Power in Numbers

Crystal Echo Hawk and Celinda Lake (  / celindalakepolls  ) and Chris Gethard (  / chrisgeth  ) explore the affordability and opportunity crisis many American are facing right now.Featuring Ai-Jen Poo (  / aijenp  , Rodney Foxworth (  / aijenp  , and Sonya Passi (  / sonyapassi  ) this conversation breaks down powerful insights and perspectives on the increasing economic pressure Americans are facing, and what we can do about it.From the rapidly rising costs of living to the financial barriers preventing Americans from starting families, our distinguished panel of guests and experts connect the dots behind today’s biggest societal shifts and explore real solutions: community, connection, hope, and even weaponizing joy as form of resistance.

In the premiere episode, Crystal Echo Hawk zooms out from the daily chaos to examine the deeper shifts reshaping American life across politics, the economy, culture, media, and social connection. She sits down with Eric Ward (Executive Vice President, Race Forward), Mark Trahant (Writer, and Host of Breaking History on Indigenous House), and Monica Ramirez (President and CEO, Justice for Migrant Women) to unpack topline findings from groundbreaking research with IllumiNative on Native American representation. The group discusses how polarization, isolation, and fragmentation of media are leading to the rise of authoritarianism and threats to democracy, and later unpack potential solutions to these compounding crises like community building, joy as an act of resistance, and more.

Join Crystal Echo Hawk and revolving panel of guests, comedians and experts as they explore the political, cultural, and economic forces shaping the world today. It's like a dinner party filled with the smartest people you know.