2024 51 mins

This week's guest in the cafe is Charles Belk, active citizen, entrepreneur, and a newly drafted DA spokesperson living in South Africa. Charles tells David and Rachel how his goal to visit 100 countries came about, and about his four for four for four scheme to engage voters, and about his past efforts to bring about criminal justice reform, focused specifically on Justified Auto

Scott Dworkin on the 2024 race (Season 9, Ep18)

Oct 23 2024 57 mins

Scott Dworkin of the Democratic Coalition and DworkinSubstack.com drops into the cafe to talk about where we are, two weeks before the 2024 election. The conversation touches on the contrast between the two campaigns and candidates, on trying to find arguments that persuade Republican voters, and on what's at stake in this election vs what is possible. Register and request your b

Wisconsin Voices on civic engagement (Season 9, Ep17)

Oct 16 2024 60 mins

Tomika Vukovic and Bryan Sanders from Wisconsin Voices explain how they use their three pillars to reach out to the BIPOC community--protecting democracy, teaching advocacy, and building community. We explore the endless conversation on why race and gender matters in an election, and what it takes to ignite the spark that inspires a young person to register to vote. Tomika turns t

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin of Resistance Live (Season 9, Ep16)

Oct 10 2024 45 mins

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin joins Rachel and David, to talk #ResistanceLive, the work she's done advising women to run for office, and her time as a Democrat abroad in France. Elizabeth also addresses all the things a Harris/Walz victory would make possible: codifying reproductive freedom,, effective climate change legislaion, reasonable gun control, and the closing of inexplicab

Canadian journalist Kevin Newman (Season 9, Ep15)

Sep 30 2024 57 mins

Former Anchor/Correspondent at ABC News and former Co-Host and News Anchor at "Good Morning America" Kevin Newman joins David and Rachel to reflect on the 2024 presidential campaign, the changing media landscape, and the challenge of reaching independent voters. He talks about living and working in the U.S. as a Canadian journalist, and how complex the U.S. electoral system is com

Former Maryland State Party Chair Yvette Lewis on joining DA in Costa Rica (Season 9, Ep12)

Aug 27 2024 22 mins

Yvette Lewis, former chair of the Maryland State Party and Chair Emerita of Voter Engagement and Education for the Association of State Democratic Chairs, was the keynote speaker for the Democrats Abroad annual global meeting in Costa Rica. After the meeting, Rachel sat down with her to talk about what drew her into her work, an expansive view of voter protection, Angela Alsobrook

Heidi Li Feldman of #MastodonforHarris (Season 9, Ep14)

Aug 07 2024 64 mins

Founded on July 23 with a goal of raising $1000, #MastodonforHarris blew past a quarter of a million dollars within two days. Its founder--legal scholar, philosopher, and grassroots acitivist Heidi Li Feldman--shares her reasons for starting the campaign with Rachel and David. She talks about the small-d democratic nature of Mastodon, and makes an inside joke for Minnesotans. Heid

Voices from DA's Annual Global Meeting in Costa Rica 2024 (Season 9, Ep10)

Jul 29 2024 66 mins

Leaving David behind in Ottawa, Rachel travelled to Costa Rica for DA's annual global meeting. When Day Two wrapped early, she caught the voices of 10 different DA leaders enjoying themselves in and around the pool--with an audiobomb from Friend of the Pod Miguel Madrigal. Register and request your ballot every year at votefromabroad.org. Find the full audio library of Blue