Best Scott Dikkers Podcasts (2025)

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Comedy and Satire with Scott Dikkers 1:12:36

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Scott Dikkers joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in comedy, owning and running The Onion and his book "Trump's America: The Complete Loser's Guide".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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The Democrats Relationship with Big Business with Caitlin Legacki 1:16:29

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Caitlin Legacki joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in political communications, starting her own firm and her recent article in The Wall Street Journal explaining why Democrats need to change their relationship with big business.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Secure Paid Canvassing Software with Nathan Bowman 59:35

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Nathan Bowman joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics and co-founding TouchStone, a comprehensive paid canvassing tool that provides privacy, anti-spoofing and GPS tracking capabilities.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Author of Do More Good, Neil Ghosh 47:32

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Neil Ghosh joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a social impact strategist, entrepreneur and his recent book "Do More Good", an exploration into the lives of change makers around the world.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Author of The Trajectory of Trumpism, Professor Sanford Schram 53:50

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Sandy Schram joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his most recent book: "The Trajectory of Trumpism" about the techniques and methods of how Trump and his enablers communicate.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Fundraising and AI with Yardena Wolf of Findraiser 46:54

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Yardena Wolf joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics, serving as Eric Swalwell's Chief of Staff and co-founding Findraiser, where they provide AI based tools to help you easily search your donor database.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Maximizing Donor Impact with Brian Derrick of Oath 55:35

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Brian Derrick returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how he's been growing Oath, a political and advising giving platform that empowers Democratic donors to maximize their impact.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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The Daily Show, Tweets of God, and Other Comedy of David Javerbaum 1:02:13

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David Javerbaum joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a comedy writer, working on The Daily Show, his play An Act of God and his view of comedy and satire in politics.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Dr. Bruce Greyson explains Near Death Experiences and beyond 44:01

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Bruce Greyson reveals from what he has learned from the thousands of people he has interviewed who have died and returned to tell about it. Buckle up!By Rich Nisbet

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Helping Found Catalist and now Using VR to Help Neurodiverse Learners with Vijay Ravindran 54:24

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By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Leveraging Community Stories to Support a Mission with Megan Castle of Soapboxx 51:08

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Megan Castle joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career path that led her to her role as CEO at Soapboxx, a video and photo storytelling platform for campaigns and nonprofits to leverage their own communities' stories to support a mission.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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AI and Campaign Communications with Meghan and Mike of Grassroots Analytics and Quiller 50:42

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Meghan McAnespie and Mike Nellis return to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about Grassroots Analytics acquisition of Quiller, an AI tool to help nonprofits and campaigns with communications, especially fundraising emails.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Holding Republicans Accountable with Pat Dennis of American Bridge 53:43

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Pat Dennis returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what's been happening at American Bridge, where they conduct opposition research on what Republicans are saying.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Strategy, Analytics and Engagement with Pete Backof of Camden Strategy 1:02:40

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Pete Backof joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about being the fourth employee at The Analyst Institute, serving as the Director of Analytics at The Voter Participation Center and starting Camden Strategy, where he provides strategic consulting to funders, campaigns and organizations.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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An Alternative Solution for Contribution Processing with Becky Pittman of GoodChange 41:25

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Becky Pittman returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how she's continued to evolve features and grow her user base at Good Change, a payment processing and fundraising tool which includes a spare change round up feature.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Building Relationships and Bridging Divides with Karissa Raskin of Listen First Project 56:54

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Karissa Raskin joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career and her role as CEO at the Listen First Project, a network of over 500 bridging organizations working to build trust and relationships.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Advocating For Ranked Choice Voting and More with Meredith Sumpter of FairVote 54:58

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Meredith Sumpter joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career and her role as President and CEO of FairVote, a nonpartisan organization working for better election systems.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Supporting Bold Progressives with Adam Green of the PCCC 1:30:48

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Adam Green joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career and founding the PCCC (Progressive Change Campaign Committee), a million member grassroots organization supporting bold candidates and organizing for progressive priorities.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Veterans Fighting for Progressive Values with Jose Vazquez of Common Defense 51:09

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Jose Vazquez joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in the military and his role as Executive Director at Common Defense, the largest grassroots movement of veterans for progressive values.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Author of You Are Not Alone: Your Roadmap to Effective Political Action, Gary Lucks 45:34

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Gary Lucks joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as an environmental lawyer, activist and his recent book "You Are Not Alone: Your Roadmap to Effective Political Action".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Following Money in Politics with Hilary Braseth of Open Secrets 58:59

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Hilary Braseth joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in entrepreneurship, public service and her role at Open Secrets, a non-profit repository of campaign finance data.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Empowering Volunteers to Take Action with Doug Linney of Activate America 44:13

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Doug Linney returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what he's been up to at Activate America, where they work to empower progressive activists and help them learn how to organize.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Responding to Changes in Digital Communications with Will Robinson 1:00:41

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Will Robinson returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what he's been up to at The New Media Firm and his Substack where he's calling for change to how we communicate with voters.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Resisting Right Wing Politics with Humor with Andy Borowitz 1:29:19

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Andy Borowitz joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a comedian, writer and creator of The Borowitz Report, where uses humor to combat right wing politics.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Societal Resilience and Election Security with Dave Leichtman of Microsoft 53:54

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Dave Leichtman returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his role as Director of Global Elections at Microsoft, where they're working to secure elections and many other societally important issues.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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An Update About The Great Battlefield Podcast with Nathaniel G Pearlman 4:05

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In this episode Nathaniel Pearlman shares some thoughts about The Great Battlefield podcast and temporary changes to the podcast going forward due to upcoming surgery.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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A Possible Next Generation Solution to Digital Democracy with Bart Myers of CrowdBlue 1:18:23

4M ago1:18:23

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Bart Myers returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what's been happening at Countable and his new role leading CrowdBlue, a platform for Democratic and Independent candidates to connect, mobilize and build power.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Professional Study of Civics with Peter Levine of Tufts 59:09

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Peter Levine joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career, which includes helping to found CIRCLE, and his work as Professor of Citizenship & Public Affairs at Tufts University.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Youth and Democracy with Julian Fortuna of The Youth Democracy Lab 57:02

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Julian Fortuna joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career running several progressive organizations and his role at The Youth Democracy Lab, where they're working on pro-democracy infrastructure in the south.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Defeating Authoritarianism with Scot Nakagawa of The 22 Century Initiative 1:12:49

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Scot Nakagawa joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as an activist and organization builder and his role at The 22 Century Initiative, where they're working to defeat authoritarianism and improve democracy.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Simplifying Call Time with David LeBender of Pingdex 53:59

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David LeBender joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in politics, fundraising with Cory Booker and co-founding Pingdex, where they provide a fundraising call time tool.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Advancing Social Change and Democracy with Julia Roig of The Horizons Project 53:14

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Julia Roig joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career working to advance social change and democracies all over the world and founding The Horizons Project, where they work at the intersection of movement building, narrative strategy and bridge building to support a more pluralistic democracy in the U.S.…

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Collaborative Problem Solving with Martín Carcasson 50:07

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Martín Carcasson joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in academia and his role as Director at the Colorado State University Center for Public Deliberation, where he trains students to facilitate constructive community dialogue around complex public issues.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Supporting Leaders to Engage in their Communities with Mildred Otero of LEE 45:32

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Mildred Otero joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her path in politics and philanthropy that led her to the role as President at LEE (Leadership for Educational Equality), a nonpartisan network of leaders that provides coaching, connections and skill building opportunities for their members.…

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Building Power in Battleground States with Emily Lee of Seed the Vote 53:35

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Emily Lee Joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career, her time at the Chinese Progressive Association and co-founding Seed the Vote, where they mobilize thousands of volunteers to door knock and phone bank with partners in swing states.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Empowering State Policymakers with Gaby Goldstein of State Futures 49:24

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Gaby Goldstein returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her role at State Futures, where they're working on building capacity in the states to govern boldly in the public interest.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Helping Philanthropy Move Faster and More Accurately with Alex and Dan of Genara 1:08:35

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Alex Reich and Dan McSwain join The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about their careers and founding Genara, where they're working to help philanthropic organizations move dollars faster and with greater effectiveness.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Political Entrepreneur, Activist, and Academic, Professor Joel Rogers 1:34:13

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Joel Rogers joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding multiple progressive organizations while Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he's taught democracy related theory and practice for nearly four decades.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Running for U.S. Senate in Michigan with Abdul El-Sayed 57:02

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Abdul El-Sayed joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about what he learned about campaigning, running for Governor of Michigan and how he's campaigning now in his run for the U.S. Senate.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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A Glassdoor for Judges with Aliza Shatzman of The Legal Accountability Project 1:19:30

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Aliza Shatzman joins The Great Battlefield podcast to share her story of clerking for the D.C. Superior Court that led her to founding The Legal Accountability Project, where she works to improve the experience of law clerks and hold judges accountable for their actions.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Worker Cooperatives with Esteban Kelly of the USFWC 1:22:16

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Esteban Kelly joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in many organizations in the worker cooperative space and his current role at the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives, where they've created a thriving ecosystem for worker-owned businesses.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Digital Transformation and Reform of Governments with Andrew Greenway of Public Digital 1:13:17

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Andrew Greenway joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career and co-founding Public Digital, where they work with governments to help them become more responsive.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Class and Politics with Joan C Williams 52:54

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Joan C Williams joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career as a Professor of Law, the Director of the Equality Action Center and her recent book "Out-classed: How the Left Lost the Working Class and How to Win Them Back".By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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The Life Cycle 32:25

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This podcast episode is extremely important. It complements the Children's Book entitled; The Life Cycle - An educational children's story and metaphysical explanation of before, during, and after the life of a human being on this planet. Work with Rich Nisbet: https://aboveitall360.com or send him an email: [email protected] Tune in every wee…

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Improving Political Tech with Sunil Sadasivan, Newly of NGP VAN 1:22:14

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Sunil Sadasivan joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career in political tech, serving as Deputy CTO on Cory Booker's campaign and accepting the role as VP of Enineering at Bonterra, where he's responsible for all the products at the progressive political software company.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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An End to Upside Down Thinking with Mark Gober 31:07

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Touch your left leg. Now touch your right arm. Now touch your awareness. You can't. In this episode, I talk with author Mark Gober about his book: An End to Upside Down Thinking. - Dispelling the myth that the brain produces consciousness. Work with Rich Nisbet: https://aboveitall360.com or send him an email: [email protected] Tune in every we…

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Fighting DOGE and for Humane Immigration and Criminal Justice Systems with Insha Rahman of Vera Action 1:03:23

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Insha Rahman joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in criminal justice reform at Vera and how they're fighting back at the recent DOGE attempts to infiltrate the organization.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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How Unions Fit into Our Politics with Grant Williams of the SEIU 54:00

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Grant Williams joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career as a long time leader at the SEIU and how he's recently been working on close elections in Michigan and Wisconsin.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Relational Organizing Programs, Tech, and Training with Amanda Brink of Empower Project 58:02

6M ago58:02

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Amanda Brink joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her career in politics and her role at Empower Project, where they execute large relational organizing programs and provide free software tools and training.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman

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Working to Improve Democracy with Matt Leighninger of The National Civic League 56:55

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Matt Leighninger joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career and his role at the Center for Democracy Innovation at The National Civic League, where they work to make democracy more participatory, equitable and productive.By Nathaniel G. Pearlman