Arena Talks Podcast
1) Where do we go from here
In this episode, Arena’s co-founder and Managing Partner, Ravi Gupta gives his thoughts on recent events from around the country. He then interviews Stacey Shells, a long-time Arena community member a...Show More
2) Empowering communities with Majora Carter
Majora Carter is a visionary civic activist and entrepreneur from the South Bronx. She’s won recognition far and wide, including a MacArthur 'genius' Grant, a Peabody Award, and a Ted Talk with o...Show More
3) Two self-loathing meritocrats discuss inequality, with Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits
Yale Law School professor Daniel Markovits joins us to discuss The Meritocracy Trap, his book about an under-appreciated driver of inequality in this country -- and how the 1% includes more people tha...Show More
4) COVID era campaigns with Hillary Clinton, Addisu Demissie, and Swati Mylavarapu
In April, Arena hosted a conversation about how to campaign in the era of COVID-19. The conversation featured Hillary Clinton, Addisu Demissie (former campaign manager of Booker 2020 and Newsom for CA...Show More
COVID era campaigns with Hillary Clinton, Addisu Demissie, and Swati Mylavarapu
42:56 | May 2nd, 2020
5) The Future of NYC
In this podcast, we hear from two political leaders at the center of the fight against COVID-19 and who are both widely acknowledged to be two of the most likely successors to Bill de Blasio as Mayor....Show More
6) The fight for Wisconsin is the fight for America
Ben Wikler, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin, is one of the leading progressive voices in the country today. Fresh off an historic electoral victory (historic for the obstacles candidates an...Show More
7) The future of philanthropy with Anand Giridharadas and Michael Tubbs
At our latest Arena Summit in September, Anand Giridharadas and Michael Tubbs joined us for a conversation about the ethics of philanthropy. Anand Giridharadas is a writer and author of a new book, “...Show More
8) Bringing filmmaking to politics with Sarah Ullman
Sarah Ullman is the co-founder of Vote Vote at a Time, a super PAC that created almost 200 videos about candidates for the 2018 midterm elections. Sarah and her team only work with progressive candid...Show More
9) Hope and justice with Amber Goodwin
Amber is the Founding Director of the Community Justice Reform Coalition, aka CJRC. She has spent the last 17 years working in progressive, grassroots advocacy and electoral campaigns. We talk about ...Show More
10) Meg Ansara on firefighting, political campaigns, and leadership
Meg Ansara has had an incredible career in politics and social justice. She’s also the CEO of 270 Strategies. Most recently, she served as Hillary Clinton’s Battleground States Director. Meg talks a...Show More