Beyond Resistance Pod
Beyond Resistance: Local politics and how to build Blue Power in a Red Community and Start Winning! With Jennifer Austin and Sarah Schulz
Episodes

Jul 2, 2025
Jul 2, 2025
34 min
One hand: We need to engage and excite younger voters!Other hand: We don't want anything to change!Jennifer and Sarah discuss what Zohran Mamdani winning the NYC mayoral primary should signal for Democratic parties at the local level if they are truly interested in growing members and momentum.

Jun 23, 2025
Jun 23, 2025
19 min
Breaking social norms for social change: Jennifer and Sarah discuss how to use disruption in the political space to help shift the community's perspective and build stronger coalitions through shared purposeful discomfort.

Jun 16, 2025
Jun 16, 2025
38 min
Jennifer and Sarah recap Midland Michigan's historic and enormous "No Kings" protest, and the importance of creating a vision for the world we want to live in and leading from there.

Jun 16, 2025
Jun 16, 2025
27 min
Sure, a huge protest is awesome. And, there are every day actions from conversations to social media to flying a pride flag that matter and help build your momentum and your local movement.

Jun 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
31 min
Jennifer and Sarah discuss challenges of organizing within Democratic groups when not everyone agrees on the best path forward.

May 21, 2025
May 21, 2025
32 min
Jennifer and Sarah discuss thinking big when it comes to fundraising - and everything else.

Apr 25, 2025
Apr 25, 2025
29 min
Jennifer and Sarah discuss Senator Slotkin's recently shared "War Plan" for Democrats and what it gets right and what feels wrong out here in Purple country.

Apr 18, 2025
Apr 18, 2025
31 min
Jennifer and Sarah discuss impact that real and perceived fear has on the work of activists and organizers in the current environment and how to get beyond the fear to meet what this moment requires of all of us.

Mar 28, 2025
Mar 28, 2025
32 min
Jennifer and Sarah discuss taking baths, second hand shopping, and the importance of building sincere relationships locally and creating belonging as the foundation of community development and success.

Mar 7, 2025
Mar 7, 2025
35 min
Jennifer and Sarah discuss the importance of exercising the right of protest and how to organize one in your community.








