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News You Can Use

By PA Stands Up

News You Can Use is a podcast production of PA Stands Up. We discuss news and politics in Pennsylvania and what you can do about it. Find out more and follow our newsletter at pastandsup.org.
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News You Can UseAug 23, 2023

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Episode 10 - Daphne Daulton

Episode 10 - Daphne Daulton

Welcome to episode 10 of News You Can Use, a podcast by PA Stands Up.

On today's episode, host Pele IrgangLaden sits down with Daphne Daulton to talk about their work around bringing new members in to Lancaster Stands Up! We also chat about the Pennsylvania political budget pickle that a governor and a billionaire have gotten us into, and why we shouldn't deadname X, the former bird app.

This podcast is recorded live in a conversational, unedited format.

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Next episode drops Monday 8/14. Stay tuned!

Aug 03, 202335:27
Episode 9 - Dom Santiago and Matt Lo

Episode 9 - Dom Santiago and Matt Lo

Welcome to episode 9 of News You Can Use, a podcast by PA Stands Up.

On today's episode, host Pele IrgangLaden returns triumphantly to chat about the ⁠2023 People's Action Convention⁠ with attendees Matt Lo of LVSU and Dom Santiago of NEPASU. We talk about billionaires getting what they deserve (nothing), the stranglehold that Schoolhouse Rock still has over us, and how much easier it is to lobby 2 democratic senators in PA while still maintaining a strong aura of anxiety about the future.

This podcast is recorded live in a conversational, unedited format.

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Next episode drops Monday 8/3. Stay tuned!

Jul 06, 202353:41
Episode 8 - Alec Walker-Serrano
Jun 23, 202345:15
Episode 7 - Jess Royer

Episode 7 - Jess Royer

Welcome to episode 7 of News You Can Use, a podcast by PA Stands Up.

On today's episode, we're Voting Yes For Jess! Host Pele IrgangLaden abandoned us to get married so Ashleigh Strange steps in to interview Berks Stands Up endorsed candidate Jess Royer for Berks County Commissioner. He talks about making the shift from mild-mannered librarian to rabble-rousing activist and how his time in boring zoning board meetings made him a better candidate. Not officially sponsored by Smokey the Bear, but we plug his sacrifices anyway.

This podcast is recorded live in a conversational, unedited format.

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Next episode drops Monday 6/19. Stay tuned!

Jun 08, 202329:21
Episode 6 - Very Special Primary Election Recap Episode
May 19, 202332:02
Episode 5 - Alice Yoder

Episode 5 - Alice Yoder

Welcome to episode 5 of News You Can Use, a podcast by PA Stands Up.

On today's episode, we're Yoder Voters! Host Pele IrgangLaden interviews Lancaster Stands Up endorsed candidate Alice Yoder for Lancaster County Commissioner. She talks about being a lifelong Democrat, the importance of voting and what the heck a county commissioner is anyway.

This podcast is recorded live in a conversational, unedited format.

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Next episode drops Friday 5/19. Stay tuned!

May 08, 202340:16
Episode 4 - Rodney Bushe and Jon Irons

Episode 4 - Rodney Bushe and Jon Irons

Welcome to episode 4 of News You Can Use, a podcast by PA Stands Up.

On today's episode, host Pele IrgangLaden interviews Lehigh Valley Stands Up endorsed candidates Rodney Bushe for Allentown City Council and Jon Irons for Lehigh County Commissioner. They talk about the challenges of running and why it's so important to stick together as progressives.

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Next episode drops Monday 5/8. Stay tuned!


Apr 24, 202337:14
Episode 3 - Deena Stoudt
Apr 13, 202327:23
Episode 2 - Maria Andrews

Episode 2 - Maria Andrews

Welcome to episode 2 of News You Can Use, a podcast by PA Stands Up.

On today's episode, host Pele IrgangLaden interviews Maria Andrews, Movement Politics Organizer at PA Stands Up about the Jeff-pocalypse (Yass and Brown), PA drinking water, and her work recruiting and electing candidates up and down the ballot in PA.

This podcast is recorded live in a conversational, unedited format.

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Next episode drops Monday 4/10. Stay tuned!

Mar 27, 202336:49
Episode 1 - Ronald Johnson

Episode 1 - Ronald Johnson

Welcome to episode 1 of News You Can Use, a podcast by PA Stands Up.

On today's episode, host Pele IrgangLaden interviews Ronald Johnson, Organizer of Lehigh Valley Stands Up about their "Help, Not Handcuffs" campaign, transformative candidates that LVSU supports, and the "Whole Home Repairs" program in PA.

This podcast is recorded live in a conversational, unedited format.

⁠⁠Find us at an event⁠⁠ near you! https://www.mobilize.us/pastandsup

Sign up for ⁠⁠News you Can Use ⁠⁠emails at https://pastandsup.org

Check out our ⁠⁠2023 endorsements⁠⁠ at https://pastandsup.org/2023-endorsements

Check your ⁠⁠Voter Registration⁠⁠ at https://vote.pa/?org=pasu

Info on Whole Home Repairs at https://www.pasenatorsaval.com/wholehomerepairs

"Help, Not Handcuffs" Allentown Petition canvasses

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Next episode drops Monday 3/27. Stay tuned!

Mar 13, 202326:15