If you have been on Instagram lately, you will have noticed that it's full of social activism slideshows beautifully designed and neatly curated for all to consume. You might have also noticed the black & white challenge accepted movement whereby women were sharing B&W pictures of themselves on Instagram to promote female empowerment.

We have always focused on the importance of conversation and dialogue, this week's episode is true to that belief. We often talk about how education shapes us and this week we have both been on our own journey to understanding what it means to be anti-racist.

We have always focused on the importance of conversation and dialogue, this week's episode is true to that belief. We often talk about how education shapes us and this week we have both been on our own journey to understanding what it means to be anti-racist.

When the 2020 US elections kicked off, we weren't yet in a global pandemic. However, the candidates were already fighting for air time in the virtual sphere. In this episode, we discuss what it is going to take to be a viable candidate in the upcoming elections.

This week we share our experience of creating new habits during this pandemic (some will stick others won't), joining a plethora of online events and navigating work and life during these unique times.

For the past decade Toni has worked at the intersection of policy, politics and tech. During five years Toni sold campaigning software to politicians and political parts across the world and from all sides of the political aisle.

This week listen to Sorcha's tales of the 2016 US Presidential campaign. Sorcha has worked in US politics for the last 8 years and the 2016 US Presidential campaign was a profound experience for her. In this episode, she takes us through the challenges in hearing both sides of an argument, the unprecedented role and impact of social media, and the tension between providing the tools of organizing for democracy to flourish and her own political beliefs.

This week listen to us discuss the ever-changing landscape of misinformation and disinformation. Is there even a difference? Yes, although it probably depends on who you are asking. Here are just some of the questions we tried to tackle: Who gets to decide what is a fact? who should we turn to and trust for the most reliable and accurate information? Are some voices dangerous to listen to and who decided which voices are more important and reliable than others? What role should we play as a responsible citizen?

This week listen in to our conversation on the EU political infrastructure, where Toni explains the complexities of this political system and how it interacts with local and national policies across the EU.

We talk in depth about campaign structures in America and how they work within a political party vs. a movement. Political parties and movement are often used synonymously when actually they are two distinct political infrastructures. As you all know we both have extensive experience working in and around political software, we couldn't have this conversation without touching upon the role of tech in campaigns today.

This week we talked about one of our favourite topics - women and politics. Honestly, we could both talk about this at length and in great detail. We took a look at the rise of women leaders across the world. We also spoke a little about identity in a post-Brexit world, national borders, nationalism, and nation-states.

As the whole world is on lockdown and more or less under quarantine, we thought we would do something a little different. We've been friends for years and yet we have probably been in the same room less than 10 times over the course of our friendship.

Sorcha was recently in Victoria, Canada, where she was invited to attend and speak at the 21st Annual Privacy & Security Conference. So this week we are talking about data privacy and security, and elections.

Australia’s recent bushfires were a lot worse that normal - with, at the time of this episode, close to 30 lives lost, +/-2,000 homes destroyed, close to one billion animals have also lost their lives (and this does not include insects, bats and frogs).

In addition to our normal episodes, we will also have a segment called In The Room. We both realised that we are incredibly fortunate that our jobs often have us on the road traveling and attending some epic conferences with some incredible speakers. Realising that we are very fortunate to be able to be in these rooms, we wanted to share with you, our audience, what we hear and learn from these speakers.

As a way of introducing ourselves, we thought we would each spend a little time answering the question: What's your story and how did you get here?

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