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Power Station

Anne Pasmanick

Power Station is a podcast about change makers. Each episode features a nonprofit leader whose organization is leading progressive change in underinvested and overlooked communities.

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448 episodes

  1. A mother has a baby and it is not born violent, shooters are created 40:18
  2. Those who chose to do this work are passionate, committed, care about justice and care about people. 39:49
  3. There is a constellation of different types of leaders and organizations in every state that are coming together to say yes or no to ballot measures 35:19
  4. We think that affordable housing happens at the ballot box 44:44
  5. Seventy-five years later the initial dislocation of 800,000 Palestinians has grown to 5.6 million people who have not returned home 27:07
  6. What I am excited about is that in our evolutionary journey we are going from serving to solving 37:57
  7. What we are seeing is not the end of Trumpism or MAGA or America First or a shattering of that coalition. What we're actually seeing is a consolidation of it 41:44
  8. We believe that literacy is a pathway to liberation for all people 40:53
  9. This work is about people, it's not just about buildings 33:16
  10. What I find to be really helpful in any situation, in life, work or trying to save America, is to plan for the worst case scenario 42:26
  11. What Native CDFIs do is it to change the trajectory of a Native citizen's life 45:10
  12. The distinction between perpetrator and survivor stops making sense because most perpetrators are survivors 44:05
  13. Ableism favors the non-disabled at any cost 38:12
  14. We want to stop people from going to the predatory lender in the first place 34:51
  15. I don't want to let myself think that the philanthropic world has cooled on CDFIs but it is hard not to feel that way 44:44
  16. We are feeding the nation, we are essential workers and we truly do belong here 38:51
  17. Small business owners have a vitally important role to play in our elections as community anchors and civic narrators 37:38
  18. Political violence is deeply affecting how women show up in public life 44:25
  19. The Latino electorate is maturing in a way that even an optimist might not have seen coming a decade ago 41:05
  20. There is no wrong door, we accept anyone needing help with their mental health, substance abuse disorders or housing 36:05
  21. Internal podcasting can be an organizing tool 34:34
  22. I always say that organizing is about deep personal relationships 39:12
  23. If we don't properly educate 1 in 10 students what does that say about America? 36:01
  24. The story of Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Massacre is unique but also in many ways emblematic of the Black experience in America 24:32
  25. You cannot be the jailer and the rehabilitator 38:54
  26. We wanted to have not just a building but a beautiful space where our neighbors could come and be seen, valued and heard 37:10
  27. The reality is that 40% of our homeless youth here in DC identify as members of our queer and trans family 37:59
  28. They are chasing the tail of the dragon to make it harder to vote 44:26
  29. I am an accidental Asian American activist 39:06
  30. The National Alliance to End Homelessness is Non-Partisan But it is Not Neutral 34:46
  31. It is a beautiful story of how the people, in the end, are going to find the cure to their own disease 39:33
  32. This would be the largest housing supply bill in a generation 32:53
  33. Shifting mindsets and winning small victories on the way to the generational project that is narrative change 31:47
  34. Building relationships makes it possible to know what business owners are experiencing 39:34
  35. Our communities don't need saving, they need investment, trust, and the rights tools to shape their own futures 40:14
  36. The Face of DC's Justice System is Black 32:09
  37. He made a pledge of more than $2B dollars to Black businesses and the Black community 35:05
  38. We can no longer say that the federal government won't use that against you 32:22
  39. A family that earned up to $69,000 in 2025 may be eligible for up to $8,000 in a tax credit 43:11
  40. When I was sentenced to life and arrived at prison I couldn't help but go within 36:16
  41. The deportation machine that has been unleashed in our communities would not be possible without tech companies like Palantir 38:58
  42. They want to round up people with disabilities and put them in institutions 39:43
  43. We pride ourselves in bringing technical solutions to human problems 35:22
  44. This is inhumane and it doesn't make us safer 38:11
  45. Let's Get Powerful 15:44
  46. Own your power and show up 27:15
  47. Personnel is power 39:31
  48. Shane was my mission 40:15
  49. I was stuck in my cell for 20 hours a day 47:05
  50. I've been hired, I've been fired, I've been the person with too many opinions 19:19