Maya is a nationally respected and sought after speaker on Democratic politics, the progressive movement, national campaigns, race, gender, and culture. She brings her experience as a high-level campaign official, a social justice leader, and one of the leading voices in Democratic politics to translate political moments to national audiences.
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Are Trump's incendiary comments moving voters? Strategist on why she thinks they are
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Maya is a frequest guest host on Good Things from Lemonada, a podcast about ”the good people in the world who are rolling up their sleeves and working hard to make things better.”
FEATURED EPISODES
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Bright Spots: Keeping Families Together in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, the Office of Family Representation ensures every parent dealing with a child welfare case has access to a strong legal defense. We talk to executive director Gwendolyn Clegg about how OFR got started and how their work supports families in Oklahoma.
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Building Working Class Power
North Carolina has one of the biggest rural populations in the country, but for a long time, the needs of rural North Carolinians were largely ignored – until Down Home North Carolina came along in 2017. Host Maya Rupert talks to Down Home Co-Directors Dreama Caldwell and Todd Zimmer about what it takes to build multiracial political power.
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Indigenous Justice: Looking for a Future
Maya Rupert sits down with Ashley Hemmers, a member of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, whose path winds from growing up on her reservation to attending Yale to returning home again. Now a tribal administrator, Ashley shares how storytelling is both a bridge to the past and a pathway to her tribe’s future.