Girls Gotta Eat - Voting for Progress feat. Elizabeth Warren

Episode Date: September 28, 2020

With such an important election nearing, we are dedicating an episode to it and welcoming the incomparable Senator Elizabeth Warren to chat with us about how to make a difference. We cover wealth disparity, how to improve the economy to work for everyone, childcare, student debt, and the importance of giving small businesses a fighting chance. We are also expressing our thoughts on the current political landscape and upcoming election, and sharing the ways our listeners are taking action. And we catch up on Rayna's "mom day" and the guy Ashley's brother won't let her date. We hope you enjoy! Follow Elizabeth Warren on Instagram @ElizabethWarren, and get your voting plan together at IWillVote.com. Follow us @GirlsGottaEatPodcast, Ashley @AshHess, and Rayna @Rayna.Greenberg. Check our website for tour dates and merchandise. Thank you to our partners this week: Pretty Litter: Get 20% off with code GGE at prettylitter.com. Framebridge: Get 15% off your first order at framebridge.com with code GGE + free shipping. Helix: Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders for our listeners at helixsleep.com/gge. Nutrafol: Get 20% off at nutrafol.com with code GGE. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, listen, if you're willing to go with me on income inequality and what's happening to opportunity, and we can even make it to why we need to break up Amazon, I am like so in with whatever you want to talk about. Welcome back to another episode of Girls Got to Eat. It's Elizabeth Warren. Big day. Oh, my gosh. Happy Yom Kippur, where all my Jews at. My mom is like, you can't.

it released this on Yom Kippur. I was like, what's not Christmas mom? People are listening to podcast. Wait, it's the 28th. It starts on the 27th, so yesterday, and it ends tonight on the 28th. I have a really hard time understanding Jewish holidays. Like the same way I have a hard time understanding, like medical stuff. Like when someone's trying to describe something medical to me, I'm like, uh-huh, uh-huh, I'm trying to retain it. I cannot retain it. You've told me so many times, and I'm not, not listening. I don't understand. You're like, it starts here, it ends here, you do this. And I'm like, what? I went to Jewish school. K through eight.

I used to speak fluent Hebrew. I can barely explain it to you. You do explain it really well. I just, I cannot retain it. And I'm sorry. So happy. Yom Kippur,

or whatever. I don't think it's that. And that one time I just kept saying Jewish church and you were like, Ashley, we don't say the word church. Stop saying church. It's a God. Jewish church.

You know, like Jewish church. And you were like, you please stop. I was thinking while you're reading, like, do I have more stuff to say about Jewish. stuff. That's it. That's the extent of my knowledge. It's just, I respect it, but there is a lot

to know. Like Christmas, we're like, yeah, whatever, like Jesus is born that day and we do a tree and presents. It's it. That's it. It's also the same day every year. Jewish calendars are different. Even more confusing. Well, that's a thing. Jewish people are like, they're just smarter and they can do all this complicated shit and they're like, try to remember it. Yeah, that is true. Yeah. We remember it. Not Jews couldn't remember the shit. I have to Google it every year and I am a Jew. every year I'm like, when is Rosh Hashanah? But yeah, I mean, I'm sure that most people, if it's different every year, how are you to say? I don't know when Easter is.

I'm also not out here. This is, like, raging Christian. I sort of know when Easter is. Oh, yeah. It does change. Around about time. But yeah, Easter Sunday is different every year. Oh, yeah, Doc, because the date of that Sunday changes every year.

Yeah. And Good Friday. Listen, guys, I'm not a math major, okay? But I did go home for Rosh Hashanah. I try to either go on for Rosh Hashanahua every year. I'm completely non-religious. I don't know I'm telling you this. I'm telling everybody else.

But it makes my mom happy. So, um, it does. She was happy. She was as happy as she could be. She made me have dinner outside and not go near her, but it's okay. That's fine. Maybe by Thanksgiving, she'll let me sit in the house. Your mom was like, mask up, bitch.

She didn't. She made me keep the mask on. And we sat outside. I stayed with a friend, but I wanted to tell you. So my life in Pittsburgh is really different. All my friends are married. They all have a bunch of kids. They all have houses of nothing in common with any.

them anymore. But Friday, last week, I had like this mommy day. My friend was like, well, my mommy day. So first we went to socially distance yoga in the park. It was beautiful. There was a fountain. I've never taken yoga before and I did it. Yeah. You came out of the gate. Yeah. Came out hard. So my two mommy friends and I was like, what else are we going to do with some mommy day? And so then we like got smoothie bowls and juices. And then we bought pot on an app. There's an app you can buy weed and then we went to the pot store and got it. I'd say pot. I'd smoke weed every day. Then we went and got pot at the pot store. Then we just like hung out. My one mommy friend rolled a joint for me. And then we went and picked their kids up at school. What? These are, I was like, is this what they're

like, of course these like cool moms know about the pot app. The pot app. I was like, you guys use download the app for free. Use go g-g. At pot app.com for 20% off your first dank weed purchase. But I was like, is this. And then we just like, they didn't buy they did not smoke and then go pick up their kids. I'm glad you clarified. I was like, oh, God. My friends would never do that. They're like, upstanding citizens.

Yeah. So we did that. Then we picked up their kids. We played with their kids. It was the best day. I love that. I love a mom day. I could do that.

I could be a mom if that was my day every day. Yeah. I recently went and saw some family of ours with three kids. My cousin's kids. It's so much fun. I love watching. They're so much fun. They're like such good ages.

They're four, six and eight. And the two girls are six and eight. The little boys four. and they like built this. You know what they did. They took this big box that are all, my all form chair came in. They made the sport.

They had flowers. They had like a door that opened. They would make you knock on the door. It said dogs allowed on the front. It was so fun. My mom set up a pumpkin hunt for them. Like mini pumpkins and they did like an Easter egg hunt. Yeah.

It was just so fun. I love these kids. And they were such a fun age. Like I don't know what to do with the baby. But like I really have fun with like cool, smart little kids. They're the best age. Like three and up. And when they're talking, I'm just like, this is fun.

They can talk to you. So, like, they actually have to personality, but they're not so old that they think you're, like, not cool. Yeah. You're, like, this cool, like, cousin that just, like, hangs out with them and they can say stuff to you. Yeah. We had a lot of fun.

And they, like, they always kind of preferred Matt, which is totally fine. Matt's, like, a kid person. Kids, like, gravitate towards him. But he wasn't around all the time. So, like, I did get to have a lot of time with them. And it was really sweet. It was really fun. So, I mean, it's so funny.

We're, like, both around all these kids. It's unlike us. I was like, there's just nothing but kids on our Instagram stories for days. I had a lot of my kids really like me, oddly.

Because you're their size. They think you're just a big kid. Yeah, that's why I only like kids under eight because after that they're taller than you. Matt was probably taller than you at like six. Absolutely. If you guys are a new listener,

Ash's brother, it's what, eight or six nine? He's, okay, girl, I'm glad you said it. He's six seven, but I want to jump in here

and talk about, you know, I love LeBron. Shout up to LeBron. I want to be, LeBron. When we went... Guys, I didn't know. I never knew

that Ashley wanted to be LeBron. When we went to Barstool, we did the answer of the internet. This was a while back. And they said, if you could have anybody's body,

who would you have? And Raina said, Emily Radichowski. Radichowski, whatever. And I said LeBron James. And they were like, what the fuck?

And so, anyway, love LeBron. I didn't know his exact height and I did look it up recently. It is 6-9. Of course. But my brother is 6-7. Of course. Of course, you want to be six foot nine.

And I have a funny story about a guy that's also six, seven. Do you want me to tell it? Obviously, no. You know what I'm all said. Okay. This is like one funny thing I wanted to tell you. So I was hanging out with some girlfriends like two weekends ago, I guess at this point. I don't know. And I have this thing that's trust no Steve. So besides Steve from Sexness City, which is not a real character, Steve's cannot be trusted. And you can, I'm sure you guys know a great Steve, just like you know, great Brennan, in my experience with me and my life and my girlfriends, no Steve's, trust no Steve. Like, Stephen indifferent. But with the men that choose to go by Steve. No, you're right. I don't know any steves that I like super like. So I always say trust no Steve. Maybe we should make merch. I don't know. So I, Steve came up with me. I was like

with like five girlfriends and somebody brought up some asshole named Steve. And I was like, trust no Steve. I started popping off about Steve. And then I got a notification on Hinge. I'm not kidding you within five minutes. Steve has liked you on Hinge. And why was this Steve? Hot 6, 7. He's like this volleyball legend. And I was like, somebody at Hinge was listening.

And they're like, serve that bitch of hot Steve. Find the tall Steve in the database. Send it to him. Then get her to match with him. Send it to her. I was dying. They are listening. There's Hinge heard.

Hinge is listening. No, trust no Steve. Steve that sent me the hottest, tallest, Steve they had in the database. Justin McLeo. the founder of Hinge, you're just sitting at his desk. He's like, we heard Ashley doesn't like. It's like, and we'll talk about this next week.

People want us to talk about the social dilemma, but like the dramatization that we can't stand. But, you know, when they're like, beep, bo, bo, bo, poop, bo, and they're like listening and controlling you. Pete Campbell, yeah. Yeah, like, that's them. Like, in Hinge, they're like,

we want to find this bitch of boyfriend, so she'll promote us instead of dragging us. So give her hot Steve. But then, what were you going to say? I'm just shook by this. I can't believe it. It was within minutes. And I was like, girls, this is so crazy.

And then so I told my brother, we were just chatting. And I was like, wouldn't it be so funny if I also dated like a volleyball person? Because his fiance played like college volleyball. Then she coached at the school. Like she's like all-American volleyball. She's got it everything. She's my nemesos. Yeah.

And she's six too. You know, she's this all-star volleyball player. And I said, wouldn't it be so funny? Like I ended up with like an all-star volleyball player too. And he was like, fuck no. What? So him and Steph can just be out in the yard, hitting back and forth. He can like try to correct her form.

Oh, that's all they'll talk about. They'll probably start hooking up. Absolutely not. You cannot date that guy. And I was like, say no more fan. I love it, Matt. It's like 10 steps ahead of you. He's so right.

Okay. He's so right. You would both lose your significant others in a heartbeat. You'd be behind her being like, move your hips this way. It would be like a yoga pose. He'd be like just bend into it a little more. You're mad or looking out the window and like step back in her ass up into giant volleyball players.

But it like, Steph would never. We're joking, but not really. Like I actually thought about it. I actually thought about like, and I'm not dating this guy. We exchanged like two things on a hinge and clearly nothing has worked out. But I thought about that. Like if I had a significant other and mass significant other had this crazy thing in common that like was their whole life, you know, growing up, adult life.

That was part of their career. Like of course they would just talk about it all the fucking time. Of course they'd be in the yard playing volleyball at holidays. And I was like, say no more. And Steph is so sweet. Like she would never see it coming. You know, like I would be like, what are you touching me for? What the fuck are you doing back there?

Like I would see it coming because I know that men are all dirty little trash assholes. But Steph would be like, he's just being nice. He's just being nice. And Matt would be like, I'm about to knock this guy out. She's too nice. She's too trusting. I'm not going to date volleyball Steve, but thank you to Hinge for trying.

I'm trying to think like what my sister-in-law is like into that like I could date a dude to be like into the same thing as her. Like I can't think of any. She just has like a big ass and big tits. So like I can't let anybody go near her. But I'm thinking about that. Like, what if I, like, what if I was with this guy? He was like, I mean, Matt and stuff are so much in love.

So it's not really comparable. But again, what if I was like with this guy and he was okay? He was kind of funny. And then I went and met his, what, sister's man who was like this amazing comedian or something. You know what I mean? I'm ready for it. I live the same type of life as me. And we would connect over it.

Mm-hmm. So. It's funny. Well, I'm glad I made you laugh. Well, that is all we have. have. Should we start our political discussion? Yes. Surprise. We've Liz Warren on the show today. Yeah. Ever heard of her? But we want to tell you guys that this is a political episode. So I just up top, like I wanted to address this narrative or this critique that we only show one side of the political spectrum. So first of all, we aren't a news podcast and we're not claiming to be a bipartisan political outlet. So just want to say that up top. We talk about politics here and as you guys know, and obviously more often leading up to this extremely important election,

but we're still a dating podcast. So I just want to give a friendly reminder that this is our platform that we built. We can do whatever we want with it. And we will. And our goal is to lift up voices that we respect, that empower people, especially women and that contribute to the world becoming a better place, a world that we want to live in. That is our goal. So that is why we're not going to bring on someone like Tommy Loren or Candice Owens, which we got a few messages about her. to spew their beliefs that we find so toxic and their alternative facts in some cases, if you want to see what they stand for,

it's all easily accessible on the internet. Go watch Candice Owens argue with Joe Rogan about whether climate change is real or not. Go to both of their Twitters and see what they have to say about the Brianna-Taylor verdict. And I say all this just to let you guys know that we are well aware

that there is another side. We are just not going to give our platform to it. because we want to stand for what we believe is right and is the right side of history. And, you know, perhaps if the situation was different, we would be, quote, unquote, showing both sides. But we feel at this time that the stakes are just too high and that the current president is a threat to our democracy and a danger to this country and to all the progress that we're trying to make. Because we will always encourage people to strive for a country and a world that believes in equality for us. all values compassion and honesty, trust science, gives women the right to choose what to do with their bodies, has leaders that are respected on the world stage, doesn't give billionaires more

tax breaks than the working class and isn't run by greedy, rich, white men. So we're giving our platform to voices that we want to empower and that are going to make the world a better place. I'm glad that you said this and obviously always I co-sign everything that Ashley says. We talk about this stuff ahead of time. And I think. a lot about you guys feeling like you're in a safe space and you're heard and that, you know, we're not sort of turning our backs on some of your beliefs and thoughts. So I wanted to talk a little about just the division in this country in general and what's happening. And I think as a country we've like fallen into this us versus them mentality as if there's only two sides and one is right

and the other side is the devil and we vilify the other side. We want to taunt them and scream at them on social media. And I feel like let's wave the flag a little and start to see this as a human rights issue and not some partisan battle. And I'm not ever going to say the Democrats are all good and Republicans are all bad. You're not even a terrible person because you vote for Donald Trump in the first election. I wouldn't have done it, but I try to understand it. And I think you can vote for Joe Biden and still be a Republican. I've heard a lot of people say that they're Republicans, so they're torn. I absolutely think you can vote for a candidate and still be a part of a different party, just like I think you can be pro-life and still vote for other people's rights to choose.

can be confused by the phrase defend the police and still vote to uphold the rights of minorities that are indisputably disproportionately targeted by law enforcement, you can be a Republican and still vote for a candidate that isn't a climate change denier and someone who admitted on tape to lying to the American public about the coronavirus pandemic and that allowed 200,000 people to die. You know, you don't have to just do one thing. There isn't just two ways of looking at the world. And I think that we forget a lot that we essentially are all the same. We're all Americans, right? We all want the same things. We want to feel safe.

We want to have our rights honored. We want our children to be protected. We want access to medicine and education and equal pay. We have never in history seen such polarization and division in this country. And it's not a coincidence, right? The people at the top and the person at the top loves this. He loves the chaos. He loves the dissent because it deflects from the actual problem, which is him.

And you can say whatever you want about Barack Obama, but I do feel like he was a great man. And he worked every day to unite this country. and be a president for the people. And that's who I want to vote for. I want to vote for somebody that even if I don't believe in all of their values, that they are trying to be a president for everybody and unite the country. And that's respected by the rest of the world.

Yeah, that's important. Yeah, it's respected by the rest of the world. And I think that we've just become part of this climate where everybody's just like this us versus them thing. And if you don't believe what I believe, then you're an idiot and you're the worst. And I don't believe that. And I don't believe the people that are Republicans or conservatives are terrible people. But I still think you could vote for a candidate that is,

in your best interest. Yeah, I hate this division. I don't really love how divided it has become and it continues to get more divided. Like, I don't agree with everything the Democratic Party does. I have critiques. You know, I may lean more conservatively or more moderately in some areas. Like, I think that a lot of people feel the same way. You know, you can hold beliefs from both sides. I wanted to talk about my uncle who I saw and spoke to recently. We've talked about, politics on numerous occasions. He is a registered Republican, probably voted Republican most elections in his life. He was a Navy pilot. He was in the Navy with John McCain. I think John McCain was his squadron leader. They stayed close. Big Republican energy on that guy. And he is proudly voting for

Joe Biden in this election. He is horrified at the way Donald Trump has, quote unquote, led this country and what he's done to this country. And he knows him on a little bit deeper level with some business stuff. But he is choosing country over party wholeheartedly. And I just think that that might be a lot of people's story. There is this difference between Republicans and Trump Republicans. And I'm sure someone like my uncle may resonate with some of you listening or your parents or your family members. So I did want to bring that up. And at the end of the day, I am a Democrat, but it's more than I'm just a progressive.

And it's just that you just want progress in the country. You know what I mean? I don't understand how that can be looked at negatively. You know, if you want to be. in a country where women have less rights, the white race is superior. Gay and trans folks are discriminated against. We separate immigrant families at the border.

Climate change is ignored. Our police system continues as is with senseless murders daily. Mass shootings continue because there's no sensible gun control. The president lies about the severity of a deadly virus, like you mentioned. I could go on and on. If you want that, we got a guy for you. Like, if you want that and if you're open about it, and those are things that you hold dear and this make America great again

means a different time before progress. okay. It's out there for you. And I want to take a minute and talk about Joe Biden. We are well aware that he wasn't everyone's top choice. We know the criticisms of him. We get it. That's why there's a whole Instagram account that keeps gaining popularity by the day called Settle for Biden that speaks to people that aren't super enthusiastic about voting for him. But there is a wealth of information about why he is unequivocally the best option for this country. I really recommend it. A lot of, lot of great info actually. Because that's how a lot of people feel, you know, but I will say I have always had a place in my heart for Joe, especially being from Delaware and a proud Delawareian. He has had a lifetime of serving his state and then his country alongside Barack Obama. He has long stood up for women, including establishing the violence against women act. And he wants to build our economy stronger. He wants to create jobs, continue the fight for racial equality. He believes in a sustainable infrastructure and a future with clean energy, criminal justice

form better education and healthcare systems. The list goes on and on. You can always check out what he stands for on his website. And he will lead with compassion. You know, above all, this is a man who has empathy and compassion. It's so important for our leaders to not be power hungry narcissists and to see their constituents as human beings. And I have so much respect for Kamel as well. I think she'll be a huge part in leading this country as will whoever else he appoints. Maybe our guest today. Who knows? Because it's not just. the president leading and making decisions for the country. This isn't a dictatorship, contrary to what the current president may believe and act as such. So I do believe that

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will lead us towards actual progress. And the last thing I'm to say is that I do know that people are frustrated with both parties in the system in general. Like I've talked to people. I've listened to interviews. I've seen tweets, especially from a lot of black individuals in this country that say things like, you know, we couldn't fix these things when we had a black president. Like the Democrats couldn't fix this. You know, even when the Democrats controlled every area of the government, like we still had all these issues. And it's like, that's totally fair. And I hear those people and I see them. But like, I do think that we have a revolution on the horizon if we're not really in it already. I do think that more people than ever

before are quote unquote woke. So many white people are finally waking up and seeing these systems of oppression and wanting to do something about it. And it needs to be like that because it needs to be all of us in it together. We are on the precipice of change. I really do believe it. I have to believe it that I have to have hope. I'm not out here just going to like abandon the country and fucking leave. Like I still have hope and I just understand why people don't trust the Democrats and

they don't think either party is going to help them. But like we still have to try. And like there really is only one candidate in this race that still does believe in our democracy and won't undermine it at every chance he gets. You know? And I wonder sometimes, I'm like, maybe we weren't as adamant about looking at racism when we had a black president. I think about that too with Hillary.

Like, what if Hillary would have won? What is many women would have been fucking angry and fired up to run for office, to run for positions of power? Like, I think Donald Trump's presidency, the best part about it is that lit a fire under so many people's asses. And it is why we have more women wanting to be involved in politics and more people of color. Like, I can always find the positives.

And I think that's the positive. I just hope he doesn't get elected again. I think that would be really detrimental to our country. But I just want to hear people that are like, I don't trust the Democrats either. It's like, yeah, we get it. But there is only one option if you really want to try to move the needle. Like we can't just burn it all to the ground right now. I know some people feel that way and I hear them and I see them.

But I do think we can make the system work for us. I hope. I'd want to talk to people that think, well, I don't like either candidate. So what's the difference? And maybe it's just the president. Maybe it doesn't affect that much. So I do want to like educate people a little bit more about like why you vote for why you need to vote and like what it affects because I just don't think I paid attention to it

that much growing up. I just didn't. I don't know at like 21 years old. I got to rattle off all the things of the president appoints. And I think a lot of people say I don't necessarily want to vote. I don't care. I don't know enough. I don't like either side. So I want to talk to those people. And to you I want to say first and foremost, a vote for no one is a vote for Donald Trump. Just be clear in that. And the person in office. will be your president whether or not you vote. You can say this is not my president. I can say Donald Trump is not my president.

He's my president. I live in this country. I'm not going to defect to Canada. I live here and I'm living here. The person in office will be your president whether or not you voted. You live in this country. That's your president.

You should have a say in that. Absolutely. And when you look back at the election four years ago, Hillary did not lose by any type of margin. First of all, a third of the country didn't even show up to vote. So that's part of the problem in general. So many people didn't even show up to vote.

And if you think it's just the president, it doesn't affect me. I do want to educate you and not like a mansplaining kind of way, but in a way that I didn't even know this stuff growing up. The president is responsible for putting in place the heads of every department in this country that affects you. So the Supreme Court nominees who could serve for life, which of course we will talk about that because it's such an important topic right now. He appoints the cabinet, which if you don't know what that is, it is 15 executive departments. it is the Secretary of State, Secretary of Education, Labor, Energy, Defense, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing, and Urban Development. Do you live in a home?

The Secretary of that shit is appointed by Donald Trump, okay? The Secretary of Education, do you have kids? You're affected by them. I don't care who you are, what you do for a living, where you live, the heads of these departments, and subsequent decisions they make matter to you and your life. And lastly, the President controls and appoints tons of independent executive agencies. So we're talking the CIA, the FBI, and the EPA. the environmental protection agency. And I don't think people currently in California, in Oregon and Washington State, want somebody who's a climate change denier in the office. This affects a lot of people. This affects housing and child care and so many other things. And even on like a small micro level, look at what the first lady of the country did for us in the last eight years and then the current one. And what a huge difference that's been. And, you know, he brings into the

White House the vice president and the first lady. And those things have a huge reverberating effect on this country. So it is absolutely not just the president. Your local elections too. Yep. Aside from what the, just look at your ballots, study it, do mail in so you can bring it home with you or fill out a sample one and bring it in with you and do the fucking research because even the people that affect what the police are doing, it's the sheriff, which is like a funny word. Sounds like we're from the 40s. The attorney general, like you said, like I post on my Instagram story, all the things that affect the police are like in your state, in your city, in your town. and like, we can make so much change.

Look at AOC. Nobody thought she would win. She wasn't expected to win. You know, that was a local election. She was running for president. Like, look what she's been able to do now in Congress. Sorry. So you say that, no, no, I derailed you.

I love it. No, it didn't derail me. I just think, you know, there's so many people to say, I don't know what to do. And maybe this doesn't affect me. Yes, it does. Do you live in a home? Do your children do education?

Do you live near the woods? The Secretary of Agriculture is appointed by Donald Trump. So if you leave on the earth, Do you like nature? Do you want it to get hotter? So many things are affected by this person. And just like any company or any government, it trickles down from the top. So I genuinely, and I'm sure there's a lot of layers, the Brianna-Taylor verdict,

but I do genuinely feel like that judge and jury was empowered by the person in the presidency and the attorney general to make those decisions. And these type of decisions are made because it trickles down from the top. from somebody who says that the words black lives matter is hate speech. And let's not have somebody in the office that feels like that. Yeah. I mean, the president is a brazen, racist, misogynist, science denier, liar. Like, this isn't a secret.

You know what I mean? Like people like, how is he racist? I don't know, man. How much time do you got? Google it. It's all out there. He's not trying to hide it. You know, it's like that's what's even so offensive.

It's like he knows his followers don't care. And I think a lot of times people are like, well, how does everybody not feel like me? You know, how does everybody not read the same stuff that I read and expose to the same things that I'm exposed to? They just, they genuinely aren't. And I mean, I could talk all day about like documentaries about this. You guys could go watch The Great Hack on Netflix. But other people are genuinely not being served the same content as you. So I think that you should consume media responsibly and take everything with a grain of salt,

but understand the people that believe in this stuff is served a totally different thing on social media by social media and that they are completely swayed by it. You are too and I am too. So there's lots of information, the social dilemma, and the great hack are both great if you guys really want to understand it better.

Yeah, and I mean, at the end of the day, you can rely on the New York Times in the Washington Post. I mean, whether you like what they're reporting or not, they are the facts. They're trustworthy publications with real journalists. They are fact checked.

They're the real deal. There's more out there, but those are just too off the top of my head. I highly recommend paying to subscribe to them both. I do. Okay, we wanted to talk about one more thing, and that is the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, which was so devastating because we lost such an iconic, influential role model and leader in this country.

She was one of the most incredible women that has, like, ever lived. You know, like I recommend watching RBG, the documentary on the basis of sex, which is the story about her life, too. But what is it? Like, dramatization. Is that what you call it? When there's actors. A movie? A movie.

It's fiction. A movie. Oh, my God. Okay. What is it called? What is it called? A dramatization? Oh, my God.

Yeah. It's about her life. It's a movie. Ever heard of it? Wow. Wow. Okay. So her death means that we have a vacancy in the Supreme Court, which the president and the Republican senators, not all, but most, are desperately trying to fill with a month until the election. And we're going to get to that. We know that's what Ruth would want us to talk about because it was her dying wish that they wouldn't fill the seat until after the presidential election. But as for her, we just wanted to give a tribute to her. She accomplished so much in her lifetime and she pioneered so much positive change.

And her legacy was really gender equality. And not just for women. I mean, what she did for women was so important. She is a feminist icon. She is the reason why we get paid the same as men for doing the same work, why we can get credit cards and buy houses without men. But she fought for men too and to make sure they weren't discriminated against on the basis of sex. She truly wanted every human in this country to be treated equally.

And that is her legacy. And of course, yes, she was pro choice as well. but it has enraged me that some uneducated people out there just want to peg her as the abortion lady and degrade her life's work in such a way. Like, yes, of course, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was staunch in her pro-choice stance. But first of all, she wasn't even on the Supreme Court when Roe v. Wade was decided. She was actually critical of it. People have no idea about that.

It's just this crazy narrative of whatever. Don't get me started. I just get so fired up with this diminishing of her accomplishments down to abortion. when she has done so much for all of us in this country and how we get to live our lives, how we as women have financial independence, equality in the workplace, we get to choose what to do with our own bodies. So her legacy will live on, hopefully, which does bring us to the filling of her Supreme Court seat. I'm sure most of you are aware, but the Republicans are rushing to fill the seat. They're blatantly abusing their power in the most insanely hypocritical way.

as a similar situation happened in 2016, where Anton Scalia died and Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to fill the seat with six months to the election. And he was blocked from doing so, of course, with senators like Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham at the helm saying that they couldn't fill the seat in an election year, that they should let the people decide when the people elected their next president. And now they're just completely going against their word. This is a complete bankruptcy of morals and a fuck you to the American people.

the woman Trump has nominated to fill the seat is Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is a conservative. She's been criticized for her religious beliefs affecting her legal proceedings and her opinions. You know, with someone like her, things like abortion access, affordable health care, any hope of sensible gun control, things like that could very much be at risk. And if she was appointed, we would have the most conservative Supreme Court since the 1930s. it just doesn't match what most of us are striving for in this country. So just remember how hypocritical and unethical it is that the president and these senators would push to fill the seat a month out from election.

Hold these people accountable. Make calls. Donate to their opponents. If you have a Republican senator in your state, see what they're planning on doing. Check out what their stance was in 2016. And let them know how you feel because they work for us. This is what happens in a dictatorship. You know, people don't care about your rights and what you want.

They're just rushing to afford their agenda and to make sure this person gets in there because yes, even if Donald Trump is not in office, they might still be in office. And this is so undemocratic to try to rush something like this. It is a lifetime position. Yes.

It's not something you rush in 39 days. Yes. Presidential campaigns go on for years. Right. We're going to fill a lifetime position in a couple days and they're just like, we got to advance our agenda, stick somebody in there. So it's important. Think about it.

Think about why somebody would want to rush a decision like this now unfair that is to you. either side of the coin. If you're a staunch Republican conservative, it's not fair to you either. Yep. Exactly. To rush something like this. Yes. And it's like we're about to decide in a month, 40 days, whatever, what we want as a country. It would be insane to push through somebody with an ideal that is not going to reflect what we're about to vote on. Should we get a new president? Should we flip the Senate to blue? You know, like all these things. Anyway, RBG is my hero. So devastated to hear her for passing. Her dying wish was to not

fill the seat until the president was elected, whoever it may be, and really hold these lawmakers accountable they're trying to push it through. And as always, fuck Mitch McConnell. There's some funny action items, anti-Mitch action items at the end of this. We're going to tell you guys your action. We're going to tell you your action items. I just want to throw in one more thing before we roll into the phenomenal interview with Elizabeth Warren is that a lot of you asked us, how do I talk to my parents about this? How do I talk to a significant other about this stuff? I don't agree with them. My parents are racist. I'm trying to talk about how to not to be. We did have some really good episodes where we touch on that. We touched on that with Fred Smith. I want to give the exact date

on June 8th. And exactly one week later, we have an episode called Are We Too Different on June 15th? We talk about having different political views as your significant other. I don't know. You know, I think that you're fighting against decades of breeding when you're trying to talk to somebody about this stuff. You're probably not going to change people's minds completely. I think that, you know, it's important to approach any conversation where you're trying to change somebody's mind with real facts, with real information, with a calm demeanor. If that that's even possible and you know me. Calm.

Pam? Pan. The D. Pan. Pan. If you guys haven't watched that brothers, please get in there. And also don't know the comment. I am the first to admit I have, I got into a screaming fight with a girlfriend

of mine about Donald Trump a couple years ago. I walked out of a restaurant. I'm not saying it is an easy task, but like just try. You can accept that you're not going to change other people's opinions. And if you really feel like your significant other is never going to see things like you see them, I think right now. I think right now is the first time in history that like when your significant other

doesn't see things politically like you see them they are a different kind of person than you are and maybe that's not your person. I don't know. Like I was talking to somebody I used to date the other day and he is of the ilk of like I don't need to vote it doesn't matter to me and I had a conversation and be like yeah, that's not a person I'm gonna be with. It's just not where we don't line up.

So I admire that so many you want to have constructive conversations with your somebody and other and your family. It's just hard. So try to approach you it with as much, I guess, kindness and facts as you can and just know that you're not going to change everybody. Yeah. And I think also we understand we've talked a lot about social issues during this episode and those are really important to us and those are the things that like are dividing the country

right now. But we know there's so much more to politics than things that people care about and prioritize everything from, you know, economic growth, national security, taxes. But on that note, research this stuff too. Because right now the Trump campaign and the Republican Party want everyone to think that if Biden wins, everyone will have to pay more taxes and you're going to get screwed on taxes. read up on it. Read about Joe Biden's proposed tax laws. It really is not affecting people other than the wealthy for the most part. So just do your research. I mean, there's just a lot of misinformation out there. So I always want to recommend that. If that's something you're worried about, I mean, I just read three articles on it. I feel like I have a good grasp on it and who it's

actually going to impact. And it is not the majority of Americans. And it should piss you off when either party lies and spreads misinformation in their campaigns to you. So just something to keep in mind. But yeah, I mean, that being said, I think that if you're talking about romantic partners, yeah, you can disagree about things like tax codes, foreign policy, things like that. But in terms of police reform and gay marriage and abortion access, like if we don't align on that, we're not going to be a match. If you don't think there should be protection for minorities in this country,

they should have every opportunity that you do, I don't think we can date. Yep. And look at that. We wrapped up the political discussion and tied it back into dating. Nailed it. We are really, this is one of the greatest honors for us as the podcast in years. We have a really amazing guest today. You guys already know who it is, but we'll tell you about her anyways. She is the U.S. Senator from Massachusetts serving since 2013 as a member of the Democratic Party and a progressive. She is one of the nation's leading progressive voices fighting for a big structural change

that would transform our economy and rebuild the middle class. She was a Democratic candidate in 2020 for the U.S. presidential election, please welcome to the show, Senator Elizabeth Warren. Woo! I love that. That's the kind of introduction, Raina, that at that point, we all are ready to go. Good. I feel a little choked up, so I'm glad that you're happy. If you ever need to bring Raina on the road with you, you know, she'll go. I'm ready, she'll be your hype girl. There we go. There we go. We need to play a little dolly part now in the back. I got you on that. I'll do that part of it. Her and I have a lot in common just between the neck and the belly button. Right there. Just that part.

We're so excited to have you and your expertise on the show today to talk to people about voting and why it's important and what the issues are. Yeah. And that's what we're going to do because there's a bunch on the ballot this year. Yeah. And so we don't have you, we could talk to you for hours, but we have you for a limited amount of time. You might be a little bit busy. So let's just get right into it and talk about some of the issues in this country and what our current government is perpetuating in terms of wealth disparity, what you like to discuss. I mean, your career has been dedicated to it, trying to change this. So we'll just let you kind of educate our audience. Well, let's talk together about this.

Let's talk a little bit about income inequality, okay, and a little bit about wealth gap. And the reason for that is not because we're in America where we say every single person has to have exactly the same amount of money and exactly the same things to do. But it's really part of this is about how families at the very, very top have two things going for them. They got a whole lot of wealth, a hugely disproportionate amount of the wealth in this country. But they also have a hugely disproportionate amount of the power. And that power is exercised in Washington. And, what do they get for all that power? Well, they get things like tax laws that work for them and don't work for much of anyone else. So think of it this way. If you are in the top one-tenth of

one person, it's like tippy-tippy, right? You're right up there at the very, very top. You have more wealth than about half of America, okay? You've got a lot, a lot of money. But here's the best part of being up there. Last year, you would have paid about 3.2% of your total wealth in taxes. Okay. But everybody else, that 99%, they would have paid about 7.2% of their total wealth in taxes. So think about it this way. One of the things that's happening in this country is not just there are the very, very rich. and everyone else. It's there are the very, very rich who have gotten their hands

around our federal government and keep just very quietly, just an inch at a time, twisting the tools of government to help them get richer and let's face it, that means relatively speaking, not only does everybody else get poor,

everybody else is going to pick up the slack. Somebody's got to pay for the right. roads and the bridges. Somebody's got to pay, right, for all the, keep the lights on at the federal government. Somebody's got to pay for our military. Somebody's got to pay for all this stuff. And what's happened, and that's just one example, is this tiny group at the top and said, I know, let's make everybody who's poorer pay because their voices aren't heard in Washington. So for me, that's just one way to think about why elections are so important. So here we are. We're coming up on November 3rd. We've got this election. Big deal, big national election. A lot of state offices as well.

But one of the things that fundamentally is on the ballot is who does government work for? Well, I guarantee rich folks have been making campaign contributions and have been lobbying Congress and have been building these think tanks and have just armies working to make sure that that government in Washington works for them. The only way that we just get a little fairness back in the system is if lots of people to show up to vote and say, hey, I want a government that works for everyone.

And that's what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are all about. And the way we make that difference is I will vote.com, make a plan to vote. You make a plan to vote and you make a vote not just for Joe and for Kamala, but for an America that's just a little bit fairer. That's how I think about this. And that's, it really is the only thing some people have. I love that you brought, you know, there's the rich people have all the resources. They have people doing the work for them.

They have all the money in the world and all the time, not their time, but other people's time to dedicate to making a government that works for them. And some people, all you have is just showing up and, you know, voting for the right people that'll make it happen for you. That's right. And you know, actually, that's the thing. In a democracy, I mean, at least in theory, come on. Everybody has one vote.

Every citizen has a vote. And there's a whole lot more of us than there is of them in this billionaire scale, in this multi-millionaire scale. there's a whole lot more than 99% by definition. But it only matters if you figure out what's going on and then you go in and vote. And you don't let yourself get influenced by, you know, crazy conspiracy theories on the internet or, right? But you understand just kind of the basics about how power in Washington works and says, look, I want a government that's not just there for rich folks, not just there to give tax breaks to billionaires. I want a government that works for me. I want a government like Joe and Kamala are going to get out there and fight for.

So we've identified that we have this economy and this government that's working for the 1%. So we want to talk about how do we support the 99% and how do we make an economy that that, you know, supports the middle class and the lower class. And, you know, we're creating fairness in the economy and the workplace. So it's a loaded question. We can speak for hours. But if there's some talking points you have about, you know, some plans for that, it would be fantastic. Great question. Right. Here's how. I think about this. I think of it as opportunity. It's that this is something government can do. Government can help us build opportunity. And we do this all the time. For example, as a government, we invest in roads and bridges and electricity and clean water. And you know one of the main reasons we do that is so that if somebody wants to start a small business, they don't have to go build a road to do that. All you've got to do, right, is you can go to the building, build your building if you have to, but the road's going to be there, the electricity is going to be there, the infrastructure is going to be there. And because all of us pitched in nickels to that infrastructure through

our taxes, whether we use a particular road or not or how much water we use, no, that's not what this is about. It's that we built this infrastructure and it lets everybody have a little more opportunity, opportunity to get to work, opportunity to start a small business. What I want to think about is how we expand that opportunity. So let me give you one example, and that is child care. Right now in America, if you have a baby, what America says is pretty much you're on your own. Good luck for finding child care for that baby. And here's the thing. It is really expensive. and about half the states in the country, child care, a year in child care for a baby, costs more than a year at the state university.

And parents got to pay for that real time, not on down the line. Now, why does this matter? Because we don't invest in child care, there are lots of folks, and let's face it, mostly women, who cut short their educations, can't go back to school when they have a baby, or cut short their jobs. Can't take a promotion, can't go from part-time to full-time, can't take your job at all. Because childcare either is not available or if it is available,

it costs more than they're going to make out there in that job. I have talked to so many people. I've talked to teachers and lawyers. I have talked to people who do cleaning. I've talked to people who just say, I want to work and I can't make the numbers work or can't find a place for my job. baby. So what if we think about childcare, the same way we think about roads and bridges?

It's an investment in our infrastructure so that millions of parents can finish their education, can go to work and have an opportunity to create more economic security for their own family and boosts the GDP in the whole country. And understand this. This is not one where if we did this, we would be so amazing as a country ahead of the whole rest of the world. No, we are so behind the rest of the world. So what is it about the 36th richest nations in the world? We're 36th in terms of the investment we make in child care. And so when you think about how you want to build an economy going forward,

you make that investment in child care. It creates more opportunity for individual families. It boosts the GDP, and let me give you a couple of more features to it. Childcare workers are among the lowest paid people in this country. A lot of people leave child care in order to take orders at McDonald's, because they're going to make more money at McDonald's than they will taking care of our children. So if we make a federal investment into child care, we get more child care slots. We can reduce that cost to zero for most families, maybe a token amount for others,

and we can raise the wages and the educational experiences and training for all of our child care workers, like we do for public school. Make that commitment. That gets money into a part of the economy that's dominated by black and brown women. women, gets more money into their pockets, and helps lift them and their families. And then just one more part. It's good for the babies. It's good for them to have better caregivers, right? It's important to have caregivers who have more training, more money. So think about that. That's just one way in which we can make an investment in childcare, create more opportunity for young people who are

trying to start their families, who are trying to start their economic lives, and for their children. And we could do that over and over and over. And let me know if you want to talk about student loan debt and housing and lots of ways that we could do this. But you get the basic idea. Yeah. Well, I'm glad that you brought up students and people that are recently entering the workforce. And what does that look like right now? And I cut you off. Did you want to finish a lot? Yeah, I want to talk about student debt and then also touch on the challenges of starting a small business or running a small business because of this corruption with big business and how, I mean, they've obviously been hit so hard with COVID. But some people just don't even want to bother because we have these monopolies

in certain industries and whatnot. So I know one of your platforms is just making it easier to start a small business, run a small business. So maybe those are the two final things we touch on. But yeah, we'd love to talk about student debt too. But for people entering the workforce, that's great. You know, starting a business. I think a lot of people want to start a business if you have all the set. Yeah. So it all goes together. We're killing. So cool that you would focus on this, but notice that you want to do two questions. They're not two questions. They're one snaky question all wound together.

So let's start with student debt portion of this because it happens a little earlier in life, right? So right now, what we're dealing with in America is about $1.5 trillion in total student loan debt. Think about them. A trillion and a half dollars. And it has been growing the amount of student loan debt. Think about it. Every year, some people graduate and start to pay off their loans. Some people finish paying off their loans. Some people take out some new loans. It ought to be a pretty steady amount of debt, right? People are struggling so hard to deal with that student loan debt, falling behind,

paying penalties, interest is mounting up. Student loan debt has been growing at about $100 billion a year. And I mean, this is a real stone on people, right? This is... rocks in your back. Right. Why go to college? You start your life in the red. That's exactly right. For many, many people, they start their kind of grown up, ready to go into the world of work, already one full mortgage behind the starting line.

They're going to have to pay off the equivalent of a mortgage, pay off, the equivalent of a couple of cars before they get to dead flat, broke, and ready to start their lives. got so much student loan debt. And then one more part to student loan debt, because it goes right where you were. Before the pandemic, we had already seen the impact of the student loan debt. As it was increasing, fewer people able to leave mom and dad's house, fewer people able to buy cars, fewer people able to buy homes and start building wealth through homes, and the one you identified fewer people able to start small businesses. And we were starting to see this division. If you were lucky enough to be born into a family that could afford to pay for your education

without loading you with debt, then you could start your own business because you could decide you were going to live on ramen noodles and have seven roommates at least for a while and give it a try. Roll the dice. See if you can launch this great business. but if you've got to make that student loan debt payment of $486 a month, no matter what, $721 a month, no matter what, you've got to go work for a big corporation, not even a small business. You've got to work for a big business that's going to turn out that regular paycheck. And that means we get fewer small businesses starting, but it also means that opportunity. That's why I keep freezing this is opportunity, that opportunity to follow your dream,

that opportunity that you're going to open that great yoga studio, that opportunity that we're going to bring this terrific app to market. All of that gets divided along whether or not you grow up in a family that had a lot of money or not. And again, for me, this just goes back to basic fairness. So what should we do about this? How about let's cancel a big hunk of that student loan debt? We could cancel student loan.

debt for about 43 million Americans. I have a plan to do this. It would cancel about $50,000 worth student loan debt. And here's the thing about doing that. I'll put one more twist in this. It would not only help people get on their feet faster, help them be able to buy homes and start businesses, it would also start to close the black, white wealth gap. In fact, among people with student loan debt, it would close it by roughly about 20, 25 points. And the reason for that is that African Americans and Latinos, more likely to have to borrow money to go to college, borrow more money while they're in college,

and have a harder time paying it off when they get out of college. So by saying, wait a minute, we can't keep this up, we need to invest in young people, canceling out a big hunk of that student loan debt, And then for the next generation coming along, making sure that everybody's got access to technical school, two-year college, four-year college, without having to take out any student loan debt. Let's do that tuition-free, just like we do K-12. By making that available, then people can start their economic lives on pretty sound footing. and opportunities are there whether you grew up, you know, as the daughter of a corporate CEO or like I did, the daughter of a janitor.

You'd all have a chance. And I think that's the kind of America that we want to build. And I talk about this every chance I get with Joe Biden. I talk about it with Kamala. I talk about it with the Democrats in the Senate because we want to make this. happen. We've got the bills. We're ready to go. What we need are the voters to show up on November 3rd. We get enough people voting for Democrats up and down the ticket. We can make a real change here. We could cancel out a bunch of that student loan debt and help create opportunity for everyone.

I love that. And then also breaking up some of the businesses that he's broken up, too. I mean. Yes. I'm so glad you mentioned this. Exactly. Right. So here's another way. We can open up opportunity for small businesses. And that is, it's time to bust up some of the big businesses. And yes, big tech, I'm looking at you. And let me just, you know, just think about the examples. How to think about this. A hundred years ago, a little over a hundred years ago, we had the monopolies of the railroads, right, and the steel mills. And we passed any, trust laws to say, wait a minute, you want to get this market working, you've got to break up these big monopolies and let small businesses have a chance to get a foothold. That's what I want to see see us do now with these big tech companies. So think about what's happening with these giant corporations. First of all, remember how we started on the question of fairness? Amazon. Last year,

Amazon reported a little over 10 billion dollars in profits. You know? Oh, yeah. Going hungry there, right? If you've got enough for your Amazon stock. Do you know how much they paid in taxes, corporate taxes? I don't want to. Don't say it.

It's a nice round number. Oh, my goodness. Zero. Nothing. I think it's important that people understand that. I know that. Yeah. I was kidding.

definitely tell us. I'm not being like, Ashley, shut up. If you're out there waiting tables, right, and you paid taxes last year, you had some money withheld from your paycheck and you paid taxes at the end of the year paid as you went along, you paid more than Amazon. That's a top pill to swallow. Everybody just take a break and digest that. And think about that.

It's back to that first point that I started with. I was talking about how the billionaires had twisted the government. Whoa. Billionaire owners of Amazon. There we go. And the big corporations that have invested in this. So there is part one. Part two.

Watch what Amazon does. So right now, if you want to sell a product and you want to do it online, let's face it, you basically have to be at Amazon. And just thinking about market dominance, Walmart, about 9% of, you're going to of all retail sales that happened physically happen at Walmart. About 49% of all online sales happen at Amazon. So I mean, this is the monster of the monster in this space. Okay, so you have this little business, and you've got this just fab idea,

and you're going to sell your fancy pet treats online. I say that because Bailey's lying near me. We have one too right here. You're going to sell fancy pet treats. You struggle and you get your little business going. And here's what Amazon does. They provide the platform so that you can meet your buyers. Great.

They also collect information about your sales. And when they see that you're starting to make real money, Amazon can say, hmm, if Lizzie's gourmet pet treats is making big bucks, how about we do Amazon's gourmet pet treats? And just so everybody will be fooled about it, we won't even call it Amazon's. We'll call it Lisa's gourmet pet treats. And on the search page, we'll just move Lizzie's that would be our competitor down to page seven. So nobody will ever find her.

And your little business just goes, so here's my view on that. We've got to break Amazon apart. And here's the way we break it apart. You can be the platform. I still want to be able to order online. I think that's great. You can run the platform, or you can be one of the businesses competing on the platform,

but you don't get to do both. Uh-huh. And I think that a lot of- Fair. Right. It's not fair. I used to work at Amazon. I have nothing nice to say about it.

But, you know, I think a lot of people don't really understand that Amazon controls all e-commerce and so many small businesses. sell on there and that Amazon has full rain to steal your idea, market it as their own and sell it and post it at the top of the page. So I don't think that that's common knowledge and it's really interesting. And then you, you know, we have a friend that has small business that she just, she couldn't, her business couldn't function because people wouldn't pay the shipping. People were so used to free shipping and free two-day shipping. So, you know, we sell, we've any commerce

side of our business and you're there so programmed to want this thing that's so unrealistic for a small business to even offer. We can't offer free two-day shipping. That would be a crazy thing. So you're almost forced to go on there. Now I'm just spiraling. But anyway, so I like that example. But you are right.

And the reason you're so right is I care about, you're trying to do this, I care about your friend. I care about markets that work. Because markets don't work when you've got one giant sucking up all the profits out of them. And we figured that out 120 years ago in the United States. Back then, it was a different set of companies that were doing it, but it was the same kind of problem. It's not even here that we need a whole bunch of new laws. There may be some places we could tweak it, but what we really need are people with the courage to enforce the laws we've got. So we've got some basic fairness in this

system, or I'll go back to my old theme, create more opportunity. I want you. to try your business. I want your friend to be able to try her business. I want that business to have a chance to reach its customers, see what it's got to offer, and if it's got a good product to be able to grow. And it's scary too with Facebook. They have a marketplace too. They can promote whatever they want at Instagram too. They can do whatever they want. It's just kind of a scary, a scary thought. It is. It is. And Apple, I mean, I've been following all the tech trials. tech trials. But in case people don't, Apple also controls all of

the apps and what gets prioritized on there as well. So your access to things like apps are fully controlled by Apple. That's why we need a government on your side. And the only way we get a government on your side is if you get out and vote.

Believe me, the Googles and apples of the world, their corporate executives will make their voices heard in Washington. The only way make your voice heard in Washington is to vote on November 3rd. And this is a big deal. And that's why I was pushing, I will vote.com. People make a commitment. And it forces us to think through, okay, so exactly how am I going to do this? And am I registered? And what does it take to be registered where I live?

And do I want to vote early? You kind of get a chance to see the options, pick an option, and make a commitment because the only way we're going to make this country work for all of us is if we get out there and vote on November 3rd. Well, thank you so much. We love that we tied it back in a voting. Of course, that's the obvious call to action here. You can say no to this if you want, but we are a dating podcast. You know, you are in a successful relationship. Do you have one tip for making your marriage work or do you can you give anything this is just a fun thing but just to go with our oh what a great question i guess i think your time about this and yes in advance so i think what i think my husband may be listening um i think he can come on in

I think what I would go with is when you find someone you really like. I mean, like, not just love. I think like, it's harder. It's harder. It is. Long-term, like, very hard. That's right. Because I think that's really an important point.

When you find someone, you really like, hang on to them. And I say that by way of, of, guidance. When other bumps come, but you know this is someone you really like, you may decide those bumps are not nearly so important, not nearly worth fighting about, yes, we have disagreements on how to load the dishwasher. But in a world where I get to live with someone I love and like, yeah, the dishwasher's not quite so important. Elizabeth, go off. Sorry, Senator Warren. Senator Warren.

Ashley's like, we're going to call her Senator the whole time. I'm so unprofessional. I was like, Ashley, I'm not going to call her Liz. I love it. Senator Warren, go off. I love that. Pick your battles, ultimately. Pick your battles.

That's her. Yeah, but pick them not just in the, which wins am I going to win? That's how I pick my battles in the Senate. Pick them. Not always. Actually, it's in where can I inflict pain on the people who need a little pain. But it's pick them. terms of does this really matter? When you're talking about people you love and like, is this one really

worth fighting over? I love that. Well, thank you for providing us with that. We didn't know if you're going to go for it, so we appreciate it. I'm trying here. Thank you so much for your time. Hey, listen, if you're willing to go with me on income inequality and what's happening to opportunity, and we can even make it to why we need to break up Amazon, I am like so in with whatever you want to talk about. This was really phenomenal. Thank you and this is so great. Thank you on behalf of our listeners too. I know that they're going to love this. Yes.

Thank you, Senator Warren. Bye-bye. Bye. All right. Hope you guys enjoyed. Are you okay? Oh, she's so great. Just like what an icon, what an amazing human being. She really like explained things to me in the way that I understood it.

Go off Liz. Do you think she'd adopt me? Do you think she's listening, right now. Talk shit on Amazon. That's my favorite. My number one anime besides Stephanie. Stop. Okay.

We asked you guys what you're doing actionable surrounding the election and we wanted to share what we're doing. I want you to say yours first. I just love it. I'm probably going to do it too, but you're already, you're already. I haven't done it. But you're doing it. I want to do it together.

Just to say. But I actually, I heard about this on the Daily Show. So this is Trevor Noah's recommendation. But I'm going to volunteer at the polls. I signed up at Power the Polls. And I mean, you literally just submit to do it. They'll review your application. They'll tell you a location.

It's just a really important way to make sure that all these people can vote. And if you can just donate your time, it is a long time. It's a full day. You're there all day long and you have to go to a class beforehand to learn how to actually power the polls. But it is so important. And there's so many communities in our country that are under privilege where people are going to have to wait in line for hours.

And there's not enough polling people. There's not enough actual voter machines. There's not enough people working there and people have to spend hours in line. So if there's anything I can do to alleviate that. That's what I'm doing. Power the polls.org and sign up to be a poll worker. Ashley has to come with me. I want to be together.

I know. I have to read about it and make sure that we can be together. I don't think we can be. I'm going to quit. We're those two girls. Can we be together at the same place? They're going to be like, this is deeper than that. I'm going to be like, I don't care.

I just don't care. We're going to record a live podcast. No, I love that you're doing that. I want to do it too. I have been donating to women candidates who can actually flip the Senate seat. Amy McGrath definitely donate. We don't know what's going to happen. It seemed unlikely that she would beat Mitch McConnell, but who knows?

Because he is just making himself look worse and worse day by day. Jamie Harrison again, going up against Lindsey Graham. But a few people, Sarah Gideon, she is running in Maine. Teresa Greenfield is running in Iowa, Dr. Barbara Bollier in Kansas, and MJ Hagar in Texas. I looked at platforms, all their platforms, things like poverty reduction,

green economy, investing in education, funding public schools, Medicaid expansion. And MJ Hagar in Texas is a veteran. She served three tours in Afghanistan. She received a Purple Heart. So she is obviously wanting to support our military and veterans and with humanitarian assistance. So I just love that.

I love a veteran in general that is going to continue their service to the country. But again, Maine, Iowa, Kansas, Texas. These women could win their, election and become the new senators. We can flip the Senate. I'm laughing because you always call Mitch McConnell,

dusty-ass Mitch McConnell, and it makes me laugh every time. Let's get these dusty old men out of power. Let's just get them out of here. I have been talking shit on Mitch McConnell since we started this fucking podcast. Remember that fuck Mary Kill? It was like Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell,

or Ted Cruz? I'm going to bark just thinking about it. Ashley is a pioneer. She's hated Mitch McConnell since before it was cool. There's no way. Honestly, like they played audio of him speaking on a recent episode of the Daily. And I had to fast forward. More so than even Trump.

I hate him with such a passion. Okay. Well, we asked, that's what you guys are doing. We asked you what you're doing. We've sort of interspersed really funny stuff with real actual items. So we're just going to run through them. And you guys can, we can put them on our story too. You guys can get some information.

All right. I'm going to start and go through the first half. Okay. Asking all my Tinder matches, what their voting plan is and sending links to register to vote. I love that. I cleared out my following. and Facebook friends can't take the negativity and hate. That's great.

Protect your energy. Only giving head to guys who register to vote. Beautiful. Asking people why they're voting for someone rather than just telling them they're wrong. I love this. The more I know it's hard guys, but the more you can have those calm, calm, rational conversations. Running a get out to vote campaign for my college campus. I asked my gym.

I asked my gym to stop airing Fox News and they said no, so fuck them. Say the gym, sis. What gym was it? We'll stop going to. Okay. Second date, a guy told me he wasn't registered. Third date, watched him register, then fucked him. Love this. I'm getting turned on. Learning that the media is not all bad, you just have to learn how to consume it wisely. Screaming, vote Trump out every time I come. And then this is the last one I'm going to read right on brand, creating a voodoo doll of Mitch McConnell. Haven't you

done that already? That came from Ashley. Get Mitch or die trying. That's not original. No, it's not. But we have something in that vein coming up. Sending text via powered by the people. To get people to vote, there's what, you can just start sending tax messages to be told. Just text strangers. There's a guy that hasn't text you back. Hit him with the voter registration link. Mindset shift. The election doesn't start November 3rd.

It ends November 3rd. convincing all the boys I'm talking to, it is a lot of them to vote for Biden. She had to flex. Donating to we gotthevote.org to help restore ex felons, right to vote in Florida. Writing letters and postcards to people about the importance of voting through at vote forward or the website is vote fwd.org. Instead of a normal girl's night out, a bunch of us signed up to work the polls together. That's so cute.

Yard signs that say grab him by the ballot. Making my boyfriend who was previously involved in politics research for 10 minutes per night. She's like, you have homework. Sit down. Your 10 minutes starts now. Rage donations specifically to get Mitch or die trying. Casting spells that impede Trump voters from ever having orgasms. And very important.

I register men to vote. before I fuck them. Yes, I love that. And I recently did some with OKCupid, who we love. We've partnered with them before. And they have the voter badge on their profiles. So if you register to vote, it says 2020 voter on your OkCupid profile. I think Bumble's doing something similar to.

So we love that. Instagram has made it very easy. Also, they have a sticker. Instagram won't leave you alone at all. But they have a sticker that has registered a vote. If you just touch it on somebody else's Instagram story, a prompt will pop up and say, what state do you live in? And they will register you to vote.

It has never been easy. easier in the world. Of course, all of you said that you are volunteering, you're donating, you're having tough conversations. Please continue to do that. Sign up for being a poll worker. All these things are important. Every little bit helps. We have lots of resources for it. VoteAmerica.com. Of course, registered to vote. Yep, vote.org. If you guys don't know if you're registered to vote, I can't stress this enough, it takes two seconds. You live in this country. You need to vote. And let me say this because I got a lot of messages asking about a lot of you've been asking me. And I put on my Instagram story today, but plenty of you guys don't follow me to listen to the

podcast, whatever, your loss. I registered to vote before I had a New York license. It was at vote.org. You fill out the information. And other states allow this too. But just for New York, you fill out the information. You hit let me submit paperwork, I think. Whatever. It's easy. You'll figure it out. You have to submit the last four digits of your social rather than a license that you don't have for the state. And then you mail it off. When I mailed mine off, I did certified mail, but I got my voter approval and my voter card back in like a week. Again, New York is really on top of their shit. So I can't speak for other states. But it was super easy. I mailed this paperwork out, got my voter card without a New York license. Okay? So anyway, people ask me, vote.org, they got you and they just DM me back. Also, they have lists for the deadlines in every state to

register and to send mail and mail and ballots. So there is no reason to not know this information. You guys all have the internet. We all have a computer in our pocket. Just, you know, reach on in there and grab it. And if you feel like you're not educated enough, hopefully this podcast helped and again, research the other side. Whatever. Just find

credible sources. And sit down 10 minutes night like that boy's, that girl's making her boyfriend do. Like that boy's doing. Yeah. All right, guys. Well, that is so many action items, but still check us out. There are no tickets left for any live shows. But Girls Got to Eat Podcast is our website.

You can go there and just peruse around anyway. We'll be announcing live shows. Maybe we don't know. We're still working to try to figure out where we can perform safely. Also, before you move on, a couple of people have mess just recently. The website has every episode. You can search it. If you guys are a new listener, we have tons of episodes on there, all of our partners, all of our lives, just everything is there.

One-stop shop, all of our press, everything. Love that. Raina's so much pride in our website. She should. She was in charge of it. Girls Gotta Eat podcast on Instagram. Ash Hess, rana. com, got to eat on Twitter and YouTube.com slash girls got to eat.

Get out there November 3rd. And we'll be back next week with some sexy talk. We're laying it up. Okay, guys. Have a great week. Bye. Bye.