Attention Mentions:

Beth: Eaarth by Bill McKibben and NPR's Throughline Podcast

Claire: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee

Nichole: Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History Podcast and particularly the episode titled, 'Miss Buchanan's Period of Adjustment'

Beth Stevens served as Chief Director of Voting at the Harris County Elections Office, helping run the biggest voting jurisdiction in the state of Texas and the third largest in the country. Beth walks us through the implications of SB1 and how it has affected voting in Texas. We learn how voting rights are the foundation for advocacy on all other issues. Whatever you care about, it all comes back to voting rights at some point. Beth educates on the different models in Texas counties for how elections and voter registration are handled. This episode is a must-listen-to grasp the fundamentally important role of election administrators in preserving our democracy and why we must value these quiet, everyday heroes.