Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
Progressive Talk
Fun. Feisty. Relevant. MomsRising Radio hosted by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is talk radio for moms, and for everyone who’s ever had a mom. This hour-long show is produced by We Act Radio and airs on WPWC 1480AM in Washington, DC--as well as in a podcast online at WeActRadio.com and MomsRising.org. The show is hosted by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, author and MomsRising Executive Director/CEO & co-founder, as an informative and entertaining exploration of the hottest issues and policies that impact real people on Main Streets across the nation everyday. Tune in to listen to lively conversation with inspiring experts, celebrities, real moms, and elected leaders as they share the inside scoop on the topics that everyone's talking about right now.
Fun. Feisty. Relevant. MomsRising Radio hosted by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is talk radio for moms, and for everyone who’s ever had a mom. This hour-long show is produced by We Act Radio and airs on WPWC 1480AM in Washington, DC--as well as in a podcast online at WeActRadio.com and MomsRising.org. The show is hosted by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, author and MomsRising Executive Director/CEO & co-founder, as an informative and entertaining exploration of the hottest issues and policies that impact real people on Main Streets across the nation everyday. Tune in to listen to lively conversation with inspiring experts, celebrities, real moms, and elected leaders as they share the inside scoop on the topics that everyone's talking about right now.
Location:
Dumfries, VA
Description:
Fun. Feisty. Relevant. MomsRising Radio hosted by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner is talk radio for moms, and for everyone who’s ever had a mom. This hour-long show is produced by We Act Radio and airs on WPWC 1480AM in Washington, DC--as well as in a podcast online at WeActRadio.com and MomsRising.org. The show is hosted by Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, author and MomsRising Executive Director/CEO & co-founder, as an informative and entertaining exploration of the hottest issues and policies that impact real people on Main Streets across the nation everyday. Tune in to listen to lively conversation with inspiring experts, celebrities, real moms, and elected leaders as they share the inside scoop on the topics that everyone's talking about right now.
Language:
English
Website:
http://www.momsrising.org/
Episodes
Infant Formula Shortage & Our Rights Under Attack
5/23/2022
On the radio show this week we cover the infant formula shortage crisis, and include tips for making sure infants get the nutrition they need in this time of emergency; we also cover the urgent need to protect voting rights and reproductive rights in America as our rights, freedoms, and communities are under attack; and we hear about areas where momentum for change is growing to finally build the care infrastructure that our nation needs.
*Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier,...
Duration:00:57:56
Protecting our Bodies, Our Health, and Building Momentum with the MOMibuster
5/9/2022
On the radio show this week we talk about the leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision that would get rid of Roe v. Wade and what we, you, and us together can do to help protect women’s bodily autonomy; we cover maternal health and health equity; we dive into the fight for affordable, accessible childcare and for childcare workers to get living wages; and we hear about the MOMIbuster to help build momentum for change which can be watched here: momsrising.org/momibuster
*Special guests include,...
Duration:00:57:58
Getting A Glimpse of the Power+ Summit with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR)
5/2/2022
On the radio show this week we get a glimpse into the Power+ Summit with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) and hear from Dr. C. Nicole Mason, President and CEO of IWPR, @IWPResearch; as well as Eve Rodsky, New York Times best-selling author of Fair Play, @eve_rodsky, and, Reshma Saujani, Founder, Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms, @reshmasaujani. We close the show with one of our favorite segments with Monifa Bandele about the victory of U.S. Supreme Court Justice...
Duration:00:57:58
Transformational Change in Motion - MOMibuster!
4/25/2022
On the radio show this week, we hear about transformational change in motion to lower family costs and lift families, find out what’s happening in Congress and how your story makes a difference, hear about the Mother’s Day Weekend MOMibuster (!), and get the inside scoop on the importance of supporting Critical Race Theory (and hear what it really is!).
*Special guests include: Jenn Stowe, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene, ...
Duration:00:57:08
Taking a Victory Lap! #SCOTUS!
4/11/2022
On the radio show this week, we cover the nexus between culture and legislative change, we celebrate the victory of the new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, hear about the importance of voting this year more than ever as we cover the power of the AAPI voting block, and get the details on the latest victory in advancing the fair treatment of immigrant families as well as discuss the continued need for imigration policy reform so every family can thrive.
*Special guests...
Duration:00:57:57
Best Of: Raising Change!
4/4/2022
On the radio show this week, we cover whats going on in the fight to finally, FINALLY build the care infrastructure that we all need (and what you can do to help make that happen!); the latest in the devastatingly bad trend of limiting access to abortion care and the recent US Supreme Court decision; hear about breastfeeding rights, the Momnibus, and the steps you can take to back up moms; and get the inside scoop from U.S. Representative Suzan Delbene about the Child Tax Credit of up to...
Duration:00:57:01
Moving forward Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Mothering Honestly, and the Fifth Trimester
3/28/2022
On the radio show this week, we cover the spectacular nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court (and how you can help get her confirmed); what’s happening with disinformation online and how you can help stop it; and we also cover the growing movement of moms and caregivers — including Mothering Honestly, the Chamber of Moms, and the Fifth Trimester — rising up to demand a care infrastructure.
*Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising;...
Duration:00:57:45
It’s Time for Equal Pay, to Stop Anti-Asian Violence, and to Build Paid Leave for All!
3/21/2022
On this show we cover why Equal Pay Day isn’t yet a day to celebrate, but is a day to agitate, what’s happening with women in our economy, the importance of working to stop anti-Asian violence in America, and the fight for paid family and medical leave so that we are no longer the only industrialized nation without this critical policy in place.
*Special guests include: Emily Martin, National Women’s Law Center, @NWLC; Dr. C. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women’s Policy Research, ...
Duration:00:57:09
Your Voice, Your Power
3/14/2022
On the radio show this week we hear directly from US Senator Patty Murray about how your voice can make a difference and what’s going on inside the U.S. Capitol; we also address the importance of creating a path to citizenship; and cover the growing power of women in our democracy as we push the policies that matter the most to our families.
*Special guests include: U.S. Senator Patty, Murray, @PattyMurray; Greisa Martinez Rosa, Executive Director, United We Dream (UWD), @UNITEDWEDREAM;...
Duration:00:57:57
The State of Women #StateOfWomen #WeDemandMore
3/3/2022
Join us for the Womens Community Response to the State of the Union brought to you by the United State of Women (USOW)! The Black Womens Roundtable, Girls for Gender Equity, Justice for Migrant Women, MomsRising, NARAL Pro-Choice America, National Asian Pacific American Womens Forum, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Partnership for Women and Families, National Womens Law Center, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, She Will Rise, Supermajority Education Fund, Voto Latino, YWCA USA and...
Duration:00:57:57
#SheWillRise!
2/28/2022
DESCRIPTION: On the radio show this week, we celebrate the new U.S. Supreme Court nominee; dive into the latest in the (winning!) fight for free Pre-K and affordable quality child care; hear about the recent Care Cant Wait Summit that featured President Biden, Vice President Harris, and many more (WATCH: https://www.facebook.com/caringacrossgenerations/videos/380204897438600 ); and get the inside scoop on Social Security in America and why scrapping the cap is so important.
*Special...
Duration:00:57:58
Best Of: Making Herstory & Finding Hope in Hard Times
2/22/2022
On the radio show this week we cover the many ways in which we can rattle the windows, make herstory, and find hope in hard times as we talk voting rights, childcare and Pre-K, the Child Tax Credit, Build Back Better and more. Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Rebecca Sive, award-winning author, including of Make Herstory Your Story, @RebeccaSive; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Amy Jo Hutchinson, Rattle the Windows, @ImWalkingItOut
Duration:00:57:59
Fueling Change
2/14/2022
On the radio show this week we cover the importance of hope to fuel change and the new ways that the Build Back Better agenda is moving forward; we also cover why and how the fight to raise the minimum wage to one fair living wage is gaining momentum (and how you can help); we dive into the latest on childcare access, affordability, and quality; and we close the show sharing an update on what’s going on in the fight for a new US Supreme Court nominee and what to expect with the upcoming...
Duration:00:57:58
Behind the scenes of “Don’t Look Up” & How to Build Necessary Change
2/7/2022
On the radio show this week we cover how culture and politics come together to create real change, including through the movie Dont Look Up; as well as the ways to get registered to vote, to find candidates, and to protect democracy. We also cover whats happening with Build Back Better and equal pay.
*Special guests include: Maria Teresa Kumar, Voto Latino, @VotoLatino; David Sirota, Co-Writer and Co-Producer Dont Look Up & DailyPoster, @davidsirota; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising,...
Duration:00:57:57
Fulcrum Points of Change in Our Nation’s Capitol
1/31/2022
On the radio show this week we cover disability rights; as well as what’s happening with the assualt on abortion access and how you can help protect women’s rights and bodily automony; the ways in which big pharma is taking advantage of taxpayers and how to fight back; and we also hear the latest on the fight for affordable, high quality, accessible childcare and Pre-K.
*Special guests include: Rebecca Cokley, U.S. Disabilities Rights Officer Ford Foundation, @RebeccaCokley; Mini...
Duration:00:57:58
Making Herstory & Finding Hope in Hard Times
1/24/2022
On the radio show this week we cover the many ways in which we can rattle the windows, make herstory, and find hope in hard times as we talk voting rights, childcare and Pre-K, the Child Tax Credit, Build Back Better and more. Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Rebecca Sive, award-winning author, including of Make Herstory Your Story, @RebeccaSive; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Amy Jo Hutchinson, Rattle the Windows, @ImWalkingItOut
Duration:00:57:52
Saving Our Democracy
1/17/2022
On the radio show this week, we cover the ways in which our democracy is under attack and how we can fight back; as well as the latest with the pandemic, childcare and schools closing, and legislation to lift us all (Did someone say Build Back Better Act?); and we also cover how we can elect the best candidates possible— or even run for office yourself.
*Special guests include: Jana Morgan, Declaration for American Democracy, @DFADCoalition; Melissa Boteach, National Women’s Law Center,...
Duration:00:57:58
Hope in 2022!
1/10/2022
On the radio show this week, we cover what’s really going on with the Build Back Better Act right now, including the Child Tax Credit, paid family/medical leave, childcare and pre-K; we also dive into the latest on women and the economy, and cover the fight for voting rights. All through the show we share how YOU can make an impact to help move public policy forward that lifts everyone — and why no matter what’s happening, there’s still hope!
*Special guests include: Olivia Golden, Center...
Duration:00:57:58
Best Of: Lets Go US Senate!!
1/3/2022
On the radio show this week we cover capturing the moment to Build Back Better via Congress, including to finally pass a national paid family/medical leave policy; we hear about whats at stake in the U.S. Supreme Court with Roe v. Wade under fire and how you can help protect reproductive rights; we get the inside scoop on inside the beltway; and we close the show turning the tables on interviewer and interviewee!
*Special guests include: Josephine Kalipeni, Family Values at Work,...
Duration:00:57:55
Transformation in Mega Motion!!
12/13/2021
On the radio show this week we cover the massive momentum pushing transformative policies forward, some of which have been stuck for over 50 years! Learn whats happening, how to get involved, and the ways we can make change together!
*Special guests include: Namatie Mansaray, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations, @CaringAcrossGen; Caitlin Breedlove, Womens March, @womensmarch; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising.
Duration:00:57:28