It’s Impossible Until It’s Not, with Angie Nixon

What happens when everyone tells you your race is impossible, and you win anyway? This week, Brittany sits down with Florida State Representative and U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon, fresh off a stunning Democratic primary upset despite being outraised nearly 17 to 1. She’s garnered plenty of attention on the national stage partly because if she wins, she’d be the first Democratic Socialist politician in the Senate. Nixon and Brittany talk about why Nixon refuses to let political labels define her, the misogynoir facing Black women in public life, what Democrats get wrong about supposedly unwinnable states, and her vision for healthcare, childcare and an economy that actually works for working people. Then, Dr. David J. Johns and executive coach and author Jovian Zayne join the group chat to break down the threats facing mail-in voting and the concrete steps voters can take now to protect their ballots. Plus, they remember the incomparable Dolly Parton and talk about Jovian’s new book, Soft Landings for Hard Days, and why being harder on broken systems might require learning to be softer with ourselves.